After Yun Xi took several palace maids to distribute the stew to the invited guests, she returned to Xia Rongxin.

Xia Rongxin didn't look at her, she still looked at everyone with a smile, but when she lowered her head and covered her face to drink the soup, she asked, "How's it going?"

Yun Xi lowered her head and whispered: "The slave saw Han Yao hurriedly fetching a jug that was exactly the same as the one at the Spring Banquet, and then poured some powder into the jug of wine. Before she came back, the slave

Then I went to the imperial dining room and came back with some cups of soup."

Yun Xi was worthy of being the palace maid next to Xia Rongxin. She was indeed much more thoughtful than ordinary people. In order not to make Han Yao and Zhao Peiyu suspicious, she found a reason for herself to go out.

At this moment, Zhao Peiyu saw Aunt Yunxi coming in with a group of people carrying stew, and most of the doubts in her heart disappeared. However, when she thought of Xia Rongxin looking at her meaningful smile, she still felt a little uneasy.

Xia Rongxin stopped looking at Zhao Peiyu now. She already knew in her heart that Zhao Peiyu sent Han Yao out to get the jug to poison her, but she was worried that if Qi Jingqin died of poison after the banquet, someone would come to check what he had eaten before.

It was easy to think of the banquet, and she was worried that someone would find poison in the wine jug here, so she went to find an identical wine jug...

Xia Rongxin had played such a little trick more than ten years ago. Unexpectedly, more than ten years later, she could still see it on Zhao Peiyu.

Xia Rongxin smiled and said nothing. She lowered her head and drank the stew brought in by Yun Xi. However, from the corner of her eye, she saw that Zhao Peiyu did not dare to touch the bowl of stew. She felt even more funny in her heart. Zhao Peiyu was also worried that Xia Rongxin would stew the soup.

Use your hands and feet, after all, that meaningful smile just now is really frightening to those with a weak heart...

Seeing Zhao Peiyu's current actions and reactions, Xia Rongxin was even more sure of what Zhao Peiyu was going to do next - poison Qi Jingqin. But then she thought about it, if Zhao Peiyu could successfully complete this matter, maybe Xia Rongxin would push the boat further.

This can lead to the dethronement of Prince Qi Jingyang.

Qi Bingyu only had two princes and one princess, and the only ones capable of taking on important responsibilities were Qi Jingqin and Qi Jingyang.

Qi Jingyang is now the prince and the most suitable candidate to inherit the throne. As long as Qi Bingyu dies, Qi Jingyang can naturally inherit the throne.

However, if Qi Jingyang is deposed as Crown Prince, even if Qi Jingqin does not have an edict to pass on the throne, the prime minister can still support him.

Now in Xia Rongxin's eyes, the most important thing is to depose the prince.

Zhao Peiyu is now like a mantis stalking a cicada, while Xia Rongxin is waiting for her to make a mistake.

Thinking of this, Xia Rongxin lowered her head and smiled, then turned to look at Qi Jingqin.

Today at the spring banquet, I met an old friend from the camp and drank a few more drinks. Qi Bingyu was happy to see the excitement. He looked at the invited guests in the main hall, drinking and laughing. It was better than the previous grand New Year's Eve feast.

Much stronger.

At this time, Yun Xi saw Han Yao holding the wine flask she had just seen in her hand, and she slipped in from the door of the hall with her head lowered. Han Yao leaned against the wall, walked around the tall vermilion pillars and returned quietly.

Next to Zhao Peiyu.

Everyone's eyes were attracted by the excitement over Qi Jingqin, and Han Yao was not seen at all. After Yun Xi saw her, she quickly averted her eyes and whispered behind Xia Rongxin: "Mother, Han Yao is back.

"

Xia Rongxin did not look at them, but kept the same smiling expression and said, "Do you have anything in your hands?"

"Take it, I just saw the wine bottle." Yun Xi lowered her head and said softly.

They all seemed normal on the surface. Even Qi Bingyu, who was sitting next to her, didn't notice anything strange. Xia Rongxin smiled, stepped forward and poured a glass of wine for Qi Bingyu, and then said: "Your Majesty, I would like to offer you a drink."

Qi Bingyu turned around to look at Xia Rongxin, then smiled, picked up the wine glass and drank it down without noticing anything strange.

After Han Yao came back, she was about to secretly change the wine bottle on the table. Zhao Peiyu held down her hand. Han Yao looked at Zhao Peiyu strangely and asked softly: "Crown Princess...what's wrong?"

Zhao Peiyu glanced at Xia Rongxin at this time, everything seemed normal, but when she thought of that look just now, she thought something was wrong. She was hesitant whether she should take action against Qi Jingqin at this time.

"Princess?" Hanyao saw that Zhao Peiyu kept looking at Concubine Mei, and then warned her, "If you don't take action... it will be too late."

Zhao Peiyu only retracted her eyes at this time, let go of Han Yao's hand numbly, and then looked at Qi Jingqin, who was chatting with each other, and the crowd was crowded, which formed a sharp contrast with the crowd on the prince's side.

Just take a gamble! After all, you have already accomplished this. If you give up at this time, wouldn't it be too worthless? No matter what, you will die. As long as Qi Jingqin dies, then the throne will definitely belong to Qi Jingyang! And

She is the empress of the world who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people!

Han Yao was just finishing changing the wine jug. She took advantage of the opportunity to pour wine for the Crown Princess, put the wine jug she brought on the table, and secretly used the wine jug that was supposed to be for the spring banquet with her sleeve shirt.

Cover it up and take your wine bottle out later to destroy the evidence.

This wine pot has a mechanism and a button on the handle. When the button is not turned, the wine poured out is ordinary wine. But when the button is turned, the wine poured out is the poisoned wine that Han Yao has added poison to.

Zhao Peiyu looked at the wine bottle in front of her, then at Qi Jingqin, hesitated for a while, and then secretly looked at Xia Rongxin. She saw that no one noticed her, but she still felt a little uneasy in her heart...

Should she do this? Did Xia Rongxin notice it? Was she just waiting for the rabbit to come out? Or... that smile just now was just her overthinking?

While hesitating, His Royal Highness Qi Jingyang, who was in front of him, suddenly threw his wine glass heavily on the table. Kong Yan quickly picked it up and asked: "Is His Royal Highness drunk?"

Qi Jingyang put his hands on the table and stared at Qi Jingqin fiercely, not hiding the malice towards him in his heart.

Seeing this situation, Zhao Peiyu suddenly figured it out - as long as it was for Qi Jingyang, everything was worth it.

Just as she was thinking about it, she breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the jug and wine glass with a smile, and walked towards Qi Jingqin. As she walked, she said, "Today is the first time for Prince Jing and Princess Jing to attend the Spring Banquet. It is already a great day.

The weather is fine today and the sun is shining brightly. When Prince Jing came back from the battlefield not long ago, there were many people waiting for him. I can’t nag Prince Jing. Prince Jing is very busy and doesn’t have much time to eat together..."

With that said, Zhao Peiyu walked up to Qi Jingqin. When everyone heard her sudden words, they stopped what they were doing and looked at her. Qi Jingqin slowly stood up to show respect.

Zhao Peiyu didn't give Qi Jingqin a chance to speak. She smiled and continued: "But no matter what today, I want to have a drink with Prince Jing."

With that said, she poured a glass of wine for Qi Jingqin. Of course, her fingers silently turned the button, poured all the poison into Qi Jingqin's wine glass, and then personally presented the wine glass in front of Qi Jingqin.

Qi Jingqin was suddenly a little stunned. He didn't know why Zhao Peiyu was like this.

Zhao Peiyu poured herself another drink and said: "I think Prince Jing may not know that my mother-in-law is a general guarding Shuzhong, and was given a different surname by the late emperor. Prince Jing fought for the people of the heaven, which made my father admire me.

I specially want to come to Beijing to meet the prince..."

Qi Jingqin took the wine glass from her hand, looked at her and continued talking.

When Aunt Yun Xi saw Zhao Peiyu pouring wine for Qi Jingqin, she knew without even thinking that the wine she was pouring must be poisonous wine. She quickly wanted to stop her, but was held down by Xia Rongxin. Yun Xi was confused and asked in a low voice: "

Empress! That’s..."

"There's no rush." ​​Xia Rongxin smiled and looked at Zhao Peiyu as if she was determined to win, wanting to see what she would do next.

Zhao Peiyu continued: "His Royal Highness is also drunk now. He was supposed to come to pay homage to Prince Jing, but now I have to do it for you. I hope the prince will give you a favor. Everything in the past was very offending."

Zhao Peiyu looked humble and sincere, and Qi Jingqin couldn't refuse. He said with a smile: "Wherever the emperor's wife is concerned, we are all part of the same family."

Qi Jingqin tried his best to show brotherly harmony in front of Qi Bingyu today.

After Zhao Peiyu heard this, she also smiled. Unexpectedly, Xia Rongxin didn't notice her, and she felt relieved. After raising her glass to Qi Jingqin, she drank it all in one gulp. Qi Jingqin, who was still hesitating, saw her drinking.

After drinking this glass of wine, it seemed like nothing happened. Just when he was about to drink it down, Xia Rongxin suddenly said: "Wait a minute."

This sentence made everyone look at Xia Rongxin, and even shocked Zhao Peiyu and Han Yao. Cold sweats kept breaking out. Zhao Peiyu pretended to be calm, but her heart kept beating. She turned to look at Xia Rongxin and asked

He said, "Can you please give me some advice?"

Xia Rongxin shook her head and smiled kindly, and said: "I don't dare to take it seriously, but the Crown Princess also saw it just now. Prince Jing has already drunk a lot of wine. If he drinks any more, he will get drunk..."

Zhao Peiyu suddenly felt that there was something difficult to do. She turned around and glanced at Qi Jingqin, then looked at Xia Rongxin. Seeing that she was hesitant to speak, she waited for her to continue.

If it was just to prevent Qi Jingqin from drinking this glass of wine, Xia Rongxin had ten thousand ways to stop Zhao Peiyu. But now if he wants to depose the prince, he must have conclusive evidence and some irreversible earth-shaking events...

The poisonous wine in the cup must be drunk by others. Only by letting others see the effect of the poisonous wine in the cup can the true intention of the East Palace be revealed. That person must be from Prince Jing's palace, but that person cannot be Qi Jingqin.

Xia Rongxin smiled and continued: "Since it is the Crown Princess who is toasting, it is the same as letting Princess Jing do the toast for her. Huanqing..."

Liang Huanqing was sitting aside feeling uncomfortable when he was suddenly mentioned by Xia Rongxin. He immediately cheered up and stood up. He bowed humbly to Xia Rongxin and said, "Mother Concubine."

"Prince Jing drank too much today, so why don't you drink the cup of wine from the Crown Princess for Prince Jing? After all, you are both sisters-in-law, and unlike others, Prince Jing will fall down if he drinks again.

"Xia Rongxin said to Liang Huanqing with a smile.

As soon as Liang Huanqing heard about eating, her chest felt very uncomfortable, but she raised her eyes and looked at Qi Jingqin. She watched him drink a lot of wine, her cheeks were slightly red, and she thought she couldn't drink anymore. Although she felt uncomfortable in her chest, she could not drink anymore.

After all, it was just a glass of wine. Thinking of this, she nodded and said, "Yes."

After saying that, Liang Huanqing stepped forward and took the wine glass from Qi Jingqin's hand. Before Qi Jingqin could react, she drank it down in one gulp. Then she saluted Zhao Peiyu and said, "I accept the Crown Princess's kindness on behalf of the prince.

"

Seeing this, Zhao Peiyu looked at Liang Huanqing in astonishment, then came to her senses and said quickly: "Prince Jing is very lucky to be able to marry you, a virtuous concubine."

Liang Huanqing endured the discomfort of heartburn, echoed a few words with Zhao Peiyu, and then returned to his seat.

"Princess, can you bear it?" Yuebai looked at Liang Huanqing with a worried look. He was already feeling uncomfortable, and he drank so much wine at once. Who could bear it?

Liang Huanqing covered her chest, frowned, shook her head and said, "I'm fine..."

Qi Jingqin looked at Liang Huanqing and found that her face was as pale as paper. He remembered that when she left the palace just now, she felt uncomfortable. She was too preoccupied with drinking and failed to take care of her, so he stepped forward and asked: "What's wrong with you?"

Sample?"

Liang Huanqing was flattered. She looked at Qi Jingqin, shook her head and said, "It's okay..."

Even though I said this, I felt so sick in my stomach that I felt like I would spit out the message the next moment.

"Princess...what should I do? I can't let..." As soon as Zhao Peiyu returned to her seat, Han Yao asked anxiously in a low voice.

That's all the poison was left. I originally wanted to let Qi Jingqin drink it, but to my surprise, I let Liang Huanqing drink it instead.
Chapter completed!