Chapter 790 Always Thinking of the Empress
Granny Wang glanced at the figure outside the window. "I secretly observed her behavior and found that she was better at etiquette than I was. Does such a girl need etiquette instruction? She probably doesn't! Sometimes she would sweetly call me 'Master,' and at that moment, the corners of my mouth would unconsciously turn up. I was genuinely happy. At that moment, I forgot my original purpose for entering the palace. I often lamented that I met her too late. This title of 'Master' was too much of a luxury for me. By some twist of fate, I became someone else's master."
Many years later, I learned that she was also a woman with a tragic fate, a woman who also wanted to survive within the confines of the palace, and yet I was forced to plot against such a woman.
Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and Jiang Fenghua and Lin Yu appeared at the door at the same time.
The assassins outside the door had been dealt with, and the ground was littered with corpses. Both sides suffered heavy casualties. Black Bee arrived with his men, saying, "This humble servant has arrived late to save Your Majesty."
Jiang Fenghua said in a deep voice, "It's not too late, it's just right, everyone step back."
Black Bee was stunned, then shouted, "Yes!"
The heavy rain continued, and the thunder hadn't stopped. Jiang Fenghua's cloak was almost completely soaked. Her gaze turned coldly towards Granny Wang's direction. Only one question lingered in her mind: how could someone who had made her feel so warm...
Lin Yu immediately went to Granny Wang and placed a sword against her neck: "Granny Wang, who did you go to see so late at night? You're all soaking wet, you just got back! What did you feed the little prince and princess? Give me the antidote!"
A series of questions followed, and Granny Wang's eyes never left Jiang Fenghua. She said calmly, "This servant went to see His Highness Prince Kang."
Jiang Fenghua felt a pang of pain in her heart. In her heart, Granny Wang had always been very good to her. Her throat tightened involuntarily. She guessed the feeling at that moment and realized that they were two completely different emotions.
She quickly composed herself, her eyes flashing with cold light. She straightened her back and walked up to Granny Wang. Her voice was icy, like that of a demon from the underworld, "Hand over the antidote, and I may leave you with a whole corpse."
Granny Wang smiled faintly, "Your Majesty must always be like this. Being soft-hearted will harm Your Majesty, and being too violent will also harm Your Majesty. The way to truly survive in the palace is to be ruthless and loveless. Your Majesty is still young and has not yet experienced all the ways of the world."
"If Your Majesty wants to live well, you must be indifferent to fame and fortune, never striving or competing. Men's words only become sweet when women shower them with honey. Many women will try to sweeten men's hearts in the future, but if a woman believes even a drop of honey from a man, it's like feeding her a bucket of poison. Your Majesty, please remember this."
Jiang Fenghua was stunned, not understanding why Granny Wang suddenly said these things. She saw poisonous blood flowing from the corner of Granny Wang's mouth, and Jiang Fenghua shouted, "Granny Wang, no!"
With a smile playing on her lips, Granny Wang said, "Your Highness, I didn't want to, but I had no choice. Fortunately, in the end, Your Highness is safe and sound."
She didn't know that the poison given to Granny Wang was actually intended for Jiang Fenghua. Her happiest days were when she was in charge of things for Jiang Fenghua, because during that time, she was truly valuable and respected.
Lin Yu was dumbfounded. She suddenly pulled the sword from Granny Wang's neck and stammered, "Granny Wang... what are you after?"
“When I was young and naive, I was after a man’s affection and sincerity. Now I just want peace of mind,” Granny Wang said calmly.
Jiang Fenghua stepped forward and hugged Granny Wang's body. Her eyes were red and she held Granny Wang's hand tightly. "There is an antidote, right? Take the antidote and I will forgive you."
“Your Highness is still too soft-hearted. Someone who wants to harm Your Highness deserves to die. If I stage a self-inflicted injury, Your Highness will fall for it again. That's not good. Think of Consort Lan; she would still betray you for her own sake. Your Highness, don't be a good person. The story of the farmer and the snake will be repeated in the palace.” Granny Wang’s breath grew weak. “Never trust anyone in the palace. Keeping your distance is the safest distance.”
She struggled to sit up, leaned close to Jiang Fenghua's ear, and whispered, "This...this servant has something..."
The next moment, Granny Wang collapsed into Jiang Fenghua's arms.
Lin Yu stepped forward and checked her breath. "She's dead."
At this moment, Jiang Fenghua understood that Granny Wang did not really want to harm her and the children. If she wanted to, it would have been easy for her to poison so many people in Kunning Palace, and none of them would have been hurt. If Granny Wang wanted to harm her, she would have died countless times already, and her children would not be suffering from stomach aches now.
Lin Yu then said, "Fenghua, let's put Granny Wang down for now. She smiled when she left, so I think she must have been very happy. She must have had her own reasons."
Lin Yu thought: Granny Wang knew all of Jiang Fenghua's secrets, but she only told Consort Chang about Empress Jiang's amnesia and didn't mention anything else. Now that Granny Wang is dead, only a few of them are left who know that secret.
At this moment, Granny Xi was completely dazed. She didn't know what had happened to Granny Wang or why she had been poisoned and died. She was so frightened that her face turned pale.
Xi Mama's eyes darted around. With Wang Mama dead, the position of head steward of Kunning Palace was vacant. Wang Mama had once said that the Empress would never mistreat her, and that she would have a future if she stayed by the Empress's side.
The next moment, Granny Xi scrambled to Granny Wang's side and cried, "Granny Wang, what's wrong? Your Highness, quickly summon the imperial physician! There might still be hope. I once heard that a poisoned person can be saved as long as they vomit out the poison."
Jiang Fenghua gave Xi Mama a cold look. She saw that Xi Mama was holding the money box tightly in her arms and saying words of concern. She probably had a new plan!
"Someone come here."
Black Bee led his men in. "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
"Someone is trying to poison me. Granny Wang accidentally ingested poison. Have Kunning Palace searched to see if there is any more poison hidden in the palace."
Black Bee didn't ask anything, just replied, "Yes."
Black Bee and his men searched this room first, and naturally they also searched the money box in Granny Xi's hands.
"How could I possibly poison Her Majesty the Empress? I didn't."
Black Bee spoke in a businesslike manner, "No need to be nervous, Granny. It's just that the Empress's chief steward has died from poisoning. We're just conducting a routine check."
Granny Xi hurriedly said, "It wasn't me who poisoned Granny Wang. I've known Granny Wang for over ten years. I have no grudge against her. Why would I harm her? She's my friend. Your Majesty, you must believe me!"
"Your Majesty, have you forgotten what happened back then..."
Before she could speak, Black Bee pressed the sword against Granny Xi's neck again. "Why all this nonsense? Open the box and check. If there's nothing wrong, we'll release you."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
