Early the next morning.

In the daylight, An Lingrong listened to Xiao Shi's report and frowned. "Fainted? Why would he faint suddenly? Did he see anyone before he fainted?"

Xiao Shi shared the information he had gathered: "Your Majesty, the people at the Qinzheng Palace are very tight-lipped, and we haven't been able to gather much useful information. We only know that the Emperor met with Princess Wen Yi before he fainted, and not long after the princess left, the Qinzheng Palace urgently summoned the imperial physician."

If even they couldn't find out the news, it could only be that Yongzheng had issued a gag order. In that case, the matter would be very different.

An Lingrong looked at Shen Meizhuang: "Where's Sister Zhen?"

Shen Meizhuang replied, "I just sent someone to Louyue Kaiyun Pavilion, saying Huan'er went to Qinzheng Palace."

This is to get information.

The two suppressed their doubts.

But after a while, Zhen Huan came back.

An Lingrong hurried over and asked, "What's going on?"

Zhen Huan didn't have time to drink her tea and said directly, "The Emperor is resting now and didn't see me. He only asked Su Peisheng to pass on a message saying that he fainted due to hard work and is now much better."

After so many years in the palace, this was the first time that Zhen Huan was rejected by Yongzheng.

Something is very unusual.

In the Qinzheng Hall, Yongzheng turned his gaze to Sun Heyin: "I remember that you and Concubine Wen had a good relationship."

Sun Heyin immediately understood what he meant and said, "Your Majesty, Concubine Wen is a powerful woman. I dare not approach her like that. A few years ago, I said something wrong in front of her, and she slapped me. Isn't Your Majesty aware of this?"

After she reminded him, Yongzheng vaguely remembered the incident: "You just stay in the Qinzheng Hall for the next few days. When the matter is resolved, I will reward you."

"It is my blessing to be able to serve the emperor."

Yongzheng nodded with satisfaction and continued to review the memorials.

Sun Heyin said as she ground the ink: "Your Majesty, you should go to bed early tonight!"

Yongzheng's hands kept moving: "It's okay!"

It was not until the Western clock pointed to eleven o'clock that he lay down on the dragon couch with the help of Sun Heyin.

After he fell asleep, Sun Heyin stood up and walked out of the hall.

The Royal Guards looked around vigilantly.

When she arrived at the side hall, Bai Zhi was waiting for her. Before she could say anything, Sun Heyin asked directly, "Where are the Nixue Pills?"

The handkerchief in Bai Zhi's hand suddenly fell to the ground, and her voice trembled: "My lady, what do you want this for?"

"The Emperor has already become suspicious of Concubine Wen. She is in danger."

"But my lady, please tell this matter to Concubine Wen and let her find a solution."

"There are imperial guards on duty outside the Qinzheng Palace every twelve hours. The emperor kept me here to prevent me from leaking any information." A cold glint flashed in Sun Heyin's eyes. "Besides, she can't think of a solution!"

Bai Zhi was so anxious that she burst into tears. "But there's no need to take such a risk. The Shen family must have destroyed all the evidence. The Emperor won't be able to find it!"

Sun Heyin sighed. "Don't you understand? It doesn't matter whether the Emperor finds substantial evidence or not. What matters is that he's already suspicious of Concubine Hui and Concubine Wen. Once the seeds of suspicion are planted, they'll take root and sprout."

This matter has been unsolvable since the moment the Emperor became suspicious. We must strike first before the Emperor makes a move."

"Then we will ignore this matter and pretend we know nothing about it. The emperor will be dead in a few months, and your revenge will be avenged. How can we not implicate you..."

Before she could finish, Sun Heyin interrupted her sharply, "Bai Zhi!"

Bai Zhi stopped talking and looked at her intently.

"I can't just watch her die."

"But you can't use the Nixue Pills!" Bai Zhi fell to her knees, clutching the hem of Sun Heyin's skirt tightly with both hands. "If you're discovered, you'll be dead! If you don't think about yourself, you should at least think about your aunt! If something happens to you, how will she survive alone?"

Sun Heyin stood up, helped Bai Zhi up, and pulled her to sit on the bed. After a long silence, she slowly spoke, "If this can be accomplished, I can take this opportunity to ask Concubine Wen to help me rescue my aunt.

If it doesn't work out and the Emperor finds out, I'll be dead anyway. My death won't be a pity, and I can drag the entire Sun family with me to be buried with me, which will be a relief. As for my aunt, we can be reunited in the afterlife, which is a relief, isn't it?

As she spoke, her eyes were filled with tears, which slid down her cheeks one by one.

Bai Zhi looked at Sun Heyin's determined and resolute face, knowing that it was too late to say anything more. She sighed softly and put her arm around Sun Heyin's shoulders, "Since you've made up your mind, I'll stay with you."

Seeing that she changed her name, Sun Heyin burst into laughter and said, "I won't let you die!"

As she spoke, she took out her handkerchief, bit her finger hard, used the blood as ink, and began to write.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the handkerchief was full of words.

Seeing the words on the handkerchief, Bai Zhi growled out, "Ayin! We said we don't ask to be born on the same day, month, and year, but we ask to die on the same day, month, and year."

Sun Heyin raised her head and looked at Bai Zhi with gentle and affectionate eyes: "I know. But I promised them that I would protect you, and I don't want to break my promise. Besides, you are still young. You haven't seen this vast and magnificent land, and you haven't felt the true freedom and beauty of this world. It would be a pity if you died like this. I still owe Concubine Wen an explanation, and I don't want to have this regret."

As she spoke, she put the handkerchief in her arms and stretched out her hand towards Bai Zhi.

Baizhi pulled the necklace out from her neck, and saw a crystal ball the size of a peanut hanging at the end of the necklace.

She applied a little pressure with her fingers.

With a slight "click" sound, the crystal ball broke open, and a brown pill the size of a soybean rolled out of it, spinning in her palm.

Nixue pill.

Sun Heyin took off the armor, poured out the cinnabar inside, and put the Nixue Pill in.

Over the years, thanks to her "unremitting efforts", Yongzheng's body looked healthy on the outside, but he was already damaged inside.

Over the past six months, Taoist Lou presented the Jiji Pill to Emperor Yongzheng. As soon as this pill appeared, Emperor Yongzheng regarded it as a treasure, believing it to be a good recipe for longevity and taking it on time every day.

Sun Heyin made a small mechanism in the armor, hiding cinnabar inside. When feeding Yongzheng the medicine, she rubbed the cinnabar into the pill without making a sound, and then handed the "added" pill to Yongzheng's mouth with a smile, watching him swallow it without any precautions.

In this way, as time went by, a large amount of cinnabar poison had accumulated in Yongzheng's body.

At this moment, Baizhi's medicine was like a key that could open the door to destruction. Once taken, it would unreservedly stimulate the toxins that had been hidden and accumulated in Yongzheng's body for a long time, causing the illusion of health that he had been maintaining to completely collapse.

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