Shangguan Wanning sat blankly in front of the dressing mirror, listening to the eunuch reading out the list of gifts that had been sent.
"Xian Taifei, a medicine box and a set of silver needles..."
Shangguan Wanning was slightly stunned when she heard the eunuch's words.
The virtuous concubine was Ge Shuyan. Among so many gold, silver and jade jewelry, the gift she sent was really special.
Shangguan Wanning had no intention of checking the gift, but she stood up and walked to the medicine box that Ge Shuyan had brought.
She opened the medicine box, which contained several medical books.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw the young eunuch standing beside her secretly observing her.
Shangguan Wan Ning sneered secretly, walked over to the young eunuch, sat down, and began to read the medical book seriously.
Xiao Zhenting's coronation ceremony came as scheduled. He put on the dragon robe he had always dreamed of, holding the hand of his most beloved woman, and under the worship of hundreds of officials, he ascended step by step to the highest ruling position.
"Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."
"Everyone, please stand up."
At this moment, Xiao Zhenting truly felt the majesty of ruling the world.
He did it!
His dream since childhood finally came true.
He turned to look at Shangguan Wanning who was standing beside him. She was wearing a phoenix crown and a bright red wedding dress. She was so stunningly beautiful and graceful standing next to him.
"Ning'er, when we worship heaven and earth tonight and enter the bridal chamber, you will be my queen. I promise you that I will pamper and protect you for the rest of my life."
Xiao Zhenting excitedly held Shangguan Wanning's hand.
There was no ripple in Shangguan Wanning's heart. She looked into Xiao Zhenting's eyes and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
"Your Majesty, I... um... puff..."
Before Shangguan Wanning could finish her words, she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, all of which sprayed onto Xiao Zhenting's face.
Her body fell backwards limply.
"Ning'er..." Xiao Zhenting was horrified, and the civil and military officials kneeling on the steps felt even more confused.
The Queen Mother vomited blood and fell to the ground during the Emperor's coronation ceremony. This... seems to be a bad omen.
"Quick, call the imperial physician."
As soon as Xiao Zhenting finished speaking, eunuchs and palace maids rushed forward and wanted to carry Shangguan Wanning away.
"You must take good care of Ning'er and tell the imperial physician that if anything happens to Ning'er, I will investigate thoroughly."
The coronation ceremony has not been completed yet, so Xiao Zhenting cannot leave.
Shangguan Wanning was carried back to the bedroom, and the large group of maids and servants who were serving her were immediately thrown into chaos.
After receiving the summons from Xiao Zhenting, the four imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau immediately examined Shangguan Wanning. However, after discussing for a long time, they could not even find the cause of Shangguan Wanning's illness.
They couldn't help but sweat profusely with anxiety.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao also received an order from Xiao Zhenting, asking her to come and take care of Shangguan Wanning.
She looked at Shangguan Wanning lying on the bed, still wearing the clothes she longed for but could not get, and silently cursed Shangguan Wanning to never wake up.
After going through a series of red tape, Xiao Zhenting finally sat on the throne in the imperial study.
"Your Majesty, I have an urgent matter to report."
Xiao Zhenting's heart skipped a beat, fearing that he might hear some bad news.
He was a little nervous and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Just now, the chief eunuch in the palace of Concubine Xian came to report that an hour ago, Concubine Xian... committed suicide by taking poison."
"What?"
Xiao Zhenting's eyebrows were twisted into a knot.
He reached an agreement with the Turks in private. Ge Shuyan used her beauty to seduce the former emperor and assisted him in returning to the capital to seize power. After the success, he assisted the new Khan of the Turks, Ge Shuyan's brother, to consolidate his power.
Now that their deal is complete, Ge Shuyan actually chose to commit suicide on the day he ascended the throne?
It's just to disgust him.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xian left a suicide note, hoping that her body could be transported back to Turkestan for burial. Please grant this."
As he spoke, the eunuch handed over Ge Shuyan's suicide note.
Xiao Zhenting threw the suicide note aside without even looking at it.
Now, his brother Shuyan was no longer of any use to him, so if he died, he died. However, it inevitably affected his good mood.
"Since she wants to go back, let her go." Xiao Zhenting casually sealed the imperial seal and threw the approval document to the Turkish envoy who came to report the news. "Now is my big day, I don't want too many people to know about this and be affected. You guys just keep a low profile and watch."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, the Queen is still unconscious. What about tonight's wedding ceremony..." the chief eunuch asked cautiously.
Xiao Zhenting suddenly felt upset.
"Pass on my order and have the imperial physician wake Ning'er up no matter what. At the very least, allow her to get married."
"yes."
The eunuch went to deliver the imperial edict, and as soon as he entered Shangguan Wanning's bedroom, he could sense the strange and subtle atmosphere.
Everyone was dejected and looked gloomy.
The eunuchs conveyed Xiao Zhenting's oral instructions, and the imperial doctors' faces looked even uglier.
"Eunuch, you have seen the Queen's condition... Oh, don't even think about getting married tonight..."
The imperial physician looked towards Shangguan Wanning's room and said in a low voice, "It's hard to say whether she can survive tonight."
The eunuch who was looking inside turned pale with fear and his expression was distorted.
"Oh my God, please don't talk nonsense. If the emperor hears this, we will all lose our heads."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao hid behind the curtain and heard the conversation between the imperial physician and the eunuch.
A smug smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she felt much better immediately.
She returned to the room and saw the palace maid and the nanny feeding Shangguan Wanning medicine. A cold light flashed in her eyes.
"You guys step back, I'll serve my sister."
As he said this, he took the bowl of medicine.
The palace maids and the nanny knew that they were sisters, so they did not suspect anything and stood up and left.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao poured the whole bowl of medicine onto the potted plant next to her and stood in front of the bed looking at Shangguan Wanning.
"Aren't you very knowledgeable about medicine? How come you can treat others but don't know how to treat yourself now?"
"You have been riding on my head all your life, do you think you can be the queen? It's a pity that you have a short life and little luck."
"Shangguan Wanning, you'd better never wake up. I won't give you a chance to wake up again."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao took out a long silver needle from her sleeve, which was covered with poison.
She had originally planned to find an opportunity to take action, but unexpectedly, even God created such a good opportunity for her.
"Shangguan Wanning, go to hell."
Shangguan Xiaoxiao raised the silver needle and stabbed it towards Shangguan Wanning's neck.
Suddenly, Shangguan Wanning opened her eyes.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao was shocked. Before she could react, Shangguan Wanning grabbed her pulse.
Shangguan Wanning quickly pulled out three silver needles from under the pillow, held them between her fingers, and inserted them into Shangguan Xiaoxiao's neck.
Shangguan Xiaoxiao fell to the ground without even a sound.
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