Chapter 92 My Blessing
When Su Qingrong heard Su's cold address, her heart sank and she cried out:
"Your Majesty, I don't understand what you are saying!"
Xiao Chenglan didn't waste any words with her. He picked up the small medicine bag that Yun Sheng handed over with his fingertips and asked her:
"Do you recognize this thing?"
Su Qingrong saw the medicine bag and shook her head in confusion, "I...I don't recognize it."
Xiao Chenglan smiled and said, "It's just as well that you don't recognize me." He waved to Fu Wanquan.
Fu Wanquan understood and stepped forward, shook the powder into a cup of tea, and brought it to Su Qingrong.
Xiao Chenglan stared at Su Qingrong and said slowly, "This is a powder for women to maintain their beauty. I give it to you today. Please don't let me down."
Lan Xiang's heart trembled.
Su Qingrong stared at the cup of tea in horror.
Even a small amount of this poison can kill a person. If you drink this much, your intestines and stomach will be ruptured, your internal organs will be destroyed, and you will bleed from all seven orifices and die.
Su Qingrong shrank back in fear, and Fu Wanquan approached with a teacup.
Xiao Chenglan smiled: "My dear, why not drink it? Drink it and you will stay young forever."
The profound meaning in these words made Su Qingrong shiver several times.
“No…don’t…”
Seeing this, Lan Xiang rushed forward and stood in front of Su Qingrong.
"Your Majesty! I know what this is. This is all my idea. Your Majesty knows nothing."
Su Qingrong looked at Lan Xiang in surprise, "No..."
Lan Xiang raised her voice, "I saw Xu Baolin was showing off because of his favor, and I couldn't stand it, so I came up with this vicious plan to poison Xu Baolin. Now that the plan has been exposed, I have no way to refute it. I can only die to atone for my sin!"
Lan Xiang snatched the teacup from Fu Wanquan's hand and drank it all in one gulp at lightning speed.
"Lan Xiang!" Su Qingrong screamed.
Jiang Yingli and Shen Zhuxin's expressions darkened behind the screen.
What a loyal servant, risking his life to take the blame.
But in the blink of an eye, Lan Xiang spat out a mouthful of blood, her face as pale as paper. She choked on the blood foam and kowtowed.
"Your Majesty, I deserve this punishment for my crime. Your Majesty is completely unaware..."
Su Qingrong was so frightened that she picked up Lan Xiang and looked at her in shock as she was bleeding from all seven orifices.
Lan Xiang used up her last bit of strength and said, "My Lady, please wake up..."
After saying this, Lan Xiang's head suddenly tilted down.
This was like a thunderclap, waking up Su Qingrong who was still in a daze.
She released Lan Xiang and kowtowed, saying, "Your Majesty, I have mismanaged my servants and have taught them to harm you. I bear the blame. Please punish me for my dereliction of duty."
Xiao Chenglan looked at Lan Xiang who was dying on the ground, and his eyes turned coldly back to Su Qingrong.
"Come here, Concubine Su allowed a maid in the palace to commit murder and harm others. She will be demoted to Concubine and confined to her house for six months."
Su Qingrong took a deep breath to suppress the anger in her heart, "Your Majesty, I thank you."
Concubine Su was taken away, and Lan Xiang was also carried away. The bloodstains in the hall were cleaned and restored to their original state.
Jiang Yingli, Chen Zhuxin and Yun Sheng all came out from behind the screen.
Chen Zhuxin and Yun Sheng both knelt down, only Jiang Yingli went up the imperial steps and still sat next to Xiao Chenglan.
Xiao Chenglan glanced at her and felt relieved.
Very good, now I am even braver.
Chen Zhuxin pleaded guilty: "Your Majesty, I have just lied to you and will leave you alone."
Before Xiao Chenglan could say anything, Jiang Yingli pleaded, "Your Majesty, Concubine Shen has also saved my reputation. Your Majesty, please don't punish me too harshly."
Xiao Chenglan thought for a moment and said expressionlessly, "Deceiving the emperor is deceiving the emperor. No matter what the reason is, I must punish them severely to serve as a warning to others."
Chen Zhuxin's heart sank. Seeing this, Yun Sheng said, "Your Majesty, it was I who begged you to bring me to Changqing Palace. You were just being kind. Please punish me severely and be lenient with you!"
Jiang Yingli took Xiao Chenglan's sleeve and shook it. "Your Majesty, this happened suddenly. If Concubine Shen hadn't done this, how could she have entered Changqing Palace? Your Majesty, please forgive her this time, just this once. Concubine Shen will never dare to do it again."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty——"
"Alright." Xiao Chenglan grabbed Jiang Yingli's hand that was shaking his sleeve and looked at Chen Zhuxin. "Since Zhao Chongyi insisted on pleading for you, I will show some leniency. Concubine Shen will be fined one month's salary and asked to reflect on her behavior."
Chen Zhuxin and Yun Sheng both said, "Thank you so much for your grace, Your Majesty, and Your Majesty's grace!"
"Get up."
Yun Sheng helped Chen Zhuxin stand up. Chen Zhuxin glanced at her, thought for a moment, and then said, "Your Majesty, I have an unwelcome request."
"Go ahead."
"My palace is short of two maids. The Imperial Household Department has been searching but still can't find anyone I like. Your Majesty, could you please give Yun Sheng and Yun Shu to me?"
Xiao Chenglan glanced at Yun Sheng.
"Okay."
Yun Sheng was overjoyed and thanked the emperor.
After leaving the hall, Yun Sheng followed Shen Zhuxin closely.
"Your Excellency's appreciation of this servant and my sister is a blessing we could never ask for. Your Excellency's acceptance of us into the palace is equivalent to saving our lives. From now on, this servant and my sister will remain loyal to you."
Chen Zhuxin responded indifferently.
She asked for the person not out of appreciation or to save her life, but because she felt that such a delicate girl would be a disaster if she fell into the hands of the enemy, so it would be better to keep her by her side.
In Changqing Palace, Xiao Chenglan put away the memorial.
Jiang Yingli snuggled up to him, humming unhappily, "Your Majesty, why did you glance at me just now? If Xu Nianya was really poisoned to death, wouldn't that be getting rid of the evil?"
"It's fine if you say this to my face, but don't say it in front of others."
"Why?" Jiang Yingli was puzzled. "She had just entered the palace, was first pushed into the water, and then was almost poisoned to death. Everyone dislikes her. Isn't she a nuisance?"
Xiao Chenglan tapped her brow. "I summoned her into the palace to let you vent your anger. If you want her dead, I will do it myself. Poisoning her will only encourage evil. Most importantly, she's just been caned. If she dies with her injuries, it will ruin your fortune."
He paused, pinched Jiang Yingli's chin, and stared at her: "Besides, her falling into the water was indeed a wrongful case, wasn't it?"
Jiang Yingli felt a little guilty and blinked rapidly.
"Your Majesty knows everything, so why doesn't he punish me for fabricating a false case?"
"That's what she deserves. It's just retaliation." Xiao Chenglan said.
Xiao Chenglan had two standards for one thing and openly favored her, which made Jiang Yingli very happy.
She put her arms around Xiao Chenglan's neck and changed her sitting position to face him.
"But Your Majesty never believed in accumulating virtue or blessings before. Why do you suddenly believe in them?"
Xiao Chenglan held her waist and hugged her in his arms, his eyes fixed on the place where Lan Xiang had just died of the poison.
Those who want to poison others will end up drinking poison themselves.
"I may be considered a wise ruler, but I am definitely not a good person. I believe in karma and retribution. You are different. You are clean. Don't be tainted by bad karma and lose your blessings. I will do the bad things for you."
Jiang Yingli's heart softened instantly. She leaned her forehead against Xiao Chenglan's brow and murmured sadly.
"Then what about your Majesty's blessings?"
Xiao Chenglan smiled gently, "My blessing is right before your eyes. If you are well, I will be blessed with great blessings."
Although she was obviously very happy, Jiang Yingli couldn't help but burst into tears. She hugged Xiao Chenglan and cried for a long time.
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