Chapter 234: No one dared to eat
The Queen's face looked wrong because of this.
In the entire palace, except for the Emperor himself, the Queen was the most likely to be poisoned.
"Mom?"
Xiao Chenliang, whose hands and feet were already restrained, raised his little face and looked at Yang Xiruo in ignorance.
Yang Xiruo's eyes were slightly red:
"Be good."
Xiao Jingyu was behind Yang Xiruo, giving the mother and son support:
"Don't worry."
Then, he added another dose of cardiotonic,
"With sister-in-law here, our little cub will surely be blessed and live a long life."
So many accidents, one after another.
Xiao Jingyu realized that it was not easy for his little cub to survive.
Fortunately, the little cub was too young to attend the palace banquet before.
Otherwise, without the protection of sister-in-law, who knows when something will go wrong.
"Yes, with sister-in-law here, I have nothing to be afraid of."
"Sister-in-law likes Chen Liang so much, our Chen Liang will be safe."
If it really doesn't work, she still has to put her son by her sister-in-law's side more often and let her take care of him more.
Sister-in-law is very blessed. With sister-in-law's protection, Chen Liang will be safe and healthy.
"Houye?"
Jiang Yijing didn't know how to react to Zhu Xuntao's surprises one after another.
This was not her first time to attend a palace banquet, but no time was as silent and thrilling as today.
She suspected that she would have a habit of not being able to eat anything in the palace for a long time.
Xiao Yuanshan patted Jiang Yijing's hand to comfort her:
"We have Taotao in our family."
With Taotao's ability, it is not easy for others to harm the Yongjing Marquis' Mansion.
As for the empress and the prince, they have a close relationship with the Yongjing Marquis' Mansion.
Presumably, the empress and the prince have heard Taotao's voice just now, and they will not touch those dishes again.
However, this situation is too hard to guard against.
Poison that cannot be detected by gold and silver utensils?
Xiao Yuanshan and Xiao Yuanqi looked at each other. They must find out the truth about this matter and cannot let it go.
If only one dish of Phoenix Flying could be an accident,
then the second dish that came out under the identification of Zhu Xuntao is enough to show that things are not simple at all.
It is clear that someone has tampered with the emperor's food and wants to harm the emperor.
Xiang Yingxin was in a state of complete quail, she couldn't help but sigh:
"Master, I'm not feeling well, I'd better avoid this palace banquet in the future."
She is already at this age, she really can't stand the stimulation.
Even if Zhu Xuntao is in the Yongjing Marquis Mansion, nothing will happen, but it's still uncomfortable.
So, staying at home is at least safe.
"When you attend the palace banquet in the future, Chen Liang will stay with me and mother in the mansion!"
Lest her little grandson be in trouble and be implicated by some noble in the palace.
Xiang Yingxin heard the introduction of the palace people.
Obviously, because the snow disaster was under control and the treasury was full of glass,
the emperor was very happy, so he shared some of his usual dishes with everyone, as a way to share the joy with the people.
But they couldn't bear such joy.
Xiao Yuanqi didn't stop Xiang Yingxin:
"This kind of thing is not common, but it's okay if you don't want to come."
Although the eldest niece's wife said that the dose of the poison was small, no matter how small it was, it couldn't withstand long-term consumption.
The emperor was fine, and the number of times they could encounter dishes with so many problems was even rarer.
Xiao Yuanqi even suspected that these problematic dishes were served to them for the first time.
It's still the same sentence, this year everyone has benefited from the emperor's "glory".
"Queen, why don't you eat it? Is it not to your taste?"
"If so, give orders to prepare a few dishes that the queen likes."
Whether it was for the sake of the Yongjing Marquis's Mansion or for Zhu Xuntao's face, the emperor gave the queen the greatest respect and recognition.
Therefore, the empress did not even move her chopsticks. The emperor soon discovered this situation and took considerate measures to deal with it.
The empress shook her head:
"Maybe I caught a cold yesterday and my appetite is poor. It has nothing to do with the food."
Even if a plate of dragon meat was placed in front of her today, she was not in the mood to eat.
If possible, she just wanted to call a doctor to check her pulse as soon as possible.
In fact, the doctor would check the empress's pulse every three days.
Every time, the doctor never said that there was any problem with the empress's body.
Not only the empress, but also the emperor who had the biggest problem was the same.
Thinking of this, the empress became worried about the doctors in the palace.
They ate such poisonous dishes from time to time, and the doctors said that she and the emperor were healthy.
Does that mean that there will be problems only if she and the emperor die?
Feeling that the emperor wanted to give her dignity, the queen also advised the emperor:
"Your Majesty, although this Phoenix Yu Fei suits your appetite, you should not eat too much."
"To avoid food accumulation, I hope Your Majesty will take care of your body."
Not only the Phoenix Yu Fei, but also how many problems there are in these dishes, the queen is not sure.
She will definitely not touch it again. If possible, she can persuade the emperor to eat as little as possible.
Now, the emperor's attitude towards her and the prince is good.
As long as the father-son relationship between the emperor and the prince does not change, it is better for them if the emperor is alive than dead.
"What the queen said is right."
The emperor was very pleased with the empress's concern. The empress dowager
could not help but nod her head after seeing this. She listened to the emperor and asked him to choose the girl from the Yongjing Marquis's Mansion, and it turned out that she had made the right choice.
The empress was very sensible and did not have those little problems of the women in the Yongjing Marquis's Mansion.
Not only was she tolerant of the concubines in the harem, but more importantly, new heirs were born in the harem every year.
The royal family was flourishing, and she, as the empress dowager, had never worried about the emperor's offspring.
After seeing too many examples in the previous dynasties,
the empress dowager was willing to protect the empress a little more in front of the emperor because the empress had never had the blood of a young son on her hands, and did not give the emperor any chance to change the empress.
The emperor could pamper those little things as much as he wanted.
But the position of empress was not something that everyone could sit on. The Queen Mother
is in charge, so even if the Emperor is bewitched by the new concubine in the palace, he will not lose his mind and do something to slap the Queen.
The Queen's position as the empress is as solid as a rock, and this is definitely due to the Queen Mother's contribution. The Queen Mother
has heard of Zhu Xuntao's name for a long time, and has received a lot of respect from Zhu Xuntao recently.
Today, Zhu Xuntao finally entered the palace, and the Queen Mother took the opportunity to take a good look at this woman who has been in the limelight recently.
When she first saw Zhu Xuntao, the Queen Mother's first reaction was that a woman with such a face
should generally enter the palace.
But before today, she had never heard that Zhu Xuntao had a face that could captivate a city. Why was that?
With such a face, as long as someone has seen it, it must be impossible to hide it in a place like the capital. The
Queen Mother who had such doubts could never have imagined that under the arrangement of Madam Sun,
Zhu Xuntao, the daughter of the Shangshu, had never met anyone.