sbdcsierra Chapter 501 Xiao Guiren knows that Empress Dowager Liu is harming her
Chapter 501 Xiao Guiren knows that Empress Dowager Liu is harming her
Shen Zhinian had told Xiao Zhouzi to wait for the right time to do something, but she hadn't let him take action yet. This was because the ceremony of conferring the title of the four concubines was imminent, and she didn't want any major incidents in the harem to cause bad luck.
But now, the time has come.
She looked at Handan and said, "Go and call Xiao Zhouzi in."
"Yes!"
After Xiao Zhouzi came in, he bowed joyfully and said, "Your servant greets the queen, may the queen be blessed with good fortune and health!"
"I wonder what instructions the Queen has?"
Shen Zhinian glanced at him and said calmly, "You can find a time to act, but be careful."
Xiao Zhouzi's heart trembled, and he quickly said, "Please rest assured, Madam, I will never let anyone catch me."
Shen Zhinian nodded: "I have always trusted you to do things."
After this episode, Xiao Zhouzi withdrew.
……
October 11th.
Ruixuexuan.
After being imprisoned, Concubine Xiao's health deteriorated.
Everyone in the palace knew that she was disliked by the emperor, so naturally no imperial physician would come to treat her; without the imperial physician's treatment, Concubine Xiao's physical condition became even worse.
This creates a vicious cycle.
Because of the occasional heart pain, Concubine Xiao spent more and more time in coma every day.
She didn't know why, but she felt dazed...
When she was in Gyeongbokgung Palace, Concubine Xiao laughed at her for being scheming and calculating. But she was still seriously ill and would not live long.
Without a healthy body, it is useless to sit on the throne.
Unexpectedly... not long after that, she followed in the footsteps of Jiang Shuren...
How similar is her current situation to that of Jiang Shuren back then?
Concubine Xiao was really unwilling to accept this!
But... no matter how unwilling she is, what else can she do?
Qingdai had died in the Ministry of Punishment a long time ago, and most of the other palace maids who had served Concubine Xiao had found new and better jobs.
Now there are only two young palace maids and Li Cairong serving her in Ruixuexuan.
Li Cairong originally thought that she had gone from being a wandering makeup girl to marrying Empress Defei, one of the four concubines, and that she would surely enjoy endless wealth and glory!
But who knew that things would not go as planned, and Concubine De not only became Concubine Xiao, but also completely lost her favor...
If her life and that of her family were not in the hands of the other party, Li Cairong would have found a way to escape long ago.
For now she had no choice but to accept her fate and hope that her family would be spared because of her obedience.
Concubine Xiao lay weakly on the bed, slowly opened her eyes and asked, "I heard some noise outside yesterday. What happened?"
She wanted to ask at that time, but she really didn't have the energy.
Li Cairong said: "My lord, yesterday...yesterday was the ceremony where Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort conferred titles on the four consorts..."
There is no way, because Ruixuexuan and Zhongcui Palace are next to each other, and the grand ceremonial procession passes through the palace road outside, so of course the noise will be heard inside.
Even if you want to hide this matter, you can't hide it from Concubine Xiao.
"What did you say?!"
Concubine Xiao's slender fingers tightly grasped the bed sheet beneath her. Her eyes no longer had the gentleness of the past, but were filled with resentment and hatred: "That bitch, Concubine Xian, has harmed me to this point. I have fallen into such a state, and yet she is still holding a ceremony to confer the title on me in such a grand manner?!"
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a severe pain in her chest, and her face wrinkled in pain!
Li Cairong actually didn't care about Xiao Guiren's life or death, but she was worried that if she died, her family members who were under her control would not have a good end.
She hurried forward to help Concubine Xiao calm down, and advised: "My lady, please don't be angry, you should take care of your own health!"
"Why don't you think about something happy?"
"For example, the Third Prince went to Yongshou Palace. He will be personally educated by the Imperial Concubine from now on, and he also has the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion as his in-laws. Which other prince in the harem can compare with him in terms of background?"
For Xiao Guiren, this was the only consolation. But it still couldn't offset her hatred for Shen Zhinian and the anger in her heart!
Of course, Concubine Xiao also understood that what Li Cairong said made sense.
At this point, if she doesn't take care of her body, who else will take care of her?
She also wants to see that the third prince's position becomes more secure in her final moments!
Concubine Xiao had no choice but to take a few deep breaths to stop herself from thinking about those bad things.
"…I'm tired, please step back for a while."
Li Cairong looked at Concubine Xiao worriedly, then replied "yes" and retreated quietly.
Concubine Xiao lay on the bed with her eyes closed, not knowing what she was thinking.
Over the years, the amount of money her cousin gave her has accumulated to an astronomical figure.
She bribed countless inconspicuous palace maids in the palace. Although she lost many of them, she still had a few unknown hidden chess pieces.
As long as she could give them a large amount of silver, they would not listen to her.
And no matter what situation you are in, as long as you have money, there will be people who will obey your orders.
And there is Li Cairong... She had seen her superb disguise skills before, and it was indeed difficult to tell the real from the fake in a short period of time.
Concubine Xiao knew that these were her last trump cards. She had to plan carefully and do something for the third prince in the end!
Who knew that at this moment, a note gently fell beside Concubine Xiao's bed.
She heard the noise and moved to the edge of the bed with great effort. When she looked up, there was no trace of the roof.
At this moment, Concubine Xiao broke out in a cold sweat on her back!
After she fell out of favor, Ruixuexuan's defenses had become so poor that anyone could sneak in?
If someone wanted to take her life, wouldn't she not live till tomorrow morning? !
After a brief shock, Concubine Xiao calmed down.
There is no such possibility.
If everything in the harem could be solved by simply killing people, why would there be so many complicated conspiracies and intrigues?
No matter how disfavored she was, she was still a noble lady. If anyone dared to assassinate her openly in the palace, His Majesty would be furious and investigate the matter thoroughly!
It was not to vent her anger, but the emperor would never allow such an arrogant assassin to exist in the palace. Otherwise, what if the assassin assassinated someone else or the emperor one day?
Concubine Xiao picked up the note from the ground with great effort, unfolded it and took a look.
After a moment, her hands trembled slightly and her expression was uncertain.
Because the note said that the real murderer who caused her death was not Zhou Shuren who stabbed her with a hairpin, but Queen Dowager Liu!
It was Empress Dowager Liu who secretly instructed the imperial physician to replace several of the medicinal ingredients used to treat her with ones that looked and smelled similar but were fatal to the human body!
Empress Dowager Liu did things without leaving any traces. The owner of the note also discovered the matter by accident and had no evidence. It was just that she could not bear to see Concubine Xiao dying and misidentifying the enemy, so she told her the truth.
Believe it or not, it’s up to Concubine Xiao herself.