ALL NOVEL Chapter 242: A Rumor
It was an ancient Chinese world where ordinary people were usually superstitious and believed in unnatural things. Some of them were indeed real at some point in the past, such as cultivation, but as time progressed, it reduced a lot more than usual. At this time, people were mostly inclined to worshipping some ancient monks who had managed to rise to the heavenly abode.
So when the rumor about how the female lead carried a child gifted by the heaves spread across the country, no one doubted it. Even the guards who had opposed her frantically before changed their hearts and felt guilty. Some of them even approached the female lead's prison and bowed before her feet, asking for forgiveness.
This was the rumor that those from the Wang Clan and the hidden traitor in the palace spread to deliberately shift the audience's focus toward something unusual and force the Emperor to give up on giving her a death sentence.
So when the Emperor came to the court early in the morning, he was stunned to see both left and right side officials come together and glared at him with hatred. He tilted his head innocently, thinking about what exactly happened overnight for them to give this kind of reaction? But before he could open his mouth, the court officials themselves started blurting out the emotions in their hearts.
"Your majesty, you have gone against the heavens by sending the imperial concubine to prison!"
"Yes, we all agree to that!"
"The heavenly beings have given her a chance to produce a powerful progeny! Otherwise, how could she manage to become pregnant despite being a woman?"
"You have committed a grievous crime by sending her to jail!" One of the officials spat on the ground. "Get her out, this instant!"
Liang Deming stared at the scene before him with blank eyes. It seemed as if multiple ladies had appeared in the market and created havoc by arguing about the price of the groceries. He rubbed his forehead and said, "All of you, silence!"
His voice was loud enough for everyone to hear. So as soon as he said that, everyone went silent. It was as if a thunderous voice had echoed right next to their ears, making them shocked. They all stared at the Emperor's face that had darkened instantly.
"Do you even know the whole truth?!" The Emperor roared in anger and glared at them. He just knew it was the traitor hidden in the palace, or perhaps that person might also have been standing in the courtroom right now. His expressions became darker at that. "You dare to go against me. If I hear a single word about this event, I will sentence you all to your death!"
When they heard of this threat, they all calmed down and exchanged a glance. They were terrified, and some officials even had pale faces. At this time, they had two choices. One was to go against their Emperor and listen to the heavens, and the second was to side with Liang Deming and forget about ever getting the shelter of the heavens. What should they choose?
While they were still contemplating this, Tyler, who was sitting behind the screen, scoffed and said in a loud voice, "Do you all know about a certain herb that can make anyone pregnant? Did you all forget about it when you heard this stupid rumor?"
"Herb?" One of the officials said unconsciously and glanced at the person standing beside him. He had clearly forgotten about the existence of such things, but how could he still believe in that? It was said that this herb was a myth! How could he easily believe in myths that should have been present? "But isn't that a myth? And even if the imperial concubine managed to get her hands on that herb, it would mean she had gotten heaven's blessings! Don't try to fool us!"
"A myth?" Tyler chuckled. He hadn't thought that the villains would use such a creative method to fool everyone. It was good that he had gotten his hands on the real herb, and the male lead helped him plant it in his garden. Otherwise, how could he prove to everyone that this herb was really available and not a myth? "It's growing in my garden. How can it be a myth?"
Everyone was surprised after hearing those words. Even the male lead, who just listened to this, couldn't help but look at his Empress in shock. It turned out the herb that had called out such an ugly monster was guarding the pregnancy herb, and Tyler thought of stealing it. Why?
Liang Deming thought for a while, but he still couldn't come up with anything. So he shrugged it off. It was his Empress who thought of this. So he would go along with Tyler's wishes. He turned toward the audience and said in a cold tone, "We killed a hideous monster back then. Ask the imperial guards if you want."
After hearing these words, most of the officials believed him, but a few of them were still skeptical. So they ordered their subordinates to take out a sample of that herb planted in the garden and send it to the herbalist. At this time, Tyler had already acted before things could go out of hand.
Before the rumor spread across the country, he suddenly got an intuition that his powers might be in danger. It didn't sit right just to sit back and see the traces of his power out there every day.
What if the female lead and the traitor helping her from the background find out about this and steal it for some reason? Tyler still didn't know anything about the rumors back then and what the traitors had planned. Still, he silently went to the garden, put the original herbs in the system inventory, and took out a few seeds to plant in the garden again. In this way, he could save his power and even let the herb grow well beneath the sun without any fear.
Right now, he wasn't afraid of losing his power. So he walked out of the screen and said, "I'll take you there. Follow me."
And the subordinates of those officials really did follow him. After going to the garden, they were surprised to see a luscious herb at the center. A breeze passed through it, making the leaves dance. It had traces of dewdrops as circular flowers grew from the bud. They were all surprised to see this herb in the Empress's garden.
To add fuel to the already sparkling fire, Tyler leaned back and said, "I had obtained this when we were coming back from the Wang Clan. This herb suddenly appeared right beside the river, and it attracted my attention. So I bought it along with me. And guess what happened right after that? I got pregnant! So my dear officials, tell me, just who is the blessed person here?"
Tyler's ability to lie without batting his eyelids has improved a lot. The subordinates turned their gazes toward their Empress as their eyes glistened with joy. "It's the Empress!"
"Long live the Empress."
The male lead shook his head and suppressed the laughter that was on his lips. It took Tyler just a few seconds to turn the tables around. The only thing they needed to prove was that the female lead had bought this kind of herb from the black market because he knew that not all the officials would believe that Yan Huan wasn't innocent.
And they were right. The moment everyone heard about what they had found in the Empress's garden, most of them were stunned. They even asked a herbalist to come and identify the herb, which he did.
Even though more than half the officials seemed to be silent, a few still couldn't stand it and said, "What's the guarantee that this appeared for the Empress and not for the imperial concubine? That garden is a place for the entire harem, not just the Empress's property! And what's the evidence that the imperial concubine really ate the herb? It was just speculation! The fact that she got pregnant without any presence of herbs shows that the heavens are compassionate toward her."
Murmurs spread across the courtroom as the tide of the discussion went against Tyler again. He sneered and went back to the screen before staring blankly at the court officials. He knew that the traitor's spy should be standing among these officials to handle the tide of the argument and bring it back to proving that Yan Huan had heaven's blessings.
Heh. It seemed like they had prepared themselves well.
He didn't know how this world would end, but it didn't matter. His work here had finished. He had even saved his power in the form of pregnancy herbs in his inventory and even destroyed the storyline completely. Tyler was only staying here just for the sake of the male lead.
One thing was sure. If the enemies successfully proved that Yan Huan really had heaven's blessings, the opposing party wouldn't waste time in revolting, and even the public would support them, thinking the Emperor to be someone who would end up destroying the world.