This story is purely fictional. Historical figures who do not exist may appear, and the ages of some characters may not align. Please consider it an alternate history.
1. Kangxi's Harem: ...
Looking at Granny Wulan's hurried and flustered appearance, Anning vaguely sensed something, but she didn't dare to guess what it was.
Bai Guo and her dowry maids looked at them and couldn't help but exchange glances, their eyes filled with surprise. They had received training before entering the palace, and it was normal to be anxious when one's mistress was ill, but this was a bit too "anxious".
Seeing Chunlan and Granny Wulan's behavior, they couldn't help but doubt their own loyalty. As they thought this, their expressions became increasingly worried.
Looking at everyone's reactions, An Ning almost thought she had some incurable disease, and felt it was all absurd.
After Granny Wulan came in, she took Anning's pulse.
After taking her pulse, Granny Wulan asked, "Does Your Highness feel unwell anywhere?"
"I feel extremely dizzy, weak all over, and nauseous."
"This servant believes that Your Highness has ingested something poisonous, but the pulse is not reliable. We need the senior physician from the Imperial Hospital to examine her."
An Ning looked on in disbelief: "Poisoned?! How could I be poisoned? Granny, I'm not going to die, am I?"
An Ning claimed that she had changed, and looked panicked.
In fact, An Ning did not expect that Granny Wulan could diagnose her poisoning with just one pulse. During the apocalypse, she had come into contact with some traditional Chinese medicine because of her supernatural abilities. Mild poisoning from datura is not easy to diagnose, and she used very little of it on herself.
In that case, the original plan should be changed.
Granny Wulan reassured her, "Your Highness, don't worry, everything will be alright. Once the imperial physician arrives and prescribes the medicine, Your Highness will naturally recover."
In fact, Wulan also felt a headache coming on. She never expected that Anning could still be poisoned despite their strict guard. It was an utter disgrace.
The poison can be cured, but this whole thing is truly shameful.
Meanwhile, in the Qianqing Palace, there weren't many memorials to be submitted today, nor were there any major worries. Kangxi planned to go to the Changchun Palace earlier, but before he even took a step, he felt unwell.
"Liang Jiugong, call the imperial physician. Don't make a big commotion. Ask if something has happened at Changchun Palace."
"Yes, sir!"
Kangxi wanted to keep it a secret, so there wasn't much activity at the Qianqing Palace.
Not long after, Liang Jiugong received a message from Changchun Palace.
"Your Majesty, Consort Shu has been poisoned. It's not serious, but she will inevitably suffer some pain."
Emperor Kangxi breathed a slight sigh of relief, but his heart was pounding with anxiety. He immediately ordered, "Quickly detoxify Consort Shu and thoroughly investigate Changchun Palace. I want to know which audacious person dared to harm a concubine."
"Yes, sir."