Quick Transmigration: The Charismatic Woman Uses Her Stunning Beauty to Complete Missions

Chapter 101 The First Beauty Who Became a Substitute Bride (17)

Shen Chumo was dressed in a magnificent palace gown, her robes fluttering, making her appear like a fairy, ethereal and otherworldly. Her skin was as white as snow, like white jade; her eyebrows and eyes were exquisite, her eyes bright as stars; her nose was high and straight, and her lips were red without any makeup, delicate and luscious. Her hair was adorned with exquisite pearls and jade, which made her face look like a peach blossom, making her breathtakingly beautiful.

An Nuannuan was completely mesmerized; this Imperial Concubine was simply too beautiful!

She had never seen such a beautiful woman before. Her delicate face and elegant demeanor seemed to have stepped out of a painting. This must be the kind of beauty that could topple kingdoms that the books describe!

Then look at the tyrant beside her, his face is cold and stern, and his eyes reveal an inviolable majesty.

An Nuannuan thought to herself, "This tyrant does look decent enough, and he's a passable match standing next to the beautiful lady, but he just doesn't look like someone to mess with."

After careful examination, the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital discovered that the black leopard had been given a strong aphrodisiac, causing it to suddenly enter a state of estrus.

Shen Chumo's dress was also sprinkled with some special powder. The powder itself was not toxic, but animals would get a whiff of it just like cats getting catnip!

If animals are not in estrus, they will only be attracted to this person and want to get close to him, which is why no harmful substances were detected in Tuanzi.

However, once animals are in estrus, they lose self-control when they smell this scent, their desires intensify, and they lose their rationality.

The palace servants in the Imperial Beast Garden and Qianyang Palace are suspected of drugging the animals.

The guards split into two groups: one group was responsible for searching the residences of the palace servants, while the other group took each of them to a corner for questioning.

Soon, the guards identified the most suspicious individuals, one of whom was An Nuannuan.

When An Nuannuan was forced to kneel before Shen Chumo, she was completely bewildered. What? What does this have to do with me? I didn't do anything! Doesn't a palace maid's life matter?

The guards laid out the items they had searched from their quarters in front of them, but there was no medicine powder among them.

The guard knelt and bowed respectfully, saying, "Your Majesty, these individuals are all suspects. Gold and silver jewelry that does not belong to them was found in their residences."

The palace servants from the Imperial Animal Garden had all been to the Leopard Garden today, and the palace servants from Qianyang Palace may have also come into contact with the Empress's clothing.

Xie Yanhuai's sharp gaze swept over the people in front of him, like a blade sweeping across, his eyes as cold as iron.

A cold smirk appeared on his lips as he said in utter indifference, "Take them all away and beat them to death."

Upon hearing this, the palace servants turned deathly pale and collapsed to the ground.

Then he cried and kowtowed, begging for mercy, saying, "Your Majesty, please have mercy! This servant is innocent!"

Xie Yanhuai remained unmoved, and a palace servant was immediately dragged out by the guards.

The sounds of clubs being struck and pitiful cries came from outside the hall. After a few breaths, the sounds disappeared, and everyone knew that the person was dead.

The palace servants were so frightened that they wet themselves.

An Nuannuan witnessed the cruelty of the feudal dynasty and trembled with fear. Her blood boiled and then froze instantly, and her pupils contracted sharply.

In those days, the lives of servants like them were not even considered a matter of fate.

Xie Yanhuai raised his eyes, his gaze devoid of any warmth.

The voice was cold and indifferent: "I'll give you one more chance. Tell me who's behind this, and I'll spare your lives."

The palace maid beside An Nuannuan immediately stepped forward and kowtowed, saying, "I'll tell you everything! These things were given to me by Liu Hua, who serves Consort Liang. She wanted me to help her find out the Consort's preferences. I absolutely did not drug the Consort. Please, Your Majesty, see the truth!"

Another palace maid hurriedly added, "My things were given to me by Consort An's maid. She wanted me to find out the whereabouts of the Imperial Concubine. I haven't said anything yet."

The palace servants in the Imperial Beast Garden confessed one by one. Some of them received money from the concubines in the harem, some were bribed by other palace servants, and some were given money by people outside the palace.

But no one admitted to drugging her. In the end, only An Nuannuan remained silent. When she saw everyone staring at her...

An Nuannuan stammered, "This servant...this servant really doesn't know where these things came from. These valuables are not this servant's at all. Someone is trying to frame this servant. Please, Your Highness, see the truth."

Shen Chumo knew in her heart that An Nuannuan should have nothing to do with this matter. She didn't know the King of Chu at all, so she had no motive to harm her.

Xie Yanhuai's lips curled into a sharp, cold smile.

"Very well, I had no idea that the harem was in such a chaotic state. Guards, search the entire harem and bring all the concubines here!"

All the concubines were summoned. This was the first time Shen Chumo had seen Xie Yanhuai's concubines since entering the palace. There were only eight of them in total.

Their faces paled, some panicked, some tried to remain calm, and some secretly sized up Shen Chumo, wanting to see what this woman, so deeply favored by Xie Yanhuai, really looked like.

Just then, An Nuannuan suddenly spotted a familiar figure in the crowd—Cuiguo, the maid of Consort Hui!

Her heart sank suddenly, and an ominous premonition surged into her mind.

When An Nuannuan first transmigrated to this ancient palace, she knew absolutely nothing about the life and rules here.

Despite possessing the original owner's memories, she still frequently made mistakes, which infuriated the nanny responsible for instructing the palace maids. The nanny severely reprimanded An Nuannuan without mercy and announced a food ban as punishment.

At that time, An Nuannuan had been hungry all day, and just when she was so hungry that she was dizzy, Cui Guo appeared.

Cui Guo secretly slipped her two steamed buns and told her to hide them carefully so that no one else would find out. An Nuannuan was moved to tears, feeling that she had met a good person.

In the following days, Cuiguo would often go to the Beast Taming Garden to talk and have heart-to-heart talks with An Nuannuan. Today, Cuiguo also came to the Beast Taming Garden. They talked about life in the palace and their respective dreams.

An Nuannuan was initially overjoyed, believing she had found a close confidante in this deep palace.

But after thinking about it carefully at this moment, she couldn't help but feel a chill rise up her spine, as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.

It turns out that all of this was an elaborate conspiracy!

Cui Guo was clearly using her interactions with her to subtly gather information about the mysterious animals in the Beast Taming Garden.

Looking back, An Nuannuan was always able to find time to come to the Imperial Beast Garden to find her. She was amazed that Cui Guo was not busy with palace affairs and still had time to wander around.

And only Cuiguo had the opportunity to secretly slip those valuables of unknown origin into her room.

At this moment, An Nuannuan felt a surge of anger and endless sorrow at being deceived.

She stared at Cuiguo, her eyes filled with deep disappointment. Cuiguo was the first friend she had made after transmigrating to this strange world! She never expected to be betrayed like this!

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