"Your Majesty, should the food and wages of the court officials be distributed at the same time?" Xiao Qinmo walked to the emperor's side, leaned over and asked.
"Why are you complaining? Aren't they very talkative? Since they are so powerful, let them solve it themselves." The emperor remembered these people. They went to the court to slander Zhao Qian and even scolded Ruanruan.
The food was brought by Ruanruan, and the medicine was also given by Ruanruan. They cursed people, and now they still want food. They are dreaming.
"I understand." Xiao Qinmo curled his lips.
The emperor's words were exactly what he wanted. This was how he would let those civil servants who only knew how to eat and never did any practical work realize that the situation was urgent and come forward to kowtow and beg for mercy.
Who made them insult and curse Ruan Ruan in the court?
Little did they know that the food supply in Bianjing now all depends on soft support.
At this moment, a Jinyiwei came in from outside and whispered a few words in Xiao Qinmo's ear. Xiao Qinmo's expression changed instantly. He waved his hand and signaled the people around him to leave.
Xiao Qinmo glanced at the emperor, lifted his robe, knelt on one knee and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the people from the Northern Pacification Office just came with news."
"Su Qiao'er, who was imprisoned in the Northern Pacification Office, bit her tongue and committed suicide. When we arrived, she was already dead."
The emperor frowned and looked back at Xiao Qinmo, "Let's go back to the Hall of Supreme Harmony first!"
Several people quickly returned from the cold palace to the side hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
The emperor lowered his eyes and stared at the kneeling Xiao Qinmo. He angrily said, "What's going on? Didn't I tell you to keep a close eye on him? He just disappeared right under your noses, and you didn't even know anything?"
Xiao Qinmo said, "Your Majesty, Su Qiao'er met Noble Concubine Su before she died. The guards wouldn't let her in, so Noble Concubine Su took advantage of the guards changing shifts inside and bribed the servants outside to sneak in."
The Emperor: "Come here, bring Concubine Su to me!"
The eunuch beside him immediately received the order, turned around and walked outside.
After Concubine Su came in, she bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"I ask you, why did you go to the Northern Pacification Office?" the emperor said coldly.
"Your Majesty, my sister is imprisoned there. I am worried about her. Can't I go and see her secretly?"
"Your Majesty should know better than me what the Northern Pacification Division is. No one who has entered has ever come out intact." Concubine Su looked up at the emperor and said aggrievedly.
The emperor stared at Concubine Su and asked, "What did you say to her that made her hang herself so suddenly?"
"Hanging himself?" Concubine Su widened her eyes when she heard this, as if she had never expected this to happen. She staggered and fell to the ground, unable to believe it.
"How is this possible..."
Concubine Su raised her dazed eyes and looked at the emperor pitifully. "I just said some intimate words. Why would she hang herself? My sister has always been the most cherishing of her life."
"Your Majesty, did someone force her in prison to commit suicide because she couldn't bear the humiliation? My sister is very afraid of pain, how could she commit suicide?"
The emperor turned his eyes away from her and said, "She was fine in prison. If you hadn't gone to see her, how could she be like this?"
Tears fell from Concubine Su's eyes: "Your Majesty has truly wronged me."
"Besides, I only have one sister. How could I bear to let her die? Your Majesty, don't you know what kind of person I am?"
She has a charming appearance, a delicate and soft body, and easily makes people want to protect her.
Seeing her like this now, people thought that she was really misunderstood and was suspected by the emperor without doing anything.
The emperor raised his eyebrows and even began to doubt whether this matter really had nothing to do with Concubine Su, and whether Concubine Su was really just going to see her sister.
Ruanruan walked to the emperor and tugged at his clothes. "Grandpa Emperor, she said her sister was afraid of pain and didn't dare to commit suicide. So, could it be that she didn't die by biting her tongue?"
"I asked the imperial physician to examine the body, and Su Qiaoer was not poisoned." The Northern Pacification Envoy knelt on the ground beside Xiao Qinmo and spoke.
"If it's the same poison that my mother was infected with, it will be difficult to detect." Ruanruan said with a flash of inspiration.
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone fell silent. This situation could not be ruled out.
They had originally suspected that there was someone behind the medicine in Su Qiaoer's hand. Su Qiaoer and the imperial concubine were sisters, so the imperial concubine was highly suspicious.
When Concubine Su heard this, her eyes froze and she stared at Ruanruan.
Why is this dead kid her again!
Her gaze was too glaring, and Ruanruan felt a little uncomfortable being stared at. She turned her head to look over, and saw Concubine Su, who was like a poisonous snake, entwining her prey with an overwhelming and murderous feeling that she must eat.
Ruanruan frowned and moved closer to the emperor. The emperor noticed that Ruanruan was afraid and looked up at Concubine Su. Concubine Su immediately looked away.
The emperor then said, "Then how can Ruanruan find out?"
"Ruanruan has a way."
Ruanruan took out two reagents from her pocket and said, "Just drop her blood in here. If it turns black, it means it's poisonous."
"These two things were developed by my grandfather when he was researching poisons. They were reagents specifically for identifying poisons."
"I'll do it myself." Xiao Qinmo took the two reagents from Ruanruan's hand and immediately took people to the post station of the Northern Pacification Office.
Concubine Su glanced at Ruanruan and tightened her hands hidden in her sleeves. If the medicine given by this dead girl was real, then she would be finished.
Not only is she finished, but her son and the Su family will also fall into the abyss because of this child.
She knelt on the ground and looked towards the emperor, "Your Majesty, your concubine..."
The emperor glanced at Chunxi beside him and said, "Keep her under observation and tell her not to move."
Upon hearing this, Imperial Concubine Su felt lost and heartbroken. "Even if Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you are too cold-blooded to me considering the friendship we've shared for so many years. I've always been sincere to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty has really chilled my heart..."
Ruanruan scratched his head and said, "But... the Emperor is sick, and you didn't know it. And if you really cared about the Emperor, you wouldn't go to see your sister at this time and cause trouble for the Emperor."
As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings became quiet again.
Concubine Su was gasping for breath, wishing she could go up and strangle this damn girl to death.
Why is this damn kid still here!
Get out!
"Your Majesty, are you ill? When did you become ill? I didn't know you were ill. If I had known..."
The emperor was a little annoyed by her noise, "Okay, shut up now. If you can't shut up, I will let Chunxi stuff a cloth around your mouth."
Ruanruan chuckled, stuck out her tongue at Concubine Su and rolled her eyes.
Concubine Su was so angry that her face turned blue, her chest heaving, and she stared at Ruanruan as if she wanted to eat her.
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