amaotonovel Chapter 126: Death is Coming
Chapter 126: Death is Coming
Soon, the news that Zhao Rongyuan was banished to the cold palace also spread to Yanqing Palace.
The virtuous concubine was leisurely sorting books in her study in the palace.
She brought only a limited number of books with her on this trip, and she felt that her academic accomplishment was regressing as she had not read the books of sages for a long time.
The virtuous concubine personally placed the books one by one on the bookshelf, and took a few other books and put them back on the desk, intending to study them carefully.
Yuzhu walked slowly from outside the palace to the side of Concubine Xian, lowered her voice, and reported quietly.
"My Lady Consort Xian, I heard that Zhao Rongyuan was banished to the cold palace."
Upon hearing the news, Concubine Xian did not stop what she was doing and continued to fiddle with the books in an orderly manner.
She raised her eyebrows and said briskly.
"Oh? Just banished to the cold palace?"
"The Zhao family committed a heinous crime, but the emperor did not order the death of Zhao Rongyuan as well. I am a little surprised."
Yuzhu echoed.
"Yes, madam."
"According to the law, those who plot treason should be punished along with their entire clan. Zhao Rongyuan is Zhao Ning's biological daughter, and she was not executed. The emperor showed mercy."
Concubine Xian snorted disdainfully, turned around and walked to the armchair next to the desk and sat down. Her slender and gorgeous armor tapped against the table, making a clacking sound.
She gritted her teeth and said:
"You are right. The emperor showed mercy."
"If the emperor keeps this friendship in mind, maybe one day Zhao Rongyuan will come out of the cold palace."
Having said this, Concubine Xian's peaceful and gentle face suddenly became a little more fierce.
Yuzhu keenly caught the change in her queen's expression. She always understood the feelings of the virtuous concubine, and naturally understood that the virtuous concubine was dissatisfied with the emperor's treatment of Zhao Rongyuan.
Yuzhu's eyes rolled and an idea came to her mind. She whispered in Concubine Xian's ear, her voice as soft as a mosquito's.
"My queen, the cold palace is a barren place. No one who enters it has ever walked out alive."
"If the queen still has concerns, why don't we find an opportunity to get rid of her as soon as possible!"
After Yuzhu finished speaking, Concubine Xian smiled calmly, revealing a proud look. She gently patted the back of Yuzhu's hand and said with satisfaction:
"Very good, just go for it."
"It's just, how are you going to do it?"
Yuzhu showed the same smile as Concubine Xian, and she bowed gently to Concubine Xian.
The affirmation from Concubine Xian is the greatest encouragement to me.
She is willing to think what the Empress thinks and worry about what the Empress worries about.
"My lady, Zhao Rongyuan had previously set up a trap in the Red Jingtian Palace. I think the method she came up with would be most suitable if used on herself."
"I will choose an opportunity to quietly send the clothes and wine stained with Rhodiola rosea to the cold palace. Once Zhao Rongyuan drinks it, she will break out in rashes all over her body."
"There was no imperial physician to treat her in the cold palace, and there were many rats and insects, and many stubborn diseases. In the end, she would die of festering all over her body."
After hearing this, Concubine Xian laughed heartily, "You are quite clever!"
She had to admit that Zhao Rongyuan was her biggest concern. In the past, she was a concubine on an equal footing with herself, and was also deeply favored by the emperor.
Now that she is still alive, there is no guarantee that she will be able to make a comeback in the future. If she is given the title of concubine again, won’t she fight with her again! She can only feel completely at ease if she ends Zhao Rongyuan’s life with her own hands.
soon.
Li Xuansheng ordered Zhao Ning to be beheaded, and the news of Zhao Ning's death spread to the palace.
As soon as Concubine Xian got the news, she immediately arranged for people to spread the news of Zhao Ning's death in the cold palace.
Yuzhu had found an opportunity in advance and sent the coarse linen clothes stained with Rhodiola juice to the cold palace, and now it is worn by Zhao Rongyuan.
At this moment, she only needed to make Zhao Rongyuan drink a few more bottles of liquor willingly and without any defense, and the rest would be easy.
The virtuous concubine called Yuzhu over.
"Yuzhu, Zhao Ning is dead. I'm sure Zhao Rongyuan must be heartbroken in the cold palace."
She glanced at the bottles of liquor already prepared on the table and continued.
"This strong liquor is the best for relieving sorrow. Find a chance to send it to Zhao Rongyuan so that she won't cry too sadly. This will also be our way of showing our love."
Yuzhu took the order, put several bottles of liquor into the prepared food boxes, and went to the cold palace immediately.
There were several guards guarding outside the cold palace.
The red paint on the gate has become mottled and peeling, and it looks ugly like scars stuck tightly to the door, presenting a bleak and withered scene.
Although Yuzhu was brave, she couldn't help but tremble with fear in a place like the cold palace, where the yin energy was extremely strong.
She bravely approached the door, but before she could say anything, she was stopped by the guard.
"No one is allowed to enter the cold palace! What are you doing here?"
Yuzhu smiled, took out a few taels of silver from her bosom and stuffed them into the guard's hand.
"Brother Guard, I am Yuzhu who works for the virtuous concubine. I want to send something to the people inside. I hope you can be flexible."
When the guard saw the silver, his tone softened. He looked around and saw that no one was around, so he put the silver into his sleeve.
"You can send something, but you can't send forbidden things. What's in your box?"
The guard pointed the handle of his knife at the food box in Yuzhu's hand.
Seeing the guard relax, Yuzhu knew that the plan was mostly successful. She quickly opened the food box and planned to test the poison herself to dispel the guard's doubts.
"Brother Guard, look, this is the food that my queen prepared for Zhao. My queen is kind-hearted and said that she and Zhao were both concubines before, so she wanted to help in any way she could."
The guard's face darkened.
The most taboo thing was to send food to the cold palace. If the food was poisonous and killed someone, it would mean that he had failed to guard the place properly and he would inevitably be punished.
"You can send food, but you have to prove that it's not poisonous before you can send it in. Otherwise, I won't be lenient!"
Yuzhu was so smart that she immediately put a few pieces of food from the food box into her mouth and drank a glass of strong liquor from the bottle.
"Look, guard brother, I have eaten all of these things, and they are definitely not poisonous."
When the guard saw Yuzhu testing the poison herself, he dispelled his doubts and accepted the food box.
When Yuzhu saw that he accepted it, she was worried that if the guard said that the food box was sent by Concubine Xian, Zhao Rongyuan might not eat it, so she took out a hundred-liang silver note from her bosom and stuffed it into the guard's hand.
"Brother Guard, please don't tell Zhao that this was sent by Consort Xian. My queen said that we should not leave our names behind when doing good deeds, otherwise it will ruin the good deeds."
When the guard saw that it was a silver note for one hundred taels, he was immediately attracted by the money. Before Yuzhu handed it to him, he hurriedly snatched the note away.
"I know, I know. It's just a matter of one sentence. I'll just say it's an extra meal from the imperial kitchen."
After the things were delivered, Yuzhu left with many thanks.
Before she left, she looked back at the desolate and mottled red door and thought to herself.
Zhao Rongyuan, your time of death has come.