Chapter 566 - Chapter 566: Chapter 566: Petition to the Emperor_1 (1/2)
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.