Marrying a concubine to seduce him and lure him into the game

"In your heart, is the position of queen really worth such a price?"

Shu Rao glanced over sideways, with a cold smile on her lips that contained sarcasm and sadness.

"Becoming an empress means that no one will dare to look down on me or bully me. I will have endless glory and wealth, and I will be able to manipulate power at my fingertips. My child will also become the undisputed crown prince, and I will become the most supreme empress dowager in Chinese history."

"I endured the humiliation and entered this deep palace as your concubine. All my forbearance and planning were for this moment."

Yu Yanwan's face was filled with shock. The words "on my behalf" were like a heavy hammer, hitting her heart hard.

Shu Rao's bitter smile revealed a complex emotion.

"Do you remember? In the pavilion of the villa, your dance attracted the emperor's attention, and he fell in love with you at first sight. Unfortunately, you were covered by a veil, so he couldn't recognize your true face. All that was left was the silk handkerchief that was blown away by the wind."

"And that handkerchief was originally given to you by me. My name was embroidered on it, and that's why he mistakenly thought I was you."

"When you asked me why I wanted to learn that dance, I laughed and said it was just a spur of the moment thing because I appreciated its beauty. In fact, everything had already been planned at that time."

Yu Yanwan felt an unprecedented sense of suffocation. It turned out that the sisterly love they had throughout those years was an elaborate scam.

"So you never really considered me a friend?"

Yu Yanwan's voice was choked with sobs, and her fingers helplessly grasped the collar of her shirt.

Shu Rao raised her eyebrows disdainfully, took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood off her face, and slowly approached Yu Yanwan step by step.

"Sincerely? Ever since we met, you have always surpassed me in every aspect. I have deep feelings for the owner of the manor, but he only has eyes for you. I thought that as a good sister, I could always find my own happiness."

"So I set my sights on the emperor who was temporarily staying at the villa, but I didn't expect that even he was deeply attracted to you!"

Having said this, Shu Rao tried hard to hold back her tears, wiped the moisture from the corners of her eyes, and tried to maintain her superficial calm as she stood face to face with Yu Yanwan.

"By the way, you should have noticed something about your affair with the Regent that night at the villa, right?"

Yu Yanwan tightly closed her lips, her eyes showing both anger and confusion: "That was also your arrangement?"

Shu Rao seemed to feel extremely satisfied with Yu Yanwan's pain.

"I simply added a little aphrodisiac to the Regent's tea, led you to his residence, and then cleverly used the poisoned silver needle to make you unconscious, and the matter was successfully completed."

Yu Yanwan's throat was dry, and her slender fingers trembled as she clenched into fists: "Why...why on earth did you do this?"

Shu Rao's hand gently stroked the messy hair on Yu Yanwan's forehead, and there was a hint of playfulness and coldness in her tone.

"I am just curious, after you have lost your innocence, can the manor owner and the emperor still maintain their deep love? And if the regent who avoids women like the snakes and scorpions knew that it was you who spent the night with him, would you also be abandoned and punished by him like other women?"

"However……"

Shu Rao changed her tone and suddenly grabbed Yu Yanwan's chin with her fingers, so hard that the latter gasped in pain. "I didn't expect that even after knowing the truth, the owner of the manor would still choose to protect you and help you clear all obstacles. The regent also desperately looked for your traces! Even the emperor finally found out that the woman dancing in the pavilion that day was actually you, not me, and his attitude towards me became increasingly indifferent! How can I treat you sincerely like this?"

Her words were full of resentment and unwillingness, as if all the madness and betrayal came from the outside world's preference for Yu Yanwan and her own misfortune.

Yu Yanwan felt a sharp pain in her chin as if it were being pricked by needles. A surge of anger surged from the bottom of her heart. Without thinking, she swung her hand violently. The air seemed to freeze at this moment. There was a crisp "pop" sound, and a bright red palm print instantly appeared on Shu Rao's face.

"From now on, I, Yu Yanwan, and you, Shu Rao, will no longer have any ties of friendship. All the past will be wiped out!"

There was determination in her words, and every word was like a sharp blade, severing the friendship that once existed between the two.

Shu Rao stroked her hot face, a nonchalant smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and her eyes flashed with sarcasm: "Do you think I care about your cheap feelings?"

Just as Yu Yanwan was about to open her mouth to refute, there was a burst of hurried footsteps, and Xiancao and Xiaolinzi came up quickly from both sides and clamped her arms respectively, making her unable to move.

"What do you intend to do?"

Yu Yanwan shouted angrily, her eyes full of disbelief and anger.

Seeing this, Shu Rao's eyes flashed with cruelty, and she slowly approached, with a more ferocious smile on her face. She flicked her sleeves lightly, and a small and exquisite medicine bottle quietly appeared, dangling in front of Yu Yanwan.

"Take a taste of this. Just one dose will turn you into a speechless, powerless invalid."

Her words were as cold and heartless as the winter wind, "What a pity, I'm afraid you'll have to spend the rest of your life in bed."

After saying that, Xiao Linzi suddenly tightened his grip and forcibly lifted up Yu Yanwan's chin, forcing her to expose her throat. Helplessness and despair were revealed in his eyes. He stared at the gradually tilting medicine bottle, as if he could see his miserable future.

At this critical moment, a maid came from outside the door and reported urgently: "My Lady Concubine, the Queen Mother is leading people towards the Yaohua Palace!"

Shu Rao's hand trembled slightly, and the medicine bottle almost slipped out of her hand. She turned her eyes and glanced at the body lying on the ground. Her brows were furrowed, and she thought to herself, "Could it be that the old fox noticed something?"

Today, Su Jingchuan specially celebrated the birthday of his new favorite Jiang Yudan in Huanyi Palace. Shu Rao concluded that he must have been drunk and unconscious, so he dared to attack Yu Yanwan in Yaohua Palace.

Unexpectedly, Su Jingya unexpectedly appeared first to disrupt the situation, and now even Ruan Qionghua is about to get involved in this turmoil.

"I'll change my clothes and go intercept the Queen Mother right away. Please move quickly and deal with this as quickly as possible."

While giving instructions, Shu Rao handed the medicine bottle to Xiancao, then leaned close to her ear and whispered for a while, as if she was plotting something.

After making all the arrangements, he hurried away with the two young eunuchs.

Yu Yanwan was knocked unconscious by a punch from Xiao Linzi, a ball of cloth was roughly stuffed into her mouth, her hands and feet were tightly tied, and then she was thrown into the attic of Yaohua Palace, waiting alone for an unknown fate.

“Wanwan! Wanwan…”

In a trance, Yu Yanwan seemed to hear Su Jingchen's familiar and anxious call in her ears.

She used all her strength to barely open her heavy eyelids, only to see Su Jingchen in front of her, his chest full of arrows, blood soaked through his clothes, his face twisted and in extreme pain.