Traveling through the Poisonous Concubine

"Huan'er, you saw it all, right? My aunt actually sided with that bitch Yun Yuxi! She knew that I liked my cousin, but she refused to let me marry him. Today, my aunt also insulted me in front of everyone and made me lose face in front of that bitch Yun Yuxi. I really can't stand it anymore!" Bai Ling said angrily.

"Miss, this is the imperial palace, please don't do anything rash. If anything happens and the emperor investigates, you'll lose your head!" Huan'er counselled worriedly.

"Huan'er, go over there and see what that bitch Yun Yuxi is doing. I want to rest here alone for a while." Bai Ling waved her hand, signaling Huan'er to leave. After Huan'er left, Bai Ling walked behind a rockery, and saw a palace maid walk out from behind the rockery and handed a small paper bag to Bai Ling.

"My lady, this is croton powder. Please don't tell others that I gave it to you." The maid whispered.

"I know, this is a banknote. You'd better keep your mouth shut and pretend you've never seen me!" Bai Ling said impatiently.

The maid took the banknote and left.

Bai Ling looked at her back and suddenly shouted, "Hey, look, there are carp in that lotus pond, they are so beautiful!" When the palace maid heard the shout, she immediately stopped and walked to the edge of the lotus pond curiously, stretching her head to look towards the lotus pond, but did not see the so-called carp.

Bai Ling was secretly delighted to see the maid being fooled. She quickly walked to the lotus pond and saw that the maid's attention was completely drawn to it. She gritted her teeth and pushed the maid from behind. With a scream, the maid fell into the lotus pond.

The maid struggled in the water, trying to float to the surface, but because the pool was too deep and she was panicked, she quickly sank. Bai Ling stared at the water nervously until she was sure that the maid was no longer moving, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

Bai Ling carefully looked around and found that no one noticed what was happening here, so she quickly left the Imperial Garden and walked towards the Cining Palace.

However, just as Bai Ling was leaving, a little eunuch suddenly emerged from the flowers. He looked pale and horrified at what was happening before his eyes, then ran out of the imperial garden in a panic.

"Aunt, my cousin's wife is cooking in the small kitchen. Ling'er also wants to go and take a look to ease the relationship with her," Bai Ling said coquettishly.

The Queen Mother glanced at Bai Ling and nodded.

Bai Ling thought viciously in her heart, "Yun Yuxi, you are guilty of murdering the empress dowager. This charge is enough to get you into trouble. Aunt, don't blame Ling'er for being cruel. It was you who didn't protect Ling'er. Since you are unkind, I will be unjust. The maid has died in the lotus pond. There is no evidence. Only the dead can keep secrets." After figuring it out, Bai Ling walked happily towards the small kitchen.

The weather in September was still very hot. Yun Yuxi was busy in the kitchen. Yun Yuxi sent everyone else in the kitchen to rest. The small kitchen was not very big, and it would be even hotter with more people, and they couldn't help.

"Princess, your cooking skills are really great. I'm dizzy with the incense even when I'm burning the fire here," Yuelan praised Yun Yuxi with a smile.

Yun Yuxi smiled but didn't say anything, but thought in her heart, "What a joke! I was a foodie in my previous life. I could not only eat but also cook. How could my cooking skills be compared to you ancient people? If the Queen Mother hadn't been kind to me, I wouldn't have come to the kitchen to cook in such a hot day. I made a lot of money today, and I'll have to show some respect to the Queen Mother in the future. After all, this way of making money was given to me by her."

Bai Ling stood at the door and looked into the small kitchen. Only Yun Yuxi and Yue Lan were busy there. There was no one else. Bai Ling smiled what she thought was an appropriate smile and slowly walked into the small kitchen.

"Cousin, Ling'er was wrong today. Ling'er apologizes to you. Ling'er wants to come to the kitchen to help you." Bai Ling said softly.

"Get out of here. Stop pretending to be a white lotus in front of me. Your green tea look really makes me sick. You are not welcome here, get out," Yun Yuxi scolded unceremoniously.

Bai Ling cursed Yun Yuxi countless times in her heart, but her face looked weak, as if she didn't hear Yun Yuxi's curses.

"Cousin, Ling'er really knows she was wrong." After saying that, she actually picked up a handkerchief and wiped away the non-existent tears.

"Yuelan, watch the fire. I'll go see what Madam Sun said about the mushrooms. I'm going to roast some mushrooms for the Queen Mother. Don't use too high a fire to cook the chicken soup on the stove, or the soup won't have much flavor." Yun Yuxi instructed Yuelan while walking outside. He ignored Bai Ling.

Bai Ling looked at the fragrant chicken soup on the stove, her eyes kept observing her surroundings, and she kept thinking about how to get Yue Lan away.

After a while, the firewood was burned out, Yuelan went out to the yard to fetch firewood, Bai Ling felt that the opportunity had come, so she quickly rushed to the chicken soup, put all the croton powder in it, and then packed up the paper bag and threw it into the stove. Seeing that the paper was burned, she felt very proud and quickly prepared to leave the small kitchen.

At this time, Yun Yuxi came back with fresh mushrooms in her hands, and Yue Lan also came back with firewood.

"Cousin, since I'm not needed here, I'll leave first. I'd better go and accompany my aunt." After saying that, he left quickly.

Yun Yuxi always felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't put her finger on it, so she continued to work on the next things with Yuelan.

"Yun Yuxi, just wait for your punishment." Bai Ling was extremely happy and instantly felt in a good mood. She even greeted Aunt Xiuhe politely when she met her.

"Aunt, my cousin's wife's food is delicious. I just went to the kitchen and my cousin's wife said she didn't need my help. Ling'er is coming back soon," Bai Ling said coquettishly, shaking the Queen Mother's arm.

"Yes. Your cousin's wife's cooking is indeed delicious. Ling'er, you should learn more from your cousin's wife when you have nothing to do. When you get married in the future, you will be loved by your husband," said the Queen Mother lovingly.

"Aunt is right. Ling'er will listen to you. Aunt Ling'er also wants my cousin's skin care lotion, but due to the relationship between Ling'er and my cousin, it may be difficult," Bai Ling said shamelessly.

"You girl, Xiuhe, go get two bottles of my skin care water for your cousin. It just so happens that your cousin-in-law gave me more, otherwise you wouldn't have had any. Even the queen only got two bottles." The queen mother said with a smile.

Aunt Xiuhe was very disgusted with this cousin, so she said, "Your Majesty the Queen, this is a gift from the princess. If she knew you gave it away like this, I'm afraid she would be unhappy," Xiuhe said casually.

"Xiuhe, you are right. Ling'er is still young and doesn't need this skin care lotion. So forget it." The Queen Mother walked down the stairs.

This made Bai Ling very angry, and she looked at Aunt Xiuhe with resentment.

"Your Majesty, the princess has prepared the meal. Please move to the hall outside to eat," said the maid.

Bai Ling hurriedly helped the Queen Mother out. Aunt Xiuhe looked at Bai Ling's back and smiled imperceptibly...