Chapter 253 Sisterhood Severed, Who Can Escape the Poisonous Schemes of Palace Intrigue?
Upon hearing that she had been poisoned, Meng Yanzhi didn't care about her own life or death at all. She just looked at Ling Xiao with concern, wanting to know how the baby in her womb was doing.
Seeing Meng Yanzhi's condition, Ling Xiao hurriedly said, "Don't worry, you're fine and the baby is fine too. We caught it early, so you just need to take your medicine properly."
Hearing this, Meng Yanzhi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then she grabbed Xiao Xingyuan's arm and choked out, "Your Majesty, someone wants to harm me and our child. Your Majesty, what should we do? What should we do now?"
"Don't be afraid, I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly!"
Xiao Xingyuan leaned forward and gently embraced the person, his heart filled with tenderness.
Before he could finish speaking, Wang Huanhai walked in and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, Consort Liu requests an audience."
"Let my sister in quickly!"
Meng Yanzhi hurriedly spoke, getting ahead of Xiao Xingyuan. Wang Huanhai glanced in Xiao Xingyuan's direction, and after seeing him nod, he turned around and let Consort Liu in.
As soon as Consort Liu entered the room, she knelt on the ground and kowtowed heavily, saying, "Your Majesty, I deserve to die a thousand deaths!"
"Sister Liu, please get up and tell me what you have to say."
What's wrong with you?
Meng Yanzhi sat up straight, frowning as she looked at Consort Liu with some worry.
Consort Liu felt nothing but guilt when she saw Meng Yanzhi. Her eyes reddened as she said, "The things you ate that you shouldn't have eaten were made of pearls."
What?
Meng Yanzhi looked at Consort Liu in disbelief, never expecting the problem to arise here!
“After you became pregnant, you often came to my palace, so she added this to the spices in my palace, which is why you… are so greedy for food and sleep.”
“She’s just a little girl, she doesn’t know any better, she deserves to die, but in the end it’s also my fault for not managing her properly, I…”
Consort Liu could already sense the overwhelming rage emanating from Xiao Xingyuan!
She forced herself to kneel on the ground, not even knowing how to continue speaking!
But she couldn't remain silent; it wasn't for herself, but for her family.
Xiao Xingyuan has never been one to drag things out. If he were to get truly angry, he might just kill the entire Liu family!
"Consort Liu, it's far too easy for you to use a palace maid as a substitute for your crime."
Xiao Xingyuan stared at Consort Liu with a cold expression.
This Illusionary Song Grass is no ordinary poison. How could a mere palace maid possibly obtain it, or even think of putting it in an incense burner?
Ling Xiao spoke directly: "The scent of the Illusionary Song Grass is very unique, so unless one is proficient in fragrances, it is impossible to create a flawless fragrance that goes unnoticed. Your Majesty, I'm afraid even your palace maids weren't telling you the truth, were they?"
"Enough!"
At this moment, Meng Yanzhi realized the seriousness of the matter. She took a deep breath, her eyes filled with mixed emotions as she looked at Consort Liu, but she still said, "I trust Sister Liu, she won't harm me!"
"Your Majesty, let this matter rest. Let's just let it go after that palace maid was beaten to death." Meng Yanzhi knew that someone had to be held responsible for this, and it couldn't be Consort Liu; it could only be Pearl.
Looking into Meng Yanzhi's eyes, Xiao Xingyuan roughly understood what she meant. He didn't go against her wishes and simply nodded, "In that case, let's do it that way!"
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!"
Meng Yanzhi immediately beamed with joy.
Immediately afterwards, she got out of bed and helped Consort Liu up from the floor: "You all go out, I want to have a few words with my sister alone."
Ling Xiao glanced at Xiao Xingyuan, but Xiao Xingyuan walked away faster than a rabbit. He really did leave as soon as he said he would, without even a moment's hesitation.
Seeing this, Ling Xiao could only reluctantly follow them outside.
Watching Xiao Xingyuan's retreating figure, Meng Yanzhi held Liu Guifei's hand and sighed, "Although Ling Xiao is a very annoying person, he is right. There may be other ulterior motives in this matter. It may not be that Pearl wants me dead, but that the Liu family wants me dead. Sister, you must be careful when you go back. I owed you a lot in the past, but now I have repaid it all. From now on, we will be even."
Consort Liu realized at this moment that this matter was probably not as simple as she had thought, so she felt very uncomfortable hearing Meng Yanzhi say this.
Her eyes reddened as she looked at Meng Yanzhi: "You really believe me?"
"I believe that if you wanted my life, you wouldn't have had to wait until now." Meng Yanzhi smiled gently. She was the first person in the palace to know about her relationship with Xiao Xingyuan, so if she wanted her life, she could have done it back then. After all, at that time, she was just a lowly concubine, while she was already a high-ranking imperial concubine.
Upon hearing this, Consort Liu's tears flowed even more freely, and she embraced Meng Yanzhi.
"Rouge, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!"
"I really didn't expect this to happen, I really didn't think something like this would happen, I'm so sorry!"
Consort Liu apologized again and again, but she knew very well that no matter how many times she said sorry, it was meaningless, as the damage had already been done.
Seeing Consort Liu like this, Meng Yanzhi didn't know what to say for a moment. She could only take a handkerchief from the side and gently wipe away Consort Liu's tears.
"Sister Liu, don't cry. After leaving the palace, you should think more about yourself and be careful."
Meng Yanzhi always felt that the Liu family was not trustworthy at all!
After hearing this, Consort Liu smiled gently and said, "Silly girl, how could I not know my own family? Don't worry, I will take good care of myself!"
"Okay, then take good care of yourself."
"Sister Liu, I hope you are doing well."
Meng Yanzhi looked at Consort Liu very seriously and wiped away her tears.
Seeing this, Consort Liu smiled gently, then stood up, bowed, and strode outside.
She originally wanted to save Pearl's life, but now she knows she can't save her at all. It's already extremely difficult to save herself and the Liu family.
Watching Consort Liu turn and leave, Meng Yanzhi felt a little empty inside.
She sighed helplessly, gently touching her lower abdomen. Having this child seemed like having a death warrant, but…
"Baby, Mommy will definitely protect you. No one can hurt you!" Meng Yanzhi smiled slightly, looking at her lower abdomen with tender eyes.
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