C184

Chapter 184 - The consequence of disobedience

Hong Zhong paused for a moment, but still nodded her head.

He shouted towards the outside and had a little girl come in to help him dress and dress. After all, he had left the Palace to supervise the construction of the railway and had come back to ridicule Nangong Yimeng.

If he was going to see Her Majesty, he would have to pack up a little.

A Xiao Gongnv came in quickly to help Hong Zhong bathe and change her clothes. However, when she was dressing Hong Zhong, he did not know what kind of headdress she should use, so she asked Hong Zhong: "Third Miss, what kind of pearl flower will we put in today?"

"I don't have any special hobbies. You can decide on one. It's simpler." Hong Zhong did not mind this too much. In the past, Lv Luo had always been the one to care about everything. However, Lv Luo had not returned to deliver the letter today, and the empress dowager was waiting for him as well.

Hearing that, Xiao Gongnv lowered his head and looked at Hong Zhong's dazzling accessories. With a glance, Xiao Gongnv saw a White Yulan hairpin. She took it out and placed it on Hong Zhong's head: "Miss, this servant sees that this White Yulan hairpin is extremely compatible with Miss's temperament."

Hong Zhong raised her eyebrows and looked at the figure in the copper mirror. She remembered this hairpin.

Her Majesty had given it to her.

She said it was given to her by the late emperor, then she gave it to Hong Zhong to calm down. Usually, Hong Zhong had a lot of jewelry, but after she brought them back, he kept them all the way. She never took them out to wear, but looking at them today, they were really nice to look at!

Ye Zichen nodded in satisfaction, "Hmm, it is indeed pretty good. Let's do it."

After he finished dressing himself, Hong Zhong followed Xiao Gongnv who was at Phoenix-Resting Palace, and headed towards the Phoenix-Resting Palace. In his heart, he was secretly guessing that the reason Nangong Lingwei came to find him was to plead for Baili Ziyan, right?

As he thought, he quickly reached the Phoenix-Resting Palace.

Walking into the great hall of the Phoenix-Resting Palace, a Xiao Gongnv told Hong Zhong that the Esteemed Empress Dowager was currently feeding fish in the Thousand Carp Lake in the garden at the back of the Phoenix-Resting Palace.

Hong Zhong once again headed towards the Thousand Carp Pool. After walking a few steps, she saw Xiao Gongnv carrying a plate of dim sum, with an eager expression. When she saw Hong Zhong, she quickly bowed: "Third Miss, can you help this servant out?"

Hong Zhong turned her head and looked at her: "What?"

"Esteemed Empress Dowager wants to eat the Chestnut Soup, this servant has been ordered to send you off, but this servant is anxious right now, and can't hold it in any longer. Young miss, please help me bring this matter to Esteemed Empress Dowager." As Xiao Gongnv spoke, her eyes became watery, and she looked like she was about to cry.

Hong Zhong especially understood the pain of being pissed. Thinking back to back then, wasn't it because she had soaked in urine that she had offended Baili Yi Chen? So when she looked at Xiao Gongnv, she felt sympathy for him, but sympathy did not mean that she was willing to use her life to help her.

Before he could open his mouth to refuse, Xiao Gongnv put the plate into Hong Zhong's hands, held his stomach, and quickly ran, not even having the time to thank him.

Hong Zhong looked at the quickly disappearing figure and could not help but feel a little speechless. She took a careful look at the Chestnut Soup in her hands and realized that there was nothing abnormal with it. She shook her head and comforted herself.

He carried the Chestnut Soup and headed towards the Thousand Carp Pool.

From a distance, he could hear the conversation between Nangong Lingwei and the old lady beside him. It seemed that she was not in a good mood. This was also very normal. His daughter had been sent to the cold palace, and his parents had been continuously suppressed. It would be strange if he was in a good mood!

Hong Zhong walked forward slowly and handed the Chestnut Soup over to the mama. Then, she bowed respectfully, "Hong Zhong greets Esteemed Empress Dowager."

"Hong Zhong is here. Get up." Nangong Lingwei looked at Hong Zhong, a little tired on her elegant and noble face. Seems like the events of the past few days had indeed made her very worried, and she threw another handful of fish food into the pond.

Hong Zhong stood up, and quietly looked at the scene in front of him. She realised that all the fish in the pond were flopping around, but not far away, there was a red Carp swimming slowly, and not coming over to snatch food.

Nangong Lingwei looked at the fish and slightly paused. She slowly spoke, "Hong Zhong, do you know, Wailing Home has kept these fish for many years, so every single one of them is very obedient. Do you know why?"

This was not the right tempo!

Hong Zhong paused for a moment, then lowered her head.

Nangong Lingwei laughed: "Because whenever there is a fish that doesn't listen to me, Wailing Home will eliminate it. After a while, this pool, will become filled with obedient fish."

Just as he finished speaking, he saw An Xiaohai walking towards the fish that was swimming leisurely, with a net in his hand. Not long after, he scooped up the fish and threw it on the stone road beside the Thousand Carp Pool.

At the beginning, the fish was still jumping around, but as time passed, it gradually stopped because of lack of oxygen.

Hong Zhong looked at the fish and quietly frowned, but she did not say a word!

"Hong Zhong, the reason why Wailing Home has come to find you today is because of Grand Princess. Wailing Home only has this one daughter, her status as Grand Princess has already been taken away and she's already been punished. Nangong Lingwei paused, seeing that there were no changes in Hong Zhong's expression, she slowly said: "Wailing Home sees that your relationship with the Regent is usually not bad, if you can help with this matter, Wailing Home can guarantee that you will be able to rise to great heights in the future, and will have no worries in this life."

Hong Zhong lowered her head, still not saying a single word.

What happened to Baili Ziyan today, was completely her own fault. If she hadn't joined hands with Feng Feili and used the Spring Breeze that was once in the Forbidden Palace, the Regent's Nether Forbidden Cold Palace wouldn't have been able to do it!

If not for the fact that she had promised Baili Mingyue that she wouldn't take her life, the first person she would deal with should be Baili Ziyan.

Nangong Lingwei saw that Hong Zhong did not speak, and furrowed her eyebrows and asked: "What, you don't trust Wailing Home?"

"Esteemed Empress Dowager is overthinking it. It's not like Hong Zhong doesn't trust the empress dowager." Hong Zhong lowered her head, and replied respectfully: "Hong Zhong is just a commoner, her words are light, how can she control the Regent's will?"

That was a direct rejection!

Nangong Lingwei heard and her eyes darkened. Then, a faint smile appeared on her fatigued face, and her hand that was covered in exquisite armor picked up a piece of Chestnut Soup from the plate. She then slowly took a bite: "This Chestnut Soup, is the favorite snack of the late emperor, Wailing Home has also missed it a lot recently."

With regards to Nangong Lingwei's incoherent speech, Hong Zhong frowned, feeling that something was about to happen.

He quietly watched as Nangong Lingwei ate the Chestnut Soup. Just when Hong Zhong thought that she was being overthinking things, Nangong Lingwei's expression suddenly changed. He glared at Hong Zhong with a face brimming with anger: "Insolent Hong Zhong, you actually dared to poison this Wailing Home!" (TL: UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU)) As soon as he finished speaking, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing the change in front of him, Hong Zhong's heart skipped a beat, something really happened!

But was the empress dowager really poisoned? Why did he vomit blood so truly? If it wasn't because of the circumstances, she really wanted to go up and take a look. Was the blood Nangong Lingwei was talking about, really?

Following that, the steward's mama by the empress dowager's side cried out, "Someone, come! Imperial Physician Xuan, Esteemed Empress Dowager has been poisoned!"

Following that, there was a burst of panicked footsteps. Hong Zhong personally watched as the pale-faced Nangong Lingwei was carried away by someone else in front of her. She could only feel a buzzing in her head!

In the end, Hong Zhong turned her head to look at the dead red carp on the stone road. She understood in her heart, this was what Nangong Lingwei meant by "if you are not obedient, you have to get rid of it immediately"!

… ….

Hong Zhong sat in the outer room of the Phoenix-Resting Palace's empress dowager's chamber, coldly watching the imperial doctors and palace maids enter and leave, a little unsure in her heart. Poisoning the empress dowager was not a joke!

Not long after, many royal family s came upon hearing the news, and stayed outside the Phoenix-Resting Palace Palace. Prime Minister Nangong Jue also rushed over quickly after hearing the news, and blocked Hong Zhong from entering the Phoenix-Resting Palace.

After a while, Baili Yi Chen also walked in quickly. He had an anxious expression on his face as he glanced at Hong Zhong, then turned around and entered the inner room. He looked at the imperial physician and asked, "How is my mother?"

The imperial physician looked at Baili Yi Chen's pale face, then left to kneel down, "Reporting to your majesty, Esteemed Empress Dowager was poisoned. Currently, the Imperial Physician Bureau is giving their all to rescue him."

"What exactly is going on? How could you be poisoned! " Baili Yi Chen turned around and looked at the court ladies and eunuchs from the Phoenix-Resting Palace.

When Xiao Gongnv heard this, she immediately replied, "Your majesty, the empress dowager ate the Chestnut Soup Red House sent her before she was poisoned!"

Baili Yi Chen was startled. He took the poison from the Chestnut Soup that Hong Zhong delivered to him. Was it Hong Zhong who poisoned her mother? But how is this possible, Hong Zhong has no motives at all! As she thought about this, she walked out of the room and glanced at Hong Zhong with a complicated expression.

As the empress dowager's blood brother, Nangong Jue immediately stepped forward. "Your Majesty, Hong Zhong is suspected of poisoning the empress dowager, so he should be imprisoned inside the Sky Prison to send the justice courts to investigate."

Those royal family who came with Nangong Jue immediately followed, "That's right, Hong Zhong is suspected of poisoning the empress dowager.

In his heart, he really did not believe that Hong Zhong had poisoned him. But the servants of Phoenix-Resting Palace had always insisted that it was very difficult for him to practice favoritism in front of everyone present. He thought for a while, "Hong Zhong, what do you have to say?"

Hong Zhong slowly stood up. "I have nothing to say, but if everyone wants to frame me as harming the empress dowager, then please take out the evidence. If there's no evidence, then don't blame Hong Zhong for being impolite." This was all planned by Nangong Lingwei, all the witness and material evidence, she had probably already prepared everything, so no matter what she said, it would all be in vain.

Everyone was startled, Nangong Jue was so angry that his face turned red, Hong Zhong had poisoned the empress dowager. He actually dared to threaten them in such an arrogant manner. "Hong Zhong, all the palace maids in Phoenix-Resting Palace have seen that it was you who gave the to the empress dowager to eat. This can be said to be solid evidence.

"You?" Baili Yi Chen's eyes were filled with doubt.

Hong Zhong nodded: "It's my turn."

"What!" A trace of disbelief appeared in Baili Yi Chen's eyes. He was unwilling to believe that Hong Zhong had poisoned her mother.

"I have indeed carried the Chestnut Soup." Hong Zhong answered honestly. All of these were facts, and the servants of Phoenix-Resting Palace had also seen them. They could not bear for her to refute them, "But, regardless of whether you believe me or not, I did not poison you."

Hearing this, Nangong Jue laughed coldly, "Ridiculous, so many servants in Phoenix-Resting Palace have seen it. The empress dowager ate the poison that was poisoned by the Chestnut Soup you sent her, but you still dare to quibble, and say that you didn't poison her?"

"Nangong Jue, did you see me poison it?" Hong Zhong asked coldly. What's more, that Chestnut Soup s, from the royal kitchen to the Phoenix-Resting Palace, were numerous. What right do you have to insist that I did it? "

Nangong Jue naturally did not see it, so he did not directly reply. At this time, the old lady beside Nangong Lingwei stood out, "Your Majesty, Esteemed Empress Dowager did indeed eat the poison from the red Third Miss, but what Third Miss said is reasonable. It is possible that he was framed by many people, and this servant thinks that the person who poisoned his body must still have some unused poison on him.

Baili Yi Chen was also unwilling to believe that it was Hong Zhong who had done this. After hearing that there was a way to wash away Hong Zhong's crimes, he immediately agreed. "Yes, before the empress dowager's incident, all the people who came and went of Phoenix-Resting Palace have their bodies searched!"

As a result, all the palace maids and eunuchs in the Phoenix-Resting Palace … They were all gathered in the great hall and searched collectively, but in the end, none of them were able to find anything.

Baili Yi Chen's expression became more and more unsightly.

The old granny walked to Hong Zhong's side and spoke respectfully: "I have to trouble Third Miss to get up and let this old servant search you."

Hearing that, Hong Zhong did not resist, she immediately stood up and allowed her to search, since she did not have anything on him, she was not afraid to search no matter what!

The old granny touched Hong Zhong's arm and abdomen but did not find anything. Seeing that, Baili Yi Chen let out a sigh of relief.

However, after the old granny finished searching Hong Zhong's body, she cast her gaze towards the White Yulan hairpin on Hong Zhong's head. Frowning, she reached out her hands to take it off, and studied it for a long time.

Suddenly, his expression changed. Holding the hairpin, he turned around and looked at Baili Yi Chen: "Your majesty, there's a problem with the Third Miss hairpin."

Hearing this, Hong Zhong's brows jumped again. That hairpin was given to her by Nangong Lingwei, and a bad premonition arose from the bottom of her heart.

"Bring it here!" Baili Yi Chen frowned as he received the White Yulan hairpin.

A closer look revealed that the White Yulan hairpin was hollow. As for Bai Yulan's flower heart, it was actually a very small mechanism. With just a press of the heart, some transparent liquid would seep out from the tip of her hairpin.

Caiyi looked at Hong Zhong with a bit of anger in his eyes, "I have ordered the imperial doctors to examine what this is."

The imperial physicians' offices were all in the Phoenix-Resting Palace, so they could come at any time.

An old man walked over, held the hairpin and studied it for a while. Then, he spoke to Baili Yi Chen with certainty, "Your majesty, there is indeed poison in this hairpin. Moreover, this poison is exactly the same as the poison in Esteemed Empress Dowager!"