Chapter 783 Clash - Consort Sun's Conspiracy
"Could you please, Lord Yun, bury my body with Changqing's? In life, we were both burdened by hatred and became tools for others to achieve their goals. In death, I hope we can be together and never be separated again."
Sun Ruoyun's words had the feel of giving her last words, and Yun Yichen couldn't help but become wary.
"What do you mean by that, Miss Sun?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Ruoyun shook her head, "It's just that I'm afraid there will be no descendants after I die!"
Sun Ruoyun's explanation was far-fetched. Just as Yun Yichen found her words strange, Sun Ruoyun took out a porcelain bottle and put a black pill into her mouth.
She remembered that person telling her that as long as she took this pill, they could be together forever.
After swallowing the medicine, Sun Ruoyun personally tidied Lu Changqing's clothes, then tidied herself up before turning and lying in his arms.
"Miss Sun."
Even the most obtuse person could tell what Sun Ruoyun was trying to do from this situation.
Gu Renjie hurriedly tried to get Yun Yichen to save the person, but Yun Yichen shook his head and held him down.
The emperor died in extreme pain, unlike the fourth prince who died peacefully. The emperor's eyes were wide open, and he remained resentful until his last breath.
Yun Yichen glanced at the eunuch not far away and gave him a cold look. The eunuch immediately knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "Please spare my life, my lord! This servant didn't see anything."
Yun Yichen naturally didn't believe the eunuch's words. Even if the eunuch didn't dare to reveal what happened today, it was hard to guarantee that he would keep it a secret forever.
The best way to shut someone up is to make them dead.
He gave a wink to those behind him, and immediately someone dragged the young eunuch away to be dealt with. As for the emperor's death, Yun Yichen glanced at the fourth prince and Sun Ruoyun beside him, and finally had someone bring over the old eunuch who had served the emperor.
Inside the Empress's palace, she knew nothing about what was happening on the Emperor's side.
The Empress showed displeasure when she saw Consort Liu fall to the ground because of Consort Sun's strange smile.
However, when faced with the Empress's questioning, Consort Liu simply raised her hand and pointed at Consort Sun.
The Empress followed the gaze and realized that Consort Sun's smile was chilling.
"You, you..."
The Empress was also startled. Before she could ask her question, Consort Sun had already slowly stood up.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong? Is there something amiss with me?"
Consort Sun's words were as alluring as ever, yet the Empress couldn't help but tremble upon hearing them. From that tone and that expression, the Empress instantly realized she had been tricked.
"How dare you, Consort Sun, play tricks on me! Are you tired of living?"
The empress tried to stand up, but only after exerting herself did she realize that her whole body had become weak.
"Does Your Highness feel weak?"
As Consort Sun spoke, she slowly turned around and looked at the concubines who were slumped on the prayer mats one after another. Suddenly, she burst into laughter.
"What's wrong with everyone? Don't you even have the strength to kneel down?"
What did you do to us?
Consort Liu has realized that the Empress was taking her anger out on them, and it was Consort Sun who instigated this.
Consort Sun was not annoyed when Consort Liu spoke; on the contrary, she gave her an approving look.
"As expected of Consort Liu, her mind is truly sharp." Consort Sun said, her gaze sweeping over everyone, and she pointed smugly to the incense they had offered. "I put a drug in it that makes people weak and powerless. What do you all think of the effect?"
Consort Sun seemed to have gone mad, which made the other concubines burst into tears.
"What are you crying for? I didn't even cry when my son was killed by bandits, so what do you have to cry about?"
Consort Sun's expression turned cold, and the others immediately shut their mouths. Although they had lived deep within the palace for a long time, they had all heard about the prince being killed by bandits.
In order not to anger Consort Sun and make an example of them, everyone could only suppress their fear and keep quiet.
What exactly do you want to do?
The Empress looked at Consort Sun. Consort Sun had deliberately provoked her today, making her call everyone here. It couldn't be as simple as just poisoning her.
Consort Sun turned to look at the Empress, and said with some sympathy, "Actually, I am very similar to Your Majesty. As a mother, I had to bury my son. Who can understand this kind of pain if they haven't experienced it themselves? But Your Majesty shouldn't have refused to help me when I came to beg you to save my son."
The Empress clearly did not expect that Consort Sun had begun to hold a grudge against her from that time onward.
Before the Empress could speak, Consort Sun continued, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will not blame you. On the contrary, I will help you. Weren't you saddened by the sudden passing of the First Prince, leaving him alone and helpless on his journey to the underworld? How about I escort you to join the First Prince in a moment?"
"Consort Sun, His Majesty will not let you off if he finds out about your reckless behavior."
Although Consort Sun was speaking to the Empress, Consort Liu knew very well that Consort Sun wanted to send more than just the Empress to her death.
Among those who usually speak ill of her and gossip about the Fifth Prince behind his back, who wasn't one of them?
Consort Sun deliberately left all these people here, wasn't it just to catch them all in one fell swoop and take their lives at once?
"What? Consort Liu is still dreaming of becoming Empress Dowager? It's just a pity that His Majesty has no intention of letting your fourth prince become emperor."
Consort Sun's original intention was to strike at Consort Liu, but little did she know that the Fourth Prince had never told Consort Liu that the Emperor had found Consort Yun's child.
Thus came Consort Liu's words: "His Majesty only has the Fourth Prince and one son now. How could His Majesty not pass the throne to him?"
Consort Liu had even planned that once the Fourth Prince became Emperor and she became Empress Dowager, she would have the new Emperor marry Ruyue as Empress. As for Sun Ruoyun, if the Fourth Prince really liked her, he could simply make her a concubine.
Seeing that Consort Liu was completely unaware, Consort Sun suddenly burst into laughter.
"As expected, a son who isn't your own isn't close to you. He didn't even tell you about such a big thing. Consort Liu, you're not much better than us!"
Consort Sun was overjoyed. For so long, she had been in a state of sadness and grief, but she never expected to receive two pieces of good news in succession today.
Consort Liu felt a chill run down her spine from her laughter and couldn't help but frown. "What do you mean by that, Noble Consort? Although the Fourth Prince is not my biological son, he is registered under my name on the imperial register."
Even though Consort Liu understood the deeper meaning in Consort Sun's words, she was already at the very last moment, and how could she allow her dream to be shattered?
Besides, even if Lu Changqing was hiding something from her, so what? He still had to respect her as his mother.
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