Chapter 117 Blocking Others' Way

The poisoning of Princess Shuhe made Nian Shilan very upset. Now even this Mu Sheng could not be found, which made her already uneasy mood even more depressed.

"My Lady, I have already sent someone to find out about this person as Fuzi instructed. You don't have to worry too much. Just eat something."

Songzhi comforted Nian Shilan. She felt very distressed that Nian Shilan had not had a good meal since Princess Shuhe's accident.

"It's okay, I don't have an appetite right now."

Nian Shilan rubbed her forehead. Shuhe now has Xin always by her side, and she doesn't cry as much as before. However, she will never be at peace until the person who poisoned her is found.

In fact, she still believed what Fu Zi said in her heart. Maybe Fu Zi was used by someone, but this was not a reason for Nian Shilan to forgive her.

Fu Zi was originally brought into the palace by her from the Nian family. She had received a long period of training in the Nian family. In addition, she had experienced so many things with them from the prince's mansion to the palace now. Now, she could be used by others so easily, and even put the princess in danger.

All of this made her unforgivable.

But if Fu Zi was not lying, then the person Mu Sheng she mentioned must exist. Even if he is missing now, Nian Shilan will find him even if she has to dig three feet underground.

Thinking about the person behind the scenes going to such great lengths to harm her, it can be said that he has deep intentions.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

Later, just as Nian Shilan was thinking about what to do next, she heard Su Peisheng's voice outside.

"Greetings to the Emperor."

When Nian Shilan stood up from the couch and prepared to greet the emperor, the people outside the room had already walked in.

"Hurry up and get up. How is Shuhe now?"

The emperor reached out and helped Nian Shilan up, and asked her with a hint of worry on his face.

However, Nian Shilan knew very well that the emperor's current behavior was just to avoid giving others a chance to talk, otherwise he would not have taken it so seriously when he first learned that Shuhe was unwell.

"If His Majesty is not free to come today, I am also ready to send someone to report to His Majesty. Shuhe has now recovered a lot after the treatment of Imperial Physicians Wen and Jiang, but..."

Nian Shilan paused and stared at the expression on the emperor's face.

"Shuhe wasn't sick this time, she was poisoned. Someone put drugs in her pastry."

At this time, Nian Shilan also asked Songzhi to invite Wen Shichu and Jiang Cheng, who had been staying in the Yiku Palace in the next room.

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty."

"What Her Majesty Hua Guifei said is true. Princess Shuhe was indeed poisoned. I found cassava flour in the princess's food. It is very similar to water chestnut flour. If consumed in excess, it will cause vomiting at best, and life-threatening at worst."

Wen Shichu told the emperor in great detail what he and Jiang Cheng had discovered before.

The emperor was stunned by the words of the imperial physician. He originally thought that it was just a simple feeling of discomfort, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

"Have you found out who did this? How dare they do this to Princess Gongtang? It's simply despicable."

Nian Shilan did not take the emperor's anger too seriously. Was it because he really cared about Shuhe's health or because he just felt that the royal dignity was challenged? She smiled sarcastically in her heart.

"The person involved in the small kitchen has been taken into my custody. She confessed that she was being used. I think the person was trying to get close to her and replaced the ingredients she received with cassava flour in the imperial kitchen when she wasn't paying attention. Now this person has been imprisoned by me. However, the Mu Sheng she mentioned has not been found yet."

"Good, all kinds of conspiracies and tricks are starting to emerge right under my nose. This is really good."

"Noble Concubine Hua, why don't you hand this person over directly to the Ministry of Punishment? They will always be able to find out the result."

The emperor seemed to disagree with Nian Shilan's practice of locking people up without permission.

"Your Majesty, I have already sent someone to investigate based on the characteristics of the person Fuzi described. I believe they will find this person in no time."

Nian Shilan was unwilling to hand Fuzi over to the Ministry of Punishment. It was not that she could not bear to see Fuzi being punished, but if she handed him over to the Ministry of Punishment, it would certainly take a long time, and there was a possibility that other mistakes would occur in the process.

But such thoughts must not be expressed in front of the emperor.

"Your Majesty, if it is really as Fuzi said, the people behind this who want to harm Shuhe will definitely pay special attention to Shuhe's health. I think she will soon be unable to sit still."

After hearing what Nian Shilan said, for some reason, the emperor suddenly thought of how she seemed to care about Shuhe when she was with Concubine Qi.

However, this thought only flashed through the emperor's mind. He felt that although Concubine Qi was a little bit capricious, it was impossible to let her do anything to harm others.

"No matter what, this matter must be resolved as soon as possible. Also, Imperial Physician Wen and Imperial Physician Jiang, I'm leaving Shuhe in your care. No more mistakes can be made."

The emperor carefully instructed Wen Shichu and Jiang Cheng.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I will do my utmost to protect the princess."

The emperor did not stay here for too long. He went back into the house to comfort Shuhe and Xin Changzai for a while, then left Yiku Palace and went to the imperial study.

"Su Peisheng, why do you think there are always disputes in the harem? Today, Shuhe was poisoned. Will they use these despicable means on me one day?"

The emperor felt angry when he thought about what had happened.

"Your Majesty, you cannot say that. You are the true dragon emperor, blessed by heaven. How could you possibly encounter such a thing? You must not worry too much."

After Su Peisheng poured a cup of tea for the emperor, he stepped aside. In response to the emperor's words, he spoke with a slight panic on his face.

"But this servant is also a little confused. Why do these things always happen to Concubine Hua, and now even such a young princess is not spared?"

He said casually as if confused.

"What else could it be? It's just that you're dissatisfied with my favor towards Concubine Hua, and you feel like you're blocking other people's way."

The emperor was not completely ignorant of the struggles in the harem, but he often turned a blind eye to it for the sake of stability in the former dynasty and the harem. Now it seems that she is becoming more and more arrogant.

"Su Peisheng, do you think I'm old in their eyes? All their eyes are fixed on my throne."

Su Peisheng absolutely dared not agree with this.

"emperor……"

"Forget it, you go down first, I want to be alone for a while."

The emperor didn't think about what kind of response Su Peisheng would get from his words. He waved his hand and asked Su Peisheng to leave.

He sat alone on the dragon throne and slowly closed his eyes. No one knew what he was thinking at this moment.