"Do you remember the flower that caused Chen Zhaoyi to pass away so quietly?"
Concubine Lin did not hide anything from Zhao Zhi, "Didn't you say you would compensate the Fifth Prince with a pot of camellia? Isn't this a great opportunity?"
Of course Zhao Zhi knew the pot of flowers she was talking about.
Back then, Concubine Lin and Concubine Chen lived together in Cuiwei Palace.
Chen Zhaoyi was of higher rank than her and had a bigger ego than her, so she often bullied Lin Pin.
Later, Linpin gave Chen Zhaoyi a pot of very precious green chrysanthemums in the name of pleasing her.
Only half a year later, Chen Zhaoyi died.
The imperial physician examined her but could find nothing. He only said that she died of excessive dieting, in other words, of starvation.
But in fact, Chen Zhaoyi was poisoned.
Poison was buried in the soil of the pot of green chrysanthemums. The green chrysanthemums grown in this way were naturally poisonous and would cause people to lose their appetite. In the later stages, they would not even be able to eat anything and would starve to death.
Therefore, as long as the camellia given to the fifth prince contained such poison in the pot, the fifth prince would die in the same way in no time.
"But your majesty, the Fifth Prince said he wanted to give this camellia to Princess Lingfu. If he does this, only Princess Lingfu will die, and the Fifth Prince will be safe and sound."
Zhao Zhi asked with a puzzled look on his face.
In this case, it would not be the Fifth Prince who died.
Then how can he avenge himself?
"I say you are short-sighted, but you always refuse to accept it."
Linpin shook her head and sarcastically said something to him.
Zhao Zhi's face froze.
But he still smiled and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me. I am stupid and don't understand why you did this."
"To avenge you, of course."
Linpin looked at him and was about to raise her hand to touch Zhao Zhi's pretty face as usual, but suddenly she saw that he now had a colorful pig-head face and lost his usual handsomeness, so she immediately withdrew her hand and pretended to tidy up her hair.
She then continued, "Princess Lingfu is the emperor's most beloved little princess. If she dies, the emperor will be extremely furious.
"Then we can accuse the Fifth Prince of hiding poison in the flowerpot and killing Princess Lingfu.
"The Emperor will surely be enraged and kill the Fifth Prince. Wouldn't that avenge you?"
Zhao Zhi looked hesitant when he heard this.
"But, Your Majesty, Princess Lingfu saved my life today. If I kill her, wouldn't that be repaying kindness with enmity?"
He spoke in an air of gratitude.
But in fact, what he was thinking in his heart was that Princess Lingfu was so favored. If he could get close to Princess Lingfu and serve her, wouldn't he be a favorite in the eyes of the emperor in the future?
However, Concubine Lin seemed to see through his plan at a glance.
"Zhao Zhi, besides this method, do you have any other way to kill the Fifth Prince and avenge yourself?"
She asked.
"this……"
Of course Zhao Zhi didn’t.
Not to mention that he was just a small servant, even if he was Concubine Lin, he was only a small concubine.
According to the rank of concubines in the harem, they are Empress, Imperial Noble Consort, Noble Consort, Consort, followed by Zhaoyi, Noble Consort, Jieyushi, Concubine, etc.
Concubine Lin was just a concubine, not even a noble concubine.
Even though the fifth prince had lost his mother, he was still a prince with a much nobler status than them.
No matter who they are, it is impossible for them to seek revenge directly on the Fifth Prince, and they can only use this roundabout way to kill someone with a borrowed knife.
Using this pot of flowers to kill Princess Lingfu and then frame the Fifth Prince was the best method they could think of.
Zhao Zhi was silent.
Today, the Fifth Prince wanted to take his life just because he broke a pot of flowers.
It's hard to say whether he will find another reason to take his life next time.
It is really uncomfortable to have your life in the hands of others and not be able to make your own decisions.
"Then I will follow your Majesty's orders."
Soon, Zhao Zhi made a choice and gave up his hypocritical attitude of "repaying kindness".
He silently said in his heart:
I'm sorry, Princess Lingfu. Although you did save me this time, I only chose to harm you to save my own life.
Five days later.
Zhao Zhi gave a pot of flowers to the fifth prince.
This is a pot of camellia in full bloom.
"This is a camellia that I have carefully cultivated. Although it is not particularly valuable, this pot of flowers is as pure as Princess Lingfu. If the Fifth Prince gives it to the little princess, it will truly complement her."
Zhao Zhi deliberately said some nice words to praise Xiao Shuangbao.
Sure enough, when the fifth prince heard this, he immediately chose to accept the pot of flowers.
He even rewarded Zhao Zhi with a few taels of silver.
Then he took the pot of flowers and went to find Xiao Shuangbao.
"This is what Zhao Zhi sent. Shuangbao needs to find someone to take a look. Is there anything wrong with this pot of flowers?"
The fifth prince asked.
Almost as soon as the flower pot was placed in front of Xiao Shuangbao, Mianmian appeared and kicked the flower pot to the ground!
"This flower is poisonous, stay away from it!"
Mianmian said.
"What? Poisonous?"
The fifth prince was shocked.
He hurriedly pulled Little Frost Treasure away, then quickly let go of her. "What should I do? I just brought this pot of flowers here myself!"
"It's okay. You've only been in contact for a short time. The poison hidden in this flower is a chronic poison. It will take a month or so for symptoms to appear."
Mianmian said.
The fifth prince immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Then his face darkened again: "What is this Zhao Zhi up to? He knew that this prince was going to give flowers to Shuang Bao, and he said that this pot of flowers is as pure as Shuang Bao, and they complement each other perfectly, yet he dared to hide poison in the flowerpot?
“A few days ago, Shuangbao saved his dog!
"He repays kindness with enmity?
"What a heartless person!"
The fifth prince cursed with gnashing teeth.
Little Shuangbao was very calm.
"It's okay, Fifth Prince. Shuangbao didn't really mean it when she saved him last time, and..."
As she spoke, she stared at the potted flowers, her little head tilting adorably. "Shuangbao thinks his real intention is to kill the Fifth Prince."
"Harm me?"
The fifth prince was still a little confused.
Suddenly, he thought of something and quickly looked at Mianmian and asked, "What kind of poison is this? How long will it take for symptoms to appear?"
Mianmian is digging out the poison hidden in the flowerpot.
She didn't answer immediately.
After a moment, she dragged a piece of black soil shaped like a tree root in the palm of her hand and said, "This is it. This poison is called evil water. It is made by growing many different poisons in a piece of soil and then parasitizing on wood.
"The roots of this camellia have grown on this piece of wood and are connected to these poisonous substances.
“Gradually, the flowers, leaves, and fragrant scent of the camellia will become tainted with toxicity and be transmitted to humans through the air and daily contact.
"In the short term, it can cause persistent diarrhea and loss of appetite. Over time, people can starve to death because they can't eat."
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