allonlinenovel Chapter 183: The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang is Poisoned
Chapter 183: The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang is Poisoned
Song Qingwan's words were like a shot of adrenaline that enlightened the Pei family.
Yes, even if I accompany Master Pei to death today, how can I guarantee that the emperor's descendants will not describe Master Pei as a traitor?
Old Master Pei stopped and stood still. He looked back and exchanged glances with his children before finally making up his mind.
He called a servant and asked him to go to the palace to report to the emperor.
"Go and report to the emperor, and tell him that I am ill and dare not enter the palace to disturb the emperor, and bring my illness with me."
"Master, this...
"Go back"
"Yes"
After the emperor heard the servant's report, he was so angry that he picked up the porcelain bottle next to him and threw it to the ground.
"Humph, this old man! How dare he openly disobey the order? He really doesn't want to live anymore!"
The servants on the side silently complained, "You didn't want to let him live in the first place."
The emperor was so angry that he didn't notice that the bottle he had just smashed was the bottle of snake venom that Concubine Rou handed to him.
At this time, the snake venom had already flowed out from the broken porcelain pieces, and the dark green thick liquid was lying quietly at the emperor's feet.
At this time, the emperor was so angry that he walked back and forth in the hall, and suddenly he accidentally fell to the ground.
The servants nearby quickly helped him up, and when the emperor stood up and looked, he found that it was the poison of the snakes that caused him to slip.
Just when the emperor was about to lose his temper, he found that his palm was scratched by a piece of porcelain, and there was a small amount of snake venom on the wound.
"This...this...am I poisoned?"
Before the servants could react, the emperor's palm had turned purple and black and quickly spread to his entire body. Soon the emperor's entire body was swollen.
The eunuchs around him were so frightened that they hurried to ask for Concubine Rou. When Concubine Rou heard that the emperor was poisoned, she also rushed over as soon as possible.
As soon as she saw the situation on the scene, she understood what was going on and couldn't help but curse in her heart, what an idiot!
Not only did he fail to harm others, but he ended up harming himself like this!
Without time to think, Concubine Rou hurriedly tried to find a way to detoxify the emperor. Even though Concubine Rou arrived in time, one of the emperor's hands was still disabled.
When the emperor heard Concubine Rou say that her right hand was disabled and needed to be cut off, he screamed in horror.
"How could this happen? I am the emperor. Rouer, please think of a solution. I don't want to become a cripple!"
"Your Majesty, please make a decision quickly. If you don't cut off this arm quickly, the poison will not be removed. I'm afraid your life will be in danger."
"Bitch! I asked you to come up with an idea to kill the old man from the Pei family, but you gave me something so poisonous that I really lost my arm!"
The emperor had lost his mind at this point. He climbed up from the bed despite his servants' attempts to stop him, and stepped forward to slap Concubine Rou hard in the face.
Concubine Rou did not hide, but endured it silently. Five red finger marks suddenly appeared on her fair cheeks.
After beating Concubine Rou, the emperor was obviously out of strength. He collapsed on the bed, breathing heavily.
Concubine Rou's expression remained indifferent. She gently wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth with her hand, then walked out of the emperor's bedroom without looking back.
"Where are you going? Come back! My arm hasn't healed yet!"
But Concubine Rou pretended not to hear anything until she disappeared at the door of the emperor's bedroom.
The emperor wanted to get up and chase her, but found that his whole body was in pain and numb, and his lower body had lost consciousness.
"Someone! Someone!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, I am here."
"Go! Find Zhao Yuanshen and ask him to find a way to treat me. Tell him that I agree to his request!"
The servants received the order and hurried out of the palace, fearing that if they were a step late, the emperor would die.
Zhao Yuanshen was overjoyed when he heard the news. He didn't expect that the emperor would compromise with him without him using any means.
So Zhao Yuanshen took Murong You and rushed directly to the palace. When they arrived at the emperor's bedroom, they saw the dying emperor and were shocked.
Murong You stepped forward to check the emperor's body and found that his arm had been carbonized and black blood was slowly seeping out through the skin.
"You'er, how is the emperor's health?"
"We can't delay any longer. The emperor's arm may not be saved. We have to amputate it immediately."
When the emperor heard Murong You's conclusion, he resigned himself to his fate and closed his eyes.
In ancient times, there were no high-end instruments and anesthetics like those in Song Qingwan's laboratory, and the anesthetic effects of the herbs in southern Xinjiang were not significant.
The Emperor of Southern Xinjiang completed the amputation surgery while screaming throughout the process, but fortunately his life was saved. As for his subsequent recovery, it is still unknown.
You have to know that this snake venom is a mixture of the liquids of dozens of poisonous snakes, so you can imagine how toxic it is.
From this day on, Zhao Yuanshen took over all the government affairs of Southern Xinjiang and sat on the dragon throne of the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang with dignity.
All the civil and military officials in the court were angry but dared not speak out. The emperor had acquiesced. What else could they dare to say?
Thinking that this small bottle of snake venom caused him to lose his throne, the emperor wished he could strangle Concubine Rou to death.
Just when he recovered a little and went to Concubine Rou's palace to question her, he found that Concubine Ru had disappeared.
The emperor mobilized a large number of people to search everywhere for Concubine Rou, but it was as if she had evaporated from the face of the earth and no trace of her could be found anywhere.
At this moment, on the Ghost Island dozens of miles away from the Southern Xinjiang Harem, Lan Chengen led a group of his men to kneel respectfully on the ground.
"Your subordinates greet the master."
A woman in black with a black veil on her face lazily sat in the main seat. She glanced at the people kneeling on the ground and said lightly.
"Everyone, get up. What's the situation on the island recently?"
Lan Chengen stood up from the ground and stood aside, answering respectfully.
"My Lord, everything is normal on the island. A new batch of poisonous snakes have been hatched and put into the snake pit."
"Well, how many snake pits do we have on our island now?"
"Master, there are now three of them, all surrounding the base. No one else can get close to them."
"Well done, does Zhao Yuanshen have any doubts?"
"Zhao Yuanshen is still kept in the dark, thinking that all the assassins on Ghost Island are following his orders."
"Very good. Now Zhao Yuanshen has completely taken control of the Southern Xinjiang court. The rest is up to us."
"Yes, master."
"Go and do your work. Don't disturb me if you have nothing to do."
"Yes"
After Lan Chengen took everyone out, the woman in black gently lifted the veil on her face, revealing a beautiful and cold face.
This woman was none other than Concubine Rou who had disappeared from the harem. What no one could have imagined was that Concubine Rou was the real master of this ghost island.
She was the one who planned everything from the very beginning, including the poison that was cast on the Great Sage Emperor. Even the drastic change in the Emperor of Southern Xinjiang's temperament was controlled by her behind the scenes with the so-called elixir of life.
Now that the emperor has been deposed, she naturally cannot waste time staying in the harem any longer. Her best plan now is to find a way to take down the Pei family and then negotiate with Zhao Yuanshen.
The purpose of Concubine Rou doing this is to avenge the Leng family. She wants to be the master of southern Xinjiang and kill all those who have harmed her people.