Chapter 111 The Third Prince is in Danger

Kunning Palace.

Su Jingyao carefully placed a Yaoyao chair in the warm room outside the bedroom. The Yaoyao chair was covered with a whole piece of soft and dense cushion, and on top of the cushion was a piece of extremely expensive white fox skin.

Lying on it, you will feel extremely relaxed and comfortable. The Yaoyao chair is surrounded by pots of exquisite potted plants that Su Jingyao personally takes care of.

At this moment, she was lying on it comfortably, holding Xingxing in her arms, and the Yaoyao chair was swaying rhythmically. It was really comfortable to the extreme.

Xingxing also seemed to like all of this very much. He opened his eyes as big as black gemstones and looked extremely cute.

As he grew up, his appearance became more and more delicate, with red lips and white teeth, he looked like a little fairy boy.

"Mother.....Queen..."

Xingxing lay on Su Jingyao's body, calling her word by word in a baby voice.

Su Jingyao's face blossomed with a brilliant smile, her eyes full of doting. She leaned over and kissed Xingxing's fair and tender little face hard.

My son is so cute that it makes my heart melt.

Now when I see her, I know to call her mother sweetly.

Su Jingyao smiled and played with him for a long time. Xingxing gradually felt tired. He rubbed his little head in her arms and fell asleep sweetly after a while.

Su Jingyao's slender hands gently stroked Xingxing's back, her movements extremely gentle.

After seeing Xingxing fall asleep, the kind and warm expression on his face disappeared in an instant.

"Miaoyun, call Nanny Lin in." Her voice was cold and steady.

"Yes, master." Miaoyun replied softly, and then went to call Nanny Lin.

When Nanny Lin came in, she saw such a warm and beautiful scene between the master and the young master, and she couldn't help feeling relieved.

"Master." Nanny Lin called softly.

"Madam Lin, during the trip to Merlin yesterday, I deliberately provoked Concubine Lin. Now Concubine Lin has probably formed an alliance with Concubine De. It will not be easy for them to deal with me, but Xingxing is different."

Su Jingyao looked solemn and said seriously, "Xingxing is still too young. Many tiny things could cause him harm. From today on, every day, we will have Doctor Jin come to Kunning Palace to check Xingxing's daily necessities. The wet nurse and the palace maids who have daily contact with Xingxing must be strictly checked."

Su Jingyao only explained to Nanny Lin in detail how to examine and what to examine.

No matter how hard Su Jingyao fought, she would never put herself and Xingxing in danger, nor would she let Xingxing suffer the so-called harm in order to find out the enemy.

The self-torture tactic is not about hurting the enemy by a thousand while hurting yourself by eight hundred.

"Yes, master, these servants have been paying attention to it all the time." Nanny Lin responded quickly.

After Su Jingyao finished giving the instructions, she felt a little relieved. The situation in the harem changed rapidly, and Concubine Lin had completely become Concubine De's person.

Well, then let her see what tricks the two of them can come up with, but don't let her be too disappointed.

Time flies by, and more than half a month has passed since the last plum blossom viewing banquet.

"Master, recently someone has been trying to poison the eldest prince's nurse, but fortunately I have stopped them all."

"I followed the trend and found that all the evidence pointed to Concubine Ye and Concubine Shu (Princess Mingyue), but our spies saw that Concubine De's people had contact with Concubine Ye's people."

A hint of darkness suddenly flashed in Su Jingyao's eyes.

Concubine Lin and Concubine De have really improved a lot and even know how to find scapegoats.

Besides, Su Jingyao really didn't want to touch the scapegoat they found for the time being.

Concubine Ye herself will not live long, and she is under the 'care' of the Empress Dowager, so it is not advisable to take action.

As for Concubine Shu, she is the princess of Yuehui Kingdom, and she cannot be touched at will before Jun Zechen attacks Yuehui Kingdom.

However, in order to curry favor with the emperor, Yuehui Kingdom also offered its legitimate princess to the late emperor. It is said that the legitimate princess of Yuehui Kingdom was carefully cultivated by the emperor of Yuehui Kingdom since she was a child.

That's why Concubine Shu said those words in the hall that day.

This Concubine Shu had only been in the palace for a short time, and she was shouldering the important task of maintaining friendship between the two countries.

If she really did poison the eldest son, then did Yuehui Kingdom send such a princess here because they felt that their country's history was too long and they wanted to put an end to it?

Seeing that the master remained silent for a long time, Nanny Lin continued, "Master, the person behind this may have seen that poisoning the wet nurse did not produce any effect, so he changed his method."

"The eldest prince changes his mattress every half a month. When I checked the mattress delivered this time, I actually found willow catkins hidden inside."

When she said this, Nanny Lin's face was full of seriousness and caution.

Children cannot be easily touched by willow catkins, as they can easily cause shortness of breath or even blockage. Children are fragile and cannot bear it.

Nanny Lin had always checked the eldest prince's bedding and other personal belongings very strictly. Perhaps the people behind the scenes had never expected that such a covert method could be detected.

After all, the willow catkins were hidden deep, but I never thought that Nanny Lin would cut the quilt open for inspection, and then have the palace maids in Kunning Palace sew it up carefully.

Only after being sure that there are no problems at all will it be allowed to be used by the eldest prince with confidence.

These meticulous inspection methods were naturally carefully instructed by the master.

Su Jingyao couldn't help but sneer, with a hint of coldness in her laughter.

"Their ultimate purpose in harming the eldest prince is nothing more than to target me. If I don't do something, I will be too sorry for the series of conspiracies and plots of Concubine De and Concubine Lin."

Afterwards, Su Jingyao continued to instruct: "Use the same methods they used to murder the eldest prince on the third prince."

At this moment, her expression became extremely cold, and her delicate face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost.

Nanny Lin frowned slightly, looking worried.

"The catkins are not a big deal. Babies are more sensitive to them, which can easily cause shortness of breath, coughing and other conditions. If it is discovered early, the Third Prince's life will not be in danger."

"But if the poison is given to the Third Prince's nurse, the Third Prince will drink her breast milk for a few days and I'm afraid he won't survive."

"If you dare to hurt Xingxing, you will die. I am vicious and cruel. Isn't that what Concubine De wants to see? Naturally, I will help her."

"I just don't know if Concubine De can withstand my cruelty."

Nanny Lin's eyes also became firm, and she nodded, "Yes, Master."

On this day, it was late at night and Jun Zechen rested in Kunning Palace. He held Su Jingyao in his arms and they both fell asleep.

At this time, Anshun, who was outside the door, looked as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, running around in a panic.

Someone from Concubine De's side came to report that the Third Prince was vomiting non-stop and even had shortness of breath, and had been seen by several imperial physicians.

But now, His Majesty's attitude towards Concubine De has changed. How could he dare to disturb His Majesty and the Queen just because of Concubine De's affairs?

However... this is the third prince.

Just now, An Shun instructed a young eunuch to go to Yikun Palace to check the situation. The young eunuch ran back in a hurry, panting.

"Since your Majesty hasn't been here for a long time, Concubine De has sent someone to invite the Queen Mother. It is estimated that the Queen Mother will arrive at the Yikun Palace soon."

An Shun's heart sank suddenly. If the Queen Mother had already arrived at the Yikun Palace, then there was really no reason for His Majesty and the Queen not to be there.

Afterwards, An Shun walked into the palace carefully, and then went all the way to the bedroom. Outside the screen, he called very softly.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."

Jun Zechen frowned, was awakened from his sleep, and slowly opened his eyes.

Su Jingyao also woke up because of the noise and asked sleepily, "What's wrong with your majesty?"

An Shun heard the sounds made by his two masters and knew that they had woken up.

Then he continued, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it is said that the Third Prince is vomiting and breathing rapidly. He has been to several imperial doctors. I am afraid the situation is not good. The Empress Dowager is already on her way to the Yikun Palace."

Jun Zechen frowned tightly, turned his head to look at Su Jingyao who was still sleepy, and said softly: "Yaoyao, continue to sleep, I'll go and take a look."

Su Jingyao forced herself to cheer up and sat up.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has passed away. As the Queen and the legitimate mother of the Third Prince, I naturally have to go and see her."

Jun Zechen nodded, and then the two of them quickly changed their clothes and headed towards Yikun Palace.

Fortunately, the Yiku Palace was not far away, and when they arrived, the Queen Mother had not arrived yet.

When Defei saw the emperor and the empress coming hand in hand, especially when her eyes fell on the empress, her heart was burning with rage and she wanted to eat the empress alive.

Concubine De had never expected that the Queen could be so cruel. She actually tried to take the Third Prince's life!

If he hadn't happened to have the antidote to the poison in his hand, the Third Prince would have surely died in his sleep tonight!

However, at this moment, she could not reveal that the third prince was in trouble because of poisoning, otherwise how could she explain where the antidote came from.

When she poisoned the eldest prince, she knew that the wet nurse had not taken the poison at all. She just wanted to make the queen nervous and make her panic because of the eldest prince, revealing her true face.

That's why they used the method of willow catkins later, which could hurt the eldest prince but would not put his life in danger.

But what about the queen? What evidence did she have to prove that she was the one who did all this? She just returned all the tricks intact.

For some reason, willow catkins appeared in the third prince's bedding. The catkins were very fine, causing the third prince to breathe rapidly and cough continuously.

Such a young child would have died long ago if it weren’t for Doctor Li.

Defei knelt on the ground with tears on her face, her body trembling slightly, and she cried out at the top of her lungs.

"I, your humble servant, come to see Your Majesty and the Queen, and ask Your Majesty to make a decision for me. The Third Prince was murdered by someone. He is still so young. How could someone be so vicious?"

"Please get up, Concubine De." Jun Zechen said with a slightly frown.

Afterwards, Jun Zechen turned his gaze to Doctor Li and asked solemnly, "How is the Third Prince doing now?"

Doctor Li bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the Third Prince is coughing because of his breathing problems. I have used some methods to make his breathing smooth. There is no big problem."

"As for the cause of the vomiting, I am still investigating. At present, it seems that the Third Prince is out of danger."

Concubine De stared at the empress's calm eyes and clenched her hands into fists.

This time she must let His Majesty see clearly what kind of person his queen is!