poisoning
Song Linluo sat in the rocking chair in the corridor, rocking lazily.
Two days had passed unknowingly. Xiao Yuchen had not come to see her during these two days, and the number of guards around her had increased instead.
The palace has not been safe in recent days. I heard from the maid that there are many assassins in the palace recently.
Sometimes Song Linluo really hoped that these assassins were here to kill him.
The warm spring sunshine sprinkled on his body, and sleepiness swept over him. Song Linluo covered his face with the book in his hand, leaned his head back, closed his eyes and planned to take a nap.
"Miss, this is the food His Majesty ordered me to bring you."
The voice was steady, and Song Linluo knew that this person was not that simple.
Could it be that her wish came true and those assassins really found her?
Song Linluo took the book off his face and looked up at the maid who was kneeling on one knee. The maid was dressed as a palace maid, but her temperament was out of place here.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she was not from here, so why were those secret guards not making any movement?
There are only two possibilities at the moment. First, the secret guards around him have been bribed, and someone sincerely wants to kill him.
Second: This maid is very skilled in martial arts, and all the secret guards around her have been dealt with.
She looked closely at the maid's hand holding the plate. From the clear lines on the back of her hand, she could tell that this person had profound martial arts skills.
She picked up a piece of osmanthus cake, put it to the tip of her nose and sniffed it, the corners of her lips slightly raised, she took a bite of the osmanthus cake and said, "It tastes good. Thank His Majesty for me."
The pastries contain a deadly poison that will cause the poisoned person to bleed from all seven orifices and die. All the poisons in the world are useless to Song Linluo. Because of her special physique, poison will have no effect on her.
The maid said, "Yes." Then she threw away the cake in her hand, took out a dagger and stabbed Song Linluo.
Song Linluo sat there and continued to eat cakes without any movement, thinking: "The worst that can happen is death. There is no point in living like this anyway. I might as well die. I'm worried that I won't be able to die."
A long arrow flashed by, and the maid's dagger was shot away by the long arrow. Xiao Yuchen's face was gloomy, and a murderous look flashed in his eyes. He said coldly: "Capture him!"
Luo Han restrained the maid, who knelt on the ground and looked up at Xiao Yuchen angrily.
Xiao Yuchen lowered his eyes and looked at the maid coldly, and asked, "Who sent you?"
The maid gritted her teeth and didn't answer.
Xiao Yuchen roared, "Who sent you here?"
The maid smiled in disbelief: "No one ordered me to do that."
Song Linluo didn't want to bother with things that weren't his business. He stood up and was about to leave when he was stopped.
The maid's eyes were red as she shouted, "Song Linluo! Stop!"
Song Linluo curled his lips and turned around helplessly, saying, "What do you want to call me for?"
There was some resentment in the maid's eyes, as if she wanted to tear Song Linluo into pieces: "Madam took such good care of you! But you hurt his son like this..."
Song Linluo didn't know how to answer for a moment. Did this maid know the truth? It was Xiao Yuchen who forced her to stay, but how could the maid make it sound like Song Linluo was pestering Xiao Yuchen?
She rolled her eyes and said, "Just understand, he forced me to do this."
After she finished speaking, Song Linluo flicked her sleeves and left, leaving the book in her hand on the ground.
Xiao Yuchen rubbed the ring on his finger and asked, "So Jun Ling sent you here?"
The maid turned her head away, not looking at Xiao Yuchen, but said stubbornly, "No."
Xiao Yuchen took out a long arrow and stabbed it into the maid's heart.
The pain of having her heart pierced spread throughout her body. The maidservant suddenly felt a fishy-sweet taste in her throat, and then she vomited a large pool of blood.
Xiao Yuchen showed no mercy and pulled out the arrow directly and threw it on the ground.
The maid died on the spot. Xiao Yuchen stood aside, wiped his hands as if nothing had happened, and said, "Throw the body into the mass grave."
Luo Han said, "Yes." He carried the body away and left.
Xiao Yuchen put away the handkerchief in his hand and walked towards Xiling Palace.
Xiao Yuchen had warned Jun Ling not to harm Song Linluo, but at this time she allowed the maid beside her to commit the crime.
He hasn't seen his mother much in the past five years, so he needs to go and see her today.
Xiling Palace.
Xiao Yuchen walked to Xiling Palace and kicked the door open, saying, "Mother!"
Jun Ling was kneeling in front of the Buddha in a white robe. Her face was obviously much haggard and she was indeed much thinner than before. It was obvious that she was not having a good time in this cold palace.
Jun Ling put down the Buddhist beads bracelet in his hand, stood up and looked at his son whom he had not seen for many years. Tears welled up in his eyes and he said in a choked voice, "Yuchen..."
Xiao Yuchen walked up to Jun Ling, the corners of his lips slightly raised, and he said with an unclear smile: "Mother, you said you would not harm Luo'er."
Jun Ling paused, she didn't know when she had hurt Song Linluo.
Xiao Yuchen grabbed Jun Ling's neck and said coldly, "It seems that mother hasn't learned anything in these five years of seclusion."
Jun Ling struggled, trying to break free from Xiao Yuchen's hand, but Xiao Yuchen was a martial artist, and she was old now, so there was no way she could defeat him.
A suffocating feeling came over Jun Ling. She felt like she was going to die, but she couldn't. She opened her mouth with difficulty: "Yuchen... I didn't... hurt her..."
Xiao Yuchen let go, brushed away the strands of hair from Jun Ling's forehead, and sneered, "It would be best if, Mother, you can kill anyone you want in this palace, but you can't hurt Song Linluo. Understand?"
Jun Ling's heart sank. She felt weak all over. Her legs lost their balance and she fell to the ground.
She couldn't believe it. How could her own flesh and blood become so crazy?
She looked up with a bit of disappointment and met Xiao Yuchen's cold gaze, saying, "I really didn't hurt her..."
But Xiao Yuchen didn't listen to the explanation at all and turned around and left.
Jun Ling smiled helplessly, tears falling on the floor. She stood up, picked up the Buddhist beads bracelet, knelt back in front of the Buddha, closed her eyes, and chanted Buddhist scriptures.
Her voice was choked with sobs, and she tried to hide it but couldn't.
After an unknown amount of time, the door of Xiling Palace was opened again.
The Buddhist beads bracelet that Jun Ling was spinning suddenly broke, and the beads scattered to the ground.
She already knew who was coming.
Song Linluo knelt down and bowed to Jun Ling, saying, "Mother...it's my unfilial behavior...that's why you are like this."
Jun Ling wanted to speak with a choked voice, but when he opened his mouth, nothing came out, so he had to cover his mouth.
Song Linluo knelt on the spot and would not get up without Jun Ling's words.
After kneeling for a long while, Jun Ling finally wiped away her tears, stood up, and walked towards Song Linluo. She bent down and helped Song Linluo up, saying, "Luo'er, mother doesn't blame you. If there's anyone to blame, it's my own fault for not educating him well..."
When Xiao Yuchen was mentioned, Jun Ling felt like crying again. Song Linluo hugged Jun Ling and patted her back gently, comforting her: "Mother, the coronation ceremony will be held the day after tomorrow. The guards in the palace will be reduced tomorrow. I will take you out of the palace then."
Jun Ling grabbed Song Linluo's hand, feeling a little uneasy. She sniffed and said, "Luo'er, will Yuchen let you go?"
Song Linluo lowered his eyes slightly and said, "No, if you can't escape by then, I will try my best to send you out. I have his child in my belly, so he won't do anything to me."
Jun Ling looked at Song Linluo's belly in disbelief and said, "Child?"
After all, Song Linluo was Xiao Yuchen's brother in name only. How could he...
Song Linluo: "Mother, it was the Xiao Mansion that took me in when I was in trouble. I have always been grateful for your life-saving grace."
Jun Ling sighed and said, "I should thank you and your mother. If it weren't for your mother, I would have died long ago..."
Jun Ling let go of Song Linluo's hand and said, "Luo'er, it's getting dark and you should leave."
Song Linluo nodded and walked out of the room. She stood outside the door, looked up at the boundless night sky, and took a deep breath.
Escape? Could she really escape? Would Xiao Yuchen let her go?
She came to her senses, smiled unconsciously, and left.
Song Linluo returned to her room and ordered the servants to fetch water. She wanted to take a bath, but she said she was taking a bath but actually she was taking the opportunity to learn how to swim.
Behind the screen, Song Linluo took off his clothes, leaving only a pair of pajamas as thin as gauze draped over his body.
She walked into the bathtub, and almost instantly her whole body was soaked in water. She sank into the water, held her breath for a while before she surfaced, took a deep breath, and the moment she opened her eyes, Song Linluo was so scared that she stopped in place.
Xiao Yuchen was standing in the bathtub at this moment, looking at her coldly.
Song Linluo avoided his gaze and asked, "What does your Majesty want?"
Xiao Yuchen asked: "Luo'er, what are you doing?"
Song Linluo racked her brains to come up with a lie. She stammered, "Uh... I'm holding my breath... Yeah... I have nothing to do."
Xiao Yuchen looked at Song Linluo calmly and said, "Aren't you learning to swim?"
Song Linluo quickly changed the subject and said, "Yuchen, do you want to come in and join me?"
Xiao Yuchen said, "No need," and left.
Something was wrong with Xiao Yuchen tonight. The calmer Xiao Yuchen was, the more uneasy Song Linluo felt.
Could it be that he discovered something? It seemed the escape plan would have to change again.
Song Linluo leaned against the edge of the bathtub, fiddling with the water in the pool, his eyes full of calculation.
It seems that I can only send my mother out of the palace tomorrow, and then attend the queen coronation ceremony obediently. I have to find another opportunity to escape. But if I miss this time, how long will I have to wait for the next time?
Song Linluo walked out of the bathtub, put on his clothes, walked to the bed and sat down.
Xiao Yuchen brought a bowl of ginger soup to Song Linluo. He handed it to Song Linluo and said, "Have some ginger soup."
Ginger soup? What is the purpose of drinking ginger soup?
Song Linluo took the ginger soup, scooped a spoonful, put it to his mouth, and drank it.
Drugs, what exactly does Xiao Yuchen want to do?
Song Linluo took advantage of the situation. She rubbed her temples, handed the ginger soup to Xiao Yuchen, and said drowsily, "I'm so sleepy..."
After she finished speaking, she fell on the bed and fell asleep.
Xiao Yuchen laid Song Linluo down, covered her with the quilt, and kissed her forehead. "Luo'er, the Queen's coronation ceremony is coming soon. I just don't want you to leave... Wait for me..."
Xiao Yuchen stood up, blew out the candle and left.
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