lcionline Chapter 889 Poisoning Yourself
Chapter 889 Poisoning Yourself
The two agreed and went back neatly.
Shi Anxia stroked her temples with her hand, then raised her eyes to look out the dark window. It was a dark night without even a trace of moonlight.
After a moment, Bei Hui gently draped a snow-colored fox fur coat over her shoulders, "Madam, it's snowing outside again. The snow is light, but cold."
Shi Anxia nodded and slowly stood up. Bei Hui quickly reached out to support her, noticing that her fingertips were slightly swollen and her steps were slower than usual.
She sighed in her heart, thinking that the lady was too worried and had no time to spare at this moment.
The lanterns in the corridor swayed gently in the night breeze. The master and servant walked very slowly and laboriously towards the main hall.
Shi Anxia gathered the fox fur, and her fingertips touched the soft fur, but she still felt the chill, "It's freezing cold, my husband should come back."
Bei Hui responded, "Yes, I've been away for almost a year."
"We only need one city to return to the capital." Shi Anxia thought, by then, the child will be born, right?
"Madam..." Bei Hui hesitated to speak.
Shi Anxia shook her head gently, her eyes dimmed, and whispered, "Let's go, don't keep His Highness waiting for too long."
She walked towards the main hall step by step, her back still as straight as a bamboo, but her steps were heavy and she looked extremely tired.
In the main hall, Crown Prince Xiao Zhi came to visit late at night. The person he brought with him was not Eunuch An, but Xiao Shuzi, who had served Emperor Mingde for many years.
Xiao Zhi stood with his hands behind his back, wearing a moon-white brocade robe that made him look even more elegant. Hearing footsteps, he turned around and saw Shi Anxia struggling to walk in the snow.
He felt extremely guilty.
At that time, An Xiafu bowed and saluted.
Xiao Zhi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said hurriedly, "My royal sister is not feeling well, so there's no need to be polite."
Shi Anxia raised her eyes and met his deep eyes, "My royal brother, why are you visiting me so late at night? Is there something important?"
Xiao Zhi was stunned by the question for a moment and found it difficult to speak.
The two sat down.
After Bei Hui served him tea, An Xia seemed to remember something, "Thank you, brother, for sending me silver charcoal for heating today."
The words were already on his lips, Xiao Zhi hurriedly asked, "Has the imperial sister used it?"
Shi Anxia smiled and shook her head, "My husband prepared a lot of silver charcoal last year, and it's still piled up in the warehouse. I used those first because I was worried about moisture. I will use those given by my brother the emperor slowly in the future. After all, the winter is still long."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.
It's useless! That's fine. There's still time.
He thought about the wording, not knowing how to recover the batch of toxic silver carbon.
The door was open, the night wind blew through the hall, and the candlelight flickered.
Both of them were silent, and you could hear a pin drop in the hall.
Xiao Zhi turned the jade ring on his hand and suddenly said, "I remembered that this batch of silver carbon has also been damp. If the princess is not in a hurry to use it, I will ask the eunuch to change it for you with a better batch."
Shi Anxia responded casually, "Okay, thank you, brother."
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Zhi ordered, "Xiao Shuzi, follow the princess's people to light the silver charcoal that was delivered today."
Shi Anxia was surprised, "Now?"
Xiao Zhi nodded, "Yes, now."
Shi Anxia looked calm and told Bei Hui to take Xiao Shuzi to do it.
She had nothing more to ask Xiao Zhi.
A line of eunuchs came in from outside, and they carried the silver-thread carbon out in the same way as they had carried it in before.
Prince Xiao Zhi also said goodbye in a hurry, as if he had come here late at night just to retrieve the damp silver carbon.
He didn't explain, and he had no way to explain. He just thought that the imperial sister didn't ask anything, so maybe she knew something.
Before leaving, he bowed deeply to Shi Anxia from afar, feeling ashamed and speechless, and turned around and disappeared into the night.
At that time, Anxia stood quietly in the corridor, the soft light from the lantern cast a light blush on her snow-white fox fur.
Bei Hui said leisurely, "Madam, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has the right intentions."
"Of course." Otherwise, in her previous life, she would not have rescued him from the capital under tremendous pressure and then handed the North Wing over to him.
But if such a person has a few more easily influenced people around him, it will surely sow the seeds of disaster.
Shen Si went away and came back, waiting at the entrance of the Moon Cave.
He bowed from a distance and said, "Princess, your humble servant..."
Shi Anxia opened her mouth lightly and interrupted him, "Shen Yuanshi, please follow me. I will give you an explanation."
Several people entered the warm room, and Bei Hui waited by their side without leaving.
Shi Anxia sat down and rested for a long time before catching his breath. "You're right. I had someone soak the 'Hundred Days Drunk' in silver carbon."
"Why?" Shen Siyuan was puzzled.
The medicine originally came from him, and An Xia asked him for it a few days ago. Today, the medicine appeared on the silver charcoal and was sent to the young master's mansion by the prince.
Poison yourself?
He couldn't get back on track no matter what. The Crown Prince was involved, and he was afraid, so he had to ask for clarification.
He didn't want to be the scapegoat in the end.
Shi Anxia looked at him and did not answer his question directly. She just recalled the past, "Shen Yuanshi, do you remember that late night a few years ago when I asked Bei Hui to look for you. I said I could find your wife, but you were skeptical."
Shen Siyuan nodded.
Shi Anxia added, "After much trouble, I did find the person for you. During this period, did I always trust you?"
Shen Siyuan nodded again, "Of course I believe you."
Shi Anxia asked again, "For you, I have never used any means to test your heart. Do you know why?"
Shen Siyuan couldn't answer. He couldn't say that he was trustworthy.
Shi Anxia didn't need him to answer, "Because... some people don't need to be tested and are trustworthy. And some people, if their thoughts are suspicious and do not harm the overall situation, I can let them go. But some people..."
If left alone, it would lead to immeasurable consequences, so she had to act decisively.
Shen Siyuan was horrified, "Is the princess testing the Crown Prince's character?"
Shi Anxia shook her head, paused for a moment and nodded, "Yes and no. I just sent someone to pass on some gossip to Eunuch An's ears."
Shen Siyuan is not stupid, he now understands.
The gossip was spread by the princess, and the medicine was delivered by the princess "by chance". If Eunuch An knew how to distinguish the truth from the falsehood of gossip, he would not have done such a foolish thing.
But once it was done, it would gradually become a test of the prince's character. If the prince believed eunuch An and made a mistake, harming the princess and the child in her belly, then...
Shi Anxia said calmly, "In fact, before the emperor left, he privately gave the prince an imperial edict to pass on the throne."
Shen Siyuan was shocked again, "Is the Emperor also testing the Crown Prince's character?"
Shi Anxia shook her head, "That's not a test, it's trust, and also the determination to pass on the throne."
"But the emperor is still young." Shen Siyuan's head was buzzing, and he felt that his brain power was not enough.
"The emperor is the emperor emeritus, and also the regent, and he is also the regent of the country." Shi Anxia answered patiently, "So, does the envoy Shen understand the interests involved?"
"I don't understand." Shen Siyuan said sullenly.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will soon ascend the throne and become the new emperor." Shi Anxia paused and said softly, "I am using my own way to eliminate hidden dangers around the new emperor."