They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

Luo Yudian looked at Li Ce in shock.

Even though she had long known Li Ce's coldness and had witnessed his cruelty, at this moment, she was still extremely chilled.

Not only did he seize the title of Duke of Lu, he also criticized the Luo family for not educating their daughter well. Who would dare to marry the Luo family's daughter in the future?

She was cold and shivering all over.

The security guards came forward and dragged her away. She didn't say a word the whole time, as if she was frightened.

Jiang Wanyue looked at this scene and snorted in her heart.

Now that you have entered the game, you must be prepared to fail.

She looked down at the sachet on the ground, then quickly looked up again and looked at Li Ce with a worried look on her face.

"Your Majesty, don't get angry over trivial matters."

Li Ce was angry and distressed.

"How is this a small matter? You almost strangled her to death."

Jiang Wanyue gave a weak smile.

"Isn't it all right, my concubine?"

Li Ce raised his hand and gently stroked her neck. Looking at the red fingerprints there, there was only heartache in his eyes.

"I thought she was an honest person and hadn't caused you any trouble over the years. I didn't expect that she would harbor evil intentions! She even wanted to kill you! If I had known this, I shouldn't have let her live until now."

Li Ce would not have even the slightest bit of sympathy for a woman he did not like.

Even though Luo Yudian gave birth to the third prince for him, he did not have much love for her.

Li Ce didn't want to see Wei Fuxue because Wei Fuxue's existence reminded him of his stupidity and credulity, and how he was betrayed and schemed against by the person next to him. He did not favor Luo Yudian simply because he didn't like her as a person.

Now, it is even more disgusting.

"Rest first. I'll ask someone to bring the court official to take a look at you. Your voice is hoarse, and I don't know if you have hurt your internal organs."

Li Ce was still worried.

Jiang Wanyue did not stop him and nodded, but still said something.

"When the court envoy arrives, let him go check on the crown prince and Ze'er first! How are they doing now? Are they seriously injured?"

Jiang Wanyue is not pretending, she really cares.

If two princes were killed at once, who knows what people outside the palace would think! She, as the queen, would also be accused of not fulfilling her duties. At that time, she would have to arrange for Li Ce to favor the concubines to give birth to children, which was troublesome just thinking about it.

"Zer is fine. Doctor Fang said he just fainted and will be fine when he wakes up. As for the crown prince, he seems to have been poisoned. It's a bit complicated. Doctor Fang has bled him, but the poison has not been completely eliminated. We have to wait for the hospital envoy to arrive for further treatment."

Jiang Wanyue let out a long breath.

"It's good that it's nothing serious."

She patted her chest.

"What happened today happened too suddenly. The Crown Prince and the Third Prince were in trouble at the same time. I couldn't help but wonder if the remnants of Helu sneaked into the palace. Otherwise, why would they attack two children?"

As he spoke, Jiang Wanyue sighed.

"Just now, I tricked Concubine Shu, originally wanting to test her, but I didn't expect her to react like that... Your Majesty, Concubine Shu lives in seclusion in the palace, how could she have such a deep calculation? I am worried that she has been bewitched, and someone wants to stir up a conflict between you and the prince, so that they can benefit from it."

Jiang Wanyue was certainly not really trying to excuse Luo Yudian, she just wanted to plead and request in front of Li Ce to maintain her image.

Li Ce did not doubt it, but instead began to think about what she said.

"It's possible. She's a weak woman in the harem. If no one tells her, it's unlikely that she would come up with such a method."

When the inner guard reported to him just now, he briefly described the conversation between Jiang Wanyue and Luo Yudian.

Of course, the inner guard only heard the first few sentences and did not hear the rest.

Since the matter involved the position of crown prince, Li Ce had to think more about it.

Not long after, the hospital messenger arrived. Li Ce watched the messenger feel Jiang Wanyue's pulse and confirmed that she was not seriously ill and only needed to rest for a few days. Only then did he feel relieved.

After giving some instructions to the palace maids and accompanying Jiang Wanyue to drink the medicine, Li Ce left with his men.

Jiang Wanyue got on the sedan chair and took Xu'er and the frightened Qi'er back to Fenglai Palace.

Someone was ordered to send Qi'er to Concubine De, and to keep Qiongzhi under guard. After a series of orders were given, Jiang Wanyue lay comfortably on her favorite chaise longue.

Xing'er came over with a bowl of honey water.

"My lady, this is what I made. Please drink some to moisten your throat."

Jiang Wanyue drank half a bowl and seeing that Xing'er was still frowning, she couldn't help but laugh.

"Why are you still frowning? You're like a little old lady."

Xing'er took the bowl, handed it to the little palace maid beside her, and couldn't help but sigh.

"I felt sorry for your Majesty, but I didn't expect that Concubine Shu would suddenly take action and scare your Majesty."

Jiang Wanyue waved to the little palace maids and asked them to leave.

"Where's Honey?"

"She was scolding Qiongzhi in her room!" Xing'er shook her head. "Qiongzhi didn't know that there was something wrong with the sachet Xiaoliangzi gave her. Mi'er scolded her a few times, and she started crying and kept kowtowing to apologize."

Jiang Wanyue let out a long sigh.

"How did she know? There were no problems in the previous times, but there was a problem today. No one would have found it."

"But you, your majesty, have discovered it! In the final analysis, it was still Qiongzhi's fault. She was careless and selfish, so she was taken advantage of. Your majesty, you must not be soft-hearted and leave her alone."

Xing Er said this seriously.

Jiang Wanyue had no intention of keeping Qiongzhi. She was not that kind.

However, she did not intend to punish him severely.

"After this incident is over, let her leave the palace!"

"Your Majesty is kind and merciful. It is Qiongzhi's blessing to be able to serve you."

Xing Er couldn't be more sincere when she said this.

If it were any other master who committed such a serious mistake, it would be lucky for Qiongzhi to have her body intact. It might also implicate the palace maids, female officials and her family who she was on good terms with.

Not long after, Mi'er came back in a hurry.

"I have already scolded Qiongzhi. I will send her to the Prince's Mansion to identify the eunuch. Madam, are you feeling better?"

Mi'er looked worried.

Jiang Wanyue smiled and nodded: "It's not a big deal in the first place. How much strength can Concubine Shu have? I was just showing weakness in front of the emperor before."

Mi'er muttered, "You are too impulsive. You should at least wait until the servants are here before you act! What if the concubine has a weapon? What if she is mad? What if she has poison on her?"

Xing'er agreed with it and kept nodding her head.

Jiang Wanyue felt helpless and poked the two men's foreheads with her index finger.

"You two. Okay, I'll remember this and I won't take risks next time."

Xing'er glanced at her and muttered softly.

"You always say this, but always forget."

Jiang Wanyue was speechless, then shook her head and laughed.

There's nothing we can do about it!

Are we going to miss such a good opportunity?

She originally had two plans.

The first plan was to lure Luo Yudian into taking action, and then find evidence to have the Crown Prince or the Crown Princess come forward and accuse Luo Yudian of plotting to murder the Crown Prince. The second plan was to deliberately provoke Luo Yudian and make her make a mistake in public, so as to cut off her connection with the outside world.

The latter is efficient but somewhat dangerous, while the former is safer, so we decided to use the former at the beginning.

However, things happened too quickly. The Crown Prince and Li Chengze met with accidents one after another, and Luo Yudian brought Li Ce in. Without knowing Luo Yudian's subsequent plans, Jiang Wanyue could only take the initiative.

After recalling the entire process and making sure nothing was missed, Jiang Wanyue couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

This tactic of alerting the enemy by stirring up trouble always works well.