The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Chapter 349 Gunpowder

Fang Yuaner looked at Xie Run with her overly dark eyes, and spoke in a sonorous and powerful voice.

"You're so smart, but when you saw her repeatedly causing trouble for me, didn't you have any doubts?"

After knowing each other for a long time, this was the first time that Xie Run received praise from Fang Yuaner.

However, she couldn't laugh now.

Fang Yuaner actually didn't care about Xie Run's reaction.

She said to herself, "I also suspect that she is the dead Wan Linlang, who has changed her face and is continuing to oppose me."

"Wan Linlang is allergic to peanuts and doesn't normally eat them. I had someone put ground peanuts in her meals, but she still noticed."

"That time you saw me arguing with her in the Imperial Garden, and she punished me by making me kneel down. It was simply because I deliberately bumped into her and sprinkled peanut powder on her clothes to test whether she was allergic to peanut powder."

Xie Run didn't say anything.

She thought of Fang Yuan'er and Concubine Li walking hand in hand by the Imperial Lake. They had an argument, and someone shouted "There's a snake," and then they both fell into the water.

It was probably because the peanut powder was not tested that Fang Yuaner did the next thing.

Fang Yuaner looked at Xie Run quietly: "You guessed it too? When you reminded me of those words when I fell into the water for the third time, I knew you had doubts too."

Xie Run said nothing and just listened quietly to Fang Yuaner.

Fang Yuaner: "That time she fell into the water, I was sure she was Wan Linlang!"

When saying this, Fang Yuan'er was very calm, without any pride or hatred in her heart for discovering the true face of her enemy.

"Do you know what I found out?!"

"Concubine Li can actually swim!" Fang Yuan'er curled her lips in a sneer. "Rakshasa Country is located on the edge of the desert. How could she, a princess living deep in the palace, know how to swim?!"

"People's instincts when they are on the verge of death cannot be deceived!"

Fang Yuaner had people release snakes to scare people, but it was just a trick.

What she really wanted to test was whether Concubine Li could swim.

It is impossible for a princess who grew up in the Rakshasa Kingdom to swim.

Just like a fisher girl living by the sea cannot possibly know how to survive in the desert.

Fang Yuaner's voice deepened a bit, "Concubine Li can't swim, but Wan Linlang can!"

So from that time on, Fang Yuaner was certain that Concubine Li was Wan Linlang.

Xie Run sorted out his thoughts before asking, "So, was it you who poisoned the banquet?"

If Fang Yuaner confirmed Concubine Li's identity, with new and old grudges accumulated together, it is not impossible for her to take the opportunity to seek revenge.

The smile on Fang Yuaner's face froze, and she looked at Xie Run with a complicated look.

There are guards guarding the prison.

Fang Yuaner knew that everything she said to Xie Run today would reach the emperor's ears.

She chuckled silently, "Yes, I did."

Xie Run frowned, feeling that something was not right with Fang Yuaner.

Saying this now feels like a broken jar.

Fang Yuaner: "I want Wan Linlang dead, but I'm not stupid enough to leave such an obvious handle on Qiu Wu."

"Someone wants me dead."

Fang Yuaner stared at Xie Run and asked word by word, "Empress Zhaode, who do you think wants me dead?"

For a moment, Xie Run almost forgot how to breathe.

Her mind seemed to be frozen, but she was very rational and clear.

Who wants Fang Yuaner to die?

Of course, it was the person who convicted Fang Yuaner without saying a word and sent her to the Sky Prison!

Xie Run's voice was exceptionally gentle compared to the gloomy atmosphere of the prison. "You want me to save you, but I don't have the ability to do so."

"You poisoned and murdered a concubine in public. During the time of the Emperor Retired, the concubines in the palaces competed fiercely for favor, but no one dared to do such a brazen act."

"Not to mention me, even the emperor and empress can't protect you."

Fang Yuaner's dark eyes fell on her.

She didn't ask for help, but only said, "As long as I'm here, Wan Linlang's hands will be confined to Chonghua Palace."

"Without me, who among you would be her opponent?"

"Do you really think you can hide in the Showa Palace and live a happy life?" Fang Yuan'er was so excited that she accidentally let out a word, "The emperor has another beloved person in his heart. If he meets her, he will give up the throne of empress."

"You will be the highest-ranking official by then, and you will have a healthy prince. How can your fate be good?!"

"The path you are taking now is nothing more than the old path we have taken."

The more Fang Yuaner spoke, the heavier her heart felt.

She suddenly chuckled: "When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked. The emperor is really cold-hearted."

Xie Run said slowly: "Gong Chongyi, what are you talking about?"

"You speak so brazenly...you really are risking your life!"

Xie Run seemed frightened by Fang Yuaner's words. He looked at her with wide eyes for a moment, then turned around and left, holding up his skirt.

Fang Yuaner cursed the emperor in the prison and really didn't want to live anymore.

Xie Run left in a hurry. When he got out of the prison, he subconsciously looked up, but was stimulated by the light above his head and subconsciously closed his eyes.

She raised her hand and felt a tear at the corner of her eye.

Xie Run smiled, wiped it casually, and took Xiao Shu back to Showa Palace.

When he arrived at the Showa Palace, Xie Run sent people out to inquire about the news of the war in the previous dynasty.

Chun Juan got the news as soon as possible and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that a capable man under General Hua developed a fire weapon. It was used in the battle between the two armies and was invincible."

"Our Yu Dynasty has won several games in a row and captured three cities from the Xia Dynasty!"

Chunjuan was a palace maid in the Yu Dynasty. When she heard the news, her blood was boiling with excitement.

Xie Run's smile was somewhat difficult.

Fire artifact? !

When Xie Run heard this word, he thought of the word gunpowder.

After asking more carefully, Xie Run was sure that it was correct.

Fang Yuaner actually gave the emperor the formula for gunpowder?!

When did this happen?

Xie Run tried hard to recall, and suddenly remembered that when Fang Yuaner and Hua Yu were fighting for the palace, the emperor granted Fang Yuaner's wish and let her live in Chonghua Palace and take charge of the palace alone.

Xie Run was puzzled at the time, thinking that Fang Yuan'er had secretly done something good for the emperor, but who knew that she actually took out the formula for gunpowder!

Xie Run's heart was beating so fast that it seemed like it was about to jump out of his chest.

She thought of Fang Yuan'er's words, "When the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked."

When something as powerful as gunpowder appeared, Fang Yuaner was actually not far from death.

Xie Run slowly closed his eyes, digesting the news he had received one after another today.

Sky Prison——

As soon as Xie Run left, the emperor came down with his men.

When Fang Yuaner heard the footsteps, she thought Xie Run had changed his mind and came to find her.

When he turned his head and saw the bright yellow dragon robe, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and finally turned into a sneer.

"Is the Emperor here to reward me with an intact corpse?"

Perhaps she was prepared to die, as Fang Yuaner spoke particularly boldly.

Emperor: "I will not kill you."

Fang Yuaner suddenly burst into laughter, her laughter was a little crazy, and tears suddenly appeared in her eyes.

In a trance, countless images flashed through her mind.

It seemed as if there was once a woman in this dungeon who looked exactly like her, also laughing madly with a look of helplessness and disappointment.

In the end, he was killed by a glass of poisoned wine.

Fang Yuan'er was laughing, but suddenly she couldn't laugh anymore, her face was filled with shock and fear.

That person was Fang Yuaner from the previous life.

He lived two lives, his soul changed, but in the end he ended up with the same fate.

Fang Yuan'er was so shocked that she was speechless for a moment.

The emperor had no idea what she was thinking. He just stood there with his hands behind his back, his brows furrowed.

After an unknown amount of time, Fang Yuan'er finally raised her eyes and looked at the emperor with a complicated expression, "Your Majesty is truly cold and heartless to the extreme."

"I didn't ask Qiu Wu to poison me, but she did it, and she even used her own death to condemn me."

"Qiu Wu was sent from Chuxiu Palace. The Empress personally handled her. I'm curious to know who she belongs to."

During the Queen's birthday banquet, the Emperor had Fang Yuan'er imprisoned in the Sky Prison with just one sentence.

At that moment, she guessed that Qiu Wu was the emperor's person, bribed by the emperor to kill her!

Fang Yuaner did want to plot against Concubine Li, but she used other methods to poison Concubine Li's food, leaving no obvious traces.

He was not so cruel as to use the poison of Hedinghong to directly take Concubine Li's life.

As a result, Qiu Wu betrayed her and directly accused her of poisoning the concubines in the harem, leaving her with no choice but to die.

When Fang Yuan'er looked at the emperor, there was resentment, disgust, and unwillingness in her eyes, but no love.

The emperor saw clearly that from the beginning to the end, Fang Yuaner only wanted power.

Even if they are vying for favor, it is only to seek a higher position and greater power.

How could he keep a woman like this by his side and serve her?