Chapter 468 All plans were disrupted!
Queen Qin had lived in the palace for nineteen years and was too familiar with the intrigues and deceitful tactics employed in the palace.
She could tell at a glance that the poisoning of Concubine Bai and others was not that simple, and Concubine Xiao and Concubine Jing were most likely framed.
But so what?
Queen Qin doesn't care what the truth is, she cares about whether she can benefit from it.
She originally thought that the person behind the scenes had already arranged everything. She just needed to have someone search, and they would definitely find something. Then she would just take advantage of the situation and catch the person.
Once she has Concubine Xiao in her hands, she can use this as a bargaining chip to negotiate with the Crown Prince and force him to make concessions on the examination. At the same time, she can also warn the Crown Prince to be more obedient and not think he can fly away just because he has grown wings.
Unexpectedly, Concubine Xiao was actually poisoned, and even vomited blood and fainted in public!
This matter cannot be concealed even if one wants to.
Concubine Xiao suddenly transformed herself from a suspect into a victim.
How could Queen Qin catch her?
All plans were disrupted!
Queen Qin's face was extremely gloomy.
Quartz knelt on the ground, too nervous to even breathe.
After a long time, he finally heard Queen Qin's cold voice from above.
"Since Concubine Xiao was also poisoned, it means that she was also harmed. Qingge Palace does not need to investigate further."
Quartz responded, "Yes."
He stood up and left the Pepper Room, with beads of sweat already forming on his forehead.
Just now he was afraid that the Queen would be dissatisfied and accuse him of incompetence.
Fortunately, the queen did not vent her anger on him this time, and he managed to escape.
A young eunuch came over and asked flatteringly, "Eunuch Shi, what did the Queen say? Should we continue to search Qingge Palace?"
Shi Ying straightened his clothes and sneered, "The Queen said that there is no need to investigate Qingge Palace. We only need to focus on investigating Wanhe Palace."
“Here!”
The people who were originally left in Qingge Palace evacuated and followed Quartz to Wanhe Palace in a hurry.
Concubine Jing had already received the news. She guessed that someone might be trying to frame her, so she quickly ordered a search of Wanhe Palace inside and out, but no suspicious items were found.
By the time Quartz and his men arrived, Concubine Jing had already calmed down and asked in a pretentious manner.
"Why did Eunuch Shi suddenly come to my place at this late hour? And he brought so many people with him? What does he want to do?"
Shi Ying forced a smile and said, "I am here to search the palace on the orders of the Empress."
Concubine Jing naturally did not want the other party to search the palace.
The two sides started to exchange witty remarks.
Although Quartz is just a servant, he has the queen as his backer and is very confident.
Last time, Concubine Jing was punished by Queen Qin and made to kneel for four hours, almost breaking her legs. After learning that lesson, she dared not offend Queen Qin again.
She knew that she couldn't stop Quartz, so after saying a few words, she watched in silence as Quartz led his men into Wanhe Palace to search.
When Concubine Jing saw her things scattered everywhere, her face became more and more ugly.
Quartz stared without blinking, not missing any corner.
After searching once, I found nothing.
Quartz did not give up and asked people to search a second time.
Concubine Jing was so angry that she pinched her fingers into her flesh.
Just because she was the queen, she could order a group of servants to rummage through her things, slap her in the face, and even make her kneel in public as punishment. She could not say a word and could only endure it silently.
Such are the privileges that come with being a queen.
Concubine Jing kept repeating the word "Queen" in her heart.
Now that her status is inferior to others, she admits defeat.
In the future, when she becomes the queen and takes charge of the entire harem, who will dare to treat her like this? !
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It was already late at night when Luo Qinghan returned to the East Palace.
He was so tired that he began to doze off in the carriage.
The carriage suddenly stopped.
Luo Qinghan woke up immediately. He opened his dark eyes and thought he had arrived at the Linde Palace. Just as he was about to get off the car, he heard the voice of Eunuch Chang coming from outside.
"Your Highness, Liu Xu is here and said she has something important to discuss with you."
Luo Qinghan thought for a while before remembering that Liu Xu was the maidservant beside Concubine Bai.
He lifted the curtain of the carriage, looked at the palace maid standing outside, and asked calmly, "What's the matter?"
Liu Xu bowed and said anxiously, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Concubine Bai was poisoned and vomited blood and fainted. Please go see her!"
Luo Qinghan paused: "Poison? Who did it?"
Liu Xu shook her head: "I don't know. The Queen has already ordered someone to investigate, but there is no result yet."
With red eyes, she begged, "Your Highness, when Concubine Bai was unconscious, she kept talking about Your Highness. Please, for the sake of Concubine Bai's deep love for you, go see her, even if it's just for a glance!"
Although Luo Qinghan was a little annoyed by these things, Concubine Bai was the daughter of the Crown Prince's Tutor after all. For the sake of the Crown Prince's Tutor, he should go and take a look.
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "Go to the Jade Lotus Palace."
Liu Xu was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Highness!"
The carriage changed direction at the fork in the road ahead and headed towards the Yulian Palace.
Unexpectedly, before they had gone far, the carriage was stopped by a palace maid.
The palace maid was Caiyun. She knelt on the ground and cried loudly without being informed by Eunuch Chang, shouting as she cried.
"Your Highness, Concubine Li was poisoned and vomited blood and fainted. The imperial physician said that her life is hanging by a thread and it is unknown how long she can live. Please go and see her! She admires you so much. If you go and see her, she will definitely cheer up and hold on a little longer!"
When Liu Xu heard this, he immediately became anxious.
She jumped out and shouted, "Don't dream about it. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has agreed to visit Concubine Bai. You should hurry back to your Golden Wind Palace!"
Caiyun cried even louder when she heard that.
"Your Highness, please, for the sake of our long-standing friendship, go and see Concubine Li. Perhaps this will be the last time you see her!"
Luo Qinghan looked out through the car window, his eyes fell on Caiyun, and asked in a deep voice: "How come Concubine Li was also poisoned?"
Before Caiyun could explain, another palace maid rushed over and knelt in front of the carriage.
The one who rushed out this time was Yingxiang, who was a palace maid beside Duan Liangdi.
Yingxiang said anxiously, "Please, Prince, go and see Duan Liangdi!"
Not only the Crown Prince, but even Eunuch Chang's expression became strange now.
Luo Qinghan asked calmly: "Could it be that Duan Liangdi was also poisoned?"
Yingxiang nodded vigorously: "Yes! Duan Liangdi was poisoned, vomited blood and fainted. The imperial physician said that she accidentally ate poisonous food. She is still in a coma and I don't know when she will wake up. Please go and see her, Your Highness."
Luo Qinghan: "One, two, three of you have all been poisoned. Is the poison so worthless?"
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(End of this chapter)
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