Take a sip of tea and your lips and teeth will immediately smell fragrant. After Xie Ruzhuo tasted it carefully, he couldn't help but sigh, "The third prince's tea art is exquisite, Zhuo'er admires it."
Xiao Junxi said, "If you like it, why not make tea for you every day?"
As soon as his words came out, both of them were stunned. It was Xiao Junxi who came to her senses first, pursed her lips and said with a smile, "In the future, if I divide the house, you can come here often to drink tea."
All in all, Xiao Junxi had already reached the age of a separate mansion, but his health had always been poor. Emperor Jing felt sorry for his son, so he never opened a separate mansion for him and only lived in the palace.
In her previous life, Xiao Junxi also lived alone in a separate house after getting married. Could it be that the same is true in this life
Xie Ruzhuo couldn't help but think of the exotic princess. In her previous life, she had no idea, but now when she thought about the man in front of her marrying someone else, she felt a throbbing pain in her heart.
She was very careful about dragging this man into the mortal world and being tainted, so why could others treat him like that
Xie Ruzhuo kept her head lowered, so Xiao Junxi did not see the unwillingness and sadness in her eyes. Just seeing that she remained silent, Xiao Junxi also felt a little regretful, fearing that she had offended the beauty, so she smiled and said, "It's a pity that there is no snow today. If it snows, sitting here and watching the scenery will be more pleasant."
Xie Ruzhuo just came to his senses at this time and blurted out, "Today's scenery is also very good." Although red plum blossoms and snow are rare, the color of the person in front of him is not inferior to the scenery outside.
Seeing that the two of them were interested in having a concubine, but neither of them dared to reveal anything first, Xiao Xinning immediately blinked at Xiao Junxi and said with a smile, "Miss Xie, do you know that my mother-in-law specially came to the daughter's banquet so early today? , what’s the matter?”
Xie Ruzhuo shook his head and said with a smile, "I don't know."
Xiao Xinning became more and more interested, looked at Xiao Junxi narrowly and said, "Of course I will help my third brother choose a good wife."
"Xin Ning, don't talk nonsense."
As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Junxi glared at her, but this glare was too intimidating. Instead of being afraid, Xiao Xunning smiled more and more and said, "My mother-in-law said that the third brother is also older." Not young anymore, it’s time to ask for a wife. Besides, I’m not the only one who has this idea today. Concubine Xian and Concubine Hui all want to find a real wife for their son, but my third brother doesn’t want one. ?”
At this point, she pointed at Xie Ruzhuo again and said, "Ms. Xie, I once read a poem in a book, which goes like this: 'If you have flowers, you must break them; don't wait until there are no flowers to break branches.' Do you think this poem is correct?"
Xie Ruzhuo snorted and forced a smile, "This poem certainly makes sense, but the flowers are growing well on the branches, why bother to pick them off? Just like the bright moon in the sky, wouldn't it be tarnished by dragging it to the mortal world? ?”
Xiao Xinning didn't want her to say such words, and she was a little stunned and said, "But I'm talking about people, Miss Xie, what if I'm just talking about people?"
Seeing Xiao Xinning pressing harder, Xie Ruzhuo felt his face turn red as a shrimp. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a voice not far away. A female voice said sharply, "Send the message to the doctor quickly!"
Several people were startled immediately, but Xie Ruzhuo was the first to react and said, "Let's go over and have a look."
Xiao Junxi patted Xiao Xinning's forehead in a deserted place, sighed, and then followed Xie Ruzhuo to Zhilan Palace.
Zhilan Palace was in chaos at this time. Xiao Xinning grabbed a palace member and asked, "What happened?"
The palace man trembled and said, "Ms. Xiangbi was eating snacks here just now. Who knows, just after eating a few pieces, her lower abdomen started bleeding. The imperial doctor is on the way here!"
Hearing this, Xiao Xinning was slightly startled and said, "How could this happen?"
Looking at Concubine Hui again, she also looked panicked. She pointed at the palace servants and said, "I will lock up everyone in Zhilan Palace today!"
As soon as the incident happened, all the noble ladies from the aristocratic families present had been sent to the side hall of Zhilan Palace. Xie Ruzhuo took a look at the messy room, turned around and said, "Seventh Princess, I'm going to accompany my mother."
Seeing this, Xiao Xinning looked at Xiao Junxi and then said, "I'll go with you."
Xiao Junxi patted Xie Ruzhuo's head comfortingly and whispered, "Don't be afraid, I will be there for you in everything."
After hearing this, Xie Ruzhuo felt surprisingly relieved. He smiled immediately, nodded, and followed Xiao Xinning to the side hall.
The side hall is only a few steps away from the main hall, so all the movements in the main hall can be heard clearly in that wing.
Xie Ruzhuo stood under the corridor, watching figures coming in and out from time to time, while mentally guessing what Concubine Hui's next move would be.
There was a woman lying on the bed, she was about twenty-eight years old, her face was pretty and pleasant, but now she was tortured by pain and was extremely hideous. She clutched the brocade quilt tightly and cried, "Your Majesty, save me, I feel so hurt!"
Concubine Ye Guifei was sitting in her seat, looking inside from time to time, and sighed in a low voice, "What a sin. How could this concubine be like this?"
Concubine Hui stretched out her handkerchief to wipe away the non-existent tears, and also covered up the disdain on her face, and said, "I'm afraid it's not because I have trouble with her, but because I want to attack the fetus in her belly. Over the years, there have been many victims in our harem. There are not many children who died, but I don’t know who the hell is, who actually did such a vicious thing!"
Concubine Ye glanced meaningfully at Concubine Hui, and seeing that her expression was indeed normal, she turned to look at the room separated by a curtain.
The woman's voice gradually became lower than nothing, and Concubine Xian also arrived at this time. As soon as she entered the door, she asked, "What happened?"
After hearing the news, she hurried over just to watch the show. After all, something happened at the daughter's banquet, and the place of the incident was Concubine Hui's palace. Concubine Hui was inseparable from it no matter what!
Concubine Hui, who had always disliked her, sneered and said, "Sister Concubine Xian came very quickly. She is well informed."
Concubine Xian snorted, "My palace has always been close to the imperial hospital, but sister Hui Concubine, something happened to this person here, but you acted like you were fine. Could it be that you couldn't hide your pride after you succeeded?" What?"
Hearing this, Concubine Hui immediately stood up, pointed at her and said, "Don't slander anyone. I tell you, God is watching, and I'm not afraid of what others say when I act righteously." As she said that, she thought of something again, and then let go He softened his voice and said, "Sister, you have to be careful when walking at night."
"What do you mean?" Concubine Xian gritted her teeth with hatred as soon as she saw her face. Just when she was about to question, she heard the announcement from the chamberlain outside the door, "The Emperor has arrived -"
As soon as Emperor Jing arrived, everyone in the room immediately knelt on the floor.
He walked up to Concubine Ye, helped her up, then looked at the others and said, "Let's all get flat. What is going on?"
Seeing that he was asking Concubine Ye, Concubine Hui was about to open her mouth, but she closed her mouth unwillingly.
Concubine Ye took two steps back, got away from Emperor Jing's support, and then said respectfully, "Back to the emperor, Sister Xiangbi became unwell after eating tea here. However, the imperial doctor has not yet come out, so it is not sure whether she is like this or not." What’s the reason for this appearance?”
Emperor Jing nodded, sat down on the main seat, and asked, "Isn't today a banquet for a rich man? Where are the ladies and ladies from the aristocratic families?"
Concubine Ye smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. Sister Hui Concubine has already properly placed them in the side hall. After they are properly placed in the side hall, it won't be too late for the daughter's banquet to be held later."
Hearing this, Emperor Jing said favorably, "With you here, nothing will go wrong."
At this moment, the imperial doctor came out with a nervous look on his face. When he saw Emperor Jing, he knelt down and said, "I send you your regards, Your Majesty!"
Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "No need, I ask you, how is Concubine Xiang?"
The imperial doctor thought about it for a while, but still couldn't help but trembled, "Back to the emperor, Xiang Concubine has saved her life, but I'm afraid she won't be able to get pregnant again in this life!"
"What?" Emperor Jing immediately stood up and said in a deep voice, "What is going on? Has Xiang Concubine ever found out the reason?"
The imperial doctor lowered his head and did not dare to look at Emperor Jing, but he still had to report the seriousness of the matter, "Back to the emperor, Xiang Concubine's symptoms are exactly the same as the previous miscarriage symptoms of Liang Concubine Qi Concubine and others. According to Wei Chen's inference, it may be the same person. What you did!"
"impossible!"
Concubine Xian was the first to lose her voice and said, "Hasn't the murderer of the previous murder been executed? How could Sister Xiang be murdered again?"
Concubine Hui immediately sneered and said, "Perhaps Concubine Lin was framed before. In this harem, it is not impossible to use power to force concubines to submit."
Seeing that the two of them were still in the mood to quarrel at this time, Emperor Jing suddenly felt that one was bigger than the other. Concubine Ye could see his anxiety and said softly, "You two sisters, please stop arguing. Let's see the imperial doctor." How to say it."
Someone in the palace had already brought in all the things that Xiang Concubine had touched. After the imperial doctor examined them one by one, he immediately confirmed after examining the plate of pastries, "Your Majesty, there is something wrong with this pastry. There are pieces inside." The aura minister will never smell wrong.”
Emperor Jing looked at the plate of pastries, slammed the table, and said in a deep voice, "Come here, check everyone one by one. I will definitely get to the bottom of it today!"
When Concubine Qi was pregnant two years ago, she was given the drug Sui Er San, which resulted in her stillbirth, and Concubine Qi would never be able to get pregnant again in her life. It was later found out that Concubine Lin, who lived in her side palace, had given the drug, and that Concubine Lin had planned the previous murders of several concubines. Concubine Lin had already been executed at that time, so why is Sui'ersan appearing again in the harem now!
Seeing Emperor Jing's anger, Concubine Hui lowered her head and immediately revealed a proud smile. Concubine Xian, just wait and see, we will decide the outcome today!
Not long after, someone from the imperial kitchen was summoned. After asking about the plate of cakes, the imperial kitchen chief immediately replied, "Back to the emperor, it is true that these pastries were made by slaves, but the royal kitchen in the middle has been here." There are so many people, I’m afraid someone might have tampered with them.”
Seeing that the envoy kept complaining, Concubine Ye asked, "This pastry looks just like any other. Today is a banquet for a rich man, so why is the person who drugged it so stupid?"
After hearing this, the Secretary suddenly remembered something and said, "Back to Concubine Ye, Xiang concubines don't eat almond flour, so this plate of pastries is specially made for Xiang concubines. You see, there are marks on these pastries."
Concubine Ye took the pastry from the envoy's hand, and sure enough she saw a small impression on it. She nodded to Emperor Jing and said, "Your Majesty, there is indeed a mark. Then please recall and see how this plate of pastry is steamed." At that time, who was here?"
The commander thought for a while, then suddenly raised his head and said, "Back to your concubine, I remembered that when this pastry was about to be steamed, someone did come and open this plate of pastry!"
Concubine Hui and Concubine Xian immediately asked at the same time, "Who is it?"
The envoy was a little scared, and he hesitated for a long time and refused to say anything. It wasn't until Emperor Jing glared that the commander said tremblingly, "Yes, it's Luan'er, the maid of the Concubine Xian!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Concubine Xian was the first to attack, shouting, "Slave dog, who told you to slander me like this!"