170 Chapter 170 Revert Back (1/2)

”A secret room and a beautiful woman's painting?” Liu Yeyin reacted to the black clothed man's report. Her hand also halted from inserting an acupuncture needle in Xing Baihe's body. She is currently at Xing Baihe's courtyard inside the imperial palace doing a series of treatment to fix Baihe's chaotic internal energy.

Xing Baihe's body also stiffened hearing the report. There is no doubt that the woman in the painting must be Lin Xulian. Although she finds this information irritating, she tried her best to hide it and didn't utter a word.

But of course, her effort didn't fool Liu Yeyin. ”The emperor you chose is surprisingly devotional. No wonder you find it hard to control him. Even emperor Feng couldn't escape your control. Your taste in men is commendable. Right, Baihe?” Liu Yeyin teased.

”Naturally, sister-in-law. But in emperor Feng's case, I had the Gu poison maturing for four years inside him before awakening it. For the fifth prince. I had no choice but to use the young ones. By feeding it with external supply of internal energy, I could do it in no time. So don't worry sister-in-law. That devotion will soon be directed towards me.” Xing Baihe explained and confidently stated.

But all of Xing Baihe's boasting and confident remarks were actually a way to hide her inner doubts. No one knows it but her initial plan was to have Feng Jun Yi kill Lin Xulian with his own hands. With that, he will have no choice but to expose Lin Xulian as an adulterous wife to justify his actions. Then Lin Xulian's reputation will be ruined aside from her own death.

Unfortunately, that didn't happen. If not for the assassination, Xing Baihe is certain that all their plan will be ruined. But she wasn't satisfied because even after Lin Xulian died, everyone still admired her. A whole country grieved for her loss. That seriously infuriates her even more.

”Don't forget the state of your body, Baihe. We'll have to deal with your unnecessary victims first.” Liu Yeyin warned her. ”Also, I had the time to wander around the capital earlier today and found some young ladies and madams poisoned with Gu. Could you enlighten me why?” She added in a threatening tone.

With her face down since she is lying on her stomach during the treatment, Xing Baihe couldn't see Liu Yiyen's expression. But she could pretty much guess that her sister-in-law is angry. Nonetheless, she believes that she won't be punished anyway so she admitted her fault.

”I had to do it sister-in-law or else those noble household will not favor me to assume the throne of the empress. They are wary of my origin as the previous enemy's empire's princess. And also because they think I cannot fit the previous empress's shoe.” Xing Baihe defended.

Liu Yeyin already figured out that in some way, Xing Baihe's reason includes Lin Xulian. If not because she needed this overly insecure lass's skill, she would've crushed Xing Baihe's annoying head long ago. Her insecurity and jealousy are causing her to be reckless and stupid. And it is affecting Liu Yeyin's plan.

Still, Liu Yeyin quelled her anger and assumed an understanding tone. ”It can't be helped then. But I can't deal with them just yet. If we touch the nobles, everyone will get suspicious. Worst, we might get the Qiangdu country's suspicion. For now, your priority is the fifth prince.””Yes, sister-in-law.” Xing Baihe replied in a docile tone. The treatment then continued and the black clothed man left without a sound. But in Xing Baihe's eyes, the man looked like he vanished in thin air.

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Inside the emperor's imperial study, Feng Jun Yi has a solemn expression as he listens to Xu Yichen's report. The report is actually trivial for Feng Jun Yi's position. It is about the palace servants and guards. But since there is no crowned empress as of the moment, the emperor need to handle these matter himself.

”According to the head servants, the four servant girls left a letter saying that they are running away with their men. Coincidentally, there are four are also four missing imperial guards. As this subject could see, this matter although showed disrespect to the palace, is not a matter to fret about. This subject will just send some men to find them and give their due punishment.” Xu Yichen concluded.