250: Remove the firewood from under the cauldron

Gu Xiaoyue smiled and agreed, then suggested she go rest and come back to take over in the evening.

Bai Yu Kang nodded in agreement. After Gu Xiaoyue left, he asked Steward Shi.

“But, I wasn't blessed by the gods of Damon Country, but by an immortal from Dragon Country—

What do you think of this—”

He voiced his doubts. In his dream, he had bargained with an immortal, and now he could actually stand up and walk!

Steward Shi seemed to be carried away by excitement, blurting out without thinking.

“Whether it's the gods of Damon Country or an immortal from Dragon Country, Your Majesty's body has indeed recovered a lot. This is a miracle!”

Bai Yu Kang walked a few more steps, then felt tired.

He asked Steward Shi to help him back to the couch.

“These past two days, I've dreamt of an immortal from Dragon Country—”

Bai Yu Kang recounted his dreams from the past two days to Steward Shi.

“But he told me to issue a will,” he sighed, “I feel it's unlucky. A will is only issued at the end of life, and I'm not dying immediately!

Tell me, should I believe it or not?”

Steward Shi had sobered up a bit and pondered with Bai Yu Kang.

“Your Majesty, I think it's better to believe this matter than not to!

Besides, we were just preparing the wedding celebration, and then the immortal told you the suitable candidate. He truly favors you!

He has fulfilled what he promised you. What if you disrespect the immortal—”

Steward Shi didn't dare to say that if Bai Yu Kang didn't believe, he would die suddenly within three days.

He initially didn't believe it, but then it all came true. Who would dare to gamble with his life?

“I'll see tonight—

Oh, right, the new concubine has been chosen. It's Li Pingru, Prince Duan Li's second older sister.”

Bai Yu Kang closed his eyes and continued to rest. He hoped the dream was just a dream.

No immortal forced him to issue a will.

Even without issuing a will, he could live a hundred years.

Upon hearing that Bai Yu Kang had chosen the new concubine, Steward Shi immediately began making arrangements.

Since His Majesty was already resting, he wouldn't disturb him yet.

It wasn't until Bai Yu Kang woke up again that he asked if the wedding celebration could be held tomorrow.

Bai Yu Kang was helped up by Steward Shi and sat half-reclined on the bed, drinking some porridge.

“Although tomorrow is a bit rushed, it must not lack any proper etiquette.

Then let's do it!”

Steward Shi just waited for Gu Xiaoyue to take over so he could continue preparing for the wedding.

These past two days, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi had been very anxious, sitting on pins and needles all day.

But the three-day period hadn't arrived yet, so he couldn't go into the palace to inquire about Gu Xiaoyue's progress.

In the evening, a well-rested Gu Xiaoyue returned to Bai Yu Kang's bedchamber.

“Your Majesty's wedding is tomorrow, Mr. Gu can return to Yi Wang Mansion after drinking the wedding wine!”

Steward Shi looked tired, yet he still held his head high as he spoke to her.

The meaning was clear: she had already offered the spiritual herb, and His Majesty's body had recovered very well.

After the wedding tomorrow, she could get lost!

Gu Xiaoyue smiled gently, her narrowed eyes hiding her disgust for them.

This was another instance of discarding someone after they'd served their purpose!

“Then this subject congratulates Your Majesty first!

This subject will surely drink a few more cups, wishing Your Majesty good health and a long life!”

She turned to pour water, her smile instantly vanishing from her face.

They were such rotten people; they wouldn't change even at death's door!

“Since Mr. Gu is here, this servant will go attend to the wedding matters!”

Steward Shi bowed to Bai Yu Kang and left the bedchamber.

Gu Xiaoyue turned to Bai Yu Kang, putting her professional fake smile back on her face.

“Does Your Majesty have the energy? May I help you get out of bed and walk?”

Bai Yu Kang waved his hand, taking a deep breath.

“I walked a few steps this morning, but still felt light-headed.

My body will probably need some time to truly recover.”

Gu Xiaoyue sneered inwardly. Without her keeping him alive, he would probably die in a few days!

Later, after the maidservant helped Bai Yu Kang to bed, she also withdrew.

Only Gu Xiaoyue was left watching over him.

“Xiao Mo, you'll congratulate him directly on his wedding tomorrow. If the will isn't seen tomorrow—

Don't say anything else, just transform into the appearance of a ferocious beast, roar at him a few times, and then withdraw!”

If Xiao Mo startled Bai Yu Kang awake, Gu Xiaoyue worried he would be trapped in Bai Yu Kang's dream, so she told him to withdraw quickly.

Bai Yu Kang and Steward Shi both thought that His Majesty's improving health was due to the spiritual herb offered by Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi.

Gu Xiaoyue planned to pull the rug out from under him. Her patience had run out.

She wouldn't indulge this old man's daydreams anymore!

She also didn't plan to use Water Therapy tonight.

Bai Yu Kang was already depleting his life force. If Xiao Mo scared him tonight,

if he didn't issue the will overnight, he would exhaust his life force and die within three days!

She just remembered that Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi's ascension to the throne was something that happened half a year later.

Could it be that her arrival changed history?

No, no, that's not right. Gu Xiaoyue dismissed her idea.

There should still be a turning point regarding the will!

Gu Xiaoyue coldly eyed the already sleeping Bai Yu Kang, summoning the invisible Xiao Mo to go straight into his dream.

“Ah!—”

Less than five minutes later, a white light flashed, and Bai Yu Kang suddenly woke up from his dream.

“Someone! Someone!—”

Gu Xiaoyue quickly leaned forward, “Your Majesty, I'm here!”

The guards outside the bedchamber heard Bai Yu Kang's shouts and rushed in.

“Send, send for Steward Shi! Tell him, tell him to come quickly to serve!”

Bai Yu Kang could barely speak, cold sweat pouring down.

His heart was pounding so hard it felt like it would jump out of his throat, and he didn't dare to close his eyes.

The moment he closed his eyes, he thought of the ferocious beast with its gaping bloody maw; its mouth was so wide it could swallow him whole!

Steward Shi was half-asleep when summoned; his clothes were straightened on the way.

He knelt as soon as he entered the bedchamber, “Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what are your orders?!”

Bai Yu Kang's gaze swept over everyone present, and he raised his hand.

“Everyone withdraw, leave only Xiao Shi—”

Gu Xiaoyue twiddled her fingers. It seemed he was finally willing to issue the will.

She bowed and withdrew with everyone else.

The wedding proceeded as scheduled the next day. Li Pingru's eyes were filled with tears, but she had to force a smile.

She was only in her early thirties, and no noble young master would look at her, yet she was taken as a new concubine by the seventy-year-old Emperor.

On the surface, she had boundless glory, but she had heard of her status—a woman for good fortune!

If she was lucky, His Majesty would live a few more years.

If she was unlucky, she would become a widow on her wedding night.

Although Damon Country had no custom of sacrificial burial, from now on, she could not remarry and would be considered an ominous person who caused His Majesty's death by everyone!

Her entire life was ruined like this!

Gu Xiaoyue, however, watched with cold eyes. Li Pingru must be unwilling, right?

Who told her to speak so harshly about herself before? She never considered that she was just a young woman in her early twenties.

Without a filter on her mouth, she would offend people at some point.

It's just that Li Pingru probably wouldn't understand this principle!

After the wedding banquet, Gu Xiaoyue returned to Yi Wang Mansion with Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi.

“Mr. Gu, the matter we discussed earlier—”

On the way back, Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi eagerly asked how things had progressed.

“The will has been issued, but it hasn't been announced to the world.

His Majesty's meaning is—it would be too unlucky to announce the will to the world on his wedding day!”

Gu Xiaoyue felt a little guilty saying this. She hadn't actually seen Bai Yu Kang issue the will with her own eyes.

Nor had she seen that the successor named in the will was Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi.

Bai Yu Kang, that old fox, kept making excuses. Besides finding it unlucky, it was also possible that—

Prince Yi Bai Jin Yi was not the most suitable heir to the throne in his heart!

If Bai Yu Kang didn't announce the will to the world within three days,

then she would have to go back to the palace to check.

If there was a will, she could help Bai Yu Kang with treatment to prolong his life. If not—

She could just make one herself and use it after he died!

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Short Play:

After Gu Xiaoyue equipped every pet with a brain, everyone registered for Star Fate accounts.

Tonight, Xiao Lan was sleeping with Gu Xiaoyue. He took a photo of himself watching Gu Xiaoyue's sleeping face and posted it on his Moments.

The BGM was a song he sang himself, with the caption: Sleeping with you, I can also feel inner peace.

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