"I advised His Majesty to bestow his favors equally, but His Majesty wouldn't listen! Our Jade Palace is currently enjoying great popularity, which inevitably attracts jealousy. There must be poison in the palaces of the other concubines." Consort Chen said with a smug and certain expression.
She concluded that the concubines in the other palaces must have prepared various means to compete for the emperor's favor.
"Things like heartbreak grass and poisoned wine are just things mentioned in storybooks; you can just steal any one of them."
"Hey, tell me, you've been by my side for so long, how come your brain is so slow?" Consort Chen scolded, pointing at Kou Dan's head and poking Kou Dan's forehead hard with her index finger.
"The main purpose is not to poison the little princess, but to frame the eldest prince, understand?!" Consort Chen glared at Kou Dan with dissatisfaction, angry at her lack of self-control.
As long as the eldest prince is accused of harming his siblings, especially the emperor's most beloved little princess, the position of crown prince will definitely pass to the second prince. Once the second prince enters the Eastern Palace and becomes emperor, Consort Chen will be the most honored woman in Nanyang.
"I understand, I understand," Kodan nodded quickly.
"This servant will go and do it right away." Kou Dan strode out of the Jade Palace, pondering which concubine's palace she should sneak into to steal some poison powder.
...
Inside Zhaoyang Palace, Yun Yibo was squatting in the corner with a smile on his face, holding a plate of dried apricots and reading a storybook.
He flipped through the books one by one, carefully studying the plot of each one, pondering which book he should read to Yun Duoduo when he went to Fushuang Palace tonight.
In less than half an incense stick's time, he finished the whole plate of dried apricots. He looked at the empty white jade plate in his hand, then looked around and saw that there was no one there.
When he reads storybooks, he likes to curl up in a corner of the room and immerse himself in the world he creates for himself.
So there were no palace maids or eunuchs in the room, and naturally no one added dried apricots to his bowl.
"Xiao Bai!" Yun Yibo called out Xiao Bai's name. Whenever he finished eating his dried apricots, he would ask Xiao Bai to find the palace servants to send over some more dried fruit.
Xiao Bai is Yun Yibo's white dog, a gift brought to him by the eldest prince of Shu when he visited the royal family of Nanyang.
Xiao Bai is very intelligent, obedient and cute. Whenever Yun Yibo needs it, it always runs to it. Xiao Bai is one of Yun Yibo's few playmates and friends in this palace.
"Xiaobai!" I called for a long time but couldn't find Xiaobai.
Yun Yibo found it strange. Usually, the white-haired Quan Xiaobao would always be clinging to him, so why was he nowhere to be seen today?
Yun Yibo put down his storybook, placed the white jade plate on the ground, and came out to look for his dog with a puzzled expression.
"Little White!" Yun Yibo bent down and carefully searched through the gaps in the trees, the corners of the walls, and places where there might be dog holes.
"Woof woof woof! Little White!"
That's really strange, where did Xiaobai go?
Yun Yibo frowned and scratched his head. Xiaobai is very clingy and would never disappear without a sound like this. Where did it go?
Yun Yibo looked at the empty courtyard with some concern.
This harem is full of evil people, demons and monsters. Could someone be trying to harm his little Bai?!
If Little White falls into the hands of monsters or bad guys, it might turn into dog meat soup and become a pile of white bones!
Thinking of this, Yun Yibo panicked. Large beads of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. He quickly walked out of Zhaoyang Palace, anxiously grabbing every palace servant he encountered, asking nervously and expectantly, "Have you seen a white dog?"
"No," the sweeping eunuch replied, head bowed.
Yun Yibo continued walking forward, gesturing as he asked, "Have you seen a puppy? It's about this big, a really cute one!"
"Your Highness, this servant did not see it."
The eunuch in dark blue robes, pushing a chamber pot cart, saw Yun Yibo looking for something and came over to ask, "Is Your Highness looking for something? Would you like this servant to help you look for it?"
Yun Yibo suddenly smelled a foul stench. He looked up and saw a eunuch pushing a chamber pot cart.
Normally, he would have told him to go further away, but there was no other way now. Yun Yibo pinched his nose and asked the eunuch, "Have you seen Xiaobai?"
"It's just a white dog?"
"A white-haired dog?" The eunuch frowned and tried to recall.
"Ah, I remember now. When I was using the chamber pot just now, I seemed to see a white shadow dart past in a flash, heading towards the Buddhist hall." The eunuch gestured as he told Yun Yibo where the little white dog had gone.
Before the eunuch could finish speaking, Yun Yibo dashed off towards the Buddhist hall like an arrow released from a bow.
The eunuch watched Yun Yibo's retreating figure, touched the thick wad of silver notes in his sleeve, and slowly smiled.
He gripped the cart handle and continued pushing the chamber pot forward with satisfaction.
[Just by saying a few words to the Crown Prince, they can earn so much money! The nobles of the Jade Palace are truly generous.]
This is more money than he could earn in two years of emptying and cleaning chamber pots!
This is a huge windfall!
...
Inside the Buddhist hall, Ah Xiang gently placed Yun Duoduo on a soft cushion, lit three incense sticks, and inserted them into the incense burner.
She knelt on the ground, gazing into the distance, tears welling in her eyes, and murmured, "Miss, this servant has brought the little princess to offer incense to you!"
"Don't worry, this servant will definitely take good care of the little princess!" Ah Xiang clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and kowtowed towards the sky.
"Your Majesty, look how adorable the little princess is!" Ah Xiang picked up Yun Duoduo, gently rocked her little body, and lightly poked her soft cheek.
"Wow wow wow!" Yun Duoduo looked into the distance, as if her mother was watching her and smiling.
[Mommy, don't worry, Duoduo will grow up well!]
[On the day she was born, Duoduo remembered everything her mother said, and she will do as her mother says!]
[Duoduo will become strong, find the murderer who poisoned her mother, and avenge her mother!]
Although she had only met her mother once, whenever she thought of the gentleness and determination in her mother's eyes, it gave her the courage to overcome anything.
Yun Duoduo gazed into the distance with a determined look, and tears welled up in the corners of her eyes.
Yun Duoduo buried her head in A Xiang's chest, sobbing softly, missing her mother.
Ah Xiang looked at the baby in her arms with some surprise. She had never seen such a small baby cry so calmly before. She could feel the little princess's sadness.
Suddenly, Yun Duoduo felt a wave of heat wash over her. She looked up at A Xiang and saw the blazing red flames in A Xiang's pupils.
Yun Duoduo blinked hard, trying to see if there was really a flame in A Xiang's eyes.
In an instant, Ah Xiang saw through the window that flames were shooting into the sky and thick smoke was billowing everywhere. The screams of eunuchs and palace maids were mixed with the chaotic footsteps, and the area around the Buddhist hall was in complete chaos.
"Fire!"
"Help! Someone come quick!"
The Buddhist shrine was on fire? How could it suddenly catch fire?!
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