The First Empress - Chapter 212
Chapter 212 Tracking
Linglong stood up. Ping Ping walked in front of the table full of wild vegetables. She didn’t feel that she couldn’t swallow any more. She didn’t know if there was any poison in these things. Qin’er saw that Ah Wen had already picked out a portion and hurriedly ate it. After a while, Qin’er’s expression didn’t change. She said, “Don’t worry, Your Highness. There isn’t any poison at all.”
However, Linglong still didn’t dare to eat. Qin’er nodded her head at ease. Ah Huo stood over and sniffed carefully. Indeed, there was nothing unusual about it.
Linglong raised her Hetian White Jade Bowl. Just as she was about to eat, Ah Fei suddenly remembered something and said, “Wait a minute, Your Highness.” Linglong knew that Ah Wen’s heart was as thin as dust. Even Qin’er felt something and said, “Your Highness, they can’t have come here in vain. There’s no poison in the food, and there’s no poison in the chopsticks. They must have tampered with the bowl.”
“This servant also heard that there is a poison on Fusang Island in Japan that can be smeared anywhere. The Empress should not use this bowl for the time being. Since they dare to come over and try the dishes themselves, it means that there is indeed no problem with the dishes.”
Hearing this, Linglong said, She was secretly shocked. poured all the rice grains out of the bowl, He then threw the bowl into a carp pond in front of him. The three of them lay on the ground and watched, Not long after, a few carps had already flipped through the water. In a short while, they had already stiffened. Linglong couldn’t help but be shocked. Her hands and feet were extremely cold. Coincidentally, her hands and feet began to spasm again. Even her stomach started to ache. Moreover, there was an inexplicable pulling force on her calf, causing Linglong to almost die of pain. A’er knew that Linglong had to quickly massage. She hurriedly helped Linglong onto the cloud couch and pressed down on it for a while. Linglong’s expression turned slightly grim as she asked, “Is there anything wrong with your people?”
“If he can sneak in, we can sneak in. Don’t worry, Your Highness. If you don’t eat for a while, there will be news. Now, Your Highness just needs to eat peacefully.” As she spoke, she slightly helped Linglong up. The three of them didn’t eat because Qin’er had already gotten up early and was hungry. Now that she saw such a mouthwatering meal, she was a little hungry. Even Ah Wen needed to eat, let alone Linglong. Naturally, she had to eat immediately.
Usually, people had time and place for servants to eat. Qin’er only ate three or two times every day. Today, Linglong felt very sorry for Qin’er and Ah’er. She said, “Let’s sit down and eat together.”
A’er and Qin’er had never been treated with such courtesy before. They couldn’t help but be frightened and shy. Qin’er waved her hand and said, “Your Majesty’s golden body, you can’t eat with this servant. Your Majesty can do as you please.” ‘”Your Highness, sister Qin’er is right. Your Highness can’t do this. After all, this servant is just a lowly person and cannot eat at the same table as Your Highness.” Ah Wen also declined, “Your Highness, big sister Qin’er is right. Your Highness can’t do this.”
Linglong was angry. ‘”If you don’t eat, then I won’t eat anymore. I don’t have so many unwritten words here. There are no unwritten rules. You guys are just forcefully enraging me. I …” Linglong said softly. When Qin’er thought of what the imperial physician had said, she hurriedly stretched out her hand and pulled Ah Wen. The two of them obediently sat in that position. Qin’er had never sat in this position before. Even Ah Wen was inexplicably touched and almost burst into tears.
Linglong thanked the two of them sincerely and said, “This is the home.”
Qin’er and Ah Guo naturally understood the principle of “eating without saying anything, sleeping without saying anything”. After a while, they finished their meal and tidied up the table. Linglong saw a little palace maid looking back repeatedly outside and waved her hand and said, “Just come in.” This palace maid had just arranged for her to follow him. Although she looked so tender and timid that it was as if she would be blown away by a gust of wind, this palace maid’s counter-detection ability was very strong. She had already walked in after a while.
Linglong said calmly and affectionately, “It’s hard for you. Tell me, I’m listening here.”
The palace maid bowed first and then said, “It was arranged by Lan Sou Yu.”
The corners of Linglong’s eyes and eyebrows were filled with a distinct coldness. Wu Shui looked at the little palace maid in front of him and said, “Just tell me the truth. You can say as much as you want.”
The palace maid nodded and said, “Here’s the thing …”
It turned out that Lan Zhenglin had sent these poisons over a few days ago. This poison was indeed a poison from Fusang Island in Japan, No exceptions, But it was painted on Linglong’s bowl, As long as she ate the food inside, Linglong would naturally die. Hearing this, Linglong clenched her fists. Things like this were really hard to figure out during this period of time. No matter how good Linglong’s temperament was, she was still at the verge of exploding. She waved her hand and threw down a white jade plate in front of her. The ground was covered in golden Buddhist hands. “Impudent! How impudent! How dare you openly come here to release poison! There really is no magic!”
“Your Highness, please calm your anger. If you can’t bear it, then you’ll make a mess. Could it be that Your Highness has forgotten that their tactics have been changing? Since we’ve already seen through them, there’s nothing to fear?” Qin’er was naturally a bystander. “They might have arranged this. If they could poison the Empress to death, they would naturally be in high spirits. If not, it would be fine. In short, they would defeat the Empress psychologically. Or if the Empress went to the Emperor’s place, they would naturally be prepared for the next move. The Empress would just have to think about it carefully.”
Hearing this, Linglong couldn’t help but frown slightly. She thought carefully and nodded.
On the other side, the little palace maid who came over to cloth vegetables had already arrived at Lan Sou Yu’s palace. Lan Sou Yu and De Fei were idling on melon seeds. The little palace maid walked in and De Fei hurriedly asked, “Have you eaten yet? Probably not in the afternoon or in the afternoon, you might die, right?”
The palace maid smiled and said, “Your Highness is right. However, there are two girls beside Bu Linglong, one is called Qin’er and the other is called Ah Gun. These two people have very sharp eyes and are trying to persuade Linglong not to eat these. Therefore, Bu Zhaoyi does not know whether she has eaten them or not.”
Imperial Concubine De couldn’t help but be a little disappointed. She sighed and said, “These people must have been arranged by the Emperor. Our hidden guards were also killed. If it wasn’t for the Emperor’s arrangement, they wouldn’t have been killed.”
Lan Sou Yu completely disagreed. She said, “Daddy prepared the medicine from Fusang Island in Japan. I don’t believe that they will be able to see it. Moreover, it was just smeared on the mouth of the bowl and it wasn’t drugged in the food. Therefore, it’s impossible for them to discover it. Your Highness, just wait for good news.”
Concubine De could only nod.
Lan Sou Yu said, “Don’t worry, Your Highness. If Bu Ling Long doesn’t eat, she will naturally cause trouble with the Emperor. When she goes to the Emperor, it is naturally more reasonable for us to do so. Now that the Emperor has no evidence of death, the Emperor is a true master. When the time comes, can’t you and I still talk about her alone?” This palace has already planned everything out. Don’t worry, Your Highness. This palace will definitely not be empty. This palace is not an old woman like Ji Zhuhua. With that thieving heart and no courage, no one can stop this palace as long as it is doing something. ”
Thus, in the long afternoon, Lan Sou Yu and De Fei were both waiting for news, but they were disappointed again and again. There was no news of Ling Long poisoning, nor did Ling Long come to the Emperor to complain about it. The two of them couldn’t help but be unhappy, and after a while, they dissipated angrily.
Linglong smiled and said, “Now, it makes them anxious. This palace did not go to the Emperor to act like an idiot and did not die. Isn’t this a joke?”
Qin’er smiled and said, “This is called being a foot taller than the devil. Your Highness just needs to rest easy.”
Linglong was naturally at ease. The schemes they used were like stones thrown into the water. Stones sank into the sea, and even a faint ripple crocodile was gone. Linglong went to bed early that day, and did not feel anything unusual.
On the other hand, Concubine De was extremely angry. She did not receive any confirmation of Linglong’s death. Naturally, she was extremely anxious. It was already the third assassination attempt. From one person to ten people, there was no sound at all. Now that she was releasing poison, she still did not count Linglong in the slightest …
On this day, Concubine De arrived at Lan Sou Yu’s palace and prepared to discuss further schemes. However, Lan Sou Yu was not here today, so Concubine De returned to her palace dejectedly.
Imperial Concubine De was very venomous. She wrote the name of a small person on a piece of paper. Every day, she swore that she would make Linglong love a burial ground. She would always beat and curse at the paper man. She would stab the paper man with embroidery needles every day, but Linglong did not feel uncomfortable. Imperial Concubine De liked to play this game.
The past few days had been peaceful and peaceful, so Linglong paid more attention to her diet.
Today, Linglong was preparing to go to school for the Emperor’s son to pay her respects, but when Qin’er came over and said that Lan Zhenglin was there, Linglong gave up.
Inside Huiqi, school for the Emperor’s son had just finished his work and laid out a piece of living rice paper. The Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection in front of him began to copy it. Eunuch Lu came in from outside and said, “Your Majesty, Elder Lan requests to see you.”
Huiqi’s hand paused for a moment. The word “zhi” had been written perfectly. The edge of the brush became thicker and thinner, and the smile on Huiqi’s face also became thinner. His good mood had disappeared. He said, “Prime Minister is an important minister of the country. Let him come in and talk.”
Eunuch Lu brought Lan Zhenglin in. Seeing that Huiqi was writing, Lan Zhenglin hurriedly knelt down and said, “I greet the Emperor. Long live the Emperor.” Only then did Huiqi seem to have discovered Lan Zhenglin and said, “Ai Qing, just lean up.” Then, he paced in front of Lan Zhenglin and said, “Elder Ge is always making such a big bow. It really makes me speechless. Elder Ge is always an important official of the country, and Jiang Shan Country is also shoulder to shoulder. You can’t kneel down for too long. Elder Ge has something to say, you can’t do this.”
It turned out that Lan Zhenglin didn’t know why, but he kowtowed heavily and bowed heavily, causing Huiqi to feel speechless.
Seeing that Lan Zhenglin did not stand up, Huiqi said, “I am writing the Preface to the Orchid Pavilion Collection. This is the original work of the King’s Right Army. There are twenty-one” zhi “characters in it. Each of them is completely different from a married couple, just like a human being. It is naturally unusual for them to be fickle, isn’t it?”
Lan Zhenglin nodded and said, “Naturally, this is how people feel. However, Your Majesty, this lowly official’s heart is as strong as iron. He is only willing to properly assist Your Majesty.”
A cold smile appeared on Huiqi’s face. The cold energy in those pair of strange eyes descended. Lan Zhenglin was not afraid. Huiqi said, “Elder Lan sacrificed his own daughter in the political whirlpool for the sake of the country. Naturally, he did everything for the sake of the country. I am very relieved.” Huiqi’s voice grew louder and louder. “But has Elder Lan ever thought that things can’t be repeated again and again? Even if it’s really a sleeping dragon, after all, I’m still a dragon. Do you understand that there’s nothing more than three things going on? Do you really think I’m a dragon with one eye open and one eye closed by provoking me like this?” Huiqi waved his sleeves slightly and the cold wind pounced on Lan Zhenglin’s face. “Elder Ge, I’m afraid you think you’re wrong!”