Splendid Palace,
Lin Maner glanced coldly at An Rongrong who was kneeling on the ground and said lightly:
"My humble servant, if you don't speak again, tell me your ability to seduce His Majesty."
"I will immediately order someone to put you in the cold palace. You will not be able to survive or die!"
An Rongrong was wearing a plain-colored sinful woman's dress, kneeling in front of Lin Man'er and trembling.
She is An Rongrong, and she is panicking at the moment.
After being demoted, she became depressed all day long.
She hoped all day long that His Majesty would change his mind and summon her again.
But she never dreamed that after waiting for many days, what she was waiting for was not a summons from His Majesty, but an accountability from the Queen.
She had tried her best to answer the Queen's question just now.
From clothing matching to makeup. She answered everything she could think of.
But it seems that the queen is not satisfied with her answer, saying that she is hiding something secret.
Conscience of heaven and earth!
She, An Rongrong, was not a fool. How could she offend the queen again at this moment?
But she really couldn't remember that she had any other ability to charm His Majesty.
Is it possible that I also have to deal with the matter in the bed room?
No, the Queen is unparalleled in beauty, and her beauty and temperament are far better than mine.
How could she care about those minor details?
An Rongrong's face was full of confusion, but she kowtowed again to apologize.
"Queen, I know I was wrong! Please don't send me to the cold palace..."
"I have told my concubine everything I can think of. I also ask my concubine to give me a way out."
"You bitch! How dare you hide your secrets after things like this!"
Lin Man'er snorted coldly, raised her hand and slapped An Rongrong hard on the face.
"Don't think that I don't know that you are known as the best ventriloquist in the capital."
"Tell me the truth, where did you learn this ventriloquism?"
Ventriloquism?
A trace of astonishment flashed across An Rongrong's face.
What kind of ventriloquism, I can’t do it at all!
But the next second, she seemed to remember something, and a strange look appeared on her pretty face.
The co-author, the Empress, is both threatening and intimidating. Is this just for this?
You should have told me earlier!
I got a slap in the face in vain...
An Rongrong looked depressed, but she still said:
"If...if the queen is interested in ventriloquism, I would be willing to demonstrate it for the queen."
"only……"
She glanced around and saw that they were either eunuchs or palace maids, and there was no suitable equipment at all.
At this moment, her eyes lit up, she stood up quickly and ran towards the dining room.
"Your Majesty, please wait for a moment. I will come back as soon as I go."
Lin Maneryu waved her hand lightly, and Lin San immediately let An Rongrong go.
After making an appointment for some tea, An Rongrong jogged back to the main hall of Jinxiu Palace.
In her hand, she held a thick and long carrot...
…
Two hours later,
Lin Maner blushed and sent An Rongrong away.
As for the carrot, Lin San stuffed the whole carrot into An Rongrong's mouth.
I almost choked this bitch to death!
Damn this lowly maid, she actually used such despicable means to seduce His Majesty, she has absolutely no sense of shame!
Lin Man'er's chest heaved violently with anger, but in her mind, she felt that this method was wonderful.
With Lin Man'er's beauty, if she could learn ventriloquism again.
Your Majesty, why don't you stay in Jinxiu Palace every night?
By then, won’t your plan be ready?
Father, he will definitely help with all his strength!
Lin Man'er, those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. Don't think that this will be a shame.
Only in this way can you make your child an emperor and keep this great Zhou firmly in the hands of the Lin family!
Lin Man'er silently cheered herself up, and a touch of determination appeared on her cheeks, which had brought disaster to the country and the people.
"Qiu Lu, go to the Shangqing Palace."
"Tell your majesty that I am currently learning ventriloquism. Please come over and have a taste..."
"By the way, take my official robe with me before you leave."
…
Shangqing Palace, study room,
The atmosphere was extremely depressing at the moment.
The empress stared at Yao Qi coldly, showing no anger or authority.
"Yao Qi, do you know how many people have been displaced by the flood in Luozhou?"
Yao Qi bowed slightly, his face as usual.
"Your Majesty, there are more than 330,000 in total."
"Then do you know how many of these victims would survive if the court ignored them?"
Yao Qi was silent for a moment and answered honestly:
"No more than 12 out of 10."
"It seems you know it too!"
The empress snorted coldly, a hint of anger flashed in her eyes.
"If you follow your plan, there will be 300,000 more dead souls in my great Zhou Dynasty!"
"Yao Qi, these 300,000 people died because of you. Do you think you can afford so many lives?"
Yao Qi looked startled, and the calmness on his face quickly dissipated, replaced by intense pain.
"Your Majesty, I can't afford this!"
"But even so, I have to bear it!"
"Your Majesty, please see the map."
Yao Qi said, got up and walked to the Kanyu map in the study, pointing to the boundary line between Hou Jin and Da Zhou:
"Your Majesty, please look here,"
"Now Hou Jin's 100,000 cavalry have been deployed along Youzhou."
"If General Yang Yan hadn't personally guarded Youzhou, Hou Jin would have sent his troops southward!"
"If the military rations are misappropriated at this moment, the morale of the army may change. Hou Jinlangzi is ambitious and will definitely seize this opportunity to attack Youzhou in a large scale."
"In case the city of Youzhou is broken, our Zhou generals will have no natural danger to defend. From Yanzhou to Gyeonggi, there is a plain all the way. If the Houjin cavalry drives straight in, they can reach the suburbs of Beijing in up to seven days. By then, I'm afraid..."
Yao Qi did not continue speaking, but the empress's expression had sunk to the bottom.
She clenched her fists, a terrifying light flashing in her eyes. But what Yao Qi said was true.
Thinking of this, a hint of helplessness appeared on the empress's majestic cheeks. At this moment, from the corner of her eye, she suddenly caught sight of Yang Dong, who was shaking his head frequently.
Could it be that Xiao Dongzi has other ideas?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a sense of expectation in her heart.
"Xiao Dongzi, what do you think of this matter?"
Yao Qi couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this.
He originally thought that Yang Dong was just a harem eunuch whom His Majesty valued.
But on such a national matter, His Majesty would actually ask a eunuch.
Your Majesty is indeed a little careless about this matter.
The harem is not allowed to interfere in politics. This is a rule left by our ancestors.
But even so, Yao Qi did not interfere. On the one hand, it was because Yang Dong was his benefactor; but on the other hand, more importantly, it was because he had determined that there was no other possibility.
At this moment, Yang Dong's calm voice broke the peace in the study.
"Actually, it's not difficult."
"It's not difficult to get the best of both worlds. But if you want to do it, Your Majesty may have to lose some face."
As soon as these words came out, both the empress and Yao Qi were stunned.
Is there any other solution to this matter?
And your Majesty needs to lose some face?
The empress seemed to think of something, and a flash of ice suddenly appeared in her eyes!
