Princess Qingling saw that Mu Yexing's face suddenly turned bad, and thought he was worried about Concubine Qing, so she couldn't help but comfort him: "Cousin, don't worry."
"I told you this because I trust you. I guess even if the prince and Qian Jiujiu racked their brains, they would never think of my aunt."
"After all, my aunt has been gone for so many years, and the Gu worm has not been nourished, so it must have died a long time ago. But my aunt is still alive, so the Gu worm will not die."
Mu Yexing no longer had the energy to deal with Princess Qingling. He glanced at Princess Qingling and said, "Princess Qingling, it's getting late. You should go back first."
After saying that, Mu Yexing stood up and left. Princess Qingling looked puzzled, but still stood up, turned around and left without any doubt.
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao also came out of the space and went to look for Mu Yexing. When they arrived at the hall, they saw Mu Yexing sitting there with a frown on his face.
Seeing two people coming in, Qian Jiujiu didn't speak. He frowned, but was thinking in his heart, while asking Rabbit: "Rabbit, is there no other solution to this?"
The rabbit came over for a while before answering: "Actually, there is another way, which is more cruel. This Gu worm was nourished by your mother, so if you want the Gu worm to be obedient, there is another way."
"When the time comes, let Mu Yexing drink a bowl of Concubine Qing's blood. This will nourish the poisonous insects in his body until Concubine Qing dies of old age."
"This is the only way for two people to live together."
Qian Jiujiu frowned: "If that's the case, how long will it take to draw blood?"
The rabbit's voice sounded again: "One bowl every seven days."
Qian Jiujiu's heart trembled involuntarily. Eating one bowl of wine every seven days, it wouldn't take long before Concubine Qing would die from the severe deficiency of Qi and blood.
It would be better to cut the Gordian knot! However, the prince could not give up no matter what. After coughing twice, Qian Jiujiu still felt that he should tell this method.
"In fact, I have a more cruel method here, which can be said to be a method that is not a method. That is, every seven days, you drink a bowl of your mother's blood to continue the poison in your body."
"Until Mother dies! But in this case, it becomes Mother's choice: to die completely at once, or to die slowly as her energy and blood are drained away."
Mu Yexiao and Mu Yexing did not speak. Qian Jiujiu and Xiaoman looked at each other and continued to remain silent. There was no other way. Perhaps they could talk to the Queen Mother, the Emperor and others.
A few people were silent, but they heard the footsteps of the butler walking in, followed by the head eunuch of the queen's side: "Your servant is here to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the Prince, and the Princess."
"The Queen is inviting a few people to the palace. Go now."
Mu Yexiao and Qian Jiujiu looked at each other. They had just been thinking about entering the palace, but now someone came, so they turned around and headed towards the palace.
They were soon brought to Concubine Qing's bedroom. Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao became even more curious. It was clearly the Queen Mother who summoned them, so why did they come to Concubine Qing's palace
When they arrived at Concubine Qing's palace, as long as the Queen was alone, the four of them would bow to her and say, "Greetings, Mother."
The Queen looked at them and said, "Stand up, do you know why I am looking for you here? It was Imperial Concubine Qing's idea. Imperial Concubine Qing is seriously ill and is hiding it from the Emperor."
Several people looked at each other in bewilderment, especially Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao. It was obvious that Concubine Qing was in very good health when she left the hot spring villa.
The queen looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "Jiu'er, please go in. Concubine Qing said she wants to see you."
Qian Jiujiu was very puzzled, but since the Queen had said so, Qian Jiujiu came to Concubine Qing's bedside and looked at Concubine Qing lying on the bed. She looked very healthy.
"Mother, are you looking for me?"
Concubine Qing smiled and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "Yes, I came to you because I have something to tell you. Don't worry about the prince's poison. Don't worry."
"Also, I know you are a good child, so I hope you will take good care of Xiao'er in the future. Although Xiao'er is not my biological child, I raised him since he was a child."
"I have invested as much effort in him as anyone else. I hope you can be happy. I am a little tired. Go down now."
Qian Jiujiu was immediately puzzled. What was going on? He walked out with doubts, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart. What did it mean that he didn't have to worry about the prince's poison anymore
Concubine Qing knows the prince's poison! Hearing this, Qian Jiujiu's eyes widened instantly, and she grabbed Mu Yexiao: "Mu Yexiao, go, go back."
Mu Yexiao saw Qian Jiujiu suddenly become anxious, and even pulled him towards Concubine Qing's palace. They soon arrived at the palace, and Caixiu blocked them at the door.
Seeing Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao coming back, a light flashed in his eyes. Qian Jiujiu came to Caixiu and said, "Caixiu, why didn't you go in to serve us? Instead, you stood at the door?"
Caixiu's tears flowed before she could say anything. Qian Jiujiu's feeling of uneasiness suddenly deepened. He pushed open the door of the room and rushed in.
I saw Concubine Qing lying quietly on the bed, with her eyes open looking at the top of the mosquito net. Qian Jiujiu looked at Concubine Qing: "Mother, are you okay?"
"Cai Xiu, hurry up and inform the emperor."
Caixiu hummed and didn't care about anything else at this moment. She rushed out directly, while Qian Jiujiu held Concubine Qing's wrist and began to take her pulse.
Her eyes widened. As expected, Concubine Qing committed suicide by taking poison, but the effect was not that fast. Concubine Qing looked at Qian Jiujiu's anxious look and smiled: "It's useless."
"I chose this poison on purpose because I can't force it out and it would give me time. I didn't expect you would be the first to discover it."
Qian Jiujiu felt upset: "Mother, I have a way. I will find a way. Why don't you wait for me..."
Mu Yexiao was also feeling upset and looked at Concubine Qing silently: "Mother..."
He wanted to say that Jiuer had already thought of a solution. Although it was only a temporary solution, as long as his mother could live a little longer, she might have other ideas.
The two were very sad, and the emperor came over quickly: "Qing'er, what's wrong with you? Caixiu, that maid, just cried and couldn't explain anything clearly."
The emperor stopped and looked at Concubine Qing, but he couldn't say a word. Concubine Qing's face was so pale that the emperor became anxious.
"Jiu'er, please go and take a look at your mother. Isn't it just a minor illness? Why does she look so bad?"
Qian Jiujiu immediately burst into tears: "Father, my mother can't survive, and my daughter-in-law can't do anything."
This feeling is not good, but she really can't save someone who is determined to die, and there is no antidote now. She can only watch the person she cares about die.
Qian Jiujiu felt really bad. The emperor was stunned for a moment and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "Is there really no hope?"
Looking at the emperor's expression, Qian Jiujiu nodded: "I'm sorry, father."
The emperor simply glanced at Mu Yexiao calmly and said, "Prince Xiao, go and make some preparations. The enthronement ceremony the day after tomorrow will be changed to the crown prince's coronation ceremony, and Lin Chuwu will be the queen."
Mu Yexiao frowned: "Father, this is against the rules."
The emperor smiled and said, "Yes, you can go. All of you can go. I want to be alone with your mother for a while."
Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao looked at each other, and finally prepared to turn around and walk outside, but Concubine Qing suddenly grabbed Qian Jiujiu.
"Jiu'er, Caixiu is a good girl. Take her out of the palace and make good arrangements for her."
Caixiu was outside and heard that her queen was about to die, and she did not forget to make arrangements for her. She could not help but feel very sad. She looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "Princess Xiao, I want to stay here and guard my queen for a while longer."
Qian Jiujiu glanced at Cai Xiu and sighed, "Okay."
Then he and Mu Yexiao turned around and left. Mu Yexiao looked at Qian Jiujiu with a dark face and said, "Let's go to the Queen's Palace. I have something to ask the Queen."
Qian Jiujiu frowned. Although she didn't know what Mu Yexiao was going to do with the Queen, she still followed Mu Yexiao into the Queen's harem without saying a word.
As soon as he walked into the Queen's palace, he saw that the Queen's eyes were swollen, obviously she had been crying. Mu Yexiao raised a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth.
"Mother, why are you crying? Do you also know that my mother is going to die? Yes, Jiuer can feel the change in Concubine Qing. You know Concubine Qing so well."
"How could I not know? Mother, tell me, if you had tried to stop it from the beginning, would you have succeeded?"
After Mu Yexiao asked this question, he looked at the queen without blinking. The queen was already very sad, but she still had to face her son's accusations.
Needless to say, she felt very sad, but Mu Yexiao was right. Concubine Qing accompanied her for the rest of her life, but she had to watch her die.
It was only because of her selfish desire to save her son, just like when she sent Mu Yexiao away. Thinking of the sadness she felt at that time, the queen couldn't stop crying.
As a woman, and a woman with children, Qian Jiujiu felt that she could understand the queen's choice. Her selfishness was not for others, but for her children.
The queen is actually a great mother, but at this time, Qian Jiujiu could not say a word to defend the queen and could only look at Mu Yexiao silently.
She knew that Mu Yexiao still had complaints against the Queen. The Queen looked at Mu Yexiao and said, "Xiao'er, are you accusing your mother of being vicious? Yes, I can stop Concubine Qing."
"But no matter how many times I am given the choice, I will still choose not to stop it. Xing'er is my son. Compared with Concubine Qing, I choose Xing'er to be alive."
"Is there anything wrong with that?"