flstandardbreds Chapter 113 Concubine Mu wants to poison the Emperor and Empress
Chapter 113 Concubine Mu wants to poison the Emperor and Empress
...the imperial palace.
Yan Feng sent his men to rush eight hundred miles to inform the emperor of the news that the little prince had been found.
"Bring it up quickly so I can take a look." The Emperor of Nanxiang Kingdom anxiously ordered Eunuch Qin to present the envelope.
Eunuch Qin took the secret letter and handed it to the emperor carefully.
The emperor opened the envelope and took a quick glance. One line of words stood out the most: "The little prince has been found."
"Very good, very good. I don't know who wants to kill my son. Where is Commander Jiang?" The emperor was very pleased and wanted to find the person behind it as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty, Commander Jiang has learned the news and is on his way back to the capital." Eunuch Qin replied respectfully.
"Yu Zheng!" the emperor called out majestically.
"I'm here!" Yu Zheng walked out from the darkness and knelt on one knee.
"How's the investigation going?" The emperor slowly picked up the brush and wrote something on the rice paper.
"Your Majesty, I don't know whether I should tell this or not." Yu Zheng found out some clues, and all the blame was directed at the person in the harem.
"It's okay, go ahead!" The emperor put down the brush in his hand and showed a hint of interest.
"Your Majesty, I have indeed found some clues. I led a group of people to the place where the little prince disappeared and found the sword that the little prince carried with him. Someone picked it up and gave it to the guard beside the little prince..."
Yu Zheng raised his head slightly and saw that the emperor did not show any abnormality, so he continued: "After that, we searched around and found a jade pendant. Please take a look, Your Majesty."
After saying that, Yu Zheng took out a jade pendant from his arms. It had exquisite craftsmanship and excellent color. It was obvious that it was made of a fine piece of jade.
The emperor signaled to Eunuch Qin to bring it up.
Eunuch Qin understood the emperor's meaning, took the jade pendant and handed it to the emperor.
The emperor took a closer look and found that the jade pendant was very familiar. The more he looked at it, the more he felt something was wrong. Wasn't this the fine jade pendant that he had given to Concubine Mu on her birthday?
The emperor was shocked. Concubine Mu wanted to kill the little prince? This jade pendant was left by the man in black...
"Have you caught the man in black?" The emperor looked unhappy.
"Your Majesty, we found several men in black in a dilapidated temple. They were all injured, probably from fighting with the people around the young prince. We arrested them and tortured them severely..."
"I found a fishbone mark on the left side of the chest of the man in black..." Yu Zheng recalled the scene when he saw the man in black and reported everything in detail.
"Fish bone mark?" The emperor was thinking hard.
Eunuch Qin beside him whispered, "The Mu family's secret guards have fish bone marks."
The emperor suddenly realized that Concubine Mu was behind all this.
...Inside the harem.
"Your Majesty, the carrier pigeon said...it said they failed again and the little prince was hidden by them." Mu Xiang tremblingly told Concubine Mu, who was sipping tea, what was on the carrier pigeon.
"What? It didn't get done again. I don't know what the Mu family keeps those people for. They can't even handle such a small matter!" Concubine Mu was so angry that she threw the tea in her hand to the ground.
The maids beside her were all shocked. They all knew that Concubine Mu had a changeable mood, so they served her carefully and fearfully.
"Does the Queen know about this?" Concubine Mu calmed down a little and asked Mu Xiang.
"I don't know yet. The Queen is still the same as usual and hasn't found anything unusual." Muxiang told Concubine Mu the news she had heard. The Queen was still the same as usual today, practicing the piano and reading books. Her life was very boring.
"Oh, what a silly queen! Her own son was assassinated, and she didn't even know it as a mother." Concubine Mu sneered and said sarcastically.
"Empress, what should we do next? Just let it go?" Muxiang knew that with the Empress's character, she would definitely not give up, and if things really developed as they imagined, then they could reap the benefits.
"Contact him and ask him to send more people to investigate the whereabouts of the little prince." Concubine Mu looked ahead with a firm gaze, as if she had already made a decision.
Mu Xiang was shocked when she heard that Concubine Mu was going to contact that person, but she soon regained her composure. That person was an important official in the court, and if she could get his help, it would undoubtedly be a great help to the Empress.
However, in this case, the price that the Queen needs to pay will be even greater...
Thinking of this, Mu Xiang couldn't help but look at Concubine Mu with some concern: "My Lady, do you really want to do this?"
Imperial Concubine Mu took a deep breath, slowly closed her eyes, and said in a low voice: "I have no other choice. My son is not favored by the emperor, and I still have to be a concubine in the harem. I am unwilling! I want to be the queen, and my son cannot be a bastard, he must be a legitimate prince!"
Concubine Mu opened her eyes, with a determined light in them. She knew that this road was full of dangers and challenges, but she was ready.
She is willing to pay any price to achieve her goal.
"Also, Muxiang, remember to tamper with the Queen and the Emperor's food. Make sure to use some slow-acting poison. Remember, don't reveal your tracks and clean it up thoroughly." Concubine Mu felt that the Emperor shouldn't treat her son like this!
"My queen, do we really want to do this? If we are discovered, we will be severely punished." Muxiang felt that this was very risky.
"The emperor won't do anything to me. Now the generals of the Mu family are guarding the border. Without my family members, how many military generals are left?" Concubine Mu sneered. The emperor has no one available now, and those old generals can't go to the battlefield.
...Lijia Village.
Early in the morning, before daybreak, the Li family got up early and went about their own business.
Li Youran also got up very early. She immediately transferred Song Nanyao out of the space and went to find Ye to help her braid her hair.
Now she can tie her braids into two buns, which is very cute and clever.
Li Youran is wearing something very pink today. Pink looks good on girls.
Li Youran walked out of the yard and saw Song Nanyao looking at the sky with a sharp gaze.
"Brother Nan Yao, what are you looking at?" Li Youran walked forward and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
The sun hasn't risen yet in the sky, and the moon can still be vaguely seen, but there are no stars.
"Xiao Ran'er, I'm worried about my father and mother." Song Nanyao began to worry. He had a premonition that his father and mother would be ambushed by bad people. From what Xiao Ran'er said, Concubine Mu must be no simple person.
"But as soon as you show up, someone will want to kill you." Li Youran felt that things were very complicated. He wanted to know the inside story, which must have implicated many people.
"When I open a shop in the capital, you can take me to the palace. There must be a lot of fun things there. I can help you find a solution." Li Youran felt that he was still very smart and should be able to help.