For the next five days, Qu Lingyuan tinkered with experiments in the house in a mysterious manner.
Wouldn't it be a shame not to use this extraction skill?
Five days passed in a flash, and on the day of the September Flower Festival, Qu Lingyuan began preparing early.
Of course, the palace maids couldn't be asked to paint eyebrows and lips. Who could be as skilled as Qu Lingyuan in modern times? Of course not.
As for the clothes and accessories, the Empress Dowager had already prepared them for her precious daughter, and they were all unique and wonderful things.
Even though she couldn't perform on stage, it didn't mean she couldn't outshine the crowd. There was nothing wrong with being a little more high-profile. Maybe Shen Qingmo would even look at her twice.
Thinking about today's plan, Qu Lingyuan was in a very good mood and sat in the sedan chair heading towards Jiuyue Garden.
After several days of research, she extracted juice from the flowers of a plant called Lycoris radiata and found the toxic substance Lycoris alkaloid.
This poison can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and even bleeding from the mouth and nose. It is then mixed with some substances that accelerate absorption to make a fast-acting Lycoris radiata poison powder. Qu Lingyuan named it - garlic powder!
Yi Ling: "...even worse than Ah San."
Qu Lingyuan: "Sorry, the name is useless."
In the evening, Qu Lingyuan walked into the banquet under the murderous eyes of the young girls, and successfully met Shen Qingmo who was sitting at the table, as well as Liu Huiyin who was brought with him.
It was obvious that Liu Huiyin had dressed up specially. The ornaments on her head made people's neck ache just by looking at them, but this also gave Qu Lingyuan the opportunity to find fault.
As she passed by her, Qu Lingyuan pretended to twist her foot and waved her right hand randomly in the air, messing up her carefully combed hair.
"Ah! I'm sorry, I...I didn't mean it..." Qu Lingyuan had tears in her eyes and she bit her lower lip, looking pitiful.
Liu Huiyin quickly stood up and dodged, holding her messy hair with her hands, her face flushed with anger: "What are you doing!"
Shen Qingmo, who was standing aside, frowned, showing his displeasure at Liu Huiyin's excitement: "Who allowed you to talk to the Grand Princess like this?"
If she was the principal wife, she would be of the same generation as the Grand Princess and would be Qu Lingyuan's sister-in-law. However, Liu Huiyin was just a concubine anyway, and she had no right to call Qu Lingyuan "you" directly. Shouting at her was even more impolite.
"Your Highness..." Liu Huiyin felt aggrieved and retorted dissatisfiedly.
"Ninth brother, please don't blame Concubine Liu. It's all Yueyun's fault. Yueyun walked unsteadily. I didn't expect Concubine Liu to be so angry..." Qu Lingyuan's face was pale and her brows were slightly furrowed.
Yi Ling was watching happily from the side. The acting was so pleasing that it must have pissed off Liu Huiyin to death.
"As my king's concubine, how can you be so ignorant of etiquette?" After hearing this, Shen Qingmo felt that Liu Huiyin was not worthy of being on the stage. "We'll discuss the punishment when we get back home. Is Yueyun okay? Are you hurt?"
Qu Lingyuan felt that if this continued, she would soon lose the smile on her face, so she quickly waved her hands and said, "Yueyun is fine. Thank you for your concern, Brother Nine. Yingmei, Yingju, take Concubine Liu to get dressed again."
"Yes, Your Highness, the Grand Princess," the two senior palace maids came forward, "Concubine Liu, please follow me."
Liu Huiyin glared at Qu Lingyuan, shook her handkerchief, snorted coldly, and followed Yingju and Yingmei. She still had a dance to perform soon, and she definitely couldn't let her hair be messy.
Qu Lingyuan took the opportunity of talking to Chen Qingmo to block other people's sight and made a silent gesture. Ruoxi behind her understood what she meant, took out the medicine bag, and sprinkled the powder into Liu Huiyin's wine.
Being a good confidant means doing whatever the master wants without asking why, even though Ruoxi really doesn't understand why her princess drugged Concubine Liu.
Chen Qingmo looked at Qu Lingyuan's pale face and felt distressed: "Yueyun, sit down and have a good rest. Don't be startled by this."
Qu Lingyuan smiled and said, "Okay, Brother Nine, don't worry, Yueyun is fine."
In the past, he always called him Ninth Brother, but somehow he suddenly started calling him Ninth Brother. The difference of one word made Shen Qingmo feel sweet in his heart. Looking at Qu Lingyuan's back as she turned around to find a seat, he actually felt the same as when he first fell in love with Cui Yue.
I must be confused.
Shen Qingmo was in no mood either. He just sat in the chair, wondering what was going on with him.
Soon, Liu Huiyin came back after tidying up her appearance. Qu Lingyuan, who had been paying attention to the movements over there, saw with her own eyes that Liu Huiyin had drunk the wine with the added substance, and she stopped paying attention to her and kept stealing glances at Shen Qingmo.
After the Emperor and Empress took their seats, the banquet officially began. The women who had already prepared to perform wanted to take this opportunity to shine.
"Ancient times are ancient times, even the programs are boring," Qu Lingyuan said secretly to Yi Ling.
Yi Ling on the side nodded in cooperation, which was rare.
It was clear that Qu Lingyuan disliked this kind of occasion; she had only come to give Liu Huiyin a surprise. Now, she was bored watching the show, feeling drowsy, until she finally appeared, and she sat up excitedly.
Knowing that Liu Huiyin was good at dancing, Qu Lingyuan chose to drug her. Dancing increases blood circulation, which will accelerate the effect of the drug...
The evil factors within are restlessly waiting for the results.
Liu Huiyin felt sick to her stomach halfway through the dance, with cramps in her abdomen and cold sweats pouring down her forehead. But she had no choice but to continue dancing. After all, this was a tribute to the Emperor and Empress...
"Poof——" A huge fart sound covered up the music of the instruments, and a yellow unknown liquid seeped through the white dress and dripped onto the ground.
Realizing that something was wrong, Liu Huiyin looked back and screamed in despair, causing a commotion.
This was not enough. After smelling the odor of her own excrement, Liu Huiyin could no longer resist the urge to vomit and vomited out everything she had eaten. The front of her clothes and the hem of her skirt were all over her. The effect of the medicine and the shame and anger caused her nose to bleed.
Qu Lingyuan watched with great interest, not feeling disgusted at all, and even ate a few more bites of pastries.
It’s not that she doesn’t want to poison Liu Huiyin to death directly, but Yiling told her that direct poisoning does not count as forced death.
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