Chapter 728: Habaek’s “Bride”
Hearing the Queen Mother calling Xu "evil concubine" over and over again, Shi Li lowered her head and rolled her eyes silently.
In fact, any discerning person can figure out that if Xu had normal intelligence, she would not give up the prince with a promising future and instead seduce an old man who is half buried in the ground.
But the Queen Mother will definitely favor her own children and grandchildren. She will not think that Your Majesty and the Crown Prince have done anything wrong. She will only put all the blame on poor Xu.
"Now... the relationship between His Majesty and the Crown Prince is strained, and it's all instigated by that evil concubine. I'm worried that if this continues, the people in the court will be in turmoil, so I'd like to ask Little Master for a helping hand."
Finally, the Queen Mother sighed deeply, her face showing concern for the country and the people.
She was already certain that Xu was the evil concubine.
Ling Heng remained calm. After listening to the Queen Mother's words, he asked calmly, "So, what does the Queen Mother want me to do?"
"Help me to see what kind of monster this Xu is. She has deceived Your Majesty and the Crown Prince, so she must be eliminated."
The Queen Mother frowned, looking righteous.
This was the feudal and superstitious ancient times, where the supreme imperial power could take away someone else’s wife at will, and could also kill someone at will.
Shi Li felt a little sad as she listened to this, and even recalled those innocent girls in Yecheng who had been abandoned by their families.
I originally thought that such a thing would happen only in the remoteness of Yecheng. Who knew that something even more cruel would happen in the magnificent palace?
Ling Heng didn't say anything.
He seemed to be thinking about how to answer the Queen Mother.
At this moment, a report suddenly came from outside that Emperor Yuanxu had arrived.
Regardless of whether he was truly filial or just doing it for show, Emperor Yuanxu was quite respectful to the empress dowager on the surface.
I would visit my parents in the morning and evening every day, but I came a little early today.
Shi Li stood beside Ling Heng, hesitated for a moment, and moved closer behind Ling Heng, even casting a small spell on herself.
This little spell has no other effect, it just weakens one's presence so that others won't easily notice it.
After all, she is also a beautiful girl, it would be troublesome if Emperor Yuanxu took a fancy to her.
Just as the spell was cast, Emperor Yuanxu, who was only fifty years old, walked in from outside.
After all, he had experienced the battle for the throne in his early years, and Emperor Yuanxu still had the awe-inspiring and domineering aura of an emperor, but his back had begun to hunch and his eyes were a little cloudy.
Shi Li took a quick look and became more certain that Xu would not have taken the initiative to seduce her, unless her aesthetic taste was different from that of ordinary people.
As soon as Emperor Yuanxu walked in, he saw Ling Heng, but just as Shili wished, he ignored her existence.
But he obviously didn't take the little Taoist priest seriously. Instead, he smiled and said to the Queen Mother, "The magicians I found a few days ago have made some effective medicine. I will send it to you tomorrow for you to take."
The end of science is metaphysics, and the emperor’s lens is alchemy.
After hearing what Emperor Yuanxu said, Shi Li knew that this old man had also embarked on the path of no return in pursuit of immortality.
Eat, eat, the sooner you eat, the sooner you will be reborn.
She had no favorable feelings towards Emperor Yuanxu. Instead, she hoped that he would die sooner rather than later so that the young Xu could be freed sooner.
[Anchor...it seems that there is a rule here that concubines are buried alive with the dead.]
[Xu is so pitiful. The host is a demigod after all. Can you help? ]
[I love beauties, please help me~]
Like Shi Li, the commentators all sympathized with the innocent Xu, and some even offered a reward for her.
System message: User [It’s the glimmer of morning light~] initiated a bounty.
Reward requirement: Anchor, please save Xu.
Reward: Two [Luxury Villas]
Shi Li stared at the system message silently for a few seconds, and finally sighed.
"I accept this reward."
If she was just an orphan, she might be powerless and unable to help the Xu family. Not only might she be put in danger, but she might even get herself and Ling Heng involved.
But she is the demigod He Bo. If she can't even save a woman, it would be a waste of such a useful identity.
For the first time, Shi Li felt that being reincarnated as He Bo was a good thing.
On the other hand, the Queen Mother seemed not surprised by what Emperor Yuanxu said. Instead, she looked at him with loving eyes.
"Your Majesty has indeed looked good these days. It seems that the mages are really capable."
Thinking of this, the Queen Mother looked at Ling Heng with regret again.
Thinking back then, she had also asked Ling Heng's master if he knew how to cultivate an elixir that could prolong life, but the master directly rejected her idea.
Emperor Yuanxu and the Queen Mother probably had something else to say, so they just asked someone to take Ling Heng and Shi Li away.
The imperial envoy had been waiting outside the door, and eagerly escorted them out of the palace and directly settled them in his own residence.
After everyone else had left and they were sure that there was no one else around, Shi Li whispered to Ling Heng, "I want to help the Xu family out of trouble."
Anyway, Ling Heng knew that she was not an ordinary person, so she didn't have to pretend anymore.