"Master, Concubine Jing has gone too far. She is asking the Emperor to leave at this time." The palace maid Luo Mei helped Lin Jieyu back and said.
"I think Concubine Jing has something to do. Don't worry about it," Lin Jieyu said with a smile.
"Master has a good temper." Luomei sighed.
When Qi Yixiu arrived, the lights in the Tai Chi Palace were all on, so something must have happened.
He didn't rush to ask, so he went in. When he saw that Yao Meiren was also at the door, he waved his hand to tell her to get up.
Yao Meiren hurriedly explained to Shen Chuliu: "The queen was sleeping, and suddenly a poisonous scorpion was on the couch and on the queen's body. Fortunately, the queen reacted quickly, and the gods and Buddhas blessed her and she was not hurt."
"Poisonous scorpion?" Qi Yixiu frowned.
"Exactly, Yuanxiao and the others have been catching them for a while. There are seventeen of them. They are black venomous scorpions half the size of a palm, highly poisonous things." Yao Meiren said.
Qi Yixiu's face turned dark instantly.
When he came in, everyone greeted him, but he just waved his hand.
I saw Shen Chuliu sitting on the couch outside, and his response was a little slow: "Your Majesty."
She stood up to salute, but her legs felt weak and she was supported by Chi Su.
Qi Yixiu came over to help her: "Didn't you say you weren't hurt?"
"Your Majesty is scared. Your Majesty is most afraid of these things." Yao Meiren still remembered the spider on the tree that scared Shen Chuliu many years ago.
"It's okay, I'm okay." Shen Chuliu sat down holding the emperor's hand and smiled bitterly: "My legs are just weak."
"Call the imperial doctor." Qi Yi said.
"It's been called, come soon." Shen Chuliu said: "Yuanxiao and the others checked. The scorpion came in through a small hole under my bed."
"Why is there a hole?" The inner room is not a kitchen. How can there be a mouse hole if there is nothing to eat
"It was dug. I don't know how long it took. It's because my room is right on the outside." Shen Chuliu said, feeling his throat dry, so he took a sip of water.
"The imperial doctor is here." Yin Hu said outside.
Dr. Zhao came in and saw that the emperor was also there, and hurriedly paid his respects.
He didn't dare to say anything more, just asking for Shen Chuliu's pulse.
After a while, he said: "Your Majesty, you are frightened and need to take good care of yourself."
"Yes." Shen Chuliu took another sip of water: "I have been thinking for a long time about where this poisonous scorpion came from. Some people eat it, but it is impossible for the palace to eat it. It can only be from your Imperial Medical Office."
"This... the Imperial Medical Office does have this. It's a kind of medicine, and it's found in many medicines. But I don't know, usually what I bring back is a living thing or a dead thing." Doctor Zhao doesn't care about this.
"Go and call the imperial doctor. Whoever is in charge should be called here. On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, send someone to check." Qi Yixiu made a grimace and said, "Let me see who doesn't want to live."
This was clearly meant to put Concubine Jing to death. If she hadn't escaped from so many poisonous scorpions, how many times would she have survived
After Shen Chuliu was frightened, he was in low spirits. He curled up on the couch outside and fell asleep without waiting for the order from the imperial doctor.
Qi Yixiu didn't ask anyone to move her, he just asked for a clean quilt that had been inspected to be covered with her, and that was all.
When the Imperial Physician of the Song Dynasty came, he didn't dare to say anything when he saw it. He just whispered: "The Imperial Physician's Office does use scorpions this time, but it is not this kind of scorpion. And in order to avoid scaring the nobles, usually what is sent in are finished products and no live animals. . And these scorpions are not the ones found in the Imperial City, they are just from the north."
"Yes, yes, yes, the local scorpions are very small, not so big." Dr. Zhao also said hurriedly.
"Very good, let me check where these things came from." Qi Yixiu said angrily.
Everyone hurriedly responded.
Doctor Zhao gave Yuanxiao a few instructions and then left.
There was something strange in the inner room, and Qi Yixiu didn't want to go in, so he just lay on the couch in the outer room undressed for two hours. In the morning, the queen learned what had happened and came early in the morning.
As expected, Shen Chuliu had developed a fever as Dr. Zhao had expected.
This was a follow-up reaction to being frightened. The emperor was already prepared when he entered Zhao Taiyi. Shen Chuliu had medicine to drink early in the morning, so he was not nervous.
When the queen came, everyone told the story, and the queen was also shocked.
"This is really crazy. I'm going to ask people to check all the palaces. Mei Jieyu is still pregnant with the child, so don't cause trouble."
"Well, Queen, go ahead. When we get back now, it's time for them to pay their respects. Let's talk about it. I have something else to do today, so I won't be free in the morning. I'll go to your place in the afternoon."
Shen Chuliu, who was very lethargic at the moment, also said hurriedly: "Your Majesty and your empress, please go and get busy. I will not go to Fengzao Palace today. I need to check my own palace first."
"You have a good rest and we'll tell you when you feel better." The queen patted her hand.
Shen Chuliu agreed and sent the emperor and empress out.
She also had no appetite for breakfast, so she only drank a small bowl of porridge and then fell asleep again. She didn't go into the inner room, so she just lay here.
In the inner room, the bed had been moved away, and the hole was indeed dug out by man, and it looked like it had been a long time ago, not just now.
As for whether it was caused during the renovation of Yufu Palace or whether it existed originally, it's hard to say.
However, since someone knows about this hole, there is no need to worry about finding it out.
"The outside of this cave is blocked with bricks. Isn't there a forest here, and no one usually goes to see it." Yuan Xiao whispered to Chi Su and others: "I will go to the Queen to report it first. This matter needs to be investigated. Who is coming this way?"
"The neighbor dared to frame our master before." Chi Su gritted his teeth: "Could it be that she wanted to die?"
"Tsk, it's hard to say, but this scorpion...she just entered the palace, I'm afraid it won't be easy to deal with, right?" Yuan Xiao said.
"Anyway, let's report it first. Don't find out. It's a death-seeking thing." Chi Su was very angry.
Yuanxiao nodded: "I'm going, you look at the master."
In Fengzao Palace, the queen told the story and everyone was frightened.
This is really scary. If you were stung by a poisonous scorpion in your dream, you might just be gone.
Isn't this too cruel
"This matter must be investigated strictly. I am now telling you to be careful in your palace and check every corner." The queen said calmly: "As for who did this, don't leave it to chance as soon as possible. Concubine Jing was born in the Shen family, and her family has made great achievements. She has given birth to a sixth prince in the palace, and this situation is really bad, and the emperor and I will not take it lightly. "
The queen looked around at the people below: "This is all I have to say. You can take care of yourself."
With that said, she got up and went into the inner room without saying anything to tell everyone to disperse.
Concubine Jin was unique today and stood up hesitantly: "Let's break up then?"
Not many people bought it, so they all said hello to her perfunctorily and then went their separate ways.
Yuanxiao came to talk about the matter, and the queen immediately asked people from the Criminal Division to come directly.
The stewards from the Ministry of Internal Affairs who had participated in the renovation of Yufu Palace also came.
This matter must be dealt with from the root. It is such an earth-shattering incident. If it is not found out, even the Shen family may not be able to do anything.
What's more, this is direct murder. If Concubine Jing hadn't been lucky, she would have died.
good evening
(End of chapter)