Chapter 2 Confirming the prediction of eating melons
Dongfang Yuning's eyelids trembled, then she slowly opened them. The dazzling canopy, the intricate and ornate embroidery nearly blinding her, caught her eye. She turned her still stiff neck and scanned the hall—the large carved rosewood bed, the mother-of-pearl-inlaid dressing table, the glittering porcelain and jade on the antique display shelves...
[Wow! Antiques! All of them! I'm so rich! If I could wear one of these back home...]
Her eyes were wide open, and the little person in her heart was dancing wildly, wishing she could pounce on them and kiss them one by one.
At that moment, the tinkling of rings and pendants and a fragrant breeze blew in. A peerless beauty, dressed in a crimson phoenix robe and crowned with a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin, hurried to the bedside, her brow etched with worry and anxiety. It was the current empress, her elder sister, Dongfang Qiwu.
"Ning'er! You're finally awake! Tell me, are you still feeling unwell? Are you still dizzy?"
Dongfang Qiwu's voice was choked with a barely perceptible sob, and he held his sister's slightly cold hand tightly.
[Wow! My Queen sister! Is this beauty real? What did she eat to grow up? Is she a fairy from heaven?]
Dongfang Yuning looked at her sister's breathtakingly beautiful face, and her inner barrage of comments flooded the screen like crazy.
Dongfang Qiwu heard this clear and strange voice, and she was overwhelmed with mixed feelings. She was ecstatic that her sister was sane, but also surprised and suspicious by this strange voice. She suppressed her surging emotions, pretended not to hear, and said softly:
"Ning'er?"
"elder sister……"
Dongfang Yuning tried to speak, his voice hoarse from not having spoken for a long time.
"I…what's wrong?"
This clear call of "sister" was like thunder in Dongfang Qiwu's heart. Her eyes instantly turned red, and she could no longer hold back. She hugged her sister tightly in her arms, tears rolling down her cheeks.
"It's all right! It's really all right! Our Ning'er is finally well! God bless!"
This belated awakening made her cry with joy.
"The Emperor has arrived—His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has arrived—"
A shrill cry of "hello" pierced the quiet of the palace. All the palace maids and eunuchs fell to their knees, their foreheads touching the ground, not daring to breathe.
Nangong Yu, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, strode in, followed by the handsome and calm young prince Nangong Chengqian.
The two men's gazes, like searchlights, fell precisely on the slender figure on the bed - they came here to verify with their own eyes the abilities of the Taifu family's recovered sister-in-law!
Oh my god!
Dongfang Yuning was frightened by this scene.
[System! Help! In this ancient world, people are always forced to kneel down. Do I need to keep my knees? This is terrifying! Will I really be dragged out and beheaded if I say something wrong? Help! I haven't had enough of the melon yet!]
[Host, calm down! ]
The electronic sound of the melon-eating system carries a bit of the joy of watching the fun without minding the trouble.
[What are you afraid of?! Your brother-in-law is the biggest boss in Yan Country! Hold on to this golden thigh, and you can walk sideways in the capital!]
When Crown Prince Nangong Chengqian heard this clear voice, his pupils shrank in shock, and he subconsciously wanted to ask what the system was.
Nangong Yu, who was standing next to him, reacted very quickly. He grabbed the prince's arm and gave him an extremely stern look.
Nangong Chengqian immediately understood and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth. He looked at his aunt with eyes full of surprise and inquiry.
Then, an extremely strange scene appeared in the hall: the palace maids were kneeling on the ground in a crowd, not daring to look up; the emperor and the prince were standing beside the bed, staring at the girl who had just woken up on the bed with burning eyes; the girl herself seemed to be frightened by the solemn atmosphere, and her eyes were a little straight.
Dongfang Yuning really didn't notice the subtle atmosphere. She was busy chatting and licking the system in her mind:
[System, seriously, aren't their royal genes too strong? They all look like they grew up on beauty pills!]
My sister is as beautiful as a fairy, my brother-in-law is a handsome uncle, and even my eldest nephew is so handsome! Ahhhhh... Damn my appearance-obsessed nature! This ancient handsome man concentration is too high!
[Host, please take a look at yourself, okay? Your face is truly stunning, okay? It's the kind that brings disaster to the nation and its people!]
The system does not forget to flatter at the right time.
[Oh, that's different! Look at my nephew, the Crown Prince, how handsome and youthful he is! But system, they all married and had children early in ancient times, right?
My eldest nephew is this old now, so his backyard must be quite lively, right? How many wives has he got?
[Querying... Ding! Crown Prince Nangong Chengqian currently has one principal wife and two concubines.]
[Oh wow, three wives now, tsk tsk…]
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for triggering the melon-eating point! There's a shocking melon in the prince's backyard!]
The electronic sound of the system suddenly rose, full of excitement.
Your eldest nephew's wife, Zhao Liangdi, appears gentle and considerate on the surface, but she's actually a spy planted by the enemy for years! Just now, she received the order to assassinate the Crown Prince! A dagger imbued with a deadly poison, along with a token of communication with the enemy, is hidden in a secret compartment inside her bed! She could strike at any moment!
[What the hell?!]
Dongfang Yuning was furious.
The person next to me is actually a venomous snake?! A spy from the enemy country?! He's even going to assassinate my beloved nephew?! Is this melon ripe?! Oh my god! What should I do? How can I warn him? I can't just yell, "Nephew, be careful, your little wife is going to stab you!" Ahhhh~~~ I'm so anxious!
She was so anxious that her fingers unconsciously clenched the quilt, and her eyes couldn't help but glance at the Crown Prince Nangong Chengqian, full of anxiety and hesitant words.
Nangong Yu and Crown Prince Nangong Chengqian heard this clearly! The father and son's eyes instantly became as sharp as knives, and they collided fiercely in the air! No need to say more, the killing intent was already aroused!
Nangong Chengqian reacted very quickly and immediately bowed to the emperor. His voice was calm and steady without any abnormality:
"Father, Queen Mother, I remember that I still have some urgent government affairs to attend to in the Eastern Palace, so I will take my leave first."
His face remained calm, but within him, a turbulent storm was brewing. Zhao Liangdi? The woman who was always so submissive and gentle in his presence? Was she actually a spy from an enemy nation? And she even wanted to assassinate him?!
"Go ahead."
Nangong Yu agreed in a deep voice, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.
Crown Prince Nangong Chengqian almost forced himself to flee as he quickly exited Fengyi Palace. As soon as he left, he summoned his trusted shadow guards, whispered a command, and then personally led a team of murderous imperial guards straight to the side hall where Zhao Liangdi resided!
The shadow guard sneaked in like a ghost, pinpointing Zhao Liangdi as she was applying her makeup in front of the mirror. The Crown Prince followed closely behind, and following his aunt's instructions, he unhesitatingly lifted the carved panel on the inside of the bed and found a delicate secret compartment!
With a slight "click", the secret compartment opened.
Inside lay a poisoned dagger emitting a cold blue glow, and a bronze token engraved with a strange eagle totem!
Nangong Chengqian looked at these two things, and a chill instantly shot up from his feet to his head! If it weren't for his aunt's strange voice warning him, the consequences would be disastrous!
His face was ashen, and his voice was as cold as iron:
"Import this woman to the Heavenly Prison and keep her under strict guard! Do not allow her to commit suicide! Send the dagger to the Imperial Hospital immediately to verify its toxicity!"
In just a cup of tea, Crown Prince Nangong Chengqian returned. He walked quickly to the emperor, his face still a little pale, but his eyes were unusually bright, and he nodded solemnly to Nangong Yu!
This nod was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake!
Nangong Yu's eyes instantly burst into an indescribable light! Shock, ecstasy, disbelief, and finally transformed into a burning feeling as if he had found a rare treasure!
He suddenly looked at Dongfang Yuning, who was still a little confused on the bed.
"Good! Good! Good!"
Nangong Yu said three good words in a row and strode to the bedside. The smile on his face was more enthusiastic than ever before, even a little... flattering?
"Ning'er! My little Ning'er! You are truly a lucky star for me and your sister! An elder sister is like a mother, and I, your elder brother-in-law, am your father! From now on, in the palace, with your brother-in-law, you should treat it as your own home! Just ask for whatever you want or want!"
He looked like he wanted to worship Dongfang Yuning immediately.
Dongfang Yuning was a little dizzy from the sudden outpouring of fatherly love from the emperor's brother-in-law:
[Tongzi, what's going on? My brother-in-law's eyes... why is he looking like a hungry wolf seeing a meat bun? It's a bit scary! Also, is the eldest brother-in-law like a father? With this generation... forget it, whatever the boss says is what's due!]
Soon, the imperial physician brought a bowl of black tranquilizer. Under the "loving" and almost burning gaze of the emperor's brother-in-law and the gentle coaxing of the empress, Dongfang Yuning frowned and was forced to pinch her nose and swallow the bitter medicine.
The effect of the medicine took effect very quickly. Her eyelids gradually became heavy. She muttered, "It's so bitter..." and soon fell into a deep sleep.
After confirming that his sister-in-law was asleep, the exaggerated smile on Nangong Yu's face instantly disappeared, replaced by the deep majesty and solemnity of an emperor.
His eyes were like lightning, sweeping over all the palace maids, trusted guards, as well as the queen and the prince standing in the hall.
"Everything that happened in Fengyi Palace today, including the incident with Crown Princess Liangdi, and..."
He paused, his tone grim.
"Anything you heard that you shouldn't have heard, I will keep to myself! If even a single word leaks out, I will kill everyone involved, regardless of their identity. I will exterminate all nine generations of your clan!"
The icy decree was like frost, instantly freezing the air in the palace. Everyone whose gaze passed through the emperor's eyes broke out in a cold sweat and bowed their heads deeply.
"As ordered! Your servants, servants, sons, and concubines will remember this!"
Empress Dongfang Qiwu understood what she meant and immediately walked to the desk, ground the ink herself, and wrote a letter to her father Dongfang Yanru.
The letter only said that the younger daughter turned out to be lucky after falling into the water and her mind was now clear. The emperor took pity on her and left her in the palace to accompany her sister to recuperate. The details would be disclosed after she returned home.
There is joy between the lines, but also a hint of unspoken anxiety.
When the news reached the Taifu Mansion, Dongfang Yanru held his daughter's letter in his hands, tears streaming down his face, his hands shaking with excitement:
"Ning'er...my Ning'er is fine! She's really fine!"
He wished he could rush into the palace immediately and see with his own eyes the pearl that he had lost and found.
However, the imperial palace's decree soon followed: the Empress missed her younger sister and asked the second Miss Dongfang to stay in the palace for a while longer to share family life.
Dongfang Yanru's excitement and longing were suppressed by this decree. He looked towards the palace, feeling relieved that his daughter was loved by the Queen, but also anxious that he couldn't see her. He paced around in his study anxiously:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty... What exactly do you intend to do by holding my Ning'er captive?!"
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