Chapter 135: Victim of Poisining
Xing tried to talk to her father who was hiding but he still didn’t want to talk to her and ran away.
"That fool! Always finding a way to be unhappy. He didn’t accept him when he was here and now he tries to act all noble. Don’t mind him", Lord Zhong tried to coax Xing who felt a bit sad.
Xing went back to her courtyard after promising to meet the Oldman everyday there and make him tea, of course.
She sneaked inside as she was in the Eunuch’s uniform and changed back to her own clothings when she heard a commotion outside. She went outside to the pavilion outside to see a maid dead on the floor.
"Noble Consort, she ate the snacks meant for you and died immediately. Forgive us for being incompetent "
Xing saw her entire posse of maids kneeling in front of her and the dead girl lying and her body was black indicating it was a strong cyanide poisoning.
That girl was sent to her from the palace and she was barely thirteen with a round face and a childish behaviour. Xing found her funny and pleasant to be with and she always gave her food to her and that girl loved these gourmet food she was unaccustomed to before.
Why did she take food by herself before I screened it for poison? Xing was furious. Am I partially responsible for her death? Should I have kept the distance between a mistress and a maid to have avoided it?
No! It’s not my fault, it’s the fault of whoever poisoned my dish! I should have acted earlier to root them out. Now it had cost a life!
Xing left her courtyard in fury followed by Hu Mei running behind her in an attempt to stop her from breaking any laws of the inner palace.
And Xing broke the important law!
No one can leave the inner palace without asking permission and Xing passed the gate and was walking furiously fast. Hu Mei could not keep up with her and he was running behind her panting.