The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 161

Everyone was shocked, and after a while, Qionghua Palace was surrounded by layers of Habayashi guards. Empress Cao ordered someone to arrest the attendant who delivered the wine, but reported that the attendant had committed suicide by taking poison.The most important person involved was silenced, and the death of Concubine Wei and her unborn child became a mystery.

This mid-autumn palace banquet broke up in such horror.

Until leaving the Qionghua Palace, Jing Shu's heart was still beating non-stop.

Xu Wanning was so frightened that her legs went limp, she muttered in a low voice: "The forbidden area of ​​the imperial palace, under the eyes of everyone, who is so bold as to murder the emperor's heir?"

Li Xian glared at his wife, and said sharply, "Shut up, what kind of place is this, where is it your turn to speak nonsense, be careful not to speak out."

Xu Wanning stroked her chest, let out a long sigh, and closed her mouth resentfully.

The members of the Li family were walking out of the palace with their attendants, when a female officer rushed up and called out: "Everyone in the Duke of Zhen's residence, stay a while, Princess Ninth is here to see you."

Everyone stopped when they heard the call of the female officer, and after a while, they saw Qingluan rushing up with three or five female officials and maids. When she saw the Li family, she couldn't help crying.

The old lady quickly supported her granddaughter, and said distressedly: "Good boy, don't be afraid, don't be afraid."

Qingluan glanced at her grandmother, turned her head to Li Ling and said, "You can see how terrifying this place is."

Li Ling kept his face sullen and didn't answer, but subconsciously protected Jing Shu behind him.

The old lady patted her granddaughter's hand, and replied in a low voice with teary eyes: "You are just a princess, you have nothing to do with it, don't be afraid, just pay more attention to yourself."

After hearing what the old lady said, Qingluan turned her head to look at Li Ling, and called out pitifully softly: "Cousin——"

Li Ling replied: "Go back, it's against the rules to stay here for a long time."

Qingluan was still willful and refused to leave. She cried and said to Li Ling: "Cousin, you must think of a way to get me out of this place that eats people and doesn't spit out bones as soon as possible."

Li Ling's face was gloomy, but he didn't know how to respond to such words. Although the Duke of Zhenguo has the ability to protect the only flesh and blood left by his little aunt, he has no power to control her fate. He can only decide where Qingluan will go in the future. Do your best, but the decision is still in the hands of Emperor Ming.

Li Ling looked at the old lady: "Grandmother, something like this happened in the palace tonight, it's better to let my cousin go back to the palace, we shouldn't stay here for a long time."

The old lady persuaded her granddaughter again with gentle words, and then she was supported by Xu Wanning, enduring her sadness and continuing to walk outside.

Qingluan stood there for a long time, refusing to leave, and when she disappeared, she yelled heartbreakingly to the Li family: "Grandmother, cousin, you can't leave me alone. "

After hearing what her granddaughter said, the old lady burst into tears again, and she was still so sad that she couldn't control herself when she got into the carriage.

It was already midnight when we returned to the Duke of Zhen's mansion, and they sent the old lady back to Anxi Hall before heading towards the residence.

Li Ling and Li Xian walked in front, whispering about today's events, Jing Shu and Xu Wanning followed behind, also whispering about the thrilling events in the palace tonight.

Xu Wanning said: "I think that Concubine Meng Gui did it in all likelihood. The Emperor Ming had three sons in total. Except for her King Jin and the Queen's prince, there was only one stupid son of Concubine Shu. Why are there so many princes? Died? I heard it was all done by the Meng family."

Jing Shu replied in a low voice: "How can she have such courage? To openly poison the pregnant imperial concubine in full view?"

Xu Wanning sneered and said: "There is nothing you dare not do in order to compete for favor. Concubine Wei is young and beautiful. If she gave birth to a prince, wouldn't it threaten her? It would be difficult to find out the truth under the eyes of everyone."

Jing Shu pondered for a while, and replied: "It may be done by someone else, and planted on the Meng family."

Xu Wanning nodded: "What you said is also reasonable. The Holy Majesty has always intended to make the King of Jin the heir apparent. It is not impossible for someone who wants to use this to frame the Meng family."

Xu Wanning sighed: "Where there are many women, there are many unreasonable lawsuits."

What Xu Wanning said was true. At this moment, in a room in her Xiyuan, a certain woman was planning a terrifying conspiracy.

Meiniang was leaning on the couch, clutching a pack of poison in her hand, stroking her raised belly with one hand, and whispered to herself: "Poor child, it's not that I don't want you cruelly, it's that I don't want you as a mother." The way, you take a step first, and after your mother has established a firm foothold in the town's government, you can reincarnate and come back, okay?"

Xiaohong sat on the side, crying and said: "Auntie, is there really no other way?"

Mei Niang smiled wryly: "If there are other ways, how can I be willing to let my child who has been pregnant for more than seven months, if I don't get rid of Mrs. Xu, there will be no room for me in this mansion."

She narrowed her eyes slightly, gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "Mr. Xu! My child's life is in your hands. If you don't let you become the next wife, I will not give up."

He handed the medicine package to Xiaohong, and said: "Dissolve this medicine and sprinkle it on the moon cakes distributed early in the morning. Remember that after the baby falls, you will insist that I was born after eating the moon cakes. Understand?"

Xiaohong took the medicine package tremblingly, and said in fear: "Auntie, the baby in your womb is more than seven months old, if you lay the baby down this month, just in case you."

Mei Niang sighed and said: "I also know that this matter is risky, but the greater the risk, the greater the chance of winning. Now that the child is about to give birth, it will naturally cause the uncle's distress and anger Mrs. Xu, if it doesn't hurt or itch, how can you shake Mrs. Xu?"

She patted Xiaohong's hand: "Just remember what I said. After the child is laid down, you insist that it's because of eating the mooncake. The rest of the things will be taken care of by Cousin."

Xiao Hongyou was worried, she looked at the medicine bag in her hand, and said hesitantly, "I'm afraid this medicine will hurt you."

Mei Niang replied: "The cousin secretly brought this medicine in from outside. The doctor said that after taking it for a couple of hours, the baby will come down in the womb. The mother's body will inevitably suffer some harm, but it will never be life-threatening. Don't worry, Miss Biao hates Mrs. Xu more than I do, we are two grasshoppers on a vine, she won't lie to us."

Only then did Xiaohong take away the medicine bag, melt it in warm water, and sprinkle a little bit of it on the mooncakes that were handed out today.

Mei Niang picked up the moon cake with a beautiful full moon, a bitter smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and said lightly: "If you want to spend a good full moon, you have to pay the price. All the good things in this world need to be fought for. If you don't fight, then It can only be a knife for a man, and a fish for me."

(End of this chapter)