Want to arrest her?
Yuan Yao frowned.
Before she could even look up, Danqing scooped her up in his arms and said in a deep voice, "Who dares?"
"Why wouldn't I dare?" Consort Li's eyes were red as if they were about to bleed. "All these years, I have been well-behaved and dutiful, being a good Consort Li. But why, why did you have to harm my child?"
The woman before him, Consort Li, looked like a madwoman who had lost her mind; her once beautiful features had become grotesque.
Yuan Yao didn't want to argue with Consort Li, so she directly asked the palace maid beside Consort Li, "How is the little prince now?"
The palace maid cried, "The imperial physician said that the young prince is weak and has been poisoned. There is no cure; he can only wait out his days..."
Dragging it out?
Yuan Yao didn't know what to say for a moment.
This is ancient times; there's no modern medical technology or equipment. After being poisoned, there's no way to perform gastric lavage, let alone administer intravenous fluids...
Perhaps, the only option is to force vomiting?
Yuan Yao couldn't help but recall that the symptoms of the young prince Feng Xun of Xiqiu Kingdom in Chaoxi Palace that night were somewhat similar to those of poisoning.
At that time, the Ninth Prince had the imperial physician prescribe emetics for Feng Xun and administer diluted salt water. He also summoned a guard with martial arts skills to channel internal energy into the young prince, and the prince was eventually saved.
Yuan Yao took a deep breath, puffed out her cheeks, and asked the palace maid, "Did the imperial physician prescribe any emetic for the little prince?"
"This..." The palace maid hesitated for a moment, then wiped away her tears and said, "My young prince is frail and I'm afraid he can't withstand such torment."
Yuan Yao frowned: "But right now, inducing the poison to be vomited out is the best way to save the little prince, isn't it?"
The palace maid bit her lip and lowered her head.
At this moment, Consort Li said with red eyes, "Princess Yuan Yao, the food my child ate was taken from your Qianhua Palace!"
You've already caused him enough suffering, do you really want to take his life with your own hands?
Yuan Yao: "..."
Unbelievable!
It's true that the desserts were brought out by Qianhua Palace, but how can you be so sure that the desserts she gave were poisoned?
How can you prove that the young prince was poisoned because he ate food from Qianhua Palace?
This is clearly an attempt to shift the blame onto Qianhua Palace...
Yuan Yao said to Danqing, "Sister Danqing, please send someone to fetch the imperial physician. I'll go see the little prince first."
"No." Danqing lowered her voice: "I will not leave the princess's side until the Ninth Prince returns."
"Neither of you are leaving!" Consort Li shouted, letting out a sarcastic laugh, and pointed at Yuan Yao: "Guards, escort Princess Yuan Yao into Fangfei Palace!"
She used the word "please," and immediately several eunuchs surrounded her, forcing themselves to say, "Princess, please forgive us."
Danqing freed one hand, gathering his strength.
Yuan Yao stopped her in time: "Sister Danqing, don't do it."
She wanted to see what Consort Li was up to!
Looking at the little girl in his arms, Danqing hesitated for a moment before withdrawing his hand and entering Fangfei Palace.
The two did not see the young prince.
A palace maid led the way, and the two were taken to a very secluded courtyard.
As soon as I stepped inside, the door was locked from the outside.
Danqing was shocked: "Outrageous! How dare you lock up the people of Qianhua Palace? Don't you want to live?"
The young palace maid outside trembled and said, "Please forgive me, Your Highness. I was only following orders."
Obey orders?
Danqing retorted angrily, "Do you think the Ninth Prince will let you off the hook after you imprisoned the Princess?"
The young palace maid remained silent for a moment, then tried her best to remain calm and said, "These things are none of Sister Danqing's concern."
Soon, everyone outside had left.
The room was simply furnished with only a bed, a table, two stools, and a pair of candles.
Yuan Yao sat on the stool, looked her over, and asked Danqing, "Who exactly is this Consort Li?"
Upon hearing this, Danqing said, "Consort Li was once the Empress's head maid, one of the maids the Empress brought from her maiden family."
She changed her identity in the year Princess Huairou was born. That year, the Empress gave birth to a daughter in a side hall, and the Emperor stayed overnight, sleeping on the Empress's bed in the main hall.
The next day, the Empress, exhausted, went to dine with the Emperor, but to her surprise, upon opening the door, she saw Consort Li, then a palace maid, lying on her imperial bed with the Emperor—a scene... utterly disgraceful.
At this point, Danqing frowned, revealing a hint of disgust.
Yuan Yao felt utterly disgusted upon hearing this.
She opened her mouth: "The Empress can actually tolerate this?"
The Empress is so magnanimous!
She risked her life to give birth to a man's child, and while she was in excruciating pain, her husband brought his subordinates to her bed and did *that* with her...
If this happened in modern times, the scumbag would be made to leave with nothing and the slut would be ruined!
Why did she have to steal someone else's husband while she was having a baby?!
The more Yuan Yao thought about it, the angrier she became.
The immersion is so strong!
I really want to tear those scumbags and bad women apart!
In the candlelight, Yuan Yao puffed out her cheeks, stared wide-eyed, and a strand of hair on her forehead almost stood up; she was incredibly cute.
Seeing this, Danqing's originally anxious heart calmed down considerably.
Danqing continued, "What can we do if we can't stand it? During that period, the Emperor would go to the Empress's palace every few days, ostensibly to see the little princess, but in reality, he was going to have a secret rendezvous with Consort Li."
Two months later, Consort Li became pregnant. The Empress personally selected a courtyard for her to live in and assigned people to take care of her…
Yuan Yao became increasingly unable to bear it as she listened.
The Empress's behavior is exactly that of a saint!
I'm so angry! I'm so angry!
Yuan Yao felt like she was about to explode with anger.
She couldn't help but ask, "Is that all?"
Of course not.
Danqing continued, "Because the Empress gave birth to a princess, the Emperor seemed very disappointed. Consort Li comforted the Emperor, saying that since the Empress did not give birth to a prince for the Emperor, she would give birth to one for him."
vomit……
Yuan Yao felt like throwing up inside.
This Consort Li is definitely a scheming, manipulative woman!
This kind of persona is really everywhere!
"Fortunately, Consort Li got her comeuppance later." Danqing sneered: "Ten months later, Consort Li gave birth to a frail little princess. The little princess would cry and fuss whenever she saw the Emperor, as if she had seen a plague god or a demon."
The Emperor was greatly disappointed and didn't even name the little princess. From then on, Consort Li also fell out of favor.
“No wonder…” Yuan Yao suddenly realized.
She also wondered why Huairou and Huaiyao both had the character "Huai" in their names, while Lanyue only had the character "Lanyue" in her name.
It turns out that Princess Lan Yue's name was given to her by Consort Li.
"But..." He glanced at the tightly closed door with a puzzled look, "And what's the matter with Consort Li's little prince?"
In palace dramas, those who have lost favor have virtually no hope of regaining it unless they have the script of the female lead.
Speaking of regaining favor...
Danqing grew even more disdainful: "Even Consort Li herself doesn't know the origins of this young prince! If it weren't for His Highness's intervention, how could he have survived to this day?"
"Huh?" Yuan Yao was completely dumbfounded.
No! She can't be confused!
It is known that the young prince's bloodline is unknown and he is physically weak.
The existence of this young prince brought Consort Li no glory, but instead made her life hopeless for the rest of her days...
If you were a ruthless character in a palace intrigue drama who wanted to regain the emperor's favor, what would you do?
The answer is faintly visible.
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