Prime Minister Liu went to the palace specifically because of Minister Wu's matter.
"Rong'er, no matter what method you use, you must stop Shen Qingwan from investigating this matter, otherwise we will be involved!" Prime Minister Liu's tone was very serious, and Liu Churong had no choice but to take it seriously.
After seeing off Prime Minister Liu, Liu Churong began to think about how to deal with Shen Qingwan. He might as well take this opportunity to teach her a lesson.
"Xiao Lu, I heard that you are still in contact with Xiao Man, the maid of Concubine Xian?" She leaned lazily on the beauty couch, and her words were tentative, "You are a member of my palace, you should know who this heart is with."
Xiaolu knelt on the ground devoutly, lowered his head and dared not say a word.
Everyone in the palace knew that Concubine Xian and Concubine Liu had a bad relationship, and now Concubine Gui knew about her affair with Xiao Man...
"Don't worry, I'm not an unreasonable person." She glanced at Xiaolu who was kneeling on the ground with disdain, "Go and help me find out about Concubine Xian, and that will be your way of making up for your mistake."
Xiaolu nodded and went out. Two days later, she found out that Concubine Xian was allergic to almonds. This information was good news for Liu Churong.
Since she wanted to get involved in Minister Wu's corruption, she would have to leave her alone.
That day, she ordered people to make pastries with almond powder. Looking at the exquisite pastries in the box, a smug smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
She went straight to Shen Qingwan's palace. She wanted to deliver the cake to her personally and would only feel at ease after watching her eat the almond cake with her own mouth.
"Sister Xianfei, why don't you go out?" She smiled and addressed me in a very affectionate way, "I'm looking forward to having a good chat with you."
Shen Qingwan frowned slightly, feeling suspicious about her arrival.
Why did she suddenly come to see me
His mind was full of doubts, but his face remained calm, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, not warm but not too unfamiliar.
"I have a cold personality and don't like too much noise."
What she said was the truth. She was not a cheerful person and usually only spoke a few words to Concubine De, and she didn't say a word to anyone else.
"I brought some pastries to visit my sister today, and I also want to reconcile with her."
Having said that, she sat down without any hesitation, and Zhao Xiaolu put the box of pastries on the table and opened it.
Shen Qingwan pursed her pretty lips slightly, looking at the exquisite pastries on the table, she was even more confused.
The word "reconciliation" is too far-fetched to describe them. When have they ever been reconciled
"This is a new pastry made in the imperial kitchen. I thought my sister might not have the energy to look for it, so I sent it to my sister's palace." She called her sister naturally, but Shen Qingwan did not give her that much face and did not even call her sister.
Recently she was busy investigating the affairs of Minister Wu and had no time to care about pastries. She was thinking about clues at the time, but was interrupted by her unexpectedly.
She was busy seeing Liu Churong off, so she picked up a piece of cake from the box, put it in her mouth and took a bite.
This pastry is worthy of being from the imperial kitchen. It melts in your mouth and tastes very sweet and delicious.
She curled her lips and raised her pretty eyebrows slightly, "The cakes are delicious. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Seeing her take a bite without hesitation, a flash of pride appeared in her eyes.
He had nothing to say to her in the first place, and when he saw her finish her meal, he did not stay for a moment and left, saying that he had something to do in the palace.
After Liu Churong left, she had no appetite for the pastries and just put them back in the pastry box and continued to think about Minister Wu.
But I don’t know what’s going on. I always feel uncomfortable, but I can’t put it into words.
"Xiao Man, pour me some hot tea." She frowned and pressed her chest. Could it be that she felt a little dry in the mouth because of the bite of pastry she had just taken
Xiao Man agreed and turned around to get some hot water, but when she came back she was dumbfounded.
Shen Qingwan, who was originally doing well at the table, fell to the ground. She immediately put down the hot water in her hand and ran over.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Wake up! Imperial Physician! Imperial Physician!"
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Xiao Man asked someone to help Shen Qingwan up and then went to the Imperial Hospital to find the imperial physician to see her.
At this time, the emperor was sitting beside Shen Qingwan's bed, with a trace of worry on his handsome face, while the imperial physician knelt on the ground to feel her pulse.
"How is Concubine Xian?" His voice was deep, but with a hint of anger.
The imperial physician then withdrew his hand and said calmly, "The Empress Xianfei fainted due to an allergy."
"Allergic?" Fu Yuheng couldn't help but frowned, his eyes turned cold and fell on Xiao Man standing beside him, "How did you serve me!"
Xiao Man is Concubine Xian's personal maid, and she is the one who usually takes care of her life. How could she even send her food that she is allergic to
With his eyes wide open, he glanced worriedly at the empress lying on the bed, then reported.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty's diet is strictly controlled by your servants on a daily basis, and there will be no mistakes..." She didn't know which link had gone wrong. She knew that your Majesty was allergic to almonds, so she specifically instructed the imperial kitchen not to add anything related to almonds.
"Her Majesty the Concubine did not eat much. I will prescribe some medicine and she will be fine." The imperial physician said in a low voice.
Fu Yuheng felt relieved after hearing what the imperial physician said. Fortunately, it was only a small amount.
"What did the virtuous concubine eat today?" He wanted to see whether it was an accident or man-made, and whether someone was behind it.
"The queen had some porridge this morning, and there is some left in the kitchen. The rest..." Xiao Man racked her brains to think about what the queen had eaten today. She glanced at the table and suddenly remembered, "There are also cakes."
Upon hearing this, the imperial physician asked someone to bring out the two items. He only needed to check to know which one had the problem.
Xiaoman didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly placed both dishes on the table herself.
Fu Yuheng stood by the table, watching the doctor bend down and taste each dish. After drinking the porridge and taking a bite of the cake, he suddenly frowned.
"This pastry contains ground almonds!" he said with certainty.
"Where did this pastry come from?" Fu Yuheng's black eyes slowly narrowed, revealing a dangerous aura. He always felt that this matter was not simple.
Xiao Man suddenly remembered that Concubine Liu had come to the palace today. "Concubine Liu suddenly came to visit the queen today and said that she wanted to use this cake to reconcile with the queen."
She suddenly realized that Concubine Liu wanted to harm the Empress!
"It must be Concubine Liu! She watched Her Majesty eat and then left in a hurry." Now that she thought about it, she found it strange.
When Fu Yuheng found out, his eyes were filled with anger, and he went to Liu Churong's palace in person and scolded her.
After being quiet for a while, he thought that he had changed his behavior, but he didn't expect that he would do such a harmful thing!