Xianglian ignored her and continued, "Empress Ning heard early this morning that the young master of the Liang family was a lecherous man who played with women, so today she ordered the servants to put a strong aphrodisiac in his wine glass and arranged for someone to force him to drink a lot of wine. When he was intoxicated by the drug, she sent someone to bring him here.
Then, when Miss Gu Er came out, he ordered people to knock her unconscious and bring her here, and then sent someone to inform Concubine Gu that Miss Gu Er had an accident in the palace.
Concubine Ning's original plan was to kill two birds with one stone, so she ordered her servants to wait here in advance. As soon as Concubine Gu approached the Lanxin Pavilion, she would light the aphrodisiac incense, knock her unconscious after she entered, and throw Miss Gu Er on the bed with her.
With Liang Yunxuan's temper, he will definitely not let the two of them go. When the time is right, Concubine Ning will use the excuse of looking for someone to lead everyone here.
By then, everyone will have seen this scandal, and no one will believe it even if nothing happened between Concubine Gu and Liang Yunxuan. Even if the emperor wants to protect her, he can't, let alone stop the gossips of the people.
Concubine Ning is certain that the Emperor will be furious. Even if he can't bear to punish Concubine Gu, he will definitely punish Liang Yunxuan. Concubine Liang will undoubtedly plead for him, and the Emperor will therefore dislike the Liang family even more."
She paused for a moment, "It was all planned perfectly, but I didn't expect..."
Gu Xiaoqiao smiled and took over the conversation, "You didn't expect that I had noticed it so early, right?"
"Well, Concubine Gu is extremely intelligent and a smart person. I admire her. But what I can't figure out is what the Concubine sprayed on me, and why did it freeze me so instantly?"
Gu Xiaoqiao rambled seriously, "It's a special poison I concocted myself. Once sprayed, it will paralyze the opponent's nerves, making them unable to move for a short period of time."
Hearing this, Xianglian's pupils shrank sharply, "No wonder..."
She never imagined that Concubine Gu actually had such a powerful thing.
No wonder he was so calm, it turned out he wasn't afraid of her at all.
"I've sensed something was amiss since I received the news from that little palace maid. My second sister is eager to break off her engagement with the Liang family and doesn't want to have anything to do with them. How could she possibly have an affair with the young master of the Liang family?
But I thought you had been planning this for so long, if I didn't cooperate, how could you continue this play? So, in order to make the play more realistic, I took advantage of the situation and left my clothes behind, and asked Caiwei to stay here to guard it as well.
When Concubine Ning sees Caiwei repeatedly trying to stop her, she will be more convinced that the person inside is me. When the emperor and others come, she will try harder to divert the topic to me, making everyone misunderstand that it is me who is inside.
However, she was disappointed. Not only was I fine, I was standing here just fine. Then Concubine Ning thought of my second sister again, and deliberately angered Concubine Liang to make everyone think that the person in there was another young lady from my Gu family. Anyway, she had to drag one of them into this.
Whether something happens to me or my second sister, I will suffer a heavy blow, not to mention Concubine Liang. This is truly a good strategy that kills two birds with one stone."
After saying this, Gu Xiaoqiao turned to Di Mian and apologized, "Your Majesty, the truth of the matter is laid out here. Just now, I had to lie to Your Majesty in order to protect myself. I beg Your Majesty to forgive me."
Emperor Mian quickly helped her up, his eyes full of self-blame and heartache, "How could I possibly blame you? It's all my fault for not protecting you well, causing you so much suffering."
"It's good that Your Majesty doesn't blame me."
"Don't worry, I will definitely give you an explanation on this matter."
After hearing what Xianglian said, he was already furious. The reason why Concubine Ning dared to be so bold had a lot to do with his indulgence.
He had always thought that she was the one Di Lan loved, and that she had risked her life to block a sword for him six years ago, so he gave her unique honor after he ascended the throne. But now it seems that he was wrong.
This woman was vicious by nature. During her time as the head of the six palaces, she not only gave other concubines contraceptives many times, but also did many evil things in secret.
Now he even uses the same method on his Qiao Qiao, and even wants to kill their child. He deserves to die!
Emperor Mian's gaze fell on Concubine Ning. He walked towards her step by step, and the expression on his face became more and more cold.
Concubine Ning's heart trembled, "Mmm...Mmm...Mmm?"
Di Mian squatted down, looked her in the eye, and then gently pulled the cloth out of her mouth.
"Ke Ning, you really disappoint me."
His tone was light, but it was cold as ice, like a huge rock hitting Concubine Ning's heart.
"I..." Concubine Ning's voice was filled with tears.
She had seen the emperor's rage, and she had also seen the cold and resolute look in his eyes when he killed someone, but she had never seen him speak in this tone.
"Back then, you saved me, and because of your friendship, I gave you wealth and honor, and the highest favor, even giving you the power to assist in the management of the six palaces.
And you, what do you do?
You framed the concubines and even tried to harm the prince. Are you doing this right to me?"
After saying that, he suddenly grabbed her neck and said, "You really think that I won't punish you for doing all this, right?"
Concubine Ning was strangled by him and couldn't breathe. The fear in her eyes gradually spread to her whole body. "Your Majesty, spare my life!"
She struggled continuously, but Emperor Mian's grip tightened.
Just when she thought she was about to die, she suddenly felt her throat loosen, and then her breathing became smooth. She took a few deep breaths and finally came to her senses.
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