Chapter 173
Chapter 173 “Can’t Poison You to Death? Then I Will Scare You to Death”
Knowing her memories are very good, Ling Yue concluded the maid must be working for Consort Luo . Becoming aware of the problem, she quickly masked her vigilance in order to not alarm the foe .
“Thank you aunty, here is an appreciation gift from me . I hope you can say some more kind words to her highness in the future when I’m not around . ” At that, she pulls out a piece of gold for the maid . Making sure to wipe something onto the surface when the woman wasn’t looking .
As predicted, the greed in the maid’s eye was easy enough to expose . Leaving a few pointless words, the two went their separate ways . The maid returning to the old queen while Ling Yue headed down the path prescribed for her .
“That’s what you get for offending Consort Luo . There are no rooms for the likes of you in the palace . ” Towards Ling Yue’s disappearing backside, the maid viciously spat a mouthful at the floor . Then squeezing the gold in her hand and biting down to make sure it’s authentic, the maid then left to carry out her business of reporting back to Consort Luo .
Unbeknownst to Ling Yue, the palace wing she’s currently heading for was called the “Morning Flower Wing”, and it belongs to the queen herself . Ever since the sixth prince went through his drastic personality change years ago, this place has been under constant lockdown . If an intruder were to trespass, only “death” awaits those who dare .
As a newcomer to the palace, Ling Yue naturally wouldn’t know any of these hidden secrets .
Back over at the Hundred Phoenix Wing, her highness the dowager was currently lying on the couch with her eyes closed while a maid hands her a cup of freshly brewed tea .
“This tea?” The fragrant flavor causes the old queen to snap open her eyes in surprise .
“Your highness, these tea leaves and water were brought into the palace by Princess Yue today . According to her words, they are from her hometown and has a special flavor . Since the tea leaves looked nice, I made the decision to accept them . ” The old maid currently serving her has been around for many years, therefore she knew very well what the dowager’s preferences are .
“The tea is good, and the person is skilled too,” she ponders, her gaze fixated on the floating leaves in the cup .
Compared to the tea inside the palace, this one can only be better and not worse .
“Your highness, then why leave the task of leading Princess Yue to someone like Qiaoyun? That lass belongs to Consort Luo . ” The old maid didn’t understand why the dowager would do this . It’s no secret that Consort Luo holds a prejudice look at Princess Yue .
“The palace is a place of survival . It’s either you die or they die . As a clever child, I’m certain nothing would happen to her . Besides, it’s about time someone tamed Consort Luo’s arrogance . ” As she says this, the old queen gulps down the last remnant of the tea and returns to her frail appearance .
“You are saying you personally saw Princess Yue entering the Morning Flower Wing?” Consort Luo asks this while fiddling with a jade ruyi (scepter) on the coach .
“Yes your grace, I saw everything clearly, there’s no doubt about this . However, the dowager seems to have taken a liking to the girl and awarded her with a token for entry . If she dies so suddenly, wouldn’t her highness the dowager be upset?” From the part of keeping the young girl for dinner, to the praising words, the maid didn’t leave out a single detail .
“That’s exactly what I want . I need the old woman investigating, otherwise I can’t implicate the queen in the matter . Unless that expired bitch is dragged down from the position as the queen, I will never ascend to her post and become the true ruler of the inner palace . ” From that enchanting face, Consort Luo’s laugh radiated success for she can already see herself in the phoenix robe reserved solely for the queen .
Just as she’s enjoying her moment, the servant girl currently kneeling in front of her suddenly released a scream of horror .
“Your grace…” The maid known as Qiaoyun abruptly falls to the floor and started to roll around . Festering in the flesh, it didn’t take long for the girl to dissolve into a puddle of foul blood . What remains now was but the clothes and the two eyeballs still swimming in the fluid . The stench absolutely nauseating to the nose .
“AHHH~!!!” Frightened to the point of turning ghastly pale, Consort Luo couldn’t stop her body from trembling in shock .
“Your grace, Qiaoyun she…” In order to figure out the reasoning for the sudden death, several of the maids went up to investigate . But as soon as they came into contact with the foul fluid, their own bodies also started to fester . In no time at all, they too melted away into nothing but blood and bones due to the contamination .
That’s when all hell broke loose in Consort Luo’s residence .
How can all these people just suddenly die like that!
“Your grace, Qiaoyun was poisoned . ” One of the more thoughtful maids beside the consort managed to inspect Qiaoyun’s carcass to determine this much, “but it’s not certain what sort of poison it was . ”
“Damn it . Hurry and throw these carcasses out and clean up the mess . Make sure none of this get’s out tonight . ” After ingesting a calming pill, Consort Luo then breaths a sigh of relief .
This matter relating to Qiaoyun was far too serious and Consort Luo didn’t want to blow it out of proportion . Her suspicion mainly fell upon the dowager and the queen, but never once did she point the arrows at Ling Yue because no one could imagine a fourteen-year-old girl capable of carrying out such a deadly attack .
By now Ling Yue have entered the Morning Flower Wing . According to her internal clock, she figured the poison should’ve activated by now in front of Consort Luo . It’s not hard for her to image the woman having a sleepless night tonight .
Indeed, the poison used on Qiaoyun was from her . Ling Yue had intentionally wiped some of her newly concocted poison onto the gold she gave away . By mixing the fire viper egg she bought from the auction house with the ice grass concentrate, the effects are lethal once it comes into contact with the skin . In half an hour, not only will the flesh rot away, even the bones will be corroded, leaving nothing but rotting blood .
I won’t harm others if they don’t harm me, but if they scheme against me then I will make sure they are at least a cripple if I don’t kill them .
Coldly sneering, Ling Yue made a turn around the corner and entered a dark corridor . In front, there’s no movement whatsoever .
From the outside things didn’t look so big, but after entering, only then did she realize how grand this place was . Compared to the dowager’s Hundred Phoenix Wing, this strange place wouldn’t lose out in any way in terms of size .
Just that, why there’s no one around in such a huge palace? It’s like a ghost town here . No guard, no maids, even the trees are withering away . It’s absolutely lifeless like an entity ready to devour those who comes inside .
“It can’t be, this isn’t the “Cold Palace” right?” A bit depressed at the thought, Ling Yue was ready to turn back when…
Note: “Cold Palace” is like the banishment wing for the unfavored consorts of the king . Once in here, these women are usually stuck for life and things usually don’t end well for them . It’s like a fancier version of a prison without the bars .
Poof- Poof- Poof- Poof-
Towards the multiple bursts of whistling sound tearing through the air, all alarms were going off in Ling Yue’s head . Almost instantaneous, she activated her blink shield to block off her vital areas for safe measure .
In coherent with the sniping arrows coming her way, multiple dark figures also dashed out of the shadows . To think there would be so many upper celestial martialists waiting in ambush .
Seeing it’s impossible to avoid anymore, Ling Yue inhales deeply and mobilized all her powers . Activating the Yuan energy in her body to the maximum level, she fires out the dragon needles with a wave . Under the disguising darkness of the corridor, only sparks of metallic light and impacting sound of the arrows gave proof to their fight .
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