Chapter 302 Time is running out, take action tonight!

Bai Ling hurriedly put away the sachet properly, and her heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally slowly settled down.

It looks like my little sister is finally safe.

She hugged the ice basin tightly, quickened her pace, and hurried towards her destination.

After finishing all the work at hand, Bailing returned to her residence and planned to wash up.

Several palace maids were laughing and playing nearby.

"Alas, I don't know when we can leave the palace."

"Just wait a little longer. Isn't there a rule in the palace that you can leave the palace at the age of 25?"

"Twenty-five? You'll be an old maid by then. I'm afraid you won't be able to get married. You can only be someone's second wife or concubine."

Bai Ling was listening so intently that she accidentally dropped the basin in her hand to the ground with a clang.

Several palace maids heard the noise and looked at her in unison.

"Bai Ling, are you okay?" a palace maid asked with concern.

"It's okay." Bailing responded hurriedly, picked up her things and left in a hurry.

She doesn't want to be someone's second wife or concubine from the bottom of her heart!

Look at this harem, the open and secret struggles never stop, even the noble queen died a violent death.

If she has the chance to get married in the future, she would like to find an ordinary, hardworking and down-to-earth man, not those from wealthy families.

Night fell quietly and everything was quiet.

Bailing jogged all the way, carefully avoiding others, and finally arrived at Zhaochun Palace.

In order to make it convenient for Bai Ling to come, Bai Wutong specially returned to Zhaochun Palace to live today.

"Empress Zhao." Bai Ling knelt on the ground with a plop. "I am ready. No matter what you order, I will do it."

Bai Wutong personally stepped forward, helped her up, and said in a gentle voice, "Actually, what I want you to do is quite simple. I have found a guard who also wants to leave the palace, and you can sleep with him."

"S...sharing the same room?" Although Bai Ling had heard Bai Wutong mention that she would lose her innocence before, she never expected that she would actually have an affair with the guard!

According to palace rules, if a palace maid has an affair with a guard, it is a serious crime!

At the very least, he would be beaten with a stick, and at worst, he might even lose his life!

"That's right. Don't be afraid. Since I promised to save your life, I will definitely keep my word. I will give you a kind of poison. As long as a man and a woman have sex, the poison will take effect. The more times you have sex, the more rashes will appear on your face. After that, you will find a suitable time to show the rashes in front of outsiders, and the imperial physician will come to treat you. At that time, you only need to tell them about your affair with the guard at the right time. As for the follow-up matters, I will handle them properly."

Bai Wutong gently patted Bailing's hand to calm her nervousness. "After the truth is revealed, I will plead with the emperor to spare your life and only punish you with caning, and then expel you from the palace. And I will arrange for the person responsible for the caning in advance, so you will only suffer some superficial injuries at most. I have sent someone to leave 500 taels of silver and a small house outside the palace, and you and your sister will live there in the future."

"In addition, if you want to do some small business, you can do it near the mansion, and someone will naturally take care of you. If anyone dares to cause trouble, you can go to the Xun Mansion, and someone will help you get justice. Also, if you want to get married in the future, I will ask the Xun Mansion to help you find a good family with good character."

It can be said that Bai Wutong has carefully planned all aspects that can be taken into consideration.

Such generous conditions couldn’t be better!

All he had to do was to clear his name in exchange for a secure life for himself and his sister for the rest of their lives.

"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you a question. Will this rash...will it disappear in the future?" Bailing hesitated for a moment, but still asked.

"Yes, I have an antidote."

Bai Ling gritted her teeth and nodded heavily, "Okay, I will follow your Majesty's arrangements."

Bai Wutong took out a small bottle, poured out the pills, and asked Bailing to take them with water. He instructed, "Time is urgent, so act tonight. Go to the Imperial Garden. The guard is waiting for you nearby now."

"Yes..." Bailing took a deep breath, calmed her nervous mood, turned and walked out of Zhaochun Palace, carefully blending into the darkness.

At this moment, she calmed down and thought carefully about the purpose of Bai Wutong asking her to do this.

Wait… rash?

Didn’t Concubine Wen also have a rash a few days ago?

Could it be that...

Bailing suddenly covered her mouth, her eyes full of disbelief.

Concubine Wen actually had an affair with another man!

No wonder Concubine Zhao was so eager to ask me to do this.

Once this matter is confirmed, Concubine Wen will be completely finished!

Bailing's heart was pounding, and before she knew it, she had arrived at the Imperial Garden.

Suddenly, a hand reached out from the darkness and pulled her in.

Looking closely, I found that it was a guard.

Due to the dim light, I couldn't see the other person's face clearly and could only recognize him by his clothes.

"Is this Miss Bailing? Concubine Zhao asked me to wait here." The guard's voice was full of youthful vigor. "I have wanted to leave the palace for a long time, but I just never found the opportunity. Don't worry, once I leave the palace, I will definitely find you and marry you."

As he spoke, his arms unconsciously tightened.

In fact, after the guard learned about this, he deliberately found an opportunity to secretly take a look at Bailing. Seeing that she was young and beautiful, he was very happy.

He came from an ordinary family and was chosen as a guard only because of his good physical fitness.

It would not be bad to sleep with Bailing today and live together outside the palace in the future.

Most girls who leave the palace are hardworking, know the rules, and have seen the world, which makes them much better than ordinary women.

Bai Ling lowered her head and replied softly, "Okay."

The two of them spent the entire night in a remote place.

It was not until the next morning that the lark rose from the grass.

She quickly tidied her clothes and hair, endured the pain in her body, and hurried towards her residence.

At this time, the palace maids got up one after another.

"Bai Ling, when did you go out?" a palace maid asked curiously.

Bailing covered her stomach and pretended to be in pain. "I've been out for a while. I don't know what I ate, but my stomach has been upset."

"No wonder you look so bad."

Bai Ling didn't dare to stay any longer. She fetched some water, quickly washed herself, changed her clothes, and forced herself to continue on duty.

After just one hour, Bailing felt an itchy sensation on her face.

She reached out and scratched it, only to find that her face had become uneven.

She pretended to be calm and continued working as if nothing had happened.

Another hour later, she returned to the ice room.

A palace maid inadvertently looked up and saw Bailing's face. She turned pale with fright and screamed, "Bailing...your face? Why is your face like this?"

"I... I don't know." Bailing pretended to be panicked, quickly covered her face, and walked quickly to the water tank to check.

Sure enough, red rashes appeared on my face, densely packed together, and looked very scary.

"What should we do? Could it be... contagious?" Bailing deliberately raised her voice so that more people could hear.

Bingshiro's manager heard the commotion and rushed over quickly.

When he saw Bai Ling's face, he was also shocked and hurried to call the doctor.

The female doctor who came happened to be the one who had treated Wen Chuyun. When she saw Bailing's condition, her expression changed drastically, and she hurriedly took her to the Imperial Hospital, "Take a quick look, is this exactly the same symptom as the one on Concubine Wen's face?"

The imperial physician came forward to take a closer look, his face solemn, just as the female doctor said, "Tell me quickly, what did you do before, what did you eat!"