latelenovela Chapter 456: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (206)
Chapter 456: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (206)
Chapter 456: The Imperial Concubine Is Pure and Elegant (206)
Wu Lan stood with her hands behind her back and said calmly, "Just what?"
The fake eunuch hesitated and said, "Young Master, if the princess gives birth to a child that we don't want, you can choose to switch the babies. But if this woman also gives birth to a daughter, our plan will go awry. Or if the princess gives birth to a boy and no longer needs the child in this woman's womb, should I get rid of her?"
"Why? You've been with this woman for so long that you've developed feelings for her, and you can't bear to kill her?"
Wu Lan stared at the man intently, and her cold eyes made the man kneel down.
The man knelt on the ground and said hurriedly, "I am a mouthful, sir. Please calm down. I am loyal to you and the Wu Clan, and I have absolutely no sympathy for that woman. I just want to clarify something so that I don't miss your important task."
Wu Lan really didn't want this man to ruin her plans, so she asked him to get up and explained:
"This woman was arranged in advance by the old clan leader, ready for emergency use. The young clan leader originally used this chess piece, thinking that if the third princess died in childbirth and gave birth to a baby other than a boy, the baby would be swapped, and the young clan leader would raise the second princess's son, thus securing a foothold in the Liang Palace. Who would have thought that the young clan leader would meet with such an unexpected fate..."
The man hadn't expected the young chieftain to be involved in this. He choked up and said, "The old chieftain is very far-sighted, and the young chieftain is extremely intelligent. If she were here, our Wu Clan would definitely wipe out the other two nations."
"Yes! Many years ago, the old patriarch had the king make plans to plant spies around the powerful people of Liang State. Unfortunately, the War King at that time was brave and good at fighting, but also very ruthless. He eliminated all the spies planted around him. After the War King ascended the throne, he eliminated a large number of secret agents in the palace, causing us heavy losses. Now we have finally managed to rebuild our power, but it is extremely difficult."
The man hated Emperor Liang Sheng so much that his teeth itched. He said angrily, "This Emperor Liang is such a nuisance! If it weren't for him, we might have invaded Liang State long ago!"
Wu Lan didn't agree. She understood that even a centipede could die but its limbs would not be cut off. Moreover, a country as prosperous as Liang was not something they could destroy at will.
If the Ji Kingdom had not suffered a defeat, the young clan leader and the third princess would not have come to marry, even though this was also discussed by the clan leader and the king, who wanted to use the two princesses to restrain Emperor Liang and muddy the waters in the Liang Palace.
Perhaps it was the recognition she received from the man that made Wu Lan, who was being bullied by Ji Wei, want to vent. She continued:
"Although it is difficult to place people around Emperor Liang, his other two brothers, Prince Huai and Prince Jia, are not so vigilant. They have placed our people around them, both male and female, and this woman is one of them. She is pregnant with Prince Huai's child. I think the nephew and uncle look somewhat similar, so maybe it will be useful." The man nodded, but he was worried that the woman would give birth to a baby girl. If it was a girl, there would be no need to exchange the baby.
After all, in Ji State, women could not become emperors, so the fake eunuch did not think that there would be any accidents in Liang State.
The royal family of Ji State is supported by the Wu Clan, and the clan leaders of the Wu Clan are all women. The eldest princess can be the young clan leader of the Wu Clan and have a high status in the Wu Clan, but she cannot become the ruler of Ji State and will always be inferior to the prince.
What's more, Liang State was a country where no woman had ever become emperor. Even if Emperor Liang died without leaving any princes, the fake eunuch felt that they would not go to great lengths to support the little princess born to Concubine Ji to be a puppet empress. It would be better to take advantage of the chaos and kill the royal bloodline of Daliang directly, which might be more beneficial to their Ji State.
Wu Lan said confidently, "Since I asked you to bring her in, I've made preparations. You should trust the old patriarch's methods. She's taken medicine, so if she doesn't give birth, it's fine. If she does, it'll definitely be a boy! But this medicine will kill the mother but keep the child. She'll definitely die if she gives birth." The man looked at Wu Lan in shock. "Don't bother, this... isn't this too insidious?"