frightfiction Chapter 619 Victim
Chapter 619 Victim
The maid nodded and told him in detail what she had seen and heard.
Baili Yan was full of doubts. How could there be no one in the room? He personally put drugs in the wine, watched Shen Siyan drink it, and then arranged for the palace maid to help him into the room to rest.
"What about Ye Yu? Wasn't she also brought into the room?" Baili Yan asked in a low and urgent voice, his voice trembling slightly.
All of this was carefully planned by him to prevent Shen Siyan from marrying Xu Hanyan, the daughter of the prime minister.
If Shen Siyan gets this help, it will definitely threaten his position.
So, he planned to make Shen Siyan lose the pitching pot competition at the flower-viewing banquet, and make him drink a penalty wine mixed with drugs. He also took the opportunity to send him into a room with poisonous incense, intending to make him stay in the same room with a woman of humble family and create a scandal.
However, the plan did not go as planned.
Shen Siyan was nowhere to be seen in the room, but Ye Yu fled back to the Imperial Garden covered in blood. What went wrong?
The maid looked frightened and replied, "Your Highness, something went wrong with your plan. The maid you assigned has died, and Miss Ye happened to see this scene."
"How did he die? Was it Shen Siyan who did it?"
Baili Yan's face was gloomy and he was full of doubts.
Shen Siyan apparently saw through his plot and managed to escape, which forced him to re-examine every move he made next.
The palace maid lowered her head, still feeling frightened as she recalled the horrific scene, her stomach churning.
"No, no, she smashed her head with a stone..."
She said shakily, her shoulders twitching as she tried to suppress the nausea.
Even a heart of stone would vomit upon seeing that corpse.
Baili Yan frowned, the development of things was beyond his control and became more and more complicated.
"Go and take care of the aftermath, and don't let anyone suspect me." He ordered. Since the plan had failed, at least no traces should be left.
The maid nodded silently: "I understand."
Concubine Zhao had a splitting headache and her temples were throbbing. Why did the accident happen at the flower viewing banquet?
And the death was so tragic that it was horrifying.
People were talking about it, and some speculated whether the palace maid was crazy. How could a normal person hurt herself to such an extent?
Some people even said that she was possessed by evil spirits. Rumors spread everywhere, making Concubine Zhao even more anxious.
Elsewhere, in the Thirteenth Princess' bedroom, the imperial physician diagnosed her and prescribed some cold-repelling medicine.
Baili Yue has been in a coma since she was rescued from the water. During this period, the old nanny fed her some medicine, which she drank in a daze and then fell into a deep sleep again.
Rong Mingxuan stood outside the door for a while, and only left after confirming that Baili Yue was fine, and went to report to the emperor.
After hearing about this, the emperor sighed deeply: "How can Yue'er be so depressed? What should I do?"
His face was filled with worry.
In the past few days, the Thirteenth Princess stayed indoors, remained silent, and seemed very depressed.
I thought the situation would get better after a while, but I didn't expect to fall into the water.
The emperor did not think she fell into the water accidentally.
Rong Mingxuan reported the whole incident in detail, and the emperor looked worried: "Mingxuan, it's really thanks to you that Yue'er was saved this time."
Rong Mingxuan did not take credit for it, but just lowered his head slightly.
The emperor pondered for a moment and asked, "You said you wanted to marry Yue'er, are you still willing now?"
Rong Mingxuan raised his head when he heard this, looking a little surprised. The emperor looked at him seriously, waiting for his answer.
After all, the two had already had physical contact, so they should have agreed to a marriage, but the emperor still wanted to hear his true feelings. Rong Mingxuan was speechless for a moment.
There was silence in the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Rong Mingxuan was stunned for a while and clenched his fists.
He asked himself if he was willing to marry Yue'er, and the answer was yes.
However, Yue'er's heart did not seem to be open to him. If he forced the marriage at this time, it would only make Yue'er more miserable.
"Your Majesty, I wish to marry the princess."
Rong Mingxuan lowered his head and said, “But all this must first consider the princess’s feelings.
She just lost her fourth brother and is very emotionally unstable. If I force her to marry me at this time, I'm afraid it will make her even more sad."
"Your Majesty, please do not tell the princess what happened today."
His voice was heavy when he said this, and the pain in his heart almost made it difficult for him to breathe.
The emperor looked at him quietly, and after a moment he nodded and said, "I understand what you mean."
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your support." Rong Mingxuan bowed deeply.
When he left the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, he almost didn't know how he got out.
His clothes were soaked, and the cold wind chilled him to the bone. He couldn't tell whether the cold came from the outside world or from deep within.
After a long time, he barely suppressed the pain in his heart, raised his head, and a trace of indifference flashed across his face.
If today's incident had happened a step later, Yue'er's reputation would have been ruined! No matter who did it, he would not let it go easily!
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind. Rong Mingxuan's face became even gloomier. There was only one person who could do such a despicable thing.
He walked towards the Imperial Garden with an extremely gloomy expression.
The atmosphere in the Imperial Garden was depressing, and the mood for appreciating the flowers had long since disappeared.
Concubine Zhao arranged for Nanny Gui to take Ye Yu to change her clothes and asked the imperial physician to check her pulse. Ye Yu was extremely frightened and appeared very nervous, and would scream at the slightest movement.
This innocent girl must not be allowed to suffer further harm.
Rong Wanling, who was standing aside, had a solemn expression on her face. Ye Yu had entered the palace with her, and she didn't expect such a thing to happen.
Just as she was lost in thought, a cold voice interrupted her thoughts.
"Rong Wanling."
She looked up and saw her brother Rong Mingxuan.
"Big brother?"
"Follow me." Rong Mingxuan turned around and walked over. Rong Wanling didn't know why, so she hurried to follow.
When they arrived at a remote place, Rong Wanling saw that her brother was soaking wet and asked in confusion, "Brother, what's wrong with you? Why are you soaked?"
Rong Mingxuan looked at her coldly: "Did you do this?"
"Brother, what are you talking about?" Rong Wanling looked confused and did not understand what her brother meant at all.
In the locker room, there was a drug hidden in the incense burner! Could it be you who did this?"
Rong Wanling opened her eyes wide in astonishment: "Brother, what are you talking about? What about the dressing room and the incense burner? I have no idea what you mean."
Rong Mingxuan sneered, "Don't play dumb. This trick is nothing new to you. Who else can do this except you?"
"Big brother!"
Rong Wanling felt full of grievances. She had never done such a thing, but was accused for no reason and felt very confused.
"Rong Wanling, I warn you, if you continue to harbor malicious intent, even the Rong family will not be able to protect you, and I will no longer support you!"
Rong Mingxuan became furious when he thought about what his sister might do.
He was certain that the person who set up the trap against Ye Yunzi at the flower-viewing banquet was none other than Rong Wanling.
However, the plan failed, and the innocent Baili Yue became the victim. If he hadn't appeared in time, the consequences would have been disastrous.