GBP Chapter 270 Sugar Pill
Chapter 270 Sugar Pill
Consort Li was so frightened that she knelt down at the emperor's feet and cried out.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, spare my life! Your Majesty, I..."
Before she could finish speaking, a slap landed on her face, ruining her exquisite makeup.
She covered her face, still wanting to try and salvage the situation.
"Your Majesty, this child was born when I was young and ignorant. I have long since..."
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by the old emperor.
"Shut up! You wretch! Throw him in jail and execute him in three days!"
For an emperor to be deceived by a woman, and even nearly to make her his empress, is an utter disgrace, and being killed is an inevitable fate.
The little boy thought he had come happily to find his mother, but he never expected that his mother was about to be executed. He was so frightened that he trembled and grabbed the hem of Consort Li's clothes.
The little boy cried out in panic.
"No, Mother, please don't kill my mother!"
The old emperor squinted at the child, then turned and stared suspiciously at Prince Yong, feeling utterly disgusted.
"Drag this child away and execute him as well!"
This woman and this child cannot be kept; keeping them will only bring disaster and humiliation!
Consort Li was truly panicked at this moment. She didn't care if she was punished, but now this dog emperor actually wanted to kill her and Prince Yong's only child. How could she agree to that!
She immediately looked at Prince Yong with pleading eyes, hoping that he could help her at this moment. Even if he couldn't save her, he could save her child!
She looked at Prince Yong with pleading eyes, but Prince Yong's gaze remained elsewhere, not even glancing at the mother and child.
She suddenly lost control, disregarding everything else, and threw herself before Prince Yong, kneeling down and weeping.
"Prince Yong, please save my son!"
This kneeling caused another shock throughout the hall.
Instead of pleading with the Emperor, why did Consort Li turn to Prince Yong for help?
Could it be that they already knew each other?
The little boy's features also bore a resemblance to Prince Yong's; could it be...?
Everyone immediately connected Consort Li and Prince Yong. Could it be that this child is the child of Prince Yong and Consort Li?
Once people become suspicious, that suspicion will grow infinitely and become uncontrollable.
Prince Yong sat in his seat, his eyes filled with unfathomable coldness. He sneered and said...
"Consort Li did what she did, and instead of asking for the Emperor's forgiveness, she comes to me for help. How can I, a leisurely prince who is rarely in the capital, manage the affairs of the inner palace?"
After saying that, he glared fiercely at Consort Li, as if warning her not to speak recklessly.
Consort Li was also frightened by that gloomy gaze, and involuntarily leaned back.
She understood; he wouldn't save him.
They certainly wouldn't save her child.
She suddenly turned her gaze and quickly searched the crowd for those sharp, cold eyes.
She met Qiao Qingshu's gaze, and at that moment she finally understood the meaning behind what Qiao Qingshu had just said to her.
Consort Li's phoenix robe was ruthlessly stripped off, and she was taken away by the guards in a disheveled state.
The child was also dragged out of the main hall.
The grand ceremony for the coronation of the empress was thus disrupted.
The entire hall was filled with whispers, and a joyous occasion was abruptly turned into a disaster.
But who brought that child?
Inside the main hall, two pairs of eyes met. Prince Yong looked at Qiao Qingshu with a sinister gaze, while Qiao Qingshu smiled slightly at him.
In the dungeon, Consort Li sat blankly, staring into the distance with a vacant expression.
The little boy, named Tao'er, saw his mother locked in the dungeon for some reason, looking sorrowful. For some reason, he felt that he had done something wrong.
He knelt carefully before his mother and said,
"Mother, what's wrong? Don't scare Tao'er, Tao'er is scared..."
A pair of large, dark eyes blinked fearfully as they watched Consort Li's body still trembling.
Consort Li's gaze slowly shifted to Tao'er, and as if remembering something, she grabbed his arm and roared hysterically.
"Who let you come! Who let you come! Huh! Why aren't you staying in Xiaolan Mountain? What are you doing here!"
Consort Li's eyes were bloodshot, and she glared at Tao'er with a ferocious expression, which frightened Tao'er so much that she immediately burst into tears.
He sobbed uncontrollably,
"It was Uncle Prince Yong who picked me up. He said he was going to take me to see my mother..."
Consort Li's hand suddenly stopped, and she looked at her son in disbelief, unable to believe that what he said was true.
Was it Prince Yong who brought Tao'er out of Xiaolan Mountain?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
She hid it so well, there was no way Prince Yong could have known!
At that moment, the cell door suddenly opened, and a beautiful figure appeared in the cell—it was Qiao Qingshu.
Qiao Qingshu always had a faint smile on her face.
"Can't Consort Li see clearly? Prince Yong already knew about this child's existence."
Startled by her words, Consort Li immediately looked up at Qiao Qingshu, her gaze wary as she spoke.
"How did you know that!"
Qiao Qingshu smirked, ignoring her question, and chuckled to herself.
“Prince Yong has kept this child imprisoned by his side for a long time. Ever since you came to Nanzhao, this child has been destroyed by Prince Yong.”
Destroyed?
Consort Li stared wide-eyed in disbelief. What did this mean?
What does it mean to destroy?
Qiao Qingshu pointed to the sachet tied around the child's waist and said,
"Take a look, see what's in there."
Consort Li immediately grabbed the sachet. It was obvious that the sachet belonged to the Prince Yong's residence. She couldn't wait to open it and take a look.
A chill ran down my spine, and I collapsed to the ground uncontrollably.
These are poppies from Myanmar, ground into powder and made into sugar pill-sized packets, filling a whole sachet.
With innocent eyes, Tao'er picked up a peach and popped it into her mouth, then offered another one to Consort Li's lips.
"Mommy, it's delicious, you should eat some too."
Consort Li felt dizzy and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.
She had slept with a Burmese official to help Prince Yong obtain those poppies.
She thought those poppies would be used on the enemy, but she never expected them to be used on her own son.
Consort Li asked, trembling.
"Tao'er, who gave you these, and how long have you been eating them?"
Tao'er widened her eyes and said with a grin,
"It's Uncle Yong. He said he was my mother's friend. He took me back home and gives me candy every day. He's such a nice guy."
Consort Li felt a chill run down her spine, and her lips trembled as she was unable to speak.
Qiao Qingshu slowly added at this moment,
"I've seen a doctor. Tao'er is deeply addicted and it's very difficult for her to quit. I suppose Prince Yong is doing this so that he can use Tao'er to control you and make you serve him in the future."
"When I found him, he was lying unconscious in the inner quarters of the Prince Yong's mansion, with three or five other children of similar age beside him, who had suffered the same fate. Because the Prince Yong was in Shangjing, we were able to bring him out safely."