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Xue Feifei personally transported the pearls to the capital, weary from the journey. Just as she arrived at the palace gates, she was stopped and asked to open her box for inspection.
With a flick of her whip, she exclaimed, "How dare you! The contents of this box are pearls offered to the Empress Dowager. If even one is missing and she holds me accountable, who will take responsibility?"
The guards hesitated, but then a sharp voice interjected, "How dare you inspect items meant for the Empress Dowager? Let her pass!" The guards looked up to see it was Eunuch Wang, the chief eunuch close to the Empress Dowager.
Eunuch Wang bowed to Xue Feifei. "Lady Xue, with the young sovereign's untimely death, the Empress Dowager wishes to declare herself emperor. However, with rebels rising and lords in turmoil, it is clear that the Chancellor supports the former Crown Prince. The Empress Dowager's chambers are in disarray; she is counting on you for reassurance."
Understanding his meaning, Xue Feifei smiled silently and ordered her men to deliver the box to the Empress Dowager's quarters.
Before Xue Feifei could pay her respects, the Empress Dowager impatiently commanded her servants to open the box. If not for fearing public outcry and chaos, she would have eliminated any opposition regardless of the Chancellor's insistence. The rumors of regicide had not subsided; they had only intensified. With Yuwen Yuanjing dead, all that remained was to display his corpse outside the city gates, ensuring that those so-called righteous armies would surrender without a fight.
"You..." The Empress Dowager gasped in shock upon seeing who was inside the box. It was indeed Yuwen Yuanjing, but why... "You’re not dead? You’re not supposed to..." She turned her gaze toward Xue Feifei. "You..."
Before she could finish her sentence, the Chancellor had already surrounded the Empress Dowager's chambers with Imperial Guards.
"This wicked woman has committed regicide and tarnished the Crown Prince’s name; what punishment does she deserve?"
Xue Feifei turned around sweetly calling out, "Father..." Seeing the stunned expression on the Empress Dowager’s face, the Chancellor smiled faintly. "Didn’t expect this, did you? Before you sent Liu He to Penglai Guest House, I had already dispatched my daughter to the island disguised as Master of Ceremonies. This served two purposes: protecting the Crown Prince and seizing an opportunity."
Everything proceeded as planned. Meanwhile, Yuwen Yuanjing remained calm and wore a barely perceptible smile. When he was forced to drink poison in front of Liu He, he truly believed he was dying; little did he know that what he drank was actually a sleeping potion—everything was orchestrated so that the court would send a ship for Xue Feifei to bring him out under the guise of tribute.
"Ha ha! What a miscalculation." Realizing there was no way out, the Empress Dowager glanced at Yuwen Yuanjing and then at Xue Feifei before her gaze settled on the Chancellor. Drawing a guard’s sword, she took her own life.
As everything settled, Prime Minister Yuwen Yuanjing knelt down, and the crowd followed suit, bowing to the ground: "Long live the Emperor, long live, long live for eternity..."
The vast empire lay beneath his feet. Watching the subjects prostrate before him, Yuwen Yuanjing silently thought, "Father, you can finally rest in peace." He held back his tears, his expression solemn, and spoke in a commanding voice, "All rise."
*
Yuwen Yuanjing turned to Xue Feifei—no, it should be Wang Wanwan—and reproached her, "How dare you deceive me and pretend to be a fierce and terrifying figure to make me your pet?"
What he had not anticipated was that she was actually the Prime Minister's daughter. No wonder her actions seemed cruel on the surface; upon closer inspection, they appeared to carry a deeper meaning. She had not only evaded the Empress Dowager's scrutiny but had also successfully captured his heart.
Wang Wanwan lowered her head shyly. "I was forced by circumstances; I hope Your Majesty can forgive me."
"What if I say I am willing...?"
"What?"
"I am willing to be your pet." Yuwen Yuanjing said earnestly and affectionately.
"For a lifetime."
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