Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

When Concubine Gao saw the man next to her staring at the dancers in the pool, she turned around and glanced at Lanxiang beside her.

Seeing this, Lanxiang touched the pearl flowers on her hair.

The maid who had been paying attention to the wine at the table saw this. She turned the wine pot in her hand, watched Concubine Lan drink the wine in her cup, and hurried forward to pour more wine.

Xu Xiaolan was very unhappy. When she saw the full glass of wine, she raised her glass and drank it all.

Concubine Gao watched her drink the wine in the glass, and she almost burst into laughter. She had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Xu Xiaolan drank several glasses of wine and suddenly felt a little hot in the garden.

"Qiuyue, help me go out for a walk." Xu Xiaolan felt that she might be a little drunk and wanted to go out to get rid of the alcohol.

Qiuyue behind her quickly helped Xu Xiaolan up and walked out.

Shen Yanyan frowned as she watched Xu Xiaolan stand up and walk out. Why was her face so red? Did she drink too much?

The hall was filled with flickering candlelight, bustling figures of people, and noisy sounds.

After Xu Xiaolan left the Imperial Garden, she felt dazed and her body was getting hotter and hotter. After a while, she realized that she was poisoned by Chinese medicine. When she was about to ask Qiuyue to help her back to Qiluo Pavilion, she saw Qiuyue lying unconscious on the ground.

She was terrified by her increasingly hot body and gradually losing consciousness. If she fainted here, her days in the palace would be over.

At this point, Xu Xiaolan also understood who was targeting her. Apart from Gao Jinyi, who else would hate her so much and kill her? A hint of cruelty flashed in Xu Xiaolan's eyes, and she pulled out the pearl flower from her temples and inserted it fiercely into her hand.

“Um….” She groaned, her body curled up involuntarily, and her hands tightly covered the injured part.

Every breath brought a stinging pain, as if countless steel needles were stirring in the body.

The extreme pain gradually brought her thoughts back to her senses, and she had to hurry back to Qiluo Pavilion.

The pain came flooding over her like a tide, and a whimpering whine escaped her throat.

Xu Xiaolan covered her injured hand and returned to Qiluo Pavilion with the last bit of her sanity.

After entering the Qiluo Pavilion, Xu Xiaolan's tense nerves suddenly relaxed as she saw that everything around her was pitch black and she didn't know where the palace servants had gone.

What else did she not understand? Gao Jinyi had fought with her for three years, and they knew each other's personalities very well. Gao Jinyi had expected that she would return to Qiluo Pavilion, and had already had people waiting for her in Qiluo.

Xu Xiaolan turned around and tried to walk out, but suddenly she felt a pain at the back of her head and instantly lost consciousness.

The man in black caught Xu Xiaolan's falling body, picked her up by the waist and walked into the inner room.

In the backyard of Qiluo Pavilion, the palace maids and eunuchs in Qiluo Pavilion were playing dice. Suddenly, an eunuch walked into the backyard, saw everyone in the backyard, and became furious.

"How dare you play this in the palace? You have learned all the rules by heart, and yet you don't want to live. You are so lazy when Her Majesty is not in the palace." The eunuch Xiao Quanzi shouted sternly.

When everyone saw that it was the eunuch in charge of Qiluo Pavilion, they all stood up.

An older maid came out with a flattering smile on her face, and she grabbed a handful of silver coins from the table and stuffed them into Xiao Quanzi's hands. "Eunuch Quan, calm down. We have all finished our work. The queen will be back from the banquet in a while. We dare not go to bed until the queen comes back. Isn't this just playing a few games to kill time?"

Xiao Quanzi looked at the silver in his hand, and the anger on his face faded a little, but his tone was still angry, "This will not happen again. If we see you leaving your post again, we will punish you. Go back to your positions, the queen should be back soon."

After that, he walked out.

Everyone collected the silver and money on the table and went to the front yard.

Looking at the dark courtyard, everyone was puzzled as they did not turn off the lights when they came back just now.

The palace maids and eunuchs lit the candles in the Qiluo Pavilion again.

Several palace maids who served Concubine Lan personally walked towards the inner hall. Looking at the pitch-black inner room, they were about to go in and light a lamp when they heard some noises.

Hearing the muffled groans of the man inside, the faces of several palace maids blushed.

Although he was a virgin, he could tell from the sound that he was doing that kind of thing.

"Could the person inside be not the Empress? His Majesty and the Empress are still in the Imperial Garden. The flower-viewing banquet hasn't ended yet. Sister Qiuyue hasn't come back yet. She has been following the Empress all the time." said a prettier maid.

The others also nodded. The Queen always took Sister Qiuyue with her wherever she went. Now the banquet hasn't ended yet, so it must be that ignorant person who was messing around in the Queen's room.

"I don't know which idiot dares to mess around in there. You go find Eunuch Quanzi and we'll stay here and won't let the thief escape." After the pretty girl said this, two of them went to find Eunuch Quan.

The remaining two people were guarding outside the room.

When Xiao Quanzi arrived with a few eunuchs who were skilled in martial arts, it sounded as if something had just finished and the noise became quieter.

After a while, the remaining pots of Epiphyllums seemed to have received a mysterious signal and began to bloom. The white petals were stacked one after another, like a carefully crafted work of art. They swayed gently in the breeze, emitting bursts of fresh fragrance, like a thread, lingering around people's noses.

Each night-blooming cereus is like a peerless beauty, showing its most beautiful posture at this moment and attracting everyone's attention.

People marvel at the beauty and mystery of the night-blooming cereus, as if they were in a fairyland, intoxicated by this short-lived yet splendid scene.

"Your Majesty, it's done." Lanxiang stepped forward to pour wine for Concubine Gao and spoke in her ear in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

The corners of Concubine Gao's lips curled up, with a triumphant smile on her face.

The atmosphere of the banquet was lively, with people laughing and toasting each other.

However, at the last moment, a palace maid hurriedly ran into the banquet hall.

Her face was full of panic, her eyes were wandering, as if she had something difficult to say. Her breathing was rapid, her voice was trembling, and she stammered, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine. Something happened to the Imperial Concubine Lan... The Imperial Concubine Lan." These words were like a thunderclap, breaking the originally joyful atmosphere.

Everyone's eyes instantly focused on the palace maid, full of doubts and worries. The noise at the banquet gradually disappeared, replaced by a dead silence.

Xiao Jingzhan frowned, "What's going on?"

"Your servant... Your servant..." The palace maid trembled and could not utter a complete sentence.

"Everyone else please go back to the palace. Concubine, come with me to take a look." After Xiao Jingzhan said this, he left everyone in a hurry.

Everyone looked at the maid who was hesitant to speak, and they were all confused. What could have made this maid hesitate to speak? Everyone was smart, so they naturally guessed something, but no one dared to say a word. Even if they knew the truth, they still pretended to be stupid.

This royal shame is not something they can talk about casually.

All the concubines left one after another, like colorful butterflies returning to their nests, and returned to their own palaces.

Their figures gradually walked away and disappeared at the end of the path in the imperial garden, leaving behind a sense of tranquility.

The bustling Imperial Garden suddenly became quiet.

Without the laughter and graceful postures of the concubines, there was only the breeze blowing gently, rustling the leaves. The flowers and plants seemed to feel the tranquility and stood still quietly, no longer dancing.

But at this moment, the Imperial Garden has lost its former vitality, as if everything has fallen into a deep sleep. Only the occasional bird flying by adds a touch of liveliness to this peaceful scene.

At this time, the Imperial Garden is like a silent painting, beautiful and peaceful, which makes people intoxicated and feel the unique tranquility and serenity.

Qiluo Pavilion.

Xiao Quanzi had just arrived and was about to go in to get someone when he heard Li Defu's voice outside the door.

"Your Majesty has arrived, and the Imperial Concubine has arrived."

Everyone hurried forward to salute.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at the darkness inside, and the coldness in his eyes was a little scary.

"Where is Concubine Lan?" Xiao Jingzhan asked coldly.

Xiao Quanzi knelt on the ground and answered respectfully: "Your Majesty, Concubine Lan has not returned yet." Xiao Quanzi was extremely flustered at this moment. Why did His Majesty suddenly come here, and brought Concubine Gui with him? His Majesty came here, the banquet must be over, why didn't Concubine Lan come back? Concubine Lan was nowhere to be found, and Qiuyue was also missing.

Xiao Quanzi's heart tightened and he had a bold guess. His kneeling figure on the ground was trembling a little.

"Sister Lanfei hasn't come back yet, so why are you all waiting here?" asked Concubine Gao puzzledly.

Xiao Quanzi's forehead was covered in sweat at this time. Just as he was about to answer, he heard a scream from inside.

"Your Majesty, it's my sister's voice." Concubine Gao said from the side, with a bit of anxiety on her face and a hint of pride in her eyes.

"Everyone, go down. You too, Your Majesty." Xiao Jingzhan said in a cold tone.

Upon hearing this, everyone retreated.

Concubine Gao took a look inside, lowered her eyes, and walked out of the courtyard.

Her eyes were filled with a smile of triumph. Xu Xiaolan, you have come to this day. His Majesty still dotes on you, so what? Now you are just a slut. You will not survive this day. Humph, bitch, you are against me. I will make you lose your reputation and live a life worse than death.

Xiao Jingzhan walked into the inner room with an expressionless face.

Li Defu hurried forward to light the candle in the room, then left the room and closed the door.

Xu Xiaolan, who was lying on the bed, saw the candlelight and looked towards the source of the light with lifeless eyes. She saw Xiao Jingzhan standing at the door in a dragon robe. Xu Xiaolan was instantly disheartened.

If he saw her like this, what would be the point of her living?

Xu Xiaolan stretched out her hand, pulled out the pearl hairpin from her messy hair, and stabbed it at her neck. Xiao Jingzhan swung his palm and knocked the hairpin out of her hand.

Xiao Jingzhan looked at the man on the bed who was already silent. He looked at Xu Xiaolan expressionlessly and said coldly, "Take care of yourself and go to Yangxin Palace later. From tonight on, Concubine Lan is dead." After saying that, he walked out the door.

Xu Xiaolan looked at the man who stepped out with a ruthless look on her face. She thought to herself, Gao Jinyi, Shen Yanyan, if I can't get it, you can't get it either. I will make sure you die without a burial place.

The candlelight was reflected on Xu Xiaolan's distorted face. That originally beautiful face now had no life at all, only twisted hatred.