Chapter 315

Bai Longfei felt immensely humiliated to be rebuked like that in front of others, even if it was just Furen Mu. Driven by his pride and overconfidence, Bai Longfei let out a scornful laugh and walked away. He swore to himself that he would ignore her until their wedding, leaving her to wallow in sorrow and kneel to beg for his love.

Little did he know that by turning his back today, he was turning away from his last chance!

Seeing Bai Longfei’s arrogant demeanor, Xiao Yan felt she had made the right decision. This man, to save face, had even cast a vengeful glance at her. Had he ever considered what she had endured all this time? He got angry after being slighted just once. Did she not have the right to be angry as well?

"You did well, little one," Yueqian said, stroking the hair of the young girl who, despite her determination, was now in tears.

"I-I, I need to go," Xiao Yan sobbed uncontrollably, not wanting her master to see her weakness, and ran away from Yueqian.

The beauty could only sigh. However, she noticed the Second Prince, holding a letter, entering a room. The corners of her lips couldn’t help but twitch.

It seemed that the other side’s plan was starting... Perhaps he realized something was amiss due to her prolonged absence.

Earlier, Yueqian had told a court lady that she needed to attend to a personal matter. The court lady directed her to a specific room. Seeing the name on the room and the Second Prince entering it, she understood the plan.

They likely thought she had already consumed the aphrodisiac and had left the scene. Confidently, they might have monitored her constantly to ensure she drank the tea they had prepared.

Yueqian was a skilled physician, how could she not know that there was something in her teapot? So, she sipped it openly, and they foolishly believed her performance. This really surprised Yueqian.

However, Yueqian knew that someone was following her. To make them believe that the plan was successful, she walked into the same room where the Second Prince was, surprising him greatly.

"Furen Mu? Was it you who summoned me?" The Second Prince was quite astonished to see Furen Mu enter.

"Ah, Second Prince, I... I’m hot," Yueqian stifled a smile as she saw the other man’s eyes widen in shock.

"Furen Mu! I think you’ve been drugged, haven’t you? Do you even know what you’re saying? I’ve seen this act many times before. You must..."

"Haha, you are truly amusing," Yueqian slapped her thigh in amusement as she saw his anxious demeanor and flushed face.

"You! Are you deceiving me?"

"Not entirely, Your Highness. Someone is listening outside, so I joined in the act," Yueqian shook her head, causing the Second Prince’s face to darken.

"You mean someone really tried to drug you?"

"Yes, Your Highness." The Second Prince’s eyes narrowed immediately, contemplating various possibilities before clenching his fists tightly.

"This move is to destroy both you and me at once. Do you know who is behind it?!"

"I believe it’s the work of a fool, Your Highness. And now that fool is about to face the consequences." Before Yueqian could finish speaking, she heard the sound of many footsteps approaching.

"Even if you’re not poisoned, if we are found in the room together like this..." The Second Prince’s eyes widened in fear. Despite Yueqian’s display of cleverness, her daring to enter the room with him like this seemed like a death wish, right?

Outside, after the court lady ran out screaming at the event, claiming she saw a woman and the prince in a compromising position, a large crowd headed straight for the room. Even the Emperor’s face turned livid with anger!

"Where are they?!" The Emperor demanded furiously. The court lady, though surprised, remembered well the room name as per the plan. It had to be the room named...

"The Heaven’s Gift Room, Your Majesty."

"Damn it! How dare they commit such a vile act in Heaven’s Gift Room, where my late mother performed her sacred rituals? Seeking death, are they!" The Emperor’s rage intensified upon hearing this. The Empress’s eyes gleamed; this was her plan all along. She knew well the significance of this room and had indeed chosen it deliberately.

However, she felt a slight unease because, as she remembered, the Heaven’s Gift Room was on the right side. Why was it now on the left? Still, she didn’t dwell on it and just allowed the door to be opened. If it wasn’t the right one, they would simply open the other door.

When the door was opened, an unfamiliar woman’s scream echoed, followed by the raspy, passionate moans of a man.

"Hmm! Who dares interrupt me? I’ll deal with you..." The owner of the body without even a single piece of clothing emerged, stepping away from the woman lying on the floor, intending to confront the intruder.

At that moment, the man’s eyes widened, and his lustful demeanor vanished. Even his manhood shrank instantly.

"The Crown Prince!!" The onlookers exclaimed in unison. The women accompanying them screamed in shock. However, the Empress’s reaction was the most unusual; she staggered backward.

"F-f-father!" The Crown Prince was bewildered as to how these people got here, but he realized that he was in serious trouble.

"You bastard son!!"

Smack!

The Emperor’s palm struck the Crown Prince’s face in a furious slap. He glanced at the woman lying helplessly on the floor, recognizing her face vaguely. When he finally saw her true identity, he was utterly shocked.

"That’s Concubine Wan! The Emperor’s concubine."

Someone in the crowd who also recognized her shouted in surprise. Concubine Wan was indeed one of the Emperor’s concubines and was aligned with the Crown Prince. But for the Crown Prince to dare to have an affair with the Emperor’s concubine was nothing short of suicidal, wasn’t it?

The Crown Prince’s face changed as well. He looked at the woman lying there and was horrified. His face turned pale.

"How could that be? She’s just a mere servant!"

Smack!!

The Emperor slapped the Crown Prince again, hoping to knock some sense into him. His own son had thought to assault someone else’s servant, behaving so disgracefully! Not to mention, he didn’t even bother to check who she really was. Such reckless behavior made the Emperor want to behead his wretched son.

Concubine Wan seemed to have lost the will to live. She bit her own tongue to escape the shame! Who would have thought that after receiving a letter from the Empress to disguise herself for the crucial task of eliminating the Second Prince, she would end up being used as the lustful Crown Prince’s sexual prey!

Staying alive meant a future in the cold palace, wouldn’t it better to die now to regain her trampled dignity? And she was truly decisive. In the end, the young woman chose to bite her tongue and die!

"Con-Concubine Wan has passed away!"

"Damn it! Why didn’t she stay to explain! Don’t let her die; make her tell why she was dressed as a servant!" The Crown Prince was unwilling to accept this. He felt wrongly accused. How was he to know she was a concubine? She was dressed in ragged clothes like a servant and entered his room on her own!

"Stop it, Crown Prince!" The Empress saw her son behaving foolishly and ordered him to stop. In truth, she was the one who instructed the concubine to assist with this plan to ensure its smooth execution. Letting her become a witness from beginning to end. But she hadn’t expected her son to act this way. If the concubine were allowed to speak the truth, would she also reveal her plan against the Second Prince and Furen Mu?!

“Hmph! This matter is truly shrouded in secrecy. I will investigate this myself. Take the Crown Prince to the dungeon," the Emperor said furiously, not allowing the mother and son to converse further.

However, before anyone could say more, Noble Consort Wei suddenly collapsed. Fortunately, her fall was just a backward slump, and a court lady nearby, seemingly ready to catch her, supported her immediately. Otherwise, if she fell standing up, she might have hit her head on the floor and gotten hurt.

The court lady who caught Noble Consort Wei screamed, instantly drawing everyone’s attention.

"Noble Consort Wei. Noble Consort Wei!!" The panicked cries drew everyone’s attention to the young woman, revealing the state Noble Consort Wei was in.

Noble Consort Wei’s face had turned pale. The head of the Wei family rushed forward, unaware of what had transpired. Noble Consort Wei ignored him, looking at the Emperor with tears in her eyes.

"Your Majesty, our son, please save our child," she spoke those words before fainting!

"What is happening here?! Where is the royal physician? Quickly, tend to Noble Consort!" The Emperor, initially not puzzled, immediately called for the physician, who was already on standby. They rushed forward to examine her.

"What is going on? How could this happen?!" The physician exclaimed shortly after examining her. He nervously held a cloth with trembling hands and then quickly reported to the highest authority.

"Your Majesty, it appears Noble Consort Wei has been poisoned." Hearing the physician announce this, the crowd immediately erupted in shocked murmurs..

"Poisoned? How could she be poisoned? How could my daughter be poisoned? Were you, her court lady, not watching over her? You will pay for this negligence!" The head of the Wei family was extremely agitated. He knew his daughter was pregnant, and what was once hope now turned into fear.

If anything happened to Noble Consort Wei, the power they had long sought would be lost, hadn’t it? He couldn’t let that happen; his daughter must be saved at all costs!

"And, Your Majesty... there’s more..." The physician hesitated, having discovered something even more alarming during his examination.

"What is it? Why are you hesitating?"

"Your Majesty, Noble Consort Wei is pregnant!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor’s face filled with even more intense rage. He hadn’t known his wife was pregnant. What did this mean? And now, something had happened to her.

"Investigate everything. Detain everyone involved. We must find out who dares harm the royal family today!"The Emperor’s fury was genuine. Yueqian, who had exited the room and joined the onlookers, smiled slightly. Unexpectedly, today would indeed be the Empress’s downfall!