Chapter 467 I’m almost dying…
Xiao Xixi blocked the door and refused to move.
"No, this is my place. Why should I let you search it? What if you mess up or break my things?!"
Shi Ying said with a fake smile: "This matter was ordered by the Queen Mother. I hope you won't make things difficult for me."
After he finished speaking, he waved his hand, and immediately two maids came forward, trying to drag Concubine Xiao away.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they touched Concubine Xiao, she suddenly screamed, then fell to the ground with a thud.
The two maids were stunned.
They just touched Concubine Xiao once, without using any force, so why did Concubine Xiao fall down?
This is definitely a scam!
Shi Ying also felt that Concubine Xiao was deliberately trying to cause trouble, and wanted someone to pull Concubine Xiao up from the ground, but he saw Concubine Xiao suddenly open her mouth and spit out a mouthful of blood!
At this moment, not only Quartz, but everyone present was stunned!
Baoqin was the first to react. She rushed over to help the person up, crying and shouting, "My lady, what's wrong with you? Please don't scare me!"
Xiao Xixi spat out several mouthfuls of blood again. Her face turned pale as paper and her breathing became lighter and lighter, as if she was about to die at any moment.
She spoke with difficulty.
“I can’t hold on any longer…”
Baoqin burst into tears: "My lady, you must hold on! If you die, I will go with you, wuwuwu!"
Xiao Xixi: "No, if you die, who will burn incense and visit my grave?"
Baoqin: "Please stop talking. Stop talking."
Xiao Xixi licked the blood on the side of his lips and said, "When you visit my grave, remember to prepare two more roast chickens. The chickens must be freshly killed and must be hens. Don't use roosters. Rooster meat doesn't taste good when roasted. It's too dry."
"……good."
Xiao Xixi: "If possible, add a roast suckling pig, a jar of Huadiao wine, and some sweet fruits. You can decide for yourself. I'm not picky about food, I'll eat anything."
"……OK."
Xiao Xixi opened her mouth and spat out another mouthful of blood.
Baoqin cried even harder: "Don't say anything, you will be fine."
Xiao Xixi: "I have one last word."
Baoqin: "You say, you say."
Xiao Xixi grabbed her hand and said earnestly and with difficulty: "I think... I can still save her."
After saying that, she closed her eyes, kicked her legs, and fainted completely.
Baoqin: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please wake up! What are you still standing there for? Call the imperial physician!"
Quartz suddenly came to his senses and quickly asked someone to call the imperial physician.
Everyone hurriedly carried Concubine Xiao into the room and placed her on the bed.
Quartz followed closely and observed carefully, and found that Concubine Xiao had really fainted, without any falsehood.
Now Quartz was also panicked.
Just now, Concubine Xiao fell down in front of him. If anything happens to Concubine Xiao, the prince will definitely hold it accountable to him.
The prince might not dare to touch the queen, but it would not be difficult to deal with a eunuch like him.
Quartz urged again and again, asking someone to go and see when the imperial physician would arrive.
He was so anxious that he paced around the room.
A young eunuch nearby asked, "Should we still search Qingge Palace?"
When Quartz heard this, he paused.
This time he came to search Qingge Palace on the order of the Queen. Given Queen Qin's character, even if Concubine Xiao fainted, or even if she died, it would not change Queen Qin's decision.
Thinking about having to go back to the Pepper Palace to report, Quartz gritted his teeth and decided to continue searching!
When Baoqin saw this, she immediately started crying loudly.
"You caused our queen to vomit blood and faint, you murderers! You shall not die a happier death!"
Shi Ying's face changed, and he immediately scolded, "What nonsense are you talking about? Concubine Xiao fell down on her own, it has nothing to do with us, don't even think about blaming this on me!"
Baoqin cried and said, "If it weren't for you, would my queen have collapsed? She vomited so much blood, I don't know how long she can live. You are a bunch of conscienceless people. You take advantage of the queen's support and take human life lightly! When the prince comes back, I will definitely file a complaint and ask him to make a decision for my queen!"
Seeing this, Qingsong also started crying.
"My poor queen! You must hold on. If you are killed by these dogs, I will seek justice for you even if I have to sacrifice my own life!"
His shout also inspired other palace maids and servants in Qingge Palace. They all started crying and shouting, and almost rolled on the ground.
Shi Ying was so angry that his face turned blue: "You, you are a bunch of scoundrels! Is this what Concubine Xiao taught you? Have all your etiquette and rules been eaten by dogs?!"
Baoqin ignored his shouting and continued crying.
“Murderers! You are all murderers! You will not die a happier death, wow wow!”
The others followed closely behind, shouting in unison.
"You are all murderers!"
Quartz was so angry that he almost suffocated.
The two sides were in a stalemate and neither side would give in.
Until the imperial physician came hurriedly carrying a medicine box.
Baoqin and the others finally stopped crying.
After the imperial physician's treatment, Concubine Xiao's life was finally saved.
The imperial physician wrote down a prescription and asked someone to get the medicine according to the prescription.
Shi Ying called the imperial physician to the side and asked in a low voice, "What happened to Concubine Xiao? Why did she suddenly vomit blood?"
The doctor said truthfully: "She was poisoned."
Shi Ying was shocked: "Concubine Xiao was also poisoned?"
Imperial Physician: "Judging from the symptoms, she was poisoned by the same poison as Concubine Bai, Concubine Li, and Concubine Duan."
In other words, Concubine Xiao, like the other three victims, was poisoned.
Quartz never expected things to turn out like this.
He immediately said to the people around him, "You guys stay here and watch. I'll be back soon."
"Yes."
After leaving Qingge Palace, Shi Ying hurried to Jiaofang Palace and informed Queen Qin that Concubine Xiao had been poisoned.
Queen Qin was also surprised.
She actually didn't care who poisoned her. She just wanted to use this incident to catch Concubine Xiao openly, and then use Concubine Xiao as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the Crown Prince.
Recently, the Crown Prince and Qin Lie were jointly responsible for the Spring Examination. The two sides had a disagreement over the examination questions and were at a stalemate.
If it were in the past, Queen Qin would only need to say a few words to make the prince give in. But now it is different. The prince's wings are getting stronger and stronger, and he is no longer as obedient as before.
Queen Qin could only start from other places.
Last time, the Crown Prince openly contradicted the Queen for Concubine Xiao. Judging from his attitude, he obviously cares about Concubine Xiao.
In fact, Queen Qin had long wanted to take action against Concubine Xiao, but she didn't know what was wrong with this woman. She always stayed in Qingge Palace and never went out. When she occasionally went out, she always stuck with the Crown Prince. There was no chance for her to take action against her.
Now that such a great opportunity has finally been presented to Queen Qin, she will certainly not let it go.
(End of this chapter)
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