Qianwan had dinner at the Deqing Hall and rested for a while before preparing to return to her residence.
Yun Chu tugged at Qianwan's sleeve reluctantly. Qianwan promised Yun Chu that she would visit her again the next day, and the little girl reluctantly let go.
Qianwan got on the sedan chair and suddenly touched her waist. She remembered that the token that His Majesty had given her had been forgotten at Qinxin Pavilion during dinner and had returned alone.
When they arrived at Qinxin Pavilion, as expected, the token landed on the stone bench. Qian Wan took the token and returned the way she came. At this time, the sky had already darkened. No one was holding the lamp, and the imperial garden was dense with flowers and plants. It was really not easy to walk. Qianwan saw a light in front of her and hurried forward, hoping that the person holding the lamp would send her on her way.
Qianwan walked over slowly and saw two palace maids whispering to each other. One of them was Xiang 'er, the little palace maid who was serving Wen Miaoran in Deqing Hall today. The other palace maid was very unfamiliar. The two of them were talking in low voices, looking rather mysterious.
"Did you put the poison in Imperial Noble Consort's meal today?”The unfamiliar palace maid asked.
"Elder sister Hui Yun, today the imperial noble consort asked Chen Furen to stay for a meal and let Yan Mei prepare the dishes in the small kitchen. Xiang 'er was incompetent and did not have the time to poison them.”
"The Empress has instructed us to take this poison every day, otherwise it won't work." Go back immediately and think of a way to make Imperial Noble Consort take the poison. If anything goes wrong, you know the consequences.”
"Xiang 'er knows. I'll do it now.”Xiang 'er's face instantly turned pale. She left in a hurry as soon as she replied.
Qian Wan heard their conversation and was shocked. The Empress wanted to poison Miao Ran. This was too terrifying. Qianwan was so engrossed in her thoughts that she accidentally touched the flowers by her feet and made a slight sound.
"Who's there?" Yun 'er was shocked.
Qianwan didn't have time to think about it and just wanted to run to Deqing Hall to tell Miao Ran about it. Qianwan ran all the way, but she didn't know that Yun 'er was following her. Yun 'er felt that something was wrong and had to run to Qianwan to stop her.
"This servant sends greetings to Chen Furen. I don't know why Furen is here so late at night. Why don't you let this servant send Furen out of the palace?”Yun 'er said respectfully.
Qianwan looked terrified." Don't bother me, Miss. I can go back by myself."”As he spoke, he prepared to leave.
A cold smile flashed across Yun 'er's lips." Furen, don't refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit. I believe Furen has already heard the words just now. It seems that Furen is planning to complain to De Qing Hall."”
"I don't understand what Young Lady is talking about. Since you want to send me out of the palace, then help me light the lamp.”Qianwan pretended to be calm.
"Since Furen has agreed, then this servant will send Furen on her way.”Then, he pushed Qianwan into the hibiscus pond behind him.
Qianwan didn't even have time to struggle before she fell into the cold pool. She kept calling for help and struggling, but she didn't last long before sinking to the bottom of the pool. He did not float up again.
Yun Er saw Qianwan sink and thought," Mrs. Chen, you can only blame yourself for knowing too much. I really can't let you live. Then, he left in a hurry.
Feng Luan Palace.
"What did you say? You killed Mrs. Chen?" Shang Zhirong was shocked.
"Replying to the Empress, before the Prime Minister sent this servant into the palace, he instructed this servant to poison the Imperial Noble Consort to protect the Empress at all costs. If Madam Chen does not die, then the Empress will die.”Yun 'er replied expressionlessly. Yun 'er was one of the many assassins that Shang Rui had trained since she was young. It seemed that she had long been indifferent to killing people.
"Then where is Mrs. Chen now? Did anyone see it?" Shang Zhirong asked nervously.
"Mrs. Chen's corpse has already sunk to the bottom of the lake. Madam Chen's corpse would be discovered by the guards tomorrow morning. General Manager Quan would only treat it as an ordinary accident and no one would pursue it.”Yun 'er was still expressionless.
"If only it were as simple as you say. General Chen and Madam are deeply in love. This matter will definitely cause quite a stir.”The Empress sighed. His heart was filled with anxiety.
General Manor.
Faraway Dust paced back and forth in the hall with a nervous expression.
At this moment, Fabian entered the hall. "Reporting to General, this lowly one has just sent someone to the palace gates to inquire and confirmed that Furen did not leave the palace. Perhaps Furen was chatting with the Imperial Noble Consort in the palace and lost track of time, so she missed the palace ban and did not rush back. Tomorrow morning, this lowly one will personally go and fetch Furen back to the residence.”
Far Dust nodded." Housekeeper, you've worked hard. I'll personally go to the palace to take a look tomorrow morning. You should go down and rest early."”
"This lowly one will obey. General, you should also rest early.”After saying that, Fabian left.
In fact, Qianwan had stayed in the palace before, but she would always send someone back to inform them. Today, there was no one from the palace. Yuan Chen always felt a little uneasy in his heart and did not feel sleepy at all. He walked to the table and took a sip of the tea that had already cooled down. He was no longer sleepy.
The next morning.
Hua Rong Hall.
" Empress, Empress, bad news…" Yan Mei ignored etiquette and barged into Wen Miaoran's boudoir.
Wen Miaoran was helping Tian Ze wash up. The two of them were confused by her shouting. Before they could blame her, Yan Mei knelt on the ground.
"Reporting to Your Majesty, Your Highness, Madam Chen drowned in the hibiscus pond in the imperial garden last night…"
Xuanzheng Hall.
Yuan Chen had been kneeling in front of Qian Wan's body for four hours. He didn't say a word or cry. He just knelt there expressionlessly. He didn't say a word.
Tian Ze, Shang Zhirong and Wen Miaoran were also in the hall. They were also silent, because at this moment, they really did not know what to say to comfort him. Perhaps no matter what they said, they would not be able to comfort him.
Quan Zhong looked on and felt sad. However, he felt that there was no point in wasting time here, so he said,"General Chen, this old servant has investigated. Your wife accidentally fell into a pool and drowned when she went to the imperial garden to look for the lost token last night. General Chen, Madam has already passed away. For Madam, it is imperative that she be buried as soon as possible. There are times when you're sad. I'm sorry.”
Chen Yuanchen didn't move. He continued to look at Qianwan's body and said,""Your Majesty, I want to bring Yunchu back to the residence.”
Seeing that Chen Yuanchen had finally opened his mouth, Tian Ze immediately felt much more at ease and said,""I promise you that I will let Yun Chu return to the residence. However, your wife has just left. Yun Chu will inevitably be sad when he sees her. After you send your wife away, I will immediately send someone to send Yun Chu back to the residence.”
"Thank you, Lord." Chen Yuanchen bowed respectfully to Tian Ze.
He carefully picked up Qianwan's body and rested his chin on her forehead. He said gently,""Qianwan, let's go home." With that, he carried Qianwan and strode out of the hall.
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