Chapter 888: Chapter 706: Unable to Live, Unable to Die!
“After scheming for decades, plotting for your own son, Madam Zheng, what is it that you truly want?” Gu Changsheng stared coldly at the disheveled woman before her, speaking in a deep voice, “Whatever you desire, speak it out loud. You know that even if you wish for the world itself, it’s merely a matter of me uttering a single word! If you dare to ask, I dare to grant!”
Upon hearing this, Madam Zheng paused, her gaze unwaveringly meeting the fierce woman before her. With malice and a determined tone, she replied, “Indeed! You have guessed correctly, I want this world! I am destined to be the Mother of the Nation, and if I cannot become the Empress, then I will become the Empress Dowager, wielding power over all!”
“But if you become Empress Dowager, the Emperor will certainly not be Zhou Mu, right?” Gu Changsheng’s phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, speaking in a low voice.
“Correct! I want my youngest son to rightfully succeed His Majesty of Great Zhou. Oh! No! Perhaps even including your Southern Country, Gu Changsheng. You care a lot about that renegade, don’t you? You don’t want him to die, right? Then fulfill my youngest son’s ambitions and give it all to him!” Madam Zheng’s filthy face bore a determined smile as she spoke.
“Zhou Hao?” Gu Changsheng’s beautiful face was clouded with gloom as she looked at Madam Zheng before her, speaking solemnly, “Have you committed such a grave sin just to pave the way for your youngest son? How can you be sure Zhou Hao will watch you become the Empress Dowager with power over all as you wish?”
At this point, if Gu Changsheng still couldn’t see through the wolfish ambition of the woman before her, then she would have lived in vain.
“Or is it that you have even prepared the Placenta Pill Poison for your youngest son, Zhou Hao?”
Upon hearing this, Madam Zheng’s expression changed but quickly reverted to calm. Her old face contorted with malice as she spoke, “You don’t need to worry about these things. You just need to know that if I’m dead, Zhou Mu will be buried alongside me. If you want him to live well, agree to my conditions!”
“Haha…” Gu Changsheng burst into laughter upon hearing this, and that laughter was as wanton and unrestrained as always.
“Gu Changsheng, you…” Borjigin Nian was unnerved by Gu Changsheng’s laughter, unsure of what to say for a moment.
Gu Changsheng understood the concerns of Borjigin Nian and Yue Xilou, but she didn’t dwell on them. She only cared to laugh now, laugh for Zhou Mu who had such a ruthlessly venomous mother, and also laugh for the Zhou Hao she never liked.
Having such a mother is truly life’s greatest misfortune!
Amidst Gu Changsheng’s laughter, Madam Zheng’s expression subtly changed. She tightened her grip and looked tensely at the unbridled and undisguised woman before her, unsure of what she was thinking. However, as a woman herself, she firmly believed that a woman could do anything for the man she loves, so she was confident that Gu Changsheng would agree to her conditions for the sake of Zhou Mu’s survival!
Wealth and glory, power over all, Madam Zheng almost envisioned herself basking in boundless splendor!
Dowager Empress Xiao of Liaodong of the Northern Country could become a legendary woman like a warlord, so could she!
Thinking of this, Madam Zheng’s gaze grew increasingly resolute!
Gu Changsheng’s laughter seemed inexplicable, leaving the veteran ministers of the Southern Country in the grand hall feeling a bit uneasy for a moment. Their hearts were filled with uncertainty, genuinely worried whether their Majesty would hand over the Southern Country for the Imperial Husband to live…
If such a thing truly happened, how could they possibly agree? The Southern Country has only one sovereign, and it could only be their Majesty!
“Heh…” Amidst the anxious gazes, Gu Changsheng finally ceased her laughter, bowed her head, then looked at Madam Zheng again, her expression returning to its previous indifference, “Madam Zheng, has anyone ever told you that you are prone to delusions?”
“You!” Madam Zheng was taken aback by these words, unable to believe Gu Changsheng would say such a thing, her face immediately darkening, “What do you mean? Are you refusing my conditions?”
“Agree? You make bold demands, but I dare not agree! Heh…” Gu Changsheng’s laughter turned cold, “The Southern Country, only exists because of me. Great Zhou exists because of Zhou Mu. If not, Great Zhou would have long been annexed into the Southern Country’s territory. Madam Zheng, how could you be so naive to think your youngest son Zhou Hao has enough influence to make me abandon conquering the Central Plains? To make me halt my war against Southern Chen?”
“You!” Madam Zheng’s expression drastically changed, “Are you not afraid that renegade will be buried with me?”