Chu Qingluan's heart moved, but her face remained calm: "Oh?"
Concubine Jiang paused, then continued, "When I was on the grassland, I had a close friend, a saint from the witch doctor tribe. She told me this method, which is somewhat dangerous and requires several rare medicinal herbs, which I have to prepare myself."
Chu Qingluan lowered her eyes and looked down at her condescendingly.
"This is about my father's health. How can I trust you?"
With the previous experience of Wu Ya, Chu Qingluan would not let her father take any risks again.
Since Wu Ya dared to put a curse on her father, she must have been prepared to fight to the death. The reason why she hasn't arrested her yet is, first, because there is no evidence, and second, because if Wu Ya does not cooperate, she will be in a passive position.
"Every word I say is true. I swear by the Canglang God that if I say even a single word falsely, I will never be reincarnated after death."
Chu Qingluan knew that the people of the grassland believed in the Gray Wolf God.
But she felt that this oath alone was not enough.
She stared at Concubine Jiang and said in a steady tone, "I don't need you to swear on yourself."
"If you are truly fearless, do you dare to swear on Chu Hong?"
Concubine Jiang froze suddenly and looked at Chu Qingluan in surprise, but happened to meet the other's cold eyes.
After a while, she bowed to Chu Qingluan and said solemnly, "I am willing, but I have only one wish. I beg Your Highness to agree to it."
"you say."
"No matter what mistakes Chu Hong makes in the future, I beg Your Highness to spare his life."
Although Concubine Jiang's voice was not loud, it was very firm, as if this was her last bottom line.
Chu Hong is her only concern, and she can't let anything happen to him.
The moment she said this, she felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted off her shoulders, and as if she had staked her last chip.
Chu Qingluan stared at her for a long time, as if trying to see deep into her heart.
"Okay, I promise you, as long as he doesn't commit treason or other serious crimes that could shake the foundation of the country, I guarantee that I will never harm his life."
Concubine Jiang's tense body suddenly relaxed and she bowed deeply to Chu Qingluan.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your help!"
At this time, Chu Qingluan also stood up and suddenly moved closer. "So, Your Majesty has known for a long time that there is something wrong with Wu Ya?"
Concubine Jiang closed her eyes. "At first, I only guessed, but later I confirmed that Your Majesty was infected with the heart-eating poison from the Western Regions. It needs to be injected into the heart meridian using heart blood as a guide to control your mind."
Chu Qingluan's eyes suddenly turned cold. "So, you knew that our father was in danger, but you kept it a secret?"
Concubine Jiang's frail body trembled, and she spoke in a sincere tone, "I dare not speak rashly, nor do I have any evidence. It was not until today... that Your Majesty suddenly fainted, that I was able to confirm it."
She took a deep breath and said, "Please rest assured, Your Highness. I promise you that within three days, the poison in your body will be completely removed!"
Chu Qingluan stared at her for a long time, and finally stood up slowly.
"Okay! Then I will wait for the good news from the Queen!"
After Chu Qingluan left, Concubine Jiang finally felt relieved and collapsed to the ground.
She took out the wolf fang from her neck and rubbed it in her hand, her eyes full of sadness.
The maid Ah Ruo hurriedly pushed the door open and said worriedly, "My Lady, why are you doing this..."
That method is clearly a life for a life. Your Majesty is so stupid, why did you agree to it?
Concubine Jiang shook her head and whispered, "Silly girl, you don't understand..."
After saying this, she stood up with the help of A Ruo, sat on the chair, looked at this trusted maid who had been with her since she entered the palace, and gave her instructions.
"After I leave, go find Hong'er and ask him to send you back to the Western Regions. For my sake, he will definitely agree to it."
"No, Your Majesty!" Ah Ruo shook her head. "I'm not going anywhere. I've said I'll always follow Your Majesty."
"Silly girl, I chose this path myself. It's my fault that you've been trapped here for twenty years."
She raised her hand and gently wiped the tears from A Ruo's face.
"Go back to the grasslands. Just check for me and see if my people, the grasslands of the Western Regions, the fierce horses, and... Moon Lake are still the same as before..."
"No, your majesty, let's go find Princess Wuya and ask her to confess to the princess. There will definitely be a chance of survival." A Ruo suggested.
Concubine Jiang shook her head. "No, she must have risked her life to do this. Whether it was her own will or she was coerced, it doesn't matter. I hope my death can put an end to this conspiracy and buy her a chance of survival."
Once the poison of Emperor Chu is removed, she will die, but Wu Ya is still a princess of the Western Regions after all. She hopes that Emperor Chu will take her into consideration and just drive her out of the palace, so that she can at least save her life.
Ah Ruo was heartbroken and kept crying, "My Lady, this is not worth it..."
"Also," Concubine Jiang instructed her, "you must keep this matter secret from Hong'er. Just say that I...died from a relapse of an old illness. Do you understand?"
She didn't want Chu Hong to blame her death on the Chu royal family, as that would only arouse his guilt and hatred.
She had voluntarily chosen to save His Majesty and did not want Chu Hong to find out and cause trouble.
"Your Majesty..."
For a moment, the Qionghua Palace was filled with a sad atmosphere, and even the birds in the trees stopped singing.
…
The next day, Concubine Jiang got up early on purpose and changed into a plain white dress. She did not wear the red hairpin in her hair, but only tied it up loosely with a silver hairpin.
She stood in front of the bronze mirror, gently stroking her pale cheek, with a calm look in her eyes.
"A Ruo, is the medicine ready?" she asked softly.
Ah Ruo's eyes were red as she brought a bowl of black medicinal juice. "My Lady, is there no other way?"
Concubine Jiang took the bowl of medicine, her hands trembling a little, but without any hesitation, she quickly raised her head and drank all the medicine in the bowl.
"The time has come, let's go."
A Ruo knew that she couldn't persuade her, so she could only nod with tears in her eyes.
…
Outside the Yangxin Palace, Chu Qingluan was standing in the corridor. Zhixia whispered beside her, "Your Highness, the imperial physicians are already waiting in the side hall."
"Wait another half a minute." She looked in the direction of Qionghua Palace with a complicated look in her eyes.
The imperial physicians were stopped outside the door, and the leading physician, Chen Yuanpan, rubbed his hands anxiously: "His Highness has ordered me to wait another half a quarter of an hour, but His Majesty's health cannot be delayed!"
The guard at the gate had a blank expression on his face: "His Highness has ordered that no one is allowed to enter without permission."
Inside the palace, Concubine Jiang knelt in front of the dragon bed, gently placed the medicine bowl on the table, and slowly took out a short knife from her sleeve. The blade was sharp and flashed with a cold light.
"Your Majesty..." she whispered, "Today, I will repay your kindness over the past twenty years."
As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly raised the dagger and stabbed it into her chest!
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