Chapter 544 - Chapter 544: Giant Poison
Chapter 544: Giant Poison
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Ji Hong threw away the writing brush in his hand and stopped approving the memorials. It was fine if he didn’t want to be a tired emperor. People could go shopping or stay at home with their families, but he still had to approve memorials during the New Year.
Just thinking about it made him angry.
“It’s time for the Emperor to sleep.”
Ji Hong got off the dragon throne.
‘Emperor, which consort are you going to recruit tonight?”
Ji Hong ignored the eunuch’s words and strode out of the hall. The eunuch hurriedly trotted after him, but he didn’t dare to say anything. In the end, he realized that this road led to Imperial Concubine Li.
The eunuch thought to himself that this Imperial Concubine Li’s glory and favor would never fade, so these servants must serve her well.
MO Ruyue and the two children woke up early in the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year. She could not afford to lose her spirits today. She thought that the two little fellows would be very listless. However, when they heard that they were going to the Imperial Palace today, they were extremely excited. They wished that they could grow wings and fly over immediately to take a look.
“In a while, you can’t just look around and run around. It’s rude. If you see the
Emperor, Empress Dowager and Imperial Consort, don’t forget to kowtow.” “I remember, Mother. You’ve said it so many times that I can’t even count.”
“You child, I’ve only said it for the third time. Alright, let’s go.”
MO Ruyue changed the topic.
The first person to visit upon entering the Imperial Palace was the Emperor, then the Empress Dowager, and then the Imperial Concubine. MO Ruyue did not intend to visit the others, nor did she need to.
“Aiyo, these two little people quickly come to this widow’s side, let this widow take a good look at this little handsome appearance!”
In the end, Empress Dowager followed MO Ruyue and the others to Imperial Concubine Li’s place. She would visit her eldest grandson at Imperial Concubine Li’s place every day.
Today, when she saw Si Bao and Tang Tang, even their eldest grandson was not as fragrant as before.
The main thing was that his eldest grandson was still a baby in swaddling clothes. The two little fellows in front of him were exactly the same. They were eloquent and had sweet mouths. They were not likable!
Ever since they came to the capital, Tang Tang and Si Bao had always been the center of attention. They were already used to that kind of gaze, but this grandmother in front of them looked so amiable. They couldn’t help but walk towards her. Tang Tang was also used to acting coquettishly with her mother, directly leaning into Empress Dowager’s arms.
MO Ruyue was startled when she saw this.
“Tang Tang, don’t be rude.”
“Ming Yue, I don’t want to criticize you, but Tang Tang kissed me, her maternal grandmother. Why didn’t you let her kiss me?!”
The Empress Dowager glanced at MO Ruyue from the corner of her eyes, and
MO Ruyue did not say anything more. She watched as Tang Tang coaxed Empress Dowager into a hearty laugh.
“Younger Sister, it’s not that I want to criticize you, but why are you still so distant from us? Imperial Mother likes children, and Tang Tang and Si Bao are so obedient and cute.
“I just hope that Lin ‘Er can be like Tang Tang and Si Bao one day.”
Si Bao and Tang Tang were telling Empress Dowager some interesting stories about their hometown, and Empress Dowager was actually listening with great interest.
As Imperial Concubine Li and MO Ruyue chatted amongst themselves, it was soon lunchtime.
The palace maids served delicious food on the table one by one, causing Tang Tang and Si Bao to stare with wide eyes.
MO Ruyue was afraid that Si Bao and Tang Tang would be rude at the dining table because of their interaction with Empress Dowager. After all, Ji Hong was also at the dining table. She didn’t expect the two little fellows to be so well-behaved. If they wanted to eat something, they would call the palace maids behind them ‘sisters’, and ask for help to get food for them.
The Empress Dowager ate half an extra bowl of rice because of the two children, which made Ji Hong and Imperial Concubine Li very happy. She rewarded the two children with a bunch of things on the spot.
After the meal, the palace maids took the dishes away. MO Ruyue noticed that one of the palace maids was acting strangely. She couldn’t pinpoint what was strange about her, so she kept staring at her.
Suddenly, the palace maid slipped out a dagger from her sleeve and stabbed at Imperial Concubine Li, who was the closest to her. Imperial Concubine Li was currently carrying the Eldest Prince in her arms. MO Ruyue didn’t think twice and pounced forward to block the dagger. At the same time, she kicked the palace maid away.
“Save the Emperor!”
“Mother!”
“Ming Yue!”
For a moment) the scene was chaotic. The palace maids who were collecting the dishes were checking the situation. They were so flustered that they broke many dishes on the ground.
The Empress Dowager reacted quickly and immediately pulled Si Bao and Tang
Tang over.
Ji Hong flew to the side of the palace maid and gave her another kick. The guards also brought their knives to the palace maid’s neck. Seeing that the situation was over, the palace maid bit the poison sac on her teeth and died in a few breaths, bleeding from all seven orifices.
“Quickly call the Imperial Doctor!”
MO Ruyue’s left shoulder had been pierced by the palace maid. Her lips were pale from the pain and her head was covered in cold sweat.
“I’m fine.”
However, she had only said two words before she fainted. Following that, her lips quickly turned purple. Clearly, she had been poisoned.
The moment MO Ruyue fainted, she thought to herself, “It was no wonder that before the new year, she had a new formula for the antidote pill in her mind. She concocted it and put two pills on everyone in the family.
“Mother, Mother, wah wah.”
“Mother!”
Si Bao and Tang Tang broke free from the Empress Dowager and ran toward MO Ruyue.
Tang Tang hurriedly took out her little pouch, poured out a pill, and stuffed it into MO Ruyue’s mouth.
“What did you feed him?”
Ji Hong’s voice was a little loud. He wanted to dig the pill out of MO Ruyue’s mouth.
“Mother. Mother was poisoned. That is an antidote pill.”
At this moment, a few imperial physicians ran over quickly. When they arrived, the hats on their heads were tilted, and they could not care less.
The imperial physicians thought that the Emperor, Imperial Consort or
Empress Dowager had been assassinated. When they saw that it was Princess
Ming Yue, they could not underestimate her and quickly went forward to check her pulse.
At this moment, the antidote pill in MO Ruyue’s mouth had already melted.
“How is it?”
The Emperor, Empress Dowager, and Imperial Concubine Li were all nervously looking at the results of Doctor Taiyi’s examination. Imperial Concubine Li’s heart was still beating wildly.
If MO Ruyue hadn’t blocked it for them, Lin ‘Er would have been the one who
was stabbed. She didn’t even dare to imagine the consequences.
At the same time, she prayed that nothing would happen to MO Ruyue. Otherwise, she would not be able to sleep and eat in peace.
“The dagger that stabbed Princess Ming Yue was poisoned. Luckily Princess Ming Yue took the antidote pill in time and the poison was temporarily controlled.”
“It’s just that this residual poison…”
The imperial doctor stuttered and stopped talking, which made Ji Hong unhappy. He wanted to shout at MO Ruyue, but when he thought of how MO Ruyue was still unconscious, Si Bao and Tang Tang panicked and deliberately suppressed their voices.
“Just tell me what you have!”
The few imperial doctors knelt down one after another, large beads of sweat appearing on their foreheads.
In the end, the head of the Imperial Academy of Medicine braced himself and said, “I can’t cure this poison.”
“What about you guys?
When Ji Hong heard the words of the head of the Imperial Academy of Medicine, he quickly asked the other imperial physicians. In the end, the other imperial physicians lowered their heads even more and were already lying on the ground.
“I don’t know how to cure this poison.”
Hearing this, Ji Hong kicked the head of the Imperial Academy of Medicine who was closest to him.
“What use do I have for you trash!”
The few imperial physicians quickly lay down again and kowtowed to beg for mercy.
“Royal Uncle, I still have the antidote pill.”
Si Bao understood and quickly took out two antidote pills from his purse
Seeing this, Tang Tang wanted to take out another pill from her purse, but Si Bao stopped her and waved at her sister with his small hand.
Tang Tang wasn’t stupid. They were twins, so they had a tacit understanding. She didn’t make any more moves. Her big swollen eyes were filled with tears, and she ran to hold MO Ruyue’s hand..