allonlinenovel Chapter 181 Poisonous Woman
Chapter 181 Poisonous Woman
The Queen Mother's eyes were filled with astonishment. "Poison? She was actually poisoned? Who on earth would be so bold as to poison the Imperial Concubine?"
Qin Feiling's gaze swept towards Zhou Shiya like a knife.
"Investigate this matter immediately and thoroughly."
"The Imperial Concubine and I dined at Fengluan Palace today. The Empress, Madam Zhou, and I are all fine, but the Imperial Concubine was poisoned. So the food is fine, it's probably the tea, pastries, or something like that. Let's investigate thoroughly in this direction."
"Once the person behind the poisoning is discovered, no matter who it is... I will punish them severely."
Mrs. Zhou was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat. She grabbed Zhou Shiya's hand in a panic.
"Ya'er, what should we...what should we do?"
Zhou Shiya tried her best to remain calm.
She did not poison Zhou Lingge...she has a clear conscience.
She lowered her voice and asked Madam Zhou word by word, "Mother, did you poison Zhou Lingge?"
Mrs. Zhou quickly shook her head: "No, I don't."
"You're still trying to have a child through surrogacy, so how could I possibly poison her so easily? Besides, she came to Fengluan Palace openly today. If anything happened to her, no one in Fengluan Palace would escape responsibility. How could I not understand such a simple principle?"
Zhou Shiya's eyes were full of confusion. "It wasn't you, nor was it me. Who poisoned Zhou Lingge?"
"Could it be that someone has done something to Fengluan Palace, hoping to kill someone with a borrowed knife?"
Is it Concubine Shu?
It's not impossible that she hates herself to the core.
But does Concubine Shu have such great ability that she could reach Fengluan Palace without anyone noticing and successfully poison Zhou Lingge in front of her and His Majesty?
They had dinner together tonight.
All three of them were fine, but Zhou Lingge was poisoned!
No matter how Zhou Shiya thought about it, she felt that there was something very strange about this matter.
Time passed by minute by minute.
Eunuch Liu personally investigated the matter thoroughly and interrogated all the palace servants in Fengluan Palace.
He has been in the harem for many years and has his own interrogation process, and his methods are extremely cruel.
Anyone who tells a liar will be dragged out and beaten to death.
Zhou Lingge closed his eyes and fell into a nightmare.
She kept murmuring, "I won't steal my elder sister's things... Daddy, don't hit me."
"I'm not a bastard. I have a mother and a father... Don't scold me."
"Daddy, I'm so hungry and cold. Daddy, I'm your daughter."
"Mother, please spare my life... From now on, I will obey you completely and do whatever you say..."
Qin Feiling felt extremely heartbroken. He listened silently to Zhou Lingge's nightmare words.
Bit by bit, he pieced together everything Zhou Lingge experienced in the Zhou family when he was a child.
How could she, a weak and humble girl, grow up in such a harsh environment where she was bullied?
No wonder she was sometimes emotionally unstable, no wonder she had nightmares. All of this was from her childhood, leaving her with extremely serious psychological trauma.
And all this was caused by that vicious woman, Mrs. Zhou.
He clenched his fists tightly, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in his eyes.
He will not let that vicious woman go.
He would definitely take revenge a thousandfold for what that vicious woman had done to Ge'er.
Qin Feiling held Zhou Lingge's hand tightly, not wanting to let go for a moment.
The Queen Mother, who was sitting next to them, couldn't help but feel frightened when she heard Zhou Lingge's nightmare words. She turned her head to look at the mother and daughter kneeling outside the bead curtain.
"Could the mother the imperial concubine is talking about be Madam Zhou?"
Qin Feiling couldn't help but sneer, "Who else could it be besides her? This vicious woman took advantage of Ge'er's weakness when she was little and repeatedly bullied her. She almost killed Ge'er several times. Fortunately, Ge'er was lucky enough to survive her torture and she managed to survive bit by bit."
The Queen Mother frowned, she was a little bit unbelievable.
"Could it be that Minister Zhou doesn't care? The Imperial Concubine is his own flesh and blood after all. How could he allow his own wife to bully the concubines' children like this?"
Qin Feiling thought about what he had asked Eunuch Liu to investigate some time ago.
A hint of mockery flashed across his eyes. "It's just the bad nature of men. Zhou Yi initially coveted Liu's beauty and doted on her without telling Madam Zhou. When Liu became pregnant, he couldn't hide the fact any longer and told Madam Zhou. Madam Zhou refused to let it go, no matter what. She either forced Liu to abort the child or beat her to death, or she divorced Minister Zhou..."
"Minister Zhou, out of consideration for his family's honor and status, had no choice but to humble himself and plead with Madam Zhou... I don't know what conditions he agreed to, but Madam Zhou suddenly relented and agreed to keep Liu and the child. However, a few years after Liu gave birth, she died under mysterious circumstances."
"After Liu's death, Ge'er, a concubine's daughter, could imagine what she would face in the Zhou family. Zhou Yi was wary of Madam Zhou's family, so even if Madam Zhou did something excessive, he had no choice but to turn a blind eye..."
The Queen Mother now felt some sympathy and pity for Zhou Lingge.
She couldn't help but sigh: "Poor child, he must have suffered a lot over the years."
Qin Feiling lowered her head and raised her hand to gently tidy up the loose hair by Zhou Lingge's ear. "Although she is already a noble concubine...some people still don't intend to let her go. They dared to harm her in front of me."
The Queen Mother looked at the cold aura emanating from the Emperor and said with lingering fear, "Emperor, the Queen is your legal wife after all, and Madam Zhou is her biological mother...you..."
Qin Feiling suddenly looked up at the Queen Mother and interrupted her firmly, "Mother... The Emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. As long as her crime is proven, I will never show any mercy..."
"Please, Queen Mother, stop worrying about these trivial matters. You should focus on preparing for the selection. Don't let other people hurt our mother-son relationship."
Qin Feiling's words clearly told the Queen Mother what his determination was.
The Queen Mother gasped.
How could she not understand what the emperor meant?
The emperor has made up his mind not to let Madam Zhou go!
If she continued to intervene and stop it, he would not care about her face as a mother.
The Queen Mother's expression was extremely ugly.
But there was also a faint feeling of powerlessness.
The emperor had grown up and had become powerful, and she had no way to control him.
Eunuch Liu handled the case very quickly. About half an hour later, he stepped into the inner hall in high spirits.
"Your Majesty...I have already investigated the matter thoroughly."
"The poison that the Imperial Concubine was poisoned with wasn't in her dinner, but in the tea she drank. And that tea... was made by Yin Ling, a second-class maid in Fengluan Palace. I tortured Yin Ling severely, and she said... that Madam Zhou bribed her and secretly ordered her to put the poison in the Imperial Concubine's tea."
"Yinling also handed over a golden hairpin, saying that it was given to her by Madam Zhou."