Chapter 284 Poisoned, dead.
"Hey, time to eat."
The door was opened, and the maid saw Song Rouxi lying on the bed with her back to her. She smiled disdainfully, "You still think you are the crown prince's favorite. If you don't eat this meal, you will starve to death."
"Take it away, I won't eat it!"
All she had to eat was rotten rice and rotten vegetables all day long. Knowing that these people were torturing her, Song Rouxi refused to give in.
But just as the maid took a step, her stomach made a loud noise, causing the other maids to laugh softly.
One of them muttered, "Sister, why bother with someone like her? The food is right here. If she doesn't eat it and gets sick or dies from hunger, it's her own business. It has nothing to do with us."
The older maid thought for a moment and said, "You're right. It's not worth bothering with such a person. I thought it was in the past. The prince loved her and doted on her. It was said that the prince was going to marry a princess soon."
Song Rouxi, who was pretending to be dead on the bed, could no longer sit still. "What did you say?"
She had lost a lot of weight, her eye sockets were sunken, her skin was sallow, and she looked a little scary when she stared at me.
The maids were startled and quickly revealed their sarcasm, "Why, are you still coveting the position of Crown Princess? I bet you haven't heard that the Crown Prince is going to marry a Crown Princess yet."
"Who is the Crown Princess you are talking about?"
"Of course it's the beautiful and kind-hearted Miss Huan. Apart from her, we can't think of anyone else worthy of the position of Crown Princess."
Huan Yingsi, it was indeed her!
Why did she have to fight with me? It was obviously me and the prince who were together first, and the prince loved me the most. If it weren't for her, how could I be like this! To the point where I was alienated from the prince!
For several days after that, Song Rouxi seemed like a different person. She became gentle and well-behaved, and she even ate the rotten food and rice that she had despised before.
The maids looked at her with disdain and confusion in their eyes, thinking that she was crazy.
How can you eat this meal without being crazy? Even pigs and dogs wouldn't eat this meal.
After watching the excitement for a while, everyone lost interest.
The maid who delivered the meal today was the youngest. After she put the meal down and was about to leave, she was stopped.
"Wait a minute, I remember your name is Ziyuan, right?"
Ziyuan looked up, met Song Rouxi's friendly smile, and nodded after a pause, "I am Ziyuan."
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"Aunt, don't be angry." Huan Yingsi shook the queen's arm and said coquettishly.
"You know I've always doted on you. You've really disappointed me."
A hint of sadness flashed across Huan Yingsi's cunning eyes, but she quickly returned to normal, "Aunt, Yingsi knows I've made you angry, but please listen to my explanation."
The Queen glanced at her. After all, she was the child she had loved and raised. Her tone softened a little, "Go ahead."
"Yingsi knows that my family has placed high hopes on me since I was a child. My aunt also has high hopes for me. She hopes that one day I can be a role model for the country and lead our family to continue its glory."
"Since you know, why do you refuse?"
Huan Yingsi pinched her arm and whispered, "Auntie knows that I've been in poor health since childhood, and she's always been more compassionate to me than to the other sisters in the family. Yingsi remembers it all."
The Queen frowned and spoke softly, "Then why do you have to do this?"
"It is precisely because of my aunt's concern that Yingsi cannot do this. The imperial physician says that my life span is short. If I continue to occupy this position, someone else will take it sooner or later. When that happens, I'm afraid it will cause trouble for the Huan family."
The Queen was stunned for a moment, then her eyes warmed up. She stroked the strands of hair by her ear and said, "Good girl, you are so thoughtful. You actually thought of this."
This shows that she was right. Huan Yingsi did not lose her foresight because of the wealth and glory she now possessed. Instead, she always kept the burden of her family in mind. She would rather let someone else become the Crown Princess than ruin the future of the Huan family.
The queen hugged her for a long time and was very sad. It was Huan Yingsi who comforted her and coaxed her for a long time before she finally calmed down.
"Empress, tea and snacks are here, including Miss Huan's favorite water chestnut cake."
"Thank you, aunt." Huan Yingsi politely nodded to the nanny in charge of the queen's affairs.
"Miss Huan, you are too polite. This is what I am supposed to do."
The queen patted her hands and said, "This child has been a smart person since she was young."
When the tea and snacks arrived, the Queen took a sip of tea and urged her to try it. "This water chestnut cake was made by the Imperial Kitchen specifically for your taste. Come and try it and see if you like it."
Huan Yingsi pinched a piece of it out of courtesy, took a small bite, and chewed it slowly. "It's delicious. Auntie knows what Yingsi likes best."
The queen also smiled happily. Huan Yingsi ate another piece under her gaze before stopping.
The maids brought hot water and towels, and the two had just finished washing their hands.
"ah!!!"
A scream resounded throughout the Queen's Palace.
"Go call the doctor, go!"
"Someone, keep everyone under control!!"
The whole palace was in chaos, and the nanny was sweating profusely in anxiety. Fortunately, she was the old nanny, and she controlled the situation immediately. But when she saw the person lying there with blood flowing from his nose and twitching all over, her eyes dimmed.
The imperial physician arrived, took her pulse, and quickly concluded, "Your Majesty, Miss Huan has passed away."
"What!" The queen's eyes went dark and she almost fainted.
On the bed, Huan Yingsi's nose was bleeding and blood foam was oozing from the corners of his mouth. The man who was so lively just now suddenly became dejected.
"How did she die? She was fine, how could she just disappear?" The queen was furious.
"Your Majesty, my humble opinion is that Miss Huan has been poisoned. This poison is extremely toxic. Once ingested, there is no chance of recovery."
"Investigate, investigate thoroughly for me! Who is it that murdered my niece? I want her dead!"
The nanny looked at the tea and snacks and said, "Imperial Physician, the Empress and Miss Huan just used these. Not long after, Miss Huan was poisoned. Perhaps it was these things..."
While no one was paying attention, the maid in the corner was shaking violently with an expression of disbelief in her eyes.
Weren't they just laxatives? How could someone die?! Didn't they say they wouldn't die?
The imperial physician pinched some pastry crumbs between his fingers and sniffed them at the tip of his pen. He quickly confirmed, "There's definitely something wrong with this pastry. I can smell a subtle fragrance within it. I'll need to take it back and study it with my colleagues before I can give Your Majesty an accurate answer."
"I'll only give you two days. If you don't get an answer within two days, you'll die and be buried with my poor niece."
"Yes, I obey your command."
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