In a quiet study room in the Nangong Prime Minister's Mansion in the Imperial City, a middle-aged man with a gloomy face and vicious eyes was absentmindedly playing with a well-made lotus-shaped dart, while impatiently staring at the floor-to-ceiling wall clock not far away and fell into deep thought, as if waiting for some news.

"Dangdangdang......"

A hurried knock on the door interrupted his thoughts, but instead of being annoyed, he said in a hurried tone expectantly, "Come in!"

"Qi Qi Xiangye, the eight-hundred-mile urgent letter sent from the site of the lotus shengyu birth ceremony has arrived, and the old slave does not dare to delay, so he will send it to you immediately."

As soon as the door opened, an old man with an elegant face who looked like a housekeeper hurriedly came in and said respectfully.

"Hurry up!"

The man known as Xiangye listened to the butler's words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he ordered urgently.

"Yes, Xiangye." The old housekeeper didn't drag his feet, and calmly opened the book and believed, "The emperor has given birth to the Son of Heaven and is expected to return to the palace in five days." We have snatched five lotus goddesses, and have already confessed their relatives with blood, and the remaining twelve lotus goddesses, five were killed by the black-tailed leafhopper, one was shot to death by the black-tailed leafhopper killer stinger, and the remaining six fell into the poor people and three high-ranking officials and nobles, and they have sent killers to follow and wait for the opportunity to assassinate. ”

"A bunch of idiots! I asked them to bring ten drops of my essence blood for blood recognition, and it was only half of it! And let the lowly poor people grab three! Wouldn't it be bad for me! What a bunch of useless dog minions! ”

Nangong Xiangye was obviously very dissatisfied with the content of this letter, and said angrily, and threw it away casually after speaking, and shot out the lotus seed-shaped dart he was playing with......

"Poof......

There was a muffled sound, and I saw that this lotus-shaped dart accurately shot into the eyebrows of a portrait of a beautiful woman hanging on the wall, although there was no blood hole, and the bloody scene of bubbling blood and **, it was enough to frighten the old butler who read the letter to turn white.

"Poof—"

With a sound, the old housekeeper couldn't help but kneel on the ground, trembling all over, obviously afraid that he had picked up a life.

"Xiangye...... Anger ...... Listening to the report of the servant who sent the letter, dozens of black-tailed leafhopper creatures suddenly appeared at the birth ceremony of the lotus sheng rain, and in a hurry, the emperor ordered the poor people and the dignitaries to be treated equally, and they were all qualified to snatch the lotus born goddess. In addition, there was chaos at the scene at that time, and the black-tailed leafhopper went on a killing spree, which completely disrupted our plan, which caused us to miss, please ...... Xiang Ye Ming checked. ”

The old butler explained tremblingly.

"The black-tailed leafhopper has reappeared? Did you actually shoot five celestial maidens to death? God help me! I didn't expect the ashes of ten years ago to be revived! Good! In this case, let's simply let the black-tailed leafhopper carry the black pot for us! The order was passed down, and every time he killed a lotus goddess, he left enough evidence to prove that it was the black-tailed leafhopper who made the move. Haha-"

Nangong Xiangye seemed to be surprised that the black-tailed leafhopper would kill the Liansheng Heavenly Maiden, and suddenly felt a much better mood, and laughed and arranged.

"Yes, Xiangye! The old slave will arrange it. Seeing that Xiangye smiled, the old housekeeper breathed a sigh of relief and said, and after finishing speaking, he wiped the sweat from his forehead without a trace before exiting the study.

"Seventeen heavenly maidens, six died, eleven remaining, I got five, three each for the poor people and high-ranking officials, the poor people are not worried, how can those untouchables cultivate the queen of the world! As for the three in the hands of the dignitaries, they must die! I will never allow other celestial maidens to enter the palace and my daughter to snatch the throne of queen in the future! Because getting the queen's position is only the first step in my plan, and getting the world is my dream! No one can stop my plans! Otherwise, I will let her die without a place to be buried! Haha-"

Nangong Xiangye looked up to the sky and laughed frantically, as if the throne was within reach for him.

……

In the Imperial Palace, in the dormitory of a noble concubine, when a charming woman was dressing up in the mirror, a woman dressed in black and wearing a white faceless mask suddenly appeared behind her, knelt on one knee, and said respectfully:

"Qi Yu Lan Guifei, according to the secret inquiry of his subordinates, the emperor has obtained the Lotus Son of Heaven, and he is expected to return to the palace in five days. The subordinates also learned that the emperor had planned to let Queen Nalan Qiqing give birth to a lotus and give birth to a son of heaven, and on the day of his birth, he would be made the crown prince! ”

"Smack-smack......

After the sound of something being thrown to the ground sounded, Lan Guifei stood up with anger on her face, obviously the report of the woman in black made her very annoyed! So much so that she actually swept her most cherished vanity mirror and expensive brushes for eyebrow and sideburns to the ground with long sleeves.

"How can this be true? Why should the Lotus Son of Heaven be born and raised by Queen Nalan Qiqing! She just entered the palace one day earlier than me, in terms of family background, posture, talent, and pet, she is better than the palace! Isn't it just that she is a concubine, and this palace is a concubine! Hum! If there is no assistance from the eldest brother of the palace, Nangong Xiangye, can the emperor sit on the throne today? ”

Lan Guifei shouted extremely unwillingly.

Concubine Lan was angry, and her subordinates also felt that the prince's mother was none other than Niangniang. However, you have no jokes, and after five days, once the emperor asks the queen to swallow the lotus son of heaven at the ceremony of sacrificing to the heavens, and officially announces it to the world, Niangniang will never have a chance again! The subordinates thought that it was better to take advantage of the emperor's absence in the palace these days......"

The woman in black said with great reverence, and when she said the last sentence, she didn't say it, but made a gesture to wipe her neck, obviously to get rid of the queen, but she was worried that the wall had ears, so she didn't say it clearly.

"To be honest, after so many years of fighting for favor with her, they can be regarded as knowing each other. Although Hongu hated her very much, he never had murderous intentions towards her. After all, she is not enough in my eyes to influence my future. However, once she gives birth to the Lotus Son of Heaven this time, it will completely ruin my future. So, this time, don't blame me for being ruthless! Just do what you want, and remember, if you do it smartly, it's just an accident, and you can't involve me. I don't want to ask about the specific method, I just want the result - that is, let her die before the emperor returns to the palace! ”

Lan Guifei said extremely calmly, but from the tone and tone of her words, there was a faint trace of murderous aura permeating, which made people shudder.

"My subordinates understand! The subordinates will never forget the grace of the mother's reinvention to the subordinates. This mission is to break your bones and never give up! The subordinates will arrange it, and ask the mother to wait for the good news. ”

The only look in the faceless mask of the woman in black was full of gratitude, and she said in an extremely firm tone.

After speaking, the woman in black gently wiped her right hand down from her face, and her figure disappeared very strangely......