Ch 331: Entrapment

Empress Ji Ruxue and Mo Yunxuan were casually discussing decisions impacting the nation’s future in the Imperial Study, completely disregarding her.

Ning Xueqing felt that this was because she had been speaking ill of the Wei State Duke’s Mansion recently, so the two of them were looking for a reason to justifiably get rid of her.

For example, the Empress and the Duke of Wei were discussing national policy, and a small maid inadvertently left.

Could there be a desire to pry into state secrets?

The thought sent a chill down Ning Xueqing’s spine.

No!

I must save myself; I can’t just sit and wait for death.

If I continue to drift along like this, given the relationship between the Duke of Wei and the Empress, I will definitely die a miserable death!

I must find a new backer before they make a move against me.

A backer who can withstand the dual pressure from the Wei State Duke’s Mansion and the Empress.

Ning Xueqing secretly resolved in her heart.

She didn’t notice at all that Ji Ruxue and Mo Yunxuan, who had just been discussing state affairs, were looking at her with strange eyes.

“This little maid of yours is quite interesting!” Mo Yunxuan teased with a smile via Sound Transmission.

Ji Ruxue couldn’t help but roll her eyes. “Bullshit! She’s full of schemes all day long. If you weren’t trying to watch a show and have some fun, I would have replaced her long ago.”

“Tch~” Mo Yunxuan chuckled and raised an eyebrow at Ji Ruxue. “Dare you say you don’t want to watch?”

“That… that’s different!”

Ji Ruxue turned her head away, refusing to look at Mo Yunxuan, as if she was sulking.

“Your Majesty, if there are no important matters, then your subject will take his leave.”

Mo Yunxuan stood up, put away the chair, turned, and left without the slightest hesitation.

Ji Ruxue watched Mo Yunxuan’s departing figure and coldly snorted in dissatisfaction, but made no other move.

Time quickly passed to the evening. Ning Xueqing, who had experienced the twists and turns of the day, was in a very bad mood.

Although Ji Ruxue didn’t say anything to her in the end, and her attitude hadn’t changed, her woman’s intuition told her that if she didn’t act, she might really die at the hands of Ji Ruxue and Mo Yunxuan’s joint efforts.

However, Ning Xueqing herself was just a Golden Core Realm cultivator. She stood beside the two of them only because of her status as the Empress’s personal maid; otherwise, she wouldn’t even have the ability to admire their appearances.

The thought cast a shadow over Ning Xueqing’s mood.

Distracted and restless, Ning Xueqing found a plausible reason to leave the Imperial Palace and strolled along the crowded streets.

The Great Qian Dynasty was the most powerful country among the Eastern Nations, especially in terms of military strength. No force dared to provoke the Great Qian Dynasty.

In addition, the Imperial City not only had 200,000 Imperial City Guards stationed there, but also the Hall of Offerings and the Imperial Clan Court, which suppressed the world.

This ensured that no one dared to cause trouble in the Great Qian Dynasty’s Imperial City.

Therefore, even at night, the Imperial City was still bustling with people and traffic.

In a dark corner on a rooftop, Mo Yunxuan and Ji Ruxue slowly poked their heads out, watching Ning Xueqing, who was wandering the streets, lost and dejected.

“Are you sure we can use her to lure out those with ill intentions? I don’t believe it!”

Ji Ruxue looked at Ning Xueqing, who had an ordinary appearance and exuded a decadent aura, and looked at Mo Yunxuan in confusion.

After Mo Yunxuan first saw Ning Xueqing and obtained her Life Script, he discussed with Ji Ruxue how to use this Daughter of Destiny.

Ning Xueqing, a Daughter of Destiny and white lotus with great ambitions, or rather, ambitions, had a special attraction to some young masters with deep backgrounds.

At least in the script, Ning Xueqing relied on her unique temperament to attract the participation of many forces.

Although the leaders of these forces, that is, the young masters who initiated the alliance, didn’t like each other, as long as Ning Xueqing made a small request, it would definitely be a very united and powerful force.

Although it wasn’t much to the current Wei State Duke’s Mansion, it was a considerable trouble for the Empress who controlled the Great Qian Dynasty in the script.

After all, the Wei State Duke’s Mansion only needed coordinates to deal with them, but Ji Ruxue still needed evidence; otherwise, it wouldn’t be convincing.

Perhaps with the Hall of Offerings and the Imperial Clan Court suppressing them, there wouldn’t be any problems in the short term, but over time, there would be big problems.

The most crucial thing was that, whether in the script or in reality, Ji Ruxue lacked the decisiveness to kill them all and didn’t have the determination to wipe out these people in one fell swoop.

After Mo Yunxuan told Ji Ruxue the contents of the script, he planned to use Ning Xueqing as bait with Ji Ruxue to lure out all the forces in the script and wipe them out in one fell swoop!

The Great Qian Dynasty still belonged to Ji Ruxue in name, but it would eventually fall into Mo Yunxuan’s hands.

Mo Yunxuan felt that it was not inappropriate, and even justified, to eliminate some small destabilizing factors for his future dynasty!

Although with the current strength of the Wei State Duke’s Mansion, there was no need to care about Ji Ruxue and the imperial family’s opinions, and they could directly uproot all these people and the family forces behind them according to the script.

But coming out like this as a conspicuous target didn’t conform to the Wei State Duke’s Mansion’s current strategic policy of maintaining a low profile.

There was no way to avoid being so arrogant when he first Transmigrated, as the Wei State Duke’s Mansion was like a meat bun with its skin peeled off, with all of its top combat power lost.

Not many dogs could resist coming up and taking a bite of the fragrant meat filling.

Just like the one in front of him.

Mo Yunxuan subconsciously glanced at Ji Ruxue beside him.

In this situation, the Wei State Duke’s Mansion had to show a tough attitude to let others know.

Even if the Wei State Duke’s Mansion was weak now, it would bite off a piece of meat from the invading enemy!

Only in this way would more stray dogs not covet the assets of the Wei State Duke’s Mansion.

But now it was different.

The Wei State Duke’s Mansion had completely stood up again with its initial tough methods.

At this time, Mo Yunxuan only needed to develop steadily, and he could easily become invincible.

The problems that seemed difficult to overcome now might not even have the qualifications to become obstacles in front of the Wei State Duke’s Mansion in a year.

In this case, what reason did Mo Yunxuan have to show his face?

Of course, he had to let Ji Ruxue, the Empress, stand in front!

However, Mo Yunxuan hadn’t failed to consider Ji Ruxue. No matter what, she was still the ruler of the Great Qian Dynasty.

She couldn’t do things completely arbitrarily and still needed to be mindful of some things.

Especially when confiscating the property of so many Esteemed Families and meritorious nobles at once.

That’s why this entrapment operation was Mo Yunxuan’s way of finding evidence specifically for Ji Ruxue.

It was just that Ji Ruxue didn’t believe it and insisted on following along.

Helpless, Mo Yunxuan had no choice but to put it into practice and personally accompany Ji Ruxue to watch the excitement… um, to find evidence.

“Of course, you’ll know if you keep watching.”

The corners of Mo Yunxuan’s mouth turned up slightly, revealing a confident smile.