086 “Drunken Bones (Guyan 1v1 High H)” Leng Gong

The bell tolled eight times in succession.

Everyone in the harem was awakened by the sound of the death knell that brought bad news. When Yan Zhaozhao heard the sound of the death knell, her head was dizzy and she thought she was in a dream, but the constant noise outside the palace told her again and again that this was not a dream.

The Queen Mother is really dead.

She quickly opened the quilt and got out of bed, and Bi Luo happened to open the door of the inner hall and hurriedly walked towards her.Yan Zhaozhao hurriedly sat in front of the dressing table and let Bi Luo dress her up. She was dressed in pure white, with only a few plain phoenix hairpins on her head, and then she summoned the guard of honor and rushed to Shoukang Palace.

When Yan Zhaozhao arrived at Shoukang Palace, people were already kneeling outside the palace. Everyone’s face was full of sorrow, and they were all mourning for the recently deceased Queen Mother.She turned away and walked into the inner hall with the wind at her feet. She saw a burst of sobbing coming from inside, the most tragic of which was Aunt Yumin.

She knelt down on the bed and kept calling for the Queen Mother.Yan Zhaozhao stepped forward and saw the Queen Mother’s pale face. Strangely, her cheeks were slightly red and her lips were also abnormally purple. She looked as if she had been poisoned and did not die naturally.

Yan Zhaozhao was shocked. She had just come to ask the Queen Mother about Yan Zhiyi yesterday, and the Queen Mother died that night. The two must be related.If not, the people behind the scenes would have had the opportunity to kill the Queen Mother when she was insane, but they did not die until she inquired about the glowing insect today.

Is it possible…can the so-called glowing bugs really hear what they say during the day?

Just…unbelievable.

Seeing Yan Zhaozhao stunned on the ground, and considering how patiently she had taken care of the Queen Mother these days, Yu Min thought she was overly sad, so he called her softly.”The Queen…”

With this shout, Yan Zhaozhao suddenly came back to her senses and asked calmly: “What happened? Why did the Queen Mother…”

Yu Min was about to answer when a loud chant came from outside the palace, “Your Majesty, Concubine Chun has arrived——”

Yan Zhaozhao’s brows trembled for a moment when he heard that Yan Zhiyi was also accompanying the emperor.Leaving aside the fact that only the emperor and empress were qualified to enter the inner palace, she was the biggest suspect based on the matter of the glowing bug. However, at this moment, she could still enter the inner palace as if nothing had happened. She was really not an ordinary person.

Everyone bowed to the emperor, and the emperor motioned them to excuse themselves with a calm look on his forehead, and then sat on the soft couch on one side, without any intention of coming forward to pay homage to the Queen Mother’s body.Yan Zhiyi stood obediently behind the emperor, her face a little pale. She didn’t know whether it was because she felt uncomfortable due to the wind or because she had done something wrong.

“Where is the imperial doctor? The queen mother was in good health, why did she die suddenly!” The emperor put one hand on the case and put the other hand casually on his knee, his tone was a little impatient, as if the death of the queen mother was not worth mentioning to him, even if the person who died was his biological mother.

After hearing the emperor’s question, the imperial physician who was kneeling beside him hurriedly came forward and reported to the emperor, “Back to the emperor, the Queen Mother…she, she…” The imperial doctor swallowed as he spoke, his eyes constantly glaring as if he did not dare to say the next words.

The emperor frowned and looked even more impatient, “If you have something to say, just say it. How unbecoming is it for you to swallow and vomit!”

The imperial doctor’s legs went weak, and the editor’s hands were slightly shaking.”The Queen Mother…she was poisoned to death!”

“What did you say?!” The emperor suddenly straightened up and clenched the corner of the desk with his fingertips.Since he returned that day, he has never paid any attention to the matter of Shoukang Palace. It is his greatest filial piety to still support the crazy Queen Mother. He thought that the Queen Mother died of illness, but now she was harmed by someone!

“The Queen Mother’s face is crimson, her lips are dark purple, and her throat turns black when a fine needle is inserted. All these signs indicate that the Queen Mother died of poisoning, not illness!” After saying this, the imperial doctor touched his forehead to the ground, hoping that the emperor would not be angry with him for this.

“Check!” Long Yan was furious, and everyone in the inner hall fell to their knees.”Check it for me!”

The eunuch waiting on one side quietly walked outside the hall and gave orders in an orderly manner.After a while, groups of palace guards were roaming around the harem with swords in hand.

“You.” The emperor pointed with his fingertips at Aunt Yu Min, who was kneeling beside the bed.”You are waiting by my mother’s side. Tell me what my mother did tonight.”

Yu Min was startled, walked to the emperor in panic, and knelt down.”Back to the emperor, there was nothing unusual about the queen tonight. After serving the dinner, the slave coaxed the queen to drink some soothing soup. The queen fell asleep not long after. Until midnight, the queen suddenly had a convulsion and blood continued to flow from the corner of her mouth. The slave hurriedly called the imperial doctor, but the queen… the queen has no way to save her!”

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to glance at the imperial physician with his head buried, “Where does the poison come from?”

“This…” The imperial doctor paused and continued tremblingly: “I haven’t found out where the poison is yet. I have only checked that the Queen Mother’s dinner tonight and the soothing soup are not poisonous. It should not be the two that caused the Queen Mother’s death.”

“Trash!” the emperor shouted, and asked Yumin, “Who else came to Shoukang Palace today?”

Yu Min paused and seemed to have thought of something. His lowered eyes glanced at the queen on one side intentionally or unintentionally. He hesitated for a moment and then said: “The emperor, the empress has come to attend to the queen mother.”

Yan Zhaozhao felt a chill in her heart. As early as when the emperor asked the question, she had expected that this turmoil would definitely affect her.Her heart beat faster involuntarily, and she vaguely felt that this matter was not simple. She pretended to be calm, stood up, walked to the emperor and saluted, but did not kneel down.”Back to the emperor, I have indeed come to the Shoukang Palace to take care of my mother.”

Seeing her step forward, the emperor frowned indifferently, seeming to be even more impatient.”Didn’t I give an order not to allow anyone to come to visit and say hello? Or does the Queen think she is more capable than me and can go beyond what I say?!”

Yan Zhaozhaofu bowed respectfully and straightened her back, “Please forgive me, Your Majesty. I didn’t mean to disobey the Holy Order. It’s just that my mother treated me very well in the past. Now that my mother is seriously ill, I just want to show my filial piety.”

The emperor obviously did not want to handle him so lightly, and was about to scold him when Yan Zhiyi, who was beside him, suddenly tugged at the sleeve of his dragon robe. He subconsciously turned his head and heard her softly pleading in his ear, “Your Majesty…” Her voiceShe was delicate and soft, with an upturned ending when she called him. It was full of coquettishness and she couldn’t help but make his heart flutter when she whispered in his ear, “The queen definitely didn’t mean to disobey you, it was just out of filial piety. Please spare my concubine this time.”

Somehow, the emperor’s heart suddenly softened.It was clear that what he hated most in the past was that the sister of his beloved was the woman he despised the most in his life. But at some point, he no longer hated the Yan family. Instead, he was glad that the Yan family had sent his daughter to the palace. His disgust for Yan Zhaozhao only increased instead of decreasing.

The emperor smiled at Yan Zhiyi and said, “Okay, I will follow you.”

Turning around, he looked at Yan Zhaozhao with no warmth in his eyes. He didn’t even bother to talk to her, and looked directly at the imperial doctor, “What kind of thing did the queen eat to be poisoned? The imperial doctor hasn’t found out yet!”

The imperial physician who had been inspecting the food heard the emperor’s words and hurriedly knelt on the ground. “Back to the emperor, I have already found out.” He motioned to the eunuch to present a bowl of unfinished soup. “Your Majesty, it is this bowl of blood swallows that was mixed with fatal arsenic, which is consistent with the poison that the Queen Mother was poisoned with.”

Yan Zhaozhao’s pupils shrank, and she was horrified. She no longer cared about etiquette, and suddenly retorted, “Impossible!”

The emperor’s gaze fell on her, and his black eyes suddenly darkened, as if a ferocious beast lurking in the night had locked onto its prey.”What do you mean by the queen’s words?” He tapped his fingertips on the desk carelessly, “Is it possible that you have something to do with this bowl of blood swallows?”

Yan Zhaozhao had to kneel now, “Back to the emperor, I ordered this bowl of blood swallow to be prepared in the imperial kitchen when I came to Shoukang Palace, and then I asked Aunt Yumin to get it for my mother and drink it. From the beginning to the end, I have never touched the blood swallow, and there is no arsenic in it. Please enlighten me!”

“So, this bowl of blood swallows has the closest relationship with you, the queen, am I right?” The emperor’s tone became a little careless when he spoke, as if he felt that now he had her in his hand, and he wanted to play with her.

At this moment, the emperor was like a ferocious beast that had been waiting for an opportunity for a long time. When he saw the slightest opportunity to bite his prey, he rushed out impatiently and killed the prey in one fell swoop.

He looked at Yan Zhaozhao’s face and suddenly chuckled. The smile was full of ridicule, as if he was mocking her for falling into his hands after all.”Queen Yan Zhaozhao poisoned the Queen Mother. She committed a heinous crime and her virtue is unworthy of her position. She is no longer worthy of being the queen of our great dynasty, let alone the mother of all peoples. She will be deprived of the title of queen and withdrawn from the gold treasure book.”

The color on Yan Zhaozhao’s face faded and she felt cold all over. At this moment, she suddenly remembered Yan Bi’s situation at that time. That day, she thought that one day she would end up with the same fate as her.But I never thought that this day would come so quickly.

The emperor’s tone was even colder, and he looked at her and said word by word: “From today on, I will be thrown into the cold palace.”