Chapter 334: The decisive new emperor x the poor princess of the previous dynasty 17
Yu Ling, no, now she should be called Aunt Yu, she arranged everything and made full preparations. With the cooperation of General Sima's other spies, a bowl of poisoned sweet soup was placed on Aunt Qiao's table.
This bowl of sweet soup is crystal clear in color and has an alluring aroma that whets one's appetite just by smelling it.
Aunt Qiao drank a small bowl, and for some reason she suddenly couldn't drink any more. But seeing Cai Lian swallowing her saliva beside her, Aunt Qiao shook her head and said with a smile, "I can't drink any more. You guys take it down and share it."
"This sweet soup is really fresh. I have never tasted this kind of soup before."
After serving Aunt Qiao for a long time, Caiying and Cailian also let go. Cailian's eyes lit up and she said to Aunt Qiao, "Thank you, Her Majesty, for your gift."
Aunt Qiao smiled. These servants had a hard life. They had to serve others at a young age. Since she couldn't eat it herself, she could let them have a taste.
"Cailian, how can you really bring it out like this?" Caiying expressed her disapproval of Cailian's behavior.
Cai Lian swallowed and said, "But it smells really good. The Queen can't finish it. I just want to taste a little bit, just a little bit."
Caiying curled her lips and said, "Then hurry up and drink it and come in, you still have to help the queen bathe later."
"Don't you want to drink? There's still a lot left." In fact, Cailian still admired Caiying very much. She could remain calm in the face of any delicious food, but she couldn't do that. She was always greedy.
"Hehe, I don't want to drink it. You drink it yourself. I'll go in and serve the queen." Caiying just waved her hands without even looking at the bowl of sweet soup.
Caiying served Aunt Qiao her meal and helped her take a bath. I didn't see Cailian come back until she was about to go to bed.
"The Emperor is still busy in the Qinzheng Palace. Why hasn't Cailian come back yet? She still has to keep watch all night." Caiying muttered to herself. If it were usual, Cailian would definitely come back immediately after eating. Why is she acting so strangely today?
Aunt Qiao was also confused, and suddenly an idea flashed in her mind, and her face immediately drooped. "Caiying, go find Cailian quickly, I feel something is wrong."
Caiying didn't dare to delay, so she covered Aunt Qiao with a quilt, turned around and ran out.
After returning to Cailian's residence, Caiying saw Cailian lying on the table and thought she was asleep. She said in a reproachful tone, "Cailian, wake up. It's already so late. Why did you fall asleep first?"
Cailian was limp all over, and Caiying shook her several times but she didn't respond. Caiying then realized something was wrong.
Caiying lifted up Cailian's face and was finally frightened when she saw Cailian with blood all over her mouth and nose.
"Your Majesty, something bad has happened."
Jun Molin was reading the secret letter sent by Shunfeng, but was interrupted by Liu Cheng. "What happened?"
Liu Cheng took a breath and said, "Guanghua Palace, Cai Lian of Guanghua Palace is dead."
Jun Molin dropped the rice paper in his hand to the ground because he didn't hold it firmly. Jun Molin asked hurriedly, "Where is the queen? How is the queen? How did Cailian die? What happened?"
"Your Majesty, today the Queen gave Cailian a sweet soup to drink, but she never came back. When she was found, she had already died of poisoning."
Jun Molin's face turned pale, he stood up and walked out, asking as he walked, "Did the Empress use the sweet soup? Did you call the doctor?"
"Yes, yes. The Empress drank a small bowl of it. But don't worry, Your Majesty. The Empress is fine now." Liu Cheng did not dare to hide anything and told Jun Molin everything he knew.
When Jun Molin arrived at Guanghua Palace, Jin Jin Qiao had already put on her clothes and was sitting in the main hall.
Cai Lian's corpse was placed in the center of the main hall. The servants said that this was unreasonable. How could the corpse of a servant defile the eyes of the Empress?
But Aunt Qiao was not a real ancient person and could not be so cold-blooded. After all, Cai Lian was a maid who had served her for a long time. Moreover, Cai Lian died of poisoning after drinking the sweet soup she had given her as a reward.
"Hurry up and lift it down. Leaving it here will affect the Empress' mood. How do you servants do your job?" Jun Mo scolded the servant of Guanghua Palace in a stern voice. He finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Aunt Qiao was safe and sound.
Qiao Jinjin pouted and said, "Your Majesty, it's all my fault. If I had known that the sweet soup was poisonous, I would never have given it to Cailian. I killed her."
Jun Molin waved his hand, and Liu Cheng understood clearly and ordered people to carry Cai Lian's body away.
"Don't worry, auntie. I will order someone to bury her properly, and I will also give some money to her family. But how are you? I heard that you also drank a small bowl of sweet soup. Let Doctor Yu take a look first."
Qiao Jinjin shook her head repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty, you forgot, I have already taken the Hundred Poisons Invulnerability Pill. This little bit of poison is nothing to me."
"Then I have to see a doctor, otherwise I will be worried."
Seeing Jun Molin's determined eyes, Jinjin Qiao looked away guiltily. It was over, she was going to be exposed. Otherwise, she would just let the doctor diagnose it. It was tiring to keep it a secret. She just had to remind Jun Molin to keep it a secret.
Thinking of this, Aunt Qiao stretched out her wrist. Doctor Yu saw this and hurriedly took Aunt Qiao's pulse. It had to be the Emperor. No matter how others persuaded her, the Empress refused to take her pulse. As soon as the Emperor came, the Empress agreed.
"Eh?" After a long while, Doctor Yu uttered a soft "eh" and took the patient's pulse again in disbelief. Only after he was sure did he kneel down.
"Your Majesty, the Queen's pulse is like rolling beads falling to the ground, smooth and fluent, undulating back and forth, very happy"
"What does this mean? Why are you so happy? I want you to confirm whether the queen has been poisoned."
Liu Cheng couldn't bear it any longer, so he knelt down and said, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. Congratulations, Your Majesty. The Queen is pregnant. Your Majesty, you are going to be a father now."
"Are you serious?" Jun Molin stood up excitedly. Seeing Doctor Yu nodded affirmatively, he believed that his beloved woman really had his child.
"Aunt, tell me the truth, have you known that you were pregnant for a long time?" The smart Jun Molin knew what Aunt Qiao had hidden from him after a little thought, but Jun Molin did not blame her at all. Instead, he said softly, "Aunt, are you afraid that others will know that you are pregnant and that they will harm our child?"
Aunt Qiao knew that it was best to tell the truth now, so she nodded and said, "Well, I'm afraid that the emperor will not care about it if he is happy, and General Sima is eyeing us covetously."
"In a situation like today, if I hadn't taken the Hundred Poisons Invulnerability Pill, how could I have seen the Emperor now?"
Jun Mo suppressed his excitement about becoming a father, sighed and said, "Am I that stupid? Auntie, don't worry, I will protect you and the child."
"Doctor Yu, is the Queen in any serious condition? Is the child okay? After all, he took poison."
Doctor Yu was full of doubts. He had just heard the conversation between Jun Molin and Qiao Jinjin. Is there really such a pill that can inoculate you from all poisons?
"Your Majesty, the Queen is fine and shows no signs of poisoning. Please rest assured."