Chapter 430 You are falsely conveying the imperial edict
Consort Zhao looked flustered, "You're forging an imperial edict!"
"Whether it's a false imperial edict or not, you'll find out when you meet the Regent." Mo Ran took back the token in his hand.
"Guards, take Consort Zhao away!"
After giving his instructions, Mo Ran turned to look at Hai Tang, "Haitang, are you alright? Is the baby alright?"
"Child? What child?" Peony asked in surprise.
"We'll talk about this later; let's deal with this first," Haitang said.
"We'll stay here and watch over Her Majesty the Empress. You should go and find the Prince to investigate the matter thoroughly."
"This Consort Zhao is actually a spy from Nanli?"
Mo Ran nodded, "Mo Mo found out just now too."
"Then she naturally knows the whereabouts of the princess and what their plan is. You go and keep an eye on Consort Zhao, lest she escape or commit suicide."
Haitang pushed Mo Ran forward.
"Then you must be careful." Mo Ran looked at Haitang with concern, then turned to look at Shaoyao. "Take good care of Haitang; she is not alone now."
Peony already knew what was going on without even asking, but she didn't expect the two of them to develop their relationship so quickly.
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of you," Peony said.
Only then did Mo Ran turn and leave, relieved.
Consort Zhao was brought before Pei Yanchuan. Pei Yanchuan coldly asked, "Are you going to speak yourself, or will I make you speak?"
Consort Zhao looked at the imperial guards around her; she thought, "Even a fly wouldn't be able to get out of here."
The eunuch beside him was carrying a tray with several small porcelain bottles on it, the contents of which were unknown.
However, Consort Zhao had a premonition that it wouldn't be anything good.
"What do you want me to explain?" Consort Zhao feigned composure. "You are merely a regent; do you think your actions today are in accordance with propriety?"
"I don't need you to teach me what to do," Pei Yanchuan's voice was as cold as frost in the dead of winter. "I'll ask you one more time."
"Will you confess honestly yourself, or should I ask you?"
Consort Zhao remained defiant, saying, "I don't know what you're talking about?"
Pei Yanchuan glanced at Mo Qing beside him. Mo Qing picked up one of the small porcelain bottles and walked up to Consort Zhao. "Excuse me."
"What is this?" Consort Zhao asked instinctively.
Mo Qing glanced at the porcelain bottle in his hand. "It's nothing more than a poison that causes internal organs to rot as if being devoured by tens of thousands of ants."
"But don't worry, I won't let you die. I'll give you the antidote when you can't take it anymore. Once you take the antidote, you'll be fine immediately."
"Why don't you drink it yourself?" Mo Qing reached out and handed it over. "If I were to feed you, I'm afraid I might go too far and end up feeding you the whole bottle."
Seeing Consort Zhao hesitate, Mo Qing thoughtfully added, "Don't you want to drink this?"
“There are others,” Mo Qing pointed to the porcelain bottles on the tray and introduced them one by one, “This one can cause a person to bleed from all seven orifices and die.”
"This is as painful as being slowly sliced to death."
"These are all kinds of poisons that will cause pain. I won't introduce them to you one by one, Your Majesty. You can choose whichever you like."
After finishing speaking, Mo Qing stood aside with his hands behind his back.
Consort Zhao's hands were trembling, but she still forced herself to say, "I don't want to choose any of them."
Mo Qing glanced at them and said, "I'll just pick one randomly since I'm younger."
“But you’ll have to try these poisons one by one anyway, so it doesn’t matter which one you take first.” Mo Qing said, casually picking up one and opening it.
Seeing this, Consort Zhao took a few steps back, but was blocked by the Imperial Guards behind her, leaving her with nowhere to retreat.
“Pei Yanchuan, you really are a devil,” said Consort Zhao. “You could even come up with such a vicious method.”
Pei Yanchuan kept his eyes closed and did not react.
Mo Qing approached step by step, saying, "Forgive me, Your Majesty."
After saying that, he reached out and grabbed Consort Zhao's chin, forcing her to open her mouth, and poured all the poison into her mouth.
Then he swiftly released the person.
He pulled out another bottle of antidote, saying, "This medicine will take effect immediately after you drink it. The antidote is right here."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will be watching from the side. If you can't bear it any longer, I will feed you the antidote."
"Then let's continue."
Consort Zhao felt a burning sensation in her abdomen, covered her stomach with her hand, and looked at Mo Qing in alarm.
He reached out to snatch the antidote from her hand, but Mo Qing easily dodged it.
"Give me the antidote."
"Your Majesty, you may wish to obtain the antidote. First, tell me what happened, and the antidote will be delivered to you. Moreover, you will be allowed to return."
“I’ll talk, I’ll talk,” Consort Zhao immediately said.
Without hesitation, Mo Qing threw the antidote on the ground and told Consort Zhao to crawl over and swallow it.
"Your Majesty, don't try any tricks. You've taken the antidote, but there's plenty of poison left. Even if you turned into a fly, you wouldn't be able to get out of here."
Consort Zhao knew, of course, that she couldn't escape today.
Feeling the burning sensation in her abdomen had subsided, she stood up and asked Pei Anchuan, "Are you really going to let me go back? You won't kill me?"
“My lord is never one to keep his word, but he can agree to this.”
"Why should I believe you?" Consort Zhao looked at Mo Qing.
"Your Majesty, you can choose not to believe me, and we can continue?" Mo Qing pointed to the poison on the tray.
Consort Zhao trembled and said to Pei Yanchuan, "I admit that I am indeed from Nanli. It was our king who sent me here."
“But I did not harm your queen. Our king only instructed me to watch over the queen’s child so that it would be born safely. If it was a girl, I would switch it with a boy.”
"We must make this child the crown prince and eventually help her ascend the throne."
"And then?" Mo Qing continued, "I don't believe your king would be so kind, and my prince would be even less likely to believe it."
"Your Majesty, you'd better behave yourself and not try to cheat or be cunning. After all, the taste of this poison is not pleasant."
Consort Zhao continued, "The King also asked me to leave the mother and the child, and to raise the Crown Prince so that I could eventually control him. In that case, Dongling would mean nothing to Nanli."
"The king has no children. Once Xiao Yu dies, the entire Dongling Kingdom will fall into your hands, Prince Langya."
"In this way, Dongling will be a very dangerous place for Nanli in the future."
"I've said everything I needed to say. There's nothing more, and even if there were, I wouldn't know," Consort Zhao said. "Now you can release me, right?"
"Who is Ah San?" Pei Yanchuan asked coldly.
Consort Zhao shook her head, "I don't know him."
Mo Qing took out a portrait from his pocket. "This is the person. Take a closer look."
Consort Zhao glanced at it, a look of shock and fear flashing in her eyes.
"You know him? Who is he?"
"He...he...he is..."
"Who exactly is it?"
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