Chapter 37 Croton

When Yueli came in again, she saw the queen sorting out some memorials and placing them on the table beside the bed. She stood beside them, bending over and grinding ink. She was truly virtuous.

He Yanchen had no intention of refusing, and even took the memorial and flipped through it, unlike the indifferent look he had shown when I persuaded him to review the memorial.

Yueli became even more depressed.

"Yu Ronghua." The Queen did not put down the ink stick in her hand, but smiled and ordered her, "Pour me a cup of tea."

"Yes..." Yue Li responded softly, lowered her head and walked to the table, put the teacup she brought in aside, and poured a cup of tea for the queen with her back to her.

"Your Majesty, please have some."

The queen took it and glanced at Yueli. Seeing that she had her eyes downcast and her face was a little pale, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

After all, she was a short-sighted person. After being favored for a few days, she became arrogant and lost her sense of place. She was the main wife and had always disdained to compete with these people.

The queen drank it all in one gulp and then put the teacup back into Yueli's hands.

It was a very natural movement, but it made Yueli look like a maid serving her.

He Yanchen looked at the woman's fragile face and raised his eyebrows with interest.

"Yu Ronghua, you have worked hard today. Now I am here to take care of you. You should go back and have a good rest." The queen spoke considerately.

But just as she finished speaking, she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in her stomach.

The queen frowned and involuntarily pressed her hand to her stomach.

Yueli opened her eyes wide with curiosity: "Empress, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm fine..." The queen gritted her teeth and endured it, but it felt like something in her stomach was churning and about to burst out.

Her expression changed, and she stood up suddenly, squeezing her buttocks.

Yue Li pinched her palms to prevent herself from laughing, but her face was filled with worry: "Is the Queen feeling unwell?"

He Yanchen also glanced at the Queen. Before he could speak, the Queen took a breath and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, please let Yu Ronghua serve you. I feel a little unwell and I am afraid of offending Your Majesty. Please allow me to leave."

The queen used all her strength to endure it. She only knew that she must not lose her composure in front of the emperor, otherwise her life would be over!

He Yanchen looked her over, and the queen began to tremble all over, with cold sweat dripping down her forehead.

Just when she was about to despair, He Yanchen said mercifully: "Back off."

The queen almost fled in panic.

"Your Majesty, what happened to the Empress?" Yue Li could barely hide the smile in her eyes. She shyly moved over and grabbed the man's clothes. "Since the Empress is gone, Your Majesty can only let this concubine serve you."

He Yanchen grabbed the woman's slender wrist and pulled her into his arms: "What do you think happened to her?"

"My Jiaojiao is becoming more and more bold and presumptuous."

He said the words of reproach, but his eyes were full of interest.

Yue Li vaguely saw through him a little. He Yanchen, like her, was a person with a strong possessiveness.

He didn't want her to be too close to Shen Zhaoyi, so he deliberately got close to the Queen to punish her.

What he needed was her attitude.

Only after realizing this did Yueli dare to take action against the queen.

She climbed onto the bed, knelt on his lap, and looked at him with sparkling almond eyes: "I just want to be alone with Your Majesty. Isn't it okay for me to serve Your Majesty alone?"

"If Your Majesty is not happy, would you like me to call the Empress back?" She smiled slyly, "I'm afraid Your Majesty can't bear it."

He Yanchen smiled.

He didn't care at all that Yueli used tricks against other concubines.

Just like he had tried every possible way to win the late emperor's praise, he offered advice in the court and made achievements on the battlefield, all because of his admiration for the late emperor.

He wants his father's love, and Yueli wants his love.

These were just her ways of expressing her love.

"What did you do?" He Yanchen was still a little curious. He patted the woman's lower back and said, "Tell the truth."

Yueli lay obediently on his chest and whispered, "I added some croton seeds to the tea."

He Yanchen: “…”

He was silent for a moment: "Is this the only way you know?"

She did the same thing when she took revenge on Li Jieyu last time.

Yue Li asked without hesitation, "Is there any other way?"

"Your Majesty, please teach me~"

He Yanchen fell silent again.

He raised his hand, and Yueli thought he was going to hit her. She quickly shrank her neck and said aggrievedly, "I heard you talking to the Queen. How could I not have served you well?"

There was some resentment in her eyes. She rested her head on the man's neck, her cheek touching his skin.

He Yanchen rubbed her head vigorously and said, "Don't do this again next time."

Yueli agreed verbally, but disagreed in her heart.

It was obvious that he also enjoyed the jealousy and duplicity of the man who was fighting for him.

*

Fengyang Palace.

The Queen lay on the bed with a pale face. She gritted her teeth and asked, "Have you found out?"

Dong Xu shook his head. "The imperial physician said that the Empress accidentally ingested croton seeds. I went to the imperial kitchen to inquire. Many palaces have sent people to the imperial kitchen today, but they still haven't been able to find out who took the croton seeds."

"Besides, the incident happened in Linde Palace. If I don't report it to Your Majesty, I wouldn't dare to investigate..."

The Queen took a deep breath and asked, "How should I report this to Your Majesty?"

Saying she accidentally ate croton seeds? I'm afraid His Majesty would dislike her just by hearing that!

"Someone must be trying to harm me!" The Queen's face was ashen. "They want me to lose face in front of His Majesty, or even make me be accused of failing to take care of the sick. If this gets out of hand, His Majesty and the Queen Mother will both think I'm not doing my job as Queen. Those bitches will seize the opportunity to seize my power!"

The more the queen thought about it, the more she felt that this person was extremely vicious.

Dong Xu said, "Your Highness is like this because she drank the tea that Yu Ronghua presented to her. Was it her who did this?"

The Queen thought for a moment and said it was impossible: "She is not stupid. How could she have the courage to give me drugs in front of Your Majesty and me?"

Dong Xu also felt that no one would be stupid enough to fight in front of him.

"Don't worry, Madam. I will keep a close eye on the people in the harem these days."

*

For two consecutive days, Yueli was the only one taking care of the patient.

She became more and more greedy and moved her things to Linde Hall, and even didn't want to go back at night.

He Yanchen also indulged her in everything, and the two of them were almost inseparable. Others might find it too addictive, but Yue Li didn't.

Yue Li likes days like this. She even hopes that He Yanchen will continue to be sick so that she can stay in Linde Palace like this forever.

Unfortunately, He Yanchen was in good health and just had a fever. He would be almost recovered after two days of rest.

Yueli stood outside the beaded curtain holding a bowl of medicine, watching the man sitting on the couch reading a book. There was no trace of illness on his handsome face.

She looked down at the medicine bowl in her hand. The imperial physician said she only needed to take three more doses.

Three stickers?

She whispered softly, a dark light flashing in her eyes.

Yueli really wanted to throw away the medicine.