I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 461: Evil people have their own trials and tribulations

[The playboy actually sent a message to the tyrant asking for cooperation. Is he trying to trick the tyrant, or trick the tyrant, or trick the tyrant?]

Chu Liuzheng had zero trust in Wei Mingliang, disbelieving that Wei Mingliang would genuinely cooperate with Xiao Jingfan. To avoid missing any conspiracies, she searched through the system while carrying a melon to the emperor.

Xiao Jingfan was still reading the secret letter, his brows furrowed, lost in thought.

Suddenly, a piece of cool melon was fed to his lips.

He looked up and saw that it was indeed Chu Liuzheng.

So he opened his mouth and took a bite.

Chu Liuzheng sat down beside him and intently fed him melon with a silver stick.

As he fed Chu Liuzheng, Xiao Jingfan's tightly furrowed brows relaxed without him even noticing. With a sweet taste in his mouth, he placed the secret letter in front of Chu Liuzheng, saying, "This was sent by the Second Prince of Western Xia. Take a look."

"Your Majesty, the empress dowager must not interfere in politics." Chu Liuzheng didn't even glance at her, and took a bite of half a melon.

"I grant you permission to look." Xiao Jingfan reached out and straightened the slightly crooked butterfly hairpin in her hair, then leaned over and ate the remaining half of the melon on the silver stick.

Seeing the thin lips moist, Chu Liuzheng leaned over and kissed them as if possessed.

It's soft and sweet.

She blinked.

[Tsk, male beauty is truly alluring.]

Xiao Jingfan's eyes darkened, and he had already put his arm around Chu Liuzheng's waist, but Chu Liuzheng ruthlessly pulled him away.

Although she kissed me first, business comes first.

His Majesty the Emperor was not very satisfied, but important matters indeed required his attention.

With permission, Chu Liuzheng picked up the secret letter on the table and examined it closely. Although she had already read it once in the system, she still read it carefully again.

Now it was Xiao Jingfan who was feeding the melon.

The letter was short; Chu Liuzheng finished reading it in the time it took to eat two pieces of melon. She put down the letter and turned to the emperor, "Is what Your Majesty wrote in the letter credible?"

Xiao Jingfan twirled the silver token, his fine eyelashes obscuring the expression in his eyes. "Do you think I should believe it or not?"

What am I supposed to say?

Chu Liuzheng thought for a moment and chose a safer explanation: "Wei Mingliang is a very cunning and scheming man, not to be trusted easily. The matter written in the letter is of great importance, so why would he tell you?"

“His situation in Western Xia is precarious now,” Xiao Jingfan said. “The Western Xia emperor has taken a prince from the common people and named him Rui. Not long ago, he was appointed crown prince. Wei Mingliang has suffered a lot at Wei Mingrui’s hands. The two are now at loggerheads and are irreconcilable enemies.”

[Tsk, they say evil people are always punished by other evil people, and illegitimate children are definitely born to bring misfortune to playboys.]

The reason why the "flower butterfly" wrote such a letter to the tyrant, which could be described as treason, was mainly because the illegitimate son had gone too far this time.

How is that going too far?
Xiao Jingfan had not received any relevant information, so he silently pricked up his ears.

[The illegitimate son is also vicious and ruthless; he actually sent people to poison the entire mansion of the Flower Butterfly. If the old steward hadn't noticed something was wrong, the illegitimate son would have succeeded.]

[Well… to be precise, he did succeed a little. Several servants in the Flower Butterfly's household died, three concubines died, and his favorite son was poisoned. No one could swallow such a grudge, especially not the Flower Butterfly, who is known for his vindictiveness.]

Chu Liuzheng bit into the melon that was being fed to him and continued reading the system. [Speaking of which, the Emperor of Western Xia is quite biased.]

[The Flower Butterfly reported to the palace that her illegitimate son had poisoned her residence, hoping her father, the Emperor, would intervene. However, even with the evidence presented, the Western Xia Emperor remained uncooperative, refusing to punish the illegitimate son. Enraged, the Flower Butterfly drew her sword and slashed at the illegitimate son. Had a young eunuch not intervened, the illegitimate son would have surely died in the palace.]

This action angered the Western Xia emperor, but considering the circumstances and the illegitimate son's feigned pleas for leniency, the emperor ultimately only relieved Hua Hudie of all her duties, ordered her to return home to reflect on her actions, and forbade her from entering the palace without an imperial edict.

Seeing that the Emperor was losing power, some courtiers who were not staunch supporters of him turned to the illegitimate son. The illegitimate son's power was at its zenith, and he frequently visited the Emperor. Ostensibly, he appeared to be showing brotherly affection and concern for his elder brother, but in reality, he was taking advantage of the Emperor's misfortune, much to the Emperor's anger, which caused him to vomit blood.

[Tsk tsk, serves you right! Serves you right for deceiving a young girl and making empty promises. Now you're getting your comeuppance!]

Chu Liuzheng browsed through the system.

[That womanizer, Butterfly, probably doesn't even remember once impulsively deceiving a flower girl while out for a stroll. He even made up a whole story about eternal love. Why doesn't he become a storyteller?]

He kept saying he'd definitely come back to marry her, but what happened? Year after year, he continued his womanizing ways, completely forgetting about her. The flower girl waited year after year, only to be robbed on her way to find him, stabbed multiple times, and left without even a proper body.

The illegitimate son was taken in by a flower seller from a refugee slum. The two became like siblings, relying on each other for survival. The illegitimate son waited every day for his sister's return, but he never saw her one last time, only receiving the devastating news. At that moment, the illegitimate son vowed to kill the robber who killed his sister and the heartless flower seller, Butterfly.

Chu Liuzheng smacked his lips and ate the last piece of melon.

This is what they call reaping what you sow—you can't escape it!

Xiao Jingfan: "..."

Why is this woman even learning Peking Opera singing?

[The Flower Butterfly didn't want to accept his fate, but turning things around wasn't so easy. The current situation was actually his own doing. If he hadn't made the Western Xia emperor feel his throne was threatened, why would he have supported an illegitimate son to challenge him?]

[If the "flower butterfly" (a term referring to a powerful woman) wants to turn her fortunes around, she either needs to achieve great merit or have her illegitimate son commit a grave error. Considering the illegitimate son's recent actions, what mistake could be greater than the loss of tens of thousands of Western Xia soldiers' lives?]

Chu Liuzheng was often horrified by the ruthlessness of these superiors.

She picked up the secret letter on the table and read it again.

If the illegitimate son truly conspires with the Tatars to frame a tyrant and achieves great merit, then the disgraced second prince, Flower Butterfly, will have no chance of redemption.

However, Butterfly still retains a shred of humanity. In his letter to the tyrant, he subtly suggested that the tyrant cooperate in his secret scheme, with Butterfly ultimately stepping forward to save the day. The conditions Butterfly offered were quite generous; it remains to be seen whether the tyrant will agree.

Will Xiao Jingfan agree?
Your Majesty should think about this further and perhaps summon your trusted ministers to discuss a foolproof plan.

These things had nothing to do with Chu Liuzheng. The task of reminding her had been taken care of by Wei Mingliang in a secret letter, so she could continue lying down in peace.

Leisurely, that leisurely way.

The next day, two urgent secret letters were sent out from Dashengjing City.

Strolling around the palace, stepping on the fluttering yellow leaves, Chu Liuzheng stretched and led his entourage toward the Imperial Garden.

The autumn heatwave has been quite intense these past few days. She wanted to go to the lakeside to cool off, but unexpectedly, she ran into the Empress and the young prince in the pavilion.

Chu Liuzheng glanced at him once and then decisively turned and left.

But while she wanted to leave, some people didn't want her to leave.

Glancing at the palace servants blocking his way, Chu Liuzheng turned to look into the pavilion. "What does Your Majesty mean by this?"

(End of this chapter)