At this moment, deep in the palace, Concubine Xian was arranging flowers and drinking tea in the inner courtyard.
There was a sudden knock on the palace door, and then Concubine Xian's personal maid walked in cautiously.
She stood in front of Concubine Xian, bowed respectfully, and replied: "Concubine Xian, there is someone outside the door asking to see you."
Concubine Xian slowly raised her head, looked at her personal maid, and asked doubtfully: "Who is asking to see you?"
It's getting late now. Who would come over to see me at this time?
The personal maid quickly replied: "She is from the Sheng family."
"Sheng family?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian's face suddenly lit up with joy. He excitedly waved to his personal maid and said eagerly: "Please come in quickly!"
After she entered the inner courtyard of the palace, she had not seen anyone from her family for a long time. Now that she heard that the person who came to see her was a member of the Sheng family, the joy on her face could not be concealed!
She quickly stood up and walked to the door, ready to greet him.
Soon, the maid came in with someone, and saw a tall man wearing a black cloak, walking through the night.
He walked up to Concubine Xian, slowly took off his hat, and revealed his face.
"Second sister."
"elder brother?"
Concubine Xian was overjoyed and excitedly stepped forward to help the person who was saluting her.
He is Concubine Xian's brother, Sheng Fangxi, the head of the Sheng family.
Concubine Xian immediately waved her hand to the maid at the door and told her, "Go and guard the door. No one is allowed in."
"Yes, your concubine."
The maid walked out and carefully closed the door.
Concubine Xian asked Sheng Fangxi to sit on a chair, poured him a cup of tea herself, and asked with a smile: "Brother, why are you coming to see me so late? Have you just arrived here?"
Sheng Fangxi took the tea and slowly put it on the table. His face looked very solemn. He stared at Concubine Xian seriously and said in a deep voice: "Second sister, do you want your son to be the emperor?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Xian's heart suddenly thumped.
After hesitating for a moment, she nodded: "Yes, of course I do!"
"If you want to, then do as I say."
Sheng Fangxi took out a small bag from his sleeve, handed it to Concubine Xian, and said softly: "Pour this into His Majesty's wine glass, and I will arrange the other matters."
Concubine Xian felt inexplicably panicked when she saw what was on the table.
She asked nervously in a low voice: "What...what is this?"
"Poison, poison that can kill someone with just one bite."
Sheng Fangxi's eyes were burning and he answered coldly.
"ah!"
Concubine Xian's heart skipped a beat, her eyes were full of nervousness, and she asked in disbelief: "Brother, you... what are you going to do?"
Sheng Fangxi's eyes turned cold and she said coldly: "The queen's child is born. It's a boy. Don't you know that?"
"Although Your Majesty loves you now, it cannot compare to her position as Queen, which carries supreme honor. Since ancient times, it is natural for the eldest son to inherit the throne. If one day, Your Majesty is old, the position of Crown Prince will definitely belong to that child.
It has nothing to do with you!"
"So, we must get rid of the emperor before this happens!"
Seeing the cruel look on her brother's face, Concubine Xian's expression suddenly changed.
After all, she still had feelings for the emperor, but she couldn't bear it and couldn't let go.
Concubine Xian bit her red lips and whispered hesitantly: "But the child is only less than two or three days old. Besides, the child is still young. Isn't it too early to take action now?"
"morning?"
Sheng Fangxi snorted coldly and stood with his hands behind his back, looking extremely dissatisfied.
"If the queen gives birth to a girl, maybe we will wait and see for a few years before taking action, but if she turns out to be a son, then her life will be bad!"
"Now is the best time to take action. If you poison His Majesty, I will send someone to kill the Queen. If there is no one in the court to take charge of the overall situation, there will be chaos!"
"They can't support a newborn baby who is still in his infancy to be the emperor, right?"
Sheng Fangxi walked up to Concubine Xian and said earnestly: "Your child is the eldest and smartest among the princes. When the time comes, the courtiers will definitely elect him to inherit the throne. Isn't this what you dream of?"
Concubine Xian's heart skipped a beat. She nodded, but couldn't help shaking her head in panic, and said in an urgent tone: "But...but I don't dare..."
"This is too dangerous. If we fail and are discovered, the Sheng family will be completely destroyed!"
Concubine Xian subconsciously grabbed the armrest, feeling tight in her chest and panicking.
Murdering the emperor is a crime of genocide!
At that time, not only will he not be able to become emperor, but he will also be executed by everyone in his family!
"Second sister!"
Sheng Fanxi suddenly became angry. He slapped the table, stood up suddenly, and looked at her intently.
"Do you know why the Sheng family sent you to the imperial concubine position?"
"That's because this world belongs to our Sheng family sooner or later. You are the most critical player in the Sheng family's layout. You must not back down!"
Sheng Fangxi's face was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Now that the situation has reached this point, you can't help but dare not, don't want to, or don't do it!"
"Besides, do you think that if you don't do it, others won't do it?"
Sheng Fanxi's tone was cold and decisive: "If you don't do it, and the throne is taken away by others, do you think those cruel people will let you and Yong'er go, and let us, the Sheng family, go?"
"I found out that the Bai family is also on the verge of making a move recently, and there is a plan that seems feasible. If you don't listen to my arrangements and take action as soon as possible, once we lose the opportunity, we will be too passive and will face the consequences of being targeted and suppressed at any time.
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"And His Majesty has begun to doubt us now. If he finds out that we have different intentions, we will be completely ruined by then!"
Sheng Fanxi grabbed Concubine Xian's arm and said urgently: "Sister, please wake up, now is not the time for you to be afraid!"
"The lives of our Sheng family, Yong'er's status and future are all in your hands now!"
Concubine Xian's heart was beating wildly and she was breathing rapidly!
Her head was buzzing, and she felt as if a huge mountain was pressing on her heart at this moment, making her feel breathless.
After a long time, she nodded slowly, lowered her eyes and whispered, "Okay, I'll do it!"
Sheng Fangxi breathed a sigh of relief, sat on the chair, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Before the two of them could relax for a moment, there was suddenly a burst of urgent footsteps outside the door, and then the maid knocked on the door and walked in!
Her face was full of panic, and she said anxiously: "Concubine Xian, it's not good, your Majesty fainted in the queen's palace!"