Chapter 187 That Was Not My Will

Chapter 187 That Was Not My Will

If you want her to disappear, then let's all die together!

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In early winter, Tijuana was blanketed in a thin layer of snow.

When the snow stopped, Xie Chengze would take out his child's bow, aim at the bullseye, and practice tirelessly, arrow after arrow.

His little footprints were all over the snow.

Meanwhile, Shen Nanzi and Ye Shuyin walked through the thin snow to the palace; she was going to report the good news to Mo Lanxing.

Upon hearing that Lady Xue was requesting an audience, Mo Lanxing, who was in the Xuanzheng Hall, immediately granted permission.

The moment Shen Nanzi entered Xuanzheng Hall, the Queen had already prepared food for them.

The queen was simmering a clear ginseng chicken soup, steaming hot and with a rich, fragrant aroma. A thin layer of oil floated on top, making it look incredibly appetizing.

She personally slipped a poison into the jujube.

How could she let someone else do this? If it went wrong, there wouldn't be a second chance.

She not only personally placed the poison, but also personally delivered it outside the Xuanzheng Hall.

She wanted to stand outside the Xuanzheng Hall and hear with her own ears the painful cries of Mo Lanxing and Madam Xue.

Inside the hall, Shen Nanzi stood below with Ye Shuyin, while Mo Lanxing asked without even looking up.

"What good news is it?"

Shen Nanzi said, "Your Majesty, I am afraid that the walls may have ears."

Mo Lanxing raised her eyes and gestured for everyone around her to leave.

The queen, standing outside the palace, saw that all the palace servants inside had left and the door had been closed.

Her fingertips, holding the food tray, were white, and her face showed undisguised hatred.

Mo Lanxing was truly bewitched by Madam Xue, and actually had an affair with her in the Xuanzheng Hall.

Today, you will all go and eke out a living with King Yama!

She handed the food tray to a palace guard, saying, "Take it in for His Majesty and Lady Xue to drink in a moment."

The chicken soup on the plate was still being warmed in a cauldron, with a small flame burning underneath, which swayed in the wind and made a slight 'sizzling' sound, filling the air with its aroma.

She stared at the Xuanzheng Hall with a look that suggested she was looking at a dead person.

Once they are all dead, her daughter will become the female ruler of Fang Shuo, and she will be able to leave the palace and assist the young ruler.

From now on, Fang Shuo will be hers, and her fate will no longer be controlled by anyone else.

Inside the Xuanzheng Hall, Mo Lanxing raised her head. "Now you can speak, go ahead!"

Shen Nanzi, holding the secret letter, walked to Mo Lanxing's side: "The weapons Your Majesty requested are on their way. Please take a look. This is the first shipment."

Mo Lanxing took it, unfolded it, and looked at it.

Shen Nanzi looked at him, and for some reason, she felt a little sad.

During the time we spent together, although he had some of the arrogance of a monarch, he had no other vices.

Everyone is complex, a mixture of good and bad.

Shen Nanzi herself is not a purely good person; she does everything for her own benefit.

If he hadn't murdered Ye Shuyin, he would have been a good ruler who cared for his country and its people.

There was a noise outside the door, and Mo Lanxing told him to come in.

Shen Nanzi heard the footsteps behind her and her heart jumped.

She glanced at Ye Shuyin, whose eyes were also filled with complex emotions.

The guards placed the food tray on Mo Lanxing's table, with two warming cauldrons placed side by side: "Your Majesty, this was sent by the Queen. She is still waiting outside for you to finish drinking."

"There's another bowl for Madam Xue."

The aroma of chicken soup wafted through the hall. Mo Lanxing looked at the chicken soup in the warming cauldron, and then at the two warming cauldrons.

A hint of doubt and hesitation flashed in his eyes, but in the end he picked up a cauldron and placed it in front of him.

Then he said to Shen Nanzi, "Take this and drink it."

Shen Nanzi paused for a moment, then stepped forward, looking at the chicken soup in the cauldron. Her fingertips touched the cauldron, feeling its warmth.

"Let's eat here. It's the Queen's thoughtfulness." Mo Lanxing said, having already taken a sip of chicken soup.

Shen Nanzi's eyes flickered slightly. He drank it, and Mo Lanxing was going to die.

A wave of sorrow washed over her, and she felt like an executioner, watching Mo Lanxing walk step by step toward death.

"Drink up! The Queen's chicken soup is excellent," Mo Lanxing urged, seemingly without doubt that the Queen would kill him.

Mo Lanxing scooped up the red date from the cauldron, and Shen Nanzi turned to look at Ye Shuyin.

As Ye Shuyin walked, he tore off the fake beard covering his face.

"Mo Lanxing, you're so stupid, don't you know this chicken soup is poisoned?"

Mo Lanxing stopped his wrist; the red date on the spoon in his hand had already been swallowed.

He put down the soup spoon, which made a crisp clinking sound as it struck the warm pot.

"Ye Shuyin!"

Shen Nanzi was slightly taken aback. How did Mo Lanxing know that his name was Ye Shuyin?

Isn't Ye Shuyin his alias?

"You didn't expect I'd still be alive, did you?" Ye Shuyin looked at the chicken soup. "They chased me like that, leaving me no way out, my dear brother!"

elder brother?

Shen Nanzi looked at him in confusion. Wasn't he her older brother?

Her heart skipped a beat. Had Ye Shuyin lied to her?

Ye Shuyin gently stroked Shen Nanzi's hair, seemingly to comfort her.

"You colluded with the Queen?" Mo Lanxing's breathing was already rapid, and her hands were tightly gripping the edge of the table, clearly indicating that the poison was taking effect.

Ye Shuyin shook his head, "I wouldn't deign to cooperate with her!"

"She killed you with her own hands, brother. You never expected that you would die at the hands of your queen."

Mo Lanxing's eyes were already red, and black blood was flowing from her nose. "Why doesn't she believe me?"

"Because I disguised myself as you, she suspected that you and Madam Xue were having an affair." Ye Shuyin looked at Shen Nanzi and put his arm around her shoulder.

"She is my wife, and everything she does is for me."

Mo Lanxing's neck veins bulged, and he raised his bloodshot eyes, "I knew it! Why would my queen kill me? It turns out she fell for your trap."

Ye Shuyin sneered, "Brother, don't blame me. The Fate Master said that I can only survive if I become a king."

“It was you, it was you who forced me into this situation. None of these paths were my choice. You forced me into this predicament.”

Mo Lanxing's eyes were bloodshot, and large beads of sweat dripped from her forehead due to the pain.

"That wasn't my intention either. Who let you appear?"

Ye Shuyin gave a bitter laugh, placing his hands on the table. "Yes! We are twins, born into royalty, so only one of us can live."

“I am the younger brother, and I deserve to die. My soft-hearted mother threw me to my aunt’s side.”

"I'm perfectly fine, why did they bring me back?"

"You're sick, so you remember me, the abandoned child! You've brought me back here!"

Ye Shuyin tapped the table with his well-defined knuckles. "I'm already ten years old, and I only just found out that I'm actually Fang Shuo's prince."

"Whether you're a prince, bear the name of Mo Lanxing, or accept everything from you, you only received your parents' love at the age of ten. Do you know how surprised and delighted I was?"

“Sometimes I’m glad that you were sick, because that’s why I had this opportunity. So I’m afraid that my parents will look down on me and think I’m not as good as you.”

"They say you're obedient, so I'll be obedient like you."

"They say you are intelligent, so I study hard, just to be worthy of the name Mo Lanxing."

"But what did I get in the end?"

Mo Lanxing stared at him, her eyes wide with pain, her lips turning blue, and her throat tightening.

"That wasn't my intention."