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“Jin Yu,” Li Hua called out her name, and she immediately turned to look. She stood up from the chaise and held Li Hua’s hands. “Is everything ready? Are they already asking me to come out?” She asked.

Li Hua shook her head and told her that there was still time for her wedding. “I am here to be with you,” Li Hua said, and made her sit on the chaise along with her. “The entire palace and the city are decorated in red. You should not be nervous anymore. You will have to get down from the palanquin and then reach the altar. I will be with you. After the wedding procession is over, you will come out with the Crown Prince and you will both bless the subjects and the people,” Li Hua explained to her again.

Liu Jin Yu felt a little better. Court Lady Hong came inside and told them the Queen would soon arrive. They both stood up from the chaise. Li Hua stepped back while, beside her, Court Lady Hong stood. They kept their heads down as soon as the Queen entered the chamber.

Liu Jin Yu and Li Hua greeted her when Zhu Liling asked Li Hua why she was there. Before she could explain, Zhu Liling asked her to leave. Li Hua bowed and silently left the chamber.

“Kowtow gracefully while taking the wedding vows. I do not want to see you make any mistakes,” Zhu Liling said with a stern tone.

“Yes, Your Majesty,” Liu Jin Yu answered.

“You have to keep a smile on your lips all the time. I do not want to hear from anyone’s mouth that you did not deserve to become the Crown Princess,” Zhu Liling further instructed her. Liu Jin Yu nodded at her and keenly listened to whatever the Queen told her.

“An important thing that you must know,” Zhu Liling said. “I want the heir to the throne on your first try.” Jin Yu lifted her head when those words fell into her ears. “The Crown Prince is living for the Eastern Province, Qijiang, tomorrow morning. So, you will not see him for many days, maybe even a month. That is why you must succeed on your first attempt, or I will bring a concubine for my son,” Zhu Liling threatened.

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Liu Jin Yu did not say anything to her and gulped down the anger that had built inside her. She was troubled to find that Xiaoming would not be with her for days. Why did he did not inform her about it? Why did he have to leave so suddenly for Qijiang Province? She was upset to learn about it. If she had not loved Xiaoming, she would have run away from this marriage.

The Queen’s demands were getting on her nerves, and the Crown Prince didn’t bother to tell her that he was leaving the next day after marrying her. All this infuriated her.

Zhu Liling continued to tell her some more parts of the rituals, but her concentration was not on her.

“Where is your focus?” Zhu Liling noticed that Liu Jin Yu was lost somewhere. Court lady Hong walked near Jin Yu and lightly shook her when she came out of her thoughts.

She found the displeased expression on the Queen’s face, and she apologized for not listening to her. Zhu Liling did not like her attitude from the first day. If Lóng Wei had not found out that she tried to kill Jin Yu, then she would have attempted this again too. In her eyes, Liu Jin Yu was not suitable for her son and the position of Crown Princess.

She walked out of the chamber, and Jin Yu lifted her head again. “Why is the Crown Prince going to Qijiang tomorrow?” Jin Yu asked Court Lady Hong.

“Forgive me, Miss Liu, for not informing you earlier. His Royal Highness had given me the instructions not to tell Miss Liu. He wanted to tell her but could not meet her. A problem has arisen in Qijiang Province. That’s why His Majesty has ordered the Crown Prince, the Third Prince, and the Sixth Prince to head to Qijiang tomorrow.” Court Lady Hong informed Jin Yu, whose anger had subsided. Still, she was upset with Xiaoming for not coming to tell her.

“What problem has come to Qijiang Province?” Jin Yu asked with curiosity.

“Pardon me, Miss Liu, but the information is kept confidential,” Court Lady Hong replied. Liu Jin Yu understood that.

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Lóng Wei met Zhu Liling and shared his plan with her. He told her not to make any mistakes because it would ruin her life and her dear son’s life too. “This is an important occasion for the Crown Prince, so do not ruin it,” he said.

Zhu Liling hummed and told him that she would not let anyone come to that part of the palace. Lóng Wei stopped rotating the key on his index finger and caught it. “I know that the Dear Royal Mother must be feeling terrible for listening to me, and she indeed has these thoughts of killing me. But she should know that I have set more traps than she has set for me,” Lóng Wei said as he stood up from the broad chair.

“Someday this face of yours will be revealed to everyone. Not me, but someone will definitely do it,” Zhu Liling stated.

“Correction, Your Majesty. Many are already aware of this side of me. I wonder why you noticed it late, or should I say you underestimated me?” He remarked and chuckled.

Zhu Liling curled her fingers into a fist, which Lóng Wei had noticed and it made him smile. “After twenty minutes, everyone will be gathered in the wedding hall. Make sure no one asks about me. If the Royal Mother fails to do this tiny task, then she will bring doom upon herself,” Lóng Wei again threatened and then took his leave.

Zhu Liling picked up the gold glass from the table beside her and threw it on the ground in anger. This was the most humiliating part of her life. Listening to the son of the concubine, whom she hated from the bottom of her heart, made her fume in anger.

“I failed to kill her son the moment her pregnancy was out. Had I tried it again, I would not have seen Lóng Wei’s face today,” she murmured, and then threw the water jar in anger. Their sounds reverberated in the chamber while Zhu Liling fumed in anger.

“I can kill Li Hua though. As soon as he leaves, I will plan a way to kill Li Hua.” She made up her mind. She stood up and went to the inner chamber. After searching boxes, she found the deadliest poison that she had kept safe for a long time. She did not find a need to use it, but to make Lóng Wei’s mouth shut permanently, she had to remove Li Hua from his life.