Quick Wear: Explosive Change! The cannon fodder female supporting role is done with it

Chapter 398 Cannon Fodder Substitute & Cold Tyrant 46-47
Lin Xiruo cried out involuntarily.

Lin Zhi smiled at her: "Sister. You said you didn't know this assassin, but she came with you." After a glance, she found that it was indeed the assassin in her memory.

Her previous guess was correct, Prince Rui did make some moves.

Fortunately, she had reminded Xiao Yuan that he was not injured, and the secret guards reacted quickly and caught him. She breathed a sigh of relief, as another threat had been eliminated.

The secret guard was knowledgeable and had searched the assassin's body and found many hidden weapons and poisons. The poison hidden in his mouth was also dug out. His jaw was removed and thrown on the ground to wait for Xiao Yuan to decide.

"Take him down and ask him clearly."

There were only a few people left in the hall, and the palace servants quickly brought in new tables and chairs. Now that she was already exposed, Lin Zhi no longer concealed herself. She sat down next to Xiao Yuan and asked him in a low voice if he was really okay.

Lin Xieruo stood in the center of the hall, her face turning paler as she watched the two people opposite her behaving intimately.

The emperor who was cold and ruthless in front of her, now spoke to Lin Zhi with a smile. His gloomy expression softened, and he even poured water for the woman with his own hands. If she still didn't understand at this moment that Xiao Yuan had already known about the replacement, then she would have lived in vain for so many years.

Thinking about how she used to think that Lin Zhi was favored because of her, and when she was so proud and warned Lin Zhi that everything she had now was due to her, was she laughing at herself in her heart?

The woman I saw in the imperial study last time must be her.

It was obvious that she had colluded with Xiao Yuan a long time ago. She and her mother asked for a replacement, but she did not refuse, but agreed.

Her anger rose up. This bitch had played her around.

Lin Zhi caught a glimpse of her glaring at her and raised her eyebrows slightly: "Sister, why are you so angry?"

Lin Xiruo spoke word by word: "You lied to me!"

She watched helplessly as Xiao Yuan kicked her out of the bedroom and made a fool of herself in the harem. She was unwilling to go to Xiao Yuan but was also bullied by the palace servants and encountered obstacles everywhere.

During this period of time, she has completely lost face.

But Lin Zhi was hiding in the imperial study, being intimate with Xiao Yuan. The look in his eyes when he looked at Lin Zhi was full of resentment. She had never experienced such a great humiliation in her life!
The smile on Lin Zhi's face gradually disappeared: "Sister, have you forgotten that it was you and Madam Meng who wanted to leave the palace to be with Prince Rui and exchanged your married sister with you? You threatened my aunt's life and forced me to enter the palace. It was obviously you and your mother who deceived His Majesty, and I was innocently implicated."

"Of course, there is also Prince Rui, who sent his concubine into the palace for you."

Lin Xieruo froze, and seeing Xiao Yuan's cold expression, she shuddered, and fear came over her whole body, and her face turned pale. Xiao Yuan had always been vindictive and cruel. Since she and her mother had schemed against him like this, he would never forgive the Lin family.

"No, your majesty, it's not like that, I."

When she met Xiao Yuan's ruthless eyes, her words were choked.

Lin Zhi smiled and said, "Although we are sisters, the Lin family did not raise me. Now you have brought assassins to kill His Majesty, and I can do nothing about it. However, sister, I still want to ask, how is my aunt?"

Stare into her eyes.

Lin Xiruo was a little afraid to look at him for a moment. Her mother's words that Aunt Li was burned to death were still ringing in her ears, but now she was being stared at by two pairs of eyes, so she could only bite the bullet and said, "Your biological mother is still in the mansion, of course."

If Linzhi knew that her biological mother had died long ago, she would definitely deal with her because she had the emperor's support.

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Zhi quickly stood up, walked in front of her, raised her hand and slapped her.

His eyes were cold: "Sister, you are lying. My mother was burned to death a long time ago."

Lin Xiruo was stunned and covered her face.

Suddenly I understood. No wonder she suddenly turned against us. It turned out that she had known about Aunt Li's death a long time ago, so she joined forces with the emperor to deal with her and the Lin family.

I couldn't help but say, "It wasn't my mother who did it. It was a fire at night. It has nothing to do with us."

It's her mother's bad luck, what does it have to do with them?

Lin Zhi laughed: "Haha, if the servants were dedicated and my aunt had a few more servants to serve her, then even if there was a fire, she would still be saved." Although Aunt Li had already gone to Jiangnan, if she stayed in the capital, she would still die if a fire really broke out.

Looking at Lin Xiruo coldly, "It's useless to say anything now. Although you and I are sisters, we are enemies. You even brought assassins here today. Sister, you should explain to Chief Steward Gao why you did this."

She turned and walked towards Xiao Yuan, who wiped away her tears with heartache and told Gao Peng to take the person away.

Lin Xieruo was shocked and quickly shouted that she was innocent. She said that she had selected the palace maid from the laundry department and did not know that she was an assassin. She asked His Majesty to investigate clearly.

But Xiao Yuan seemed not to hear it and took Lin Zhi into the back hall.

She was roughly dragged out by the palace servants, and she screamed miserably. Gao Peng had someone cover her mouth, looked at her and sneered: "Miss Lin, stop screaming. His Majesty knows everything you have done. You, the Lin family, are really tired of living. You dare to plot against His Majesty."

She ordered the palace servants: "Cover her face. How dare such a bitch share the same face with the Empress?"

Gao Peng looked at her and said, "Your Majesty really loves the Queen. You are dreaming of replacing her."

There was fear in Lin Xiruo's eyes. She kept shaking her head and soon her vision turned black.

He was carried away by several strong eunuchs.

Gao Peng followed her. Humph, he had to keep an eye on this woman personally, in case her lover, Prince Rui, got desperate and got the news and arrested her in prison.

The group was huge, and except for Lin Xiruo, all the palace maids who followed her were captured.

Another deputy steward also went to Cuiwei Palace and surrounded the palace tightly. All the palace servants were taken away for interrogation. The palace servants who saw this scene not far away were frightened and ran away quickly to tell their master.

Some concubines sent people to ask, but they were all scolded and dared not ask again.

That night, the entire harem was in unrest.

Lin Zhi slept soundly, but her dreams were filled with the scene of Xiao Yuan's death. When she woke up in the morning, she was still scared. Xiao Yuan held her in his arms and asked if she had a nightmare. She nodded, and then suddenly said, "Your Majesty, please get rid of Prince Rui as soon as possible."

Xiao Yuan came to his senses instantly. Lin Zhi had a gentle temper and rarely said directly that she wanted someone to die.

"Why? What happened?"

He thought to himself, could it be that King Rui had done something to bully her again? His eyes were vicious and he would definitely make him pay the price.

Lin Zhi snuggled up to him and said, "I dreamed that Your Majesty was killed by an assassin sent by King Rui. Your Majesty, King Rui is not a good man. You should kill him." She could not sleep peacefully without killing King Rui.

King Rui must die.

Xiao Yuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He actually dreamed that he was in trouble. His heart softened: "Don't think too much. Nothing will happen to me." Seeing that she was still frowning, he raised his hand and gently smoothed it down. "Okay, I promise to get rid of him within half a month."

Lin Zhi reluctantly said: "Okay." This time is acceptable.

Xiao Yuan's mouth corners raised.

The two were helped to get up by the palace servants. After breakfast, Xiao Yuan asked someone to call the imperial physician to take Lin Zhi's pulse.

The imperial physician released his hand and reported, "Your Majesty, the fetus in your womb is fine."

Xiao Yuan nodded. He didn't sleep well last night. He was thinking about her pregnancy. What if she was frightened by the assassin? It was fine. After the doctor left, he told her to let the palace maids do it and not to do it herself.

Lin Zhi nodded and was not worried. Her body was monitored systematically, and both she and the fetus were very healthy. However, for An Xiaoyuan's sake, she stayed in the palace and commanded the palace servants in everything.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Yuan assigned some more secret guards to the surrounding area.

Now he was almost on the verge of a falling out with King Rui, so just in case, he wanted to protect her in all aspects. Seeing her lying on the bed, he left with Gao Peng.

Some well-informed palace maids naturally learned that His Majesty had invited the imperial physician. Considering the commotion in Cuiwei Palace last night, the palace maid being arrested, and the master missing, they all wondered if something had happened to Concubine Yi or His Majesty?

While making guesses, he sent someone to ask the imperial physician.

The imperial physician concealed the news of Lin Zhi's pregnancy and only said that he was treating Concubine Yi.

The concubines were all confused. Wasn't Concubine Yi banished back to Cuiwei Palace by His Majesty and fell out of favor? Why did it seem that according to the imperial physician, His Majesty was treating her the same way as before?

With the intention of testing the situation, a concubine went to the emperor's bedroom and said that she came to pay a visit to Concubine Yi.

No one was seen. The palace maids said that the queen was not feeling well and needed to rest. They politely asked them to leave. Everyone nodded and left. After they left, they couldn't help but wonder, "So, this person has regained favor? She has even moved back to the emperor's bedroom."

They gnashed their teeth and cursed Lin Zhi for monopolizing His Majesty.

However, Lin Zhi didn't know and didn't care what they were thinking. Now that Lin Xieruo had been dealt with, only Prince Rui was left. She just waited patiently for news from Xiao Yuan.

Prince Rui was looking at the news about the assassin handed over by Gao Peng - there was no news, no matter how hard they tried, there was no solution. But that was normal, these assassins were brainwashed since childhood, and would rather die than utter a word.

"Just deal with it."

He didn't care, since there was no one else except Prince Rui.

Gao Peng hurriedly went to give instructions, and after coming back, he hesitated and asked Lin Xiruo what to do.

After all, she was a noble lady, so they didn't dare to execute her privately. When they simply questioned Lin Xiruo, she said something at the beginning because she was intimidated. Later, when she knew that they didn't dare to do it, she said nothing, which made him very angry.

It's no secret what Lin Xieruo said, His Majesty knows about their replacement.

"Keep it closed for now. I'll need it later."

Xiao Yuan turned to look at the collected records of Prince Rui's actions. Gao Peng had never seen these. His Majesty never allowed him to touch the memorials, so he waited obediently on the side.

Not long after, Xiao Yuan called his trusted ministers into the palace.

Several people discussed in the hall and told each other what happened last night. They all knew about the rebellion of King Rui and were very angry. They all thought that it must be King Rui who did it. After that, they read the letter one by one and said, "Your Majesty, the assassination failed last night. King Rui might retreat. Let's not wait any longer and lead the army to surround him directly."

Prince Rui is different from Your Majesty. To put it nicely, he is cautious and strategic, but to put it bluntly, he is a coward.

If faced with such a situation, their Majesty would take direct action, but given Prince Rui's temperament, he might shrink back and reassess the Majesty's ability again, choosing a very appropriate and effective opportunity before taking action.

I have to say, they told the truth.

In the plot, even though he had united all the ministers and had the army outside the capital, King Rui still chose to let the original owner drug Xiao Yuan, and only let the assassin take action when Xiao Yuan was unable to fight back.

They all looked down on King Rui.

These people were Xiao Yuan's original team and they believed in him very much.

Xiao Yuan nodded: "That's what I mean, but a fight is inevitable, so you all should be careful." He gave the orders one by one.

Now that the enemy is in the open and I am in the dark, the situation is even more favorable for them.

Soon, the ministers left and the capital and the palace began to make intensive arrangements.

Prince Rui waited all night and was waiting for news the next morning. He soon learned that the Emperor had invited an imperial physician, but soon found out that he had gone to take Concubine Yi's pulse. He instantly understood that even though he had failed last night, his royal brother was still alive and well.

He frowned and became more and more dissatisfied with Lin Xiruo, if she hadn't gotten involved with the Lin family.

If he hands this matter over to Lin Zhi, the success rate will definitely increase.

Ke Qing: "Your Highness, the assassin failed, and Concubine Yi..." They all knew that Prince Rui was deeply in love with Minister Lin's legitimate daughter. Although they heard that the one in the palace was not the real Concubine Yi, this was not made clear.

For the sake of the prince's face, he had to at least ask.

Prince Rui's face was very dark. He certainly couldn't tell others that the woman he had exchanged for had returned to the palace. Now, that woman was indeed the apple of his eye, but that was only in the past.

"Since His Majesty has hired a royal physician for her, it must be fine. We don't need to worry about it."

Because of his love for Lin Xieruo, he never thought that the emperor would abandon Lin Xieruo and fall in love with Lin Zhi, the concubine.

Ke Qing nodded: "Then should we take advantage of this opportunity to rebel, or wait for an opportunity?"

The ministers who were listening to this all offered suggestions. Some hoped that he would take the opportunity to start a rebellion, while others asked him to think it over and said that it was not appropriate to take action at the moment and it would be better to wait a little longer.

The latter was quickly scolded by the former for being timid and cowardly, and questioned whether he was sincere towards King Rui.

The ministers behind him blushed. They were forced into this, so naturally they hoped that King Rui would not implicate them.

The two sides had a heated argument.

Prince Rui felt a headache from the noise and his expression turned cold, and then everyone stopped talking with a hum.

King Rui frowned and thought. For some reason, he had a bad premonition. This premonition had helped him avoid danger many times. He asked his guards where the private army was. The guards said, "The letter said that they will arrive at midnight tonight."

King Rui relaxed his brows and said solemnly: "Then let's do it today!"

Some people smiled, while others were disheartened and had pale faces, listening to King Rui's arrangements. They could only hope that King Rui would succeed, otherwise their entire clans would definitely be exterminated by His Majesty.

For a time, the whole capital was in a state of panic and tension. Ordinary people closed their doors and windows before it got too dark. Soon, there was no one left on the streets. The cold wind blew up the snowflakes, making people in the houses feel chilly.

Some officials' residences also require guards, and the gates must be guarded tonight.

Everyone in the family, young and old, gathered in the living room, staring at the dark door nervously, as if they were looking at some horrible monster.

midnight,

There was a fire in the distance.

Then the streets were filled with the sounds of swords clashing and fighting. The mansion was surrounded and the people inside were so scared that they hugged each other tightly. The children's eyes widened in fear and they wanted to cry but their mouths were covered tightly.

They just surrounded them and no one rushed in.

After an unknown amount of time, the fighting stopped, the soldiers at the door withdrew, and the distance was still full of flames. Everyone finally went back to their rooms and fell asleep with peace of mind.