The noble lady who wears books has to fight monsters and upgrade

Chapter 498 Abdication

Princess He Rui saw that Concubine Lu did not refute, so she did not question her directly.

Now everything has become a foregone conclusion, and there is no way we won’t save him even if we find out the whole story.

Whether Concubine Lu knew it or not did not have much impact on the current situation.

After all, her mother, the Queen Mother, the Concubine Lu in front of her, and herself were all pawns in the hands of her father.

Now, he has become a pawn of Emperor Yong'an.

He Rui then said calmly,

"You may as well ask my brother why he is like this. However, my lady is always smart, so I am sure she is familiar with what my brother has done."

"My father is thinking that if the blood curse comes true, then I will be in charge of the country. Because I am a woman, I am also considered a member of my husband's family to the people, and the country will definitely be inherited by my husband's descendants in the future. In this way, it can be considered a change of ownership. But after all, the country after the change of ownership still has the blood of my Zhou family!"

"But once the trend became clear, I had to replace my brother, but he was unwilling to accept my father's arrangement. So, he made it impossible for me to have my own offspring, so that in the future I would have to pass the throne to his son, and then to his descendants! In this way, he just went around in circles through me! He and his descendants can still hold the throne firmly!"

At this point, He Rui sneered,
"Unfortunately, my brother planned everything, but he didn't expect the blood curse to backfire so badly!"

"That's right. The Duke of Li's family was at his mercy. How could he ever take the Duke of Li's family seriously?"

"He takes other people's kindness as folly, and other people's generosity as stupidity."

"He watched coldly as families were torn apart, and turned a blind eye as others were framed and bullied!"

"He thinks that since there is no blood on his hands, he is innocent! The bad things were done by Concubine Jiao and her gang, while he is upright and innocent!"

"I bother!"

"retribution!"

Princess He Rui suddenly smiled. Her face, slightly marked by the traces of time, was still bright and elegant, like a cheerful big child.

In Mingrui Palace, Concubine Han De seemed to have aged a lot overnight.

When the Fourth Prince woke up, blood suddenly flowed from his mouth and nose, and then he fell into a coma!

The imperial physician was at a loss.

Concubine Han De was so panicked that she didn't know what to do and was thinking of asking the emperor for help.

However, she was stopped by the Queen and Concubine Shangguan Shu who came rushing over after hearing the news. The Queen looked at Concubine Han De with complicated eyes.
"Sister Defei, Your Majesty, now you are just like Xiao Si."

Concubine Han De's mind went blank, and none of the palace maids around her could hold her up, so she fell to her knees on the ground.

She felt that she did not understand the meaning of the queen's words at all. She seemed to understand every word, but she did not understand the combination of them at all.

"What, like, Xiao Si?"

"Same as what?"

"Who is the same as Xiao Si?"

Concubine Shangguan Shu couldn't bear it, so she stepped forward and helped Concubine Han De up with the palace maids.

"Sister Defei, the emperor, Xiao Si, and several princes in the palace are all in trouble!"

Concubine Han De was greatly surprised. She looked at the Queen in disbelief.

"My lady, why? Why is this happening? Could it be, could it be, could it be——?"

The Queen nodded.

"De Fei, you guessed right. The blood curse has backfired!"

Concubine Han De staggered back and forth, and then she lost her balance and fell onto her chair.

"How could this happen? Didn't they say that it would only happen to the prince? How could Xiao Si do this?"

Concubine Han De suddenly realized something. She rushed over and grabbed the queen's skirt tightly.
"My queen, do you have a solution? Please save Xiao Si!"

"The emperor is ill now. You are the master of the harem. Please issue an imperial decree to allow the granddaughter of Duke Li to enter the palace to save Xiao Si!"

The Queen let Concubine Han hold her skirt and shook her head slowly.
"It's too late. The backlash of the blood curse was caused by the Ji sisters. Not to mention that once the backlash occurs, Ji Yin's blood has lost its use. Otherwise, why do you think I reluctantly sent the prince away back then?" "Then, then, what should we do? Do Xiao Si and the others have to be sent away as well?"

The Queen and Concubine Shangguan looked at each other, sighed softly, and said no more.

At this moment, even if you send him away, it will be of no use.

At that time, there was a dispute between Emperor Yong'an and the Crown Prince. Emperor Yong'an was furious and almost wanted to kill the Crown Prince!
At this moment, Emperor Yong'an and the Crown Prince fell into a coma at the same time.

The prince, who woke up first, knew that this was the "father-son fratricide" mentioned in the "blood curse".

For the sake of royal dignity and the stability of the court, the prince left a letter and traveled far away.

The Queen knew that the Prince had most likely gone to the Suogu tribe, or that he might be searching for the heir of "Qiyaoling" in the hope of finding the miraculous medicine that could lift the "blood curse"...

Just like the old lady of Duke Li back then.

In Chunhui Palace.

Concubine Lu's expression had returned to calm.

"Back then, Grandpa Taizu and the ancestors of several dukes established the order of succession, but Duke Li was unwilling to participate. Duke Li only wanted to protect his family and the people, and did not want to get involved in the throne."

"Your father and brother are becoming more and more suspicious of Duke Li!"

"In order to reassure the royal family, the old lady of the Duke of Li went through untold hardships to find the successor of the "Wonderful Medicine Ridge", but she was unable to find the successor of the "Shenmeng Valley" anyway. Therefore, she only made a medicine to free the Duke of Li's Mansion from the "Blood Curse" and freed the Duke of Li's Mansion from the "Blood Curse" on her own."

"But because this cycle of the 'blood curse' is related to the 'Treasure Tower', and your father did not want to give up the 'Treasure Tower', after learning about this, he secretly poisoned Ji Yin's mother."

"Ji Yin has become the only person in the Duke of Li's Mansion who is related to the "blood curse"!"

There was no emotion in He Rui's eyes. Perhaps all this was not unfamiliar to her. The late emperor considered He Rui as a backup candidate to rule the country, so he must not hide too much from He Rui.

Or maybe He Rui is not interested in this!
In my father's eyes and heart, there is only the country and himself.

Only Queen Wu felt sorry for her only daughter. However, Queen Wu had passed away long ago, and He Rui had no one to worry about in this world.

No matter how powerful the “blood curse” is, it cannot move He Rui at all!

Even so, because of the "blood curse", Princess He Ruichang has the possibility of becoming the "Empress".

But these are not what He Rui wants!
Although Emperor Yong'an appears to be kind on the outside, he is actually very cruel and vicious.

Especially after several generations of accumulation, the emperor's meanness and ingratitude reached its peak with him.

When Emperor Yong'an was young, his "evil thoughts" were so strong that they triggered the backlash of the "blood curse". In order to suppress the "blood curse", he needed to use the blood of his brothers and descendants.

However, gradually, the brothers' blood lost its effectiveness.

At the same time, as the backlash of the "blood curse" became stronger, Emperor Yong'an needed more and more blood, and it was becoming purer and purer!

The blood of offspring becomes the only option.

However, whether it was because of the "blood curse" or because the princes inherited Emperor Yong'an's ruthlessness in their blood, "evil thoughts" began to appear in the princes!
Emperor Yong'an discovered that if the viciousness of the princes' "evil thoughts" became closer to his own, the princes' blood would begin to have no effect on him.

For example, the second prince!

For example, the third prince!

Another example……

Later, Emperor Yong'an simply gave up the prince and turned to the princess!

When Princess Tong'an was young, she accidentally took a drug that was meant to poison Concubine Shangguan Shufei, which caused her blood to become useless.

Princess Ning'an's mother was from the Sugu tribe, and had a natural advantage in breaking the "blood curse". Therefore, Princess Ning'an eventually became the only source of the "antidote".

Concubine Lu closed her eyes in despair. After a long while, she opened her wet eyes and looked at Princess He Rui.

"He Rui, please save him again! I beg you!"

"The imperial seal is here with me. I will draft the abdication edict right now. It will take effect immediately after the emperor wakes up!"