When it was time for dinner, Jiang Ziyi exclaimed in amazement at the delicious food on the table.
It looked even more exquisite than the dishes she had eaten in the palace before.
"Aunt Fang, your cooking skills are almost as good as the imperial chef." Jiang Ziyi praised.
Aunt Fang heard her praise herself and smiled, covering her mouth. "Madam, you really flatter me. This dish was made by the chef in the mansion. I just went to the kitchen to help."
"Don't wait until the food gets cold, let's eat quickly." Aunt Fang urged Jiang Ziyi to take a seat.
When Jiang Ziyi tasted the soup that Aunt Fang served her, she was overwhelmed by its deliciousness.
She looked up and asked Rong Shaoxuan, "Where did you hire this chef? The food here is even better than the imperial chef in the palace!"
When Rong Shaoxuan heard her say that, he smiled and replied, "You are a connoisseur of good things."
"In fact, Manxianglou in Mingguo opened earlier than Tianxiangju in Youguo, and its chef is also from Youguo."
Jiang Ziyi:!!!
"Then why did you open a restaurant in the Underworld?" Jiang Ziyi asked.
"You just said that this tastes better than the imperial chef in the palace. That's both true and false."
"Because the chef of Manxianglou was once the royal chef of Youguo Palace."
Jiang Ziyi:!!!
"Once, due to a dispute within the harem, the imperial chef was framed. It was my mother who secretly saved him and sent him to the underworld."
"He opened Manxianglou and Tianxiangju to repay my mother for saving his life. However, the chefs in the restaurants now are all his disciples. He died of illness two years ago, so I took over these two restaurants."
Jiang Ziyi: "I see..."
I didn't expect there was such a story behind this.
The atmosphere became a little solemn at this time.
Aunt Fang noticed it, so she quickly served Jiang Ziyi some food, "Try this, Youguo is rich in aquatic products, and the fish here are the freshest... and these ribs..."
Then we finished the meal with Aunt Fang enthusiastically serving the dishes.
In the afternoon, Rong Shaoxuan took Jiang Ziyi to the market outside. As long as she looked at something for a second, Rong Shaoxuan would hand it to her after a while.
Then he took Jiang Ziyi to the clothing store to buy some clothes.
It was already evening when I returned to the mansion.
Aunt Fang prepared bath water for them early.
After washing up, Jiang Ziyi lay down on the soft big bed in the room, but still felt that the experience of the day was a little unreal.
I met Rong Jingyuan, and then went from the Nether Kingdom to the Underworld Kingdom, and my wooden bed became a soft big bed.
The only thing that remains unchanged is the person next to you.
Jiang Ziyi hugged Rong Shaoxuan tightly and fell into a deep sleep.
Happy and sad at the same time.
Rong Shaoxuan set fire to Taolin's yard because he couldn't find Jiang Ziyi.
When he returned to the palace in the middle of the night, a palace maid hurriedly reported to him that Concubine Ming was ill and wanted to see him.
However, he refused to listen and angrily interrupted, "If you are sick, go see the imperial physician. What's the point of seeing me?"
He just thought that Ming Fei was using her illness as a pretext to gain sympathy.
It's only been one day and all these weird things have happened. His impression of Ming Fei has become even worse.
After being confronted by him, the palace maids dared not speak again and could only retreat in a meek manner.
However, the next day, as soon as Rong Jingyuan left the court, he received the news that Concubine Ming had died in the cold palace...
The Queen Mother of Xiangning Palace also received the news at the same time.
The empress dowager was puzzled at this moment. She had used the same method to murder pregnant concubines for so many years. There was a herb in chicken that could promote blood circulation. If one took it and then was suddenly frightened, it would cause the qi and blood to flow backwards, leading to fetal arrest and miscarriage.
No one has ever died. Even if a concubine is weak, she will recover after just a few months of rest.
The Ming concubine was in good health, so why did she die this time?
The Queen Mother frowned and ordered the servant beside her, "Go to the cold palace and find out what's going on."
"yes."
At this moment, Rong Jingyuan also arrived at the cold palace. As soon as he entered the room, the imperial physician knelt on the ground.
Rong Jingyuan looked past the imperial physician and saw Concubine Ming lying on the dilapidated wooden bed, as if she was asleep, not moving at all.
However, when he approached, he found that her death was very horrific, her face was pale and blood was flowing from all her orifices.
He turned and coldly asked the doctor kneeling on the ground, "What's going on?"
The imperial physician trembled as he took out a handkerchief from his bosom, unfolded it, and handed it to Rong Jingyuan.
"Your Majesty, this is something that crawled out of Consort Ming's mouth. I took it back to the Imperial Hospital for examination. It's a poisonous insect!"
When Rong Jingyuan heard the word "insect", his eyes narrowed.
"What kind of Gu is this? Do you know it?"
The imperial physician knelt on the ground, sweating profusely.
"From what I've seen, this should be the infertility-killing Gu from Silver Forest Village."
The insects in this poison are supposed to die naturally after a year, but remaining in the body will only make it impossible for a person to get pregnant.
"So they use this Gu as a contraceptive method over there."
"but......"
"But?" Rong Jingyuan listened to the imperial physician's explanation, and there was a hint of pressure in his voice.
"During the planting period, it is important to maintain normal blood circulation. If the blood flows backward, it will cause internal collisions, and the Gu worms will be affected and riot, causing bleeding from all seven orifices and intestinal distress..."
"I checked the chicken in the food box on Concubine Ming's table and found some herbs that promote blood circulation. It should be harmless to the body... Perhaps she just got a little frightened, which caused the reverse flow of qi and blood..."
After the imperial physician finished speaking, he cautiously glanced at Rong Jingyuan, then continued, "In the early stages of this Gu, a pulse diagnosis would indicate pregnancy... Therefore, I suspect that Concubine Ming may not be pregnant at all..."
"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha!" Rong Jingyuan suddenly laughed.
Bleeding from all seven orifices, her heart was broken, and the imperial physician discovered a poisonous insect in Ming Fei's mouth.
It all fits together.
Rong Jingyuan just felt funny at the moment. He had retained that little bit of kindness when he heard Ming Fei say that she was pregnant. Now he found out that even this was a deliberate plot by Ming Fei against him.
"Who sent this chicken?" Rong Jingyuan asked.
The palace attendant on the side replied: "This was sent by the Empress Dowager yesterday morning."
Rong Jingyuan snorted coldly: "Then I have to thank the Queen Mother very much."
A palace servant nearby looked at the horrifically dead Concubine Ming lying on the bed and asked in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, what should we do with Concubine Ming?"
Rong Jingyuan just glanced at her coldly, without a trace of nostalgia in his eyes.
"Drag him away, chop him up and feed him to the dogs."
After saying this, he left the cold palace without looking back.
Only the shocked people in the cold palace were left looking at each other in bewilderment...
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