Chapter 174 Killing the Enemy
While Zipei went to get the silk flower, Ruan Yuxiao quickly opened the tea lid and poured all the poison in his hand into it.
Watching the medicinal powder gradually dissipate in the tea and turn into a dark green teacup, Ruan Yuxiao smiled sweetly. The ripples that appeared seemed to hide a deadly poisonous plot, which made people shudder.
Xiao Heng! You were the one who betrayed me first!
I treated you sincerely, but you ruthlessly banished me to the cold palace.
Now, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship.
The blood feud of the hundreds of members of the Ruan family can finally be put to rest.
Zipei hurried out and saw Ruan Yuxiao still waiting in the corridor. She immediately breathed a sigh of relief and went forward to put the silk flower in her bun.
Ruan Yuxiao walked towards the main hall step by step, holding the tea tray.
She lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, hiding the hatred burning like fire in her eyes.
Bu Zi'an, who was standing at the door, saw the teacup and quickly took out the silver needle in his arms to test for poison.
Seeing that the silver needle did not turn black after falling, Ruan Yuxiao's heart finally settled down.
That was the poison my father brought back from the frontier. It was not only colorless and odorless, but also could not be detected by a silver needle.
In the main hall, Xiao Heng was teasing Xiao Chengye in his arms.
He is now four months old. Although he is not as well-behaved as the eldest prince and the second prince, the yellowness on his face has faded a little.
Xiao Heng lifted his son high up and said with a smile, "Ye'er, look at father! Look at father!"
Xiao Chengye was amused by him and laughed.
Hearing his son's voice, Xiao Heng's face was also filled with joy.
As Ruan Yuxiao stepped into the hall, she saw Xiao Heng with a smile on his face.
He was so happy, and his smile was as gentle as a clear spring flowing in the mountains.
For a moment, she seemed to be back to the night when she first slept with him.
At that time, she shyly clutched the quilt, with only her two eyes exposed as she looked curiously at the emperor in front of her.
He just smiled softly and said, "Are you afraid of me? Or are you curious about me?"
At that time, he was deeply attracted by this gentle and handsome emperor.
She didn't expect that her husband was so handsome, and not as majestic and cold as the rumors said.
She walked very slowly, which made Xiao Heng notice that there was a person standing in the hall. He turned around to look.
The palace maid holding the teacup had a graceful figure, and her light lotus steps revealed an innate noble and cold temperament.
The smile on Xiao Heng's face froze slightly. He felt that the person in front of him seemed familiar, but looking at her face, it seemed extremely unfamiliar.
Seeing this, Concubine Mei quickly handed the child to the wet nurse. She looked at Ruan Yuxiao and said, "Hurry up and pay your respects to the Emperor and bring him some tea."
After hearing what Concubine Mei said, Ruan Yuxiao turned around as if awakened from a dream.
She knelt down and saluted, saying, "Your servant pays homage to the Emperor."
She deliberately lowered her voice, sounding like a completely different person.
Xiao Heng stared intently at Ruan Yuxiao's figure, wondering who she looked like.
Seeing that something was wrong, Meipin was afraid that Ruan Yuxiao's identity would be exposed, so she quickly ordered her to bring the tea.
Then he looked at Xiao Heng and said, "Your Majesty, what are you thinking about?"
Xiao Heng retracted his gaze and said calmly, "I just feel that this palace maid resembles someone."
Ruan Yuxiao's hand holding the teacup paused slightly, and he looked up in surprise.
For a moment, his eyes met Xiao Heng's.
The love, hatred and resentment I once had surged in my heart like a tide.
Did Xiao Heng still recognize her?
Even with a different face, he still recognized himself.
Meipin glared at Ruan Yuxiao fiercely, then smiled sweetly and said, "The maids in this palace all look similar, so naturally they have some similarities."
Xiao Heng murmured: "That's right."
He curled his lips intriguingly, thinking that Ruan Yuxiao's infatuated eyes were trying to attract his attention.
After all, this kind of thing has happened more than once or twice.
Ruan Yuxiao held the teacup in both hands, and her heart tightened with every step she took.
The sweet, tender and warm times of the past keep flashing through my mind.
She slowly presented the teacup with both hands, her eyes fixed on Xiao Heng's raised hand.
The moment he touched the teacup, Ruan Yuxiao's hand trembled, and the teacup slipped from their fingers in an instant, spilling tea all over her.
The teacup immediately fell to the ground with a clang and broke into several pieces.
Meipin's face turned pale instantly, and her breathing became irregular. She shouted angrily, "You are so rude and clumsy. Why don't you go down and receive your punishment?"
She glared at Ruan Yuxiao coldly, fearing that she would be exposed and implicated.
At this moment, she was extremely regretful. If she had known this would happen, she would never have let Ruan Yuxiao meet the emperor.
What an idiot! Even though his entire family was executed, he's still so affectionate.
Ruan Yuxiao was shocked by Meipin's shout and came to her senses. She kowtowed quickly and said, "Yes, I will go down and accept the punishment right away."
Looking at the broken teacup on the ground, Xiao Heng felt very unhappy. Just as he was about to speak, a sudden commotion broke out outside the palace. Zhou Defu hurried in and knelt down with a sad look on his face. "Your Majesty, something bad has happened! The Fourth Prince has suddenly suffered a heart attack and has fainted. The imperial physician is currently doing his utmost to treat him."
"What!?" Xiao Heng's face changed drastically, and he suddenly stood up and walked out.
When Meipin came to her senses, Xiao Heng had already walked out of the main hall. She hurriedly lifted her skirt and called out, "Your Majesty! I will go with you."
Ruan Yuxiao returned to the dark room as if she had lost her soul. She collapsed on the ground, clutching her clothes in front of her chest and crying loudly.
"Father! My daughter can't do this!"
"My daughter is useless. She had the opportunity to kill her enemy right before her eyes, but she couldn't do it!"
As she spoke, she raised her hand and slapped herself hard on the cheek, blowing away the tears.
"I am an unfilial daughter! I cannot avenge the Ruan family! I will go down and personally apologize to my father!"
As she spoke, she pulled out the hairpin in her hand and was about to stab it towards her heart, but when she was so close, the desire to survive and the unwillingness to give up made her stop.
Why should she die!
She shouldn't have died like this after surviving such a humble life.
Xiao Heng is still alive, Shen Qingtang is still alive, Meipin is still alive, and those bitches in the harem are enjoying the glory and wealth comfortably!
She is worthless if she dies like this.
Ruan Yuxiao loosened her grip slightly, and the silver hairpin fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
"Xiao Heng! Since I can't kill you, I'm going to make you live a life worse than death!"
"Don't you love Concubine Zhao the most? If you were to witness her death with your own eyes, would you collapse and go crazy?"
"Ha ha ha ha……"
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