The night has not completely receded, and the stars in the sky are still shining faintly.

The Queen Mother's bedroom looked solemn and mysterious in the morning light. There were already several guards standing on the stone steps in front of the palace. Their faces were expressionless and their eyes were alert.

Zhao Zhizhi's heart was beating like a drum. She hugged the food box tightly and tried to appear calm. Walking into the dormitory, a faint fragrance hit your nose, and a solemn atmosphere filled the air.

The maids and guards in the palace were busy quietly. They all seemed to know the purpose of Zhao Zhizhi's visit and looked at her with strange eyes.

Zhao Zhizhi tried her best not to pay attention to those eyes. She followed the palace attendant who led the way to the Queen Mother's bed.

The Queen Mother was still sleeping, her face was slightly pale, and there was a look of exhaustion between her brows. Zhao Zhizhi looked at her and couldn't help but feel worried.

She knew that the Queen Mother had been suffering from illness these days. This disease was particularly difficult to cure, and she was not completely sure.

"Queen Mother." Zhao Zhizhi said softly, with a bit of softness in his voice.

The Queen Mother slowly opened her eyes and saw Zhao Zhizhi standing in front of the bed, her eyes immediately turned cold.

She didn't speak, just looked at Zhao Zhizhi coldly.

Zhao Zhizhi's heart trembled. She knew that the Queen Mother didn't believe her, but there was nothing she could do.

She immediately opened the food box in her hand and brought the medicine to the Queen Mother. "Queen Mother, this is the medicine that my daughter has prepared for you." Zhao Zhizhi whispered, "Please drink it."

The Queen Mother did not speak, but looked at Zhao Zhizhi coldly, with some doubts and vigilance in her eyes.

"Queen Mother," Zhao Zhizhi said eagerly, "this medicine was carefully prepared by my little girl. It will be of great help to your recovery. Please believe me."

The Queen Mother was silent for a moment, with complex emotions flashing in her eyes. She looked at the medicine in Zhao Zhizhi's hand, then at Zhao Zhizhi's anxious eyes, and finally nodded slightly. "Someone," said the Queen Mother, "help me up."

The maid next to her immediately stepped forward to help the queen mother up. Zhao Zhizhi stood aside with a medicine bowl, feeling uneasy.

She knew that this medicine was crucial to the Queen Mother's condition, but she also knew that the Queen Mother did not fully trust her, which made her feel very helpless.

The Queen Mother took the medicine bowl and drank the medicine in one breath. Her face looked a little ugly, and it was obvious that the medicine was very bitter.

Zhao Zhizhi felt a little unbearable, but she knew that good medicine was bitter and good for the disease. "Queen Mother," Zhao Zhizhi said softly, "good medicine tastes bitter and is good for diseases."

The Queen Mother did not speak, but silently handed the medicine bowl to the maid next to her.

Zhao Zhizhi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, everything has gone well so far.

"Queen Mother," Zhao Zhizhi took a step forward again, "please allow me to take your pulse."

The Queen Mother nodded slightly and stretched out her wrist.

Zhao Zhizhi gently felt the pulse of the Queen Mother and closed his eyes. She concentrated all her attention on the Queen Mother's pulse, trying to find clues to the Queen Mother's condition.

However, at this moment, the Queen Mother suddenly felt a strong sense of dizziness in her heart. She felt that her vision went dark and her body was shaking involuntarily.

The surrounding maids and guards immediately exclaimed. The Queen Mother tried hard to sit up, but it was too late. Her body trembled violently, and everything in front of her eyes became blurry.

Zhao Zhizhi looked at the Queen Mother's closed eyes and felt an ominous premonition in her heart. The Queen Mother's face became paler and paler, and her breath became weaker and weaker, until suddenly, her body trembled and stopped moving.

"The Queen Mother!" Zhao Zhizhi exclaimed, hurriedly rushed to the bed and stretched out his hand to detect the Queen Mother's breathing. However, her fingers only felt coldness, and the Queen Mother's breath had completely disappeared.

Upon seeing this, the surrounding guards immediately surrounded Zhao Zhizhi, their eyes full of vigilance and hostility.

Zhao Zhizhi's heart sank, and she knew that she might have been in trouble.

"What are you doing?"

Zhao Zhizhi tried his best to stay calm and asked sternly.

"You poisoned the Queen Mother!" a guard said coldly, his tone full of determination.

"What poison?" Zhao Zhizhi tried his best to sound calm.

"Then you need to tell us." The guard's tone was still cold.

Zhao Zhizhi was shocked. She knew that she might have fallen into someone else's trap.

She tried her best to defend herself: "I didn't poison the Queen Mother, why would I do it?"

The guards did not answer, but surrounded her tightly.

Zhao Zhizhi's heart tightened. She knew that she was in a very dangerous situation at this time. She tried to stay calm and thought about how to escape.

At this moment, the Queen walked out of the Queen Mother's Palace. There was a sinister smile on her face and a vicious look in her eyes.

She walked to the bed, looked down at the unconscious Queen Mother, then turned to Zhao Zhizhi and said coldly: "Daughter of Zhao, you are so brave!"

"I didn't expect you would dare to poison the Queen Mother in front of everyone!"

Zhao Zhizhi was shocked. She knew that the queen had already murderous intentions towards her.

She took a deep breath, tried to keep herself calm, and then said loudly: "Empress, I did not poison the Queen Mother. There is absolutely no poison in the medicine I gave the Queen Mother just now."

"Hmph, do you think I will believe you?" the queen said coldly, "Someone, put her in prison!"

The guards responded and walked directly towards Zhao Zhizhi.

Zhao Zhizhi's heart tightened, and she knew that she could not escape at this time. She looked up at the queen, with a hint of unwillingness and anger in her eyes. She didn't understand why she was subjected to such groundless accusations.

She obviously didn't do anything, yet she was framed like this.

The guards took Zhao Zhizhi away without mercy.

Zhao Zhizhi turned back and glanced at the Queen Mother, feeling a sense of sadness in his heart. She knew that she might never see this eccentric elder again.

And what kind of conspiracy and calculations are hidden behind all this?

Zhao Zhizhi's heart was full of doubts and confusion.

However, after Zhao Zhizhi was dragged away by the guards, the queen said to the Queen Mother's body: "Old immortal, I didn't expect you to be of some use!"

Then she immediately asked someone to tell the emperor about it. When the emperor learned about it, he almost fainted!

Zhao Zhizhi was taken to the prison. It was dark and damp, and there was a disgusting smell in the air.

The guards pushed her to a cell, unlocked the door, and pushed her inside.

Zhao Zhizhi fell to the ground, feeling desolate in her heart.

She doesn't know when she will be free again, or what the truth of the conspiracy is. She just felt like she was falling into a bottomless abyss, surrounded by darkness and without any light of hope.

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