"Your Majesty!" Seeing that the Queen and Concubine Su were chatting happily with His Majesty, Concubine Lu couldn't wait to cross her leg and said, "Your Majesty, I heard that the Queen has prepared some lucky charms to add to the fun. I wonder if I can have the chance to see them?"

"Not everyone has the chance to win a prize, so we have to fight for it. If Lady Lu is interested, why not join in and have fun together with the sisters in the palace?" The Queen smiled gently, turned around and asked Xiao Heng, "Your Majesty, what do you think?"

"I think it's good!" Xiao Heng nodded, looking at the exquisite little box in the Queen's hand with interest, "It's hard for the Queen to take so much trouble. Since we want to compete, how about each palace send someone to compete?"

"Yes, your majesty is right," the queen said with a smile while greeting the concubines in the palaces. "I know that you sisters all have your own talents, so I will show them off today. Although what I have in my hands are just inexpensive little items, you can just treat them as a joke."

The concubines in various palaces were eager to try. What they were interested in was not what the queen had in her hands, but that they could shine during this period and show themselves in front of His Majesty.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to be the first to set an example for the other sisters in the palace!" Lady Lu couldn't wait to show herself off. "I have prepared a dance piece, please enjoy it, Your Majesty and the Queen."

"Very good!" Xiao Heng nodded, with a little interest in his eyes: "I'll wait and see."

Lady Lu lowered her head with a smile, and with a wave of her hand, two rows of musicians came in. It seemed that they had been preparing for a long time.

As the music sounded, Lady Lu raised her jade hands slightly and began to dance gracefully. A hazy fragrance emanated from her every move. Xiao Heng was stunned, as if that soft waist was right in front of him and within reach.

Suddenly, two or three fluorescent lights came in from outside the house, scattered around Lady Lu, and danced with the rise and fall of her body.

"Cough, cough! Cough!" A gust of wind blew through the hall, and the perfumed powder was blown in front of the queen, causing her to cough violently.

Xiao Heng was disturbed by the sound of coughing and woke up from his daze. He suppressed the impatience in his eyes and reached out to help her calm down. "Li Peidong, go get the imperial physician!"

"Your Majesty, I'm fine. Cough! Cough! Sorry for disturbing Your Majesty! Cough!" The queen touched her chest sadly. The fragrance at the tip of her nose made it difficult for her to breathe.

"Open the door, open the window!" Lin Xin, who was beside the Queen, hurriedly ordered the palace servants to open the doors and windows for ventilation. "Your Majesty, the Queen has a cough, and there is perfume powder here. I will help the Queen to the back."

"Go, go!" Xiao Heng waved his hands hastily, following the Queen's back with a worried look in his eyes, "Where are the imperial doctors? Why haven't they arrived after so long? Why do I keep them here?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." Concubine Lu obviously didn't expect such a thing to happen. The dance she carefully prepared not only failed to add color, but also caused a disaster. Seeing that the Mid-Autumn Festival dinner could not be held, Concubine Lu secretly felt hatred in her heart. She could have been sick at any time, but she fell ill when she was dancing just right. It was simply making things difficult for her!

Su Minglang saw that the queen was coughing badly and wanted to get up and go to the back of the hall to take a look. However, as soon as he exerted force, his hands and feet became weak and he fell down. "Not good!"

"Let's all go!" Xiao Heng frowned and waved his hand, signaling the concubines to go back.

"Your Majesty!" Su Minglang looked anxious and tried to stand up by holding on to the table. Xiao Ye saw that she looked strange and hurried forward to stop her.

Su Minglang watched Xiao Heng helplessly as he walked towards the back hall. He felt a sweet taste in his throat, and then his eyes went dark as he fell straight down. Before he closed his eyes, he only heard Xiao Ye's terrified scream.

“My queen, my queen!” Xiao Ye supported Su Minglang’s limp body in a panic, “Your Majesty, Your Majesty! My queen has fainted! Your Majesty!”

"Imperial physician, go find the imperial physician quickly, imperial physician!" Xiao Ye supported Su Minglang's body and pressed hard on her philtrum, but there was no response, and a trace of scarlet blood overflowed from the corner of her mouth.

"Blood, master, blood, vomiting blood, master, master!"

"Su Minglang!" Xiao Heng heard Xiao Ye's shouting, and when he turned around he saw Su Minglang lying softly on the ground, with scarlet blood flowing from the corners of his lips.

"How is it?" Xiao Heng looked at the people in the room. At this moment, the queen had gradually calmed down, but Su Minglang was still unconscious lying on the couch.

"Your Majesty," the imperial physician said, bowing, "The Empress's illness is an old one. The cold weather makes it easy for it to relapse. The strong perfume caused her to cough so badly. She can only keep warm and rest slowly."

"As for Su Zhaoyi..." The imperial physician's expression suddenly darkened, "Su Zhaoyi has been poisoned."

"Poisoned?" Xiao Heng's eyes suddenly became sharp and he glanced at Lady Lu coldly.

Lady Lu felt Xiao Heng's gaze and her face turned pale instantly. "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please understand. It was not you who poisoned me!"

"Investigate! Investigate for me! I want to see who is so bold as to play with those vicious things in my harem!" Xiao Heng was furious, and with a wave of his hand, all the concubines in the room were in danger.

"Take Lady Lu away and release her after the matter is fully investigated!"

Concubine Lu panicked instantly. The maids held her on both sides and tried to take her out of the palace. "Your Majesty, it's not me. It's really not me! Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

Concubine Shu waved her hand, pointed at Lady Lu's nose and started to curse: "Who else could it be if not you? Everyone knows that you and Su Minglang have a grudge against each other, and you have caused her to have no children anymore. Do you really want to kill her?"

Although Concubine Shu didn't like Su Minglang very much, the emperor had visited her palace more often since Su Minglang promised to win her favor. Seeing that her bright future was in jeopardy, how could she not be angry?

Concubine Li hid in the dark, her clenched palms sweating slightly, and her eyes looked at Su Minglang fiercely.

"Your Majesty," the imperial physician said nervously, "The poison in Concubine Su's body has accumulated over a long period of time. In my opinion, it has nothing to do with Lady Lu's perfumed powder."

"Your Majesty should start with the people around her."

"People around you?" Xiao Heng shouted angrily, "Come here! Bring everyone from Linglong Palace here and beat them up!"

"Fight until you say goodbye!"

"Your Majesty!" The Queen weakly stopped Xiao Heng and said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to rush the interrogation. These people can't escape anyway. The most important thing now is when Su Zhaoyi can wake up and where the poison was placed."

"Doctor Zhao, when will Concubine Su wake up?"

"Your Majesty, I have never seen the poison in Concubine Su's body, but I have already taken emergency measures for her. As for when she will wake up, it depends on her physical condition. I think she should wake up in about an incense stick."

"Master!" Xiao Ye walked forward and prepared to wipe Su Minglang, but was stopped by Lin Xin.

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