Harem Daily Life

Prince Liang looked at Queen Tao in disbelief: "You...you drugged me?"

Tao Yanyan put away the handkerchief, stepped back a few steps, and looked at King Liang with icy eyes: "You held a dagger against me. The last person who did that was Marquis Zhongyong, and he ended up dead. Humph, after being wronged once, it's natural to prepare some self-defense. I just didn't expect you to be so bold as to do this to me!"

King Liang was now so weak that he couldn't even lift his hands, let alone stand up and run. He hadn't expected that after planning for so long, he would end up being drugged by the woman in front of him.

"Your Majesty, your Majesty, have forgiven me for this sin." Prince Liang was willing to sacrifice his reputation and decided to try to negotiate with Queen Tao again.

Tao Yanyan looked at him with amusement. "If you had knelt before me from the beginning and confessed your actions in Yuecheng, and were willing to repent, then I would have confiscated your property for the sake of your surname He, and would not have taken your life. Unfortunately, it's too late now."

Prince Liang stared at her in shock, then suddenly burst into laughter. "So you knew all along that I was the mastermind behind Yixing Hall. I was so fooled by you, I thought you didn't know."

Tao Yanyan smiled and said, "Before you came today, I was just speculating and had no real evidence. But you took the risk, and I finally confirmed it."

King Liang looked at her in disbelief. "You, what did you say? You didn't know this before?"

Seeing his shocked look, Tao Yanyan kindly told him what had happened so that he could die with a clear mind.

"Do you think Qi Yizheng found out something from the Yixing Hall Master? Haha, actually, that Hall Master Han is a bit stubborn and hasn't revealed that you're the one behind this. However, based on various speculations and signs, the target points to you. Without evidence, we can't take action against you, a member of the royal family. To expose you, I have no choice but to ask Prince Jing to stage a show and deliberately leak some information to you, saying that General Qi has discovered the truth and will return to the capital in two days to report."

Prince Liang was trembling all over. He had not expected that Prince Jing, who was drunk yesterday, was actually lying to him!

"If you are innocent, I will just listen and let it go. But if you are not innocent, you will take action." Tao Yanyan's eyes suddenly turned cold. "What a pity! Not only did you take action, but you also came so quickly, trying to catch me off guard and force me to join you in rebellion and overthrow the Great Zhou Dynasty!"

Tao Yanyan stared at Prince Liang. "Where do you get the confidence to think I would betray His Majesty just because you, someone who exploits the people and founded a dark organization, are so powerful? My son is the legitimate crown prince. This kingdom will belong to him in the future. How could I hand it over to you? You are simply dreaming!"

King Liang opened his mouth. The victor is the king and the loser is the bandit. He really had nothing to say now. However, he still had one last glimmer of hope - he still had two thousand soldiers.

His men were already lying in ambush outside the palace. Queen Tao was unprepared, so he might be able to use force to gain control of the palace.

"Her Majesty, do you think I'm defeated? Haha, we haven't even reached the final stage yet. Who will win and who will lose is still uncertain." He had barely finished speaking when Eunuch Zhang rushed in from outside: "Her Majesty, this is bad! Rebels are breaking into the palace!"

Eunuch Zhang originally thought that the situation inside was tense, but he didn't expect that Prince Liang had already fallen to the ground, while the Queen was unharmed. He breathed a sigh of relief, but was also worried that the palace gate could not stop the rebels.

Tao Yanyan frowned deeply. It had only been a short time since Shuang'er went to Gu Yi to mobilize troops. He didn't know whether Gu Yi could mobilize troops to provide support in the shortest time.

"Hahahaha, Queen Tao, I advise you to be wise and know the times. If you obey me now, I will make you a concubine because of your beauty, and you will still enjoy endless wealth and glory in the future. If you continue to resist, then after I take over this country, not only will you not have a good end, but your children will also have to die, so that they will not be an eyesore."

Although the King of Liang could not move, his spirit was back. The two thousand rebels gave him confidence. He believed that he had sent troops on short notice and that Queen Tao was not prepared.

When Tao Yanyan heard that he was going to attack the children, he was so angry that he wanted to kill him on the spot.

"You're truly stubborn and recalcitrant! You've already managed to force the emperor to abdicate! Well, originally it was just about you dying, but now everyone in Prince Liang's mansion is implicated! Eunuch Zhang, order Commander Wang to lead the Imperial Guards in a full-scale resistance. Send for General Gu and have him bring reinforcements immediately. Tell Qingfeng to bring up the prepared food and feed it to Prince Liang."

Eunuch Zhang went out immediately, and Qingfeng came in shortly after with a small bowl.

King Liang looked at the bowl, narrowed his eyes and said, "Why, are you going to give me poison?" He panicked and urged his internal strength to force the poison out of the drug as soon as possible.

Tao Yanyan sneered, "I always act according to the law. Your crime will be tried by the three judges, and you will be convicted legitimately. I only fed you some peanuts, how could I have given you poison?"

When King Liang heard he was going to be fed "peanuts," he turned pale with fear. He was allergic to peanuts, and this was the real killer!

"You, you, you, how do you know that I can't eat peanuts?" King Liang said anxiously.

"Of course your actions told me that." Tao Yanyan winked at Qingfeng. Qingfeng walked forward expressionlessly and fed the peanut butter in his hand into King Liang's mouth spoon by spoon.

"Yesterday when you entered the palace and ate Yuanxiao (Chinese rice dumplings), you avoided the ones with peanut filling and chose the ones with sesame filling. I asked someone about this and learned from the Imperial Hospital that you are allergic to peanuts."

In order to prevent King Liang from not eating, Tao Yanyan took great pains and asked Caiyun to make the peanuts into paste. In this way, he would eat some regardless of whether he swallowed it or not.

Prince Liang was so angry that he almost died. Queen Tao was so scheming!

After eating a few mouthfuls of peanut butter, King Liang not only felt weak, but also started to develop rashes on his face, which were extremely itchy.

"Call the imperial physician, call the imperial physician..." King Liang couldn't lift his hands to scratch. His skin and bones were itching, and he felt so itchy that he wanted to die.

"You covet me, you covet the Great Zhou Empire, you murder the common people, and you even want to kill my child? You've truly crossed my bottom line in every way. There's no chance of forgiveness!"

"Someone, come and detain the King of Liang. Once the rebellion is quelled, we can deal with him together!" Tao Yanyan was not worried that the King of Liang would die from an allergy. She had already asked the imperial physician, who said that the King of Liang could survive and would only suffer from an allergy.

Prince Liang was tied up and dragged out by several guards. Tao Yanyan was very worried now. It was her first time to experience the rebels forcing the emperor to abdicate, and she didn't know what the scene would be like.