The Lucky Heiress

Chapter 566: 566: Petition to the Emperor_1

Chapter 566: Chapter 566: Petition to the Emperor_1

Wei Ruo slowly sighed and then, in front of Wei Jinyi and Xiumei, activated the mechanism on her bracelet and poured out the powder hidden inside.

The brown powder was evident when poured onto the black velvet lining of the wooden box used to hold gold jewellery.

“Miss, what’s going on? What is this powder?” Xiumei asked in surprise.

“It’s a poison intended to harm me. It will not show any effect in the short term, but over time, it will drain my vitality and create difficulties in child bearing. Even a gust of wind could cause me to toppack over. However, this would take at least six or seven years to manifest, making it hard for anyone to notice.” Wei Ruo exhaled.

This was a plot point from the original novel, something she had only seen when watching palace intrigue dramas.

The poison was originally intended for Wei Qingwan by Zuo Lingyue. But now with changes in the plot, Wei Qingwan hadn’t become Chu Lan’s partner, she was no longer a rival. Instead, Wei Ruo herself was caught up in it.

Zuo Lingyue wasn’t very smart, in the original work, she failed to harm Wei Qingwan and ended up suffering the consequences herself.

Even if she didn’t know about this plot from the original work and did not discover the existence of these drugs in time, they wouldn’t have affected her.

Not to mention it was hidden in the bracelet. If it had been directly force-fed to her, there would be no effect. Once she discovered the symptoms, prescribing a few doses of medicine for herself would restore her health back.

“Why would Queen Jing want to harm you?” Xiumei asked, confused.

“Although I don’t want to think in this direction, I feel that it likely has something to do with that scoundrel Chu Lan.” Wei Ruo spoke.

On Zuo Lingyue’s wedding night, Chu Lan came to find her, who could tolerate this?

The problem was, if Zuo Lingyue blamed this incident on her, it would be very unfair.

She didn’t want to see Chu Lan at all. She couldn’t avoid him quickly enough!

“It’s outrageous! It was plainly King Jing’s fault, but instead she targeted you instead of arguing with him,” Xiumei said angrily.

Then, Xiumei asked Wei Ruo, “Miss, should we expose her?”

Wei Ruo didn’t immediately give an answer, but instead asked Xiumei, “Did you see Queen Jing give you this box personally?”

Xiumei shook her head: “It was given to me by a maid next to Queen Jing.”

“That’s it. She has made a backup plan. If this matter is discovered, she can blame it on the maid to clear her own name,” Wei Ruo said.

Wei Jinyi reached out and took the box from Wei Ruo’s hand.

“Second Brother?”

“I’ll go file a complaint to the court.”

“What?”

“She has to pay the price for trying to harm you.”

“But Second Brother, we don’t have definite evidence that she is the mastermind behind this, and she is Queen Jing, wouldn’t it backfire if you accuse her?” Wei Ruo asked.

“I had some plans which were supposed to be implemented later, they can be advanced now,” Wei Jinyi said.

Wei Ruo stared at Wei Jinyi, seeing a hint of anger on his face.

It seemed he was angry.

He rarely showed his feelings, and Wei Ruo hardly ever saw obvious emotional changes on his face.

Seeing such an expression in his eyes seemed to indicate that he was obviously angry.

Was it because someone was trying to harm her?

It seemed so.

Second Brother really takes good care of her!

“Then I’ll go change and accompany Second Brother into the palace,” Wei Ruo said to Wei Jinyi.

She was the victim of this incident, so it made sense for her to accompany him.

“There’s no need, you just stay at home,” Wei Jinyi said.

“You don’t want me to go?”

“This type of occasion is not suitable for you, and you must also be tired. Rest well,” Wei Jinyi said.

Wei Jinyi was very considerate. He was aware that Wei Ruo didn’t like going into the palace. The palace rules required her to be very alert, so it was best to avoid such occasions as much as possible.

Wei Ruo felt warm in her heart and accepted Wei Jinyi’s goodwill without insisting further.

“Alright then, I’ll wait for Second Brother to come home,” Wei Ruo said.

“Mhm.”

Wei Ruo sent Wei Jinyi off. She was not very clear about what he was about to do, but she trusted him.

Wei Ruo was organizing her account books in her room and waiting for Wei Jinyi to come back.

In the late evening, Xiumei brought news.

Wei Jinyi was back. He was currently discussing things with his subordinates in the study room. He had asked Xiaobei to report the situation to Wei Ruo first.

Xiaobei told everything to Xiumei.

Xiumei reported to Wei Ruo, “The prince has returned. Consort Hui and Consort Qi have both been put under house arrest. King Jing and his wife, as well as Prince Yu and his wife, have all been called into the palace and haven’t come out yet.”

“What’s going on? Wasn’t it just to deal with Zuo Lingyue? How did Consort Hui, Consort Qi, and Prince Yu all get involved?” Wei Ruo asked in surprise.

“The prince revealed the news about the attempted poisoning that had taken place years ago, when Empress Xu was poisoned and weakened. He said his frail health was due to his mother having been poisoned while she was pregnant with him. Personnel within the palace were not allowing him peace,” Xiumei relayed the news brought by Xiaobei.

Wei Ruo squinted her eyes. Was there such a thing? She didn’t remember such a plot in the original story.

And Second Brother’s health condition was very good; him being sick was a pretense.

Xiumei continued to recount the information she got from Xiaobei, “This isn’t true, but the prince had arranged it in advance. He said that he was still a target of poisoning, just like how his mother was.

“The Emperor was furious and summoned Consort Qi, who was his first suspect. She unexpectedly confessed to poisoning Empress Xu and implicated Consort Hui, saying they had conspired together.”

Wei Ruo furrowed her brow, “Consort Qi actually confessed and implicated Consort Hui?”

“Yes, that’s what Xiaobei told me,” Xiumei explained.

“That’s strange…” Wei Ruo murmured.

Just as Wei Ruo was puzzled, the voice of Wei Jinyi came from outside the door, asking if she was free for him to enter.

“Of course.”

As she responded, Wei Ruo walked towards the door.

Opening the door, Wei Ruo saw Wei Jinyi standing outside.

There was no sign of fatigue on his face, still gentle and refined.

It was somewhat cold outside, and there was a little frost on his fur collar.

Wei Ruo couldn’t help but say, “It’s so late, why did you come here without rest after the meeting?”

“I was afraid you would be anxious waiting.”

“But didn’t you already send Xiaobei to relay the news to me?”

“I was worried he might not explain everything clearly.”

“Alright then, I’ll listen to you,” Wei Ruo laughed, her eyes softened.

Although she had been busy all day and was feeling tired, seeing Wei Jinyi made her feel less exhausted.

Wei Ruo welcomed Wei Jinyi into her room, poured him some hot tea and asked Xiumei to prepare some late-night snacks from the kitchen.