Before Mo Qian could even take any action, the Third Prince's mother had already stirred up trouble again.
It turns out that last time, the Third Prince's mother poisoned the Empress. She thought she could get rid of the Empress quickly, but in the end, it was all for nothing.
Therefore, this time, in order to ensure that nothing went wrong, the Third Prince's mother took out an even more secretive poison.
Prepare to administer it to the Empress.
"Let's see how you hide this time!" The Third Prince's mother sneered from the basement of her palace.
In this dark room, besides the poison that the Third Prince's mother was holding, which she intended to administer to the Empress, there were many other bottles and jars of poison.
In the corner, there were piles of small jars filled with poisonous creatures such as scorpions and toads.
It turns out she was the mother of the Third Prince, from the Western Regions, and had studied under a master of poisons, learning a great deal about poisons from him.
Even after she came to Anxia Kingdom and became the emperor's woman, she did not let go of these things.
When she first arrived in Anxia Kingdom, she was in a very awkward position because she was sent as tribute.
There were always some concubines in the harem who would try to find fault with the Third Prince's mother, and naturally none of them got away with it.
They either fell into the water, had a fit of hysteria, or were paranoid all day long, and were relegated to the sidelines...
The reason why the Third Prince's mother was sent here as tribute was because she was the least favored royal child of the Western Regions royal family.
When he was young, the Third Prince's mother had to endure the bullying from the servants around her.
But one day, she met her master and learned skills from him. All the servants who had bullied her before suffered the consequences.
Because the Third Prince's mother was favored by her mother after she was drunk following the defeat of the Western Region King.
Whenever the King of the Western Regions saw the mother of the Third Prince's wife, he couldn't help but think of the defeat, and therefore he disliked the Third Prince's wife's mother very much.
However, it was only during that one instance of favor that the Third Prince's mother became pregnant.
However, she died during childbirth due to complications.
Because he lacked the protection of his biological mother, the Third Prince's mother suffered so much hardship and was bullied by the servants.
She was also disliked by her father, the king.
After the Third Prince's mother became his apprentice and learned his skills, she did not flaunt her abilities but instead played the role of the weak and easily bullied woman she used to play.
The main reason is that even if she were to manage to spread the word, without her father's favor, she would only be feared by her other brothers and sisters, and might even be attacked by them.
Therefore, the Third Prince's mother did not show any difference when she was in the Western Regions.
When the father of the third prince's mother was about to choose one of his daughters to be sent as tribute to the Kingdom of Anxia.
Because the Third Prince's mother was not favored by his father and was not particularly outstanding, she was chosen to be sent to Anxia Kingdom.
When she heard the news, the Third Prince's mother was not very resistant. If she really didn't want to come, there were ways to deal with it.
However, firstly, he didn't want to stay in the Western Regions palace and play the pitiful little thing all day long, and secondly, he wanted to go out and explore the world.
And so, the Third Prince's mother arrived in Anxia Kingdom without refusing and even cooperating.
Afterwards, through her own methods, her status continued to rise, and she eventually became a concubine.
Then, the Third Prince's mother came out of the dark room with poison in her hand.
At the okra feast.
The ministers, accompanied by their wives and children, entered the palace from outside.
It turns out that an okra banquet was held on a fixed day every year, partly to entertain the ministers.
Secondly, it was also to celebrate the harvest and share the joy with the people.
After all the court officials had arrived, the emperor, accompanied by his concubines and children, finally arrived.
"Greetings, Your Majesty! Long live the Emperor!"
"Your Majesty, may you live a thousand years!"
Upon seeing the emperor arrive, the court officials rose from their seats to greet him.
"Rise, my lords!" the Emperor said to the ministers on the ground after taking his seat.
"Let's not discuss state affairs today; let's all enjoy a good drink."
"Thank you, Your Majesty," the ministers said in unison.
Then he got up from the ground and sat down.
With the Emperor's arrival, everyone was no longer as relaxed and at ease as before, but rather somewhat reserved.
However, as the performances continued, everyone relaxed and became immersed in the joy of the banquet.
As for the emperor and his concubines on the high platform, they were all in high spirits.
Just then, a eunuch walked over from the side, carrying a pot of wine.
He glanced at the Third Prince's mother as he passed by, then continued walking with a resolute expression.
"Empress, this is red wine from the frontier, said to have beauty and skin-nourishing effects. Please have a few more cups today," the Emperor said with a smile to the Empress.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty," the Empress replied with a dignified smile.
"Quickly, fill the Empress's cup."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The eunuch quickly came to the Empress's side after hearing the Emperor's order.
"Your Majesty, I want some too!" Consort Shu, who always loved to show off, quickly added.
"Alright, here you go, you have them all." Then, the emperor gestured to the eunuchs to fill the cups of the other concubines as well.
Before approaching the nearest virtuous concubine, the eunuch secretly turned the wine pot.
Then, they filled them up one by one.
"It's delicious! This red wine looks wonderful. Thank you for the gift, Your Majesty," said Consort Shu after taking a sip from her glass.
"Of course, this is a fine wine that has been brewed for at least fifty years."
"If it weren't good, why would it appear before me?" the Emperor said with interest.
With that, the emperor picked up his wine cup and drank.
The concubines, apart from the Empress, who also wanted to show their faces in front of the Emperor, also raised their wine cups in response.
As for the Empress, seeing everyone's joyful demeanor, she also picked up her wine cup, wanting to taste this rare delicacy.
Just as she was about to drink from the cup, a hand suddenly reached out and pushed the wine cup out of the empress's hand.
The liquor made a sizzling sound when it was spilled on the ground.
"Ah!" The concubines were all shocked when they saw this scene.
After all, she had just drunk it.
Even the emperor, sitting on his high throne, changed his expression.
"What's going on! Is this wine poisoned?!"
"Quickly summon the imperial physician!"
"Quickly, arrest this eunuch!" the emperor exclaimed hastily.
He had just had some too.
"Father, there's no need to panic. You're all alright," Mo Qian said to the original owner's father after reassuring her mother.
Upon hearing this, the emperor realized that it was Mo Qian who had spilled the wine, and that's when he discovered the wine was poisoned.
"What happened? How did you know?!" the Emperor asked hurriedly, his face very serious.
As for the Third Prince's mother, she also acted in the same manner as the other concubines.
They are completely innocent.
But unnoticed by anyone, a hint of annoyance flashed in her eyes.
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