novelhk Chapter 321 Concubine Qi committed suicide
Chapter 321 Concubine Qi committed suicide
"My elder sister is always laughing at me. I can only survive in this palace because of your care. If I didn't have your care, I don't know if I would still be alive today."
An Lingrong looked down at her obviously bulging belly and said with some sigh.
"Your belly is almost five months old now. It looks like you'll give birth in the fall."
Fu Cha Zhixi looked at An Lingrong's belly tenderly and said with a smile.
"Yes, it's neither too hot nor too cold, which is suitable for confinement."
An Lingrong was very happy that her sister could remember the month of her pregnancy, and her tone became cheerful.
"Everyone's eyes are on Wanpin's belly now, but that doesn't mean you can really let your guard down. You must be extra careful and on guard."
Fu Cha Zhixi was really worried that the fool Concubine Qi would harm the baby in An Lingrong's belly. After all, An Lingrong was now in her advanced stage of pregnancy, and if she wasn't careful, two lives could be lost. This was no joke.
"Don't worry, sister. I will be more careful."
An Lingrong smiled and nodded.
On this side, Zhen Huan is worthy of being a girl of luck. Although there was no An Lingrong to help her this time to discover that there was something wrong with the pastries that were delivered, she happened to meet Wen Shichu's apprentice Wei Lin who came to check Zhen Huan's pulse and discovered that the plate of pastries was poisoned.
After learning all this, Zhen Huan couldn't believe that Concubine Qi would actually poison her.
This time, Zhen Huan did not have An Lingrong's advice, so she planned to report the matter directly to the Emperor.
The queen who set up this trap was always keeping an eye on what was happening in Sui Yuxuan. When she saw Concubine Qi sent someone to deliver the pastries over, she thought Concubine Qi had succeeded.
Unexpectedly, Zhen Huan did not take the bait. Instead, she planned to report the matter to the Emperor. In order to prevent Concubine Qi from talking nonsense and implicating herself, she called Concubine Qi to her side and coerced and bribed her to commit suicide.
Concubine Qi was frightened by the Queen's words. In order not to drag down the Third Prince, she actually planned to follow the Queen's wishes and commit suicide.
Fortunately, when Concubine Qi attempted suicide, she happened to meet Su Peisheng who came to announce the imperial edict, and Su Peisheng quickly rescued her.
Concubine Qi survived but was stripped of her title. However, for the sake of the Third Prince, the Emperor did not lower Concubine Qi's status and she still retained her position as a concubine.
Concubine Li, who had died once, was heartbroken. She thought that perhaps it would be a good thing if she really died, so that the Third Prince would not be disliked by the Emperor.
Zhen Huan had not expected that Concubine Li would commit suicide, which did ease a lot of the resentment in her heart. After all, she was not seriously injured, so she did not continue to care about the fact that Concubine Li poisoned her.
After Fu Cha Zhixi heard about this, he was a little confused.
In the original plot, the Queen set up Concubine Li to die for the Third Prince, but now the Third Prince's nominal adoptive mother is Concubine Hua, which almost cuts off the possibility of the Third Prince ascending the throne. She doesn't believe that the Queen would not think of this, so why does the Queen still do this?
Fu Cha Zhixi couldn't figure out what the Queen's purpose was for a moment, but she didn't want Concubine Li to continue seeking death.
After all, if Concubine Li were still alive, she would spoil the Third Prince and prevent him from achieving anything. But if Concubine Li died, it would arouse the Third Prince's desire for revenge. It would be bad if he woke up one day and decided to work hard for the throne.
Anyway, it’s not a bad thing for her that Concubine Li is alive. What’s more, if Concubine Li knew the Queen’s sinister intentions, she might be able to help overthrow the Queen in the future.
After all, Concubine Li's biggest shortcoming is her stupidity, but her biggest advantage is also her stupidity. Such stupidity can make people lose their guard, and if used well, it may achieve unexpected results.
Thinking of this, Fu Cha Zhixi called Concubine Jing and Ling Rong, and used the excuse that she had the power to assist in managing the six palaces, so she had to go and see Concubine Li.
"Princess Li, how are you?"
Fu Cha Zhixi looked at Concubine Li, who was lying on the bed with lifeless eyes and a look of despair, and asked.
This palace is really cruel. She thought that Concubine Li must have been very favored by the Emperor when she gave birth to the Third Prince, but now she has ended up like this. It is really sad.
Concubine Li didn't even look at Fu Cha Zhixi and the others, nor did she show any intention of answering.
"Yes, Concubine Li, you must not do such things again in the future. You still have the Third Prince."
Concubine Jing felt a little sad when she saw Concubine Li's current state. After all, she was an old lady who had survived the palace together with her. Concubine Jing couldn't help but feel a sense of grief for the other.
Although the emperor did not make public what Concubine Li had done, everyone in the palace wished they had eight ears. Such a serious matter as Concubine Li being stripped of her title would naturally be carefully investigated.
So of course they all knew why Concubine Li ended up like this.
Although it seemed that Concubine Li had brought this upon herself, Concubine Jing always felt that the matter was not that simple.
Princess Li is indeed stupid, but she has never given birth to anyone who harms others over the years. Even when she is angry, she will find fault in person and rarely does such petty tricks behind others' backs.
Besides, if there was no one instigating her behind the scenes, why would Concubine Li suddenly think of taking action against Concubine Wan?
If it was because of jealousy of Concubine Wan's pregnancy, why didn't he do it earlier, but wait until now? All of this is so incongruous and really worthy of suspicion.
"Third Prince, it's all my fault that I harmed him."
When Concubine Li heard the words "Third Prince", tears flowed down her eyes.
She didn't even dare to think about what would happen if her Third Prince knew about these things. Would he hate her as his mother for doing such a thing and influencing him?
"Princess Li, although you have been stripped of your title, you still retain your position as a concubine. This is enough to prove that the emperor still cares about you and the third prince."
"Besides, do you know that if a concubine commits suicide, it will affect your family?"
Fu Cha Zhixi looked at Concubine Li in a calm tone and pointed out a point that had been overlooked.
"What did you say?"
Only then did Princess Li realize that she seemed to have done something really stupid.
"Empress Li, what Sister Xuan said is right. This concubine committed suicide, which is very serious. But even so, the emperor still did not punish your mother's family. It can be seen that the emperor has some affection for you. Don't do such stupid things again in the future."
Although An Lingrong didn't know what her sister was going to do, she still instinctively followed her sister's advice.
"Does the emperor still have me in his heart?"
Concubine Li seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and looked at An Lingrong in disbelief for confirmation.
"Of course, otherwise this matter would not have passed so easily.
An Lingrong nodded and said with certainty.