boyutpedia Chapter 245 Beauty's Scheme (7)
Chapter 245 Beauty's Scheme (7)
When Liu Ying learned that Du Yunxi and Nie Shen'er had died one after another, he fell seriously ill. The Queen Mother couldn't help feeling a little disappointed, but she had to save her son no matter what, so she planned to return Du Yunxi to her son.
Shi Yi, however, sent Nie Shen'er to Liu Ying first. With Nie Shen'er's company, Liu Ying's illness recovered. Du Yunxi continued to be imprisoned by the Queen Mother to learn the methods of being a spy.
"As long as you study hard and make achievements in the future, the Empress Dowager will make you the Emperor's wife. But if you don't do well, I'm afraid you will never see the princess in this life." Mo Li used both kindness and force, and Du Yunxi nodded hurriedly.
Nie Shen'er stayed by the emperor's side, gained his trust, and learned many secrets: "Your Highness, the emperor seems unwilling to stay in the palace any longer, he wants to leave the palace"
"Leave the palace? You want to be an ordinary person, right?" Shi Yi didn't understand. Wasn't it ordinary enough in Xiang Yu's camp? Now he wanted to be an ordinary person again.
"Just follow my brother's wishes to do whatever he wants to do. Mother, I am no match for you." Shi Yi gave Nie Shen'er a reassurance.
Shen'er thought that Liu Ying had invited a troupe of opera singers on the pretext of praying for blessings. In the troupe, there was a man named Malu who was good at imitating human voices. Liu Ying put on makeup and the same clothes as Malu, joined the dancing crowd, and quietly switched with Malu without anyone noticing.
But every time this person left the palace, he would change his appearance and quietly come to Princess Shiyi's house: "Your Highness, the emperor seems to have learned everything about me. I have nothing to teach the emperor anymore."
"That's good. In that case, you can go back." Maru was a person trained by Shiyi, and he was considered to be hidden quite well.
From that day on, the emperor fell ill again, and his condition was even more serious than last time. His illness was so severe that he couldn't even attend court. This made Lu Zhi very anxious.
"The emperor is seriously ill, so I can attend court once or twice a day, but if I do this every day, I'm afraid the world will be in chaos again."
The "Queen Mother" began to wear the emperor's clothes, put on some makeup on her face, and changed her body and voice, and she looked exactly like the emperor.
"Emperor, are you okay? No, you are Anyang?" When the Queen Mother said this, her eyes suddenly lit up: "Anyang, your brother is ill, and the country cannot be without a ruler for a day."
"Mother, I am willing to share your worries." Shi Yi smiled. Her goal was achieved. Now it was up to Nie Shen'er and the emperor.
The emperor was so sick that he was in a daze, but he still refused to leave the palace. Nie Shen'er helped him and tempted the emperor to leave with words.
With the efforts of the two, the emperor finally found an opportunity to leave. Unfortunately, he was caught up by the empress dowager's men not long after he left: "You are my son, I naturally know you."
The emperor was completely defeated. Looking at Nie Shen'er beside him, he understood everything in an instant and let go of Nie Shen'er's hand: "You two teamed up to deceive me. Is this interesting?"
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother and the Princess are doing this for your own good. If you leave, all will be over, but what about your safety?" Nie Shen'er was truly worried. Shiyi had not yet completely taken control of the court. If the Emperor was captured, wouldn't all of Shiyi's efforts have been in vain?
"Emperor, if you want to leave, I won't stop you. But if you leave like this, what will happen to Yan'er? What about Anyang? What about me? Have you ever thought that someone will use you to threaten us?"
The "Mother" Emperor was slightly moved. For a soft-hearted emperor, these words were the most stimulating to him.
"I don't need you to stay in the palace every day. Now Anyang has pretended to be you and has not been discovered. You can live in Lu Lu's mansion for the time being. Protect yourself and don't make me worry."
Tears welled up in Lu Zhi's eyes. She couldn't keep the child after all. So, she let him go. She still had Anyang and the emperor's grandson.
Lu Zhi let go so easily that Liu Ying hesitated, but Lu Zhi had made up her mind. Liu Ying took Nie Shen'er and prepared to leave, but unexpectedly Nie Shen'er did not move.
"Shen'er?"
"I am the emperor's concubine and the prince's mother." No matter who is the emperor, Nie Shen'er's identity will not change. Liu Ying looked at Nie Shen'er and smiled at himself.
"You can stay in Lu Lu's mansion in the future, or go to Anyang's mansion. The only thing is, don't let anyone find out your true identity." Lu Zhi was a decisive person.
Since she had decided to give up Liu Ying, she would no longer treat him as an emperor, but just an ordinary, disobedient son. And Lu Zhi had experience in dealing with disobedient sons.
Liu Ying was placed under house arrest in Lü Lu's mansion. Lü Zhi's original words were that she hoped he would protect himself and that he would be free once she stabilized the government. However, Liu Ying was unwilling to believe it and thought about slipping away every day.
When he finally managed to slip away, he was surprised not to hear that the emperor had died.
In the palace, Shiyi dressed up as Liu Ying and began to handle state affairs under the guidance of Lu Zhi. This was not difficult for Shiyi, but it made Lu Zhi overjoyed.
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have bothered. I could have just let Ying'er give birth to the prince and pass him off as your child. Why would I have to make such a fuss with him?" Lu Zhi regretted it so much.
"It's not too late now," he said with a smile.
After Shiyi replaced Liu Ying, the women in the harem suddenly fell out of favor. In order to conceal his identity, Shiyi never stayed overnight with anyone except Yan'er in the palace and Nie Shen'er.
Yan'er was still young and didn't think there was any problem, but Nie Shen'er was eager to bear the title of the emperor's favorite concubine, and no one was happy with it.
Du Yunxi was also trained by Lu Zhi to become a qualified spy. Lu Zhi took her daughter away, saying that the child would be returned to Du Yunxi after she succeeded in the future.