An Lingrong's Rebirth: Red

Around midnight, there was suddenly some movement on the couch. The emperor felt pain in his stomach and kept groaning.

Ying agreed and lay on the couch without any reaction, as if she was immersed in some beautiful dream.

Su Peisheng, who was guarding outside the door, did not speak immediately when he heard the emperor's uncomfortable sound. After confirming that the sound was indeed caused by pain, he carefully called out to the emperor through the door.

The emperor endured the pain and called Su Peisheng in, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he felt dizzy and nauseous and almost fell into a coma again.

Seeing the emperor's appearance, Su Peisheng didn't care that he was on the couch that Ying had agreed to sleep on. He immediately helped the emperor sit up and loudly called Xiao Xiazi to ask him to call the imperial physician.

Soon, the entire Qixiang Palace "came to life", and even Concubine Cao was awakened from her dream and hurried over to take charge of the situation.

"Help the emperor to the main hall. It is always inconvenient for him to lie on Yingying's couch."

The evening breeze cheered Concubine Cao up a lot. She first sent the Emperor and others away, and then she busied herself calling Concubine Ying who was still lying on the couch with her eyes closed.

Yinzhu also rushed over at this time. She was Ying's personal maid, so she naturally cared about her master.

However, no matter how the two called out, Ying Da Ying did not respond. Cao Pin seemed to have thought of something and immediately stretched out two fingers to feel Ying Da Ying's breath.

Fortunately, although the patient was a little weak, he was not dead. Concubine Cao asked Yinzhu to take good care of Ying and agreed, then she hurried to the main hall to report.

In the main hall, the emperor had already vomited several times, and now he could only spit out some sour water from time to time.

Concubine Cao was muttering in her heart, but she still pretended to be concerned on her face. She took the handkerchief and wiped the corners of the emperor's mouth herself.

"Your Majesty, I have called all the doctors on duty in the Imperial Hospital to come here. Please be patient for a while and rinse your mouth with some tea."

She took the teacup handed over by Yinxiu and personally brought it to the emperor's lips to rinse his mouth, "At this time, Yingying is also unconscious. I called her for a long time, but there was no response.

Fortunately, she was still breathing, and she didn't lose her life inexplicably."

Unfortunately, Concubine Cao didn’t know what had happened. She just vaguely felt that someone wanted to murder the emperor, and Ying Da Ying was just killed by someone else.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the emperor and Ying Da Ying ate something wrong, which led to this situation.

Cao Qinmo didn't have to wait too long before the imperial doctors came rushing over, led by He Anming and Wei Lin, both of whom looked familiar to Cao Qinmo.

Without waiting for the others to express their greetings, Cao Qinmo urged them to feel the emperor's pulse. Not long after He Anming felt the emperor's pulse, an extremely shocked expression appeared on his face.

He asked the emperor to change his hand and felt the emperor's pulse for a long time before leaving. However, he did not tell the emperor the cause of his illness, but asked several other imperial doctors to feel the emperor's pulse as well.

After all the imperial doctors took the emperor's pulse, they said that the emperor was poisoned by a poison called "Dreamland". When he first took it, he would feel dizzy and unable to open his eyes, as if he had stayed up too late and was extremely tired.

After falling asleep, you will feel your body getting heavier and heavier, you will be unable to open your eyes, and slowly, you will fall into sleep and will not wake up again until you die.

There will be no pain during this period, and it will happen silently, so people will just think it is a sudden death.

"But I feel discomfort in my stomach, and my internal organs are in severe pain." The emperor clenched the armrests of the chair tightly with his hands, veins bulging on the back of his hands, and he kept shaking.

"I think the emperor used some ingredients or herbs used to prepare the antidote for the dreamland at the banquet, such as mint, ginseng, etc."

"Mint?" The emperor suddenly remembered that he had been to Chengqian Palace once before the banquet. Concubine Sheng had researched a kind of tea called kumquat mint and coaxed himself into drinking several sips.

"Your Majesty, it is the mint you are familiar with." He Anming cupped his hands and repeated what he had said, even talking about the benefits of mint in a very caring manner.

Lingrong was still asleep at this time, and had no idea that the assassination that Ying had agreed to actually gave her a great gift.

"Hey, Doctor He, we'll talk about the effects of this mint later. We need to help His Majesty and Ying Ying detoxify as soon as possible."

Su Peisheng hurriedly pulled Doctor He who was about to speak. The emperor was not feeling well, and it was his fault as a servant. For the sake of his own life, he should quickly detoxify the emperor.

"Don't worry, Eunuch Su. The medicine is already boiling. The emperor just took an antidote pill. His life will not be in danger for the time being.

As for Concubine Ying, she took too much poison and needs to be induced to vomit first, then given the antidote.

Su Peisheng finally felt relieved. He let out a long sigh and urged Xiao Xiazi to go and see how the medicine was prepared.

The emperor was not so panicked. Although he still felt some pain in his body, he was able to suppress it.

"Go check the teacup."

The emperor is not a fool. He only needs to think about it for a moment to know that the person who poisoned him is someone in Qixiang Palace.

It's just that Ying promised that the emperor's symptoms were the same as his, so the emperor didn't immediately suspect her. After all, who would harm themselves while harming others?

He Anming and Wei Lin looked at each other and nodded at the same time, letting the little maid take them in to get the teacups and teapot that the emperor had mentioned.

After checking the little tea left in the pot, they confirmed that the tea was poisoned with Sweetland poison.

The emperor looked at the teacup, and his doubts about Ying Da Ying began to emerge in his heart. She was born a palace maid and now has no children. The emperor's favor towards Ying Da Ying is really not that great.

If other concubines used this medicine to harm her, it would be a waste of talent. After all, a bowl of safflower or a portion of musk would be enough to end Ying's hope for the future.

It seems that this dream is aimed at me, and Ying Da Ying is probably an accomplice who knows about it. After all, I am often not so defensive against these concubines and am most likely to fall into the trap.

"Everyone in Qixiang Palace has been checked."

The emperor thought for a while and ordered the Qixiang Palace to be turned upside down. There was a poisonous snake hiding in the dark waiting for an opportunity to strike, and he must not let it escape.

"Your Majesty, let us do these things, please don't get angry." Cao Qinmo remained silent for a long time, and finally advised, "Your Majesty, please send someone to investigate the main hall as well. I am worried that Wen Yi was also murdered."

"Just check them together. Su Peisheng will check Ying's promise here. Ask Xiao Xiazi to check the main hall and make sure Wen Yi is fine."

Su Peisheng replied yes, but Xiao Xiazi had not returned with the medicine yet, so as his master, he had to go find him in person.

"If you are worried about Wen Yi, then go back to the palace to see her. I am not feeling well, so I cannot accompany you to see Wen Yi."

The emperor was still quite patient when it came to the matter of the child, so even though he had just been murdered, his tone wasn't that cold when he spoke to Cao Qinmo.

"Can……"

Cao Qinmo looked at the imperial physicians and other palace servants around her, her face flushed. "I am also worried about the emperor. If I don't see the emperor getting better, I won't be able to rest easy."

The emperor was silent at this time. He really had no feelings for Cao Qinmo, but just because Wen Yi was there, he would go to her palace from time to time.

It was not known whether it was due to his weak body or because Cao Qinmo was too sincere when he said this, but the emperor felt a little touched at this moment.

"I have nothing to do now. Go back and see Wen Yi. She depends on you the most. If she is woken up, I'm afraid she will cry."

Cao Qinmo nodded and answered yes. Her purpose was only to make the emperor love Wen Yi more. As for the emperor's favor for her, it was nothing more than a fleeting and useless thing.

Not long after Cao Qinmo left, the antidote was presented to the emperor. After the young eunuch tried it, the emperor drank it.

However, it will take some time for the medicine to take effect, so all the doctors can only wait in the hall.

Ying agreed that she drank too much, and she woke up only after the emperor's stomachache had subsided. However, when she saw Yinzhu's face, she looked terrified.

But she soon calmed down, and even asked in confusion why Yinzhu was so anxious.

"My lady, it seems that you and the emperor have been poisoned by a kind of dark dreamland poison. The emperor used less and woke up quickly.

But you used too much and you haven't woken up yet. I have no choice but to force your mouth open and feed you the antidote.

Thank God, the young lady finally woke up, and I can rest assured now. I will go and tell the emperor now."

"Wait, Yinzhu." Ying agreed and pulled Yinzhu's sleeve. She hesitated a little, but still spoke slowly, "Has the emperor found out who did it?"

"Not yet, young lady." Yinzhu was young and a little naive. She turned around and held Ying's hand, saying, "Young lady, don't worry too much. The emperor has sent people to call all the palace residents of Qixiang Palace for questioning. The guy who poisoned her will definitely not get away."

Ying agreed, her hand trembling, and she held Yinzhu's hand tightly with her backhand, "Did the emperor send people to search the palace? Have we searched here?"

Yinzhu didn't doubt it and nodded immediately, "We have searched not only the young lady's bedroom, but also the servants' quarters."

"Then... have you found anything?"

Yinzhu shook her head and said she didn't know. "The emperor's face was very dark, and I didn't dare to ask Eunuch Su, but he probably didn't find out anything, otherwise he would have locked up that vicious guy a long time ago."

Maybe it’s because the vicious guy you mentioned was still unconscious before and just woke up now.

Ying agreed and sighed inwardly. She had a vague feeling at this moment that the emperor already knew that it was she who did it, and was just waiting for her to wake up and torture her to reveal the mastermind behind it.

However, Prince Guo had done me a favor, and there was no way I could betray him.

A man as handsome and upright as him is worthy of being protected with one's life.

There is a poison in her silver hairpin that kills instantly upon contact with blood. As long as she takes it, she won't have to worry about implicating Prince Guo.

"Yinzhu, I'm a little thirsty. Go and pour me a cup of tea."

"My lady..." Yinzhu looked at Ying with some embarrassment and agreed, "The tea sets have been taken away by Eunuch Su for inspection. If my lady wants to drink some water, I can only use this medicine bowl to fill it for the time being."

"It's okay, just put some in this medicine bowl." Since they were already about to die, Ying agreed and didn't care at all whether to use a teacup or a medicine bowl.

Seeing Yinzhu carrying the bowl to get water, Ying agreed and struggled to get up, intending to take the poison from her dressing box.

However, she had forgotten the effect of the drug in the dreamland. Even after using the antidote, her body was still somewhat limp and weak. The mere action of standing up took up most of her strength.

When she finally stood up holding the railing, the emperor and his entourage walked in. Ying Da Ying's legs went weak and she fell to the ground.

The emperor just glanced at her and even snorted in displeasure. Yinzhu shouted and hurriedly came out from behind the crowd and helped Yingda back to the couch.

"My lady, why did you get out of bed? You are very weak after being poisoned. You should have a good rest.

Whatever you want to do, just tell me to do it."

Ying agreed without answering. She quietly looked up at the emperor's expression and unexpectedly her eyes met the emperor's.

She didn't dare to say anything more, so she could only nod silently to Yinzhu and sit back on the couch.

"Weiying agreed to take her pulse and see how she is doing."

Doctor He immediately stepped forward to take Ying's pulse, and soon confirmed that Ying had been detoxified, but it would take some time for her to recover.

"In that case, you can follow Su Peisheng to receive the reward and rest in the main hall."

Several imperial doctors exchanged glances quickly. None of them chose to refuse the reward, but instead honestly thanked the emperor for the reward.

After most of the people in the room had left, the emperor finally spoke, "Who ordered this, Prince Dun? Or...Prince Guo?"

When Ying agreed to hear Prince Guo's name, she clenched her hands under the quilt, but she tried to remain calm, shaking her head and saying that she didn't know about the poison.

"I drank the poison in the tea myself. If it was really my fault, why would I drink the poison and accompany the emperor to the grave?"

The emperor was quite surprised at this time. He thought Ying agreed to be a smart person, but he didn't expect that he would expose himself with just one sentence.

"I never said that the poison was put in the tea, but I didn't expect that you, who just woke up, knew it clearly."

Ying agreed and was speechless for a moment. She could only make the excuse that she just knew about this from Yinzhu.

The emperor did not believe her and did not even present the evidence to Ying, asking her to confess, "If you confess, I will give you leniency. I can even have someone leave you a whole body."

If you refuse to tell me, I will have to send you to the Ministry of Punishment for interrogation."

"Your Majesty!" Ying agreed and still refused to admit it at this moment, "I don't know who poisoned me, and I don't know who ordered it.

I only know that I was poisoned, and I hope the emperor can seek justice for me."