Chapter 90 Intent to Poison
In Qixiang Palace, Su Qingrong sat in front of her dressing table in anger.
Xu Nian Ya is such a good person, she actually brags about sleeping with the emperor time and time again.
Su Qingrong did not have the opportunity to sleep with the emperor, which was the deepest and most painful thorn in her heart.
And Xu Nianya touched this thorn again and again.
She hated Xu Nianya so much.
Although Xu Nian Ya was caned fifty times today, it was still not enough to relieve the hatred in her heart.
After sitting for a while, Su Qingrong still felt uncomfortable and called Lan Xiang.
Seeing Su Qingrong's bad face, Lan Xiang guessed that it was related to Xu Nianya. During the morning meeting today, the queen's eyes were full of disgust for Xu Nianya.
"My lady, what are your instructions?"
Su Qingrong clenched her palms and frowned. "I remember that Xu Nianya was beaten with fifty boards by Jiang Yingli today and passed out. Did you get any news this afternoon? Is she getting better?"
Lan Xiang replied, "Your Majesty, at Jinque Pavilion, they say the imperial physician gave him some medicine, and after he woke up, he was beaten with five boards. He almost fainted again, and he's lying there, unable to move. He won't recover for another three to five months."
Su Qingrong thought about it carefully, and a fierce look flashed in her eyes.
"So, she was seriously injured? Then it wouldn't be surprising if she died in the middle of the night."
Lan Xiang pursed her lips and nodded, "Yes."
Su Qingrong laughed, her expression sardonic. "It just so happens that Jiang Yingli ordered the beating. Xu Nianya died, and it was just her fault, without anyone knowing. This vicious woman killed your own cousin. If Your Majesty protects her, it would be condoning the concubine's murder. Once Dad's memorial is submitted, others will follow suit. Jiang Yingli will be severely punished if she doesn't die."
Lan Xiang looked at Su Qingrong and her eyes lit up.
She finally saw the shadow of her second young lady in the empress.
The second young lady is like this. In the past, she plotted to kill her aunt and half-brother in the mansion without mercy.
The second young lady gave up the chance to enter the palace and become the queen to the empress. However, after the empress entered the palace, she was obsessed with His Majesty all day long and was sad about the passing of time.
Now, after the cold war between the Queen and His Majesty, they have regained a lot of their rationality and know how to fight.
Lan Xiang's eyes gleamed with shrewdness as she stepped forward and said to Su Qingrong, "Your Majesty, since entering the palace, I have carefully observed that among the maids cleaning the floor tiles near Qixiang Palace, there is a pair of sisters who depend on each other for survival. If we capture the younger sister, the older sister will obey our orders, and it will be much easier for us to do anything."
Su Qingrong looked at Lan Xiang approvingly: "You are very careful. I will leave this matter to you."
Lan Xiang nodded, stepped back, and cautiously left the palace.
**
Yun Sheng was brought into an airtight room. Even though her face was covered, she could still feel a cold gaze falling on her.
"Who are you? Why are you arresting me?!"
Lan Xiang walked up to Yun Sheng, whose hands were tied behind his back and whose head was covered, and said quietly, "You don't need to know who I am. You just need to know that your sister is in my hands."
Speaking of his sister, Yun Sheng, who had been relatively calm before, suddenly became extremely excited, "What happened to Yun Shu! What did you do to Yun Shu!"
"Nothing, she's doing fine now, eating cakes and drinking tea, looking so happy. Your sister, in this deep palace, can still have such a pure mind. It seems that you protect her very well."
"Let me go, what do you want to do?!"
Lan Xiang smiled and said, "It's very simple. You just need to do one thing. Once you do it, your sister will be safe and sound."
Yun Sheng paused, a guess already forming in his mind, "What's going on?"
Lan Xiang took her hand and put a small medicine bag into her hand.
"Hold it carefully. This is a secret medicine. A tiny amount will do the trick. Cleaning floor tiles is so hard work. I've found a job for you to deliver the medicine to Jinque Pavilion in Jinxiu Palace."
It turned out to be poison.
But Yun Sheng couldn't think of who wanted to kill the person in Jinque Pavilion.
"Remember, that person was already dying. It's not uncommon for someone to die suddenly in the middle of the night. If you're smart, no one will find out about it."
Lan Xiang changed the subject, "If you're not smart and get caught, your sister will probably be in great danger."
Yun Sheng struggled hard. "Even if I'm found out, I'll take full responsibility and won't say a single word! My sister is simple-minded and won't notice anything unusual. Please be merciful and let my sister go."
Lan Xiang smiled with satisfaction. "You're quite sensible. However, even if you wanted to say more, you couldn't."
Lan Xiang winked at the eunuch who was holding Yun Sheng. The eunuch took a piece of spice and shook it in front of Yun Sheng's nose, and Yun Sheng fainted.
A quarter of an hour later, everyone in the room had left. When Yun Sheng woke up, he had been untied, and a small medicine bag was lying quietly in the palm of his hand.
Yun Sheng quickly got up, straightened his clothes, and quickly opened the door.
It was quiet outside, with no one in sight.
It seems that the other party is very cautious.
Yun Sheng squeezed the medicine bag tightly.
"Yunshu, sister will definitely save you, wait for me."
**
In the evening, two palace maids, one carrying a basin of water and the other carrying medicinal soup, entered the Jinque Pavilion of the Jinxiu Palace.
Xu Nian Ya was in a coma, and the palace maid who was carrying water couldn't help but complain.
"Isn't there already a supply of maids in this palace? Why do you insist on giving me more chores here?"
Yun Sheng put down the medicine bowl and soothed her, "Young Master Xu is so badly injured that one palace maid can't handle it. We're free anyway, so we're here to take care of her for a while. It's nothing big. Stop complaining."
The other palace maid became even angrier when she heard this. She stood up, put her hands on her hips and spoke to Yun Sheng.
"That's easy for you to say. We're idle right now because we're tired all day and it's time to rest. It's not like we'll be idle forever. Besides, we won't get any extra rewards after we finish the work. What's the point? The sisters are all sleeping under the eaves enjoying the cool air, and I still have to come here to work."
Yun Sheng remained unmoved. He took out the medicine bowl from the food box and said calmly, "Do we have to look for the upside in everything? That's too utilitarian."
The palace maid was so angry that her eyes widened and she couldn't speak for a long time. She pointed at Yun Sheng and nodded three times.
"Okay, okay, you're the only good person in this palace, and I'm the bad one, okay? Since I'm the bad one, then what am I still doing here? You don't want to do it, do it yourself!"
She threw the handkerchief she used to wipe her body into Yun Sheng's arms, turned around and walked away angrily.
Yun Sheng picked up the handkerchief that was thrown into his arms, looked at the palace maid's receding back, and sighed softly.
Her eyes turned and fell on the medicine bowl on the pear wood table, and then looked through the medicine bowl at Xu Nianya who was still sleeping on the couch.
She took out the medicine bag from her sleeve, thought for a while, then stood up and walked towards Jiangxuexuan.
In Jiangxuexuan, Chen Zhuxin had just finished bathing.
This afternoon, she settled all the accounts that His Majesty had assigned to her a few days ago, and it was a rare opportunity for her to have a good rest.
"My lady, there is an unfamiliar palace maid outside who wants to see you."
Chen Zhuxin refused immediately upon hearing this, "Since I don't know her, there's no need to meet her. If she wants to find a job, let her go somewhere else. I don't need anyone in my palace anymore."
Cui Sheng walked closer with a serious expression, "But the young lady said that her life is at stake and she must see the queen."
Chen Zhuxin was stunned for a moment, then thought for a while, "Ask her in."
Yun Sheng was brought into the hall. When he saw Chen Zhuxin, he immediately knelt down and raised the medicine bag to his eyebrows.
"Please save me, my noble servant Yun Sheng! Someone is threatening my own sister's life and asking me to poison Xu Baolin for her!"
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