Chapter 50: My Lady, I have you in the palm of my hand!

Lady Mingzhu was stunned; she had not expected Su Xuan to say such a thing.

Soon, she regained her composure. "Work for you? You had better worry about yourself first; Ji Wuye's retaliation will not be so simple."

Su Xuan said, "Are you concerned about me, My Lady?"

Lady Mingzhu smiled. "You could interpret it that way. I am merely worried that if you die, there will be no one left to provide me with the antidote."

"Since you fear my death, wouldn't it be better to come work for me and deal with Ji Wuye together?" Su Xuan climbed up the pole, continuing to tease Lady Mingzhu.

Lady Mingzhu gave another faint smile, neither agreeing nor refusing.

She placed the parcel she was carrying on the ground, then turned and left.

Before coming to Su Xuan, she knew that with her strength, killing him was an impossible task.

She could have used the Han Wang to deal with Su Xuan.

Although Su Xuan was highly favored by the Han Wang, it was not as if she were not a favored concubine herself; she had many insidious methods within the palace to deal with him.

Yet she did not do so—not because it was unnecessary, but because she could not.

After all, the poison Su Xuan had planted in her body still remained, and until it was neutralized, she was forced to be under his control.

Even if she could deal with Su Xuan using those insidious methods,

if Su Xuan were to become desperate and drag her down with him, the cost would outweigh the gains.

Thus, Su Xuan was right; she did not intend to complete the task Ji Wuye had assigned. The reason she came here was merely to test Su Xuan once more. Of course, coming here for no reason would inevitably arouse his suspicion.

Therefore, just like last time, she brought some precious medicinal herbs as a gift for Su Xuan.

She intended to use soft tactics to numb him.

As a result, she had not expected Su Xuan to be so wise, seeing through her thoughts and her purpose at a single glance.

Su Xuan even knew her secrets.

This caused her to grow wary.

Watching Lady Mingzhu leave, Su Xuan waited until she had disappeared before opening the parcel she had left behind, looking at the many precious herbs inside.

"We're old acquaintances, why bring gifts!"

He muttered to himself, but still accepted the gifts.

Then, thinking of Lady Mingzhu's attitude—neither refusing nor agreeing—

he said softly, "The reason you have been slow to make up your mind is because you have not yet fully recognized reality, and thus you harbor wishful thinking!"

"My Lady, do you know? I have you in the palm of my hand!"

Lady Mingzhu was skilled in medicine and poisonous insects, and even better at illusions. With her graceful figure and charming appearance, she was a rare auxiliary talent. Su Xuan could not help but harbor the thought of taking her for his own use.

As for her refusal,

Su Xuan did not care for the moment.

Ultimately, it was due to the influence of traditional concepts.

In Lady Mingzhu's perception, Ji Wuye's power was vast, and her cousin Bai Yifei was omnipotent. Even if Su Xuan had unique methods, he was definitely no match for Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei, so naturally, she would not choose to work for him.

Therefore, Su Xuan decided to let Lady Mingzhu recognize reality.

Whether it was Ji Wuye or Bai Yifei, to him, they were nothing more than frogs at the bottom of a well.

The so-called Nightfall was merely the Nightfall of this tiny patch of land in the State of Han; beyond this Nightfall, there was a vast world.

Since the Ghost Soldier Pay Case,

Xinzheng City had gradually returned to calm.

No more murders had occurred.

For many officials who hoped for peace, this was a good thing.

At least, Chancellor Zhang Kaidi no longer had to worry about the lost military pay and could finally sleep well.

But for Ji Wuye, his mood had not improved; on the contrary, it had become even worse.

After Emerald Tiger was executed as the scapegoat for the pay case, the furious Ji Wuye had sent a message to the Tide Enchantress, ordering her to find an opportunity to kill Su Xuan.

He had been waiting for good news from the Tide Enchantress.

As it turned out, the latest news she sent back was that Su Xuan's strength was profound and she could not succeed.

This made Ji Wuye fly into a rage. What do you mean you cannot succeed?

I told you to kill Su Xuan; did I really mean for you to act like an assassin and go assassinate him?

As a favored concubine of the Han Wang, you could completely use other methods to deal with Su Xuan.

For example, by using the hand of the Han Wang.

Ji Wuye was very dissatisfied with the Tide Enchantress.

Deep down, he became increasingly convinced that this was because Bai Yifei was not in the court, and thus the Tide Enchantress was paying lip service to his orders.

But since Lady Mingzhu had said so, he was truly helpless.

If Su Xuan left the palace, he could arrange for Nightfall assassins to finish him off.

The key was that Su Xuan stayed in the palace, and it was not easy for Nightfall assassins to infiltrate the palace.

The Tide Enchantress, who had great influence in the palace, had chosen to do the bare minimum.

As long as Su Xuan was alive, his mood would not improve.

And soon, another piece of news reached his ears, making his mood even worse.

Liu Yi was dead!

Liu Yi was the current Left Sima, an adjutant in charge of military administration and military taxes, holding a high position in the military. On that day, he was able to successfully replace the one hundred thousand taels of gold in military pay, and besides bribing the two princes, Lord Longquan and Lord Anping, who were escorting the pay, Liu Yi had also contributed significantly.

As it turned out, he was now dead.

Killed by a mysterious person in his own mansion.

This meant that after losing Emerald Tiger, his capable subordinate in the civilian sector, he had now lost a capable subordinate in the court.

Ji Wuye was immediately enraged.

He expressed unprecedented determination before the Han Wang, submitting a petition to the King to thoroughly investigate the matter.

Earlier, during the Ghost Soldier Pay and Ghost God Death-Summons cases, although he had recommended Zhang Kaidi as the chief investigator, in essence, he wanted to use that matter to drag Zhang Kaidi into the mud and put him to death.

Now, he truly wanted to find out the truth and find the murderer of Liu Yi.

The Han Wang was not surprised by Ji Wuye's attitude; after all, Liu Yi was a military man, and it was understandable for Ji Wuye, as the Grand General, to be so agitated by Liu Yi's death.

Investigate, of course, it must be investigated.

A current Left Sima being killed in his own mansion—this was not like the earlier Ghost God Death-Summons case, which anyone with eyes could see was man-made.

Just what kind of madman was so bold as to dare to kill the current Left Sima?