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

At this moment, Su Wanwan's dance steps were already somewhat disordered.

Just a step away from each other, Su Wanwan stopped.

Li Yunsheng stared into Su Wanwan's eyes, raised his hand, and clamped her chin.

"Keep dancing."

"Prime Minister Li."

Li Yunsheng emphasized his words.

"I said, keep dancing!"

thump.

Su Wanwan knelt on the ground and said sadly.

"I wonder what Wanwan did wrong to displease Prime Minister Li?"

Li Yunsheng bent down, looked at the tearful face, and clicked his tongue.

"Who would have thought that the most famous courtesan in the capital was actually a spy for the State of Wei?"

Su Wanwan immediately stopped crying, her eyes filled with confusion.

"Prime Minister Li, what are you talking about? What Wei State spy? I'm not one!"

However, Li Yunsheng then said something that left Su Wanwan completely baffled.

"I gave you your identity, and no one knows you better than me whether you are or not."

Although he didn't know how many secret agents the Great Chu had, he knew that Su Wanwan was one of them.

"Speak, Wei Guo poisoned me, what does he want?"

Upon hearing the words "poisoning," Su Wanwan raised her hand and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

She stood up, her tone soft, but there was no longer any sense of respect in her voice.

"Prime Minister Li actually knew my identity, yet he still dared to come alone?"

Li Yunsheng suddenly turned around, his starry eyes like those of an eagle and a wolf.

He took a step forward, his hand hooking tightly around Su Wanwan's fair neck.

"I came alone, what can you do about it?"

Chapter 23 If you're not dignified, I'll make you dignified.

Su Wanwan's face flushed red from being pinched, but a smile curled at the corner of her lips.

"Kill me, does Prime Minister Li not want the antidote?"

"I hate it when people threaten me."

Li Yunsheng shoved him away and threw him to the ground.

"Cough-cough-"

Su Wanwan's face flushed red, and she coughed violently a few times before slowly getting up.

"This poison is a top-grade poison that took three years to prepare, and Li Xiang was the first person to test it."

Li Yunsheng was unable to refute Su Wanwan's provocation.

He has consulted with the imperial physicians and various renowned doctors in the capital, but none of them could find anything wrong with it.

"Since you were going to come after me sooner or later, why did you kill Xiaolian?"

Su Wanwan rubbed her sore buttocks from the fall and leaned back on the soft couch without a care in the world.

Now that her identity has been exposed, there is no need for her to continue being a subservient dancer.

"The toxicity of this poison was not obvious at first, and it could not be detected even by testing."

If Li Xiangruo knew my identity, he probably wouldn't listen to my explanation.

Su Wanwan's eyes suddenly became lively.

"I am curious, how did Prime Minister Li know that he had been poisoned?"

Seeing her increasingly audacious behavior, Li Yunsheng cooperated by feigning a hint of anger.

"Stop beating around the bush, what do you want?"

Actually, detoxification is not his most pressing concern at the moment.

After all, the system won't die anytime soon.

What he wanted to know was Wei Guo's plan, and that plan would definitely require him.

Su Wanwan's eyes sparkled.

"Our Wei Kingdom has little land but a large population, so we wish to borrow Jiannan Road and Lingnan Road from the Great Chu Kingdom to ensure the safety of our people."

Actually, there was another reason why Li Yunsheng didn't want to know too early that Wei Guo was the mastermind behind it all.

Because their plan hadn't yet reached the point where Li Yunsheng needed to make his appearance.

Revealing their identities too early would be detrimental to their subsequent plans.

Su Wanwan knew exactly what Li Yunsheng was thinking. She couldn't tell him about Wei Guo's plans, at least not now.

Li Yunsheng laughed in extreme anger.

"Since the Great Chu has borrowed two of the ten provinces, I would like to ask how to bring these two provinces under the control of the Wei Kingdom?"

Jiannan Road and Lingnan Road are located on the southwestern border, bordering the State of Wei.

Wei Guo used him to kill Fei Su, and the generals on the southwestern border will probably not listen to him.

They can't even interfere on the border themselves, so how can they just hand over two territories?

Not to mention he wouldn't do that, even if he wanted to, he couldn't.

Although he now wields considerable influence in the court, openly committing such treasonous acts would place him on the opposite side of the Great Chu.

The Empress will not let this opportunity pass and will surely lead her court to attack.

Su Wanwan felt the pain in her buttocks lessen somewhat, and she even had a flirtatious thought when facing this prime minister of the Great Chu.

With a sway of her shapely buttocks, she stirred up a fragrant breeze.

With seductive eyes, Su Wanwan threw herself into Li Yunsheng's arms.

"Your Excellency, there is no need to rush. When the time is right, I will naturally tell you."

As soon as she finished speaking, her thigh trembled violently, and she immediately pulled back, trying to retreat.

Previously, when Li Yunsheng came to listen to the zither, she had tried to test him, but he remained unmoved.

But this time, she was actually pricked.

She just wanted to provoke them, but she never thought she would actually get herself involved.

She had just pounced on him, and now she wanted to escape, but Li Yunsheng didn't give her the chance.

Li Yunsheng bent his arm and tightly embraced her waist.

With such a beauty right in front of him, it would be a lie to say he wasn't moved.

However, although he was lustful, he valued his life even more.

If Su Wanwan were just a prostitute, that would be one thing, but she was also a spy for the Wei Kingdom and the mastermind behind the poisoning.

If the two of them ended up together, she might resort to some other means.

I only have one year left to live, so preserving my life is the most important thing right now.

Once he's cured of the poison, the entire capital will be his.

Li Yunsheng exhaled a breath of hot air and leaned over to whisper in Su Wanwan's ear.

"Don't think that just because you have something on me, I can't do anything to you."

You're nothing more than a pawn that Wei can discard at any time. Do you really think Wei would turn against me for your sake?

His hand slid down her slender waist and grabbed her peach-shaped buttocks, ruthlessly kneading them.

"You're afraid of losing this body, aren't you?"

If you don't behave properly in front of me, I'll throw you into the brothel as a government prostitute.

I think many officials in the Great Chu have been coveting you for a long time.

"Ning—"

The pain caused Su Wanwan to let out a soft moan, as Li Yunsheng had grabbed the very buttocks where she had just fallen.

What terrified her even more was the Jiaofangsi (Imperial Music Bureau), a place quite different from Miaoyinlou (Mysterious Sound Pavilion).

Su Wanwan's previous disrespect was gone, and her tone carried a hint of pleading.

"I know I was wrong."

Li Yunsheng released his grip.

"If you want to be dignified, I can make you dignified."

If you're not dignified, I'll help you be dignified.

He was very satisfied with Su Wanwan's reaction.

As he danced, he approached step by step, and through his innate skills, he knew that Su Wanwan was very scared and conflicted.

The reason behind this is not hard to guess.

Sure enough, he hit the nail on the head. Just mentioning the Jiaofangsi (a government-run entertainment district) made the somewhat unruly Su Wanwan instantly behave.

The Jiaofangsi was subordinate to the Ministry of Rites. Ostensibly, it was the music institution of the Great Chu court, specifically responsible for the teaching and performance of popular court music.

In reality, it was also an official club, a place where people were entertained with their beauty and talents. It was considered the most prestigious brothel in the capital and even the entire Great Chu.

Ordinary brothels are just small buildings of two or three stories, and those as large as Miaoyin Tower are extremely rare.