hotmtlnovel Chapter 485
Chapter 485
The dizziness was only momentary, and soon it passed without a trace.
Su Yanran glanced at Hei Yun once more. Hei Yun gave a slight nod, signaling that Jiang Xinyue had been successfully hypnotized.
"Empress..."
"Ah!"
A face drenched in blood suddenly lunged towards Jiang Xinyue, causing her to shriek in panic. However, the vision was fleeting, and the face quickly transformed back into that of Su Yanran.
"Empress, what's wrong?"
"Ahhh... Stay away from me!"
Jiang Xinyue suddenly covered her face and eyes, pushing Su Yanran away with one hand and hastily making her way out.
It was more of a desperate escape than a mere walk.
Su Yanran watched her stumble in confusion, surrounded by panicked palace maids, feeling a sense of satisfaction.
Still, she couldn't help but question, "Hei Yun, are you sure she just saw Jianxi's ghostly face?"
Hei Yun's bland face, one that could easily be forgotten, revealed a cryptic smile. "Your Majesty, everything was carried out as per your instructions. Now, just wait for the good news!"
Su Yanran let out a cold laugh. "Next up is the Emperor of Great Yan."
That despot had shamelessly protected Jiang Xinyue, severing Jianxi's tendons, which led to her fatal wounds during her journey home due to the lack of timely treatment.
"Your Majesty, you..."
"Sss——"
Before Xi Que could react, she was shoved away by Jiang Xinyue. "I see Su Yanran in all of you! Stay away from me!"
Jiang Xinyue allowed herself to be hypnotized, knowing she was a professional and could distinguish between real and illusion.
She had always declared that she wasn't afraid of ghosts.
If she wasn't afraid of the living, why would she fear the dead?
It was just that the sight of blood was a bit off-putting to her appetite.
A woman named Qing diligently monitored the situation, providing real-time updates to Su Yanran.
Regarding Jiang Xinyue's sudden "illness," the Imperial Hospital's physicians were utterly perplexed.
Hypnotism wasn't poisoning, and even extensive examinations couldn't uncover the cause.
The next day, the Emperor didn't attend court, and the ministers learned that the Empress was critically ill.
"Is Jiang Xinyue dying?"
In an elegant chamber, Jiang Shu'er jumped up with glee from her chair. "Mother, is that true?"
Madam Zou glanced at her and knew exactly what was on her mind, immediately warning her, "No! Don't forget your father and brother are serving under whom? Angering him could jeopardize the hard-earned promotions your father and brother recently achieved."
"Mother~"
Jiang Shu'er tugged at her mother's sleeve. "Ask father to speak to Second Uncle, please. Isn't Father Second Uncle's right-hand man? If I enter the palace, I can assist Sister Xinyue. Together, we can win the Emperor's heart."
She seemed to have forgotten how she, along with Jiang Yutong and Jiang Yulin, had bullied Jiang Xinyue and Jiang Xinyan in the past.
"What nonsense are you spouting?"
Madam Zou was taken aback by her daughter's logic. "What are you? How can you compare yourself to the Empress? She rose from a mere noblewoman to the Queen, then the Empress, stepping over countless bodies. The Emperor dissolved the harem for her; how can you even imagine he would place his affections on you?"
The Empress already monopolized the Emperor's affections, capturing his entire heart. Why would she bring someone into the palace to threaten her own position?
Haven't you seen?
Currently, the palace only houses the noble concubine who bore a princess and the loyal Shu concubine.
The others have been relegated to the "Imperial retirement home."
Shu concubine's father, Jiang Hewei, the Ministry of officials, is a staunch supporter of the crown prince.
Jiang Shu'er is merely a collateral branch of the Jiang family, yet she harbors ambitions to vie for the Emperor's favor against the Empress. If Madam Zou were the Empress, she wouldn't tolerate such a nuisance.
Undeterred by her mother's scolding, Jiang Shu'er sobbed and pleaded, "I don't care! I want to enter the palace! I must become a royal consort! Even if I'm neglected, I still want the title! I can't bear being ridiculed!"
"I'm at my wit's end with you; you're really a handful."
With the Queen of Jin Kingdom about to depart, there would naturally be another grand banquet at the palace.