klisemfg Chapter 211 Symptoms of Poisoning
Chapter 211 Symptoms of Poisoning
The emperor was very conflicted, but finally decided to go see Concubine Xian.
The matter of the eldest princess was enough of a headache for him, and now something happened to Concubine Xian... The emptiness in his heart became heavier and heavier, like sand between his fingers, which he couldn't catch no matter how hard he tried.
"My queen, you must take good care of yourself!" Su Lian said earnestly.
"Cat, my cat..."
Empress Xian's weak voice was intermittent, and her face was so pale that there was no trace of her former radiance.
"My cat." Empress Xian's eyes were hollow, as if she had lost everything. Su Lian looked distressed and knelt on the ground with a plop. "Your Majesty, it's all my fault! I didn't take good care of the cat and let it run around. If I hadn't let it run around, it wouldn't have eaten random food outside and died."
Hearing this, Empress Xian's eyes flashed and she suddenly looked up at Su Lian.
"No, a cat will never eat anything outside. It's impossible. Someone must be trying to harm it!"
Empress Xian was like a possessed woman, not listening to Su Lian's words at all. Su Lian felt sorry for her and wanted to persuade her again, but the loss of her beloved Persian cat made Empress Xian go crazy, she just kept shaking her head and didn't listen to anything.
"Someone must be trying to kill my cat, that's for sure!"
Empress Xian was so excited that she was about to rush out despite her sick body, "Empress..." Su Lian was afraid that something might happen to Empress Xian, so she hurriedly followed her and stopped her.
"My lady, where are you going? You can't leave this yard."
"Miss!"
"I'm going to find the person who killed my cat! I..." Empress Xian's body froze. She looked at the gray sky, stunned for a moment, and smiled bitterly.
"Yes, I'm like a caged bird in this deep palace, unable to get out. How can I have the energy to look for the person who killed my cat?" Her light voice revealed unspeakable loneliness and bitterness.
As if all the strength in her body had been drained away, this stunningly beautiful woman sat down on the ground with a haggard figure.
"Your Majesty..." Su Lian hurried forward and wanted to help Empress Xian up.
At this moment, someone rushed over like a gust of wind and helped Empress Xian up.
Empress Xian was leaning firmly in a warm embrace, and the Emperor was holding her frail shoulders. It was really heartbreaking to see how she had been tortured to this point in the past few years.
When Su Lian saw the emperor coming, she was so shocked that she couldn't close her mouth, "Emperor, Your Majesty..."
Empress Xian raised her head tremblingly, her face was pale without a trace of blood, her eyelashes trembled constantly, and her beautiful eyes looked at the emperor. After seeing who was in front of her, her body swayed and she almost fell down again.
The emperor quickly grabbed her and held her tightly in his arms.
At this moment, time seemed to stand still. It was cold and deserted, with a cool breeze blowing. The faint scent of sandalwood in the room smelled particularly soothing.
"Empress Xian."
A deep call, with endless emotion.
Empress Xian's eyes suddenly turned red. She didn't know what to do. She opened her mouth several times but didn't know what to say.
She gently pushed the emperor away and took two steps back. No matter what time it was, she had her own pride and would never bow her head easily. It was like this a few years ago, and it hasn't changed now.
"Why is the emperor here?" She tried to keep her voice steady, her eyes slightly lowered, and tears from her eyelashes dripped to the ground.
The emperor was confused and felt mixed emotions, not understanding why he ended up here.
Empress Xian bit her lip, her eyes were red, and tears fell like beads from a broken string, looking really pitiful.
She glanced at the emperor, then fell to her knees with a plop, crying heartbrokenly, "Your Majesty, someone wanted to harm my little cat. It died so tragically. It stared with those big, watery eyes and wandered around in my dreams, as if it had something to say to me. Your Majesty, you have to take care of the little cat!"
Empress Xian just knelt there and refused to get up.
When Su Lian saw this, she also knelt behind Concubine Xian and began to kowtow.
The emperor was very upset when he saw Concubine Xian's appearance, and his brows were twisted into knots. Concubine Xian was wearing a white dress, and she looked delicate and frail. She was crying so hard that her makeup was ruined, which was really pitiful.
The emperor was not annoyed by her crying, and he even wanted to hold her in his arms and comfort her.
"Your Majesty, please help us."
Empress Xian usually never asked for help from others, and even when she was wrongly imprisoned, she never shed a tear. But this time, for the sake of her kitten, she completely collapsed, because the only support in her heart was gone.
The emperor's eyes darkened and he said coldly, "Come here, call the imperial physician!"
Zhaoliang Palace hasn't been this lively for a long time.
The emperor sat on the high throne, and Su Lian helped Concubine Xian sit on the soft couch.
"Find out what this kitten ate to die." The emperor ordered the imperial physician. The imperial physician agreed and uncovered the white cloth covering the kitten's body.
When Empress Xian saw this, her body trembled, tears fell quickly, and she almost fainted again.
"My queen, you must take care of yourself." Su Lian said with concern.
The imperial physician carefully examined the kitten's condition, opened its mouth and sniffed it, his expression became extremely strange, and then he looked at its muddy little paws with a serious expression.
"What happened?" asked the emperor.
The imperial physician showed an embarrassment on his face and wondered how to explain it clearly.
"The little cat of Empress Xian did run out and eat something that was not what it wanted. Its paws were all covered in mud, but there is no such place in Zhaoliang Palace."
"And the thing it eats..." The imperial physician hesitated, feeling a little embarrassed to speak.
"what exactly is it?"
"The symptoms of poisoning, together with the strange smell, are exactly the same as what happened when Princess Wei Yang fell into a coma after being poisoned." As soon as the imperial physician said this, the emperor clenched his fists, a sense of pressure came over him, and he stared at the imperial physician sharply.
The doctor continued, "Cats are different from humans. They are so small that they can't withstand such a strong poison, so they died immediately."
The emperor slammed the table with a clang, and the whole palace suddenly fell silent. "Tell me again, are you telling the truth?"
Concubine Xian's Persian cat ate poison and died. It seems that the person who poisoned the princess is still in the palace!
"It is absolutely true. How dare I talk nonsense?" said the imperial physician in a serious tone.
Empress Xian’s body went limp and she could hardly stand. “My kitten…my kitten was poisoned to death, my kitten…” Empress Xian’s face turned pale and she fainted.
Su Lian quickly supported Concubine Xian, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"
The emperor came back to his senses, "Empress Xian."
in the room.
Concubine Xian was lying on the bed, with palace maids taking good care of her.