allonlinenovel Chapter 263 Poisoning and Death
Chapter 263 Poisoning and Death
He was quite embarrassed.
To hide his embarrassment, he pressed his fist against his thin lips and coughed a few times. "I handled the Lin Yan matter improperly. I originally wanted to use her to give you a surprise. Who knew that she would misunderstand and think that I had fallen in love with her..."
Zhou Lingge curled her lips and smiled: "So, Your Majesty, what surprise are you preparing for me?"
Qin Feiling deliberately kept the secret, "Tomorrow is your birthday, you'll understand then. Anyway, I just like the lyrics and music that Lin Yan sings. When I heard the tunes she sang, I thought of what happened between us."
"I think you'll like it. I've never heard the tunes and lyrics before... but they're so touching."
Zhou Lingge's eyes flashed with surprise: "Your Majesty, how did you know that tomorrow is my birthday?"
She hasn't celebrated any birthdays since her mother died.
My mother died on her birthday.
She felt extremely painful every time she thought about it, so how could she celebrate her birthday on that day?
She really didn't expect that Qin Feiling would prepare a surprise for her.
Qin Feiling's eyes were filled with heartache as he stared at Zhou Lingge.
"I specifically asked Minister Zhou..."
"Minister Zhou also informed me of your mother's past. For this... I even scolded him harshly. I also issued an order that he must kneel before your mother's tombstone tomorrow and repent for his sins..."
"You and your child will still need the Zhou family's support from now on, so I can't help you kill Zhou Yi, Ge'er. I can only vent your anger in this way."
Zhou Lingge looked at Qin Feiling in a daze. It turned out that he knew all the pain in her heart?
He even scolded Zhou Yi specifically for himself?
He also personally issued an order, ordering Zhou Yiming to kneel in front of her mother's tombstone and confess her mistakes?
He actually did so much for her in secret and silently?
Zhou Lingge left the imperial study in a daze.
Jin Xin looked at her absent-minded state and asked anxiously, "My Lady, what's wrong with you?"
Zhou Lingge leaned on the sedan chair and slowly looked up at the sky filled with red clouds.
"Jinxin...what do you think of the Emperor's attitude towards me?"
When talking about His Majesty's attitude towards the Imperial Concubine, Jin Xin couldn't control herself and started to talk nonstop.
"Your Majesty is certainly very kind to Your Majesty. Apart from Your Majesty, I have never seen Your Majesty be so gentle to anyone. Whether it's the Imperial Study or the Sleeping Dragon Palace, Your Majesty can enter whenever she wants, without even asking for permission. If Your Majesty wishes to live in the Sleeping Dragon Palace, Your Majesty will be delighted... For the other concubines, wanting to get close... is wishful thinking."
"Also, His Majesty would occasionally have Eunuch Liu send some rare and precious treasures to Yuanchen Palace. Now, our Yuanchen Palace storehouse is almost full. I suspect that His Majesty's private storehouse is about to be emptied. And... ever since Your Majesty entered the palace, no matter what domineering things you did, His Majesty has always protected you... No matter how others framed Your Majesty, His Majesty might suspect that in the end, he would always be on Your Majesty's side..."
"Your Majesty, and... earlier, when Concubine Xie stormed into the Cining Palace like crazy, her target was you. Your Majesty resolutely stood in front of you... That kind of subconscious action is what best reflects a person's heart. Your Majesty has done so much for you... I wonder how much the concubines in the harem envy you."
Zhou Lingge couldn't help but feel a little sad in his heart.
She couldn't help but sigh, "So, he has done so much for me?"
She didn't feel anything at all?
If Jin Xin hadn't mentioned it one by one, she would hardly have been able to sense his feelings for her.
Zhou Lingge covered his cold and indifferent heart.
She seemed to be unable to feel anyone's love.
She seems to have lost the ability to love!
Zhou Lingge was lost in thought. When the sedan chair passed by the lake, a figure suddenly rushed over and knelt down on the bluestone road in front with a thud, blocking the way forward.
"Your Highness... please forgive me. I know I was wrong. I am just a humble concubine... Your Highness only said a few fair words. Do you really have to kill me?"
Zhou Lingge frowned and looked at the person who came with a sharp gaze.
Sun Changzai was kneeling on the ground with his body in disarray and his hair disheveled.
One of her shoes had fallen off and there was a lot of blood on her body.
Jin Xin hurried forward and shouted, "Sun Changzai, what are you doing?"
Sun Chang was crying hysterically, "What could I do? I just wanted to ask the Imperial Concubine to give me a way out... I just said a few words on behalf of Concubine Qin, and the Imperial Concubine slapped me twenty times in anger. I thought everything was fine. But who knew... at dinner, my maid accidentally drank my soup, and she... died of poisoning."
"I wanted to leave the palace to find His Majesty, but the palace servants wouldn't let me go... They... They even restrained me and tried to force poison into me. I fought tooth and nail to escape... Imperial Concubine, you are truly cruel. Just because of a single word, you sent people to kill me and silence me. You wanted to put me to death."
Jin Xin's eyes were full of astonishment.
"Constant Sun, what are you talking about? This has nothing to do with our queen. Our queen just came out of the imperial study. How can you make such nonsense and slander our queen like this?"
Sun Changzai's eyes were filled with fear, and she kowtowed desperately: "I... I said the wrong thing. None of this was done by the Imperial Concubine. It was me... I misunderstood. I will never dare to offend the Imperial Concubine again. Please, please, spare my life. I beg you, please be magnanimous and spare my life."
Zhou Lingge's eyes were cold, she stared at Sun Changzai for a long time without saying a word.
There was silence all around, only the sound of Sun Changzai's wailing was so piercing and loud.
This matter is not simple and is full of conspiracies and intrigues.
Zhou Lingge called Jin Xin over and whispered to her, asking her to send someone to find out what had happened.
Jin Xin also quickly calmed down.
She nodded in agreement.
She handed the matter over to Fuquan to investigate.
Now Zhou Lingge has the power to manage the six palaces. Since something went wrong with Sun Chang here, she will definitely have someone investigate it thoroughly.
She sent someone to notify Qin Feiling, the Queen Mother, and other concubines in the harem.
Qin Feiling did not show up at all. He sent Eunuch Liu to bring a message to Zhou Lingge.
"Your Highness, His Majesty said... the harem is now managed by You, Your Highness. Your Highness believes You will handle this minor matter properly. No matter what the final result is, Your Highness trusts You!"
Sun Changzai's face turned paler and paler.
Your Majesty doesn't care about this kind of thing?
The Imperial Concubine was actually given full authority to dispose of the matter?