Chapter 483 She is so angry!
Two hours later.
Concubine Li stood at the door of Qingge Palace with a look of bitterness and hatred on her face.
Su Mei urged quietly, "Madam, you have been standing here for half an hour. If you don't go in, it will be dark soon."
Concubine Li glared at her unhappily.
"Shut up!"
Su Mei shut her mouth timidly and dared not say another word.
Concubine Li took a deep breath and said, "It's okay. Isn't it just asking someone about something? It's not something to be ashamed of. Stay calm!"
Just as she was about to step forward, Qingsong came out holding a lantern.
Qingsong was surprised to see Concubine Li and quickly bowed: "Greetings, Concubine, how come you have time to come here?"
Ever since she was poisoned, Concubine Li has been recuperating in the Jinfeng Palace. Qingsong hasn't seen her for several days and didn't expect her to suddenly come to his door today.
Concubine Li said nonchalantly, "I came to talk to Concubine Xiao about something. Where is she?"
Qingsong: "She is in the house. Please wait a moment. I will go and tell her."
He didn't even put down the lantern and ran back in a flash.
After a while, Qingsong came back and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, please come in."
Concubine Li walked into Qingge Palace.
Xiao Xixi was teasing Luo Xiaoxi. When she saw Concubine Li coming, the first thing she said was -
"Are you here to pay back the money?"
Concubine Li: "..."
Concubine Li regretted it.
She shouldn't have come here!
I wonder if it’s too late for her to leave now?
Xiao Xixi said cheerfully, "Baoqin, go get Concubine Li's loan note!"
Concubine Li couldn't hold back her expression. She shouted angrily, "I'm not here to pay you back!"
Xiao Xixi clicked her tongue: "Then what are you here for?"
Concubine Li clearly felt the disdain from her creditors.
She is so angry!
But she couldn't get angry yet, so she could only hold it back and force a smile.
"I came to ask you something."
Xiao Xixi held her chin with one hand and said lazily, "Go ahead. Since you owe me so much money, I will try my best to answer you."
Concubine Li wanted to scream, "Can't you just not mention the debt?"
She took a deep breath and tried to keep herself calm.
"Caiyun was taken away by the Yulin Guards. It's been many days, but she hasn't come back yet. The Yulin Guards didn't even give me a message. I want to know how Caiyun is doing now? When can the Yulin Guards return her to me?"
Xiao Xixi looked at her strangely: "You still don't know it now?"
Concubine Li: "Know what?"
Xiao Xixi: "The reason you were poisoned is because Caiyun secretly put a small amount of arsenic in the tea."
Concubine Li was stunned.
She opened her eyes wide in disbelief: "This is impossible!"
Caiyun has been with her since she entered the palace. It can be said that in the entire palace, Caiyun is the person she trusts most. She doesn't believe that Caiyun would poison her.
Concubine Li shouted angrily, "You are lying! Caiyun would never do such a thing. You must be lying to me!"
Xiao Xixi: "Do I need to lie to you about this? Besides, the Yulin Guard has already investigated this matter thoroughly, and there is solid evidence. If you don't believe it, you can wait for the prince to come back and ask him in person."
She spoke with certainty and was not afraid at all that the other party would check. Her calmness made Concubine Li begin to waver.
Concubine Li's emotions fluctuated violently.
Her body had not fully recovered yet, and now she was receiving such a strong stimulation. Her head felt a little dizzy and her body shook twice.
Su Mei quickly supported her and said, "My Lady, are you okay?"
Concubine Li found a place to sit down, put one hand on her chest, and took two deep breaths.
After her body recovered a little, she spoke slowly, enunciating each word.
"I don't believe Caiyun would harm me."
Xiao Xixi expressed her understanding of Concubine Li's reaction.
If she were faced with this situation, she wouldn't believe it either.
"You can wait here. When the prince comes, go ask him in person. If you don't believe me, you should at least believe the prince."
Concubine Li stopped talking and her face turned pale as paper.
Not long after, the prince arrived at Qingge Palace.
When he saw Concubine Li was also here, he paused slightly.
Under any other circumstances, Concubine Li would have been very happy to see the Crown Prince, but now, she was not happy at all, and even felt an indescribable sense of uneasiness and anxiety in her heart.
She greeted Xiao Xixi.
Luo Qinghan noticed that Concubine Li looked uneasy, and he had some guesses in his mind.
Concubine Li was an impatient person. She didn't even bother to greet the guests and asked impatiently.
"Your Highness, how is Caiyun now?"
Luo Qinghan said calmly: "She is still alive, do you want to meet her?"
Concubine Li's lips moved. She really wanted to ask Caiyun if she really betrayed her?
But the words went around in my mind for several times and in the end I couldn't say them out loud.
She was afraid that she would hear the answer she least wanted to hear.
After a long while, she managed to squeeze out a sentence with difficulty: "I want to see her."
Luo Qinghan said to Eunuch Chang.
"You take her there."
"Yes."
Eunuch Chang made a gesture of invitation.
With the support of Sumei, Concubine Li slowly walked out of Qingge Palace.
Generally, palace maids and eunuchs who made mistakes would be sent to the Ministry of Punishment for trial, but Caiyun was taken away by the Yulin Guards and detained in the torture chamber of the Yulin Ministry.
When Concubine Li saw Caiyun, she was frightened by her miserable condition.
At this time, Caiyun was disheveled and covered in wounds. She slumped on the ground, leaning her back against the cold, solid wall.
She is now only breathing her last breath.
Concubine Li stood at the door, a little afraid to approach the other party.
Eunuch Chang stood outside the door and did not go in.
After hesitating for a long time, Concubine Li finally called out softly, "Caiyun."
Caiyun, who was about to faint, suddenly became more clear-headed when she heard the voice.
She raised her head with difficulty and saw Concubine Li standing not far away. Her pupils shrank slightly.
Who is the person she least wants to see now? It must be Concubine Li.
She believed that she had done nothing wrong to anyone, except for Concubine Li, for whom she felt truly guilty.
Concubine Li pursed her lips, but finally mustered up the courage to take two steps forward.
"Caiyun, I have something to ask you."
Caiyun didn't move or make a sound.
Concubine Li stared at her face, which was no longer recognizable, and asked softly, "They said you poisoned me, is that true?"
After a long silence, Caiyun's hoarse and weak voice was heard.
"Do you believe it?"
Concubine Li pursed her lips and said, "I don't believe it, so I came to ask you. I want to hear it from your own mouth."
A long time passed.
Caiyun uttered four words in an almost undetectable voice.
"I did it."
Concubine Li froze in place. After a brief moment of shock, a strong anger surged out, almost swallowing up her reason.
"Why?!"
"I trusted you so much that I entrusted all matters in the Golden Wind Palace to you and never questioned your decisions. Why did you betray me?"
(End of this chapter)
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