She wanted to follow, but was stopped by the maid beside her, who said that her princess had something to do and it was inconvenient to take her with her.

That's all nonsense. What inconvenience could there be in this palace?

If it weren't for her ugly face, she would have really thought that this girl would do something shameful.

I thought she would attend with the prince, but I didn't expect her to come so late. It's a pity that the emperor didn't punish her. Alas, I missed an opportunity to laugh at the fool of myself.

While Xia Yunhe was in a daze, many people had already respectfully walked to the front of the table and bowed and greeted Empress Dowager Wen and others.

Xia Yunhe thought about it and stood up decisively. Although she had been in the capital for many years, she seldom went out. Such an opportunity was even rarer, and she absolutely could not miss it.

After serving tea to the Empress Dowager, Concubine Xi, Concubine Jing and others, Xia Yunhe wanted to offer a cup of tea to Concubine Zhen as well. Unexpectedly, she knelt there for a long time but got no response from her, which made her blush on the spot. She looked awkwardly at Mu Han, who also had a cold face.

"Aunt Mu, what happened to the queen?"

Seeing Qiu Zhen maintaining this posture from beginning to end, Mu Han was also a little surprised, "Maybe the queen is not feeling well, Concubine Xia, please get up quickly."

As she spoke, she hurried forward to take Xia Yunhe's teacup. She glanced at Mu Han gratefully, then looked at the expressionless Concubine Zhen with concern: "Should we ask the imperial physician to come over and take a look?"

"Well, don't worry Concubine Xia, I will help you back soon. Maybe you are tired today."

Xia Yunhe didn't know what to say anymore. She looked at Qiu Zhen depressedly, then left Qiu Zhen's table with the help of Du Juan.

Then he came to Ling Yuan's side and bowed: "Sister?"

Ling Yuan didn't even raise her eyelids. When she realized that she was blocking her light, she even frowned unhappily: "What are you doing standing here? You're blocking my light!"

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned, especially Xia Yunhe who was standing in front of her, whose face turned pale and blue.

"Sister, I just want to offer you a cup of tea."

"I don't drink tea."

Xia Yunhe: ...

Everyone: ...

Princess Rong saw that Ling Yuan was really expressing her impatience, and she became even more anxious. She glanced at Xia Yunhe, then at Ling Yuan, and asked boldly, "Sister-in-law, this is Concubine Xia. Have you forgotten?"

Concubine Xia?

Ling Yuan turned her head indifferently and glanced at Xia Yunhe, "Oh, Concubine Xia?"

Xia Yunhe immediately smiled, "Sister, would you like a cup of tea?"

"You are obviously older than me, why do you still call me sister? Drink tea? Didn't I tell you that I don't drink tea? What's wrong with you, woman? Can't you read other people's expressions?"

"I..." Xia Yunhe felt like she was about to cry. Was this the Ling Yuan she knew? Why did she feel like her style had suddenly changed?

"Okay, okay, I won't drink it. Come on, Concubine Xia, I have been coveting this cup of tea for a long time. Seeing how loving you two sisters are, everyone is envious. Concubine Feng is young, so don't bother with her. Come on, give it to me!"

Xia Yunhe was already feeling disheartened after being treated coldly by Concubine Zhen. She didn't expect that Ling Yuan, who usually gave her face, would suddenly go crazy at her today. She was immediately angry and unwilling.

What does this Lingyuan mean?

Does she know what she is doing?

If she is not given face in public, how can she gain any good reputation?

Are you having a brain seizure?

When everyone focused their attention on Ling Yuan, the beautiful lady Yu, who was originally sitting and eating well, suddenly covered her stomach and struggled in pain.

The maid Dong'er was frightened by her action and tried to help her up, but unexpectedly, a sharp pain came over her and Yu Yan collapsed to the ground, holding her stomach and rolling around.

Such a scene frightened the women around. Their faces turned pale, some screamed, some called for the imperial physician, and there was chaos for a while.

Yu Yan's screams lasted less than a quarter of an hour before she began to lose consciousness. The imperial physician had not come yet, and Princess Rong was about to urge Ling Yuan to go over and take a look, but Ling Yuan seemed to be unaware of the situation around her. She slowly picked up the food with chopsticks and ate.

This situation was exactly the same as when she dealt with Xia Yunhe just now, especially she felt that the stench seemed even stronger.

She felt more and more uneasy, but she didn't know what to do. She couldn't ask her if she had something on her body.

Moreover, she always felt that Ling Yuan seemed different after leaving Ningsheng Palace...

What exactly is wrong?

At the critical moment, Shangguan Qingxi took the initiative to walk over, and after a careful inspection, she was shocked.

"Oh my god, the beautiful lady is bleeding. She is bleeding a lot."

There was no blood just now, but in the blink of an eye, Yu Yan's body was covered with blood, and the pungent smell of blood was nauseating.

Some of the timid ones fainted, and a few couldn't stand the smell of blood and vomited on the spot.

Princess Rong walked closer and smelled it, and immediately frowned. Why did this smell so similar to the smell on Ling Yuan's body?

"What's going on?" At this moment, a voice as cold as ice came from above his head.

Wei Yuchen came and saw Yu Yan lying in a pool of blood. His expression suddenly changed. He instinctively bent down and hugged Yu Yan. "Where is the imperial physician? Imperial physician, imperial physician!"

After saying this, he personally took the person away from the scene, leaving the women staring blankly at the bloodstains on the ground, not knowing how to react.

Only Shangguan Qingxi kept licking the blood on the ground, and her expression changed several times in a short moment.

"This isn't her medicine. Her medicine isn't that toxic. Besides, her original intention wasn't to take care of the baby in her belly. Why is she bleeding so much all of a sudden?"

"Looking at the amount of blood and how dark it is, I'm afraid Lady Yu is in grave danger now."

"What a powerful poison! Who is it? Who took the initiative before them?"

She hadn't even had the chance to drag Qiu Zhen into the water. Who on earth had disrupted her entire plan?

Shangguan Qingxi suddenly stood up and looked around with cold eyes. Finally, she discovered that when everyone was in chaos, Ling Yuan was sitting there as if no one was around. What was she doing?

"What's going on?" At this time, the Queen Mother came over with the support of Concubine Xi, interrupted Qingxi and asked anxiously.

"The beautiful lady Yu has been poisoned. I'm afraid she can't be saved."

Thinking of Wei Yuchen's anxious look just now, Shangguan Qingxi couldn't help but feel a strong sense of mockery in her heart.

It turns out that his concern was not just for her. After all, he still cared about this woman who was 80% similar to her, right?

Wei Jie watched from afar and found that the person who was usually the most enthusiastic seemed like a different person today. Not only did he not care about the matter, but he was also in a mood to eat?

No, something was seriously wrong. Wei Jie immediately ordered Qing Chen to call the secret guard who followed Ling Yuan over to ask her where she had been.

But Qingchen was horrified to find that he could not get in touch with those four people at all.

"Oh no, my Lord, something might have happened!"

Before Qingchen finished speaking, the Imperial Guards rushed towards the direction where Wei Yuchen left, "There's an assassin, there's an assassin!"

When they heard the sound of fierce fighting and such panicked calls for help ahead, everyone was stunned.

What's going on? Why is there an assassin involved?

Didn’t they say that Beauty Yu was poisoned?

This kind of situation is not surprising to the harem, so why is it still...

When the generals among the ministers heard the fighting sounds, their expressions suddenly changed: "No, there really is an assassin, everyone be careful, someone come, come quickly!"

Wei Jie was about to head towards the direction where Wei Yuchen had the accident, but when he caught a glimpse of Ling Yuan, who had been sitting there, suddenly appearing beside Empress Dowager Wen and grabbing her jaw with one hand, he was shocked to realize that it was not his senses that had a problem, but that this person really had a problem.

When he met the other person's cold and vicious gaze, he could clearly see the sarcasm in the corners of her mouth.

"No one is allowed to move. If you move, this old woman's head will be twisted off immediately. If you don't believe me, try it yourself!"

Queen Mother Wen was frightened by Ling Yuan's sudden action. She turned her head blankly and looked at Ling Yuan: "Child, what are you doing?"

"No, Queen Mother, she is not Ling Yuan. Tell me, who are you?"

Before Wei Jie could stop her, Shangguan Qingxi excitedly growled at her.

Even Princess Rong, who had always been suspicious of Ling Yuan, belatedly shouted, "You were the one who poisoned Lady Yu, right?"