My best friend is wearing a double body! Marry the emperor! Help me win the throne

Minghua Hall, Tianxiang Pavilion.

Xue Qingyao listened to the news Biyu had gathered and raised her eyebrows calmly. "Are you saying that the virtuous king's men are about to break down the palace gates?"

As she spoke, she unconsciously glanced at the corner where the bronze tripod was hidden.

During this period, she raised the poisonous insect until it became plump. It all depends on whether Murong Ye's rebellion today can succeed.

If successful, the love poison will be planted in Murong Ye.

If it fails, the love poison will be planted in Murong Che.

No matter what the outcome today is, she can attack or defend.

Seeing that she was not panicked at all, Biyu nodded vigorously and said, "Master, the ladies in the palaces are all terrified. Aren't you worried that the virtuous king will break in?"

"The Emperor is in the palace, so there's no need to panic." Xue Qingyao glanced at her and calmly took a sip of tea. "You don't have to run out anymore. Stay here and wait for news. If you encounter the invading rebels, you might die without even knowing how!"

Biyu shrank her neck. "Okay, I'll obey you, Master! Now, close the gates of Minghua Palace tightly! So the rebels can't get in!"

Xue Qingyao reached out to the charcoal brazier to keep warm, feeling uncontrollably proud.

She had it all planned out. Once her lover poison took effect, the first person she would kill would be Xue Youli.

This woman must die at her hands!

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Cining Palace.

"Empress Dowager, something terrible has happened!"

Nanny Li, a woman over fifty years old, ran breathlessly into the Buddhist temple and reported to Queen Dowager Yin, "Prince Xian has rebelled and forced the emperor to abdicate! He's brought a large number of troops and has surrounded the entire palace! What should we do?"

Queen Mother Yin paused while clutching her rosary beads and slowly opened her eyes. "Is the virtuous king rebelling?"

"Yes!" Nanny Li stood behind Empress Dowager Yin, her face filled with worry. "I heard that the virtuous prince's men are ramming the palace gates. If they break them open, won't we be doomed?"

Queen Mother Yin slowly raised her head, her eyes fixed on the Buddha statue before her, yet she seemed to be looking far away. "Has *** returned to the capital?"

Nanny Li was stunned. She didn't expect that Empress Dowager Yin, who had been away from the court and worshipping Buddha in the harem, could guess the most direct reason that prompted Murong Ye to rebel.

She hesitated, then nodded. "I've heard rumors that a hundred thousand troops from the Northern Frontier are on their way to the capital! This rumor must have been spread deliberately by the Wise King to shake our morale. The Northern Frontier is so far away, how could a hundred thousand troops just arrive?"

However, Queen Mother Yin knew very well that Murong Ye was a cautious person and never fought an unprepared battle.

Since he dared to attack the imperial city at this time, he must have consulted his elder sister Murong Mian.

But she also believed in her son. Murong Che was not a fool, as he was able to sit on the throne and quell the war in Nanzhao in such a short time.

From the moment Murong Ye woke up in the Imperial Hospital and left the palace, Murong Che should have guessed that Murong Ye would not give up.

The son whom she helped to ascend the throne is worthy of the responsibility of being the ruler of the world, and will naturally find a way to resolve this matter.

Thinking of this, Queen Mother Yin said calmly, "This isn't something you and I should worry about. Go out and tell everyone in the Cining Palace not to leave without my permission. If anyone dares to disobey my will, they will be considered accomplices of the wise king and thrown into the prison!"

"This old servant will obey the Queen Mother's order!"

When Nanny Li heard this, her hands tucked into her sleeves trembled.

But the next moment, she made up her mind, clenched the handkerchief in her hand and wanted to cover Empress Dowager Yin's face.

However, Queen Mother Yin was facing the Buddha statue, and she was standing some distance away from Queen Mother Yin.

Nanny Li gestured at the back of Empress Dowager Yin's head for a while, and when she saw that she couldn't reach Empress Dowager Yin's mouth and nose, she was about to take two steps forward.

At this moment, the clear voice of the little palace maid came from outside.

"Greetings to Concubine Xue! The Empress Dowager is currently worshipping Buddha. I will go and report this to her."

Nanny Li was already feeling guilty, and she was frightened by the sudden noise outside. She shuddered and her handkerchief slipped from her sleeve.

Nanny Li was startled and reached out to grab the handkerchief.

Unexpectedly, Empress Dowager Yin heard the commotion outside and turned to look at her. "Madame Li, please help me go out and take a look. Concubine Xue must be here because of something."

Nanny Li glanced down at the handkerchief that had fallen at her feet and replied with a stiff upper lip, "...Yes."

She held Empress Dowager Yin's arms with both hands and helped her up from the mat.

"I pay my respects to the Queen Mother."

Xue Youli entered the Buddhist hall and immediately bowed to Queen Mother Yin.

She lowered her eyes and pretended to look casually at Li Ma's feet. "Huh? Li Ma, your handkerchief fell off."

Nanny Li shuddered, then followed her gaze and looked down at her feet. "Oh! This old servant is so foolish! How could I have accidentally dropped the handkerchief?"

As she spoke, she bent down to pick up the handkerchief on the ground.

"Wait a moment!"

Xue Youli suddenly spoke up, stopping her, "Why does this handkerchief look a little strange to me?"

Nanny Li was shocked and hurriedly grabbed the handkerchief on the ground and tried to stuff it into her sleeve.

Unfortunately, she was still a step too slow. Xue Youli saw through her intention and snatched the handkerchief from her hand. "Huh? Why is this handkerchief wet?"

As he spoke, Xue Youli brought the handkerchief under his nose again, sniffed it carefully, and then revealed a shocked expression, "It seems like there's drugs on this handkerchief."

"You, you're talking nonsense!" Nanny Li's evil intentions were exposed, and her face turned pale. However, she still tried her best to deny it. "I have been with the Empress Dowager for most of my life. How could I possibly use drugs to harm the Empress Dowager?"

Xue Youli didn't miss the flash of panic in her eyes. "Madame Li, I never told you that you were planning to murder the Empress Dowager. Why are you still confessing?"

"I,!"

Nanny Li was stunned by Xue Youli's question and was speechless for a moment.

Her eyes rolled, and she quickly knelt on the ground, expressing her loyalty to Queen Mother Yin. "Your Majesty, others may not understand me, but don't you know me clearly? I have served you for decades and am loyal to you. Please don't let anyone with ulterior motives instigate me!"

"Madame Li, there's no one else here, so there's no need to beat around the bush."

Xue Youli didn't want to waste time with her, so she handed the soaked handkerchief to Empress Dowager Yin. "Your Majesty, I'm not very talented, but I know a little about medicine. I can smell a very potent drug on this wet handkerchief. Just a little bit of it would cause someone to fall into a coma. Before I came in, you and Nanny Li were the only two people in the Buddhist hall. Why would Nanny Li be gesturing back and forth behind you with a drugged handkerchief for no reason?"

"This old slave is innocent!"

Nanny Li hadn't expected Xue Youli to witness her attempt to attack the Empress Dowager. She could only plop down on her knees before Empress Dowager Yin and loudly plead for justice, "Your Majesty, my loyalty to you is evident to all! I beg you to examine my actions!"

Empress Dowager Yin looked at Nanny Li who kowtowed to her with a complicated expression, and her heart was as clear as a mirror.

When the virtuous king rebelled, the people he had planted in the harem would inevitably wait for an opportunity to create chaos.

She was unwilling to believe from the bottom of her heart that Nanny Li, who had followed her for many years, was actually the wise king's woman.

However, given Xue Youli's status, it was impossible for her to get along with an old lady.

"Pei Rong, when you first entered the palace, I gave you your name. Fifteen years ago, I was afraid you'd grow old and helpless in the palace, so I pardoned you and allowed you to leave to marry and have children. You've been married for six years, and then you come back and tell me that your husband died of illness, and you, a widow with no way to make a living outside the palace, beg me to take you in. I let you stay with me. Is this how you repay me?"

Queen Mother Yin entered the palace when she was in her teens and had been working in the harem for so many years. She was able to sit on the position of Queen Mother, which shows her scheming and strategy.

If it weren't for the Queen Mother Yin's trust in Nanny Li, how could she not have noticed her abnormality?

Nanny Li shuddered, knowing that nothing could be hidden from the Queen Mother. She kowtowed desperately before her, "Her Majesty, I was wrong! I deserve death! But, I have no other choice. My son is in the hands of the virtuous prince. If I don't do as he says, he will kill me! You are a mother too, and you must know that a son is the apple of his eye! I don't deserve to die, I only beg you to have pity on my poor son!"

Xue Youli looked at Nanny Li crying bitterly and spoke slowly, "Your son died of illness nine years ago. At that time, you carried your son to seek medical treatment everywhere and met Murong Ye, who was about ten years old. He recognized you as a maidservant of the Empress Dowager and deliberately took your son away. He threatened your son's life and forced you to enter the palace to be his spy. All these years, the boy Murong Ye asked you to see was a boy he randomly found from the Charity Bureau to fool you. He is not your son at all!"

These were also found by Xue Youli from the Book of Heavenly Secrets.

Only then did she realize that Nanny Li was the most hidden chess piece.

In order to control Nanny Li, Murong Ye deliberately found a boy of similar age to pretend to be her son after her son died of illness.

Nanny Li couldn't stand hearing such talk and shook her head vigorously, "No, it's impossible! My son is still alive! He's still alive! Last month I received a pair of earrings that he saved his money to buy me. He must still be alive! Don't try to trick me!"

Xue Youming understood her feelings. After all, no mother could accept the news that the son she had raised for many years had actually passed away many years ago due to illness.

"Mother and child are connected by heart. You've actually noticed long ago that the child doesn't look like your son. You've been deceiving yourself all these years."

"No! My son is not dead! The child the wise king is raising is my son!"

Queen Mother Yin looked at Nanny Li arguing with Xue Youli, her eyes filled with disappointment and heartache. "Peirong, if Concubine Xue hadn't shown up in time, would you really have harmed me?"

Li Peirong entered the palace with her, and the relationship between master and servant for so many years will eventually come to an end.

Nanny Li looked up at Empress Dowager Yin, her pupils trembling. She kowtowed several times to her. "Empress Dowager, the virtuous prince promised me that you are also his mother. He only wanted to threaten the emperor with your life and would never harm you! I know it's too late to say anything now... I have betrayed your trust, and today I can only die to atone for my sin!"

After she finished speaking, before anyone could react, she rushed to the wall and banged her head against it.

Bang!

With a terrifying thud, Nanny Li fell to the ground, with sticky blood slowly flowing down her forehead.

Nanny Li weakly supported herself on the ground with her elbows, and used all her strength to crawl towards Empress Dowager Yin bit by bit.

She opened her mouth and cried, "Empress Dowager, I'm sorry... I actually know that the child is not my Dong'er... He doesn't have a mole on his neck... He doesn't have a mole... I'll go find Dong'er right now... Find him... Please take care of yourself, Empress Dowager... Don't let me get you angry and hurt yourself..."

When Nanny Li saw that the tassels on Empress Dowager Yin's feet were messy, she reached out to help her tidy them up. But then she remembered that her hands were covered in dust and was afraid of dirtying Empress Dowager Yin's shoes, so she wanted to retract her hand.

Her hand had only retracted halfway when it fell heavily, her head tilted to the side, and she was completely lifeless.

Empress Dowager Yin looked at the lifeless Nanny Li lying on the ground, closed her red eyes, and sighed deeply.

A moment later, when she opened her eyes, her expression had regained its composure, and she gave the order directly to the outside, "Madame Li accidentally hit her head when she fell, and died before the imperial physician could see her. I am grateful for her hard work and contributions over the years, so please give her a proper burial."

After the palace servants carried Nanny Li's body out, Queen Mother Yin turned to look at Xue Youli, her tone softer than ever before, "Xue Fei, you saved my life today. I owe you a favor."

Once she falls into Murong Ye's hands, Murong Che will be concerned about her life and will have to be timid when confronting Murong Ye. Then Murong Ye's chances of success in the rebellion will be even greater!

When he gets the throne, even if he doesn't kill Queen Mother Yin immediately, he will put her under house arrest in the harem.

After a while, you can find any reason to make her die of illness.

Xue Youli met her admiring gaze and smiled slightly. "The Empress Dowager's safety is the most important thing to me and His Majesty. I'm sorry to have frightened the Empress Dowager today. Please rest well. I will take my leave now."

Queen Mother Yin nodded and said, "Go and get busy. There must be someone in the harem to take charge of the overall situation."

When she said this, she acknowledged Xue Youli's ability.

Not long after Xue Youli left, a panicked voice was heard from outside the Cining Palace.

"Aunt! Aunt! Open the door!"