GBP Chapter 184 Poisoned Wine
Chapter 184 Poisoned Wine
Xu Shu on the opposite side had already sensed something was wrong from Lu Xuan's reaction.
Now, when they heard Ji Qingyan beside them insisting that they drink the wine no matter what, they felt even more that there must be something wrong with the wine.
She stood up suddenly, bowed, and said, "Miss Lu across the table has probably never had a drink before. How about I drink this cup on behalf of Miss Lu and the princess?"
As he spoke, he picked up his wine glass.
Empress Ji glared at him and sneered, "Not everyone is qualified to attend this flower-viewing banquet of mine. A dog that shouldn't be allowed in sits at the table and thinks it has the right to serve."
Holding a gun and a stick, Xu Shu's face gradually turned red and his fists gradually clenched.
Lu Yuehe hurriedly gave Xu Shu a look. She couldn't afford to anger the queen.
The Queen looked at Lu Yuehe again and said with a smile, "This sister of mine is right. Fourth Miss Lu, then you will take the place of the Princess, okay?"
"No!"
Lu Yuehe was just reaching for the wine cup when Lu Xuan stopped her sternly.
"Since Her Majesty the Queen so much wishes me to drink this cup of wine, then of course I cannot refuse Her Majesty's wishes. My sister is young, so I'll do it myself."
As she spoke, she snatched the glass of wine from Lu Yuehe's hand, her brows and eyes cold, and drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking, she turned the wine cup upside down and not a drop of wine spilled.
Empress Ji smiled with her eyebrows relaxed, the corners of her mouth raised uncontrollably, and she kept clapping her hands and praising: "What a deep sisterly love, what a heroic person!"
Lu Xuan gave her a perfunctory look with a forced smile.
Then he quickly stretched out his left hand, picked up the fruit in front of him and started eating.
Under the table, Lu Xuan's right hand was trembling in a different way.
She cast out a detoxification talisman that she had prepared in advance, made a hand gesture, and instantly slapped it into her body.
My body hasn't fully recovered yet, and I didn't expect it to come to this.
After seeing her drink it all in one gulp, Lu Yuehe and Xu Shu's faces suddenly turned pale.
At this moment, Lu Yuehe couldn't help but pull her, and said anxiously and hurriedly: "Sister, are you okay?"
After she calmed down for a while, she raised her head and gave the two of them a reassuring look.
But how could she be assured? The wine was problematic, yet she drank it anyway!
The two were still worried.
The Queen teased indifferently, "The princess is so carefree. It seems that the prince in her belly is not as important as her sister. She refused to drink before, but now she is willing to drink it all for her sister."
She laughed so hard that her eyes narrowed into slits, and she covered the corners of her lips with a handkerchief, looking extremely happy.
The other concubines and noble ladies at the banquet followed suit and started laughing.
Lu Xuan had just sat down when the palace maid beside her filled her glass again.
This time, the liquid in the cup was non-toxic.
However, when she looked at Lu Yuehe's cup next to her, she had an idea in her mind.
Because her cup was also poisoned.
She now feels that everyone in this Ji family is acting more crazy than the other.
Taking advantage of Empress Ji's good mood, Lu Xuan quickly picked up the wine cup in front of her and said, "Your Majesty, Miss Ji Second just offered help. I appreciate her kindness, so this cup is for Miss Ji Second."
Ji Qingyan didn't know what she was planning, but it was just a glass of wine, so of course she had no problem with it.
After a brief pause, he picked up the wine cup in front of him with dignity.
But Lu Xuan shook his head and said, "Second Miss, please don't use your wine. Use Sister Yue He's glass."
Ji Qingyan was stunned and declined politely, "Princess, you're joking. This is a palace banquet, not some poor family out on the street. Why would it be so shabby that two people have to drink together?"
Lu Xuan, however, directly ordered the palace servants to bring the wine in front of Lu Yuehe to Ji Qingyan: "To be honest, Miss Ji, I just drank that wine and now I feel a little stomachache. I thought that this wine was brought to me by the palace maid before you, so it should be fine, right?"
She glanced at the Queen and said, "Just now, the Queen said that she has invited the imperial physician. If Miss Ji doesn't drink it, it's okay. We can have the imperial physician test it later to see if it's poisonous."
As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of everyone on the waterside pavilion changed.
poisonous? !
What does that mean?
This means everyone may be in danger today!
If the Queen did this, and she even dared to touch the Princess, what about these noble ladies or concubines?
For a moment, there was constant whispering, mixed with many people's terrified gasps.
Seeing that a commotion was about to break out, Queen Ji quickly glanced at Ji Qingyan.
Ji Qingyan bit her back teeth hard, then picked up the glass of wine from Lu Yuehe in front of her, stared at Lu Xuan, tilted her head back, and drank it all in one gulp.
After drinking, she slammed the cup on the table and said coldly: "Excuse me!"
He walked towards the rear hall of Kunning Palace alone.
It only took a cup of tea for Ji Qingyan to return to her seat.
Seeing her return to her seat with a hint of smugness on her face, Lu Xuan knew that she was either going to vomit or use the antidote.
The Queen glanced at everyone, "Everyone, Qingyan has already tested this for everyone to see if it's poisonous or not. The fact that she's still here, well, speaks for itself!"
"So, don't worry! Let's sing and have fun. Today we are enjoying the beauty of people and flowers, so everyone should enjoy themselves!"
After hearing the Queen's order, many concubines who had not dared to pick up their chopsticks before finally dared to pick up the food.
No one dared to disobey, and the worries in their hearts were finally put to rest.
Only a moment later, a young eunuch came with an imperial physician.
The young eunuch bowed to the Empress's side and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Hospital Director Pei Ju is here."
Pei Ju bowed and said respectfully, "Greetings, Her Majesty the Queen. May I ask which distinguished guest is ailing?"
The Queen held up her handkerchief and smiled, then glanced at him sideways: "What's wrong? Princess Jin is pregnant!"
She pointed at Lu Xuan and said, "Go and check with the princess. Has the alcohol you just drank affected the fetus?"
Doctor Pei hurried over with a medical box.
Lu Xuan stretched out his hand, and Ji Qingyan stared at Doctor Pei's hand as he took the pulse, without blinking.
Doctor Pei used his fingers to take the patient's pulse, his brows filled with doubt, as if they were tied in a knot.
"Princess, your pulse indicates that you have just recovered from a serious illness. Your essence and blood are a little depleted, and you also have some uterine coldness. I'm afraid this is not conducive to fertility. You still need to take good care of yourself. Don't worry too much these days..."
Before Doctor Pei could finish his words, Empress Ji exclaimed, "Doctor Pei, please take a closer look! Are you saying that Princess Jin is not pregnant?"
Doctor Pei bowed respectfully and said, "Your Highness, the princess is not pregnant at the moment..."
After saying this, Doctor Pei turned around again and said, "Princess, besides, you have..."
"Pei Ju!" Empress Ji shouted with a hint of authority, "Since the truth has been revealed and all the relatives here are women, you should return to the Imperial Hospital first!"
Lu Xuan glanced at Queen Ji and sneered in his heart.
Isn't it because she is worried that Doctor Pei will reveal that there is poison in her body?
Pei Ju still had many unspoken words on his lips, but when he heard the queen's order, he had to clear his throat and swallow all the words back.
As soon as Pei Ju left, a sound as sharp as a blade came over.
"Princess Jin, in order to avoid drinking, you lied to the Queen about your pregnancy. What crime should you be punished for?!"
The one who spoke was Ji Qingyan, with a look of satisfaction in her eyes.
Queen Ji's icy eyes instantly pierced her.
Lu Xuan was stunned for a long time before she looked at Ji Qingyan and Queen Ji. She whispered shyly, "Yes, I felt unwell in the palace earlier and thought I was pregnant. But I didn't expect it to be...it was..."
As she spoke, her eyes turned red, and she looked extremely embarrassed and sad.
Who doesn't know how to act?
She doesn't care about face. As long as she can get through this, these false reputations don't matter.
Ji Qingyan snorted coldly, and her expression softened a lot.
She felt that she was not such a superficial person, but at this moment, for some reason, seeing Lu Xuan's sad look, she felt happy in her heart.
She was also more certain that she would win today's game!
When Lu Yuehe saw Lu Xuan like this, she knew in her heart that he was just trying to cover up a previous lie.
"Princess Jin, how dare you deceive the Queen and lie about being pregnant!" An angry rebuke came sharply, and Lu Xuan turned his head to take a look.
She is Miaoyun, the senior palace maid beside the queen.
Her gaze was like a knife, as if she wanted to chop Lu Xuan into a sieve. "How dare you lie without knowing the facts? Do you still have the Empress in your eyes? Do you know how serious this crime is?!"
Lu Xuan looked at her with disdain, but her expression was as if she was about to admit her mistake: "Your Highness, it was an unintentional mistake. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
The Queen sneered, a chill surging across her face. "Princess Jin, I'll forgive you for not knowing the truth this time. I'll let you off with a heavy punishment. But a small punishment is unavoidable, or else everyone will follow suit."
As she spoke, she looked at the two senior palace maids and said, "Thirty slaps on the face!"
"Yes!" Miaoyun and Miaoyue received the order and immediately walked towards Lu Xuan.
Both of them had faint sinister smiles on their faces.
But at this moment, a shrill scream was heard.
"what--"