Quick Transmigration: The Yandere Boss Pretends to Be Well After He's Gone Mad

News of His Majesty's poisoning reached the capital overnight, and even the birds in the palace seemed to sense it, startling them up from their branches.

The Empress Dowager sat on the throne and rubbed her forehead wearily, as if she had not had a good night's sleep.

She had been quite restless these past two days, her right eyelid twitching as if something bad was about to happen. Then, just as dawn broke today, she heard the news that His Majesty had been poisoned in the palace. Upon hearing this news, she became even more uneasy.

"Your Majesty, rumors are circulating that Qingluan poisoned His Majesty." Li Yuan had also received the news and rushed to the palace before dawn to request an audience. He pleaded his innocence with the Empress Dowager, saying, "The drug was given to me by Grand Eunuch Hua Qing during the spring hunt. I sent it to Qingluan intact, but I never expected it to cause such a disaster."

Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager's phoenix eyes narrowed slightly as she glanced at Hua Qing, who was waiting beside her.

Hua Qing knelt down, her face showing little panic, and said, "Your Majesty, the medicine I gave you is indeed safe and sound. I'm willing to stake my life on it."

Li Yuan didn't care whether the medicine was good or bad. Right now, the matter of His Majesty's poisoning was weighing on the Li family. If those old fogies in the court found out, who knows what kind of big trouble they would cause.

Before he arrived, he had suspected that the medicine might be intended to kill His Majesty.

But judging from the Empress Dowager's expression, she doesn't seem to have such an intention.

So, why was His Majesty poisoned?

The Empress Dowager withdrew her gaze and asked in a cold voice, "How is Qingluan doing?"

Li Yuan said, "There is no news."

"Have you confirmed that His Majesty has been poisoned?"

"Yes, it is said that the dozen or so imperial physicians who accompanied His Majesty to the palace have all confirmed that His Majesty has indeed been poisoned."

This news will soon spread throughout the court, and it's even possible that someone will seize upon it during the morning court session to impeach the Li family for their wolfish ambitions.

The Empress Dowager's regency had already caused discontent among many key ministers. Now that this incident has occurred, the Li family, as the Empress Dowager's maternal clan, will more or less blame the Empress Dowager for what happened behind the scenes.

Murdering an emperor is a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family, enough to wipe out the entire Li clan.

The Empress Dowager's hidden ambitions would also be openly discussed by the officials.

Regardless of whether it's related to her or not, she can't escape being suspected.

"You worthless thing!" The Empress Dowager threw down the jade ruyi beside her, her jeweled hair ornaments swaying in her anger. "I sent her there hoping she would conceive an heir and ascend to the position of Empress. Now she's so useless, not only failing to succeed but also leaving such a handle on us. Isn't this just handing the Emperor a knife to kill the Li family?!"

She vaguely sensed the emperor's uncontrollability, which is why she went to great lengths to send Li Qingluan there, with the aim of obtaining the emperor's bloodline and then using that child to consolidate her power.

But who would have thought it would turn out like this?

Who will take responsibility for this? Who can bear it?

Even if she holds great power, with that old bastard Li Cheng still in the court, this matter cannot be left unresolved.

“Qingluan could not possibly poison His Majesty! This is clearly…” Li Yuan said anxiously.

The Empress Dowager interrupted him coldly, and Li Yuan dared not say anything more, but both the Empress Dowager and he knew what was going on.

Li Yuan knelt down and pleaded, "Empress Dowager, please think of a way!"

"Plotting against the emperor is a capital offense. Now that the emperor is far away in the imperial palace, what can I do?!" The Empress Dowager rose from her throne and said angrily, "Those people in the court wish they could drag me down from my position every day. Now that your daughter has been accused of such a grave mistake, Li Yuan, you actually expect me to save you? I can't save you, and I shouldn't!"

The angry shouts echoed in Fengqi Palace. All the maids and eunuchs guarding outside the palace knelt down, trembling with fear, not daring to even breathe loudly.

Li Yuan stared wide-eyed in disbelief, then gritted his teeth and kowtowed, saying, "Empress Dowager, the Li family is your maternal clan."

"Maternal clan?" The Empress Dowager sneered, her gaze suddenly seeming to drift far away, and said, "Back then, when you favored my elder sister, did you ever consider that you were my maternal clan?"

From the moment she felt isolated and helpless, she knew that a woman could only rely on herself in this life; family, husband, son—they were all just shackles that bound her for life.

This small patch of sky can never compare to the magnificent view outside the Xuanzheng Hall.

Now that she has taken this position, how can the landscape, so beautiful and picturesque, not be painted by her?

The Empress Dowager lowered her head, looking at Li Yuan who was groveling before her like an ant, as if she were looking at the civil and military officials she had trampled under her feet. She said disdainfully, "I have helped you to your current position. You should think about how to repay me."

“As long as I am alive, the emperor will not be able to exterminate the entire Li family. As long as I am alive, the Li family will remain.”

The threat in his words was quite obvious, and Li Yuan trembled and collapsed to the ground in despair.

A single hair can have far-reaching consequences; in any case, the Li family will have to pay a price for this.

The Empress Dowager looked up at the blood-red palace walls outside and inexplicably laughed out loud.

Her maternal clan pressured her, the late emperor pressured her, and now even that bastard child whom she had personally placed on the throne is pressuring her!

To this day, she still can't understand why the emperor, who had always respected and relied on her, suddenly turned against her.

The Empress Dowager had the last laugh. Suddenly, she snapped the prayer beads in her hand and said with a cruel sneer, "If Qingluan doesn't acknowledge you, you still have a sliver of hope. But if she does, your life is over."

"Then let your blood pave the way for my ascension to heaven..."

"This can also be considered my maternal clan."

The Empress Dowager stepped on the Buddhist prayer beads scattered on the ground, then turned and left.

*

Li Qingluan was merely a pampered young lady raised in her boudoir, and naturally she was unaware of the consequences of admitting to drugging him.

Now that Li Qingluan has admitted to drugging him, what does it matter whether she actually poisoned him or not?

Jiang Xiyu smiled faintly, slowly sipping his tea. After a long while, he fed Yuan Huan a cup and said, "My eagle is going to peck at people."

Take the person away and bring them to justice.

As for how the questions might be phrased, Jiang Xiyu didn't really care.

Although Yuan Huan wanted to tear the poisoner to pieces, Jiang Xiyu was still not fully recovered and he was reluctant to leave his side.

Jiang Xiyu noticed this, stood up and walked to his side, pressed his hand on his shoulder and leaned down to say, "It's alright, I will wait here for you to come back."

"When you return, shall I celebrate your victory?"

As he spoke, he leaned close to Yuan Huan's ear and touched it almost imperceptibly.

Yuan Huan couldn't resist, and easily wrapped his arms around Jiang Xiyu's waist, pulling him onto his lap.

He laughed and said in a low voice, "Lust can cloud judgment, that's really true."

Jiang Xiyu touched the lock bell on his braid and said, "How many people can this knife kill?"

Yuan Huan pressed down on his hand, his nose close to his, and said, "Your Majesty, if you want a few, I will kill a few for you."

"That would be best if they were scared to death." Jiang Xiyu smiled, raised his pinky finger, and a rare youthful spirit appeared in his eyes. He tilted his head slightly and said, "Pinky promise."

Yuan Huan found his behavior too cute, so he hooked his arm around him without hesitation and said, "When I come back, I'll take you to fly a kite."

Jiang Xiyu smiled and said, "Okay."