In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

If a person is set up by many people at the same time, she will definitely fall into one of the traps.

Especially a trap designed for her.

Empress Dowager Lu wanted to kill the King of Nan'an, but no one was willing to do so except Duke Huiguo. Even her natal family, the Lu family, thought that it was too risky for the Empress Dowager to do so.

"Moral support from many, scant support."

Empress Dowager Lu walked from the sunny avenue into the increasingly narrow alleys.

General Cheng, the leader of her imperial guards, was extremely dissatisfied. "They are actually going to kill King Nan'an. My benefactor Queen Qi will become a widow. How can that be possible?"

Ever since Empress Dowager Lu targeted King Nangan, General Cheng hid any news he got and only told Empress Dowager Lu what she wanted to hear.

Empress Dowager Lu once asked him, "Do you think Duke Huiguo can win a great victory if he leads a large army?"

"Your Majesty, Duke Huiguo is capable and will definitely win with his army!" General Cheng said seriously with his eyes wide open, "There are only tens of thousands of people over there."

"That's right." Queen Mother Lu smiled proudly.

In private, General Cheng said to his former subordinates: "You also know that is the Crown Prince Qin, the Emperor Wu's favorite Crown Prince Qin."

The subordinates understood what their former boss meant: King Nangan's status is precious, so don't become someone else's accomplice.

The generals said, "We understand."

There was a captain named Lai Qi, who was tall and strong, but unfortunately he had an ugly appearance and buck teeth, so he could not serve the Queen Mother. However, he wielded a sword weighing several hundred kilograms with great power, and was highly valued by Duke Huiguo, who believed that he could rush to the front to kill the enemy.

He spent a lot of time with Duke Huiguo and heard a lot of things.

Lai Qi had lived with General Cheng for many years, and the two had a close relationship like brothers. He quietly told General Cheng everything he had heard.

"Duke Huiguo got drunk once and said he wanted to be the father-in-law of the emperor."

General Cheng was very surprised, "You have quite a big ambition. The Crown Princess's father wants to be the father-in-law of the emperor."

Lai Qi whispered again: "Duke Huiguo bribed the eunuch around the little emperor." He winked at General Cheng, meaning that Duke Huiguo might take action against the little emperor and let the prince take the throne.

"With the power of two hundred thousand soldiers in hand, you are invincible." General Cheng said sarcastically.

Lai Qi also revealed, "It seems that someone told Duke Huiguo that 'When the little emperor grows up, he will definitely make his son the crown prince.' This made Duke Huiguo very unhappy."

"Anyone would be unhappy if they encountered such a thing." General Cheng curled his lips.

This was a big hole that Empress Dowager Lu dug herself. No one could fill it for her.

"Duke Huiguo took in Doctor Yuan's second daughter in his mansion and actually used her to entertain guests. He tried to win me over and asked me to go... I found an excuse to refuse." Lai Qi said with emotion, "After all, she is Doctor Yuan's daughter and the cousin of Queen Qi."

General Cheng opened his mouth in surprise, "How dare he do this!"

"What is there to be afraid of? He doesn't even consider Miss Yuan Er as a human being." Lai Qi shook his head and sighed, "I don't know how that woman ended up like this. She was engaged, and it was said that the man was a scholar, so he had a bright future."

General Cheng said: "She is possessed by a ghost."

He turned around and told Doctor Yuan about this, "You should find a way to get her away quickly, otherwise what will happen when she gets old and ugly?"

Doctor Yuan's face was filled with anger, and he insisted, "She is dead and no longer in this world."

"But she is obviously alive." General Cheng looked at Doctor Yuan with sympathy.

Doctor Yuan turned and left without saying a word, his back bent, as if he had aged several years.

How can a father not be sad when his daughter is trampled upon?

But what can he do?

The day before the Pu Dynasty army was to set out, Empress Dowager Lu heard from Duke Huiguo, "Your Majesty, everything is ready. We will lead the army to Xishan tomorrow morning."

What he had to prepare were armor and weapons. In order to ensure a great victory, all the armor and weapons he wanted were transported from Xiuzhou, a hundred miles away. That was where the imperial court manufactured weapons. That was why, even though they had 200,000 people, they still waited ten days before encircling Xishan.

Empress Dowager Lu was not afraid that the news of sending troops would be known to Wang Qin. She said, "The King of Nannan has no one to rely on. What will happen if he knows that we are going to send troops to encircle and suppress him?"

Empress Dowager Lu was very excited, as if she had won. She pulled Duke Huiguo onto the bed and said, "Come, come, let's celebrate first."

Duke Huiguo had a beautiful concubine at home who drained all his energy.

Facing Empress Dowager Lu's request, he pretended to be excited, took out a small white porcelain bottle from his arms, and said mysteriously to Empress Dowager Lu: "My queen, this is a good thing that makes people feel like they have become immortals. Would you like to try it?"

Queen Mother Lu was moved. The man who once made her feel like a fairy was Huang Yi. Now he was half dead and she no longer had that fairy-like feeling.

"Have you asked anyone to try it?" asked Empress Dowager Lu.

"Do you want me to call a palace maid to try it out on the spot?" Duke Huiguo asked with a grin.

Empress Dowager Lu glared at him and angrily said, "Don't even think about it!"

"Haha." Duke Huiguo laughed. Even the Queen Mother was jealous of him, which made him feel very proud.

He poured out half of the medicine in the bottle and drank the rest himself.

The cold liquid flowed into his stomach and later turned into a ball of fire, making Duke Huiguo feel boiling heat from head to toe.

His strength suddenly increased, and he picked up Empress Dowager Lu and strode into the room.

When Empress Dowager Lu saw how different he had become, she also wanted to try the magic elixir.

She pointed at the cup on the table and said to the maid, "Bring it here for me."

The palace maid brought the medicine forward and Empress Dowager Lu tried to drink a little. It tasted a bit sweet and sour.

She muttered, "I just took a pill, is it okay to drink this?"

Duke Huiguo smiled and said, "No, it will be more fun if you drink it. Lady Bao will become a fairy."

Queen Mother Lu drank the magic medicine, and soon she felt her body was light, like a kite flying in the sky. She and Duke Huiguo lay in bed, swinging with all her strength and shouting and cheering.

When Empress Dowager Lu was enjoying herself to the fullest, a maid named Ge Lan came hurriedly from the East Palace. She heard Empress Dowager Lu yelling outside the palace, "Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah!"

Ge Lan said anxiously to the guard: "The prince is vomiting and having diarrhea, I want to see the queen."

A guard smiled and said, "Didn't you hear that the Queen Mother was enjoying herself?"

Another guard said, "Whoever dares to shout now will have his head chopped off!"

Ge Lan could only stand outside and wait anxiously. She kept wandering around, hoping that the Queen Mother would end her enjoyment as soon as possible and go see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

After a while, the eunuch Xiaofu, who served the little emperor, also ran over in a hurry, panting and saying, "Oh no! His Majesty is sick. The imperial physician has been called in for acupuncture, but he still keeps crying and wants to see the queen mother."

"I am here to ask Your Majesty to move to the front hall to see His Majesty."

Upon hearing this, the guard pointed to the inside of the palace and asked, "Eunuch Xiaofu, listen to the Empress, she is screaming loudly now, can you come in at this time?"

Eunuch Xiaofu stamped his feet in anxiety, but there was nothing he could do. He could only look at Ge Lan. Both of them saw a hint of worry in each other's eyes.

They couldn't help but wonder, how could it be such a coincidence that the little emperor and the prince fell ill at the same time? What should they do...