Harem Daily Life

Chapter 408 Gu Yi was plotted

The eldest prince seemed to be frightened and grabbed Tao Yanyan's hand: "My Lady, I feel a little cold, so I asked Xiao Si to go back and get a cloak. There was a strange noise in the side hall, and I was scared, so I ran out."

"Strange sound?" Tao Yanyan glanced at the side hall not far away. The palace often carried out disinfection, and winter was not the season for rodents to move around, so how could there be a strange sound? Tao Yanyan asked Xianglan to send the eldest prince back to the palace banquet hall, and he took Qingfeng and Dongfang to the side hall to take a look.

Because it was New Year's Day, the guards and palace maids were busy in the main hall. The side hall was usually reserved for the nobles to sober up, so it was relatively quiet. Tao Yanyan and her men walked all the way here, but didn't see anyone, let alone hear any sound. She thought that maybe the child was just scared and it was just a figment of her imagination, so she didn't take it to heart and prepared to return the same way.

But as soon as she turned around, she heard a muffled groan coming from the side hall. Tao Yanyan felt vaguely familiar with this sound. She turned around again and asked Dong Fang to push open the door of the side hall, and the three of them walked straight in.

There were lights on in the hall. Although it was not as bright as the main hall, it was still clear enough to see. The three of them walked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw Gu Yi with a flushed face behind a soft couch.

Tao Yanyan immediately squatted down and asked anxiously: "Cousin, what's wrong with you?"

Gu Yi was obviously not simply drunk. He was always sensible and would never drink too much at a banquet like this. But at this moment, his face flushed, he covered his chest, and sweat covered his head.

Gu Yi still retained a trace of clarity of mind. When he heard the soft voice calling his cousin, he quickly pushed her away, almost making Tao Yanyan sit on the ground.

"Go away... Don't worry about me... I've been drugged and can't control myself... Go away!" Gu Yi used up all his rationality, waved at Tao Yanyan, and told her to leave quickly.

But how could Tao Yanyan ignore him? Her eyes were cold. She didn't know who had plotted against Gu Yi. If Gu Yi couldn't stand it and committed filthy things in the palace, the entire Ningyuan Marquis Mansion would be doomed!

"Dongfang, take General Gu away. Qingfeng, go outside and ask around, avoid the crowd, and take your cousin to..." She couldn't think of where to take him. Going to Changle Palace certainly wouldn't work. Taking a stranger to her bedroom, even if this man was her biological cousin, she wouldn't be able to justify herself. Tao Yanyan was extremely anxious for a moment.

"Your Majesty, why don't we send him directly to the Imperial Hospital? It's very close to here." Dong Fang said hurriedly.

"Okay, let's send him to the Imperial Hospital first, and find the imperial physician to detoxify General Gu." Tao Yanyan made the final decision. Dong Fang and Qingfeng hurriedly helped General Gu up, but just as they reached the door, they heard a noise coming from outside, as if many people were coming this way.

Tao Yanyan immediately stopped the two of them. She looked around hurriedly and asked the two of them to support Gu Yi and walk towards the window behind.

As they walked to the window, a figure suddenly appeared, almost scaring the three of them to death.

When he saw who was coming, Tao Yanyan breathed a sigh of relief: "Luckily you are here, take my cousin away quickly, he has been tricked!"

Qi Yizheng noticed that Gu Yi's body was burning hot, and knew that he had been poisoned by the aphrodisiac. He couldn't help but curl his lips and said, "Who is so wicked as to give General Gu such a drug? Are you trying to kill General Gu?"

"Stop talking and take your people away quickly. It will be too late!" Tao Yanyan urged.

"Then what will you do? The person behind the scenes isn't trying to frame you two, is he? You are really stupid, doesn't the person behind the scenes know that you are real relatives?" Qi Yizheng complained.

"Brother, please leave quickly. If there is anything, can we review it later?" It's urgent, and you are still here analyzing the case? Tao Yanyan was tired!

Qi Yizheng then climbed over the window, took Gu Yi, carried him on his shoulders, and disappeared into the darkness.

Tao Yanyan felt relieved. She quickly took Qingfeng and Dongfang to wipe away the footprints on the windowsill, then hurried back to the couch and lay down.

The front door was pushed open with force, and a group of guards rushed in, followed by the emperor, Li Cairen, and several witnesses.

Tao Yanyan glanced lazily, and when she saw Li Cairen, she suddenly remembered the Concubine Li at Jingci Temple yesterday. Qingfeng helped her up, and in the few breaths, Tao Yanyan had already had the intention to kill Concubine Li!

He Linzhang saw that Tao Yanyan's clothes were not messy and there was no one else in the room. He turned to Li Cairen and said, "Didn't you say you saw the imperial concubine come in with a man? Where is the man?"

Li Cairen said, "I really saw it. Because of my low status, I couldn't attend the palace banquet today, but I wanted to see Your Majesty from afar, so I waited around the side hall. Not long after, I saw a man enter the side hall first, and then the imperial concubine came. I felt strange, so I hurried to the main hall to report to Your Majesty."

Tao Yanyan sneered: "Li Cairen, before you saw me come in, did you see the eldest prince?"

Li Cairen choked because it was too cold. After she had people give General Gu the medicine and made sure that General Gu came to the side hall, she no longer cared about the situation here, so she never saw the eldest prince.

"It was too dark at night and I didn't see the eldest prince." As soon as she finished speaking, the eldest prince was led by Concubine De into the room.

The reason why Concubine De came here was purely out of curiosity. After the eldest prince was sent back by Xianglan, she saw Li Cairen disregarding the rules and asking the emperor to leave, so she came to take a look. The eldest prince refused to stay in the hall alone, so she brought him along.

When Tao Yanyan saw the eldest prince, he smiled and said, "Eldest prince, you just met me and said there was a strange noise in the side hall, so I came in to take a look, but I didn't find anything, so don't worry."

He Linzhang looked at the eldest prince: "My son, what strange noise did you hear?"

The eldest prince thought for a moment and said, "Father, I don't know either. Maybe it was a mouse."

He Linzhang looked at Li Cairen: "The reason why Concubine Tao came to the side hall is because the eldest prince was afraid, so she came in to take a look. Li Cairen, you slandered Concubine Tao for having an affair with a man outside of her. What crime should you be punished for?"

Li Cairen was extremely anxious. Everything went too smoothly tonight. She had originally followed her aunt's instructions to drug General Gu and arrange a maid for him. Unexpectedly, Tao Yanyan came to the side hall. She just went with the flow and let the maid go, so that Tao Yanyan and General Gu had a fait accompli. But now she was told that a great prince had appeared in the middle?

She thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, even if Concubine Tao entered the side hall because of the eldest prince's words, there was indeed a man from outside who came in before she came in. I hope Your Majesty can search, maybe the man is still hiding in this hall!"