Book One, Chapter 49
Huo Dongmei called the white flame bird into the palace.
The white flame bird smiled happily and said, "Mother, why are you looking for me?"
Huo Dongmei looked at the white flame bird and asked awkwardly, "White bird, do you really want to become the future king of Fire Country?"
The white flame bird smiled and said, "Of course. Mother, look at how many people support me now. I'm also the second princess of Fire Country. Why would I hand Fire Country over to an outsider? It's all because of him that Fire Country provoked such a terrifying enemy."
Huo Dongmei sighed, "White bird, you're really not suitable. Can you not have this thought? Your father has already chosen Bai Qing."
The white flame bird lightly snorted, "I won't give up. Mother, you're too biased! Normally, you dote on Third Sister the most, and now you support her husband like this. Do you still want to put me under house arrest in the palace? Destroy the power that I've worked so hard to build. Don't block Li Baiqing's path. "
Huo Dongmei hurriedly said, "Mother doesn't mean that. I just don't want you to have any conflicts in the future. As long as you don't want the throne, mother will satisfy you with whatever you want."
The white flame bird angrily said, "Why don't you tell Li Baiqing not to fight for the throne? You're just biased. "
After speaking, the white flame bird angrily ran out.
Huo Dongmei couldn't stop her.
Seeing her daughter run away, Huo Dongmei didn't know what to do next. She had wanted to persuade the white flame bird, but she didn't expect things to turn out like this. She doted on her a lot and didn't know why she would have such thoughts.
If it wasn't for Li Baiqing being the most suitable person and Huo Dongmei lacking in ability, Huo Dongmei would have supported her daughter.
Huo Dongmei called Huo Mei Mu over.
Huo Mei Mu walked in with a red face and asked, "Mother, what's the matter?"
Huo Dongmei looked at Huo Mei Mu strangely, "What's the matter? Why is your face so red? "
Huo Mei Mu silently cursed at Zhao Fu and explained, "It's nothing. Mother, why did you call me here?"
Huo Dongmei sighed. "You also know about the white bird's matter! I tried to persuade her, but it didn't work. She even ran away angrily. I want you to persuade her. You should know what will happen in the future. "
Huo Mei Mu nodded. She didn't want that to happen, but she was now under Zhao Fu's control. There was no way to do anything.
In the end, Huo Mei Mu thought of Zhao Fu. With her sister's abilities, she would definitely not be able to become the Fire Country's Queen, but if Zhao Fu was there, things would be different.
Huo Meimu thought for a moment and said, "Imperial Mother, I think Second Sister has some ability. Why don't we let Second Sister give it a try?"
Huo Dongmei looked quite startled; she had never thought that Huo Meimu would say such a thing. She had called Huo Meimu over to persuade the Little White Bird, "You mean that you support your second sister?"
Huo Mei Mu nodded.
Huo Dongmei asked, "Why? You and White Bird grew up together, so you should know your second sister's character and ability. You should be very clear that she is not suitable to become a king, so why are you still supporting your second sister? "
Huo Mei wanted to say something, but she couldn't. The power in her body was controlling her.
Huo Dongmei looked at Huo Mei Mu like this and asked, "Do you know something?"
Huo Mei Mu sensed the power in her body and her face became bright red as she hurriedly said, "Imperial Mother, I don't know anything. I still have things to do, so I'll be leaving first."
After saying this, Huo Mei Mu ran off.
Seeing another of her daughters run off, she sighed. She had no choice and did not know what to do next. Her eldest daughter most likely knew something; there was a reason why she supported White Bird.
Su Yan said coldly, "I received news that the Queen met with the Eldest Princess and Second Princess, and then the Eldest Princess publicly supported the Second Princess. It's possible that the Queen is supporting the Second Princess from behind, or else there wouldn't be such a coincidence."
Li Baiqing said coldly, "If it really is her, we must immediately act; we can't go on like this."
Su Yan nodded and said seriously, "If this goes on, there will be more and more people supporting the Second Princess, and our side will become more and more disadvantaged. We need to do something."
Li Baiqing said coldly, "I said before that I won't let anyone block my path; we have to do things secretly."
Su Yan nodded, "I'll do it immediately!"
Huo Dongmei was feeling vexed by herself, and she did not want to tell Huo Baiwu about this. After all, Huo Baiwu would not be able to resolve this matter, and it would only make him feel vexed. They had to make a decision, or the consequences would be even more severe.
Huo Dongmei came to the pavilion by herself and looked at the flowers and plants around her. Her mood did not improve, and she got people to prepare a bottle of wine and some dishes to go with it.
Soon, a terrifying piece of news spread, "The Queen has been poisoned!"
This news instantly shook the surroundings. The Queen was the second most respected person in Fire Country, and she was respected by countless people. She was protected by countless experts, and there were people who checked her food and clothing. How had the Queen been poisoned?
If this matter was not investigated clearly, everyone would be in danger in the future. Since the Queen had been poisoned, they would also be poisoned when they were not paying attention.
Who had the guts to poison the Queen? No matter who it was, they would definitely die.
Huo Baiwu's expression was cold as he looked at the pale Huo Dongmei on the bed and said coldly, "What's going on?"
The female attendants beside him said nervously and fearfully, "The Queen felt vexed and had us prepare some food and wine. However, not long after, the Queen fainted."
Huo Baiwu said coldly, "Have you checked the food and wine?"
The female attendants nervously said, "We've already checked, but we don't know why the Queen has been poisoned."
The doctor said, "The Queen has indeed been poisoned by an unknown poison, and we don't know what to do with it. Right now, we can only use medicine to maintain the Queen's life. If we can't find the antidote within three days, the Queen will be poisoned and … die."
Huo Baiwu's heart trembled; he had never thought that such a day would come. He felt a wave of pain in his heart; he definitely could not let Huo Dongmei die. He called out, "Immediately find the antidote; if you can't find it, bring your head to me."
The people around him nodded in fear and filed out of the room.
Huo Mei angrily found Zhao Fu and said, "Was it you who poisoned her?"
Zhao Fu did not know what had happened. "What poison?"
Huo Mei angrily said, "My mother was poisoned, and apart from you, I can't think of anyone else who would have this ability and use such a despicable method."
Hearing that her mother had been poisoned, Huo Bai felt quite startled and hurriedly asked, "What happened? Why was mother poisoned? "
Huo Bai still cared about her mother, even though she had been angry at her before.
Looking at Zhao Fu and Huo Bai's reaction, Huo Mei felt quite confused and said, "It wasn't you?"
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