Chapter 115 Tapioca Flour Again
"You said Shuhe was poisoned? But did you figure out what poison she was poisoned with?"
Nian Shilan did not forget what Doctor Jiang had just said. Normally, the princess's diet was taken care of by a special person, and even the nanny who took care of her was selected by her personally. She did not expect that something would go wrong even so.
"I dare not speak rashly. Princess Shuhe was indeed poisoned. This pastry was mixed with cassava flour. The main symptom of cassava flour is that it will cause vomiting after consumption. In severe cases, it can even be fatal."
After hearing what Doctor Jiang said, Nian Shilan could hardly stop shaking. The person behind the scenes was not just giving her a warning, he wanted to take Shuhe's life.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Xin is here."
At this time, Songzhi walked in with Xin Changzai.
"Your Majesty, how is Princess Shuhe? I just heard that she's feeling unwell, and I'm very worried. I wonder if I can see her?"
Xinchang came to Yiku Palace almost every day these days to accompany Shuhe for a while. Unexpectedly, when she just arrived here today, she found that the atmosphere was a little wrong. She asked the servants what happened, but no one dared to answer her. Finally, Songzhi told her that Shuhe was sick.
"You're here. Shuhe is feeling better now. Please go in and see her later. I have something to tell you. Shuhe was found to have been poisoned. Fortunately, it was discovered early. The imperial physician has just examined her."
Nian Shilan knew that Xin Changzai, as Shuhe's biological mother, must be very worried, and she didn't want to hide this from her.
"What? Poisoned?"
Nian Shilan's words made Xin Changzai almost unable to stand, fortunately the maid behind her helped her.
"How could she be poisoned when she was perfectly fine? Your Majesty, do you know who poisoned her? Is Shuhe still in danger?"
She asked Nian Shilan in a trembling voice, her Shuhe was still so young, how could someone be so cruel, knowing that she was just a princess and would not get in anyone's way at all.
"Anyone who has the guts to poison someone here in the palace can guess what happened. The imperial physician just wrote a prescription for Shuhe, and Zhou Ninghai has already gone to boil the medicine. You can go in and see Shuhe first."
Afterwards, Nian Shilan worriedly confirmed Shuhe's specific condition with Doctor Jiang.
"I have already prescribed an antidote for the princess. We will have to wait until she takes it and see if she is safe."
Jiang Cheng couldn't guarantee that the princess was safe and sound. After all, the cassava starch was very poisonous.
"Your Majesty, the most important thing now is to find out how the princess's cakes were poisoned. Otherwise, even if the poison is cured this time, there's no guarantee that the person behind it won't find another opportunity to strike back. By then, it will be impossible to defend against."
Jiang Cheng reminded Nian Shilan seriously.
Nian Shilan still trusts the nanny who takes care of Shuhe, and these people will definitely not poison Shuhe.
"Songzhi, go check who selected the ingredients for the small kitchen these past two days. Has anyone received cassava flour recently? Is there anything unusual?"
"yes."
"Also, all the food I prepared for the princess cannot be used anymore. No one in Yikun Palace is allowed to leave without my permission. Anyone who disobeys will be beaten to death."
Nian Shilan knew very well that this time someone wanted to use Shuhe to harm her. If something happened to Shuhe, not only would Concubine Xin become estranged from her, but even the emperor would definitely be dissatisfied with her. Most importantly, this would make her uneasy.
No matter who is behind this, now that she can harm herself like this, Nian Shilan will not let her go easily.
By the afternoon, Shuhe's symptoms had improved a lot and she no longer vomited. Nian Shilan felt relieved.
After discussing with Xin Changzai, Nian Shilan finally decided to tell the emperor about this matter, but she did not explicitly say that Shuhe was poisoned. She only said that Shuhe was feeling unwell and had been vomiting in the morning.
The emperor had come to Yiku Palace quite often in the past, and he would accompany Shuhe for a while every time, so he was very fond of Shuhe.
After he heard that Shuhe was unwell, he immediately thought of going to Yiku Palace to check on her, but he didn't expect Cui'er, who was beside Concubine Qi, to ask for a meeting.
"Your Majesty, my young mistress has been feeling unwell for the past two days, and she barely ate anything today. I beg Your Majesty to come and see my young mistress."
"Has the imperial physician come to see him?"
"In reply to the emperor, the young lady has been saying that nothing is wrong and does not want me to call the imperial physician."
The emperor thought about it and felt that Shuhe was not in any serious condition now, so he decided to go see Concubine Qi first and then go to Yiku Palace later.
"Su Peisheng, please go to Shoukang Palace."
“Yeah.”
Although Su Peisheng felt that something was wrong with the emperor's decision, he couldn't say anything after all. He could only ask Xiao Xia Zi to go to Yiku Palace in person to explain everything.
Nian Shilan didn't seem to be at all surprised by the emperor's decision. After all, she had witnessed the ruthlessness of the royal family in her previous life. The most important thing in her mind now was to find out the person behind it as soon as possible.
But Concubine Xin couldn't accept it. She originally thought that the emperor always had some father-daughter feelings for Shuhe, but she didn't expect that the reality today would be so cruel.
"Okay, don't take these things too seriously. We just need to keep them in mind in the future. Shuhe's health is the most important thing right now."
Seeing Xin Chang's lost expression, Nian Shilan tried to persuade her with rare patience.
All the women in this palace are pitiful people, and they all pin all their hopes on the same person.
In order to make sure that Princess Shuhe was completely fine, Jiang Cheng returned to the Imperial Hospital and invited Wen Shichu over.
After Wen Shichu took Shuhe's pulse again, he confirmed that the toxins in her body had been reduced a lot after taking the prescription.
"Doctor Wen, thank you for your trouble. Once Shuhe recovers, I will definitely reward you both."
Nian Shilan naturally has great confidence in Wen Shichu's medical skills, and she is now very confident in leaving Shuhe's safety to Wen Shichu and Jiang Cheng.
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is my humble duty."
Wen Shichu didn't say anything else. He and Jiang Cheng went to the small kitchen to carefully check all the ingredients inside.
Nian Shilan would always leave some samples of Shuhe's daily meals in the small kitchen to prevent something like today from happening again.
"Go and take all the food Shuhe has eaten these past few days to have the imperial physician examine it."
"Yes, I'll go right away."
After examination by the imperial physician, it was found that there was no problem with the other food. It seemed that the action had only started today.
"My Lady, we've discovered something with Zhou Ninghai."
Songzhi walked up to Nian Shilan and said softly.
Wen Shichu and Jiang Cheng were also very clear that there were some things they were not allowed to hear, so they took the initiative to go to the pharmacy to see how the princess's medicine was doing.
Nian Shilan nodded and asked them to leave, then immediately asked Zhou Ninghai to come in in a deep voice.
Her heart was far from calm as she appeared.
It was cassava flour again. I did something wrong because of cassava flour in my previous life. I didn’t expect that I would be involved with cassava flour now.
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