Zhong Yan came to the Empress's bedroom and saw that her three elder sisters and an elder brother were already waiting inside. She could only meet her mother's loving gaze and kneel down,""Dong Yan greets the Queen Mother. Does the Queen Mother feel comfortable?”
"Not bad. I've met your brothers and sisters." The Empress nodded lightly.”
Zhong Yan glanced around and bowed."Dong Yan greets all the sisters, greets Brother Ruo Wu.”
Ruo Wu smiled shyly.”
Men had no status in Li Nation. Even if he was a prince, he had no status in front of his sisters. This was the first time Zhong Yan had seen Ruo Wu properly.
It was said that after Ruo Wenyuan left the country, Ruo Wu almost never left his house. This was very similar to Zhong Yan, who did not like to stir up trouble.
Zhong Yan raised her head and looked at her three sisters.
Her eldest sister, Chun Qing, and her third sister, Qiu Ling, both smiled and nodded at her. Only her second sister, Xia Jiao, rolled her eyes and turned her head away.
Chong Yan didn't care. Usually, people who could show their feelings in front of others were either really stupid or very scheming. But no matter what, it had nothing to do with her. She just wanted to live a peaceful life.
Even though he had come to this palace, thousands of years away from the modern world, he would always wake up from his sleep. He would reach out to touch the place beside him to see if that person was there, but he would always feel a cold sensation. She was disheartened. Even if they broke up, she would still feel that he was still by her side when she was about to wake up, just like in the past. Only when she was awake did she know what sadness was. That heart-wrenching pain was not something that had happened in just a day or two.
"You're all here." His mother said lightly," Actually, there's nothing much to say. I'm pregnant with this child and I don't have much energy to take care of the affairs of the court. I'll need your help."”Her eyes flashed past Zhong Yan." You're all grown up now. In the blink of an eye, life passes so quickly..."
Xia Jiao immediately smiled and said," Mother, I don't think the days have passed quickly. Mother's appearance from a few years ago is exactly the same as now!"”
The Empress smiled, but she did not feel happy. She did not continue her sentence."I called you here just to talk about the future arrangements, Chun Qing.”
The eldest sister immediately stood up and nodded.”
"You're the eldest sister, so you have to set an example for the younger sisters. I'll leave the matters of the court to you.”The Empress slowly said," If there's anything you don't understand, you can ask me or Yueqing. Xia Jiao."
Xia Jiao's eyes flashed with joy.”
"Chun Qing has just started and I'm afraid she won't be able to do it.”The Queen looked tired." As for the others, that's all for now. If there's nothing else, you can leave."”
The sisters and Ruo Wu stood up and left. "Mother, Dong Yan still has something to report."”
With only Dong Yan around, the Empress seemed to feel very at ease, and her expression was not tense."Tell me."
Dong Yan swept her gaze across the crowd, and the Empress could only wave her hand.""All of you, leave."
The palace maids nodded and left.
"Mother, Dong Yan has learned that mother's headache is not accidental, nor is it entirely due to overwork.”Zhong Yan knelt down and looked up.
The Queen's face turned pale as she glared at her fiercely. Finally, she spat out,""Tell them to come back."
Everyone looked suspiciously at Zhong Yan kneeling on the ground. Xia Jiao snorted coldly,"Dong Yan, what happened? Why are you kneeling as punishment?”
Zhong Yan lowered his head slightly and saw his mother leaning against the bed with a tired face. His heart slowly sank.
The Empress looked at her thin daughter. She stubbornly bit her lip and ignored her sister's sarcasm. When did she become so strong? In the past, this girl couldn't stand being bullied by others, so she would always be angry and come to him for justice. Perhaps she had grown up.
"Dong Yan, speak." The Empress rubbed her brows.
"Dong Yan has already sent someone to find out the cause of my mother's headache. It's not because of illness, but because someone deliberately caused it!”Zhong Yan tilted her head slightly and glanced at Xia Jiao.
Xia Jiao's face turned pale. She sat down and did not say anything else.
With a light smile, Zhong Yan clapped her hands.
Ying Hua came in from outside with a person in plain clothes who seemed to be an ordinary servant girl. She knelt behind her."Ying Hua greets the Queen."
"Su Ru greets the Queen." The servant girl secretly raised her head to look in front of her and realized that the Empress was not looking at her at all. Instead, Princess Dong Yan was looking at her with her mischievous eyes. She hurriedly lowered her head.
"Dong Yan asked Ying Hua to check on Mother's food and clothing, and it was all taken care of by Yueqing alone. Yueqing is Mother's most trusted person, so she definitely wouldn't do anything.”Chong Yan glared at Su Ru,"This person is one of the maids who usually clean mother's room. Yueqing, do you know her?"”
Yue Qing walked down and came to Su Ru.
Su Ru was nervous. A pair of Su embroidered shoes appeared in front of her. Beads of sweat almost dripped from her forehead, but she tried her best to hold it back.
"Raise your head." Yue Qing's cold voice sounded above his head.
Su Ru panicked. A pair of frightened eyes met Zhong Yan's eyes. The contempt on Zhong Yan's face shocked her. Could it really be like that? She hurriedly looked at Ying Hua beside her, who was staring at her fingertips.
The huge rock in his heart fell to the ground like a broken rope, creating a huge pit.
"Princess…Princess!" Su Ru knelt down in front of the re-enactments, tears streaming down her face. I'll tell you everything! Please, please spare my life!”
"Pull her away!" Zhong Yan said in a low voice.”
Immediately, someone pulled Su Ru away and pushed her to the side.
She sobbed softly.
"Suru, tell us the truth first. Your family can still be saved.”Zhong Yan narrowed his eyes and looked at the girl. Actually, she was not very old, and she was not willing to do it.
Su Ru's body seemed to have gone soft. Hearing this, she didn't even have the strength to cry. She lay on the ground and Xia Jiao said impatiently,"You're all scared silly. What are you saying? Drag him out and kill him!”
Immediately, a guard came in from outside and was reprimanded by Zhong Yan."Get down! Su Ru, if you don't say it, I won't be able to do anything!”
Su Ru gritted her teeth and hardened her heart. But Su Ru was ordered by someone!"
The Empress's face was already filled with anger.
She did not expect that the people around her would actually attack her. In fact, she had long realized that there was something strange about her illness, but she had seen the imperial doctor many times, but no one had said anything.
She looked at Zhong Yan's solemn expression and knew that this matter might not be as simple as a servant girl poisoning him. How could the imperial physicians not know about something that even Zhong Yan could find out? Since no one told him, there must be something hidden!
"How did you poison it?" Zhong Yan interrupted her and did not let her say who instructed her, hoping that she could observe more.
"This servant…every month, when I was cleaning, I would put some Wind Pain Powder into the Empress's powder box when no one was paying attention. I would only add a little bit every month.”She smiled miserably." I didn't expect to be found out. I'm unlucky."”
The Empress was furious. She grabbed the armrests of the dragon throne with both hands and scolded,"Who gave you the guts to do this?”
Su Ru raised her eyes and glanced at Xia Jiao. She slowly said,"I hope Empress can give Su Ru a complete corpse. She is Princess Xia Jiao's Lily.”
Xia Jiao's eyes widened in anger.”
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