The Queen Doesn't Want to Die
Chapters 268. Helping Mother and Child Couples

After kneeling in front of Suri's mother's room for two days, concubine Qiao finally collapsed. Although he still got proper food and drink, he was only allowed to rest for three hours every day to sleep. In addition, he still had to kneel, with socks on his mouth. But he was not taken back to his own yard or treated, but he was taken to prison. After all, he was currently a criminal who had to accept punishment.

When Consort Qiao finally fainted, the servant's aunt immediately reported the incident to Emperor Pei An Long who immediately decided the punishment for him was to be imprisoned for his entire life.

What Consort Qiao was experiencing was currently the most talked about topic in the Harem. After all for these women, the matter concerning the other concubines was more interesting than talking about the failed rebellion that had just occurred.

Because it was still in mourning, everyone was wearing all-white clothes with thin makeup. The women of this Emperor gathered in the gazebo. Enjoy the tea and light snacks that the Imperial kitchen provides for them.

"Have you heard that today Consort Qiao passed out and was taken to prison?" Consort Chun opened the conversation.

"Yes. I heard it too. I didn't expect that his fate would be like this." Another concubine.

"Hem. But I'm satisfied now. Do you remember how arrogant she was all along because she became the concubine who gave birth to the first son for His Majesty. He always boasted that his son would become the future Emperor. Who would have thought if His Majesty didn't even look at him and chose King Rui to become the Crown Prince."

"But I am grateful that if King Rui becomes the Crown Prince, he is not arrogant at all and has a good personality. The crown princess is also comparable to him judging by anything."

"I agree too." Furthermore, there were still many topics that these concubines raised. While these concubines were enjoying their happy time with no competition like normal days, Consort Qiao who had regained consciousness from her stupor was enraged upon learning that she was awakened inside the prison.

"Do you know who I am, huh? How dare you treat me like this! Get me out now!" Concubine Qiao kicked through the cell and shouted crazily. There were no guards around. They already know how the character of the woman who will surely immediately go crazy once she wakes up later. So they are just trying to save themselves the brand from trouble. Go as far as possible so as not to be seen and close their ears as if they were deaf.

"Did you hear me? Come quickly and let me go!" He shouted again after no one had come to release him.

The guards gathered in one of the open spaces in the middle of the hallway. They put tables and chairs in the middle to gather and eat. The prison where Consort Qiao was locked up was not a dungeon like Pei Zhong Min but rather a more decent ordinary prison. So in this prison the atmosphere and the place is much better than the one in the stale and smelly dungeon.

"Is it okay to just leave it like that?" Said one of the guards after he gulped down his drink.

"Leave it. There's nothing we can do for him." Another guard.

"really. We're just gonna have a problem if we go there."

"Yes yes. Even he dared to spit out dirty words just like that to His Majesty and even the Emperor's Majesty didn't escape from it either. Just imagine what he'll tell us?"

"Well! I just imagined it my desire to keep her mouth shut by knocking out some of her front teeth I could barely bear." As he said so, the guard was bluffing his teeth as his hand clenched tightly due to emotion.

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After two days of training together with the servants and guards in the eastern palace, Lu Jing Yu finally came to his conclusion. A person with a strong mentality coupled with a strong will to fight will be able to resist the hypnosis he did to them. And in some cases where one's mentality was extremely strong even the same way would not work even though he had tried it several times as it had happened to Chu Fei. He's a tough guy. It was very different from Xiao Bei who was very easy to control. To deal with people like this Xiao Bei, Lu Jing Yu had no worries. But for people like Chu Fei, he needed another way to deal with it. He should not allow small mistakes to happen like someone would pretend to be hypnotized when he is not.

In addition to using silver needles with acupuncture techniques, some herbs can also be used to make a person forget his past. Although if using this method, the person should consume it regularly for the desired effect.

Today Lu Jing Yu went out of the palace to find the herbs for the potion personally. Since he came out of the palace, he did not wear mourning clothes anymore but rather wore a light blue hanfu that looked calmer. As usual, he only invited Chu Fei to accompany him. As for the bodyguards, he asked them to disguise themselves as commoners so as not to make a fuss.

The problem of escaping Pei Zhong Min from the prison was also deliberately not spread so as not to create panic. After all, regarding the escape of Pei Zhong Min had indeed been expected from the start and Pei Zhang Xi had made careful preparations.

Since the required herbal ingredients were quite easy to obtain, Lu Jing Yu headed straight for the biggest herbal shop to make an order as he would need a lot of them. Lu Jing Yu did not linger outside the palace and immediately went home after he finished making the order and made sure that all of his ordered items would be sent to the eastern palace the next day. The day after the funeral of the Queen Mother was the day of the execution of the rebels and the determination of the family members of the rebels, whether they choose to be loyal to the Empire or choose to die follows their guilty family members. There is no time but tomorrow.

"Hey let go of the boy!" Lu Jing Yu shouted and caught the attention of the two parents fighting over their child. The husband was a little tired from something unexpected and his grip on the child's arm finally loosened. The wife saw the opportunity and quickly pulled her son towards her and took him running for cover behind Lu Jing Yu after hugging his daughter who was crying in fear.

Lu Jing Yu glanced at the child who seemed to have an age that was not much different from Pei Zhi Hui. Chu Fei also moved quickly by hiding the two behind her.

"Hey, don't interfere in our family business! They are my children and my god. No one has the right to interfere when I teach them a lesson." The man was angry after seeing his son get away from him and his wife even hid behind strangers. He looked at Lu Jing Yu with a hostile look.

"No! Please don't let him catch us or he'll sell my son into a slave." The woman behind Lu Jing Yu wailed while crying. She had given birth twice and their first child had been sold by her own gambling-crazed husband. She did not want to lose her son again this time.

"Sir, she's your own daughter. Why would you want to sell it?" Lu Jing Yu asked calmly. Facing such a man with anger would not be able to solve the problem.

"What harm? Don't you know raising a child takes a lot of money? Moreover, she is a girl who will leave when she grows up. Rather than wasting money raising a child for someone else, it was better to sell it for money. We were young and she could have given birth to four or five more children. What's problem?" Answer the man easily.

"So it's just a matter of money?" Lu Jing Yu asked in shock.

"Of course."

"Why not marry a pig!" Shouted Lu Jing Yu loudly. He was angry to hear the man's answer. Does he think a woman is just a child maker? Does he think a baby is a pig he can sell when he needs money? Why is she married to a human instead of a pig who can give her many children at once?

"This has nothing to do with you. Quickly leave them to me or I won't hesitate." The man was getting upset. Seeing Lu Jing Yu's appearance he found out if Lu Jing Yu came from a capable family. So he's trying not to turn reckless. But now he has lost his patience.

Lu Jing Yu did not respond and turned to speak to the woman hiding behind her. "Madam, you've heard how your husband treats you. Although we can save your daughter at this time, it is very likely that your husband will do the same in the future. Do you want to go back to his home?"

The man screeched upon hearing what Lu Jing Yu said to his wife. Of course he would still sell their daughter.

"No. Please help us Madam. I'm willing to slave you forever as long as you can escape from that evil man." The woman was crying for help. He knelt under Lu Jing Yu's feet. Lu Jing Yu could not let the mother and child kneel down and immediately helped her up.

"Hey it doesn't matter if you want to make my wife your slave. But you have to pay for it too. They are my children and my wife." The man said nonchalantly as he negotiated his merchandise.

"Madam, please consider it first..." Chu Fei was worried that these two people were merely playing a show to earn money. Then once they get the money, they'll run away. However before he finished saying his opinion, Lu Jing Yu instructed him to shut up.

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