Duke Jing's younger sister

Chapter 225 Kill Them

In the imperial study, Emperor Hongyang was busy reviewing memorials.

Han Yunning walked in gracefully, holding a brown wooden lunch box in her hand.

"His Majesty?"

Han Yunning moved to the bright yellow desk and held the blue and white porcelain bowl in both hands. "I heard that your cough has become more severe recently, so I specially stewed some lily and pear soup. You can take a rest and have some."

Emperor Hongyang put his fist to his lips, coughed twice, then looked up and took the porcelain bowl from her hand.

Han Yunning had a smile on her face, but the fingers in her sleeves were shaking uncontrollably.

Even if I clench my fists tightly, I can't hold it back.

Emperor Hongyang drank two sips, then put down the porcelain bowl and took her hand, but felt it was cold.

If the touch of his fingertips had not been as smooth as cream, Emperor Hongyang would have thought that he was touching a piece of ice in the coldest days of winter.

"My dear, why are your hands so cold?"

As he spoke, he looked at Liu Chang below him again, "I remember that at the beginning of this year, Luo Zhu presented a piece of top-quality snow fox skin as tribute to the weaving room to make a cloak for Concubine Ning."

Han Yunning immediately knelt down to express her gratitude and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I am not cold. I just washed my hands with cold water when I came here, and there was some wind blowing, so I feel a little chilly."

Emperor Hongyang took her hand and asked her to sit down beside him.

He raised his hand and gently stroked her belly, seeming to be full of tenderness, "Is the prince in your belly doing well these days?"

"The imperial physician said that it would take four or five months before the fetus could be felt to move. How can I not be at peace now?"

Han Yunning said this, glancing quickly at Ping'er.

Ping'er understood what he meant, and quietly walked forward to put the unfinished pear soup of Emperor Hongyang into the food box, then took it and waited outside the hall.

"Your Majesty," Liu Changtong reported, "Empress Zhao requests an audience."

Upon hearing this, Han Yunning stood up from beside Emperor Hongyang. Emperor Hongyang raised his head slightly and gestured for her to come in.

Concubine Zhao came slowly and knelt down to salute, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

She leaned forward, but Han Yunning could sense that her eyes were glancing at him vaguely.

Han Yunning's eyes turned cold for a moment.

"Why are you here? Is there something?" Emperor Hongyang coughed softly, then picked up a memorial and started reading it.

Concubine Zhao waited quietly, and after the coughing stopped, she smiled and said,

"Your Majesty's birthday will be in seven days. We can't neglect your birthday. After discussing with the Empress, I want to hold the evening banquet in the Yufu Palace. What do you think?"

"My beloved concubine and the queen will take care of the preparations." Emperor Hongyang didn't care much, "Everything is up to you to decide."

Concubine Zhao did not stay long. After getting approval, she bowed and left.

Emperor Hongyang was busy with government affairs. Han Yunning stayed for a while, but felt bored, so he stood up and left.

When they were walking back to Xiyun Pavilion along the Imperial Garden, Gao Zhong, the Crown Prince's attendant, came up to them and bowed, saying, "Empress Ning, the master invites you to come over."

Han Yunning glanced at him indifferently. Coincidentally, she also had something to say to Xiao Wenhao.

As soon as she entered the rockery, the prince raised his hand and slapped her.

Han Yunning staggered and took several steps back, with blood oozing from the corners of his mouth.

She stood firm against the stone wall, wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with the back of her hand, and said sarcastically, "What? Your Highness the Crown Prince dared to hit me? Aren't you afraid that your father will see it?"

"What's the meaning of the letter you sent me?"

Xiao Wenhao pinched her neck, as if he wanted to crush her bones, and gritted his teeth and said, "What do you mean it's time for me to take action? What do you know?"

The hand that was clamping around her neck became tighter and tighter, and Han Yunning felt like she was going to suffocate in the next moment.

She desperately slapped his arm, and finally got a chance to breathe, "...Even if...I know everything...I am still...standing here...Your Highness..."

Xiao Wenhao loosened his grip a little, leaving her just a little room to catch her breath.

He was extremely disgusted with such a sinister and vicious woman.

To him, women are nothing more than toys. He can get them by just beckoning his finger and discard them with a wave of his hand.

And Han Yunning, like a poisonous snake twisting in the darkness, had completely escaped his control and even tried to entangle him tightly.

His hatred for her was like a raging fire, and he wished he could tear her into pieces immediately.

However, at this moment he couldn't really kill her!

"So, you know everything?" Xiao Wenhao's tone became extremely cold. "Since you know, you should pretend that you don't know. Why do you want to jump out and fall into the trap? What tricks are you playing?"

Han Yunning motioned for him to come closer, then leaned close to his ear and said in an extremely soft voice, "I drugged you."

"You..." Xiao Wenhao was shocked, "You poisoned our father?"

Han Yunning sneered, "I'm not that stupid!"

This medicine was added a little bit to Emperor Hongyang's diet every day.

Within ten days, his hands and feet will be unable to move, his mouth will be unable to speak, and he will be like a living dead, bedridden all day long.

This kind of medicine was bought at a high price from a Luozhu man by her second brother, whom she hated and disliked the most.

Unexpectedly, I helped her today.

"You crazy woman!"

There was a fierce light flashing in Xiao Wenhao's eyes, like an enraged beast, which was chilling.

This woman disrupted all his plans.

"What do you want to achieve by doing this?"

Xiao Wenhao moved closer to her and pinched her chin hard, "Do you think you can easily control me with the child in your belly?"

Han Yunning: "...Even if you kill me...you won't get...what you want..."

"joke!"

Xiao Wenhao snorted coldly: "Without you, I would not be able to ascend the throne? You think too highly of yourself!"

"If... the world knew that you, a prince with a good reputation and gentle manners... actually had an affair with your father's concubine, do you think you can still sit firmly on the throne?"

Han Yunning smiled meaningfully, his eyes full of contempt.

"If such a disloyal and unfilial person were on the throne, any royal heir, whether the second or third prince, or even Xiao Wenyuan, would be able to attack you with justification."

Xiao Wenhao lowered his voice and said, "If you die, naturally no one will know!"

Han Yunning chuckled, "Your Highness, why do you think I would suddenly poison His Majesty? It's because our affair has long been exposed!"

"What did you say?" Xiao Wenhao's expression was stern. "Who is it?"

"Luo Cheng and Jiang Li!"

Han Yunning's voice was as cold as a chilly wind.

"Just kill them, what's there to be afraid of?" Xiao Wenhao disagreed.

"But don't forget, there is another Shen Beiqi!"