Chapter 447 Lu Ziyang Poisoned
Zhao Shuning bowed and turned to leave. Zhao Zhaoyi took a few deep breaths and finally calmed down her anger.
This little bitch can still show off in front of me now. When her son ascends the throne, I will have plenty of ways to get back at her.
Zhao Zhaoyi entered the palace and originally planned to cry in front of Emperor Defeng's bed to express her worry and grief, but the smell was so disgusting that no matter how good her acting skills were, she couldn't hold on and soon left with red eyes.
Even though all the annoying people had left, Xiao Baozhu didn't relax.
Her father's condition worried her.
She didn't want to wait any longer. If she waited any longer, her father would really die.
She lowered her voice and said to Feng Youcai, "Eunuch Feng, I want to bring someone into the palace to check my father's pulse, but this matter cannot be made public. Can you help me?"
She looked at Feng Youcai with pleading in her eyes.
Feng Youcai lowered his head and said, "Princess, I am just a servant. There is really only so much I can do."
Xiao Baozhu said anxiously, "This matter is extremely important. I cannot be careless. I cannot take any risks. You are the only one I can trust in this Yangxin Palace."
Feng Youcai didn't say anything for a moment.
Xiao Baozhu's tone became more urgent. "Eunuch, Father's illness can't be delayed any longer. Eighth brother has evil intentions towards Father. I can't just sit back and watch."
Feng Youcai hurriedly said, "Princess, the Crown Prince is extremely filial to the Emperor. You must not make such assumptions and hurt your brother-sister relationship."
Xiao Baozhu had a thousand words to say, but in the end she swallowed them all back.
Now is not the time to talk about this.
She just wanted Ah Sheng to take her father's pulse.
"Eunuch, that man will definitely be able to cure my father. I'm just worried that someone might try to stop me, so I can only come here secretly. With your help, this matter will definitely not be discovered."
Feng Youcai still lowered his head, repeatedly refusing, "Princess, I am just a servant, there are many things I can't do."
Xiao Baozhu was a little anxious. Before she could continue her lobbying, Feng Youcai continued, "The princess doesn't need to worry about the emperor. Instead, it's Concubine Rou. She is now in the cold palace. I don't know how her situation is. If the princess has the energy to spare, perhaps she can help out."
Xiao Baozhu was slightly stunned.
After Concubine Rou was banished to the cold palace, she only visited her once.
Concubine Rou seemed to be fine and even comforted her, so Xiao Baozhu never went there again.
What did Feng Youcai mean by suddenly mentioning Concubine Rou? Was she being mistreated? Xiao Baozhu was immediately startled.
Nothing must happen to Concubine Rou, otherwise, I won’t be able to explain myself when my Seventh Prince comes back.
It's too late to bring Ah Sheng into the palace today, so I'll go see Concubine Rou first. If those palace servants dare to treat her harshly, I will punish them severely and will not let them off easily.
Xiao Baozhu got up and went there in a hurry.
Feng Youcai looked at her back as she left, then looked at Emperor Defeng who was unconscious on the bed, with an inexplicable expression.
When Xiao Yanlin learned that Zhao Shuning was driven away by Xiao Baozhu, his brows slightly frowned.
He took time to visit Emperor Defeng, and when he saw that his condition had worsened, he breathed a sigh of relief with a barely perceptible air.
It seems that my father doesn't have many days left.
That's fine.
My father has passed away of old age, so I don’t have to do it myself.
He sat at the head of Emperor Defeng's bed with a sad expression.
Even though the stench was blowing into his nose, he sat steadily at the head of the bed, holding Emperor Defeng's hand.
After leaving the Yangxin Palace, he took out a handkerchief, wiped his hands carefully, and then threw the handkerchief casually on the ground.
"It's burned."
The palace maid behind him quickly responded.
He is now acting as the administrator of government affairs and has become the master of the Imperial Study.
He sat on the dragon throne, stroking the handles of the throne over and over again with his hands, his eyes full of fanaticism and obsession.
He was only a title away from the throne.
His mother and grandfather’s planning for more than ten years paid off, and now he finally sat in this position.
It’s not as difficult as you imagine.
His brothers were no better than that.
At this moment, a palace servant came in to report, "Crown Prince, the Ninth Princess has gone to the cold palace and wants to call the imperial physician for Concubine Rou. This servant cannot stop her."
When Xiao Yanlin heard this, the smile on his face faded a little.
His sister had been favored when the emperor was alive and had a lawless temper. Now that the emperor was about to die, she hadn't changed at all.
Did she think that after her father died, he would spoil her?
"Let her be. Concubine Rou cannot die now."
The palace maid heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this.
Both sides are important people whom they cannot afford to offend, and they are caught in the middle and are in a really difficult situation.
Xiao Baozhu invited an imperial physician to help Concubine Rou, and she left the cold palace more than an hour later.
After the imperial physician left the cold palace, he was transferred to the imperial study.
Xiao Yanlin asked about Concubine Rou's condition in a concerned tone, and the imperial physician answered respectfully.
"The pulse of the Imperial Concubine Rou is like a light knife scraping bamboo, with a rough feel in the sinking part and a stringy feel in the floating part. This is a sign of the liver wood attacking the stomach, caused by prolonged thinking damaging the spleen. This condition is not difficult to cure; all you need to do is maintain a cheerful mood."
Xiao Yanlin asked a few more questions, but found nothing unusual, so he didn't bother with it anymore.
The next day, Xiao Baozhu entered the palace as usual. This time, there was an ordinary unfamiliar face among the palace maids following her.
She first went to the Yangxin Palace to visit the emperor, and then went to the cold palace to ask the imperial physician for Concubine Rou again.
This went on for several days in a row.
With Xiao Yanlin's tacit consent, this matter was not stopped.
Everything is calm.
However, a disturbance occurred in the Fourth Princess's Mansion.
Ever since Xiao Wanzhen was framed and placed under house arrest by Zhao Shuning, her status in the Lu family has declined significantly, and her husband Lu Ziyang has become even colder towards her.
Xiao Wanzhen was also disheartened and completely gave up the idea of reconciling with Lu Ziyang. She moved back to the Fourth Princess's Mansion and lived her life behind closed doors with her daughter. Lu Ziyang never visited her.
But in the past few days, Lu Ziyang came to the princess's mansion for the first time.
He came in the name of visiting his daughter, and his attitude towards Xiao Wanzhen changed a lot, even to the point of being gentle.
The alarm bells in Xiao Wanzhen's heart rang instantly.
She suddenly thought of the letter Xiao Baozhu sent her.
This man hasn't come to see me for such a long time, but now he suddenly comes and pretends to be so gentle. There must be something wrong when things are abnormal!
Xiao Wanzhen did not give him a cold look, but instead looked extremely moved. The family of three sat together and had a long-awaited reunion dinner.
After the meal, Lu Ziyang expressed his heartfelt feelings to Xiao Wanzhen, expressing his longing and love for her.
That night, Lu Ziyang stayed overnight.
Xiao Wanzhen wanted to find out what he was up to, so she didn't drive him away. She just used the excuse that she had her period and didn't sleep with him.
That night, Xiao Wanzhen remained alert and did not really fall asleep.
Sure enough, in the second half of the night, Lu Ziyang got up stealthily and did something unknown.
The next day, he left early.
Xiao Wanzhen immediately sent people to search her house inside and out.
Finally, the problem was discovered in the incense burner she was using.
It's poisoned in there!
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