Chapter 271 The Rebellion Begins
Yun Zheng frowned. "Anyone who could use the Fifth Princess' infection to escape from the cold palace must be extremely cold-blooded and heartless. How could he possibly fight to the death for the Fifth Princess?"
She was certain that the fifth princess' infection with the epidemic was part of Concubine Lei's plan.
The women in the palace are so terrible that they will do anything to achieve their goals.
Lichun also reacted, "You mean? The antidote is with the fifth princess."
"yes."
Lichun turned around and left in a hurry, saying that he had to tell the emperor.
In Chonghua Palace, the fifth princess's coffin was placed in the main hall.
Lei Jieyu stood in front of the coffin with a dejected look and refused to allow it to be closed.
"All of you go away. I want to talk to my daughter alone and send her off for the last time."
The Third Prince's mood was extremely complicated, "Mother, I will accompany you."
Lei Jieyu's eyes were red from crying. "You should go too. Don't get infected. You are my only child. If anything happens to you, I won't live anymore."
The Third Prince felt mixed emotions: grief, sadness, and a hint of inexplicable doubt.
"Mother."
Lei Jieyu waved her hand and he had to retreat.
Everyone left. Lei Jieyu stood there for a while and sighed softly.
"Xiaowu, don't blame me. I didn't mean it."
"If there is an afterlife, let's be mother and daughter again. In the next life, I will definitely be a good mother."
Her trembling right hand reached out to the child's clothes, tugged at them, and didn't move.
After pulling again, he finally got the pill out.
She held the pill tightly, her eyes flickering, and she was struggling internally.
Now that things have come to this, there is no point in thinking too much.
She took a deep breath and finally made a decision.
Eat it, destroy the body and there will be no more loopholes.
At the same time, we can also escape this epidemic unscathed, without any disaster or disease, and have the last laugh.
She would be the mistress of this palace! High above, covering the sky with one hand, dominating all living beings in the world.
She picked up the pill and put it into her mouth. At this moment, a hidden weapon shot out and hit her wrist.
She felt a pain in her wrist, and the pills in her hand flew out involuntarily.
A dark shadow flashed by and reached out to pick up the pill.
Lei Jieyu was so frightened that her soul was about to be blown away. She was exposed! "Give it back to me! Quick!"
The Third Prince heard the noise and asked anxiously from outside, "Mother, what happened?"
Lei Jieyu hugged the black shadow and screamed loudly, "This is indecent, this is indecent!"
The third prince kicked open the door and rushed in, and was stunned by the scene he saw.
"Ying San, why...are you here?"
Ying San is one of the emperor's secret guards. He only obeys the emperor's orders and is the most trusted among the trusted ones.
Ying San's expression was icy. "Lei Jieyu murdered her own daughter and secretly hid her own antidote. I have been ordered to apprehend her."
The Third Prince was stunned. "What antidote?"
Ying San pushed Lei Jieyu to the ground and said coldly, "The antidote to the epidemic will make the Fifth Princess well. Unfortunately, she met a vicious mother."
The Third Prince was struck by a bolt from the blue. "This is impossible. Mother loves Xiaowu the most. If there really was an antidote, she would have given it to Xiaowu immediately. You must have made a mistake."
Lei Jieyu collapsed on the ground, her face ashen and her heart filled with despair.
Just one step away!
Ying San shouted, "Lei Jieyu, Nanny Guan has confessed and exposed you. You are her accomplice. You infected her own daughter with the plague so that you could escape from the cold palace."
"With all the evidence and witnesses, do you have anything else to say?"
Lei Jieyu raised her head suddenly, her face looking ferocious and terrifying.
"I am not wrong. It is the emperor and this unfair world that are wrong."
"I hate that I, despite my peerless beauty, have to be inferior to a woman with no talent or beauty, and suffer all kinds of torture."
"I hate that the Emperor treats me as a chess piece to balance the situation in the harem."
"I hate it. The emperor completely disregarded the affection we've had over the years and brought great harm to my Lei family. My father and brother both died on the way to exile, and the women in my family were bullied."
"I hate that the emperor banished me to the cold palace and tortured me there."
"I just hate that God is unfair and the emperor hasn't caught the plague yet!"
"He is the one who deserves to die the most!"
Amidst the roars, the Third Prince was stunned and his scalp was tingling. It was over.
"Mother, please stop talking."
After Lei Jieyu finished speaking, she suddenly pulled out her golden hairpin and stabbed her neck, causing her to bleed profusely.
"ah."
The Third Prince flew over and held her in his arms, "Mother."
But Lei Jieyu pushed him away, her eyes full of resentment.
"Get out of here! I hate you! Whenever I see your face that looks like the emperor's, I want to kill you, you little bastard."
The third prince had always been the most favored son, and had never been subjected to such vicious insults. He felt angry and aggrieved, and his eyes were red.
Lei Jieyu gave him a deep look, then angrily cursed, "Get lost."
Amidst her angry curses, the blood flowed faster. After a while, she fell down powerlessly and slowly closed her eyes.
The Third Prince's legs went weak, and he fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face. "Mother."
When the emperor heard the news, he did not go to see her for the last time, but simply ordered, "Bury the mother and daughter together."
"yes."
The emperor took the last antidote, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind, "Let the third prince have a good rest and don't think too much."
"yes."
That night, the third prince fell ill with a high fever that wouldn't go away. The imperial physician said he had contracted an epidemic.
Afterwards, people in the Yangxin Palace were infected one after another, even the second prince and several ministers fell ill.
This time, everything is in complete chaos.
Everyone knelt down and begged, "Your Majesty, please give me some medicine."
"Please give me medicine, Your Majesty."
The emperor only has one antidote, who should he give it to?
Of course, none.
"The ghost doctor hasn't cracked the prescription yet?"
The secret guard reported cautiously, "Tell me, we are still missing one medicine."
The emperor was extremely anxious and ordered him to hand over the prescription within one day.
"yes."
The emperor paused, then suddenly asked, "How is the Queen Mother?"
The secret guard said softly, "The condition is stable and has not worsened."
The emperor was unclear, "Not recovered yet?"
"No, it will take some time."
Late at night, Cining Palace
Yun Zheng sat by the window, looking at the chessboard on the stone table. After pondering for a while, he put down a chess piece.
"The Queen Mother's illness has been greatly cured. There is no problem with the antidote. However, there are people infected everywhere. If this continues, something bad will happen."
The ghost doctor sat across from her, frowning, "This herb is very rare, and it grows in the land of Nanyue."
It's Nanyue again! Yun Zheng snorted coldly, "These wolves have ambitions, and their hearts must be destroyed. However, their good days are over."
Suddenly, there was a burst of noise outside.
Flames shot up into the sky in the east, illuminating the dark sky.
Yun Zheng stood up suddenly, "Oh no, something happened, go find out."
After a while, Lichun came back in a hurry.
"Princess, the thieves are causing chaos and besieging the palace. Lock the palace gates tightly and do not come out."
Yun Zheng and the Ghost Doctor looked at each other, and the last shoe finally dropped.
They planned this whole thing, bribing concubines and maids, and spreading the epidemic. They must have other tricks up their sleeves.
"The bandits split into two groups, one besieging Donghua Gate and the other besieging Xihua Gate."
Yun Zheng took a deep breath. She had been waiting for this day! Life or death depended on this one move!
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