Chapter 108: Bundling
After an unknown amount of time in coma, Concubine Yu slowly woke up and found herself in a narrow wooden barrel, being slowly moved by rolling wheels.
What does Xiaohe want to do?
Who does she belong to?
Where will I be sent?
The unknown made her struggle in fear, but she found that her hands and feet were tied tightly.
The binder tied her up in a twisted position, and she could only curl up in the barrel.
The barrel was pinned down by other heavy objects and could hardly move.
The tip of her nose was filled with the turbid smell of a wooden barrel, and the back of her head ached slightly. She must have been tied up for a long time, and her whole body was numb and stiff, and she felt very uncomfortable.
Concubine Yu's breath stopped, her whole body began to tremble, and her eyes were filled with fear.
She wanted to shout loudly, and at this moment, no matter who it was, as long as they could find her, it would be fine.
Her cheeks felt sore and swollen from being blocked tightly. She tried to push the cloth out of her mouth, but she couldn't move it at all.
Concubine Yu was completely desperate.
Through the narrow gap of the wooden barrel, you can see the constantly moving scenery.
Where is she?
This area looked familiar. She must have been here before, but Concubine Yu couldn't remember where it was.
Thinking back to the abnormalities in the palace after he escaped, he felt very scared.
Did something happen in the palace?
"My Lord, I'm so scared, please come and save me..."
She kept calling out in her heart, as if this could bring her courage and comfort.
At this moment, the slowly moving wheels stopped, and Concubine Yu swallowed frantically, her slightly bulging eyes suddenly widening.
She actually saw armor and spears.
She pricked up her ears and listened to the muffled and subtle sounds outside.
An ordinary middle-aged female voice said, "That's all for today."
A young, cold male voice: "Okay, go in."
The conversation was simple, with little extra information for her to speculate.
Concubine Yu didn't know where she was being taken.
The narrow wooden barrel was opened from the top, and strong light poured in. Concubine Yu narrowed her eyes.
The swirling dust reflected the outlines in the light, and the warm sunlight shone on her stiff body.
"Concubine Yu, I didn't expect that the emperor would hide you in the palace."
An extremely familiar voice came from outside the barrel.
Concubine Yu's shoulders trembled, her breathing became disordered, and dust flew in the light.
Concubine Yu recognized the voice as soon as she heard it... It was the Queen Mother!
The Queen Mother laughed sinisterly, and her long, slender nails scratched the outside of the wooden barrel. The scratching sound of her nails was extremely harsh.
"So it was you who betrayed me! You're quite courageous."
Concubine Yu shuddered violently.
She couldn't shake her head, so she could only roll her eyes left and right to indicate that no, it wasn't her.
The Queen Mother snorted coldly: "I should have noticed something was wrong when you disappeared."
Concubine Yu hid in the wooden barrel, speechless like a piece of wood. The Queen Mother said dissatisfiedly: "Come, bring her out."
The little palace maid said, "Yes."
Concubine Yu rolled out and finally got rid of the wooden barrel.
But she would rather stay in the barrel than face the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother was somewhat shocked, her eyes fixed on her belly, her long, slender nails digging into the flesh.
"Yu Fei, you are pregnant."
Concubine Yu was keenly aware of the murderous intent directed at the fetus in her arms, and curled up to protect the child in her arms.
"How dare you secretly keep the child behind my back!"
The Empress Dowager reached out and pulled the cloth out of Concubine Yu's mouth, and asked sternly, "Is this child the Emperor's?"
The Queen Mother's expression gradually became ferocious. She pinched Concubine Yu's chin and said harshly, "Did you disappear to secretly nurture your baby?"
Concubine Yu was gasping for breath, her mouth wide open as if she had no feeling, and she pursed her lips hard.
Then he slowly said: "This child is not your Majesty's, it is... it is..."
The Queen Mother heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that it was not the case, remembering that Concubine Yu seemed to have a lover.
If the child is not the emperor's, then it must be her lover's, which is irrelevant.
A hint of worry flashed across Concubine Yu's eyes. If the Queen Mother knew that the child was the prince's, she would probably eat her alive. But if she didn't tell her, would she die?
The Queen Mother pinched her chin and pushed hard, watching her bound body roll on the ground.
"You're hesitating. Since it doesn't belong to the Emperor, I have no interest in knowing it. But you betrayed me, and my plan, which I had been planning for many years, has come to nothing."
"Tell me...how should I punish you?"
"You know my methods, right?"
When it comes to the word "means", Concubine Yu is not the only one who is afraid and trembles.
Concubine Yu frowned and protected her belly. She suddenly looked up, a hint of pride hidden in the depths of her dark eyes: "You can't kill me."
Even if you control my life, your beloved son loves me the most.
I'm pregnant with your grandson.
Concubine Yu smiled: "This child is the prince's!"
The Queen Mother sneered.
Sitting casually on the soft couch beside him, he glanced down from above and said sarcastically, "Impossible, what are you dreaming about?"
"I know Mingzhe. He only treats you as his sister."
Concubine Yu's face was stubborn as she spoke word by word, "This child is the prince's. If the Empress Dowager doesn't believe it, you can ask the prince."
The Queen Mother's sharp eyes didn't reveal any clues from her, but she saw through Concubine Yu's thoughts.
"You thought you could see Lin'er by finding a lame excuse and want him to save you."
"Dream on!"
The Queen Mother snorted coldly and waited for a long time, but she did not hear the painful sound from Concubine Yu that made her feel pleasure.
The mocking expression on her face broke.
It's too quiet.
It seems that she can no longer control the poisonous insect in Concubine Yu's body!
wrong……
The Queen Mother suddenly squatted down, looking directly into her eyes with an extremely stern expression, pinching her thin jaw hard, and speaking in an unprecedentedly terrifying tone.
"Where's the poisonous insect in your body?"
What does that mean? What happened to the Gu worm in her body?
Fear was written all over Concubine Yu's dark, sunken eyes. She held her breath and dared not say a word.
The Queen Mother could sense that the Gu in Xin Hongying's body was still alive, and a strong sense of crisis suddenly came over her.
She narrowed her eyes threateningly and pressed her fingertips hard: "Tell me quickly, how much does the emperor know?"
"How did the Gu in your body disappear?"
"The poison is gone!" Concubine Yu was so happy that she was stunned for a moment. Could it be that she was not dreaming, and her poison was really cured?
What she saw that day was real!
Seeing that Concubine Yu just smiled foolishly and said nothing.
The Queen Mother let go, put on a gentle face, a kind smile with a chill in it, and spoke in an extremely gentle manner.
"Yu Fei, tell me everything you know. Because of our past friendship, I will spare your life."
"otherwise……"
The nail polish-painted nails meandered down from her face, lingered on her neck, and drew a thin circle along her throat.
Feeling an itch on her neck, Concubine Yu shuddered and reflexively shrank her neck.
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