Chapter 1253

"No, you have to be obedient. I'm going to see the Empress Dowager. Without the Empress Dowager's summons, you can't enter the Peaceful Life Palace. Have you forgotten the rules of the palace?"

Chen Ning was thinking that this trip to the Peaceful Life Palace would be disastrous.

If the Empress Dowager flew into a rage and wanted to punish her, if Xiao Ru stayed by her side, she would definitely be implicated.

Mo Chuan could protect her, but he might not be able to protect Xiao Ru. So it was safest for her to stay here.

Hearing Chen Ning's words, Xiao Ru hesitated for a bit before finally letting go. She looked at Chen Ning with a reluctant gaze, like she was about to be separated by life and death.

Chen Ning's heart couldn't help feeling sour. Although she knew that time was tight and she didn't have time to talk to Xiao Ru, she couldn't help hugging her. She said, "Good girl, wait for me here. I'll be back soon."

Xiao Ru reluctantly nodded. She had never disobeyed Chen Ning's words before.

Chen Ning affectionately rubbed Xiao Ru's hair again before leaving the palace with Mo Chuan.

If she could predict what would happen in the future, she would not have left like this.

It was a pity she didn't know.

When the two of them arrived at the Peaceful Life Palace, before they even had time to step in, they heard Su Jin's crying voice coming from inside.

"Empress Dowager, you can't do this. It's not time yet, the incense hasn't finished burning yet. The emperor and empress will be here soon!"

"Su Jin, shut up! If you ask for another word for that little bastard and that little slut, this widow will drag you down to be buried with this widow! "Empress Dowager Zhou's cold voice rang out.

"Empress Dowager, if you want to take the poison, then let Su Jin go first."

"Su Jin, what are you doing!" Empress Dowager Zhou's voice instantly became filled with panic. "Stop, quickly stop!"

Mo Chuan and Chen Ning immediately realized this was bad. He grabbed Chen Ning and used his qinggong, quickly running through the palace doors. He saw Su Jin holding a bottle in her hand. She placed it by her lips and was about to drink it.

Empress Dowager Zhou wanted to stop her, but she was too far away. Adding in the fact that it was inconvenient for her to move, she threw away her dragon head cane.

"Su Jin!" She let out a stern shout.

Su Jin turned a deaf ear. This was the first time she didn't listen to Empress Dowager Zhou. She raised her head with a firm face.

Suddenly, she felt that her hand was empty. The small bottle had been snatched away by someone.

"Your Majesty, Her Majesty!"

Su Jin calmed herself down and looked at the two people standing in front of her. She was startled and immediately knelt on the ground.

"Emperor, empress, you're finally here." She was so excited that tears came out of her eyes.

Chen Ning pulled her up and took the bottle from Mo Chuan's hand. She gently sniffed it and said, "This is the peacock gall!"

When Mo Chuan heard this, his calm face couldn't help changing color.

The Peacock Gall, the Crane's Crown Red, and the Flowered Wood Turtle were the three great poisons of the present age. Everyone in the world knew that once consumed, there was no cure.

Because the poison was very strong and took effect very quickly, the imperial palaces had used these three great poisons as poisoned wine for generations.

Chen Ning knew that although this poison was called the peacock gallbladder, it was not actually the gallbladder of a peacock. Rather, it was a poisonous insect that lived in damp places called the Striped Centipede. It was completely black and had a strong poison. As long as it touched a person's skin, it would cause the flesh to fester. It was very poisonous.