kingnovel Chapter 414: Fox Charm
Chapter 414: Fox Charm
Yizhen was so frightened that she even forgot to scream and just stared at Yuanrong blankly.
A black snake crawled in from the window. The black smoke in the air merged with the black snake. Yuan Rong's voice came from the red letter spit out by the black snake: "Su Congfei, the fox demon has the art of fox charm, which can make others fall in love with her. Your most important friend has gained the trust and love of others through this magic."
Yizhen did not answer. Although she was afraid of Yuan Rong, she had fought him off once and soon calmed down.
"Su Congfei, I can help you become a person that everyone loves, and you don't have to endure the loneliness and helplessness you have now."
The black snake crawled beside Yizhen's feet and stood up its slender body until its line of sight was parallel to Yizhen's.
Yizhen shuddered and subconsciously hid back, "Don't come over here... Don't come over here..."
"Concubine Su, the reason why the emperor is so devoted to her is because she used her foxy skills on him. In fact, you can also get the emperor's favor, no longer a despised concubine, but a noble concubine who gathers thousands of favors..."
Yizhen had no intention of paying attention to Yuanrong's nonsense, but the word "Emperor" made her heart tighten.
"You said...she used witchcraft on the emperor?" Yizhen no longer avoided the black snake's cold gaze and looked at it.
Black Snake nodded, "Not only the emperor, she also used the same magic on the national teacher, the princess, and Hua Rong. Fox is born with a charming nature, and everyone loves her because she is a demon - is this fair to you?"
Yizhen lowered her head and thought quietly about Yuan Rong's words. When she knew Ji Anni's identity, she was just dissatisfied with her hiding it from her. After hearing Yuan Rong's words, she began to feel unwilling.
It turns out that she is a demon... The reason why she is favored is because she is a demon...
How ridiculous! Yizhen clutched her clothes tightly to suppress her trembling body.
"I've always envied her... envied that she's always surrounded by people, but I didn't expect... I didn't expect..."
What is even more unacceptable than being kept in the dark is that she actually used witchcraft to get everything she couldn't get.
"Concubine Su Congfei, tonight is the night of the full moon, and it is also the night when my magic is the strongest. I am willing to help you get everything that Concubine Zhao Congfei has..." The black snake slowly climbed up Yizhen's calf, uttering seductive words.
"Why me...why did you choose me?" Yizhen's voice trembled slightly because of anxiety.
She knew that Yuan Rong was a devious person, but she could not resist the temptation in his words.
Become like Ji Anni... Become like Ji Anni and be loved by everyone...
What a wonderful wish, what a humble desire, if it can really be realized, I would pay any price to achieve it.
"Su Congfei, I am destined to be with you..." Yuan Rong's long voice sounded very scary. He chose Yizhen because Yizhen and Ji Anni were friends, and because Yizhen had evil thoughts in her heart and was easily bewitched and manipulated.
"But...how can I obtain her charm?" Yizhen lowered her voice and wiped the cold tears from her face.
"It's very simple. It only requires a simple ritual..." Yuan Rong, possessed by a black snake, crawled on the ground. His small eyes looked around the room and finally fell on a porcelain bowl. "Take that bowl down."
Yizhen looked at him in confusion, and after confirming with her eyes, she slowly took the bowl and placed it on the ground.
The black snake crawled into the bowl and coiled up in the bowl.
Yuan Rong drifted out from the black snake's body and turned into a ball of black miasma floating in the air.
Yizhen looked at the black snake in the bowl, her hands and feet felt cold, and she had a vague premonition of what would happen next.
"My queen, as long as you drink this bowl of soup, you will be able to possess the art of fox charm." Yuan Rong's voice hovered over Yizhen's head, like a huge bell ringing over and over again in a temple, making people feel unreal.
Yizhen looked down at the bowl and found that the black snake was gone, leaving only a bowl of black snake soup.
Could it be that the soup was made from black snakes? As soon as she thought about drinking the soup made from black snakes, Yizhen felt a great discomfort in her stomach. She covered her mouth and made a painful retching sound.
"My queen, if you miss the full moon night, I will not be able to perform this magic." Yuan Rong whispered in Yizhen's ear.
Yizhen looked at the black water in the bowl, hesitated again and again, and was afraid to drink it.
The moonlight outside the window gradually became brighter, and the white jade plate hung in the night sky, bright and beautiful. However, it was under the influence of this piece of clean moonlight that the demons and ghosts in unknown places all became active.
The evil spirit in Yizhen's heart was gradually hatched by Yuan Rong's words, and her fingertips slowly reached out to the porcelain bowl.
"Are you telling the truth... Can I really... Be favored by the Emperor?" Yizhen frowned, her eyes seemed to be sucked into the black water, unable to move away. She stared at her reflection in the black water, seeing her expression that was a mixture of grief, anxiety and sadness, as if she saw her future covered by darkness.
"I never lie, your majesty. If you want to win the emperor's love, you have no choice but to trust me." Yuan Rong did not expect that Yizhen actually had feelings for the emperor. He was secretly surprised. Now he was not afraid that Yizhen would not drink the black water obediently and be controlled by him.
"Not only the emperor, but everyone else... as long as they are the ones I want, they will be attracted to me and tempted by me..."
With trembling hands, he slowly picked up the porcelain bowl and brought it to his mouth.
It was only a split-second action, but Yizhen took more than ten times as long to complete it.
"Everyone will... as long as it's the person you want, they will be loyal to you... they can't resist your charm..." Yuan Rong's faint voice was like a cold wind, blowing slowly into Yizhen's ears.
Even though she was cold all over and knew it was a trick, Yizhen couldn't resist the temptation of the black water.
Even if it was poison, she was willing to try it... as long as she could gain the emperor's favor...
In this palace, he was the only one who held a high position and power but did not look down upon me; he was the only one who could make my heart beat fast; he was the only one who could make me willing to risk my life to drink this bowl of black water...
Yizhen cleared her mind of distractions, picked up the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Yuan Rong burst into laughter and disappeared from Yizhen's sight.
Suddenly, a strong wind blew, making the doors and windows rattle.
Yizhen let out a scream and hugged the bed legs tightly to avoid being blown away by the strong wind.
When the strong wind died down, Yizhen slowly raised her head. Yuan Rong was no longer in the messy room. Only an empty porcelain bowl was left at her feet. She subconsciously touched her throat and felt a dryness. She quickly poured herself a glass of water. The water did not relieve the pain of dryness, but made the burning sensation even stronger.
Yizhen threw away the cup of water in pain and leaned over the table, gasping for breath.
What on earth did she drink? It was too late to regret. The black water she drank had already dissolved into her blood and she couldn't even spit it out.
"Master! Master..." Yizhen's voice became more and more hoarse. After calling several times, no sound came out.
She anxiously pushed open the door and ran into the yard to look for Yuan Rong.
But there was only pitch-black night all around, not a single ghost in sight.
Standing in the cold wind, Yizhen gradually calmed down, returned to the room slowly like a ghost, and sat quietly beside the bed.
Anyway, I have already drunk the bowl of black water and cannot regret it. All I can do now is to wait calmly for tomorrow...
That night, the Queen Mother was escorted out of the palace by a team led by Kang Xiaorong and headed to the peaceful Western Capital.
Kang Xiaorong did not tell the Queen Mother about the princess's recovery because he thought she did not know that the princess in the palace was a monster. Although he was still dissatisfied with the Queen Mother forcing him to marry the princess, he could not bear to let the Queen Mother worry about the real princess.
Under the quiet moonlight, the convoy moved forward slowly and in an orderly manner.
Kang Xiaorong is only responsible for escorting the empress dowager out of the capital, and the rest of the journey will be left to other guards.
Along the way, the Queen Mother sat very quietly in the carriage, so quiet that it seemed as if she had disappeared.
When Kang Xiaorong turned his horse around and prepared to return to the palace, one of the empress dowager's attendants came up to him and said that the empress dowager had something to say to him.
Kang Xiaorong came to the Queen Mother's carriage and listened to her lecture through the curtain.
The Queen Mother lifted a corner of the carriage curtain and said in a voice that only Kang Xiaorong could hear: "Young General, this time I leave, I may never return to the palace again... Can you let me go clearly and tell me what exactly is wrong with Tianning?"
"Since I have been chosen by the Queen Mother as her husband, I should love and care for the princess all my life. How dare I be dissatisfied?" Kang Xiaorong had no intention of answering and looked at the Queen Mother with a wry smile. Before leaving, the Queen Mother still refused to let him go.
"Young General, at this point, are you still speaking to me in this tone..." Kang Xiaorong's aggressive tone made the Queen Mother sigh.
"If the Queen Mother has no other instructions, please allow me to take my leave first." Kang Xiaorong didn't want to listen to the Queen Mother's nagging.
"Young General, I have something to give you..." the Queen Mother said, signaling Kang Xiaorong to stretch out his hand with her eyes.
Kang Xiaorong reached out his hand doubtfully, and the Queen Mother handed him a brocade bag.
Although the brocade bag was exquisitely crafted, it looked a bit old, as if it had been used for more than ten years.
The Queen Mother said, "This is the amulet I have worn since I was a child. It can ward off evil and avoid misfortune. I hope you will keep it with you. It can protect you from being harassed by demons. There has been an evil spirit running rampant in the palace recently, and I don't want to see you being attacked by it..."
Kang Xiaorong held the brocade bag in his hand, took a breath, and asked, "Why not leave it to the princess?"
The Queen Mother did not answer, but her smile was unreadable.
The princess in the palace is not Tianning, but Yanniang, and the real Tianning is missing. The Queen Mother cannot leave the amulet to the real Tianning, so she has to leave it to Kang Xiaorong, whom Tianning loves. But Kang Xiaorong doesn't know this, so he can't guess what the Queen Mother is thinking. He only feels a little strange from the Queen Mother's smile, and always feels that the Queen Mother gave the amulet to him with some kind of awareness.