Chapter 6: Traveling through time and space to become a royal concubine, she turned the harem upside down (Part 6)

"My dear ministers, please stand up. There is no need to be formal today. Please feel free to do as you please."

The emperor waved to everyone, and when he sat down, he felt that his back pain seemed to be getting worse.

Hu Xiaomeng laughed secretly when she saw the emperor always holding his waist.

She had been worried that the silver needles wouldn't be as effective as the scalpel, but she felt relieved when she saw him like this.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

After the ceremony, everyone returned to their seats quietly.

Hu Xiaomeng's eyes swept across the original owner's uncle's family, and she happened to see the original owner's aunt and Lin Xier also secretly observing her. She gave them a provocative expression.

Lin Xier was so angry that she clenched her fists under the table and wished she could throw herself into the emperor's arms for comfort.

She secretly glanced at the emperor and found that he didn't even look at her, which made her even more angry.

Soon, Concubine Lan asked someone to perform a song and dance performance, but after watching several shows, Hu Xiaomeng found that they were all performances that were typical of this era. Although the performances were good, they were not what she wanted.

"Princess Lan, are these the only songs and dances tonight? Are there any other new ideas? This palace..."

Hu Xiaomeng was just about to ask Lan Fei if there were any new and interesting programs later, otherwise she would leave early.

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly noticed that Concubine Xian's face turned pale and she was holding her stomach, which was obviously a sign of poisoning.

"Quickly call the imperial physician! The virtuous concubine is not feeling well."

Hu Xiaomeng immediately walked to the side of Concubine Xian and took the opportunity to feel her pulse. She picked up the silver hairpin in her hand and tried it, and it immediately turned black.

(The ancients used silver to detect poison, which was quite scientific for poisons like arsenic.

Because of the poor smelting technology and rough workmanship in ancient times, the arsenic produced often contained a large amount of sulfide.

Sulfide reacts with silver, and the silver needle turns black. (Source: Baidu.)

"Poisoning! Someone poisoned the Concubine!"

When the Imperial Concubine called for the Imperial Physician, Concubine Lan and Concubine Shu also hurried to the side of Concubine Xian.

After discovering that the silver needle had turned black, he was horrified and worried that he had been poisoned as well. The entire palace banquet was in a panic.

"My Lady, you'll be fine.

I will definitely find out the truth, find the murderer, and give you an explanation!"

While the imperial physician was taking the virtuous concubine's pulse, the emperor, who was suffering from back pain, slowly came to the virtuous concubine and comforted her with a few words.

The virtuous concubine's family felt very uncomfortable when they saw the emperor neglecting their daughter like this.

"Madam Ru, please don't feel resentful. The emperor has had back pain recently and can't move.

I heard from Eunuch Hu that the emperor was in so much pain that he couldn't fall asleep in his bedroom every night.

The imperial physician has been waiting in the emperor's bedroom every day to prescribe medicine and apply plasters for him, but it has been several days, and his condition has not improved. It is still the same."

When the virtuous concubine was separated by a screen for treatment, Hu Xiaomeng pulled the virtuous concubine's mother to a corner and comforted her.

However, the volume was loud enough for the ministers' families nearby to hear clearly, including Lin's mother and Lin Xier.

When everyone heard this secret, they were a little scared but also felt very excited. Did Concubine De imply that the emperor was not doing well in that aspect?

Although Lin Xier was not a woman, she understood what he said. She pinched her palm nervously, remembering that the emperor's expression was indeed not very good just now.

Xianfei's mother was also surprised when she heard this, but she was more concerned about her daughter's safety than the emperor.

After seeing the palace maid remove the screen, he hurried forward to show concern for her.

“Aunt, cousin, you two haven’t been to the palace recently.

If you have time, please come to my Dexing Palace and hang out more often. Don't be so estranged from me."

Hu Xiaomeng held Lin Xier's hand and smiled at her, took some medicine from the space and sprinkled it on her body, then turned around and left gorgeously.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Lin's mother and Lin Xier could only smile and nod in agreement.

"Your Majesty, you must stand up for Concubine Xian. Someone actually dared to poison her at a palace banquet.

This time it was her, next time the target could be other concubines, or even you, the Emperor."

Returning to her seat, Hu Xiaomeng looked at the weak and powerless Concubine Xian with heartache. She had really spent a lot of money.

"Come here, investigate this matter thoroughly for me. We must get to the bottom of it and find the murderer who poisoned Concubine Xian."

After hearing the imperial concubine's last words, the emperor ordered the chief justice of the Dali Temple to investigate the matter thoroughly.

This time, the murderer did not put arsenic in the food, but in the lip balm of Concubine Xian, so she did not think of asking the palace maids to use silver needles to detect the rouge and powder.

What if a woman wants to harm him next time and puts arsenic in his lip balm? Wouldn't he die in vain?

Thinking of this, the emperor couldn't help but secretly feel fortunate that his waist had not been in good condition these days and he had not had any close contact with the women in the harem.

Because the virtuous concubine was poisoned by arsenic, the emperor was in no mood to hold any birthday banquet and asked everyone to leave early.

Before leaving, the emperor and Lin Xier looked at each other from afar in the crowd. Years of tacit understanding allowed them to instantly understand each other's eyes.

None of this escaped Hu Xiaomeng's eyes, and she expressed her anticipation for what would happen next.

According to the normal plot development, Lin Xier will soon go to the secret meeting place with the emperor to meet him.

But before she could get there, she avoided everyone and found that something was wrong with her body. She must have been drugged.

Thinking of this, she panicked and quickened her pace to rush to the place where she was going to meet the emperor.

It's just that running too fast speeds up blood circulation, which in turn speeds up the onset of the drug's effects.

The emperor arrived at the meeting place early, but couldn't find Lin Xier, so he sent his personal guard Ji Lin to look for her.

With his superb martial arts and tracking skills, Ji Lin quickly found Lin Xier, who was leaning against the rockery in an unconscious state.

"Miss Lin, what's wrong with you? Wake up!"

Ji Lin found that Lin Xier had a high temperature and looked unwell, so he thought of taking her to see the emperor.

This aphrodisiac in the Fox Xiaomeng system has a characteristic: anyone who has had sexual contact with the person taking the Chinese medicine will soon follow the Chinese medicine.

Not long after, Ji Lin's eyes began to blur. The woman in front of him was indeed the woman he had admired for many years.

In a small space like the rockery, it quickly...