Chapter 56: The Imperial Capital (Medicine)
"Don't you want the emperor to look at you differently?" said the strong voice again.
"I ......" Xiaoya was silent for a moment.
"It's not for you to murder the emperor, it's just for you to find a way to give the emperor to drink, that way is good for you and me, isn't it the best of both worlds?" said to Xiaoya with a bag of things in his hand.
"No...... No, I thought you were looking for me to come over and have something important to tell me, but I never thought that you would ask me to help you do this kind of thing, no, I can't do this, I still have something, I'll leave first, just because we haven't seen ......" Xiaoya finished in a panic and was ready to leave.
"Stop," said the man, ...... some impatience.
"You...... What do you want?" Xiao Ya said in a panic.
"You don't want to, but there's someone who is more than willing to ask you to help," the man said.
"It's useless for anyone, I won't do this," Xiaoya said.
"You don't want to know who that person is?" said the man.
"Who?" asked Xiaoya suspiciously.
"Xiao Ya......" Suddenly, a man's voice came from behind the curtain.
"Father...... Father?" Xiaoya heard the familiar voice and turned around excitedly to find that it was her father.
"Xiaoya, you have to promise Lord Chu, this is a great opportunity for our Lu family to soar to the sky, you haven't been able to get the emperor's favor after entering the palace for so many years, you can't just give up this opportunity......" Xiaoya's father walked out from behind the curtain and said.
"Father, why are you here?" asked Xiaoya in surprise.
"Two days ago, Lord Chu invited me to his house," Xiaoya's father said.
"Lord Chu, what do you want to do?" Xiao Ya asked suspiciously, looking at that Lord Chu.
"It's very simple, your relationship with the queen is not ordinary, if you want to get close to the emperor is easier than any of us, you just need to find a way to let the emperor drink this, and you don't have to worry about the rest, you just need to be ready to be the queen" Lord Chu looked at Xiao Ya and said.
Xiao Ya didn't speak, and kept looking at the bag of things in the hand of that Lord Chu.
"Don't worry, this thing won't kill people, and I can't afford the murder, drinking this thing will only make the emperor change his mind, as long as this matter is successful, I will guarantee you endless glory and wealth, right, Lord Lu?" After Lord Chu finished speaking, he looked at Xiao Ya's father and said with a smug expression.
"Yes, yes, what Lord Chu said is right, Xiaoya, you just listen to Lord Chu, and you should do your father a great favor," Xiaoya's father said.
After listening to what they said, Xiaoya began to be silent for a while.
"Are you sure this thing won't die?" said Xiao Ya after a moment's thought.
"Don't worry, it will definitely not ......," Lord Chu said.
"What are you going to do to Wenwen after the matter is successful?" Xiaoya asked again.
"We won't do anything to her, at most it's your turn to do her current position, we just want the emperor to do more good things for the people, so we want the emperor to change his heart, in fact, it's not easy for us courtiers...... Lord Chu said.
"Then what are you going to do to make me queen?Wenwen is my best sister, and I don't want to hurt her......" Xiaoya said.
"Don't worry, you don't have to worry about those things, when you become the queen, can't that Queen Wen continue to be by your side, it's just a change of identity," Lord Chu said.
After listening to what Master Chu said, Xiao Ya stood there as if she was thinking about something.
"How about it, have you thought about it, if you don't think about it, I'll find someone else, it's a good thing, there are many people who want to do it," Lord Chu said deliberately.
"No, no, no, you don't need to find someone else, I've thought about it......" Xiao Ya hurriedly said when she saw Lord Chu say this.
"Then it's decided, your father will stay in my house for the past few days, and we will wait here for your good news," Lord Chu said.
After Lord Chu finished speaking, he handed over the things in his hand to Xiao Ya's hands.
"Father, that ...... I'll go first, take care of yourself......" Xiaoya said as she looked at her father as she left.
"Don't worry, your father is safe with me," Master Chu said to Xiao Ya with a smile.
Xiaoya glanced at her father again and left.
...... in the Queen's Palace
"Xiaoya, where have you been?" Wenwen asked when he saw Xiaoya coming back.
"Uh...... My father came to the imperial capital city for some business, just look at me, I saw that you went to the queen mother, so I went out to see my father......" Xiaoya said in a panic.
"Why don't you take him over, I'll entertain him," Wenwen said.
"It's okay, my father just passed by and looked at me casually, why don't you entertain you," Xiaoya said.
"That's not good, I have to thank him in person, you have been with me for so long, I treat you as a relative, since you are here, it is always good to see him" Wenwen said.
"No need, my father should have left this meeting, you have been so good to me these days, I should thank you" Xiao Ya said as she moved her hand.
"What's wrong with you? It should be a happy thing to see your father, why do you seem to have something on your mind?" Wenwen saw Xiaoya's strange appearance.
"Uh...... That, it's because I haven't seen my family for too long, so I'm a little excited, I'm fine......" Xiaoya quickly explained.
"Also, speaking of which, I haven't seen my family for a long time, I can understand your feelings, it's okay, I'll see you more when I have the opportunity in the future," Wenwen said comfortingly.
"Well, by the way, Wenwen, you haven't seen your family for so long, and you are already a queen now, it shouldn't be difficult to see them," Xiaoya changed the subject.
"Well, I miss them a lot, I'll talk to the emperor when I go back and see if I can go back to see my family," Wenwen said.
After saying that, Xiaoya returned to the room and secretly hid the bag of things under the pillow where she was sleeping.
After a few days like this, Xiaoya and Wenwen were still talking and laughing, and Wenwen didn't see Xiaoya's thoughts at all.
Noon of the day......
"Wenwen, a few days ago, you said that you told the emperor about going home to visit relatives?"
"I haven't told the emperor yet, he is so busy every day, I don't want to disturb him, no, the emperor will come over in a while, I am going to tell him" Wenwen sat in the hall of the queen's palace.
"The emperor is coming over in a while?" asked Xiaoya as she stood beside Wenwen.
"Well, just now the eunuch came and said that the emperor would come to me after the morning court," Wenwen said happily.
"Then I'll hurry up and prepare a good cup of tea, and I can drink it when the emperor comes," Xiaoya said calmly.
"Well, go ahead......" Wenwen said.
Xiaoya came to the room and took out the bag from under the pillow in a panic, put it in the prepared tea, stirred it with a spoon, took it to her nose and smelled it, and quickly covered the tea lid.
Xiaoya panicked and put the tea on the table next to Wenwen.
"Xiaoya, what's wrong with you?Why is your face so ugly?Is there something uncomfortable?" Wenwen looked at Xiaoya's panicked face and asked.
"Oh, it's okay, I just accidentally burned my hand," Xiaoya quickly explained.
"I'll see what's hot?" Wenwen asked excitedly.
"It's okay, I've just rubbed the medicine," Xiaoya said.
"Okay, be careful in the future," Wenwen said with concern.
"The emperor has arrived at the ......," the voice of the eunuch outside the door came......