Robert Wilson
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177 Poison V Yang Lingxin scowled in annoyance when the noise coming from outside disturbed her rest. She was feeling good and was about to fall asleep while getting a shoulder massage, however, the disturbance coming from outside ruined her peace. The maid noticed the change in her expression and could see that she was looking visibly annoyed. She wiped her hands with her clothes and volunteered to go outside to see what was going on and discipline other servants to keep quiet and maintain silence…-
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176 Poison IV The Empress Residence – Yang Lingxin was resting in her chamber and having a cup of tea along with some fresh seasonal fruits after her afternoon meal. While sipping on her tea, she looked at her maid indifferently who was kneeling on the ground, and asked coldly, “Did you do what I asked you to do?” To talk to her maid in private, she sent all the servants outside and asked them to close the door. At the moment, she was alone in the chamber with her personal maid who is…
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175 Poison III After Master Jiang Tai left, Yang Ning didn’t leave the study room and accompanied Zheng Liang while he was deeply lost in thought. It was a serious matter. The Empress of the Empire has been involved in a possible attempt to murder His Majesty which could bring the whole Empire into turmoil. Not only that, Master Jiang had previously revealed that His Majesty’s condition is similar to the state of Zheng Liang’s mother before she passed away from sickness. She was also…
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174 Poison II? “If you had found out about the poison, then you must also figure out how it was given to His Majesty. Is the incense stick I sent you last time, the carrier of the slow poison that you are talking about?” Yang Ning didn’t beat around the bushes and ask the question which has been bothering her for the past few days. After sending the incense stick given by the Empress to Master Jiang, she was curious about the results of the investigation. She wanted to know if Yang Liangxin was…
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173 Poison? (I) “Master Jiang Tai, did you find anything from your investigation?” Zheng Liang asked while serving a cup of tea to Master Jiang. Although Master Jiang Tai felt burdensome and insisted on pouring the tea for himself. However, Zheng Liang denied him and served him the tea himself. Today he has invited Master Jiang Tai to his study room at the dragon pavilion to discuss the investigation that he has allotted him to do so. It’s been a week since he had allotted him this huge…
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172 Imagination or Ointment? After Zheng Liang carried Yang Ning to bed in his arms, he helped her sit on the bed and placed two pillows behind her back so that she could comfortably while resting her back against the pillows. He looked at her worriedly and asked, “Does your back still hurt?” “It does not hurt that much. I will be fine after taking a rest.” She answered while avoiding eye contact with him. How can she look him in the eye? It was already embarrassing enough for her. Who…
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171 Prince saving the Princess. “Yang Ning…..What are you doing while standing here like this? Are you trying to sit in the air?” Zheng Liang asked in confusion as he was dumbfounded to see her standing in such a strange posture. She was not standing or sitting, instead, she was sitting in the air. He could not understand the purpose of her standing like that. He came to surprise her and have lunch with her. However, who would have thought that he would witness something like that? Yang…
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170 Can I please die again? 𝒾𝓃𝓷𝘳e𝗮𝒅. 𝐜૦𝒎 “Woah! It was a good meal.” Yang Nigh sighed and lay on the bed while clutching the pillow in her embrace. She was feeling happy and satisfied after she finished eating a full plate of sweets and had two cups of tea. She didn’t even have her lunch yet but she was already full and stuffed with sweets. “Oh, wait! I cannot even call it a meal. It was simply a dessert before the main course.” She corrected herself and lay on the…
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169 Surprise or Shocking? Yang Luoyang clenched his fists and could feel his blood boiling in rage. By questioning him about the tax collections in front of everyone, Zheng Liang has not only humiliated him but has also questioned his authority as the Head of the Finance Department. If Zheng Liang embarrasses him in front of everyone like this, how can others trust him next time and join hands with him? He married Yang Ning to him to improve his reputation in the royal court and not to get humiliated…
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168 Flip the tables. “Yes, Your Highness. Please bring back Prince Zheng Xiang to the palace.” After Yang Luoyang boldly stated his request in front of Zheng Liang, the other ministers also nodded in acknowledgement and supported him. They shouted in unison and lowered their heads politely to convince Zheng Liang to fulfill their wishes. There is no way Zheng Liang could go against them if they come together and pressure him. Just as Yang Luoyang has stated, the palace needs someone who will…
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