"This pill will cause the person to fall into a deep sleep and remain unconscious unless an antidote is taken; otherwise, nothing will work."
Master Qiufeng lowered his voice and continued speaking to Li Youran.
"I want you to find a way to give this medicine to the Emperor."
Li Youran reached out and picked up the black pill from Master Qiufeng's hand, her brows furrowing slightly. This matter was not only dangerous but also very difficult to handle.
After all, only a handful of people could get close to the emperor; for others to even approach him was harder than climbing to heaven.
Li Youran looked up at Daoist Qiufeng, nodded, and agreed to the matter without saying a word.
After Li Youran left, Daoist Qiufeng watched her departing figure and thought to himself that she had agreed to this matter without even asking why.
Knowing that this was a matter of losing one's head and having one's entire family executed, she acted as if it were a trivial matter, leaving without looking back.
Master Qiufeng thought to himself, "This woman is truly different from others."
"Which blind bastard dares to offend this princess? He must be tired of living. Guards, drag him away and execute him."
Princess Qingshui bumped into Li Youran. Before she could even see who it was, she started cursing. The maid standing to the side hurriedly helped Princess Qingshui up and whispered something to her.
"The princess is the Crown Princess and Princess Jiahe."
"Sister, are you alright?"
Although it was Li Youran who bumped into Princess Qingshui, Li Youran asked the Crown Princess, who immediately understood what Li Youran meant.
"My stomach hurts a bit, someone please help me up."
The Crown Princess held her stomach and said with a pained expression.
This terrified the once arrogant Princess Qingshui.
You must know that the Crown Princess is carrying the Crown Prince's child, the future eldest son of the Emperor, and the Emperor's eldest grandson.
If anything were to happen, how could a mere princess bear the consequences? Princess Qingshui was so frightened that she turned pale and almost wet her pants.
“Princess Qingshui, where did you get the audacity to offend the Crown Princess? If anything happens to the Crown Princess’s eldest grandson, even losing your head won’t be enough to atone for your crime.”
Li Youran frowned and angrily rebuked Princess Qingshui.
Princess Qingshui hurriedly knelt on the ground and apologized to the Crown Princess.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I really didn't mean to offend you. It's all my fault for not watching where I was going. Your Highness, please take good care of yourself and don't let anything happen to you."
Seeing that Princess Qingshui had retorted with all the words she had said before, Li Youran couldn't help but suppress a laugh.
Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Li Youran turned around and said to the Crown Princess.
"Sister, how are you feeling now?"
Li Youran hurriedly helped the Crown Princess up and gently stroked her belly. The Crown Princess closed her eyes, nodded, and whispered.
"It's much better now."
"Sister, let's keep going."
And so, the two sisters walked away as if nothing had happened, leaving Princess Qingshui kneeling alone on the ground.
"Princess, please get up quickly."
The maid was so frightened that she lost her composure and didn't realize what had happened until much later.
Seeing that the Crown Princess had already gone far away, he remembered to help Princess Qingshui, who was kneeling on the ground, up.
"You, Li Youran, just because you have the Crown Princess as your sister, you dare to tease this princess. We'll see!"
Princess Qingshui watched Li Youran's departing figure, gritted her teeth, and said fiercely.
Princess Qingshui entered the palace immediately after hearing that the Emperor had fallen ill.
Not only that, but he also knelt on the ground to pray for the emperor's well-being for most of the day before returning home.
She had hoped to make a good impression on the emperor so that he would pay more attention to her and she could marry into a good family in the future.
However, on the way back, Princess Qingshui was tricked by Li Youran, which made her furious.
She thought to herself that she must come earlier tomorrow to pray for the Emperor and seize the opportunity of the Emperor's illness to make him show her more affection. Then she could trample Li Youran underfoot and let her know what a real princess is.
Li Youran didn't know what a true princess was, but she did know what a scapegoat was.
"I never expected that Princess Qingshui, who is usually arrogant and unreasonable, would be so sensible and well-behaved at such a critical moment. Today, she not only knelt outside to pray for the Emperor, but also wanted to take my place and share my worries by taking care of the Emperor."
After all, when her mother was alive, the Emperor doted on her and her mother.
As the Empress spoke, she slowly savored the ginseng tea that the Crown Princess had brought.
These past few days, she has been busy taking care of the Emperor, and she is indeed feeling tired. Drinking ginseng tea can help nourish her.
Thinking of this, the Empress looked at the Crown Princess and thought to herself that this child was also thoughtful.
Although the Crown Princess didn't have to cover for him, she still held that position and had to follow the proper formalities. So, despite being heavily pregnant, she went to visit the Emperor again and also brought some nourishing soup for the Empress.
"Your Majesty, you are not made of iron. Since Princess Qingshui is so kind, why not give her a chance to show her filial piety, and you should also take a good rest?"
As Li Youran took the cup of ginseng tea from the Empress, she spoke to the Empress with a tone full of worry.
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