Chapter 88 Making Good Use of the Poison
After leaving Jingren Palace,
Mi Chun said worriedly, "Madam, you have offended the Empress in Jingren Palace this time. If this is spread to the previous court, I am afraid they will say that you are a witch concubine who is bringing disaster to the country and the people."
Concubine Shugui remained silent.
But her mind was full of thoughts. There was still half a month left before the one-month deadline Ying'an said. Now the person who harmed Ying'an has not surfaced. She can only be more domineering so that others can catch her handle and find out who is the person who has been pushing the issue behind the scenes.
She suspected that the person who ordered the palace maid to drug Ying'an was the madam in Shuyuzhai. The Empress
was under house arrest, and Concubine Xian was also busy with her own affairs. She really couldn't think of anyone else except that person.
Thinking of this, she said, "Change the route and go to Shuyuzhai."
She wanted to meet this empress in person!
She had only met the second prince once at a banquet before, but had never heard of such an empress.
Someone who could disappear in the palace like this was either really insignificant, or had ulterior motives.
Obviously, with a prince under her knees and able to stay in the palace for so long, this person must be the latter. Concubine
Shugui's sedan chair went further and further away, but just as she arrived at Yimei Garden, she ran into Emperor Qingling's dragon sedan chair coming towards her from the direction of Shuyuzhai.
The two looked at each other from a distance.
Emperor Qingling said calmly: "Yao He didn't care about my words? The weather is so cold. If you have any illness, I will feel guilty for a long time."
Concubine Shu Gui didn't have time to think about why Emperor Qingling came from the direction of Suyu Zhai. Shouldn't he be in the court now?
Thinking of this, she asked: "Your Majesty, why did you leave the court so early today?"
Emperor Qingling said in a deep voice: "There is no official business today, so we will disperse early. Let's go back to Guangling Palace for breakfast." Concubine
Shu Gui nodded gently.
Suyu Zhai.
The maid knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, when the emperor was going back, he happened to meet Concubine Shu Gui on the way. Now, they are going back to Guangling Palace together."
The moment the voice fell, the whip fell.
The maid's skin was instantly torn apart, and the wounds were horrifying and extremely frightening.
She groaned and endured it silently.
"I said that he would inform me in advance when he came. Why are you all silent today!"
The maid said tremblingly, "My queen, we got the news that the emperor would go to court on time today, but we didn't know that because of the heavy snow, the emperor temporarily notified the ministers that they didn't have to go to court in the snow. When we got the news, the emperor had already arrived at Shuyuzhai. He ordered people to confuse everyone in Shuyuzhai in advance. It was obvious that he had prepared in advance. My queen, what we are going to do... the emperor knew it early in the morning... are we still going to do it?"
"This is not something you should care about! Go, ask Dr. Lin how long it will take for the Love Thread Guinea to be completed! I can't wait any longer!"
When she mentioned Dr. Lin, there was something strange in her voice.
The maid also shrank her head, but the next moment she still agreed with a stiff upper lip.
"Yes, your Majesty, I'll go ask now."
Guangling Palace.
Concubine Shu Gui personally served the emperor food, and the two of them dismissed the serving maids and eunuchs, which was quite heartwarming.
While she was serving the food, Emperor Qing Ling said lightly: "Two days ago, your father asked your concubine sister when she would enter the palace. The family has prepared her wedding items, and she can enter the palace at any time."
Concubine Shu Gui paused and said: "Everything is up to the emperor."
Emperor Qing Ling sighed and said: "That day, I was embarrassed to offend your father because Prince Heng and the fourteenth prince were present, so I agreed. If you don't want to, I will refuse him, and the concubines in the harem will not be allowed to enter the palace. There are many concubines, and your concubine sister won’t make a difference.”
Concubine Shugui served him the dishes, put down her chopsticks, and said to Emperor Qingling, “Your Majesty, I don’t want you to be embarrassed because of the relationship between the emperor and his subjects. Please let your concubine sister enter the palace as soon as possible. You may arrange for her to live in Luyinzhai. I remember that your concubine sister has a great voice. She is always arranged to perform singing and dancing for the aunts and uncles in the mansion. After entering the palace, she can sing a few lines for Your Majesty.”
Emperor Qingling raised his eyebrows.
"I remember that Luyinzhai is right next to Shuyuzhai. Isn't it too far?"
Concubine Shu Gui pretended not to know and frowned, "Shuyuzhai? I remember it was empty. Could it be that someone lives there?"
Emperor Qingling avoided Concubine Shu Gui's eyes and said vaguely, "It doesn't matter. There is just a foreigner living there."
Concubine Shu Gui glanced at Emperor Qingling and looked away.
I'm afraid it's a foreign beauty...
Emperor Qingling coughed and said, "In that case, let her enter the palace today and live in Luyinzhai."
Concubine Shu Gui nodded, "Okay."
After breakfast, Emperor Qingling returned to the study.
Wei Xin hurried over with a letter: "Your Majesty, the body of a palace maid was found outside the city. The palace maid was wearing a totem badge from a foreign land."
Wei Wei handed the totem badge to Emperor Qingling.
Emperor Qingling took the badge and
examined it carefully for a moment before saying: "Are there any other discoveries?" Wei Xin continued: "Recently, spies from the East Crossing reported that the prince of the East Crossing secretly infiltrated the court. As for what identity he used, it has not been discovered yet."
Emperor Qingling said coldly: "Investigate again!"
Wei Xin nodded: "Yes!"
Emperor Qingling held the foreign totem in his hand, and his heart was cold.
He looked at Wei Weiran: "Your Majesty, should I kill the second prince's biological mother?"
Wei Weiran nodded and said: "Your Majesty, since the late emperor allowed you to keep that lady, he has forgiven her. The misfortune should not befall her children. She should not bear the sins of her father."
Emperor Qingling looked into the distance and said solemnly: "But she wants to kill my Ying'an."
Wei Weiran's face changed suddenly: "Your Majesty, you mean..."
Emperor Qingling lowered his eyes: "In this harem, except for her and the empress, who else dares to take action against Ying'an?"
Now that he has given Concubine Shugui tremendous favor, no one in the harem can compete with her for favor, except for the empress, there is only her.
The empress is the head of the six palaces and has tremendous power, while she has no desires and is at ease.
Moreover, she has never been seen in these years, and her behavior is a bit crazy.
Nothing she does is surprising.
Wei Weiran looked at the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me for being frank. If the second prince knew that his biological mother is now in Shuyuzhai, I am afraid he would feel resentful. After all, he has always believed that his mother died early."
Emperor Qingling frowned.
Previously, Shuyuzhai was peaceful and no one knew that there was a concubine living in it.
Now, she actually took the initiative to poison Ying'an, which means she was fully prepared.
People from foreign lands are vicious and good at using poison.
This person cannot be kept.
Emperor Qingling said in a deep voice: "Give me poisoned wine."
Wei Weiran shuddered in his heart and knelt down and said: "I will go and pass on the imperial edict."
But the next moment, the second prince rushed out from behind the screen in the study, crying.
He was only seven years old, and he knelt down in front of Emperor Qingling with his small body: "Father, please, don't kill my mother!"