Chapter 566 The Legend of Zhen Huan An Lingrong 23
Chapter 566 The Legend of Zhen Huan An Lingrong 23
Baojuan lowered her head even lower, cold sweat trickling down her temples. She knew that the queen was really angry this time, and if she couldn't calm her down, she might lose her life.
"I deserve to die. I have failed to do my job well. Please punish me, Your Majesty." Baojuan kowtowed so much that blood soon seeped out of her forehead.
Yixiu looked at her humble appearance, and her anger subsided a little, but she still said coldly: "Do you think that a few kowtows can make up for your mistakes? As long as An Lingrong is not eliminated, I will never be at peace!"
Baojuan's heart trembled. The Queen was going to... She didn't dare to think about it, so she could only say timidly, "My servant is stupid. Please tell me clearly, Queen."
Yixiu put on a cruel smile, with a gleam of ruthlessness in her eyes: "Fucha's child came at the perfect time..."
Baojuan was frightened when she heard this, but she didn't dare to ask any more questions. She could only lower her head and wait for the queen's instructions.
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Baojuan received the order from Empress Yixiu, but her heart was beating fast.
Harming the emperor's offspring is a serious crime punishable by the death of nine generations of the clan. If you are not careful, you may lose your life.
But looking at Empress Yixiu's eyes that seemed to be filled with poison, she dared not disobey and had to retreat tremblingly, wondering how to accomplish this task without anyone noticing.
"This red flower is a good thing..." Empress Yixiu stroked the armor inlaid with gems, a cold smile appearing on the corner of her mouth.
"It only takes a little bit to make her fetus unstable, and then..."
Baojuan understood what she meant and secretly took some safflower from the Imperial Hospital and ground it into powder.
Baojuan sneaked to the corner outside Fucha Guiren's palace, looked around, and after making sure that no one was paying attention, she waved to a sneaky little eunuch.
The young eunuch was named Xiao Shunzi. He was a thief and a gambler, and was in debt. He was the perfect target in Baojuan's eyes.
"Xiao Shunzi, come here." Baojuan lowered her voice and pretended to be mysterious.
When Xiao Shunzi saw that it was Baojuan, he immediately nodded and ran over: "Miss Baojuan, what do you want?"
Baojuan took out a small bag of silver from her sleeve and stuffed it into Xiao Shunzi's hand. The weight of the money made Xiao Shunzi's eyes light up.
"This is a deposit, and there will be more when things are done."
Xiao Shunzi weighed the silver in his hand and smiled flatteringly: "Miss, just give me your orders. I will go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Baojuan leaned close to Xiao Shunzi's ear and whispered, "It's not a difficult thing. Just add something to Noble Lady Fucha's food..." She took out another paper bag from her sleeve and handed it to Xiao Shunzi.
"That's all. No one will know. Do you understand?"
Xiao Shunzi took the paper bag, opened it and took a look. There was some dark red powder inside. Although he didn't know what medicinal herbs were, he guessed that this thing was definitely not a good thing.
He swallowed his saliva and hesitated: "This...if someone finds out..."
Bao Juan snorted coldly, with a hint of ruthlessness in her eyes: "Just do it. If anything goes wrong, I will take the responsibility. But if you dare to leak any information or fail to do your job well, you know the consequences."
Xiao Shunzi was so frightened that he trembled and nodded quickly, saying, "I understand, I understand, don't worry, young lady, I will definitely get it done."
Baojuan nodded with satisfaction, turned and left, leaving Xiao Shunzi alone there, holding the packet of medicine powder tightly in his hand, feeling uneasy.
As night fell, the palace was silent.
Xiao Shunzi sneaked into Fu Cha Guiren's small kitchen under the cover of night, looked around, and after making sure that no one was there, he poured the medicine powder in his hand into the pregnancy-preserving medicine that Fu Cha Guiren had to drink every day.
Seeing the clear medicine gradually turn into a strange red color, Xiao Shunzi felt flustered and beads of sweat oozed from his forehead. He quickly packed up everything and fled from the small kitchen.
A few days later, Noble Lady Fucha suddenly suffered from persistent abdominal pain. After diagnosis by the imperial physician, it was said that she had accidentally ingested safflower, which led to the unstable fetus.
When the news reached Jingren Palace, Empress Yixiu's lips curled up into a smug smile.
"An Lingrong, do you really think you can fly up to the tree and become a phoenix? I want to see if the emperor will still love you as much as he does now after today."
At this time, An Lingrong was immersed in Yinzhen's gentle embrace and had no idea that danger was approaching.
The news of Noble Lady Fucha's miscarriage spread quickly throughout the harem like a gust of cold wind. When Yinzhen heard about it, he was furious and immediately ordered a thorough investigation.
At that time, An Lingrong was accompanying Yinzhen in the imperial garden to appreciate flowers. The clusters of blooming peonies were gorgeous, but not even one ten-thousandth as beautiful as her eyes. Yinzhen held her hand and said softly, "Lingrong, look at this peony. Does it look like you? It's elegant and beautiful, and it's stunningly beautiful."
An Lingrong lowered her head shyly and said softly, "The Emperor always makes fun of me."
She caught a glimpse of Su Peisheng coming hurriedly out of the corner of her eye. His face was solemn, and a sense of uneasiness rose in her heart.
Su Peisheng knelt in front of Yinzhen and reported the news of Noble Lady Fucha's miscarriage tremblingly. An Lingrong clearly felt Yinzhen's hand tightening suddenly, so hard that it almost crushed her bones.
"What's going on?" Yinzhen's voice was as cold as ice, without a trace of warmth.
Su Peisheng did not dare to look up, and reported the doctor's diagnosis truthfully: "The doctor said that Noble Lady Fucha accidentally ate safflower, which led to..."
"Red Flower?" Yinzhen's eyes flashed with ruthlessness: "There is actually someone in the harem who dares to be so bold!"
His tone was cold and he exuded a terrifying murderous aura.
An Lingrong trembled and her face turned pale.
Yinzhen also realized that he had lost his composure, and quickly let go of his hand, and his tone softened: "Rong'er, I didn't mean to scare you."
He held her in his arms, patted her back gently, and said soothingly like coaxing a child: "I am just worried that there is someone in the harem who is so bold and reckless that he dared to murder the heir to the throne."
An Lingrong snuggled in his arms, feeling his warm embrace, and the fear in her heart gradually dissipated.
She said softly, "I know that the emperor is doing this for the child and for Noble Lady Fucha."
Yinzhen stroked An Lingrong's back gently and consoled her softly, but a huge wave of emotion surged in his heart.
Red flower, this was clearly done intentionally! His eyes swept across the colorful flowers in the imperial garden, and finally landed on an inconspicuous oleander not far away, his eyes dark and terribly dark.
An Lingrong felt at ease in Yinzhen's warm embrace, but she still felt a little uneasy. She raised her head and looked at Yinzhen pitifully: "Your Majesty, I am afraid..."
Yinzhen hugged her tightly with heartache and whispered in her ear: "Don't be afraid, I will protect you." His voice was as gentle as a pool of spring water, soothing the uneasiness in her heart.
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