Queen Yun was really not polite. She took it and ate a piece, nodding her head: "It is indeed better than what the imperial chef makes. Where did you hire your chef? You are so lucky."

"This was made by my maid who came with me. My sister likes it, so I asked her to bring some to her every day."

"Yeah, I really like it."

Concubine Shu was stunned for a moment. She thought the queen would at least be polite. Unexpectedly, she was in such a good mood today. She agreed to everything and even took a few sips of tea from the cup: "Is this frozen top?"

"Sister, you can taste it. This is what the Queen Mother brought back. She gave me some as a reward. I kept it and was reluctant to drink it. I was thinking of sending some to you, sister."

"The Queen Mother also sent me some, but it doesn't taste as good as yours."

"I think my water is special. It's all snow water from the flower stamens swept by the maids. It's been buried underground for more than half a year, so it tastes especially light and soft when I drink it..."

"You are very clever and your maids are capable. I envy you." Queen Yun said with a smile.

Concubine Shu also laughed.

She felt that what she said was not right. Such a good thing should naturally be presented to the Queen first. She did not send it to the Queen, but instead talked about it here. She didn't know what the Queen would think.

When I took a peek, there was nothing special about the expression on her face, as if she didn't care at all.

She was relieved.

She always felt that the Queen came only for something, but she didn't dare to ask again. She had already said that there was nothing wrong, and there was a slight silence for a while.

Queen Yun suddenly spoke up, "I still remember when you entered the palace, it was also this season. I had the osmanthus tree in your yard planted by someone. The new osmanthus tree is here to bring good luck. The Queen Mother also thinks this is a good omen. As expected, you are blessed to have given birth to a prince, and he is so outstanding. Unlike the Crown Prince, who is weak and always makes people worry..."

"Sister, the prince's health will recover. There are so many famous doctors in the palace. Besides, the crown princess is also an expert in medicine. With her by the prince's side, sister, what do you have to worry about?"

"What you said does make sense, but the Crown Princess is still young. She has cured some illnesses by accident in the past, but that doesn't mean she knows everything. The Crown Prince's illness was brought on by an abortion. How can it be cured so easily? If it were that easy, then the imperial doctors over the years would be damned."

Concubine Shu sighed: "Sister is really worried about the prince, but it is also important to protect your own body. There is still a long time to go, so take it slow..."

"What you said makes sense. It's useless to think about it now. What do you think?"

"Which mother doesn't worry about her children..." Concubine Shu said with emotion.

The two of them chatted about everything from the time they first entered the palace to the present. They talked about how the wives of the two families were sisters. He couldn't help but sigh and said that General An was a blessed man.

Finally, the tea and snacks on the table were almost finished. Queen Yun stood up, looked at Concubine Shu and said, "It's time for me to go. It's hard for you to spend time with me."

"If you need anything, you can tell me at any time. I belong to you, so it's only natural for me to serve you."

Finally, Empress Yun left. Concubine Shu looked in the direction she left and sighed. What did she mean today? She said those inexplicable words. Was she warning her or trying to find out something?

Did she realize something?

How did Ye'er and I reveal our true colors?

She kept thinking about it, and finally gave up, but she became alert.

Just as the Shen time arrived, there was a sudden chaos in the Phoenix Palace. The palace maids were in a panic. Some looked for the imperial physician, some looked for the emperor, and they just kept shouting that the Empress was not well. When Emperor Yunqi heard this, he didn't bother to scold the palace maids for being so unreserved, and ran to the Phoenix Palace. He didn't know why his legs were a little out of control, because he knew that the palace maids in the Phoenix Palace had never been so ignorant of the rules. They were not like this even when the Empress was seriously ill before.

When Emperor Yunqi arrived in front of the phoenix bed and took a look, he was completely limp: Queen Yun's nose and mouth were full of black blood, and she was lying there straight, her face ashen, staring at Emperor Yunqi but unable to utter a word.

Emperor Yun Qi shouted the queen's name, rushed over, half-knelt beside the bed, and touched her face in disbelief, as if afraid to hurt her. However, his gentle voice could not wake her up. He suddenly let out a long howl in his throat, like a wolf, because his hand touched something cold, and Queen Yun was only breathing in but not out...

When the imperial physician came, he took one look, then knelt aside, sweating and speaking in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please allow me to examine the queen again..."

Emperor Yunqi glared at him, "Why not hurry up? And you guys, when did the queen get sick? What were you doing? Why did you just notify me now?"

"Your Majesty, the Queen just suddenly fell ill. Just before the incense stick, the servants went to call for His Majesty..." The maid knelt down and explained in a low voice.

The imperial physician concluded that the patient had been poisoned, but they were unable to determine the exact type of poison.

Emperor Yunqi sat blankly at the head of the bed, holding Empress Yun's cold hand. His face was as pale as paper, his nostrils flared sharply, his eyes were sometimes vague, sometimes cold. Everyone knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.

"Come here and tell me what the Queen ate today? Where did she go? And you doctors, if you can't cure the Queen today, you will all lose your heads..."

Half an incense stick later, the door of Concubine Shu's courtyard was suddenly knocked open. She shuddered involuntarily and heard a commotion outside. Before she could react, the emperor had kicked the door open. Concubine Shu walked in front of him. Emperor Yunqi grabbed her collar and said angrily, "Why did you harm the queen?"

That voice was as cold as ice in winter, freezing Concubine Shu. She looked at him with her mouth open in surprise and doubt: "Your Majesty...what's wrong? When did I harm the Queen?"

"You dare not admit it. What did the Queen eat from you today that you dare to poison her!" Emperor Yunqi pulled her and threw her to the ground. She knelt there, still confused, as if she didn't know what had happened.

"Your Majesty, I don't understand." Concubine Shu cried out in injustice.

"Now I just ask you, will you confess or not?" Emperor Yunqi stepped forward and pointed at Concubine Shu's nose and asked.

"What do you want me to confess? Did something happen to the Queen?"

"After she ate something from your place, the poison from Tiankui Star took effect..." Emperor Yunqi said word by word.

Concubine Shu opened her eyes wide and just shook her head.

Emperor Yunqi didn't care and just shouted, "Someone, lock her up immediately..."

After saying that, he left with a flick of his sleeves, and walked back to Feng Palace. He hugged the cold Queen Yun, and showed a rare tenderness on his face: "Yun'er, I will avenge you, you will be fine, don't give up..."

Queen Yun had just drunk the detoxifying powder prescribed by the imperial physician. They could not find the cause, nor did they have a good solution, so they decided to detoxify first. After the mung bean water was poured into her mouth, Queen Yun was able to speak: "Your Majesty, don't blame Concubine Shu..."

"I will kill her. She dared to harm you." Emperor Yunqi said through gritted teeth.

"Your Majesty, there is no evidence. My body might be recovering. It is poisonous, or it may be that I accidentally touched something when I went out. You know... I am a herbicide, so it is possible that I would have a reaction if I touched something. Otherwise... how come the imperial physician couldn't find any poison? Concubine Shu cannot be moved. She is the niece of the empress dowager. You can't let the palace be in turmoil because of me. Even if I die, I will not rest in peace." Empress Yun said a few words and leaned on the pillow to gasp for a while. There was blood at the corners of her mouth, so Emperor Yun Qi wiped it with his sleeves: "Yun'er, don't talk, you're fine, just lie down quietly now..."

"Your Majesty... I'm afraid it won't work."

Before she finished speaking, Emperor Yunqi put his finger on her lips and said, "Yun'er, don't say anything unlucky. I won't listen... Doctor Zhang, come here. Did you hear what I said just now?"

Doctor Zhang looked serious: "Your Majesty, I have an idea. Why don't we ask the Crown Princess to come over and take a look? She often has good ideas..."

"Someone, go and invite the Crown Princess..." Emperor Yunqi gave the order without saying anything else.

When An Qingran heard the news, she was shocked because the prince was not in the East Palace. He went out and said he had something to do. She didn't know if it was official business and didn't ask. Now the queen was poisoned. When she arrived at Feng Palace, Emperor Yunqi was asked to leave by Queen Yun. She said that she wanted Qingran to treat her with peace of mind, because the child was young and there were too many people around, and she was afraid that the child would be at a loss.

Emperor Yunqi didn't want to leave for a moment. He thought what she said made sense, so he asked the imperial physician and the palace maids to wait outside.

When An Qingran felt the Queen's pulse, her nose felt sore. Her body was already empty, and now she was poisoned. How could there be a cure? She remembered that her mother-in-law had always treated her like a daughter since her marriage. She had thought of everything for her and taught her many principles of how to behave in the palace. She was afraid that she would suffer a loss.

When I thought that she would die, although I was prepared, I couldn't accept it and my eyes turned red.

Queen Yun held her hand and said, "Child, there's no need to look... I took the poison myself."

An Qingran looked at her in disbelief: "Mother..."

“Listen to me, don’t be sad, we… we all know that my time is near… I did this to deliberately make people suspect Concubine Shu because she has always been ambitious. The same is true for Dongfang Ye, but it’s not obvious. I also know… My health has not been good recently, and I can no longer protect you, so this is the last thing I can do for you.” Queen Yun looked at her with a calm gaze and a smile on her lips.

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Please give me a monthly ticket. Queen Yun is a really good mother-in-law.