Chapter 252: Volume 1_Chapter 252: What exactly does the Empress Dowager want to do?

Volume 1_Chapter 252: What exactly does the Empress Dowager want to do?

"In that case, you wait for me here." Yun Qiyue said to Yu Lin and Qingyan, directly ignoring the hint of anxiety in their eyes.

Now that she had entered the palace, and the Old Marquis was currently with the Emperor, she had no other choice but to act according to the Emperor's order.

When you come, you settle; take one step at a time.

Soon, Yun Qiyue discovered that the place she was going to now was not the Emperor's side.

Although she hadn't entered the palace many times, she still knew which direction the Emperor was in.

Probably sensing Yun Qiyue's confusion, the palace servant who brought Yun Qiyue explained, "Now the Old Marquis is playing chess with the Emperor, the Empress Dowager wants to see Yun Sanyuan, so she let the servant bring Yun Sanyuan over."

Yun Qiyue didn't speak upon hearing this.

This about the Old Marquis playing chess with the Emperor was probably nonsense.

And in reality, it should be that the Empress Dowager wanted to see her.

Yun Qiyue didn't make a sound, following the palace servant forward.

Soon, Yun Qiyue was brought to the Empress Dowager's palace.

What made Yun Qiyue feel surprised was that after arriving at the Empress Dowager's palace, she also saw the old woman from before, Qi Laotaijun.

And it was very clear that Qi Laotaijun was also very surprised when she saw her.

Yun Qiyue didn't quite understand.

However, she was calm on the surface.

"Qiyue is here, sit down quickly." The Empress Dowager saw Yun Qiyue and was very friendly and enthusiastic.

The Empress Dowager's reaction reminded Yun Qiyue of last time.

Really, if it weren't for the tortuous process of her being invited into the palace, she would have felt again that this Empress Dowager was truly concerned about her.

Only, being too abnormal made people subconsciously feel guarded.

Yun Qiyue responded indifferently, and didn't think about bowing to the Empress Dowager, directly sitting down as the Empress Dowager said.

The seat Yun Qiyue sat in was right next to that Qi Laotaijun.

Although Qi Laotaijun and the Empress Dowager were sisters, compared to the Empress Dowager, Yun Qiyue still liked Qi Laotaijun more.

Qi Laotaijun gave her a feeling of being very kind, while the Empress Dowager gave her a feeling that was too abnormal.

Seeing Yun Qiyue sit down without even bowing, the Qi Taihou didn't seem angry, just smiling and saying, "I just like Qiyue's true nature, don't you think so, sister?"

Qi Taihou looked at Qi Laotaijun.

Qi Laotaijun smiled. "Yes, there aren't many children with true nature nowadays."

Qi Taihou smiled, seeming to express complete agreement.

Afterward, Qi Taihou asked Yun Qiyue about her well-being again; throughout the whole process, Qi Laotaijun's performance was relatively calm, she was echoing, but didn't have much enthusiasm, looking like she was a bit tired.

Qi Taihou seemed to have talked until she was tired, so she ordered the palace servants to bring tea to Qi Laotaijun and Yun Qiyue.

Yun Qiyue's tea was newly brewed, Qi Laotaijun had come earlier, so the tea was cold and was replaced with a cup.

After the palace servants finished these, they retreated to the side, and Qi Taihou seemed to suddenly remember and said to Yun Qiyue, "I heard that my sister was saved by Qiyue earlier, I am truly too grateful to you, otherwise at my age, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to bear the blow of losing my sister."

After Qi Taihou said this, Qi Laotaijun then looked at Yun Qiyue, and there was a hint of gratitude in her eyes.

Qi Laotaijun knew very well that if it weren't for Yun Qiyue, she was afraid she would have already died in the imperial palace last time.

Moreover, after having Yun Qiyue's medicine, she was obviously much more relaxed every day than before.

So, Qi Laotaijun said to Yun Qiyue, "It is necessary to properly thank Qiyue."

Yun Qiyue looked at Qi Laotaijun upon hearing this, originally wanting to say a few polite words, but saw that Qi Laotaijun's complexion wasn't right, seeming even more tired than just now.

"A small effort."

Yun Qiyue said, and subconsciously reached out to take the teacup.

Then, just as she was about to take a sip, Yun Qiyue's eyes changed slightly.

There was poison.

Although it was colorless and odorless, her sensitivity to poison was higher than the average person, and poison that was colorless and odorless in the eyes of others wasn't necessarily so for her.

However, this wasn't a fatal poison, probably a medicine that caused people to fall into a coma.

Thinking of this, Yun Qiyue subconsciously looked toward Qi Laotaijun.

Could it be...

Yun Qiyue looked at the Empress Dowager from the corner of her eye, only to find that the Empress Dowager's gaze was landing on her.

Thinking about it, Yun Qiyue finally drank the tea in one gulp without hesitation.

After drinking the tea, Yun Qiyue looked at the Empress Dowager calmly.

Sure enough, she saw the Empress Dowager's expression of relief.

Yun Qiyue withdrew her gaze, then frowned, using her hand to support her forehead, looking like she was feeling uncomfortable.

With a 'bang', Qi Laotaijun beside her fell onto the table.

Seeing this, Yun Qiyue also fell down.

Only, when she fell, Yun Qiyue's hand specifically landed on Qi Laotaijun.

Instantly, Qi Laotaijun's physical condition was all transmitted into her mind.

Sure enough, it was the same poison she had been poisoned with.

Yun Qiyue was confused in her heart.

What exactly was this Empress Dowager trying to do?

Wasn't it said that she and Qi Laotaijun were sisters with deep affection, wasn't it said that the Empress Dowager was raised by Qi Laotaijun's mother? How could the Empress Dowager, besides drugging her, also drug Qi Laotaijun?

What was her purpose in doing this?

Yun Qiyue hadn't figured it out yet when she heard Qi Taihou speak, "Go and see, is she really fainted or pretending to be fainted."

Yun Qiyue heard this and couldn't help but say 'what the hell' in her heart.

Then, Yun Qiyue felt a palace servant arrive in front of her.

That palace servant's movements were very rough, grabbing her arm and shaking it violently.

Yun Qiyue: "..."

Was there such a way to check if someone was really fainted or pretending to be fainted?

Even if she was really fainted, wouldn't she be shaken awake?

Yun Qiyue started to be glad that she didn't eat much for breakfast, otherwise, being shaken like this, she was afraid that no matter how much she ate, it would all have to come out.

Yun Qiyue thought that was the end of it, but suddenly a hand reached toward her face.

Yun Qiyue was guarded in her heart, subconsciously wanting to counterattack.

However, in the end, Yun Qiyue endured it.

She still had to 'faint', so that she could let these people let down their guard, and she could figure out what this Empress Dowager and the Emperor were doing.

Then, Yun Qiyue felt a pain in her philtrum.

What the hell!

Damn it, if you want to pinch the philtrum, pinch it, why use so much force? Was it afraid that her skin was too thick to be pinched?

Yun Qiyue endured, secretly thinking in her heart: After this, she must teach these people how to pinch the philtrum correctly.

Heh.

By then, she would let them know that she could pinch a flower out of their philtrum.

When Yun Qiyue was exploding in her heart, the palace servant finally stopped.

"Empress Dowager, Yun Sanyuan has no reaction."

Yun Qiyue: "..."

The Empress Dowager seemed very satisfied, her tone also very relaxed. "Alright, take these two over."

Take them over?

Take them where? ===== CHAPTER 253 =====