Drunk Bamboo

Fu'an Palace

The emperor arrived late at night without disturbing anyone.

Xuan'er, who was guarding the Buddhist temple, knelt down immediately when she saw the emperor.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is in the Buddhist temple. I will go in and report to her..."

Eunuch Dong gave a look, and the small inner tube behind him covered Xuan'er's mouth.

"Stand back and keep quiet."

Xuan'er nodded.

The emperor said to Eunuch Dong with a cold face, "No need to follow me in."

"Yes."

Eunuch Dong stood respectfully outside the door, stretched out his hand and pushed open the door of the Buddhist hall. The emperor stepped in and Eunuch Dong closed the door.

In the quiet Buddhist temple, white smoke curls up and the air is filled with sandalwood.

There is a sense of Zen in the coolness.

How could anyone imagine that the person kneeling in front of the Buddha statue with his eyes closed and worshipping him is such a vicious and evil person?

The emperor looked at her from behind for an unknown period of time, his eyes grim.

"Didn't I tell you that you are not allowed to enter the temple without my order?"

The cold voice of the Imperial Concubine came faintly, a coldness that the Emperor had never heard before.

Is this her real voice?

This was the first time he heard it after so many years!

The imperial concubine did not hear any noise and opened her eyes alertly. The moment she saw the emperor, she immediately stood up and the corners of her mouth raised habitually.

The voice was soft, "Your Majesty, I greet you."

"The Imperial Concubine secretly worshipped Buddha, so she must be able to understand the Buddha's mind. Do you know what the current situation of Zhongdu City is like? What about this plague?"

A shrewd look flashed across the imperial concubine's lowered eyes, and she continued to agree with the emperor.

"Your Majesty is blessed with continuous blessings. With Gao Fengyu developing the prescription in the palace and the Crown Prince Feng Wang helping out, the plague will surely be solved, just like it was back then."

"Same as before?" The emperor's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Your Majesty, what happened to you today?" The Imperial Noble Consort noticed something was wrong and asked carefully.

The emperor snorted coldly, waved his sleeves, and sat on the high seat with dignity.

"Gao Yin poisoned you, did you know?"

"what?"

The Imperial Concubine looked surprised.

"The people of the entire Zhongdu city suffered from the plague disaster because of him. Back then, it was you who asked him to return to the palace. Do you really know nothing?"

"Your Majesty! I know nothing. I..." The Imperial Concubine immediately knelt down, her mind a little confused at the moment, "How could it be? How could Gao Fengyu poison me..."

Her plan was so detailed, how did Gao Yin discover it?

How to get caught?

How did the emperor know?

Faced with a series of questions, the Imperial Concubine had no time to think about them and could only firmly grasp the heart of the man in front of her.

Pretend to be weak and pitiful.

"Not only that, the East Palace's Tan Xiang has also confessed." The emperor now saw her miserable and beautiful appearance but had no sympathy for her. He stared at her and asked, "Ji'er, do you have anything to say to me?"

"Your Majesty, don't you believe me?" The Imperial Concubine raised her eyes charmingly.

The emperor narrowed his eyes, cold as ice.

Seeing that this method was useless, the Imperial Concubine lowered her head and lowered her eyes to hide the disgust in her eyes.

"Since Your Majesty does not believe it, I have nothing to say."

"For twenty years, who can't see how much I love you? I gave you the most honorable position and my special favor to you. Who can compare to your status inside and outside the palace? Even the queen gives you some respect. You have everything you want in the palace. Why do you do all this?"

The emperor asked again: "What is your purpose?"

Over the years, he never doubted her.

But what did she do?

Her voice remained the same, but her attitude became much colder. "Your Majesty, what do you want me to say about something I haven't done?"

"Gao Yin was brought back from Daci Temple by me. Did I know that he would be the one who would poison people?"

"Your Majesty would rather trust outsiders than me. No matter how much I say, it will be useless."

The emperor was furious and suddenly stood up and stood in front of her.

"Do you really think I know nothing? Who does Han Jian belong to? Who did he take the blame for? How did the fire in Fu'an Palace start? Did the palace maid Yue'er hide her identity from the Nanjiang tribe? I guess Tan Xiang is also from the Nanjiang tribe, right?"

"Tan Xiang has been a female official in the East Palace for many years. She has been with Lin Er all year round and poisoned Lin Er's Flower God Incense. You said, don't you know all this?"

The imperial concubine's heart was suddenly shocked.

Have you found all of these?!

The emperor clamped his hand around her neck, looked directly into her eyes, and asked fiercely, "I thought you were a quiet person who worshipped Buddha wholeheartedly, but now, I want to know, what do you pray to Buddha for every day? What do you think about every day?"

"I have a clear conscience." The Imperial Concubine had to look at him, without a trace of emotion in her eyes. "If Your Majesty has evidence, convict me and kill me, I will not say a word."

"Everything I have was given by Your Majesty. If Your Majesty wants to take it back, then take it back."

When the emperor saw her cold eyes, his heart suddenly trembled.

He couldn't help but take a step back, "Where's Ming'er? Why don't you even care about Ming'er?"

When she heard Hua Qinming's name, she finally raised her head.

"Your Majesty, do you really think that I am protecting the Queen? When I knew Qi'er was ill, wouldn't I be heartbroken? That is my own grandson, but I can't do anything about it. I am heartbroken..."

"Qier is pregnant?" The emperor was surprised.

"Your Majesty doesn't know?" She sneered, "It seems that Ming'er doesn't want Your Majesty to worry too much, but if Your Majesty knew, would you send someone out of the palace to rescue Qi'er? Would Your Majesty dare to let Qi'er be the first to try the medicine?"

The emperor suddenly remembered the earnest expression on Hua Qinming's face when he came to the palace to ask Qi Zhen to see a doctor. At that time, he did not pay attention to it and was only thinking about conspiracy.

The Imperial Concubine felt happy when she saw the distracted look on his face.

Stab him again in the chest.

"The person who tested the medicine for your majesty was your most trusted and best friend. Have you forgotten? Zhang Qianhe spat out a mouthful of blood, and it even splashed onto your majesty's dragon robe? Can your majesty still see the blood red on the dragon robe now?"

A slap hit her in the face.

"Asshole! I think you are crazy too!"

She raised her face, feeling no pain at all, and gritted her teeth and said, "After twenty years in this palace, how can I not go crazy?"

The emperor stared in astonishment, "So you have been pretending all along. I have been so good to you, but you have been lying to me all along!"

"If your majesty thinks it is good, then it is good."

"I still say the same thing. Your Majesty says that I am guilty, so punish me."

The Imperial Concubine said calmly, not caring what the Emperor said.

"From today on, Fu'an Palace is closed, and the Imperial Concubine is not allowed to leave Fu'an Palace!"

Before leaving Fu'an Palace, the emperor said coldly, "The day I find the evidence, I will make sure you die a miserable death."

The imperial concubine closed her eyes, held the Buddhist beads in her hand, and didn't even want to look at the emperor.

She had had enough of these twenty years.

From now on, you don’t have to pretend to be weak or try to please others.

She would rather be beaten than smile at the emperor like a dog.

But I was smiling in my heart.

If Gao Yin does not send any news within three days, the plan will change and Prince Jing will attack Zhongdu in seven days.

Just wait ten more days and he will come to rescue her.