EBE Chapter 202 Poisoning the Princess! Fu Shou: I'm going to kill Fu Wan!
Chapter 202 Poisoning the Princess! Fu Shou: I'm going to kill Fu Wan!
"Your Majesty, this is a letter sent by the Commandant of the Imperial Guard."
Fu Shou's personal maid handed Fu Shou the things Su Yu had brought in a basket.
She has been by Fu Shou's side since she was a child, and is definitely a person who is good at reading people.
The maid knew how to handle the confusing relationship between Fu Shou and Su Yu.
This matter must not be known to His Majesty.
But Her Majesty doesn't seem to dislike the Commandant of the Guards that much.
It even has a feeling of wanting to resist but also welcoming...
With this in mind, the maidservant went out to wait with a smile, wondering when the Empress and the Commandant of the Guards would meet again.
But soon, the maid heard a deafening scream!
The one who made the sound was Fu Shou.
"Green Pearl, come in quickly."
Fu Shou clutched her chest, trembling with fear.
Green Pearl, the maid, rushed inside.
The ground was littered with scattered letters.
"Father... Father..."
"He killed his mother!"
Fu Shou's words were startling, and Green Pearl was also terrified.
Green Pearl became Fu Shou's personal maid from a young age.
In Green Pearl's eyes, Master Fu Wan was a gentle person, so gentle that he was even somewhat cowardly.
The master remained unmoved in the face of external bullying.
The motto is, "It's no big deal."
We are all loyal subjects of the Han Dynasty, and we see each other all the time.
If you are patient, the grudges will resolve themselves.
Moreover, over the years, the master and mistress have always been deeply in love.
When the lady passed away, the master wept bitterly.
If it weren't for the steward stopping him, the master would have died on the spot for his wife.
Could such a gentleman be the murderer who killed his wife?
If it weren't for Fu Shou saying these words, Green Pearl would never have believed it.
However, the evidence on the ground was enough to prove that Fu Wan was not the kind-hearted person that Green Pearl remembered.
Gritting her teeth, Green Pearl accompanied Fu Shou as she read through the letters, her head throbbing with pain.
The amount of information is overwhelming; my brain's CPU isn't quite up to the task!
Who is Fu Wan?
On the surface, he was the husband of Princess Yang'an, the son-in-law of Emperor Huan of Han (Liu Zhi), and the brother-in-law of Emperor Ling of Han (Liu Hong).
In reality, he was an ambitious man who attempted to usurp the Han dynasty's power!
Emperor Shao of Han, Liu Bian, the famous premature and mentally challenged child known to everyone, was actually the work of Fu Wan!
He presented tribute to Empress He in the name of Princess Yang'an.
Those offerings, if consumed, will cause the fetus in the womb to become mentally disabled.
And so Liu Bian was born.
Whether he was actually Liu Hong's child or not, no one knows.
But in the end, Fu succeeded, while Liu Bian became mentally disabled.
However, Liu Bian was still young, and he was only slightly mentally challenged, not the kind of fool who knew nothing.
At the time, no one considered that he was mentally challenged; most people thought that he was clumsy because he was premature.
The imperial physicians dared not speak recklessly.
Fearing a misdiagnosis, they could only tell the same story to deceive Liu Hong, saying that Liu Bian was just young and would become smarter when he grew up.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Fu Wan suggested to Liu Hong that they become even closer relatives and arrange a marriage between Fu Shou and Liu Bian when they were children.
Everything is developing in the direction Fu Wan had anticipated.
However, Princess Yang'an discovered that Liu Bian was mentally challenged a few months before Liu Hong fell seriously ill and was about to die.
To prevent her daughter from marrying her mentally challenged nephew, Princess Yang'an went to the palace to pay a visit to Liu Hong and canceled the betrothal between Fu Shou and Liu Bian!
This directly led to Fu Wan's murderous intent towards Princess Yang'an!
After years of marriage, he killed her without hesitation. Fu Wan's ruthlessness far exceeded what Green Pearl and Fu Shou had imagined.
But they didn't know that Fu Wan was mentally abnormal.
Who is Princess Yang'an?
She was the eldest daughter of Emperor Huan of Han, Liu Zhi, and truly the apple of his eye.
Marrying Fu Wan was definitely considered marrying down.
In other words, Fu Wan marrying Princess Yang'an was a step up for him.
The consequence of marrying up to someone of lower social standing was that Fu Wan usually dared not disobey Princess Yang'an.
His gentleness and meekness were all feigned out of necessity.
It was clear that Liu Hong was terminally ill.
Princess Yang'an was about to lose her support, and Fu Wan could no longer tolerate it. He conspired with Ji Ping to poison Princess Yang'an!
Unfortunately, the betrothal between Fu Shou and Liu Bian was cancelled.
Before his death, Liu Hong designated Tang Mao's daughter, the governor of Kuaiji, as Liu Bian's future empress!
This means that Fu Wan's painstaking plan has failed.
Originally, he wanted to make Fu Shou Liu Bian's empress.
In this way, given that his daughter Fu Shou is completely obedient to him, the Han court will definitely be controlled by him, the emperor's brother-in-law!
What would happen if Liu Bian, a child with dementia, suddenly passed away?
After all, apart from Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu and his son who reigned for an exceptionally long time, the rest of the Eastern Han emperors had relatively short lifespans.
People like Liu Zhi and Liu Hong, who have been able to work for ten or twenty years, are already considered outstanding.
At its worst, there were even more than a dozen emperors who died before the age of ten.
It was jokingly referred to by later generations as the "Eastern Han Dynasty Kindergarten"!
It's okay, don't panic.
If Liu Bianzhen dies, Fu Wan can continue the endless nesting of dolls!
Fu Shou and Liu Bian's son succeeded to the throne, who was Fu Wan's maternal grandson. Shouldn't he listen to his maternal grandfather?
What?
Do not listen?
OK!
Then I, Fu Wan, wouldn't mind using the same old trick again and turning my grandson into a mentally challenged child!
Anyway, I have Ji Ping as my cheat code, so I'm super awesome.
I, Fu Wan, will control the politics of two generations of the Han Dynasty, and even more generations!
Aristocratic family?
Damn it, you're all trash in front of me, Fu Wan!
I, Fu Wan, am the true manipulator hiding behind the emperor!
(This is not fabricated. According to historical records related to Tang Ji and the sudden death of Princess Yang'an, Fu Shou was originally Liu Bian's childhood betrothed, but was suddenly replaced by Tang Ji.)
(As for whether Fu Wan was the mastermind behind it all, opinions vary, and this is just one possible interpretation.)
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After Liu Bian died, Fu Wan turned his attention back to Liu Xie.
But Liu Xie was already grown up, and he was particularly timid and very wary.
Fu Wan decided not to rush things, but instead had Fu Shou marry Liu Xie first.
After marrying, she gave birth to a prince for Liu Xie, and then she could make further plans.
Unfortunately, Fu Wan, this ambitious man, was unaware of this.
Times have changed!
The Han emperors had virtually no power left in their hands.
The Han Dynasty became an era in which powerful ministers held sway!
No matter how much strategy Fu Wan devised, with the constant updates and changes in the game, he was destined to fail.
At this moment, Fu Shou broke down in tears.
She couldn't believe that her beloved father was such a "mother-killer".
Moreover, Fu Wan's treatment of her daughter was entirely based on exploitation, not genuine affection.
If necessary, she can even be abandoned.
In Fu Wan's eyes, perhaps only power is the most important thing.
Power, oh power, it is indeed tempting.
But it depends on whether you can actually hold on to it!
For example, right now, Fu Wan has no way to escape.
Fu Shou did not intend to plead for Fu Wan.
On the contrary, she wished she could kill him as soon as possible!
Her feelings for Su Yu thus became more complicated.
After experiencing this series of events.
Empress Fu Shou was utterly fed up with her identity as empress and with the puppet life she had been living under Fu Wan's control.
Perhaps... a different way of living is the true liberation?
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