Traveling through the Poisonous Concubine

"How can you make such a fuss! How can such a huge Cining Palace tolerate your insolence and disrespect! What on earth are you doing here that makes you so panicked and noisy? If you scare me and my daughter-in-law, you will have more heads than enough to chop off!"

The Queen Mother's voice was as cold as a spring, and her originally dignified and kind face turned ashen with anger. Her phoenix eyes scanned the group of people in front of her fiercely, showing her majesty.

"Reply...Reply to the Empress Dowager, it's...it's the Second Prince he...he was assassinated again! I am here on the orders of His Majesty to ask the Regent Princess to go and treat him. I hope the Princess can lend a hand and give him some convenience!" The young eunuch was frightened by the Empress Dowager's aura and trembled all over. His legs were so weak that he could hardly stand, but he still forced himself to tell the whole story in a trembling voice.

"What? Someone dared to commit murder in the palace! Who is so daring and crazy? Is the emperor safe and sound? Let's go, Yu'er, let's go and see what happened!" When the queen mother heard this, a deep worry appeared on her face, and she ordered anxiously. After that, she hurriedly walked towards Chaoyang Palace where the second prince was, with the support of Aunt Xiuhe.

Yun Yuxi naturally knew that the matter was urgent and did not dare to delay for even a second. She quickly picked up the medicine box that had been prepared long ago and followed the empress dowager closely, rushing towards Chaoyang Palace together.

Before they approached Chaoyang Palace, they heard the Queen's heart-wrenching cry from afar: "My son, my son, please don't scare your mother. Please wake up soon. Your mother is here to protect you..." The heartbroken cry echoed in the silent palace, making people feel very sad.

"Empress, Empress, wake up." Emperor Suwen held the Empress who had fainted from crying. He felt a little guilty, so he held the Empress and laid her on the couch and asked the imperial physician to check on her.

"Emperor, what's going on? What happened to my grandson?" the Queen Mother asked loudly.

"You are here, mother!" Emperor Suwen stepped forward anxiously, "Mingxuan... Alas! The situation is very critical! Yun Yuxi, you must go and see him as soon as possible, you must save him no matter what!" After saying that, Emperor Suwen hurriedly led the empress dowager into the house.

At this time, the whole scene was in chaos. The queen suddenly fainted for some reason, and Emperor Suwen was so busy that he had to arrange for people to take care of the queen while dealing with other matters. He frowned and looked gloomy. He shouted to the eunuch Liu beside him: "Eunuch Liu, immediately convey my order and ask all the princes to come to the palace immediately! There must be no mistakes!"

After hearing the order, Eunuch Liu did not dare to delay and left in a hurry.

At this moment, Yun Yuxi walked over quickly. She first glanced at Yan Wuque, who was sitting in a wheelchair and looked a little eclipsed, and then instructed the maid Yuelan beside her: "Yuelan, you must take good care of our prince. I will go in and take a look at the situation first."

Yan Wuque nodded slightly, gave Yun Yuxi a reassuring look, and said softly: "Take care of yourself, I'll be waiting for you here, don't worry." After receiving Yan Wuque's encouragement, Yun Yuxi took a deep breath, turned around and walked into the room.

At the same time, in a remote corner, the Netherworld Demon Envoy was reporting to the Third Prince with a smug look on his face: "Master, it's been done! Haha, this plan is perfect and absolutely foolproof!" However, when the Third Prince learned that two of his men had not yet returned, he was so angry that his nose almost broke.

"What? There are still two people who haven't come back? You idiots, if they are caught, we'll all be finished! Get out of here right now, I need to think carefully about how to deal with what may happen next!" The third prince roared angrily.

In the Bazhen Building, the four princes' followers gathered together to eat and drink, without any sense of crisis at all.

"I'm afraid there will be something interesting to watch in the palace tonight. Just now our people sent news that the second brother was assassinated. I'm afraid it was done by my good brothers. Let's continue drinking."

"Your Highness is absolutely right, but is it possible that the Emperor wrote, directed and performed the play himself? However, I think there is something strange about this matter," the Fourth Prince's staff analyzed.

"What are we afraid of? We didn't do it tonight. Even if the second brother dies, I still have several brothers. The third brother has the support of the Luo family, so he is a tough nut to crack. I think he was most likely the one who did it."

"Your Majesty, please return home without delay! In my opinion, the Emperor is likely to send someone to summon you to the palace to see him. However, I'm afraid it will be difficult to hide the fact that we are dining in the Eight Treasures Restaurant from the Emperor's eyes and ears.

What's more, there are many people with ulterior motives in the court. If they deliberately frame us and make us bear the blame, what should we do? I hope Your Majesty will act more cautiously!" The staff advised worriedly.

The fourth prince nodded slightly, with a half-smile on his face. He had a feminine appearance, with narrow eyes slightly narrowed. At first glance, he seemed innocent, but those who knew him well knew that he was actually a vicious and cunning man.

"You are right. I will go back home now." The fourth prince flicked his sleeves and turned to leave. His steps were light but steady, and his figure soon disappeared at the end of the street.

At this moment, the Fifth Prince's residence seemed quite deserted. The master and servant sat in the pavilion in the courtyard, not saying a word to each other. The Fifth Prince had always been fond of painting, and the Queen Mother's birthday would be in a month. After much thought, he felt that only by presenting his carefully drawn paintings could he show his filial piety. After all, when it came to other talents, he could hardly compare with his brothers.

"Master, it's late at night, why don't you go to bed early. Didn't we agree to go to the royal temple outside the city to burn incense and pray tomorrow? If the queen is still in heaven, she will definitely feel comforted to know that you are so filial." The servant at the side looked at the slightly tired Fifth Prince and advised softly.

"Alas, as a prince, my mother passed away early, and my father didn't like me because of my background. The Queen Mother is the only one in this palace who takes care of me, otherwise I would have died long ago." Speaking of the Queen Mother, the Fifth Prince felt warm in his heart.

Just then, someone came to the palace and said that the second prince had been assassinated, and the emperor urgently summoned all the princes.

"Eunuch, please wait a moment. I will change my clothes first and then go with you." The Fifth Prince said politely, and the eunuch who delivered the message nodded.

The fifth prince quickly returned to the room, where a man in black was sitting. "Master, I am mixed in that group of people, and I am afraid that something is fishy. I feel that what the second prince did is not right. Master, please be more careful when entering the palace." The man in black was none other than the butler who usually had no sense of presence in the mansion.

"Thank you for your hard work. I'll be back soon," the butler fell into deep thought as he watched the fifth prince's departing back.