"I won't drink it."
Bai Lingyu muttered casually, seemingly not taking the holy water seriously at all.
A sense of unease welled up in Mi Shan's heart.
This trip was likely a joint effort between the Prince of Pingxi and this Master Kongwang.
They had already made thorough preparations to target her and Bai Lingyu.
Empress Ru finished drinking.
Then it was Bai Lingyu and Mi Shan's turn.
The virtuous concubine in the palace was ill and had been bedridden for many years.
Consort Shu resided at Pudu Nunnery for a long time.
The position of Consort De remains vacant.
Therefore, after Consort Yu, the most recent consort was Consort Mi Hui, who was bestowed a title by the Emperor.
"To speed things up, let's both go forward together from now on."
The King's Way to Pacify the West.
Mi Shan and Bai Lingyu stood side by side, holding bowls, and received the holy water.
When you pick up this holy water and bring it to your lips...
But then Bai Lingyu screamed and threw the water bowl aside.
It shattered on the ground with a crack.
"This water is clearly poisonous; it's full of insects. How can you drink it? Are you trying to poison me?"
"Mi Huifei, you shouldn't drink this either! You'll definitely get poisoned if you drink it!"
After Bai Lingyu finished speaking, she slapped Mi Shan's water bowl, knocking it over.
Mi Shan didn't know what she had seen, but she saw that Mi Shan's eyes were filled with terror, her shoulders were hunched, and she couldn't help but kneel on the ground and vomit.
No one knew that in Bai Lingyu's eyes,
That ordinary bowl of water was crawling with maggots. The originally clear liquid had turned into a foul-smelling green soup in her eyes, bubbling with hot steam.
Just one whiff is enough to make one nauseous.
How can I swallow this?
"Consort Yu, what are you doing? Why are you vomiting?" The Empress's expression changed in shock.
Mi Shan was also taken aback, but quickly realized what was happening, scooped up a bowl of water and drank it.
"It's alright, this is drinkable. Consort Yu, are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"Exactly, where did these bugs come from? If they did, why are the Empress Dowager and the Empress fine after drinking it?"
"Could it be that Consort Yu is truly a demon?"
"Guards!" A cold glint flashed across the Empress Dowager's face as she looked at Bai Lingyu with disgust. "Take Bai Lingyu away!"
Bai Lingyu got up and tried to resist, but Master Kongwang waved his hand and scooped up a spoonful of holy water and splashed it on her.
She was in so much pain that she curled up and rolled on the ground.
However, it did not manifest itself.
Mi Shan was still in shock, unsure how to cope with this unexpected turn of events.
Achan, who was standing nearby, shielded her, saying, "Your Majesty, don't come near her. She is a demon."
Watching Bai Lingyu roll on the ground,
But Li Changyu was the first to step forward.
Help her up
“Grandmother, there must be some misunderstanding. It is said that drinking holy water will reveal one's true form. But when this water was splashed on Consort Yu, it did not cause any change in her.”
"Your Highness, are you going to favor a demon? Her refusal to drink the holy water is enough to prove she is a demon!"
"Perhaps some evil spirit is slandering her, trying to frame her," Li Changyu said coldly.
"Alright, since that's the case, then let her prove it, as long as she dares to drink the holy water."
"The King and the Empress Dowager can rescind their order."
Upon hearing this,
Bai Lingyu suppressed her disgust and accepted the bowl of water handed to her by the maid with trembling hands.
"Don't be afraid, it's just ordinary water. It's your inner fear that's causing your hallucinations."
Li Changyu leaned closer to her and whispered.
Looking at how much he cared about Bai Lingyu, Mi Shan couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness.
at the same time,
Li Changyu seemed to sense it as well.
She raised her hand to cover her chest and turned to look at Mi Shan.
Mi Shan immediately turned her head away, avoiding his gaze.
Li Changyu frowned, but didn't think much of it.
He watched as Bai Lingyu drank the bowl of holy water.
Sure enough, once the fear was overcome, the so-called holy water turned out to be nothing more than ordinary water.
Bai Lingyu let out a soft breath.
Master Kongwang, standing to the side, kept a cold gaze on her.
"Consort Yu is safe and sound, Your Majesty. She is not a monster."
As soon as Li Changyu finished speaking
Bai Lingyu suddenly felt dizzy.
She fainted softly.
At the same time, Mi Shan also felt dizzy.
"The water has been drugged."
As the thought flashed through her mind, she looked at the people standing on the high place.
The Empress Dowager, the Empress, and Consort Ru all looked at them with compassionate yet all-knowing eyes.
It turns out it was all a scheme they had conspired to set up.
The world before Mi Shan's eyes grew increasingly dark.
As she finally collapsed, she heard the Empress Dowager coldly order her and Bai Lingyu to be tied up.
And there was also the sound of Achan pleading for her.
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I don't know how much time passed.
When Mi Shan woke up.
She was already bound hand and foot.
Lying beside her was Bai Lingyu, who was also bound hand and foot.
Moreover, the ropes used to bind them were not ordinary ropes, but Buddhist beads strung together with gold thread.
Because of her special constitution and the fact that she had been practicing Gu cultivation since childhood, even when Mi Shan was given a large amount of sleeping potion, she only fell into a deep sleep for a short while before waking up.
In contrast, Bai Lingyu was still fast asleep.
Mi Shan called her name several times and kicked her hard, but she couldn't wake up.
The only way was to find a way to struggle and untie the ropes binding his body.
This "demon-catching operation"
Clearly, she became a victim.
Prince Pingxi and Master Kongwang were probably after Bai Lingyu.
The holy water was laced with a drug, but they all drank the antidote beforehand to remain calm.
But if the Prince of Pingxi wants to persuade the Empress to join in, the Empress will inevitably drag Mi Shan into the mess.
She must have said something to the Prince of Pingxi, saying that she possessed sorcery and was a demon or something similar.
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