Concubine Yang just looked at her with a smile, saying nothing, and gradually, a hint of cruel malice emerged in her eyes.
The little concubine suddenly covered her chest with her hands, her face showing pain, "Sister, my stomach hurts so much!"
Concubine Yang looked at her calmly, "Really?"
"You..." The concubine's eyebrows jumped and she looked at the teacup, "You poisoned it?"
Concubine Yang's smile deepened. "What are you talking about, sister? This is your room, and you prepared the tea yourself. I also drank the tea you drank. How could I have poisoned you?"
She reached out her hand to support the little concubine, and asked with a worried look on her face, "Is your sister having a heart attack? You have had heart disease since you were a child, but it hasn't happened in the past few years. Could it be that you were too happy this time and caused a heart attack?"
The little concubine felt as if her heart was being grabbed by a big hand. She was in so much pain that her face turned pale and she could hardly breathe. She stared at Concubine Yang fiercely, "I have never... had a heart attack. You want to kill me. You want to monopolize the position of Imperial Concubine...."
"My sister is so sick that she is confused." Concubine Yang smiled very happily, "She even forgot her old illness. Perhaps the emperor can prove this to the prince for my sister."
She stood up and looked at the little concubine falling to the ground, twitching constantly, and a sneer slowly rose at the corner of her mouth.
"You will not die well... You will not die well, you evil woman!" The concubine gritted her teeth and cursed angrily.
Concubine Yang smiled calmly, "It's you who will die a miserable death, now it's you, not me."
There was a gleam of resentment in the little concubine's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by pain. She rolled on the ground like a dying fish.
Soon, there was silence and his eyes widened.
Concubine Yang squatted down, put her hand into her nose, and then burst into tears, "Someone, come quickly, sister, what's wrong with you? Sister?"
The door was pushed open forcefully, and the people who came in turned out to be Prince Luo and Sun Yang, followed by several guards.
Concubine Yang rushed to Prince Luo and cried, "Your Highness, you came at the right time. My sister is having a heart attack. Please call a doctor!"
Prince Luo, however, had a cold expression on his face and kicked her away. "Heart disease? When did she get heart disease? How could I not know about it?"
Concubine Yang was kicked to the ground. She was shocked and knelt down quickly and said, "Your Majesty, I have had heart disease since I was a child. It's just that I have been favored and loved by you over the years, so I haven't had any attacks. Just now, I came to tell you that you are going to take us back to Kyoto. You were so excited and happy that your heart disease recurred..."
Before she could finish her words, Sun Yang threw the body of a carrier pigeon on the ground.
Concubine Yang stared at the carrier pigeon, her head buzzing and the color drained from her face bit by bit.
She panicked, "Your Majesty... This concubine, this does not belong to me."
Prince Luo held the note in his hand, slowly unfolded it, and read: "The prince has decided to return to the court to help the emperor. Fortunately, I have fulfilled my mission..."
He handed the note to Sun Yang, "Take it out and tie it to the leg of another carrier pigeon. Let it pass the news about Concubine Yang back and make our emperor happy!"
"Yes!" Sun Yang took the letter and turned to go out.
"Your Highness..." Concubine Yang kowtowed vigorously, "Your Highness, please forgive me. It is not what you think."
"Just now..." Prince Luo bent down slightly, pulled Concubine Yang up, and a trace of disgust flashed in his eyes, "I was outside, and I heard your conversation clearly. It turns out that you want to be a concubine. No wonder this Nanjun Prefecture can't keep you, a big Buddha."
"No, no, Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation. I had no choice but to do this. I was forced by the Emperor. Please forgive me this time because I gave birth to a son for you. I promise that I will be loyal to you in the future and will never betray you again."
"Yes," Prince Luo said sarcastically, "You gave birth to Huo'er for me, but you still want to go back and become a concubine. After you go back and become a concubine, what will you do with your son? Don't want him? Lose him?"
"No, no, I don't think so," Concubine Yang was so shocked that tears fell down. Her eyes kept turning around in panic but she couldn't think of a strong excuse. She hugged Prince Luo's legs and cried, "I have never thought of abandoning Huo'er, and I will not stay in Kyoto. I love you deeply, Your Majesty, please understand."
Prince Luo kicked her away and said coldly: "Put away your hypocritical words. I feel sick when I see you. Considering that you are Huo'er's biological mother, I will not kill you, but you can never leave the palace and return to Kyoto."
After saying this, he angrily said, "Come here, take her away and lock her up in the dark courtyard. Keep strict watch on her. Don't let her step out of the backyard, and don't let anyone go in to visit her."
“No, Your Highness, Your Highness…” The Dark Courtyard was a place where slaves who had made mistakes were imprisoned. Many people had died there. It was eerie and scary. She didn’t want to go to the Dark Courtyard. She was a royal concubine, and she wanted to be a royal concubine.
The guards came in, picked her up and dragged her out. Her shrill cries could be heard from far away.
"Your Highness, the little concubine..." Sun Yang released the carrier pigeon, and when he came back and saw the body of the little concubine, he asked.
"Throw her into the dark courtyard and let Concubine Yang watch her body rot." Prince Luo looked at the little concubine's body without pity and turned to leave.
"Yes!" Sun Yang's head felt numb. This was too horrifying. Watching the person he had killed rot bit by bit in front of him was terrifying.
Concubine Yang's scream was heard throughout the palace.
Rouyao was in Princess An's Orchid Fragrance Garden. When she heard these noises, she couldn't help but shake her head and said, "It's so creepy."
Princess An stood in front of the corridor, looking at the sky with rolling clouds. "In this bizarre era, whether successful or unsuccessful, their hands are stained with blood."
"The struggle for power is endless, exhausting, and stressful. No wonder the Seventh Brother would rather sacrifice himself and his dignity to stop this war, because in the end, no one will be the winner, but the losers will definitely be the pawns and the civilians."
"Murong Jie has a cold face but a warm heart. If he ascends the throne, he will be the greatest emperor of all time. However, he is not interested in this. Would the Great Zhou Dynasty not have been in chaos in the Northern Desert? No, if he has been in that position for too long, he will never be able to let go. The emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty may not be more benevolent than Chu Jing, but there is still a difference. At least, the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, strictly speaking, is still a wise monarch. He cares about the people. Perhaps this is also the difficulty for Murong Jie. However, let alone being an emperor, who in the mortal world does not have any ambitions? There are really too few people who are content with being ordinary. If there were more, I am afraid that the world would be much more peaceful."
Rouyao remained silent for a moment. Princess An's insightful comments just hurt her heart.
The Sun family had an empress dowager and a noble concubine. They were originally the most glorious family. However, the empress dowager avoided suspicion and did not promote the family. This was not to be blamed. However, because of their high status, who in the Sun family was willing to stay ordinary? Even though they were living a rich and noble life, they still tried to climb to the top. Therefore, how many dirty things had they done to help the noble concubine over the years
(End of this chapter)