MM Racing Chapter 126 Poison
Chapter 126 Poison
At this time, Wen Yi pulled the Fourth Prince's sleeve and raised her pink little face to ask.
"Fourth brother, what are you holding in your hand?"
As she spoke, she pointed with her little finger at the bouquet in his hand.
The fourth prince squatted down and pushed a bouquet of flowers in front of Wen Yi, "Wen Yi, these are the flowers that the fourth brother picked. Do you think they look good?"
Seeing that the two were talking happily, Nian Shilan and Concubine Duan smiled at each other.
She said to Concubine Duan, "Tomorrow I will invite all the concubines to come to Yikun Palace to sit for a while, chat and taste cakes. Is Concubine Duan free?"
"If the Imperial Concubine asks, she must be free."
Nian Shilan smiled slightly.
……
Jingren Palace.
"The Queen suddenly called the concubines here, what's the important matter?"
Sitting inside the palace, Concubine Qi, An Lingrong and the Queen were having a tea break.
The two were suddenly summoned to the Queen's palace by Jianqiu, which was quite strange.
The queen sat back on the couch, supporting her head with one hand, feeling quite annoyed. "Now the Imperial Concubine has the Fourth Prince as her child. Although the Fourth Prince is not favored by the Emperor, he has been restored to his position and has a son. He should not be underestimated. Concubine Wan is favored and pregnant. Even Concubine Li is pregnant. But the two of you are becoming less favored by the Emperor."
Hearing this, An Agree lowered his head and dared not say anything more.
Concubine Qi sat beside the Queen, mumbling, "Queen, Concubine Li only used some despicable tricks to win the Emperor's favor."
But as soon as he said this, he was immediately retorted by the Queen.
"No matter what, she is still favored. How can she be like you two? If we don't think of some solutions, I'm afraid the emperor will think that you two don't exist in the palace!"
Seeing the Queen's overwhelming power, Concubine Qi didn't dare to say anything and could only mutter.
"The Emperor has been staying at Concubine Wan's place every time he comes to Suiyuxuan recently, and I am at a loss as to what to do."
An Lingrong, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke up, "Your Majesty, I do have a plan."
"Oh? Go ahead." The queen glanced at her.
"I have made great progress in my dancing today. My newly woven dance costume looks like a blooming lotus. If His Majesty could see me dancing in the lotus pond tonight, I think I would be able to impress His Majesty."
She spoke in a gentle voice, lowered her head slightly, and looked at the queen.
"Really? That's a really good thing."
An Lingrong is actually a smart person who knows how to compete and compare, so she is a useful person.
As the queen, she only needs to use it a little to enable her to accomplish great things.
In this way, she will have a favorite concubine in her hands in the future and will not have to worry anymore.
"It's not difficult to let the emperor pass by. Just prepare well tonight."
"Yes, concubine, thank you very much, Queen."
An Lingrong forced a smile, stood up and bowed.
When Concubine Qi looked at her, she was filled with rage, but she couldn't vent it.
It was not until the Queen asked the two to leave that Concubine Qi could no longer hold her anger.
"Fox demon Meizi, do you think you can win the emperor's favor by just dancing twice? The emperor just feels sorry for her."
Noble Lady Qi did not shy away from talking at all.
He didn't care whether An Lingrong was there or could hear him.
Jingtai behind him was worried about Concubine Qi. Thinking of the last time she was punished by Concubine Hua, he swallowed his saliva.
Or give a verbal reminder.
"My lady, let's go back to the palace first."
Concubine Qi rolled her eyes at her. "It's just a simple promise. Do you think that others don't know what you did before? Do you think that the emperor will believe it if you just find a palace maid to take the blame?"
After the taunting, he left without hesitation.
The mocked An Lingrong just stood there, looking at her arrogant and frivolous back.
"My lady, don't take it to heart. Lady Qi is just like that. She is jealous of you for winning the Queen's favor. Let's see what she has to say when the Emperor stays in our palace today."
Baojuan quickly noticed that An Lingrong was unhappy and spoke.
"She is right. That incident will always be a knot in the hearts of the emperor and Concubine Wan."
Now that Concubine Wan is pregnant, she is not completely sure that she can gain the emperor's favor. After all, the emperor dotes on Concubine Wan so much that he may take into account that Concubine Wan is unwilling to be close to her.
In short, it all depends on whether she can impress the emperor with her dance tonight.
What's more, with 'that thing' at work, there's no need to worry that the emperor won't stay.
And after that...
Baojuan suddenly spoke up, "No, even if Concubine Wan is angry, but you helped Concubine Wan avoid the oleander pollen poison given by Concubine Qi, Concubine Wan will definitely remember it."
When Baojuan mentioned the matter of oleander pollen, An Lingrong suddenly had an idea in her mind.
She hurried back and asked to see the Queen again.
……
It's quite lively tonight.
At midnight, beside the lotus pond, An Lingrong danced passionately, which really made Yinzhen feel quite amused.
Now, Concubine Wan and Concubine Li in the palace are pregnant.
It is naturally a good thing to have more fun.
Besides, he didn't know why.
When An Lingrong stood in the pavilion in the pond, turned gracefully and danced freely, he just found it pleasing to the eye.
But once An Lingrong approached him, he couldn't help but feel moved.
I just want to be close to her.
Can't wait to go to the Yanxi Palace.
Yikun Palace.
Nian Shilan was sitting at the desk, watching the Fourth Prince practicing calligraphy.
Songzhi walked in, leaned over to her ear, and told her what happened in the Yanxi Palace tonight.
Nian Shilan raised her eyebrows, not surprised.
"It's not surprising. She's a capable person and she'll always come up with something."
Thinking of what happened later, Nian Shilan smiled.
In fact, An Lingrong was also a ruthless person. For the sake of favor, she practiced her singing voice hard in order to be somewhat similar to Chun Yuan. Then she practiced ice skating hard in order to make the emperor smile. Furthermore, in order to make her posture light, she took Xiji Pills which could cause infertility.
Not only is he meticulous, but he is also ruthless.
If such a person is not a teammate but an opponent.
It should never be underestimated.
……
The next day.
Nian Shilan invited everyone to the Yiku Palace. Except for Concubine Wan and Noble Lady Li who stayed in the palace to protect the fetus, Noble Lady Hui did not go either because she had to take care of the sick Empress Dowager.
The other concubines, except An Lingrong and Concubine Qi, were not invited.
Everyone went there, and the Yikun Palace became unusually lively.
"My dear sisters, I recently got a piece of fine jadeite. It is really rare. I wanted to share it with you sisters, so I ordered the Ministry of Internal Affairs to cut it into pieces and give it to you. Do you like it?"
Nian Shilan, who was sitting in the main seat, raised her hand slightly, signaling the palace servant to present the jadeite.
Soon, the things were placed in front of the ladies.
When everyone opened it, they saw that Concubine Xin was a quick-witted person and she spoke immediately.
"Look at the jadeite's mellow color, it must be a top-quality product. Your Majesty, if you give it to me like this, how can I accept it?"
Nian Shilan smiled faintly, "No matter how good it is, it can't compare to the affection between the sisters in the palace who spend day and night together. But I don't know what you like, so I can only give it to you in such a rough way. If you want to make something, just send it directly to the Ministry of Internal Affairs for customization."
Concubine Jing stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, I am very happy."
"You are too polite, Concubine Jing. You and I are from the same room in the palace. I should have given you something good earlier. I have delayed it until today. Please don't blame me, Concubine Jing."
Nian Shilan was very humble in his words, which made Concubine Jing feel a little embarrassed.
"Your Majesty is praising me."
……
Broken Yuxuan.
It is located in a remote area, and it is a quiet place for nurturing the fetus.
Originally, Zhen Huan thought that no one would come today, so she only planned to embroider bellybands in the palace and listen to Liu Zhu and Huan Bi talking about interesting things in the palace.
But unexpectedly, an uninvited guest came.
Jinxi pushed the door open and came in, reporting, "Madam, An Da Ying is here."
Zhen Huan frowned slightly but didn't say anything.
Then Huanbi said, "Why is she here? If she comes, it must be bad news."
Liu Zhu blinked and said, "I don't know who told me yesterday that An agreed to dance beside the lotus pond, which made the emperor very happy."
Having said that, the contempt in Huanbi's eyes deepened a little.
"How about I go and tell An that the young lady is taking a nap?"
Seeing Huanbi like this, Zhen Huan sighed, "Forget it, since she is here, maybe she has something important to tell you, let her in first."
"Yes." There was some worry on Huanbi's face. She always felt that An Lingrong was somewhat unlucky.
An Lingrong only brought one maid, Baojuan, with her into the palace.
As soon as I entered the bedroom, a cool breeze hit me in the face. It was much cooler in here than the heat outside.
"Sister Wan, this place is really a paradise on earth. It's so cool. I've only seen this windmill in the Emperor's Yangxin Palace. It seems that the Emperor really dotes on you."
As soon as I entered the door, I started to utter compliments.
Show your friendly stance.
Zhen Huan smiled quietly without saying anything, and told Liu Zhu to give her a seat.
An Lingrong sat down, and Zhen Huan spoke.
"Sister, are you here today for something important?"
Even though I knew that An Lingrong was as vicious as a snake, I still had to put in some effort to please her.
After all, no one knows what An Lingrong is up to by coming here today.
"My sister has nothing to do. Today, the Imperial Concubine is hosting a banquet for all the palaces, so I am left with nothing. After thinking about it, I think only my sister can sit here. I hope my sister will not reject Ling Rong."
Zhen Huan chuckled, "That's not true, sister. I'm afraid I haven't entertained you well enough. Huanbi, tell the kitchen to send some snacks."
An Lingrong smiled as she looked at the gorgeous hair on Zhen Huan's head.
"Sister, you are wearing a very beautiful hairpin. I guess it was given by the Emperor as a gift, right?"
Zhen Huan stroked the hairpin on her bun and then she remembered.
"Oh, not really. It was sent by someone from the Imperial Concubine's palace. They said it was a gift from the Imperial Concubine for her great joy. They said it was distributed throughout the palace. Didn't my sister receive it?"
Zhen Huan asked this question deliberately.
An Lingrong had never seen it, so she certainly didn't have it. And given the relationship between the Imperial Concubine and An Lingrong, how could An Lingrong get it?
As expected, An Lingrong looked embarrassed, lowered her head, and smiled awkwardly, "Sister... How could my sister be so lucky? The Imperial Concubine must have valued me so much that she would have given me this."
Zhen Huan just smiled faintly and didn't respond.
At this time, Xiao Yunzi suddenly came forward to pass on the message.
"My queen, someone from Yikun Palace sent a plate of cakes."
Zhen Huan nodded, "Hurry up and send it up."
During this period, Yikun Palace had a lot of contact with her.
Presumably, the pastries were just like the hairpins in the morning, with each concubine in the palace who had not left having a bowl of them, so Zhen Huan did not find it strange.
"I've heard before that the food in the small kitchen of Yikun Palace is the most delicious."
An Lingrong flattered her, and the palace servants brought up the cakes.
"Madam Wan Fei, these are the sugar-steamed cheese, plum blossom cakes, and rose cakes given by our queen, as well as a pot of honeysuckle tea. Please enjoy them, Madam Wan Fei."
The people who came to deliver the cakes were not the familiar palace maids or eunuchs.
Zhen Huan asked curiously, "I don't think I've ever seen you before."
The maid paused for a moment and continued, "Replying to Her Majesty Wan Fei, I am a maid who performs variety shows in the Yikun Palace. Her Majesty is hosting a banquet for the concubines in the palaces today, and the servants in the palace are all busy, so I was asked to bring you here."
This reason made sense. Zhen Huan waved her hand and said, "I understand. You can go back and report."
"Yes."
The palace maids left and Jinxi came forward with a silver needle.
I tried each cake carefully.
Seeing this, An Lingrong said, "Aunt Jingxi has always been careful. This is great. I hope she can ensure that nothing goes wrong."
"The hearts of people in this palace are unpredictable. If you are not careful, you may be unpredictable." Zhen Huan said coldly.
An Lingrong lowered her head, pretending not to understand the reasoning, and only said, "I've often heard of the cakes in the Yikun Palace, but I didn't know that the tea has a special flavor. It's not easy to make honeysuckle tea so fragrant."
Speaking of which, he raised his hand and poured himself a cup.
Zhen Huan just smiled and said, "Your Highness is a delicate lady, so they naturally know a little bit about everything."
An Lingrong smiled and said, "Then I will taste it for you first."
Zhen Huan nodded and said nothing more.
But soon, after An Lingrong drank the tea, her expression suddenly changed slightly.
Zhen Huan frowned slightly and looked at her intently.
An Lingrong swallowed the tea.
Soon he began to make retching movements, as if he was going to vomit.
Baojuan screamed and quickly brought the spittoon to An Lingrong to vomit.
"My Lord, what happened to you?"
Upon seeing this, Zhen Huan quickly ordered Huanbi to call Doctor Wen.
Then he took the pot and took a look, only to find that it contained only ordinary honeysuckle tea.
No different from usual.
"What's wrong with my sister?"
An Lingrong raised her face and covered her mouth with a handkerchief, tears in her eyes, "Sister, this... this is not ordinary honeysuckle, but heartbreak grass."
"What?" Zhen Huan's face was full of disbelief, even suspicion.
An Lingrong spoke weakly, "This heartbreak grass is very similar to honeysuckle and can be easily confused. Moreover, this heartbreak grass is highly poisonous and can cause death."
"This...how is this possible? Doctor Wen is almost here?" Zhen Huan immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.
But she still had a glimmer of doubt in her heart.
"Miss Huanbi has already gone to invite her." Jinxi said, and brought a spittoon and clean water.
"Master An, hurry up, maybe you can vomit out the tea in your stomach."
Zhen Huan felt something was wrong. Why would Yikun Palace send her a pot of poison?
And what was such a coincidence that it was drunk by An Lingrong.
But now, the most important thing is to make sure An Lingrong is safe as soon as possible.
If anything happened, it would definitely involve her and Concubine Hua!