"Mu Mu..." Tang Qingzhi's voice was still tearful. The moment she stood up, she hid her hand, which was bruised from the fall, behind her back. Tang Mu Mu glanced at her and quickly looked away.

"At this point, Miss Tang no longer needs to pretend to be a sister with deep affection. It was wrong of me to use any means to replace the second young lady of the mansion to marry into the Rong Palace, but I had to do it for revenge. Anyway, I won't live long, so Miss Tang can finally let out her anger."

The hall was already in chaos. Prince Chen ordered people to send Emperor An back to the bedroom to call the imperial physician for treatment, and asked the Ninth Prince to take care of everything. The guards had already left, and it was like a ruined temple. The only people left were still them.

"Come here, take Princess Rong to the prison and keep her under strict guard."

Prince Chen was the only one who could make the decision in the hall. At his command, several guards immediately rushed in. After all, Prince Rong was present, so they did not dare to offend him and did not take action against Tang Mumu.

Tang Mumu followed without saying a word, and suddenly his legs went weak and he fell to the ground, spurting out a large mouthful of blood, which had turned slightly black in color.

"Mu Mu." Upon seeing this, Linlang immediately stepped forward, held her wrist and carefully felt her pulse.

After taking a look at the hand that Rong Yan was holding tightly in his hand, Tang Mumu pursed her lips and used her last bit of strength to shake off his hand.

Once Emperor An died, she would surely die, so why would she drag others down? Besides, the person she least wanted to drag down was Rong Yan. She hoped that he could still be a good Crown Prince, and even if he couldn't, he would continue to be His Royal Highness Prince Rong.

"How is she?" Rong Yan's face was full of worry. Regardless of Tang Mumu's struggle, he hugged her in his arms.

"She was poisoned, but the poison should not be fatal. It will just make her extremely painful. As long as she can survive a month, the poison will naturally dissipate. How did she get poisoned?"

Linlang frowned. The person who poisoned Mu Mu clearly didn't want her to have an easy life. Although the poison was not fatal, it would cause unbearable pain when it took effect. Mu Mu might even commit suicide because he couldn't bear the pain.

Unfortunately, there is no antidote for this poison, and she can only rely on her to survive for a month before the poison is detoxified.

Tang Mumu collapsed in Rong Yan's arms, struggling to stand up with her hands. Rong Yan had no choice but to support her to stand up from the ground.

"It's just a little pain or itch, don't worry, I won't die."

Tang Mumu wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, thinking that this poison was indeed powerful. The pill she took to seal her five senses did not have much effect, and its effect disappeared in less than two hours. However, it was precisely because of this that Emperor An believed that she had no power to fight back, otherwise she would not have been able to make the blood parasite recognize its master so easily.

Thinking about it this way, she should thank Emperor An for poisoning her drink.

"Take her away and call a medical officer." Prince Chen spoke again. When Tang Mumu turned around, Rong Yan grabbed her arm.

"Ayan, are you still going to protect her? She harmed my father right in front of you. You know the situation clearly now. Are you still going to make an enemy of the entire royal family for her?"

Rong Lou held Rong Yan's other arm. Somehow, he didn't seem that sad when he learned that his father might not live long. What he found hard to accept was that Princess Rong would be the murderer of his father.

"The Empress Dowager has received the news. If you insist on doing it, you must protect her. You know what's waiting for you without me telling you. Don't forget that you haven't been officially crowned the Crown Prince yet. You must not act impulsively."

"Ayan, your second brother is right, don't be impulsive."

Rong Su also stepped forward to block Rong Yan, with worry and warning clearly in his eyes.

Rong Yan's eyes were terrifyingly empty, but the hand that grabbed Tang Mumu's wrist was terrifyingly strong.

"I order you to let go." A voice came from outside the hall, extremely majestic. Everyone looked up at the person who came and bowed their heads to salute.

"Greetings to the Imperial Grandmother."

Queen Mother Wu was dressed in gorgeous clothes, with a stern face and a majestic and cold aura that made people shudder. When she entered the hall, she stared at Tang Mumu and Rong Yan with sharp eyes, and a chill flashed in her eyes when she saw their tightly clasped hands.

"If you insist on protecting her today, I will have her beaten to death right now. Rong Yan, don't challenge my bottom line."

The Queen Mother's words were both an order and a warning. When Rong Yan heard the words "beaten to death with sticks", he trembled all over and opened his lips but could not say anything.

"You don't have to pretend to be kind. Since I have done this, I am ready to die. I am tired of being Princess Rong. I will finally be free in the future. From now on, you and I have nothing to do with each other."

After saying this, Tang Mumu shook off Rong Yan's hand, turned around and followed the guards out of the hall, walking very steadily step by step.

Rong Yan watched her figure gradually turn into a dot, his heart tightened and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. Seeing this, the brothers Rong Su and Rong Lou immediately supported him on the left and right.

"Ayan." The Queen Mother looked anxious and said in a hurry, "Call the Imperial Physician."

It was the New Year's Day, a great time for family reunions, but something serious happened in the palace. The entire Imperial Hospital was brightly lit, and people were busy coming in and out of the Tai'an Palace, causing chaos.

The concubines in each palace had different thoughts. They wanted to visit the palace but could not even enter the palace. The Empress Dowager issued an edict prohibiting irrelevant people from entering and leaving Tai'an Palace. For a time, everyone in the palace was in panic.

Emperor An had already fallen into a coma, and even the most experienced imperial physicians in the palace were helpless.

Queen Mother Wu glanced at the people present one by one and said solemnly, "Su'er and Lou'er, send A Yan back to Prince Rong's mansion immediately. You two will guard him personally and not let him leave Prince Rong's mansion. Summon the prisoner Tang Mumu at dawn tomorrow. I will interrogate him personally. Everyone, go down."

Rong Su and Rong Lou looked at each other, and everyone bowed and left.

Outside the palace, Rong Lou helped the sleeping Rong Yan into the carriage.

"Brother, what should we do now?"

He had always only known how to lead troops in battles, and had never encountered something like what happened today. It would be a lie to say that he was not panicked. When he saw that his always calm elder brother also had a panic in his eyes, he became even more confused and couldn't understand why things had turned out to be so bad.

Rong Su's brows were tightly knitted. He had been worried since the incident. But now the weight in his heart fell away and he calmed down a lot.

"The most important thing right now is to keep an eye on Xiaoliu. We must not let him do something irreparable on impulse. I will have someone keep an eye on the Empress Dowager. I will go to the palace early tomorrow morning. It would be best if there is a chance for things to turn around. But if..."

Rong Su did not say the rest of the words, but subconsciously looked at Tang Qingzhi beside him, who naturally knew what he meant.

"What if there is no chance of turning the situation around?" Tang Qingzhi had completely calmed down, and her tone sounded more like a question.

"Don't do anything. I will find a way to protect the General's Mansion. Compared with Mu Mu, I don't need to say which is more important."

The air froze for a moment, and after a moment, Tang Qingzhi bowed slightly to Rong Su and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."

Rong Su didn't look at her again, and turned to Rong Lou and said, "We can't send Xiao Liu back to Rong Wang Mansion. There are many military commanders in your mansion. Bring Xiao Liu to your mansion. The sleeping fragrance is enough for him to sleep well tonight. I will come to replace you when I leave the palace tomorrow morning. Before that, Xiao Liu is in your hands."

Rong Lou knew his elder brother's plan and said, "Don't worry, elder brother. I will take good care of Xiao Liu."

Rong Su took Tang Qingzhi away, and Rong Lou naturally didn't want to leave Linlang alone, so he forcibly brought her back to Prince Jing's Mansion and even ordered people to keep her under guard.

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