dognovel Chapter 386: Western Regions Spy
Chapter 386: Western Regions Spy
"You don't want to help me leave here. You want to lure me out and use me as a bargaining chip. What do you want to do? Could it be... that you are a spy? Do you want to use me to threaten Li Siqi?"
Xu Yingying made a bold guess.
After saying this, Tuwaya, who had been calm just now, suddenly looked like a different person and glared at Xu Yingying viciously, "I didn't expect you to be so stupid! Unfortunately, you found out too late. I have already poisoned you."
After saying this, Tuwaya shook the bell in her hand.
In an instant, Xu Yingying felt as if a sharp pain was spreading through all her internal organs.
Seeing Xu Yingying falling to the ground in pain, holding her stomach, Tuwaya smiled with satisfaction, "Queen, no matter how smart you are, what's the use? You will still end up in my hands."
"Hahaha!"
Tuwaya laughed crazily.
After doing all this, Tuwaya planned to take Xu Yingying away on the spot.
"Damn it, I won't let you succeed." Xu Yingying said as she gritted her teeth and took out a glass medicine bottle from her pocket. She then opened the cork with difficulty, and finally took out a pill from it and stuffed it into her mouth. In an instant, the heart-wrenching pain in her body disappeared without a trace.
It turned out that although Xu Yingying had been plotting with Tuwaya on how to escape from the palace during this period, her sixth sense had always told her that Tuwaya was not as simple as he seemed, so she became more cautious and kept a close eye on Tuwaya.
Just a while ago, Xu Yingying witnessed Tuwaya putting a poisonous insect in her cup.
Although Xu Yingying saw it with her own eyes, in order to gain Tuwaya's trust, Xu Yingying still took advantage of the situation and drank the poisonous insect.
A few days ago, Xu Yingying had already developed the antidote for the poisonous insect, and she was waiting for this day to see what Tuwaya was going to do.
Tuwaya was stunned when she saw Xu Yingying, who had just fallen to the ground in pain, suddenly standing in front of her unharmed.
"No, it's impossible! How could you easily untie my poison?" Tuwaya couldn't believe what was happening before her eyes.
At the same time, the secret guards who had been hiding in the dark to protect Xu Yingying's safety also jumped out and immediately pressed Tuwaya to the ground.
These secret guards were sent by Li Siqi to protect Xu Yingying in secret because he was afraid that something might happen to her safety. He didn't expect that they would be put to such a great use today.
Seeing this, Xu Yingying waved her hand and said, "Take the person away and report to His Majesty."
"As you command, Queen."
After saying that, the secret guard took Tuwaya away.
In the imperial study room.
Li Siqi listened to his secret guards' report on the whole story with a gloomy face.
"Your Majesty, this is what happened." The secret guard said and glanced at Li Siqi cautiously.
"Damn it! I thought that after the last incident, the Western Region had settled down, but I didn't expect that they would still be obsessed with our Great Zhou and have evil intentions!"
"It seems that I was too lenient last time. This time I have to teach the people of the Western Regions a lesson."
Li Siqi said viciously.
Li Siqi blamed the entire incident on the Western Regions and even sent a large army to attack the Western Regions.
At the same time, the people were very dissatisfied with Li Siqi's attack on the Western Regions again, but due to his status as emperor, they did not dare to have any major opinions about Li Siqi and could only transfer their anger to Xu Yingying.
As a result, Xu Yingying's reputation became extremely terrible, even to the point of being exaggerated as a demon concubine.
In the teahouse, the storyteller was telling everyone with great interest the life story of the enchanting concubine Xu Yingying.
"Legend has it that this queen is actually a fox who has successfully cultivated..."
At the same time, the ministers regarded Xu Yingying as a thorn in their side.
Xu Yingying herself didn't care about it at all, but when these rumors reached Li Siqi's ears, he couldn't stand it anymore. He was so furious for his beloved.
Li Siqi has always not cared about what others think of him and has always acted on his own. Seeing that the war between the Great Zhou and the Western Regions was about to break out, the ministers began to interfere more and more with Li Siqi, but this time Li Siqi was determined to seek justice for Xu Yingying.
Although Xu Yingying was in Jingren Palace, she still knew something about what was happening outside. The war with the Western Regions had already spread all over the city, and the palace naturally could not escape the news. Xu Yingying thought it was fake at first, but more and more palace people were discussing this matter. Even if Li Siqi wanted to conceal it, he could not.
When Li Siqi came to Jingren Palace, Xu Yingying still asked worriedly: "Li Siqi, what's going on with the war in the Western Regions?"
Li Siqi paused for a moment, then spoke to comfort him, "Don't worry, those are just rumors. The Western Regions have been a bit dishonest over the years. Since the fall of Wen Wa, the Western Regions have no one to suppress, so they have started internal fighting. Some of those who can't gain from internal fighting are thinking of coming to our Great Zhou and making moves on the border, hoping to capture the cities of the Great Zhou and take them for themselves."
"But no matter what, I have discovered a lot these days. I am afraid that your current tyranny will cause dissatisfaction among the people and ministers. A monarch must not be arbitrary and domineering. Those who act on their own will rarely have a good ending." Xu Yingying advised earnestly.
Only Xu Yingying could say these words. Many ministers also mentioned this matter to Li Siqi in a veiled way, but what was the result? At the very least, they were demoted, and at the worst, their property was confiscated. After that, no one dared to mention this matter again.
Just listening to these words, Li Siqi was not very angry, but just smiled at Xu Yingying, "Yingying, I know you are worried about me, but now I am the emperor, the master of this country, don't worry, I'm fine, I know my limits."
"But..." Xu Yingying's eyes were still full of worry. She didn't believe what Li Siqi said.
"Don't worry. The matter with the Western Regions is also a good opportunity for me. If I can pacify the Western Regions, I can take this opportunity to consolidate my regime. It will also let those censors who are only good at talking see that only force is the hard truth." Li Siqi interrupted Xu Yingying without giving any explanation.
Seeing this, Xu Yingying could only compromise, "Okay, I hope so."
Xu Yingying only said this, but she was still worried in her heart. Although she wanted to return to the modern era, she couldn't help but worry about Li Siqi. If she was really no longer in this world, she couldn't imagine how crazy Li Siqi would be now.
At night, the two lay on the bed. Li Siqi rarely touched Xu Yingying, but just held Xu Yingying in his arms and slept. Perhaps it was because he had such a beauty in his arms, Li Siqi felt at ease and fell asleep in a short while.