After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Chapter 557: Detoxifying Emperor Liang

Lu Yuan and Meng Qianqian acted separately and searched Kunning Palace inside and out.

In order to prevent the two from framing each other in Kunning Palace, the queen sent smart eunuchs and palace maids to follow them.

The two of them were upright and had no fear of being criticized by their own shadows, so they didn't care about the Queen's surveillance.

However, Kunning Palace was too large. The two searched for more than a quarter of an hour, covering most of the palace, but still found nothing.

The Queen and the Concubine Chen sat in the yard, waiting for the result.

Lady Yao went back to her room to treat the injury on her cheek, while Lady Tong served the queen.

The Queen glanced at the teacup in front of the Concubine Chen and said to the female official Tong, "The Concubine Chen's tea is cold, why don't you add more tea?"

She said she was adding more tea, but who couldn't tell that she was chasing people away?

"Empress Chen, please have some tea."

Female official Tong served the tea in a dignified manner.

The Concubine Chen pretended not to hear the Queen's hidden meaning and took a sip.

The Queen said gently, "Concubine Chen, you keep saying that an assassin broke into Kunning Palace. If he is not caught, I will charge the eldest grandson of the Emperor with a crime of disrespect."

Concubine Chen said, "No matter whose son ascends the throne, the Queen, as the legal mother, will be the Queen Mother. I don't understand why the Queen chose the Prince of Jin. The Queen's assistance to the Prince's Mansion is a timely help, while assisting the Prince of Jin is just icing on the cake."

The queen laughed in surprise: "Concubine Chen, your ignorance of the world is really just pretending."

Chen Fei picked up the teacup and said, "If the Queen is willing, the previous things will be written off, and the Queen will still be the Prince's good mother. The Queen must have seen the Prince's ability. He didn't fight before because he didn't want to, not because he didn't have the ability. Now he has the Qilin and the Phoenix Girl who protect the country. The people support him and the destiny is on his side. What do you think, Queen?"

The queen lowered her eyes and took a sip of tea.

Female official Tong looked at her own queen imperceptibly.

She could see that Concubine Chen's words had touched the Empress' heart.

The reason why the Queen chose Prince Jin was simply because Prince Jin had a great chance of winning. Even if it was just icing on the cake, it was better than drawing water with a bamboo basket.

But now, the prince's chances of winning are increasing little by little.

My lady, will you waver?
A little palace maid went up to the pavilion and reported: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine is here."

The queen nodded.

The little palace maid invited Concubine Hu to the pavilion.

Imperial Concubine Hu smiled and sat down next to the Queen. "Oh, what kind of a happy day is today? Even Concubine Chen is here. If I remember correctly, the one who just married a new bride is my daughter Qi'er, right?"

The Prince of Jin's Mansion and Qianji Pavilion formed an alliance.

Behind the Prince of Jin are the Hu family, the Qianji Pavilion, the royal family, and many elders in the court who are determined to establish the eldest son as the legitimate heir.

After all, the Prince’s Mansion’s chances of winning are still too slim.

The queen put down the teacup and said, "After searching for so long, it's time to prove my innocence, right?"

"search?"

Concubine Hu was extremely surprised.

Concubine Chen sighed, "The Queen is wrong. It's not that I don't trust the Queen. An assassin broke into Kunning Palace. Yuan'er and Miss Yan caught the assassin for the Queen's safety."

Concubine Hu said coldly: "How dare you! You caught the assassin in the Queen's palace? In broad daylight, where is the assassin? In my opinion, you have ulterior motives and want to frame the Queen--"

Before she could finish her words, a eunuch quickly rushed onto the pavilion.

Qing'er immediately pulled up Concubine Chen and protected her behind her.

The others were horrified, but no one reacted as quickly as Qing'er.

The eunuch just took a quick glance and then put a knife on Concubine Hu's neck.

"Miss!"

Her personal eunuch screamed.

Tong, the female official, hurriedly helped the queen to the side and said, "Come here - protect the emperor -"

Lu Yuan chased to the pavilion.

Seeing that Concubine Chen was fine, I felt relieved.

He shouted, "How dare you! Let go of the imperial concubine!"

This person was the assassin that he and Meng Qianqian wanted to capture.

They guessed that he would disguise himself again, so after entering Kunning Palace, the two checked each eunuch one by one.

When the Gong room was found, this guy could no longer hide.

The assassin threatened: "Send me out of the palace, or I will kill her!" Concubine Hu screamed at Lu Yuan: "Send him out of the palace! Send him out of the palace!"

The queen frowned and asked suspiciously, "Are you all in the same group? With so many people, why did you kidnap the imperial concubine?"

Lu Yuan said with a smile: "Yes, the Queen is obviously the closest, and the Imperial Concubine is sitting in the middle. You have to go around to kidnap her. Why did you choose the farthest place over the near one?"

The assassin went around the queen.

At that time, Chen Fei had already been pulled away by Qing'er. With only two masters left, why did the assassin go far away instead of near?
Concubine Hu glanced at the Queen.

The Queen clasped her hands and said, "How do I know?"

The assassin's knife was against Concubine Hu's neck: "I'll say this one last time, send me out of the palace!"

Lu Yuan said seriously: "I can't do it."

The assassin was startled: "What did you say?"

Concubine Hu was furious: "Lu Linyuan, you are crazy! Do you want to kill me?"

The assassin said ferociously: "I...I will really kill her!"

Lu Yuan said without giving in: "If you dare to assassinate the imperial concubine, I will ensure that your entire clan will be implicated!"

Concubine Hu was furious: "Lu Linyuan! What do you think of my life?"

The assassin's hands began to tremble: "I will count to three. If you don't agree, I will die with her!"

Concubine Hu burst into tears: "Go and call His Majesty!"

Assassin: "One."

Concubine Hu's personal eunuch crawled away.

Assassin: "Two!"

call out!
An arrow shot out from the bow and pierced his temple like lightning, and his brain mixed with blood splashed all over Concubine Hu's face.

Concubine Hu screamed and fainted immediately.

The Queen turned her head.

Under the scorching sun, on the roof, Meng Qianqian calmly put away her bow and arrow.

The queen squeezed Lady Tong's wrist.

Lu Yuan took the assassin's body away.

Meng Qianqian jumped off the roof and presented the bow and arrow to the queen with both hands: "I borrowed the bow and arrow from the queen's storehouse."

The queen looked at her with a complicated and frightened expression.

Suddenly, she felt that her choice seemed to be wrong.

Lu Yuan and Meng Qianqian immediately rushed to the imperial study.

The Concubine Chen also left.

As soon as the two men left, the eunuch who went to investigate returned to Kunning Palace to report to the Queen.

"Your Majesty, the Empress, the Concubine Chen did not go to the Imperial Study, and His Majesty did not summon the Emperor's eldest grandson. He has been discussing matters with Duke Jiang in the study."

The Queen thought of Concubine Hu's misunderstanding of her, and her face darkened: "So... Lu Linyuan really did forge the imperial edict?"

The queen immediately went to the imperial study.

"Get out of the way! I want to see His Majesty!"

Xiao Dezi said awkwardly: "Empress, His Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to disturb..."

The queen looked at the bloodstains on the ground that had not yet dried: "Anyone? Does anyone include the eldest grandson?"

Xiao Dezi looked embarrassed: "This..."

The queen said coldly: "Tell your godfather to come out and see me!"

Xiao Dezi bowed his head and said, "Godfather is serving His Majesty in the Imperial Study..."

The queen looked at Xiao Dezi deeply, then looked at the tightly closed door: "Your Majesty! I beg to see you!"

King Miao covered Emperor Liang's mouth tightly, preventing him from making any sound.

Meng Qianqian took out the silver needle and nodded to Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan dripped Meng Qianqian's blood on Emperor Liang's wrist.

This is to draw out the heart-eating poison in his body.

The Miao King said with his eyes: "My grandson's wife, you only have one chance, you must not miss the target."