Crossing the Palace Fighting Fox Harem

Chapter 323 Rampage

Hua Rong immediately understood Ji Anni's thoughts and smiled, "My Lady, are you doing this for Concubine Shui?"

Ji Anni used herself as a meat shield to protect Shui Furong's safety.

If Hua Rong remembered correctly, when they first entered the palace, Ji Anni and Shui Furong were clearly enemies. How come in just a few days, their relationship progressed so rapidly and became close friends?

"It's not just for Shui Furong, but also to prevent Concubine An from getting what she wants... and to tell the emperor that everything he did for me was unnecessary. I don't want to see anyone else sacrifice innocently." Ji Anni was like she was angry. She didn't want to see Concubine An do whatever she wanted, nor did she want to see Long Mohan being so smart as to choose a scapegoat for her.

"Empress, do you like the Emperor?" Hua Rong suddenly asked a strange question.

Ji Anni was slightly stunned, blinked her eyes, and wanted to shake her head, but she didn't dare to shake her head when she thought that she was playing the role of Zhao Ji. If it was Zhao Ji, she would definitely nod.

"Your Majesty, if you still hesitate on this question, it means you don't love the Emperor at all."

"I...I, I can...try to love him..." If this is a necessary condition for becoming the queen, Ji Anni can only bite the bullet and give it a try.

"Anyone can be the queen, but only Concubine An - only she can't. As long as I really become a thorn in her side, she will definitely kill me. As long as she dares to do it, I don't believe that I can't catch her handle." Ji Anni said fiercely.

"Your Majesty, you are such a strange queen." Until today, Hua Rong still couldn't figure out Ji Anni's thoughts.

She became the queen not for love, not for her son, not for her wealth or power, not for her clan, but simply to prevent another person from becoming the queen.

"Hua Rong, can you help me?" Ji Anni subconsciously grabbed Hua Rong's hand. She had rejected her temptation so firmly before, but now she was begging her to help her. Things are unpredictable, and every step is unexpected.

"Your Highness, the first step you need to take now is to leave Wenhua Courtyard and return to the Emperor..." Huarong said slowly, "Noble Concubine An is only jealous of women who are close to the Emperor. You are locked up in Wenhua Courtyard and can't even see the Emperor. How can you compare to Noble Concubine Shui, who is favored by the Emperor every night?"

"Cough cough." Ji Anni almost choked on her own saliva. Hua Rong's words "I will pamper you every night" shocked her.

It turns out that Shui Furong and the emperor have made rapid progress and have become so inseparable...

"Your Highness, please don't laugh. Concubine Shui has a distinguished family background and is now pregnant with the heir. She has been promoted twice to become a concubine, which puts her on an equal footing with Concubine An. It wouldn't be surprising if the Emperor made her the empress." Hua Rong's analysis was very logical, but she missed one point. She didn't know that Shui Furong was a man, and a man couldn't be a queen.

Long Mohan promoted Shui Furong to the rank of Imperial Concubine twice, not because he doted on her, but because he wanted to make Imperial Concubine An jealous. As long as Imperial Concubine An hated Shui Furong, Ji Anni would be safe.

"Okay, Huarong, let's not talk about this for now. Just tell me how I can leave Wenhuayuan."

Hua Rong said, "My Lady, if you want to leave Wenhua Courtyard, you need the Queen Mother to show mercy, or the Emperor to show mercy. As long as one of them is willing to release you from the confinement order, you will be free."

"The Empress Dowager hates me to the core, so I'd better not ask her. Although the Emperor has deep feelings for me, he is deeply constrained by the Empress Dowager and dares not go against her will. It's useless to ask him for help." Ji Anni thought and shook her head. The more she thought about it, the slimmer her hope became.

Hua Rong reminded her, "Your Highness, don't forget that the Emperor did not obtain the Queen Mother's permission to move Prince Ming to Taoyuan to live with you."

"But Your Majesty has acted on his own again and again. Aren't you afraid of angering the Queen Mother?"

"Your Majesty, if you were the final queen instead of Concubine An, that would anger the Queen Mother even more. Since you have decided to disobey the Queen Mother and weaken Concubine An, what are you afraid of? If the Emperor can't even lift your confinement order, how can he possibly make you the Queen?"

What Hua Rong said seemed to make sense, and Ji Anni nodded thoughtfully.

"Your Majesty, the Emperor must take some action himself to let others see that he is unwilling to be controlled by the Queen Mother. Only then will those loyal generals who are willing to support him slowly gather around him. Now is the best time to divide the parties. Otherwise, how can we suppress the An family?"

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Except for letting me give birth to another child for the emperor like Shui Furong did, I'll listen to you in everything." Ji Anni waved her hand, not wanting to think too much, and handed her fate to Hua Rong. Anyway, she had already signed a gentleman's agreement with Hua Rong, so they should act like allies and should not doubt each other anymore.

Huarong smiled, then took out a small paper bag from her belt and asked, "Does your Majesty still remember this?"

Ji Anni's eyes widened. Wasn't this the poison that Hua Rong was instructed by Concubine An to use to poison herself when the Demon Temple was about to be unsealed? Ji Anni thought that Hua Rong had disposed of this package a long time ago, but she didn't expect that Hua Rong actually carried it with her all the time.

Ji Anni lowered her voice and asked, "Is this the packet of poison?... Why are you still carrying it with you?"

Hua Rong said: "Since Concubine An has given me the poison, I must complete the task she asked me to do."

"You bring me food every day, so it's easy for you to drug me."

"Yes, so Concubine An is also urging us..."

"Then what exactly do you want to do?" Ji Anni felt a pang of fear in her heart. If Hua Rong didn't have a conscience, she would have died long ago.

At this time, Huarong opened the paper bag, sprinkled the powder into the soup, and said, "My queen, believe me or not, although this medicine is poison, it is not fatal as long as you don't eat too much. If you just drink two sips of this bowl of poisonous soup, I guarantee that you will not die, but will only have severe abdominal pain."

"What? You want me to drink it?" Ji Anni pointed at the bowl of poisonous soup, her heart pounding.

Drinking the soup knowing it is poisonous is as courageous as suicide.

Hua Rong said, "My queen, as long as you drink a few sips, you can be sent to the Imperial Hospital to recuperate, and the emperor will definitely come to visit you. Whether you can leave Wenhua Courtyard depends entirely on how you ask the emperor for help."

Ji Anni had understood most of what Hua Rong had said, and asked dissatisfiedly, "What? Do you want me to shamelessly cling to the emperor with tears and snot to let him set me free?"

"As long as the queen pesters him, the emperor will definitely soften his heart." Hua Rong slowly used a spoon to stir the poison evenly.

"Then...what if I can't do it?" She could let Ji Anni put a knife across the emperor's neck and force him to lift the house arrest, but she was afraid that she really couldn't act out such a realistic effect if she was asked to hug the emperor and beg him.

"Then Your Majesty, are you not going to drink it?" Hua Rong put down the spoon.

"I..." After a brief hesitation, Ji Anni took the risk and burst out with two earth-shattering words, "I drink!"

On the one hand, it would help him leave Wenhua Courtyard, and on the other hand, it would help Huarong complete the task of poisoning, so that Huarong could report to Concubine An.

Hua Rong knew that Ji Anni would agree, so she picked up the spoon with satisfaction and fed it to Ji Anni's mouth.

The soup was still a little hot, so Ji Anni blew on it a few times before drinking it.

Hua Rong fed her the second spoonful, but just as Ji Anni drank half of it, she heard a crackling sound coming from outside the door. Ji Anni was so scared that she spat out the remaining half of the soup, coughing and asking, "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

The sound sounded like a fight. Could it be that an assassin had broken into the palace?

When I listened more carefully, I found that there were a few human voices mixed in with the chaotic noise.

"Stand back! Let me in!"

This is a man's voice, majestic and solemn. As soon as you hear his voice, you can't help but want to kneel down to him.

"Major General?" Hua Rong recognized Kang Xiaorong's voice before Ji Anni. She was so scared that her wrist trembled and the spoon fell on the table.

"Major General? Kang Xiaorong? Why is he here?" Ji Anni didn't bother to eat and got up and walked towards the door.

The guards guarding the gate of Taoyuan were all Kang Xiaorong's subordinates. Logically, they did not dare to stop their superior, but Kang Xiaorong rushed over with a fierce look as if he wanted to take someone's life, so the two guards subconsciously drew their weapons and stopped him outside the gate.

Kang Xiaorong had just recovered from a serious illness and was already exhausted and out of breath when he rushed from the Imperial Hospital to Taoyuan. He had no strength to push away the two guards who blocked his way, so he could only roar in anger. The guards still did not dare to let him go, fearing that he would go in and hurt someone.

At this time, Princess Tianning and Yuemao, who were chasing Kang Xiaorong, also arrived.

Princess Tianning saw Kang Xiaorong being stopped by the guards and asked, "Is Huarong here?"

The guards were stunned for a moment, and they even suspected that they had heard wrongly. Since they came to Taoyuan, they only came to see the queen, how could they come to see the maid? Fortunately, Hua Rong was somewhat famous in the palace, and the two guards guarding the gate also knew her. When Princess Tianning asked again, "Are you there?", they stammered, "Oh, yes... yes..."

"Get out of the way!" When Kang Xiaorong heard Hua Rong was here, he burst out with all his strength and pushed the two guards away.

When the guards were about to rush forward to stop them, Princess Tianning said, "Get out of the way..."

It seems that if Kang Xiaorong doesn't ask questions clearly today, he won't leave obediently. Princess Tianning knows that once Kang Xiaorong's temper explodes, no one can stop him. And it's also a good thing to let Kang Xiaorong and Huarong talk things out before the wedding.

"Hua Rong, he seems to be here to see you." Ji Anni was about to open the door when she heard the conversation just now. She was so scared that she didn't dare to open the door. "What's going on? Hua Rong, you should hide first?"