Lin Xiangwu fell silent after being spoken to.
Because he discovered that what Laifu, this unreliable guy, said actually made a lot of sense.
Although he did not want to harm innocent people, it was the eldest prince, Qi Xiao, who was actually harming more innocent people and trying to shake the foundation of the country.
Everything they are doing now is only to protect the Great Yan Kingdom and to protect more people.
Although His Majesty is young, he is able to offer advice widely and make good use of talented people. With the support of the Regent and the old Prime Minister Lin Yanping, a group of civil and military officials, most of the common people of the Great Yan Kingdom can live and work in peace and contentment, and enemy countries dare not easily invade.
All of this was enough for Lin Xiangwu.
Xiao Yuehan had been lying down since noon and hadn't woken up properly, and hadn't even eaten dinner.
Several senior palace maids were extremely worried, but without Consort Xiao's instructions, they dared not easily call the imperial physician and could only wait outside.
Meanwhile, in places unseen by them, several shadowy figures lurked in the darkness, waiting silently.
The night was deep, and the bright moon had slowly reached its zenith.
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outside the palace
Qi Xiao stood in the courtyard, the moonlight shining on his moon-white robe, which made him look even taller and more elegant. However, his usually gentle and kind face was half-hidden in the darkness, and he even showed a hint of murderous intent.
Qi Xiao also felt that it was about time.
He bit his finger and dripped the blood into the stove on the stone table.
The moment the blood fell, an insect darted out, caught it perfectly, and quickly absorbed it.
At the same time, the several people who had been quietly waiting outside the Spring and Autumn Pavilion became serious.
For some unknown reason, Consort Xiao Yuehan, who had been in a deep sleep, suddenly opened her eyes and stood up stiffly.
She was still wearing a white undergarment, her long black hair was disheveled and draped behind her head, and she walked barefoot on the ground as if she were oblivious to everything, toward the door.
The palace maid guarding the door was dozing off and didn't notice the door being opened. Her eyes were so blurry she could barely keep them open, and she kept pecking at the ground like a chick, nodding her head forward.
But suddenly, a heavy pain appeared in her leg, startling the palace maid who was on night watch awake.
"Help...Your Majesty? Your Majesty, what are you doing here? Do you have any orders?" The little palace maid ignored the pain in her leg and quickly got up from the ground.
Her cries also woke up the others who were asleep, and all the palace maids hurriedly got up to see what was going on.
As a result, many people saw that Consort Xiao Yuehan seemed to have suddenly lost all her hearing and was focused on walking outside.
Although the outside of Chunqiu Pavilion was paved with bluestone bricks, not every part was perfectly smooth. Xiao Yuehan stepped on them barefoot, and soon the uneven bricks cut her fair feet, causing blood to slowly flow out.
Even so, she seemed completely oblivious and didn't even lower her head.
"Quickly, go and call for help! Quickly, go and call for help! Your Majesty! Our Lady is definitely possessed by an evil spirit, what should we do?" The head palace maid, Jinzhu, was also extremely anxious and did not know what to do.
She was carrying a pair of shoes and wanted to run over to put them on Xiao Yuehan, but she couldn't stop her at all and could only watch helplessly as Xiao Yuehan walked step by step towards the palace gate.
Just as they were about to cry from fright, someone came over and calmed them down with just a few words.
The head palace maid, Jinzhu, watched as her mistress, Xiao Yuehan, walked out tirelessly, like a walking corpse, but she was no longer as worried as before.
Because the person following behind Xiao Yuehan was Regent Qi Sichen.
Moreover, Qi Sichen was holding a little girl who hadn't woken up yet. The little girl was tilting her head and still sleeping on his shoulder.
Xiao Yuehan's feet were bleeding more and more, leaving bloody footprints with almost every step, which made the guards following behind feel sorry for her.
However, they came under Qi Sichen's orders, and without the Regent's permission, they would not offer assistance; they would simply follow behind.
They watched as Xiao Yuehan left the palace with her feet covered in blood, and actually walked to the gate of the First Prince's residence.
The First Prince's residence at night resembled a gigantic monster, silently opening its blood-red maw, waiting for prey to walk into its trap.
Lin Wanyue had been sleeping soundly on Qi Sichen's shoulder, and only now did she wake up rubbing her eyes.
Seeing Xiao Yuehan walk to the entrance of the First Prince's residence, Lin Wanyue and Qi Sichen showed no surprise, but the guards following behind did not have such composure, and their faces could not help but show some surprise.
Whether it was a special arrangement by the eldest prince Qi Xiao or not, their journey inside was very smooth, and they didn't even see a single servant on night watch.
"You've finally come..." The eldest prince, Qi Xiao, who had a smug smile on his face, suddenly fell silent and couldn't say anything.
The person who walked in looking like a walking corpse was not Lin Wanyue as he had expected!
It was his mother, Consort Xiao Yuehan!
How is that possible?
He clearly saw Lin Wanyue eat the pastries he had marked! And not just one.
And those that seem expensive are actually just containers for gu worms that have been hollowed out.
He clearly prepared so many insect eggs.
Why was Lin Wanyue being held in Qi Sichen's arms without any apparent abnormality, while his mother was in such a state?
Lin Wanyue must have already seen through his scheme, which is why she turned the tables on him!
After the initial panic subsided, the eldest prince Qi Xiao quickly figured out the key point.
He suppressed the astonishment on his face and exclaimed in shock, "Mother, why are you out so late? And what about Imperial Uncle and the Little Princess? What brings you all here today?"
"You don't need to worry about us, just continue." Qi Sichen looked on with amusement, and even had someone bring out two chairs from Qi Xiao's study, preparing to sit in the courtyard and continue watching the spectacle.
Qi Xiao's lips twitched, but he forced himself to suppress it.
Seeing his mother's leg covered in blood, Qi Xiao was both surprised and heartbroken. Without thinking twice, he immediately tore a piece from his clothes to bandage Xiao Yuehan's leg.
Placing the Gu poison is easy, but removing the Gu worm is much more troublesome. Moreover, Qi Xiao didn't have the guts to do it in front of Lin Wanyue and Qi Sichen.
He didn't believe that he could so easily deceive the cunning Qi Sichen and the already shrewd Lin Wanyue, even though she was only a little girl.
Qi Xiao felt increasingly terrified the more he thought about it.
Could it be that Lin Wanyue and the others already knew about his plan? That's why they harmed his mother like this!
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