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Luo Bingbing furrowed her brow slightly after hearing her words and asked, "When did the news come?"
"Just an hour ago. She received a summons from the Empress Dowager, who said that the Empress Dowager had given her and Consort Xi a type of tribute from another country. She secretly indicated for them to make pastries with it and send them to you tonight. Since we had previously taught them to identify poisons, she recognized that while the two items are indeed supplements when consumed separately, if eaten together, they would be deadly poison."
After hearing this, Luo Bingbing couldn't help but smirk and said, "Oh, that old hag is quite clever! Trying to use someone else's hand to kill. But what about Consort Mei that you mentioned earlier?"
"Master, Consort Mei and others who are close to her plan to douse your Phoenix Palace with kerosene tonight. They intend to burn you alive in the Phoenix Palace."
After a brief pause, An Ruo Ran continued, "I suspect that Consort Mei must know you will be poisoned, and if you truly are poisoned, there would be no escape for you. They could also completely destroy any evidence of their poisoning you."
An Ruo Ran thought that the Little One would be furious upon hearing this news, but Luo Bingbing instead wore a delighted smile.
This left An Ruo Ran puzzled; she simply could not understand why the Little One was not angry. Why was she happy?
Seeing her confused expression, Luo Bingbing said to her, "Aunt Ran, I originally planned to create a big scene at the Phoenix Palace tonight. If they are willing to do it for me, I am naturally more than happy."
"What? Master, you want to burn down your own Phoenix Palace?"
"Yes." Luo Bingbing nodded slightly.
"Why?"
"Because I have decided to leave the palace. I want to pursue my own matters. Today, I came here to tell you about this."
"What should I do?"
"You need to inform Mink to act according to their instructions immediately. I will meet her tonight. Also, hurry up and pack your things; we will return to Ling Mountain together. For now, leave this place to others. As for the monthly and annual meetings, we will attend as scheduled."
"Yes, I will arrange it right away." With that, An Ruo Ran quickly left.
Luo Bingbing also used her ability to teleport back to Piaoyun Pavilion. In her room, she secretly communicated with Shadowless and Luo Yi using her ability, informing them of her decision to fake her death tonight and leave the palace.
Once everything was prepared, everyone began leaving Prince Luo's Residence. As Snow Spirit Elder and the others departed from the royal residence, Luo Bingbing saw them off one by one, deliberately making it known to everyone.
Luo Bingbing saw that they had all left, so she returned to the palace with the Nursemaid.
After arriving at the Phoenix Palace, she sat for a while when Consort Xi sent her specially made pastries.
To convince Consort Mei and the others that she would be poisoned, Luo Bingbing ate some of those special pastries in front of Consort Xi.
Seeing that Luo Bingbing had eaten her pastries, Consort Xi was overjoyed, her eyes narrowing with delight.
She couldn't help but think to herself, "What the Empress Dowager said was indeed correct; the Empress really likes my pastries. It seems my days of rising to prominence are coming soon."
From the expression on her face, Luo Bingbing could tell what she was thinking, but she did not show any sign of disgust.
However, just because it wasn't visible on the surface didn't mean it wasn't there in her heart.
After patiently dealing with her for a while, Luo Bingbing said she wanted to rest. As soon as Consort Xi heard that the Little One wanted to rest, she hurriedly left the Phoenix Palace.
Soon, news of Luo Bingbing eating those pastries reached the Empress Dowager and Consort Mei. Naturally, they were very pleased to hear it.
But they did not let their guard down; they continued to send people to closely monitor the Phoenix Palace to see if the other Talent's pastries were eaten by the Little One.
Once Consort Xi left the Phoenix Palace, Luo Bingbing instructed the palace maids and eunuchs inside to go to the Imperial Garden to pick fresh flowers for her bath.
After the maids and eunuchs left the Phoenix Palace, only Luo Bingbing and the Nursemaid remained.
Just as those maids and eunuchs arrived at the Imperial Garden, the Talent brought specially made pastries to the Phoenix Palace. Upon seeing the Talent, Luo Bingbing couldn't help but think, "The timing is just perfect."
Hehe! That's right; this Little One deliberately sent those maids and eunuchs away.
The Talent brought her personal maid to deliver pastries to Luo Bingbing. Seeing the vast emptiness of the Phoenix Palace with hardly anyone around, she couldn't help but feel curious.
So, the Talent asked aloud, "Empress, why are there so few people in your Phoenix Palace?"
"Oh, you mean those maids and eunuchs? I sent them to the Imperial Garden to pick flowers for me."
Luo Bingbing glanced at the Talent below and asked calmly, "Are you here to deliver pastries for me as well?"
"Yes, Empress."
"It's rare to see your thoughtfulness, Nursemaid. Take her down to receive her reward!" Luo Bingbing pointed at the personal maid of the Talent.
"Yes." The Nursemaid then walked over to the maid and said, "Follow me!"
Thus, the Nursemaid led the maid away. Soon, only Luo Bingbing and the Talent remained in the grand hall.
Once she confirmed that the Nursemaid had taken the maid far away, Luo Bingbing took out a piece of white jade carved with a tiger's head from her pocket and said to the Talent, "Take a look at this."
At that moment, the Talent was secretly speculating about why the Little One had deliberately sent everyone away when she suddenly heard Luo Bingbing's words.
She quickly looked up at the Little One. However, she was startled by what she saw.
The reason for her shock was the piece of white jade with a tiger's head in Luo Bingbing's hand. Upon seeing it, she hurriedly knelt before Luo Bingbing.
With great respect, she said, "I, Mink, pay my respects to you, Master." Her tone was much more respectful than before.
Indeed, this Talent was also part of the Tiger Legion, but not at a high rank; she was someone trained by Luo Bingbing and later recruited.
Therefore, she did not recognize the Little One before her and had no idea that this Little One was the true leader of the Tiger Legion.
Although she appeared calm on the surface, she was extremely surprised inside; the Little Empress before her was her immensely powerful Master—something she had never considered.
"What's wrong? Are you surprised?" Luo Bingbing asked deliberately.
"Um... I realize my mistake."
"Alright, get up! I will be leaving the palace tonight, so follow their instructions. You should also prepare yourself; come with me tonight!"
"Yes, I obey." As Mink responded, Luo Bingbing took a stack of pastries from a cabinet beside her. These pastries looked identical to those Mink had brought earlier.
Luo Bingbing glanced at Mink and calmly instructed, "Replace these two plates of pastries immediately."
"Yes." As soon as the words were spoken, Mink quickly swapped the plate of pastries she brought with the one Luo Bingbing had taken out.
After the exchange, Luo Bingbing placed the plate of pastries brought by Mink into the cabinet next to her.
Just after she set the plate down, the Nursemaid returned with the palace maid. Luo Bingbing began to eat from the plate on the table in front of the palace maid.
The palace maid was indeed Mink's personal maid, but she had long been bribed by the Empress Dowager. Therefore, once they left Phoenix Palace, the palace maid seized the opportunity to report back to the Empress Dowager.
Upon hearing this, the Empress Dowager was naturally overjoyed. Knowing that the Little One had already eaten from both plates of pastries, she was certain that the Little One would die from poisoning that night.
With her plan more secure, she confirmed that the Little One had consumed both types of pastries and left everything else to Consort Mei to arrange.
Dongfang Hao had just arrived at the outskirts of the Underworld when he received news from the Shadow Guard of the Demon Palace left in the palace, stating that Consort Mei's faction planned to set fire to Phoenix Palace that night.
Upon receiving this news, Dongfang Hao was not worried at all; he coldly smiled and thought, "They really don't know their place. They don't consider who the child is; how could they possibly harm her?"
His shadow guards had not discovered any issues with the pastries, so he naturally remained unaware that they were laced with deadly poison.
In his mind, he was already certain that Consort Mei's conspiracy could never succeed; that Little One would never allow them to burn Phoenix Palace.
Thus, he continued to stay in the Underworld, searching for the headquarters of the secret door with Mu Xi and others.
As night fell, Snow Spirit Elder quietly arrived at Phoenix Palace with two corpses found in Mass Graveyard and handed them over to the Little One.
Their figures were similar to those of Luo Bingbing and Nursemaid, so if their appearances were destroyed by fire, outsiders would be unable to tell whether they were Luo Bingbing and Nursemaid or not.
After delivering the corpses, Snow Spirit Elder quickly left the palace. Luo Bingbing then changed her clothes with those of Nursemaid onto the two corpses.
Once everything was ready, Luo Bingbing instructed a few personal maids nearby to go to Mink and retrieve what she needed. However, when they arrived at Talent's place, Mink used a trick to keep them there.
Subsequently, Luo Bingbing used her ability to make her body appear as if it had been poisoned.
In order to make them believe, she rolled on the ground again and then pretended to faint, falling into a deep sleep.
When this news reached the ears of the Empress Dowager and Consort Mei, they felt that the time was ripe. Thus, they immediately began to implement their plan to set fire to the Phoenix Palace.
As they ordered people to start the fire, the palace maids and eunuchs inside the Phoenix Palace began to exit. They were loyal to Consort Mei and naturally knew that something was about to happen at the Phoenix Palace.
Therefore, they had been secretly observing the movements around the Phoenix Palace, and upon noticing something amiss, they quickly left.
The ordinary palace maids and eunuchs only broke out after the fire had started.
Luo Bingbing and Nursemaid were the last to leave the Phoenix Palace. Outsiders only thought that Nursemaid was alone caring for the sick Empress, and due to the raging flames, neither of them managed to escape.
Little One had already used her ability to teleport herself and Nursemaid outside of the Phoenix Palace. They hid in a large tree, quietly watching those outside trying to extinguish the fire.
Watching those who were fighting the flames, Luo Bingbing couldn't help but smirk slightly, saying with a wicked smile, "A bunch of fools, take your time saving!"
Afterward, Luo Bingbing took Nursemaid away from there to meet with Mink.
Then, the three of them left the palace together. Of course, since Mink was an outsider, Luo Bingbing did not use her ability but walked out of the palace on foot instead.
However, for safety's sake, Luo Bingbing quietly set up an invisible barrier around both of them.
When Dongfang Hao received news that the Phoenix Palace was on fire, he was extremely shocked. Worried for Little One's safety, he immediately left the Underworld.
He instructed Mu Xi to stay behind with their group to search for the headquarters of the secret door while he hurried back to the palace without delay.
Although Dongfang Hao rushed back quickly, due to the long distance, by the time he returned to Silver City, it was already early morning of the next day.
He first ran to Prince Luo's Residence to see if Luo Bingbing was there. However, when he arrived at Prince Luo's Residence, he was informed by the gatekeeper that his Little Empress had returned to the palace yesterday.
Thus, he hastened back to the palace.
At this point, however, the Phoenix Palace had already turned into a pile of ruins. Looking at the devastation before him, Dongfang Hao finally felt a sense of fear.
He immediately ordered the Dark Guard and Shadow Guards, along with the palace guards, to search throughout the palace to see if they could find any trace of the Little One.
However, to his disappointment, after searching the entire palace two or three times, they still could not find any sign of the Little One.
At that moment, the maidens who had been knocked unconscious in the Talent Palace last night woke up. Upon hearing that the Phoenix Palace had been completely burned down and that the Empress was missing, they hurried to the ruins.
They continuously called out for the Little One, but there was no response.
Just then, Dongfang Hao noticed them. Knowing they were the personal maidens of the Little One, he called them over and asked why they were not with her.
Upon hearing his question, the maidens truthfully reported to Dongfang Hao.
At that moment, two Ordinary Eunuchs who had escaped last night approached Dongfang Hao and knelt before him, reporting, "Your Majesty, it seems that the Empress was poisoned last night, and it appears to be Deadly Poison."
Upon hearing their words, Dongfang Hao felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
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