Chapter 266 Poisoning and murdering the emperor
Hearing the noise at the door, the three people's hearts instantly rose to their throats.
Song Yuqiu frowned, very anxious, "Sister Zhuoning, what should we do?"
This method of prolonging life can only be performed once. She is now at the critical moment. If she interrupts it abruptly, not only will all her previous efforts be wasted, but it will also most likely backfire and cause Emperor Zhaowen to die suddenly.
Then treating the disease would really become assassination!
"Don't worry, just focus on your treatment, I'll take care of it."
Xie Zhuoning patted Song Yuqiu on the back soothingly and was about to walk towards the door.
But the captain of the guard pushed the door halfway and then withdrew his hand.
From the sound of the noise, it seemed like he was greeting someone, "Greetings to Her Majesty Xiang Fei. I wonder what the Majesty is here for?"
A cold woman's voice sounded faintly, "My cat is missing. Someone saw it sneak into Wanshou Palace. I'm here to look for it."
"Madam Xiangfei, please stop. The Empress has given the order. No one is allowed to enter without her permission."
"Oh? What if I insist on coming in?"
"Please forgive my rudeness."
“Pah—”
Xiang Fei slapped the man and sent him flying.
"If you have the guts, just kill me. If you don't, get out of here!"
The head of the guards felt extremely aggrieved, but he did not dare to really use force against Xiang Fei, so he could only wink at the guards beside him -
Go and inform the Queen immediately!
Inside the palace.
Xie Zhuoning was very surprised when he heard the noise at the door, "Is your mother here to help you out?"
Princess Yunheng wrinkled her nose slightly, thought for a moment and said, "Based on my understanding of my mother, she might really be here to look for the cat."
As they were talking, the sound of footsteps approached.
Xie Zhuoning was not sure what Xiang Fei was here for, so he turned around and asked Song Yuqiu in a low voice, "Someone has come in. How long will it take you?"
Song Yuqiu was sweating profusely, and his hands and feet moved quickly, "There are still three last stitches."
Xie Zhuoning gave Princess Yunheng a look, and the two of them immediately rushed out and lowered all the layers of gauze curtains in the hall.
When Concubine Xiang entered the palace, she saw the maze-like Wanshou Palace and frowned immediately, "It's a mess. Is this how the people in Wanshou Palace are served?"
The palace maids immediately stepped forward and lifted the veil layer by layer.
Seeing that they were about to reach the last level, Song Yuqiu decisively stopped, "Alright!"
The three of them quickly rolled to the side and hid.
All the veils were lifted, and Concubine Xiang walked to the bedside of Emperor Zhaowen, looking down at the man on the bed.
Old, weak, and lifeless.
The once supreme king is now like a dying dog.
The servants from Wanshou Palace brought in the medicine and said, "Your Majesty, it's time to take the medicine. Please ask Concubine Xiang to leave for now."
Xiang Fei rolled her eyes impatiently, "Why should we avoid using medicine? Did you use poison on His Majesty?"
The palace maid was so frightened that she immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Even if I had ten thousand guts, I would not dare to harm Your Majesty!"
"Then bring the medicine over, and I will feed it to Your Majesty myself."
As soon as Xiang Fei raised her hand, the palace maid was still hesitant about whether to give it to her, but the personal maid beside Xiang Fei directly snatched the medicine bowl and handed it to Xiang Fei respectfully.
Xie Zhuoning and Song Yuqiu, who had been hiding in the dark and watching the entire process, said: "...Yunheng, your mother is quite tough."
Princess Yunheng was already used to it. "My mother was born into a military family, and the principle of obedience is to fight against it if you don't obey."
If the harem hadn't restricted her ability to perform, perhaps Daye would have produced a female general who was brave enough to fight on the battlefield.
Xie Zhuoning's eyes were fixed on Concubine Xiang's armor. "Did you see that? There seems to be medicine powder hidden in Concubine Xiang's armor."
When she took the medicine bowl, she scraped the inside with the tip of her other armor, and some powder fell into the soup in the bowl.
Princess Yunheng suddenly realized, "It turns out that mother is not here to look for the cat, but to save father."
However, because the Empress sealed off the Wanshou Palace, she couldn't find an opportunity and had to resort to this method.
Song Yuqiu narrowed his eyes and muttered softly, "But I don't think that medicine looks good."
It was too far away for her to see clearly, and there were too many powdered drugs, so she wasn't sure what kind it was.
It was just her intuition from dealing with medicine and drugs for many years that made her feel inexplicably uneasy.
After hearing what Song Yuqiu said, Xie Zhuoning carefully looked at Concubine Xiang's expression, and his heart sank instantly, "Oh no, Concubine Xiang wants to poison the emperor!"
My mother wants to poison my father?!
When Princess Yunheng heard this, she thought it was too absurd.
Her father's harem was in decline, and although she and her mother were not deeply in love, they treated each other with respect.
What reason does mother have to do that?
Although she didn't believe it in her heart, when she saw her mother had raised the spoon and handed it to Emperor Zhaowen's mouth, Princess Yunheng subconsciously reached out to him.
"Mother, don't!"
She pushed the medicine bowl and it fell over, spilling the black medicine all over the floor.
Seeing this, Xie Zhuoning and Song Yuqiu also rushed out and grabbed Princess Yunheng, who was out of control.
Xiang Fei looked up and saw her daughter. She was also stunned. "Yun Heng, why are you here?"
"I……"
Just when Princess Yunheng wanted to say something, a sharp duck voice sounded at the door -
"The Queen has arrived!"
Everyone in the palace bowed quickly, "Greetings to the Queen!"
The Queen came in, looked around, and finally her eyes fell on Concubine Xiang and her daughter.
"I seem to have said that no one is allowed to enter without my warrant. It seems some people don't take my words seriously."
Xie Zhuoning lowered his head and spoke, "Reporting to the Queen, the princess is concerned about the emperor and wants to be by his side, but the guards are strict and she can only sneak in. Please forgive her this time for the princess's filial piety."
Song Yuqiu comforted Princess Yunheng and tried to calm her down.
Xiang Fei, who was standing by, glanced at the two unfamiliar "palace maids" and said, "Your Majesty, my daughter is also the daughter of the emperor. Don't you think she is not even qualified to serve the emperor?"
When the Crown Prince was in trouble, he was attacked from all sides. The Empress did not want to create enmity with Xiang Fei, so her tone softened.
"Sister, you worry too much. I am doing this for the sake of His Majesty's safety. Yunheng is filial and wants to take care of him. She can just go to me and ask for the warrant openly. There is no need to be so sneaky and make fun of her subordinates."
The meaning of this statement is simply to make Concubine Xiang remember his kindness.
Xiang Fei's tone was hard, "Thank you, Her Majesty, for your understanding!"
The queen was very angry for a moment, but then she thought, she has been like this since she entered the palace, why should she be angry with her?
Originally, the matter of breaking into Wanshou Palace was just glossed over.
Unexpectedly, a cat appeared out of nowhere, licked the soup that spilled on the ground, and immediately fell to the ground with foam at the mouth.
Quiet...
The strange silence...
No matter how fast Xie Zhuoning reacted, he was still stuck for a moment.
The Queen glanced at Concubine Xiang and Princess Yunheng, who had different expressions on their faces, and her face turned red in an instant, "Okay, you mother and daughter actually dared to poison the Emperor! Come, arrest them!"