Chapter 899 Past Life 7
The young apprentice nodded as if he understood, but then his curiosity was piqued again when he remembered the old Taoist priest saying he could see the dead child.
"Master, did you really see that little boy?"
The old Taoist priest had been saying similar things all along. His master's wife said he was having a mental breakdown, and his many young disciples also thought their master was having a mental breakdown.
This time, however, the young apprentice seemed to have some faith in the old Taoist priest.
"See? You don't believe me, but I'll still ask you anyway."
The Taoist priest didn't really want his disciple to believe; it was just that the matter was rather mysterious.
The saying goes, "What is true may be false, and what is false may be true." So why bother arguing about right and wrong when it comes to this mix of truth and falsehood?
"I believe it, and I didn't say I didn't believe it!"
This was the first time his little apprentice had spoken like this. Looking into his eyes, the old Taoist smiled and, carrying the pouch containing his shadow, leisurely walked forward.
After seeing the old Taoist priest off, Yun Yichen looked at the small wooden gourd in his hand and then revealed a genuine smile.
In the Crown Prince's residence, Gu Yingxue believed she would be the next Crown Princess.
After all, she was the Crown Prince's favorite before this, and with Lu Youming's promise and the phoenix hairpin bestowed by the Empress, she thought that the position of Crown Princess would be hers sooner or later.
Unexpectedly, after Gu Shuyan's death, Lu Youming rarely came to her place anymore.
In order to secure her position, Gu Yingxue personally prepared soup and delivered it to Lu Youming's study, only to be told that Lu Youming was not in his study.
Gu Yingxue knew perfectly well that this was just an excuse. In order to see Lu Youming today, she had already asked someone to find out where Lu Youming was, which was why she rushed to the study. But the servant at the door hadn't even come to announce her arrival.
"In that case, I'll come back later." Gu Yingxue pretended to leave, but in reality, she was trying to lower the servant's guard.
Then, taking advantage of the servant's inattention, Gu Yingxue turned around and rushed towards the study.
The door was pushed open forcefully by Gu Yingxue. She thought she would see Lu Youming handling official business, but in fact, Lu Youming was holding Yan Meier and letting Yan Meier feed him wine with her mouth.
The two were disheveled, and the scene looked extremely lewd.
"You guys, you guys are shameless."
Although Gu Yingxue was the daughter of a village woman, she grew up in the Marquis's mansion. Even though she used some tricks to seduce Lu Youming, she would never do something as promiscuous as Yan Meier.
Upon hearing Gu Yingxue's voice, Yan Meier merely glanced back at her before continuing to feed the wine to Lu Youming.
She rose gracefully, turning to Gu Yingxue without the slightest shame, "Consort Gu has arrived. Does she wish to join us?"
Yan Meier's eyes were alluring, and her voice was coquettish and charming, making Gu Yingxue shudder and her cheeks turn bright red instantly.
On the other hand, Lu Youming was clearly enjoying his current situation. He looked up at Gu Yingxue and asked, "Mei'er is right. If you're here with us, come in. If not, get out of here and don't spoil my fun."
Although Lu Youming didn't specify, Gu Yingxue could tell that Lu Youming clearly didn't want to see her.
Her gaze swept over the two of them, and Gu Yingxue's face turned red, then her eyes reddened, and a tear fell as she ran out without any regard for her image.
After Gu Yingxue left, Yan Meier once again leaned against Lu Youming's chest. "Your Highness, will Consort Gu blame Meier? But Meier doesn't think she said anything wrong. Why is Consort Gu unwilling to serve Your Highness with me? Does she think I am of low status?"
Lu Youming reached out and hugged Yan Meier. "What is she? How dare she look down on you? She's the offspring of a country bumpkin. If she weren't useful, I wouldn't have kept her until now."
A ruthless glint flashed in Lu Youming's eyes. Now that the Gu family members were gone, that woman was no longer of any value.
Gu Yingxue was completely unaware of Lu Youming's thoughts. The scene from earlier kept replaying in her mind, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Yan Meier was far too seductive and bewitching.
If she didn't find a way to get rid of her, Gu Yingxue worried that the position of Crown Princess, which she was about to obtain, would be taken away by her.
Back in the courtyard, Gu Yingxue summoned Chunxiang. Now, Chunxiang was the only maid she had left in her dowry, and she could only consult her on matters.
"Does the concubine mean to get rid of that person? But she is currently favored by the emperor, so it may not be easy to do so."
Chunxiang felt a little guilty when she heard that the concubine was going to harm someone again.
Gu Yingxue retorted fiercely, "What's so difficult about it? I, the imperial concubine, could even move Gu Shuyan. What is she, a mere daughter of an official, compared to me?"
Gu Yingxue had clearly become arrogant. In her mind, Gu Shuyan was someone she had personally brought down. A huge marquis's mansion had been ruined by her, so what was Yan Meier, who only relied on the prince's favor?
"But His Highness rests there every day now!"
Chunhyang meant that with the Crown Prince around, they had no chance.
Gu Yingxue suddenly smiled, her expression eerie, "That's exactly what's best, so no one will guess that we were the ones who did it."
After Gu Yingxue finished speaking, she whispered a few words in Chunxiang's ear. Chunxiang immediately understood her meaning and then made an excuse to leave the Crown Prince's residence.
For several days in a row, Gu Yingxue asked Chunxiang to go to the kitchen to make ginseng soup for her. Of course, the main purpose of this was to secretly add medicine to Yan Meier's food.
In this grand mansion, the two sides have no interaction whatsoever. If one wants to eliminate the other, this medicine is the best way.
Chunxiang learned that Yan Meier liked to eat desserts after meals, so she naturally put the medicine she brought back into the desserts.
While the mistress and servant were drugging Yan Meier, Lu Youming also learned that Gu Yingxue had been unwell recently and had to drink ginseng soup every day.
Lu Youming had a slow-acting poison brought to him and secretly placed it in the ginseng soup so that Gu Yingxue could drink it.
Everyone in the manor had their own thoughts. Yan Meier learned that the Crown Prince had made a move, and in order to prevent Gu Yingxue from changing her mind at any time, she worked even harder to keep the Crown Prince at home that night.
Life continued as it seemed, but Yan Meier gradually felt that there were some problems with her body. Not only was she weak every day, but sometimes she would sleep until late morning.
Meanwhile, Gu Yingxue, who was perfectly healthy, started coughing while drinking ginseng soup.
I initially thought it was just a minor cold, and that some cold medicine would be enough, but as I took more and more medicine, my cough got worse and worse.
"My lady, I feel there's something strange about your cough; it seems a bit like..."
Chunxiang glanced at Gu Yingxue's expression before saying, "She looks a bit like the Crown Princess back then."
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