Shocking! Five men are in love with the same woman!

After hearing this, Granny Zhou advised again with concern, "But Your Majesty, do you think that with His Majesty's wisdom, if we really get rid of this woman, His Majesty will definitely think that we were the ones who did it? Besides, given His Majesty's favor and special affection for this woman, his relationship with Your Majesty will definitely be strained. It's not worth it to affect your relationship with His Majesty for the sake of a woman. So, this old servant has a plan that can not only help Your Majesty get rid of this major threat, but also will not affect the love between His Majesty and Your Majesty."

Empress Yao calmed down a little after hearing this.

Then, his eyes immediately lit up as he looked at Granny Zhou and urged, "Tell me quickly!"

Upon hearing this, Granny Zhou's eyes turned cold as she said, "Your Majesty, isn't this woman only so audacious because of her face? In that case, let's ruin her face and see how arrogant she can be then. If she loses her face, she will lose her power, and His Majesty will naturally despise her. She will no longer be Your Majesty's biggest worry."

Empress Yao was slightly taken aback when she heard what Granny Zhou said, and then a fierce glint flashed in her eyes.

She bit her lip, as if pondering Granny Zhou's suggestion.

After a moment, she slowly said, "You're right. This woman only dares to be so unscrupulous because of her face. His Majesty has always been fickle. Without that seductive face, His Majesty will naturally not look at her again."

Then she imagined the woman's miserable state after losing her beauty, and a sense of pleasure welled up in her heart.

Anyway, she wouldn't kill her; she just wanted to ruin her seductive face.

Even just her profile is stunning, and her figure is captivating; any man would be mesmerized by her.

Therefore, she would absolutely not allow her to bewitch His Majesty.

That face must be destroyed.

Empress Yao looked at Granny Zhou with a determined gaze and instructed her, "Granny Zhou, this matter must be handled cleanly and efficiently, without letting anyone notice. We cannot give her any chance to turn things around."

Granny Zhou nodded quickly and said, "Your Highness, rest assured, this old servant will make all the arrangements."

Empress Yao nodded slightly, her anger subsiding somewhat.

Of course, I felt a little better.

If Empress Yao had known Lingyan's true identity, there would have been no misunderstanding.

However, she only saw Ling Yan's profile at the time, and the distance was quite far, plus the heavy snow made visibility poor.

Moreover, she had only seen Lingyan's portrait and had never met him in person.

Besides, how could she possibly have imagined that the famous Crown Princess of the Great Zhao Dynasty would be in the Northern Li at this time?

That's why she completely misunderstood.

At this moment, Granny Zhou said with great puzzlement, "This old servant also found out that His Majesty did not confer a title upon this woman, nor did he place her in the palace. Instead, he found the best and most luxurious residence in the capital, which is also the closest to the palace, and sent a large number of imperial guards to guard it. They are guarding it three layers deep, and it can be said that they surround the residence like an iron barrel. It is very strange."

Empress Yao found this very puzzling and strange, even finding it highly unreasonable.

This looks like they're guarding a prisoner. Is it to prevent her from escaping?

Furthermore, His Majesty indulges and dotes on her so much, yet he has not bestowed any title upon her.

Why is this?

She neither understood nor comprehended it.

Although she found this move hard to understand, she was still very wary of her, so she would not give up her actions.

As the Empress, even though His Majesty was very vigilant, she could still find opportunities to harm her.

So the next day, when Lingyan got up to prepare breakfast...

You can smell the added ingredients from afar.

What puzzled her was that she had just arrived in Beili yesterday and had not contacted anyone. Who could have attacked her?

It definitely couldn't be the Northern King, because she had already taken the Mother-Child Gu poison, so there was no need for her to go through all this trouble.

Besides, this poison isn't fatal; it only disfigures the face, making it even more likely that it was the work of the Northern King.

If it wasn't the King of Bei Li, then the only people she had contact with in Bei Li were the assassins.

She just didn't say it because she thought they wouldn't come looking for revenge.

Even if you wanted revenge, why use a drug that would disfigure someone?

They won't die.

Why not just give her a poison that will kill her?

So it's not them either.

So, who could it be?

This mansion is so heavily guarded, and it's full of the Northern Li King's men.

Who could possibly want to harm her under such circumstances, and even succeed in poisoning her?

Moreover, this person probably didn't know her identity, otherwise they wouldn't have poisoned her.

After all, they thought she was the greatest doctor in the world, so how could they possibly poison her?

So, who exactly is behind this?

If I can't guess, I won't guess.

Anyway, this person is destined to fail.

If it doesn't work the first time, then there will probably be a second time.

If it happens too often, won't it give you away?

That way she'll know who really wants to harm her.

So, despite being poisoned three times in a row, Lingyan was not disfigured.

Lingyan finally caught the person who poisoned the poison.

She was a kitchen maid named Lian'er.

After capturing her, Lingyan began to use poison to force her to talk and reveal who was behind it all.

This girl looks young, but she is extremely patient.

Despite living in such a miserable state, he persisted in remaining silent.

If she weren't truly loyal to her master...

That means family members are being threatened.

Or perhaps they've been caught red-handed with some serious dirt on you.

So Lingyan probed, "You are originally one of His Majesty's men. Are you not serving His Majesty, but someone else?"

The girl didn't react at all upon hearing this.

Lingyan then probed further, "Are you an orphan? Who else is in your family?"

Upon hearing this, a hint of panic flashed in Lian'er's eyes.

Lingyan finally realized that her family had been threatened.

Having figured things out, Lingyan sat at the head of the table and coldly watched as the woman writhed on the ground in agony, screaming in agony.

After a while, she sighed and said, "Are you stupid? You're His Majesty's man. If your family is threatened, you can go to His Majesty for help and ask him to rescue your family. Why risk poisoning them? Besides, do you really think that if you succeed in poisoning them, that person will let your family go? How naive! He will only try to keep it a secret and get rid of you and your family as soon as possible. After all, only the dead can keep secrets forever!"

Upon hearing Lingyan's words, Lian'er's body trembled violently, and the firmness in her eyes began to waver slightly.

Her face was as pale as paper, and her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat as she struggled in pain and inner turmoil.

A hint of confusion flashed in her eyes, and she began to doubt whether her choice was right.

She always thought that as long as she obeyed that person's orders, she could protect her family, but she never expected things would turn out differently than she anticipated.

Or perhaps she foresaw the outcome, but still had no choice but to obey orders to poison the animals.

After all, she was just a palace maid; did she really have any other choice?

At this moment, her heart was filled with fear and unease. She was afraid that her family would meet with misfortune, and she was also afraid that she would suffer a tragic end.

Her body trembled incessantly, like a fallen leaf shivering in the cold wind.

He couldn't help but give a bitter smile to himself.

Yes! She's so silly!

How could I be so naive as to believe her?

Previously, there was no choice.

Now that she has a choice, is she still going to be so stubborn?

So she slowly raised her head, her eyes gradually becoming firm.

Then she looked at Lingyan, her eyes filled with pleading and hope.

Her voice was hoarse and weak, trembling slightly: "Please...please, save my family."