20demayo Chapter 483
Chapter 483
Of course, she wanted to!
Which emperor wouldn't dream of unifying the world and leaving a legacy that will last forever?
Jiang Xinyue whispered something into the emperor's ear, and the shock of her words was so great that it was the first time she saw the emperor’s eyes widen in a way that looked almost cute.
The New Year's banquet. The emperor and empress quarreled and left in anger, setting a tone of misfortune for the entire year in Great Yan.
This time, even the officials who had always defended Jiang Xinyue couldn't help but criticize her.
Yesterday, the empress of the Jin Kingdom and their diplomatic delegation were present. The empress was too reckless, not considering the occasion. Even in private... she should have shown the emperor some respect in front of so many people.
"Exactly! What will the Jin Kingdom think then? They might spread rumors that our emperor is a henpecked husband."
"It's all because the emperor spoils her too much. She’s been spoiled rotten. In ordinary households, a wife wouldn't dare to defy her husband, yet she..."
These were the comments made by the ministers who had gathered with the emperor for the New Year's reunion dinner. The emperor was grateful that the court session hadn't started yet, or else he couldn't imagine how much they would have hassled Xinyue.
Su Yanran pushed open the window, gazing at the sunny morning. The sunlight gradually climbed the palace walls, creating a breathtakingly beautiful scene that was different from what one would see in the Jin Kingdom's palace.
Had Jian Xi ever enjoyed such a beautiful sunrise in her own palace?
What’s the big deal about a dog?
Killing it is just killing it.
Why would one need to risk human life to atone for its death?
"Hei Yun, we need to find another way, a way that Jiang Xinyue won't suspect, to hypnotize her again."
That emperor isn't any better. My sister's death and the downfall of the Su family, this man bears an irrefutable blame.@@@@
Therefore, the best punishment for them is to make Jiang Xinyue kill the emperor, and then have the guards kill Jiang Xinyue.
That way, Great Yan will plunge into chaos, and Jin Kingdom can take the opportunity to invade and seize the capital.
But Jiang Xinyue, she will be dealt with personally.
"But that empress, she seems quite suspicious of me."
Hypnosis requires the subject to look at her and trust her. It's not something that can be interrupted, a complex process that even carries the risk of life.
Maybe that's why I got a slap yesterday.
The broken red cord left a bloody mark on her waist.
Xi Que thought he hadn't heard clearly, holding up two fingers: "I said, the emperor needs twenty handheld glass mirrors."
Her voice wasn't low, making it impossible for the head of the Internal Affairs Department to pretend he hadn't heard. He had to lead Xi Que to the small storeroom.
A woman in tight green clothing, wearing a green cloak, blended seamlessly with the trees.
She squinted her hawk-like eyes and jumped out of the Internal Affairs Department in a few quick steps, returning to the residence of the queen of Jin Kingdom.
Upon landing, her outfit instantly turned red: "My lady, Xi Que, Jiang Xinyue's personal maid, went to the Internal Affairs Department and requested over twenty mirrors."
As for what they intend to use them for, it's not clear yet.
"'Mirrors?'"
Su Yanran looked puzzledly at the woman in the black cloak: "Why would they need so many mirrors?"
Hei Yun, with her seemingly ordinary but captivating eyes, showed a hint of interest: "It seems the queen was right. The empress of Great Yan isn't an ordinary person. They must be planning to use the mirrors to turn the reflection on me, causing me to hypnotize myself."
This is indeed a good, one-hit solution.
The fact that someone in Great Yan has even a basic understanding of hypnosis is surprising to Hei Yun.
Is this person around Jiang Xinyue or the emperor?
They must be found and killed!
No one can know how to counter hypnosis.
"What do we do then?"
Su Yanran stood up excitedly: "You are my secret weapon."
If she gets counter-hypnotized by the people of Great Yan, then what's the point?
Hei Yun gave Su Yanran an assuring smile: "But, my lady, now the emperor of Great Yan and Jiang Xinyue are in the open, while we are in the dark. The outcome isn't set in stone."
Since she already knows how they plan to deal with her, Hei Yun certainly won't just sit back and let it happen.
The Jin Kingdom’s diplomatic delegation is all staying at the guesthouse, but only the queen of Jin Kingdom, citing the need to strengthen relations with Great Yan, stayed in the palace.
This was a deliberate design by the emperor and Jiang Xinyue; otherwise, in Great Yan's history, no foreign envoy has ever been allowed to stay in the palace.
Not even Jin Kingdom’s emperor, if he came personally, would be allowed.
The prestige of Great Yan cannot be tarnished by anyone.
But the people of Jin Kingdom don't see it that way. They believe that the emperor of Great Yan allowing their queen to stay in the palace of Great Yan is because Jin Kingdom and Great Yan have equal strength, so Great Yan dared not refuse.