Chapter 232
Words:1156Update:22/06/28 08:54:11
Ning Shu immediately turned her head and looked in the direction of Old Consort Yu.
Old Consort Yu smiled secretly, "Live, live well. Live in the fear of every day and night, live in the fear of death every day and night, live in the anxiety of every moment, every moment, every snap of a finger, every second, living a life worse than death. Live! Live to your heart's content! And I … can finally have a good rest. "
After she finished speaking, she closed her eyes tiredly.
Her heart skipped a beat. Ning Shu instinctively had a premonition and dashed over. However, she was too fast. Before she could even touch Old Princess Consort Yu's sleeve, she saw a trace of black blood flowing out from the corner of her mouth. Amidst everyone's chaotic cries, she fell to the ground with a 'plop'.
Ning Shu immediately rushed over and pressed Old Consort Yu's acupoints: Cuanzhu, Chengqi, and other acupoints: "Hui Mo, quick!"
Unfortunately —
After a moment, Hui Mo looked at the silver needle that had turned completely black from head to toe. He silently shook his head and said in a low voice, "It's the same as Mother Hui. It's also the powder of oleander. It's hidden in the medicine pouch under her tongue. As long as you bite it lightly, the poison inside will immediately flow into your throat … It's useless now …"
Ning Shu stared blankly at the old woman in front of her. Her body twitched a few times in pain, but there was a smile on her lips. Just like that, she slowly lost her breath.
No one would have thought that a case that started from a small piece of paper would end up like this.
The Emperor let out a few muffled breaths. His gaze constantly sized up the various expressions of fear on everyone's faces. His gloomy eyes reflected Xiao Yunsu's anger, Xiahou Qing's contemplation, Ning Shu's long eyelashes drooping, and finally stopped for a long time on Old Consort Yu's face and the strange red plum that suddenly appeared on the side of Consort Qi's neck.
He paused for a long time until everyone felt uneasy. Only then did he lower his voice and say slowly, "Come! Pass down Zhen's decree and announce to the world: The Yellow Sky Sect conspired to revolt and burned the Qi Family's Fourth Young Miss Qi Zhanyu to death with sorcery. They also released the Ghost Head Bees in an attempt to harm Zhen. Old Princess Consort Yu unfortunately died in order to save Zhen. The world mourns her death. Imperial Concubine Qi was framed and poisoned in the chaos. Zhen promoted her to Imperial Concubine Gui to appease her. In addition, the Imperial Academy of Medicine must do their best to help Imperial Concubine Qi recover as soon as possible. They must not slack off, otherwise, they will be punished even more! "
His sharp eyes narrowed. "This matter ends here. No one is allowed to say a single word about what happened here today. Otherwise, you will be going against me and against the imperial court! I will execute all nine generations of his family! "
Everyone lowered their heads and kept quiet. Other than obeying the imperial edict, no one dared to utter a single word.
The bright yellow dragon robe flicked his sleeves and left, leaving Zhao Bin and the others to clean up the mess. Lord Qi's throat went mute and he could no longer utter a single word. The Emperor had already promoted Imperial Concubine Qi to Imperial Concubine Gui. Although this Imperial Concubine Gui had already gone mad and no longer had any practical use, she was still an Imperial Concubine Gui. She was His Majesty's unparalleled gift and was also a stone to shut the Qi family's mouth. In a daze, he brought Qi Juanyu's charred corpse back to his residence and chose a day to bury it.
Mother Hui and Jing Zhong were thrown to the Supreme Court like dead dogs. Tomorrow afternoon at the market, they would be treated as evil cult members and their corpses would be whipped in public as a warning to others.
When Old Concubine Yu's corpse was carried away, a drop of black blood dripped from the corner of her mouth.
Unknowingly, the rain had already stopped. The heavy rain just now had left many small puddles on the ground. The shallow puddles reflected the clouds and the sky above, making them look like jade. That drop of blood fell into one of the puddles and slowly dyed the blue jade into a pool of dark red.
Ning Shu stood in place and stared at the puddles, speechless for a long time. She didn't feel the slightest bit of joy and satisfaction from solving the mystery of the case. Instead, her heart was filled with faint sighs and melancholy.
Xiahou Qing's voice came from beside her. "The case has already been solved. What are you still standing here for? Let's go. "
Ning Shu was stunned. When she regained her senses, she followed Xiahou Qing's footsteps.
After not hearing her reply for a long time, Xiahou Qing said, "Why aren't you saying anything? Are you still letting your imagination run wild?"
Illusory and resolute figures flashed through her mind one after another. Ning Shu said softly, "Whether it was Shen Xing, Eunuch Jing Zhong, Mother Hui, or Old Concubine Yu, they were all prepared to end their own lives before today's incident."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
