Marrying a concubine to seduce him and lure him into the game

Chapter 148: A Turning Point

When Su Yi heard this, his legs went weak and he almost fell to the ground. The despair in his heart surged like a tide.

The eldest princess used the best medicine in the palace to heal Su Rao's injuries, so Su Rao recovered quickly. The shallow wounds were almost invisible, the arrow wound had healed, and her appearance was basically restored to its original state.

However, when she woke up, she did not see Su Yi, but only saw the eldest princess with a sad face, and she couldn't help but have an ominous premonition in her heart.

"Your Highness, has something happened that is unfavorable to me?" Su Rao's voice was calm but with a hint of nervousness.

The princess knew Su Rao's intelligence very well, so she did not hide anything and told her everything that happened in the court.

After hearing this, Su Rao smiled bitterly: "The Wang family really spared no expense to take my life."

"Princess Yi has gone to ask the Queen for help. Perhaps the Queen has a way." The eldest princess tried to comfort her, but she could not hide her worry in her eyes.

Su Rao shook her head gently: "If you can't do anything, the Queen must be helpless too."

Her fingers subconsciously stroked the short jade flute around her neck. It was the only token left to her by Prince Yi and also her only comfort at the moment.

The current situation is undoubtedly a desperate situation for her.

Is there any chance for her to survive?

At this moment, the emperor's most trusted eunuch walked into the palace.

"Her Royal Highness the Princess." The eunuch's voice was shrill, but his attitude was unusually kind. He had a smile on his face and seemed very friendly.

"Eunuch Luo." The princess also treated him politely, "Eunuch, you are here in person, but what does the emperor want?"

"Your Majesty has ordered me to come and invite Prince Yi's concubine." Eunuch Luo's words were concise and clear, but they shocked and unsettled people.

The princess' smile froze, and she wondered in her heart, "Please? Please go where? Could it be the prison cell of the Dali Temple?"

Su Rao's heart sank to the bottom, as if she had foreseen her own fate.

"My Lady Concubine, please follow me." Eunuch Luo said to Su Rao. His smile was still warm, but it seemed so ironic in the face of this cold reality.

Su Rao was silent for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement: "Then I'll trouble you to lead the way, sir."

She knew that no matter what was waiting for her ahead, she had to face it bravely.

Su Rao followed closely behind Eunuch Luo, and moved away from the familiar and majestic Princess's Mansion.

"Master, please transform into a butterfly. This princess really wants to see a butterfly!" The childish and cheerful voice attracted Su Rao's attention.

She couldn't help but look in the direction of the voice, and her sight finally stopped on two figures.

One of them was wearing a white robe, with black hair hanging down and a straight back.

On the other side was a little girl about seven or eight years old, dressed in luxurious clothes and with a childlike smile on her face. She was the emperor's most beloved little princess, and her noble status was self-evident.

Su Rao's eyes were involuntarily attracted to the figure in white, and her heart was full of doubts.

Imperial Master?

What kind of person is this who can make the little princess so happy?

Whether it was the past life or the rebirth in this life, there was no related fragment in Su Rao's memory.

Such people are either ordinary or hiding behind the scenes, holding the key to changing the situation.

The man called the Imperial Master waved his hand gently, and a colorful butterfly miraculously appeared in his palm.

It was the middle of winter, with everything withering, and butterflies should have disappeared, but this butterfly was dancing in the hand of the royal master, as if spring had arrived early.

"Eunuch Luo, who is this?" Su Rao's curiosity was completely aroused, and she couldn't help but ask Eunuch Luo.

Eunuch Luo secretly sighed in his heart that it was rare that this woman could still maintain this rare curiosity even when she was in danger.

He still had that gentle smile on his face, and patiently explained, "This is Master Jun, who studied under Duke Zhou. He is well versed in the Yijing and can see into the past and the future. He is deeply trusted by your majesty, so he was specially appointed as the imperial tutor."

After hearing this, Su Rao's mind suddenly became clear and she had a deeper understanding of the position of the imperial teacher.

Although the position of imperial tutor carries no real power, being favored by the emperor is itself an invisible power.

What's more, the sudden appearance of such a key figure must have only recently come to the fore, and Su Rao, due to her own predicament, knew almost nothing about the changes in the outside world, otherwise she would have heard about it long ago.

To be able to gain the emperor's trust in a short period of time must require extraordinary talent and ability, which is undoubtedly a variable that may change the status quo.

A glimmer of hope flashed through Su Rao's mind. If the Imperial Master could really predict the future, could he also help her prove that she had nothing to do with the murder?

But then she laughed at herself, thinking that the idea was too naive.

At this moment, the man seemed to feel Su Rao's gaze and turned around suddenly, and the two men's eyes met.

The man had a handsome face and a gentle temperament, but his eyes were deep and seemed to be able to see through all secrets.

His eyes inadvertently swept across the ornaments worn around Su Rao's neck, and then quickly moved away, leaving a hint of elusive meaning.

She originally thought that she would be escorted directly to the Dali Temple for interrogation, but she didn't expect that Eunuch Luo would take her to meet the emperor.

This was the first time in Su Rao's life that she witnessed the elegance of an emperor. Without the complicated dragon robe, the emperor in casual clothes looked like an ordinary person. When he smiled, wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes, making him look particularly amiable.

Prince Yi's facial features were sharp and handsome, except for his eyes, which bore some resemblance to the emperor's, making people think of the blood relationship.

Su Rao knew very well that her fate was now completely in the hands of this seemingly kind emperor.

She suddenly knelt on the ground, her voice trembling: "Your Majesty, I was wronged, I didn't kill anyone!"

Su Rao thought to herself that since she was not sent directly to the Dali Temple and was able to meet the emperor instead, there might be a glimmer of hope.

She must seize this opportunity to fight for her own survival.

"However, the report from the Dali Temple is very convincing, saying that it was you who committed the murder." The emperor spoke slowly, with a hint of inquiry in his tone.

"If you want to accuse someone of a crime, you can always find a pretext for it." Su Rao retorted without flinching, her eyes firm.

The emperor chuckled and repeated Su Rao's words: "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext..."

"Then how do you think we can prove your innocence?" The emperor's voice sounded again, with a hint of amusement.

"My humble concubine..." Su Rao gritted her teeth and decided to go all out. "My humble concubine has heard that the master can predict the past and the future. I beg the master to tell the fortune for me to prove my innocence!"

After saying this, Su Rao's heart beat like a drum. She was so nervous that she could almost hear her own breathing. She prayed that everything would go as she wished.

Time seemed to freeze at this moment, and every second seemed as long as eternity.

Finally, the emperor sitting high on the dragon throne uttered a word: "Okay."

The huge rock in Su Rao's heart fell to the ground instantly, and she seemed to have guessed the emperor's thoughts.