Inside Yaoguang Palace, only the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager Emperor had not yet arrived.
After exchanging greetings, everyone went to their respective places to wait.
The Yan sisters naturally couldn't sit with Yan Nangui.
As soon as Yan Jinfei sat down, Yan Jinsi scolded her: "Spineless coward!"
Yan Jinfei didn't speak, she just kept her head down.
After a while, the emperor arrived with the Empress Dowager, who was also present.
After everyone rose to pay their respects, the banquet began.
The opening song and dance were also very lively. After the song and dance, the Empress Dowager spoke with the old princes and princesses.
The dishes were served one by one, with fruit and mooncakes on the table.
Halfway through the banquet, the Empress Dowager toasted the Grand Empress Dowager with a cup of wine and then offered her some grapes, saying, "The grapes are good this year, Mother, please have some."
The Empress Dowager smiled and said yes.
I drank a few sips of tea before starting to eat the grapes.
She hasn't had an appetite lately, so when something whets her appetite, she's happy to eat it.
Another song and dance began, and the Empress Dowager stopped eating and only drank tea.
The crowd chatted and watched the song and dance performances; the atmosphere was wonderful.
But suddenly, they heard Pei Lan scream: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Empress Dowager, how dare you poison the Grand Empress Dowager!"
Upon hearing this, the singers and dancers were terrified and immediately knelt down.
The Empress Dowager was already struggling and writhing, bleeding from all seven orifices.
Everyone in the hall was stunned and immediately knelt down.
Shu Chengfeng clenched his fists tightly: "Summon the imperial physician!"
It's too late.
The Empress Dowager convulsed and vomited large amounts of blood.
The blood was dark purple.
"What...what's going on?" an old concubine cried out in fright.
Shu Chengfeng was furious and slammed his hand hard on the table.
I didn't control the angle well and smashed a plate containing mooncakes.
The porcelain shard pierced his palm, and blood gushed out immediately.
Yun Ji was startled: "Your Majesty!"
"Get out! Call the imperial physician! Nobody is allowed to leave!"
Yan Nangui, who was kneeling, frowned and stood up upon seeing this.
She took out her handkerchief, grabbed Shu Chengfeng's hand without saying a word, and wrapped it around his arm: "You scoundrel! Take Peilan away for questioning, don't let her die. What kind of poison is this royal family banquet? If there is poison, it must have been this lowly servant."
Yun Ji reacted quickly and ordered the guards to grab Pei Lan, dislocate his jaw, and drag him out.
"Imperial Physician He, you are an imperial physician, tell me, what's going on with the Empress Dowager?"
Physician He has just arrived...
He was afraid something bad would happen. So several imperial physicians were waiting in the side hall, but unexpectedly, something really did happen.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager's liver disease has... has reached a critical stage, which has also led to problems with her stomach and lungs. Perhaps the alcohol she drank has caused this. I will examine Your Majesty first."
Shu Chengfeng's anger subsided slightly: "Go and see. This is a serious matter and cannot be taken lightly. All the clan members are here; it would be bad if a misunderstanding arose."
Yan Nangui chimed in, "That lowly maid Peilan must be harboring resentment now that Pengyue has married. What could a member of the imperial clan possibly misunderstand?"
Prince Ping, Shu Xiufeng, quickly chimed in, "Consort Chen is quite right; there must be something wrong with that palace maid. Your Majesty, why are you so angry? Everyone was just frightened for a moment. Your Majesty's health is of utmost importance."
The eleventh prince, Shu Pingfeng, hurriedly added, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty, don't be angry. Mother, don't be angry either. It must be Peilan who has the problem."
The other relatives also hurriedly agreed.
Yan Nangui then returned to his position and naturally did not kneel down again.
Shu Chengfeng then said, "Everyone, please get up. I was just in a hurry."
He glanced at the handkerchief, which was originally light pink but was now stained deep red with blood, and smiled: "Bandage me up."
The Empress Dowager had been carried to a side hall, but anyone could see that she was doomed.
Shu Chengfeng sat there, watching the imperial physician bandage him.
The Empress went to the back to see the Empress Dowager, who naturally looked concerned and worried.
The Empress Dowager simply wanted to take advantage of her deathbed to deliver one last heavy blow to Shu Chengfeng.
Unfortunately, she eventually grew old.
Shu Chengfeng rose to power with an iron fist. Even if this matter gets out, what can be done?
Besides, how could it possibly get out? Who would dare to say it?
As for the claim that Shu Chengfeng and her son were estranged, how could Shu Chengfeng possibly believe it?
The Empress Dowager did not poison her in any way.
So all he did was disgust Shu Chengfeng.
Of course, this is definitely an ugly thing to do.
When this happened, Rong Guiyi was the most frightened. She was terrified. What kind of thing was this?
Don't drag her into this.
But now, no one cares about her.
The Empress Dowager passed away within fifteen minutes.
The official statement was simply that he had passed away from an illness. As for how the Imperial Household Department had handled the arrangements, that was up to them; if they were absent, they deserved it.
The number of relatives leaving the palace that night was similar to that of previous years.
Sitting in the carriage, Yan Jin was lost in thought.
Meng Junxian was also stunned.
He had just seen everyone kneeling and not daring to speak, but Consort Chen suddenly stood up, took His Majesty's hand, and bandaged his wound.
She actually dared to say so much! How could she dare?
There were so many women in the harem.
So many women!
Sometimes, when Meng Junxian was having a hard time, he would think a lot, and he would also think that Yan Nangui's life in the harem must not be too good either.
With so many people around, isn't it exhausting for her to compete for one man's favor?
Is it necessarily better than when I was in the Meng family?
But today, when he looked at that woman, it was as if he didn't recognize her.
Are those geese flying south?
He doesn't resemble the hot-tempered and arrogant person I remember at all. Aside from his eyebrows and eyes, what else is similar?
Even her eyebrows and eyes have become more beautiful!
His aura was so imposing that it even frightened him.
They didn't know how they got back; both of them were very distracted.
In the palace, Shu Chengfeng did not keep vigil for the Empress Dowager that night, originally intending to send her off properly.
But after today, the emperor was disgusted.
They don't care about the rules anymore.
They came directly to Yannangui.
Yan Nangui had guessed it too. She would have done the same. If it weren't for the Empress Dowager's status, Shu Chengfeng probably wouldn't have even bothered to look at such disgusting things.
They even posthumously honored her with the title of Empress Gongxiao, which is already quite good.
As for the virtues she had previously considered, such as De, Yi, and Mu, Shu Chengfeng rejected them all, saying she was unworthy.
No matter how much the late emperor wronged her, Shu Chengfeng could not tolerate her attempt to frame the Empress Dowager.
People are divided into those they are close to and those they are distant from.
"Are you still angry?"
"Perrin has confessed."
"You confessed already?"
“She initially refused, but the palace servants in the torture chamber didn’t hold back. So she confessed. The Empress Dowager knew she didn’t have long to live, so she arranged for today. The arsenic was already prepared this morning. I ordered people to search the palace,” Shu Chengfeng said.
"Okay, calm down, it's not worth it." Yan Nangui patted his back.
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