Chapter 340 Beautiful Spider Spirit VS Cold and Ascetic Monk 44
The Hall of Supreme Harmony, the bedroom of Emperor Xuanwu, was quiet late at night.

Emperor Xuanwu tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep. The moonlight shone through the window onto his furrowed brow, and his heart was filled with longing for Concubine Min.

But in the blink of an eye, it turned into hatred towards the Queen, which surged in his heart and took a long time to calm down.

"Fu'an, do you know what is the biggest regret in my life?"

Emperor Xuanwu's voice was low and hoarse.

Fuan knelt beside the bed and answered carefully: "Your Majesty, I am stupid, but I think it must be the unfinished love."

Emperor Xuanwu smiled bitterly and looked out the window with empty eyes: "Yes, Min'er is the regret of my life. If she really died of dystocia, it would be fate, and I would accept it. But it was man-made, that vicious woman, how could I forgive her!"

As he spoke, he gritted his teeth, his voice filled with hatred.

Fuan just listened, lowered his head even lower, and did not dare to answer.

The house was quiet for a moment.

"Fu'an, go to the cold palace and execute Zhao Shuren secretly. Remember, it must be kept secret and the crown prince must not know."

Emperor Xuanwu suddenly spoke, his voice was as cold as ice, and every word seemed to carry invisible murderous intent.

Fu An was shocked when he heard this, but his many years of experience in the palace made him regain his composure quickly. He bowed and promised, "Yes, I will obey your order."

Then he stood up, turned around and quietly retreated.

The night is as dark as ink, the moon is hidden and the stars are sparse.

After leaving the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Fu'an quietly went to the Cold Palace, followed by several eunuchs. The leading eunuch held a tray with three items on it.

A white silk, a cup of poisoned wine, and a dagger.

Fu'an led a few young eunuchs through the deep palace alleys and came to the desolate and silent cold palace.

"Eunuch Fu, do you really want to do this? What if..."

A young eunuch lowered his voice, full of hesitation.

The crown prince is still alive, and from the looks of it, the emperor values ​​him very much. It is only a matter of time before he ascends the throne. If this matter were to be exposed, all of them would probably be dead.

Fu An stopped, turned around and glared at the young eunuch, and said coldly: "Do we have the right to refuse the emperor's order?"

After saying this, he continued to move forward, but his heart was beating fast and he could only pray silently that he would not be discovered by the prince.

The cold palace was pitch black, with only a few rays of moonlight illuminating a hunchbacked "Commoner Zhao".

It was the death row prisoner carefully arranged by Dugu Ye. His face was covered with a human skin mask that looked like the queen. He curled up in a corner with empty and desperate eyes.

Fu An did not notice anything unusual. He walked forward with a complicated look, glanced at the tray held by the eunuch behind him, and said coldly: "Zhao Shu Ren, commit suicide. This is the emperor's order. Don't blame me."

The prisoner slowly raised his head, relief flashing across his empty eyes. She stood up and walked over, picked up the cup of poisoned wine, and drank it without hesitation.

Not long after, black blood oozed from the corners of her mouth and her body fell limply to the ground, obviously dead.

Fu'an looked at this scene, and although he felt reluctant, he could only sigh silently.

He waved his hand, signaling the eunuchs to deal with the body of "Commoner Zhao", then turned and left the cold palace.

But he always felt something was strange in his heart. This "Commoner Zhao" died too peacefully, without any emotional fluctuations at all.

Although Fuan felt it was strange, he had no intention of turning back to check.

In this deep palace, being too smart is not a good thing. Sometimes being deaf and blind is a blessing.

The East Palace is brightly lit.

As soon as Dugu Ye stepped over the threshold, a guard came hurriedly to report.

"Your Highness, the prisoner pretending to be the Queen in the cold palace is dead. I saw with my own eyes that Eunuch Fu took a few young eunuchs to the cold palace. The prisoner drank the poisoned wine and died. The body is probably transported out of the palace now."

Dugu Ye sneered, "Father, you are really cruel."

Fortunately, he moved his mother out of the palace in advance and sent her secretly to Jiangnan, otherwise, his mother would have really died by now.

"We should pretend we don't know about this matter. Remember to keep it a secret."

He gave the order in a cold voice and then returned to his bedroom.

As soon as he stepped into the bedroom, a strong smell of powder hit him in the face.

He frowned; the smell was so strong that he wanted to sneeze.

Just wanted to ask what's going on.

Then he saw a charming woman in pink gauze, twisting her waist and coming closer to him, wrapping herself around him like a water snake, full of charm and allure.

"Your Highness, why did you come back just now? I almost fell asleep waiting for you."

The voice is sweet, numb, and soft as if water could drip out of it.

Dugu Ye frowned, his expression of disgust was not concealed, disgust was almost written on his face, and he said in a cold voice: "Get out!"

As he said this, he pulled the woman off him, grabbed her arm and threw her out without mercy.

There is not a single bit of sympathy for women.

With a "bang", the woman's body flew out like a kite with a broken string and fell heavily in the yard outside the bedroom.

That sound was painful to hear.

The servants guarding the door of the bedroom were trembling with fear and knelt down. Dugu Ye walked out with a gloomy face.

Apart from palace maids, eunuchs and guards, he had no concubines in the Eastern Palace, let alone women of status.

It’s not that he doesn’t like women or has any physical problem, he just simply doesn’t like them and thinks they are all vulgar.

After regaining my memory, comparing myself with Yao'er, I feel that those women are more and more vulgar and unbearable.

In the past, many people had brought beauties here, but all those beauties who entered the Eastern Palace were sent by him to clean toilets and sweep toilets.

Over time, no one dared to send beautiful women over.

Even if I give her something, it will be the most beautiful one. But no matter how beautiful it is, if he doesn't like it, he will still end up cleaning the toilet.

"Where did this woman come from?"

His voice was as cold as ice, making the air around him seem to freeze.

"Your Highness, it was Duke Zhao who arranged for her to come in. He said that Your Highness has no women to serve him and that he is full of vigor and vitality, otherwise he would not be attracted to a widow with children."

The servant who was replying spoke in a lower and lower voice, and lowered his head, as if he wished he could shrink up and not be seen.

Dugu Ye sneered, "As expected of my good uncle, you really care about him."

How could he not know what Duke Zhao was thinking? He must have been afraid that Zhao would not be the crown prince for Yao'er, and that Duke Zhao's lineage would be without support in the future, so he sent the beauty over so eagerly.

"If the Duke of Zhao sends a beauty here again, just throw her out. Not everyone is qualified to climb onto my bed."

He walked in and smelled the scent of cosmetics in the room, feeling more and more annoyed.

"Someone, fumigate the room and change the things on the bed."

He said this coldly and went to the bathhouse in the side hall to wash up.

His body was immersed in the bathtub, revealing his strong muscles, broad white chest, and beautiful mermaid line, which was so sexy that it drove people crazy.

He closed his eyes, the water droplets slowly slid across his handsome face, but his mind drifted to Lianhua County.

I wonder what Yaoer is doing? She should be asleep so late, right?

What should I do if I suddenly want to climb into bed again?
The moon was hanging high in the sky, and several quaint carriages were traveling on the quiet official road. The friction sound of the wheels against the ground was particularly clear in the empty night.

Inside the car, Yu Yao was holding two children, An An and You You, nestled in her arms on either side, their little faces showing fatigue from the long journey.

But it is difficult to hide the innocence and curiosity.

"Mother, where?"

An An rubbed his eyes, looked around, and spoke incoherently.

Yu Yao gently touched his head, "It's almost there, An An, just hold on a little longer and we'll be able to reach the capital."

She could actually fly there directly with the children, but doing so would probably scare the two children.

Although I am still young, it doesn’t mean I don’t understand anything.

What's more, Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou are behind us.

Not long after, the carriage slowly stopped at the Huainan Post Station. The lights were dim, and it seemed particularly warm in the quiet night.

"Madam, we have arrived at Huainan Post Station."

Aunt Zhou's voice sounded outside the car.

She lifted the car curtain and saw Aunt Zhou standing there, with Goudan following obediently beside her.

"Madam, you have worked hard on the journey. The two young masters are also tired. Let's rest here tonight."

Aunt Zhou said in a low voice.

"it is good."

Yu Yao nodded slightly, handed An An and You You to Aunt Zhou, and got out of the car.

Uncle Zhou was unloading the things from the carriage, and several coachmen were helping.

The group entered the post station, which was simple but clean.

She asked Uncle Zhou to arrange a room for her, and she moved into one room with her two children. Uncle Zhou and Aunt Zhou moved into another room with Goudan, and the three coachmen squeezed into the big bunk bed.

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

When she went upstairs, she couldn't help but ask Uncle Zhou who was following behind her: "Uncle Zhou, how far is it from here to the capital?"

Zhou Bo was slightly startled, then he said, "Madam, I just asked the people at the post station, it's not far from here to the capital, if the journey goes smoothly, we can reach the capital tomorrow night or the morning after tomorrow."

Yu Yao felt relieved when she heard this. The running around during this period of time had made her physically and mentally exhausted.

"Madam, please write a letter to the capital through the post station to let Manager Liu know in advance so that arrangements can be made."

Zhou Bo asked again.

"No, Liu Yun is very busy, no need to bother her. We can go directly there, we have the address anyway."

She shook her head slightly, opened the door, and walked in carrying An An and You You.

When Uncle Zhou saw his wife enter the room, he didn't say anything and went back to rest as well.

(End of this chapter)