Crown Prince Jun Zechen, the Empress's legitimate son, was young and accomplished. At fifteen, he was honored as Crown Prince, and at seventeen, he led an army to war, achieving swift victory. ...
Afterwards, Su Jingyao continued to instruct: "Use the same methods they used to murder the eldest prince on the third prince."
At this moment, her expression became extremely cold, and her delicate face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.
Nanny Lin frowned slightly, looking worried.
"Willow catkins are not a big deal. Babies are more sensitive to these things, which can easily cause shortness of breath, coughing and other conditions. If it is discovered early, the Third Prince's life will not be in danger."
"But if the poison is given to the Third Prince's nurse, the Third Prince will not survive after drinking her breast milk for a few days."
"If you dare to hurt Xing Xing, you will die. I am vicious and cruel. Isn't that what Concubine De wants to see? Naturally, I will help her."
"I just don't know if Concubine De can withstand my cruelty."
Nanny Lin's eyes also became firm, and she nodded, "Yes, Master."
On this day, it was late at night and Jun Zechen rested in Kunning Palace. He held Su Jingyao in his arms and they both fell asleep.
At this time, Anshun, who was outside the door, looked anxious like an ant on a hot pan, running around in a panic.
Someone from Concubine De's side came to report that the Third Prince was vomiting non-stop and even had shortness of breath, and that several imperial physicians had been there already.
But now, His Majesty's attitude towards Concubine De has changed. How could he dare to rashly disturb His Majesty and the Queen because of Concubine De's affairs?
However... this is the third prince.
Just now, Anshun ordered a young eunuch to go to Yiku Palace to check the situation. The young eunuch ran back in a hurry, panting.
"Since your Majesty hasn't come for a long time, Concubine De has sent someone to invite the Queen Mother. It is estimated that the Queen Mother will arrive at Yikun Palace soon."
Anshun's heart sank suddenly. If the Queen Mother had already arrived at the Yiku Palace, then there was really no reason for His Majesty and the Queen not to be there.
Afterwards, Anshun walked into the palace carefully, and then went all the way to the bedroom. Outside the screen, he called out very softly.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Jun Zechen frowned, was woken up from his sleep, and slowly opened his eyes.
Su Jingyao also woke up because of the noise and asked sleepily, "What's wrong, Your Majesty?"
Anshun heard the noises made by his two masters and knew that they had woken up.
Then he continued, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it is said that the Third Prince is vomiting and breathing rapidly. He has been to several imperial doctors. I am afraid the situation is not good. The Queen Mother is already on her way to the Yikun Palace."
Jun Zechen frowned tightly, turned his head to look at Su Jingyao who was still sleepy, and said softly: "Yaoyao, continue to sleep, I'll go and take a look."
Su Jingyao forced herself to cheer up and sat up.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has already gone there. As the Queen and the legitimate mother of the Third Prince, I naturally have to go and see her as well."
Jun Zechen nodded, and then the two of them quickly changed their clothes and headed towards Yikun Palace.
Fortunately, the Yiku Palace was not far away, and when they arrived, the Queen Mother had not arrived yet.
When Defei saw the emperor and empress coming hand in hand, especially when her eyes fell on the empress, her heart was burning with rage and she wanted to eat the empress alive.
Defei had never expected that the Queen would be so cruel. She actually tried to take the Third Prince's life!
If he didn't happen to have the antidote to the poison in his hand, the Third Prince would have died in his sleep tonight!
However, at this moment, she could not reveal that the third prince was in trouble because of poisoning, otherwise how could she explain where the antidote came from.
When she poisoned the eldest prince, she knew that the wet nurse had not taken the poison at all. She just wanted to make the queen nervous and make her panic because of the eldest prince, revealing her true face.
That's why they used the method of willow catkins later, which could hurt the eldest prince but would not put his life in danger.
But what about the queen? What evidence did she have to prove that she was the one who did all this? She just returned all the tricks intact.
For some reason, willow catkins appeared in the third prince's bedding. The catkins were extremely fine, causing the third prince to breathe rapidly and cough continuously.
Such a young child would have died long ago if it weren’t for Doctor Li.
Concubine De knelt on the ground with tears on her face, her body trembling slightly, and she cried at the top of her lungs.
"I pay my respects to Your Majesty and the Queen. Please help me. The Third Prince was murdered by someone. He is still so young. How could someone be so cruel?"
"Please get up, Concubine De." Jun Zechen said with a slight frown.
Then, Jun Zechen turned his gaze to Doctor Li and asked solemnly, "How is the third prince doing now?"
Doctor Li bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince is coughing because of poor breathing. I have used some methods to make his breathing smooth. There is no big problem."
"As for the cause of the continuous vomiting, I am still investigating. At present, it seems that the Third Prince is out of danger."
Concubine De stared at the Queen's calm eyes and clenched her hands into fists.
This time she must let His Majesty see clearly what kind of person his queen is!