Palace Fighting: Naive Concubines' Ascent to Power-Chapter 529: Blood Pervades

He let out a wail and went straight over to hug Lian Hua’s legs, "Master, please think it over, think it over again..."

On one side of the Side Hall was a bustling scene, while on the other side, Nanny Qi and Huang Zude were examining the medicinal powder on the soup tureen.

Nanny Qi was also acting out of helplessness. While a group of people chatted about everything under the sun, only Huang Zude sat alone, spacing out, his mature face filled with confusion, even showing an expression of questioning his own life, seemingly shocked by the group’s descriptions discussing how to bring down a consort.

She, finding no other option, stood up and took him aside to attend to serious matters.

Huang Zude was originally stunned. He knew the people of Canglan Court were making a fuss, but he hadn’t expected such an uproar. This was more chaotic than anything he had seen before, and the commotion had even spilled outside.

He was dazed and at a loss. Besides treating illnesses and reading medical books, he had little other amusement. This time his eyes were opened, yet he did not know how to react, appearing out of place in the Side Hall...

Fortunately, Nanny Qi rescued him. Once he started on serious matters, few things could distract him. Although the bursts of laughter caused him unrest, having something to do was much better than before.

Meanwhile, His Majesty, feeling desperately anxious, hurried over, and saw not a single soul in the courtyard. Unable to contain his feelings any longer, panic and a murderous intent burst forth as he broke into a frenzied run.

Consort Xu De’s heart was thumping with unease. Seeing the Emperor’s demeanor, she was utterly convinced that her sister had met with trouble.

It was as if she had returned to the helplessness she felt when her own sister had an accident. Her chest tightened with panic, her eyes gradually reddening. Like a ferocious beast that could destroy heaven and earth, she charged forward following the Emperor.

Hu Miaomiao and Ming Jing, following behind with heads down, kept up, their mood extremely oppressive and heavy. They all knew that this event would cause an upheaval in the Harem, and if Beauty Lian was not well, some were bound to suffer alongside her.

Soon the Side Hall came into their view.

At first glance, there was also no one outside the Side Hall!

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The Emperor’s eyes were bloodshot; the air was thick, making it hard to breathe. His heart seemed to have stopped beating, his head ringing with tinnitus, and sounds from around seemed to no longer reach him.

He ran forward unconsciously, until he neared the Side Hall, when a loud burst of laughter from inside broke through the bloodiness, and his mind cleared up.

His mind went blank for a moment, and he stopped dead in his tracks, for the first time wearing a completely dumbfounded expression, as if he did not know where he was or what year it was.

The sounds from inside the Side Hall continued, awakening some of his senses.

He took two steps forward, thinking he had hallucinated or come to the wrong place.

Shifting his gaze, he looked intently at the scenery outside the Side Hall. He saw the peach tree, saw the two strings of chilies hanging from the eaves, symbolizing prosperity, and then saw the crystal bead curtain revealing itself through the window. Only then did he truly confirm that this was indeed the Side Hall of Canglan Court.

Just then, a clear voice arose from inside the Side Hall, rousing all his alertness.

He instantly recognized it. It was the voice of Little Concubine, and from her words, she seemed to be praising a Palace Maid.

Wasn’t there a crisis?

How come the voice was clear and strong, laced with cheerfulness and excitement, as if she was very pleased?

Could it be that the crisis was only a rumor?

Thinking of this possibility, his heart started racing; his complexion became filled with doubt and he hesitated to set his foot down, as if he feared nearing home, worried that he had heard wrong, that what lay before him was illusory, even starting to doubt himself.

The more panicked he had been earlier, the more hesitant he was now.

Consort De following behind him had long sensed something was amiss. When the Emperor’s vision was clouded with blood and he could not hear anything, she already heard the laughter from inside.

She became more and more hesitant, her pace slowing until at last she simply stopped by the Emperor’s side.

Unlike the Emperor, she had long since come to her senses, and the more she listened to the voices inside, the more amused her expression became, until she couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

What could she say, oh, it was such a false alarm, her sister was just too mischievous and nearly scared her to death!

She breathed a huge sigh of relief, oh, her sister, what was she to say about her? Could there be anyone else in the palace who enjoyed finding fun like her sister did?

Laughing as she did, she finally took the time and felt at ease to look around, turning her head to survey her surroundings. This was her first visit to Canglan Court, her sister’s place, which was indeed unique.

Her gaze briefly met the Emperor’s, and her face froze before she couldn’t resist continuing to laugh.

This dazed and stunned expression was something she was seeing on the Emperor’s face for the first time, and it was truly amusing. However, she must have been quite similar before, so neither could mock the other, as both were equally foolish.

This also directly indicated that the Emperor was indeed deeply concerned about her sister, to the point of almost losing his reason.

She completely relaxed, her eyes sparkling, with an unstoppable smile spreading across her cheeks.

When the Emperor heard Consort De’s laughter, he looked at her, noticing her movements and realizing he hadn’t misheard. His heartbeat gradually steadied, his muscles slowly relaxed, his clenched fists opened, and his cold palms gradually warmed, though his back was already drenched with sweat.

Consort Xu De shook her head with a smile, not sure of what to say in such a situation.

The Emperor too wore a faint smile, as if laughing at himself, yet also seemingly relieved.

He continued to stare fixedly at the Side Hall, standing without moving forward, continuing to listen to the noises from inside in order to calm his shaken spirit.

Someone with sharp ears like Hu Miaomiao had already picked up on the convivial talk and laughter coming from the Side Hall; he, too, breathed a sigh of relief as faces around him grew increasingly odd.

The content of this merry conversation was a bit unusual, wasn’t it? How could it be about duping someone, and they even seemed very happy about it?

Hu Miaomiao’s face twitched, his visibly fleshy cheeks quivered.

He felt he must have misheard; while His Majesty and the rest of them were frantic with worry, everyone in Canglan Court seemed to be happily chatting and laughing?

He began to doubt his life, as nothing here seemed heavy or anxious; the atmosphere was even remarkably cheerful???

Cheerful? No, he felt something was off. If Master Lian, a Beauty, was drugged, how could there be cheerfulness?

This this this... this wasn’t right!

No matter how experienced he was, he had never seen such a scene. Drugged and yet so joyful?!

There must be some misunderstanding here, surely?

The more he listened, the stranger his expression became.

Oh, it seemed he heard something outrageous, with Master Lian, occupying the rank of Beauty, openly scheming against Consort Zhen!

That was quite daring, after all, Consort Zhen was a concubine of distinguished rank.

He must not listen to these words, absolutely not.

Thinking this way, he gestured to his people to step back a bit, while he himself stood still, no longer advancing.

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