amaotonovel Chapter 222 Ling Huan is in trouble and is suspected of deep conspiracy
Chapter 222 Ling Huan is in trouble and is suspected of deep conspiracy
An Lingrong stayed by Zhen Huan's bedside, anxiously waiting for the imperial physician to arrive. After a while, the imperial physician hurried over, bowed, and began to treat Zhen Huan.
An Lingrong asked nervously, "Doctor Zhang, what happened to Huan'er? Why did she become like this so suddenly?"
Doctor Zhang frowned and took the patient's pulse carefully. "Your Majesty An, Your Majesty Xi's pulse is a little disordered. It seems you've been poisoned by some kind of chronic poison. However, this poison is quite strange. I need to go back and study it carefully before I can determine its exact nature."
An Lingrong's eyes widened as she exclaimed, "Poisoned? How could this be? Doctor Zhang, you must save Huan'er!"
Imperial Physician Zhang hurriedly said, "I will do my best. Your Majesty, Concubine An, I will prescribe some tonic medicine to alleviate your symptoms. Please send someone to accompany me back to the Imperial Hospital to get the medicine."
An Lingrong immediately ordered Jinxi, "Jinxi, quickly follow Imperial Physician Zhang to the Imperial Hospital and be sure to retrieve the medicine."
Jin Xi took the order and left. An Lingrong sat beside Zhen Huan's bed, looking at her pale face, her heart filled with worry and anger: "Huan'er, don't worry, I will find out who did this! If I find out, I will not let them off easily!"
Zhen Huan opened her eyes weakly. "Lingrong, I'm afraid someone has plotted against me. Aside from the incident with Xiao Jin, nothing unusual has happened these past few days. Could it be someone behind this?"
An Lingrong held Zhen Huan's hand and said, "Huan'er, don't worry about this for now. Just focus on recuperating. I will get to the bottom of this matter."
At this time, Concubine Hua heard that Zhen Huan was ill and hurried over: "How is Huan Huan? Why did she suddenly fall ill?"
An Lingrong told Concubine Hua what the imperial physician had said: "Sister Hua Fei, Huan'er seems to have been poisoned by a chronic disease. The person who poisoned her is truly insidious and vicious!"
Concubine Hua angrily cried out, "How dare they poison Concubine Xi so brazenly in this harem? The Empress must have been restless during her confinement and ordered someone to do this!"
An Lingrong pondered, "While this is possible, we have no evidence yet. Xiao Jin is also implicated. I wanted to find out who was behind this from him, but now Huan'er has suffered this misfortune."
Concubine Hua paced around the room. "No matter who it is, we can't just sit there and wait for death. I'll send someone to monitor the Queen's palace and see if there's anything suspicious."
An Lingrong nodded: "Sister Hua Fei, this is a very good plan. I want to go and check on Xiao Jin again. Maybe I can get some clues from him."
Concubine Hua was a little worried: "Lingrong, will it be dangerous for you to go alone? How about I accompany you?"
An Lingrong said gratefully, "Sister Hua Fei, you should stay here and take care of Huan'er. I'll take the guards with me, and everything will be fine."
An Lingrong came to the place where Xiao Jin was imprisoned again. Seeing her angry face, Xiao Jin felt a little scared.
An Lingrong said sternly, "Xiao Jin, do you know about Concubine Xi's poisoning? Was it you and the person behind it?"
Xiao Jin quickly waved his hands, "Empress An, I really don't know! I have been under house arrest, how could I have poisoned Empress Xi?"
An Lingrong approached him: "Don't try to quibble! If it weren't you, why did Huan'er suffer such a fate as soon as you appeared? You must know something!"
Xiao Jin fell to his knees and said, "Your Majesty, I am truly wronged. I only know that before entering the palace, a mysterious person gave me a large sum of money and asked me to find opportunities to get close to the ladies in the palace, especially Concubine Xi, but he did not say that he would poison you."
An Lingrong pressed on, "Who is that mysterious man? What does he look like?"
Xiao Jin trembled as he spoke, "The mysterious man had his face covered and his voice seemed to be deliberately lowered. I only remember that he was tall and dressed in a black robe."
An Lingrong pondered, "This clue is too vague to confirm this person's identity. But at least I can be sure that there is a force behind this that is manipulating Xiao Jin."
After she returned to the palace, she informed Zhen Huan and Concubine Hua of the situation.
After hearing this, Zhen Huan slowly said, "Could the man in black be related to the ministers in the court? They want to stir up trouble in the harem to achieve their own goals."
Hua Fei said: "It is very possible. The ministers in the court are often involved with the concubines in the harem. If they want to stir up trouble in the harem, it is not difficult."
An Lingrong said, "Should we start with the ministers in the court? But this scope is too broad, I don't know where to begin."
Zhen Huan thought for a moment and said, "Let's start by investigating the ministers who have close ties with the Queen's family. Perhaps we can find some connections."
Concubine Hua nodded: "That's all we can do. I'll ask my family to help keep an eye on what's going on in the court."
A few days later, Concubine Hua received news: "My family has learned that the Queen's distant cousin, Lord Li, has been in close contact with some people in the underworld recently, and his behavior is quite suspicious."
An Lingrong asked in confusion, "What connection does this Lord Li have with the people of Jianghu? Could he be related to that mysterious man in black robes?"
Zhen Huan said, "No matter what, first send someone to keep an eye on Lord Li and see what he does."
However, just as they were about to take action against Lord Li, Lord Li suddenly died.
Upon hearing the news, An Lingrong was surprised and asked, "How could Lord Li die so suddenly? Was he silenced?"
Zhen Huan said in a deep voice, "It seems that we are getting closer and closer to the truth, but it also affects the interests of those behind the scenes. They have started killing people to silence them. The conspiracy behind this is probably deeper than we imagined."
Hua Fei angrily said, "These people are so arrogant, we must not let them go! Even if we have to search the entire harem and the court, we must find them!"
At this time, Zhen Huan's body has not yet fully recovered. An Lingrong and Hua Fei know that the challenges they face are becoming more and more severe, but for Zhen Huan and for the peace of the harem, they must continue to investigate, even if the road ahead is full of thorns, they will never retreat.