Chapter 203 - 201. Suspicion (1/2)

Third-person POV

The night after Meiyun left Di Shang*

In an isolated alley in the Royal Palace, a woman and a man dressed like servants whispering to each other.

Man: ”Listen to me, smear this on the …. and serve it to the Empress 2 days from now.”

The woman was visibly trembling.

Man: ”Don't hesitate or I will kill all of your family!”

Woman: ”Pl-please don't! I-I will do it!”

Man: ”Good.  Make sure she ….. like what I told you. I will immediately kill you and your family if you mess this up.”

The man glared at the woman before he disappeared into thin air. He easily slipped out from the Royal Palace with the back door that was guarded by his own peers. Then he went into a glamorous inn located in the middle of Chang An.

He entered a VIP room and sat on a chair. There was a divider across the room and he could see a silhouette of a petite woman from his position.

Man: ”Can't you choose a better place if you don't want your identity to be known?”

Woman: ”Why do I have to? Is it because your status is too low to be in here?”

Man: ”Don't piss me off or I will cancel our deal.”

Woman: ”I know you won't.”

The woman walked out from the divider with a very thin cloth. She sat beside him and slid her hand into his clothes.

Woman: ”You need me, you need my power…”

Man: ”Talk less, do more.”

The man smirked as he pulled the woman onto his lap.

Woman: ”Did you give her the poison?”

Man: ”I did, just get your ass moving.”

Woman: ”Be patient, I have to make sure you did your job properly before I reward you.”

The woman kissed the man.

Man: ”What makes you so desperate to kill her?”

The woman grinned slyly in the kiss.

Woman: ”So I can have cousin brother….for myself.”

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2 days later*

In Hong er's chamber*

Hong er tapped the corner of the table with her finger whilst looking over doc.u.ments that piled up in front of her. She placed down her brush and sighed. At the same time, Huayun came into the room with a cup of tea and a set of confectioneries.

Huayun: ”Is something wrong, Your Majesty Empress?”

Hong er: ”No. Any news?”

Huayun: ”I checked Meiyun's location from her badge and it seems like they are about to arrive at Xi An.”

Hong er: ”En. Good. How about His Majesty Emperor?”

Huayun: ”They are doing fine, it is just that the Bei Zhou's soldiers separated after they managed to break through the border.”

Hong er: ”Everything seems suspicious.”

Huayun: ”Why do Your Majesty Empress say so?”

Hong er: ”I just got a report. The amount of people enters Chang An increased in an absurd amount. Why would people come here when there is a war? Usually, they would go to a place with the least risk of getting involved in war.”

Huayun looked at the report that Hong er showed to her.

Huayun: ”Indeed. Should I go check it?”