I insist

Chapter 249: Acting

As soon as Song Miqiu stepped out of the East Palace, he began to plan everything.

She absolutely cannot put the medicine given to her by the Crown Prince into the Emperor's medicinal meals, otherwise she will surely be the one to die if she is caught.

Although she desperately wanted to avenge her father, she wasn't about to risk her own life for it.

Besides, she already had two enemies. Why would she risk her life to deal with one of them? In Song Miqiu's eyes, it was really unnecessary.

She looked around, and just as Song Miqiu was about to tell someone about this, she keenly sensed that something was wrong.

Having spent a lot of time with Qingzhi, Song Miqiu has become very sensitive to danger. For example, she can now clearly sense that someone is following her.

She suddenly remembered the meaningful look in the Crown Prince's eyes before he left, and Song Miqiu instantly realized that it was the Crown Prince's subordinate.

It seems the Crown Prince was afraid he would leak the news, so he sent someone to follow him.

Thinking of this, Song Miqiu bit her lower lip hard, feeling somewhat relieved that she hadn't revealed the matter so quickly.

Otherwise, I certainly wouldn't live to see the day I could avenge my father.

When she returned to the Imperial Hospital, she even saw Ming Taicheng, but Song Miqiu dared not tell him what had happened in the East Palace, fearing that the Crown Prince's men were still following her.

She sat on a chair in the courtyard of the Imperial Hospital, pretending to be troubled, looking down at her legs, with her hands resting on them, and holding the bottle of medicine given to her by the Crown Prince.

The medicine wasn't visible in large quantities; only someone with exceptionally sharp eyesight could spot it.

She was also a little irritated because Song Miqiu couldn't leave the palace again due to the emperor's illness. Fortunately, she had asked someone to inform Yu Huailin and Qiu Tianlei, which should put their minds at ease.

She later heard about her sudden arrest and imprisonment. It was Qiu Tianlei and others who knew she had been arrested and, since she hadn't been released, went around looking for help.

In the blink of an eye, several days have passed, and it's time to prepare medicine for the Emperor.

She appeared in the imperial kitchen with trepidation, personally preparing medicine for the emperor while constantly glancing around out of the corner of her eye.

Before she could even guess, she knew that the Crown Prince's confidants would be nearby, and would soon appear before her to ask what she had decided.

Looking down at the medicinal soup she had brewed, she turned around to get some other herbs. Just as she turned back to add more herbs, she saw a man standing in front of her.

Song Miqiu was so frightened that her eyelids blinked frantically a few times. She let out a small gasp and took a few steps back.

Once she regained her footing, Song Miqiu realized that the person in front of her was a trusted confidante of the Crown Prince. She patted her chest and complained irritably, "Could you have come up with a different Fang Shi?"

"Do you know how scary it is to show up like this? If I get scared to death, and something happens in your prince's harem, don't come looking for me!"

Faced with Song Miqiu's words, the confidant remained indifferent, coldly asking, "Have you considered this carefully? Will you serve the Crown Prince and get the medicine into the Emperor's medicine soup, or will you choose not to help?"

As he spoke, Song Miqiu clearly felt the other person's hand gripping the dagger tightly, as if the other person would kill him immediately if he disagreed.

Song Miqiu hated this kind of behavior, and a plan suddenly popped into her mind.

A slight smile played on her lips as she looked at the person before her. A hint of panic flashed in Song Miqiu's eyes as she forced a smile and said, "Let's talk this out. It's not like I'm unwilling to do this."

Upon hearing this, the confidant withdrew his hand. He looked at Song Miqiu with a mixture of belief and doubt, as if considering how credible the other party's words were.

Seeing Song Miqiu's sincere expression, the confidant freed one hand and pointed to the soup that Song Miqiu was brewing, saying, "Then put the medicine His Highness the Crown Prince gave you in now."

Song Miqiu's heart instantly sank. She blinked rapidly, her mind racing, before she finally came up with a solution.

"The medicine is only half-cooked! If we add it now, the effect will definitely be reduced by at least half!" Song Miqiu said hurriedly.

But his confidants remained suspicious.

Seeing this, Song Miqiu immediately put on a show. She frowned, stood there with one hand on her hip, and looked at the other person impatiently, "Are you the imperial physician or am I? Do you know more about herbs than I do?"

These words left his trusted aide speechless. He could only instruct the other party to make sure the medicine was poured in before turning and striding away.

After the person left, Song Miqiu continued to brew the medicine.

Fearing that the other party might be secretly observing her, just like when she left the Eastern Palace last time, Song Miqiu was particularly careful. She had deliberately made one of the ingredients in the Emperor's medicine soup look very similar to the shape of the Crown Prince, and slowly poured it in.

After doing all this, Song Miqiu quickly grabbed a damp cloth, picked up the medicine pot by both sides, and hurriedly carried the contents out, heading towards the emperor's palace.

Just as Song Miqiu had predicted, there was indeed someone watching her behind the scenes.

After seeing Song Miqiu pour the medicine in, the other party left to inform the Crown Prince.

Song Miqiu cautiously walked into the emperor's bedroom. She gave a slight nod to the eunuch standing guard at the door, signaling him to open the door for her.

The eunuch first took out a silver needle, placed it in Song Miqiu's medicine pot for a while, and then took it out to look at it. Seeing that the silver needle had not changed, he then let Song Miqiu go in.

While feeding the emperor his medicine, Song Miqiu whispered to him about the Crown Prince's plot to harm him.

Fearing the Emperor might not believe her, she took out the medicine the Crown Prince had given her and waved it in front of him, saying, "This is what the Crown Prince instructed me to give you. I can assure you that if this medicine is actually administered to you, it will be much more difficult for you to fully recover."

"After all, I don't know what kind of poison this is. All I know for now is that the Crown Prince has been disloyal to you."

Upon hearing this, the Emperor's face turned ashen. He still couldn't believe that the Crown Prince would do such a thing. Although he wasn't very good to the Empress, he was very good to him.

They gave the Crown Prince almost all the best things in the palace. Could it be that these are not enough?

Furthermore, since the other party has already obtained the position of crown prince, if I were to die in the future, the whole world would belong to him alone.

The emperor's face was ashen; he still refused to accept the news.

But after thinking it over, he finally decided to put on a show with Song Miqiu to deceive the Crown Prince and make him slip up.