Empress in her second playthrough: Something's not right with this plot!

Someone used him to get rid of Fei Su, and the soldiers on the southwestern border of the Great Chu will also harbor resentment towards him.

This would destabilize the southwestern border, giving the State of Wei an opportunity to act.

However, the death of Fei Su alone is not enough to cause the collapse of the southwestern defense line.

Wei Guo must have other plans.

Poison!

Connecting the dots with his own experience of being poisoned, the whole thing became clear.

Of the two regents of the Great Chu, one was dead and the other wounded; the State of Wei had made a clever plan.

If it weren't for his own system, he would definitely have been controlled by Wei Guo.

In that way, the State of Wei would indirectly control the court of the State of Chu.

"Who contacted him? Have they been caught?"

Cui Yan shook his head, somewhat ashamed.

“The person who made the contact was extremely cunning. He had already run away when I sent someone to him.”

Li Yunsheng closed his eyes and rested one hand on the table.

Although they now know that Wei Guo is behind this, the trail has gone cold again.

Moreover, this matter is somewhat difficult to handle.

If this were in the Great Chu, whoever poisoned the person would be able to find them with his power.

But it's different if the person is in the State of Wei; he can't force the State of Wei to hand over the person.

The Wei State spies were likely sent by the Wei State court to carry out this operation.

Obtaining the antidote won't be so easy.

Cui Yan asked with some curiosity.

"Prime Minister Li, why are you so concerned about this matter?"

Such undercover work is not uncommon in the capital.

The Chu, Northern Qi, and Wei states each had spies from the other.

Even more surprisingly, spies have infiltrated the imperial court.

However, he didn't understand why a mere maid would alarm Prime Minister Li.

Although the maid was from the Li family, it was just the death of a maid, yet the Prime Minister personally instructed him to investigate it thoroughly.

Moreover, it doesn't make sense for the Wei State's spies to kill a maid.

Li Yunsheng did not answer Cui Yan's question.

"Alright, that's the end of it. You don't need to worry about the rest."

"Yes."

Seeing that he didn't speak, Cui Yan didn't dare to ask any more questions.

Li Yunsheng suddenly remembered the Empress.

"By the way, did anything happen at the morning court session today?"

"There was nothing important. His Majesty seemed to have something to attend to, and he adjourned the court early."

Li Yunsheng nodded and said nothing more.

After a slight pause, Cui Yan glanced outside out of the corner of his eye. At that moment, Madam Cui was about to enter the hall with Liu Quan.

"If Your Excellency has no further instructions, I will take my leave now."

Although he was eager to know why the Prime Minister had summoned his wife back, he was also afraid that it might involve matters concerning the State of Wei.

Even a bizarre idea popped into his mind.

The lady is a mature and beautiful woman, while Prime Minister Li is young and handsome; they won't...

No, no!

Li Xiang is not that kind of person!

Chapter 17 That cheongsam, could it be for the Empress?

Li Yunsheng, unaware of his thoughts, waved his hand and said.

"No rush. There's something else I need Minister Cui and your wife to help me with."

"Please give your instructions, Prime Minister Li."

At this moment, Madam Cui entered the hall and gave a slight bow.

"Prime Minister."

Li Yunsheng spoke slowly.

"When I went to Shangpinpu, I heard that your store has a type of fabric called gauze, which is a specialty of Weiguo."

Madam Cui replied.

"The Prime Minister is right. The silk used in the gauze is a type of silk produced by a silkworm called the White Jade Silkworm."

These white jade silkworms only eat jade-leaf mulberry trees; apart from the State of Wei, this type of mulberry tree cannot be grown anywhere else.

Therefore, this gauze became a specialty of the State of Wei.

"Ah."

Li Yunsheng nodded, and another garment appeared in his mind—a wide-sleeved robe.

He stared at the naturally beautiful Madam Cui before him, imagining what she would look like in a long-sleeved gown.

The snow lamp shines obliquely on her chest, and her eyes are half-drunk with peach blossom wine.

The beauty wore a long, off-the-shoulder dress, with a wide-sleeved gauze blouse draped over her upper body, lightly covering her breasts. The delicate, transparent fabric caused her upper body skin to be faintly revealed.

Wide-sleeved shirts often have sleeves that are more than four feet wide, and are worn with wide-sleeved front-opening shirts, long skirts, and shawls.

The wide-sleeved shirt was made of gauze and silk, and especially, no underwear was worn; the body was covered only by light gauze.

The sudden movement caused the fabric to sway, and her silk robe was half-undone from her shoulder.

A long, embroidered dress, with its sash tied high above the bust line, and a wide hem trailing on the ground.

Instead of wearing thick underwear, she wore a thin gauze dress on her upper body.

Whether plump or slender, they can all achieve a unique elegance, displaying a myriad of graceful postures and natural charm.

Since Wei Guo wanted to cause trouble, he set his sights on him.

Then I'll let Wei know that the prime minister of Great Chu is not someone you can just mess with.

A picture had already formed in his mind:

The women of the Great Chu wore wide-sleeved gowns, without any affectation or coyness.

What is presented to people is a vibrant, inspiring, and captivating collection of clothing.

Its colors are either bold and vibrant, with various bright colors vying for attention, unwilling to be sparse or lonely, and with the addition of gold and silver, it dazzles the eye.

The decorative patterns are all paired birds and beasts, clusters of flowers, radiating auspicious light, full of vitality, truly a magnificent scene of the Chu Dynasty.

If this gauze could become popular in the Great Chu, the State of Wei would be able to be destroyed.

Beside him, Cui Yan noticed that Li Yunsheng was staring intently at his wife.

Then he looked at his wife, who had her head slightly lowered, looking as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

A chill ran through him: His wife was going to cheat on him!

Finally, Madam Cui could no longer bear the intense gaze and spoke up.

"I wonder why the Prime Minister summoned me back?"

Li Yunsheng came to his senses.

"Liu Quan, bring me the brushes and ink I used to draw the picture."

Then he spoke to Mr. and Mrs. Cui.

"I have another dress that I need Shangpin Shop to make for me."

"When will Your Excellency need it?"

"Please have a seat. I'll draw out the design in a bit, and then we can discuss it in more detail."

After an incense stick has burned.

Li Yunsheng held up the design sketch of the long-sleeved robe in front of his eyes and measured it against Madam Cui's body.

"What does Madam think of this dress?"

Madam Cui took the design sketch and her eyes lit up, but she did not answer the question directly.

"I have a request, and I hope Your Excellency will grant it."

"tell me the story."

"This dress, designed by the Prime Minister, is novel and exquisite. It would be a great pity if it did not become popular in the capital."

Therefore, I think...

She immediately recognized the business opportunity in the dress just by looking at it.

If it can be promoted and opened, Shangpinpu will surely make a fortune from it.

However, the design of this dress was ultimately created by Prime Minister Li.

If Shangpin Shop were to sell these items without authorization, it would likely displease this person.

So, she also wanted a promise.

Li Yunsheng sized up the woman in front of him, Madam Cui, whose thoughts coincided with his own.