"So the pill you gave me is the detoxification pill?" Situ Yao remembered the pill he had taken before.
After getting Su Mengyan's confirmation, Situ Yao remembered what Tu Xingyun had said to him.
"I'm afraid something might happen to the emperor during this period."
Could this be what Tu Xingyun was talking about?
In this case, Situ Yao thought, Situ Zhao had worked so hard to poison the emperor, it would be terrible if he were to expose it like this.
So, Situ Yao decided to keep the fact that the flowers were poisonous a secret.
On the second day, Su Mengyan made Tremella and lotus seed porridge.
The porridge contained an antidote to the flower poison. She had prepared this for the Queen Mother.
Even if they didn't intend to expose the conspiracy of Situ Zhao and the other man, it didn't mean that she could just watch the empress dowager die.
The Queen Mother is old after all, not like young people. Even if she has only been exposed to the poison once, she would probably have been poisoned. If there is no antidote, she will die.
Who could have imagined that the flowers these two people placed at their wedding were poisonous.
Su Mengyan felt that these two people were ruthless enough to take such a huge risk in order to achieve their goals.
Even just one exposure to poison may result in countless people being poisoned.
After bringing the Tremella and Lotus Seed Porridge to the Empress Dowager's palace, Su Mengyan said with a flattering smile, "Grandmother, look what your granddaughter-in-law has prepared for you."
Over this period of time, the relationship between the two of them has improved greatly.
So when the Queen Mother saw the naughty and weird Su Mengyan, she was not as disgusted as before.
Instead, she smiled and said to him, "What good things have you brought for the Empress Dowager?"
Su Mengyan opened the lid and said, "This is something my granddaughter-in-law made herself!"
Seeing that Su Mengyan seemed to be trying to take credit, the Queen Mother smiled and asked Su Mengyan to serve him a bowl to try.
As soon as she took a sip of the porridge, she realized something was wrong.
This porridge seemed to contain some medicine, which made the empress dowager curious. Why would Su Mengyan give her a bowl of porridge with medicine?
"Did you put medicine in it?" The Queen Mother couldn't figure it out, so she simply didn't want to ask directly.
Su Mengyan had known for a long time that she couldn't hide it from the Queen Mother, as anyone could smell such a strong medicinal smell.
However, there is only an antidote in it, but she can't explain it too clearly.
She couldn't say that there was something wrong with the flowers at Situ Zhao's wedding, so she put the antidote in the porridge. If she did that, the emperor would also know about the problem and would blame them for not telling him about it.
So she could only tell the Queen Mother that she had put some medicines in it to strengthen the body, clear away heat and expel evil spirits.
"Grandmother, could it be that your granddaughter-in-law would harm you?"
On the second day of the wedding, the new bride had to go to the palace to pay her respects to the emperor. The purpose of serving tea at the wedding was to let the ministers take a look at the new bride, but this time, tea had to be served again in a proper manner.
Cui Mixue got up early and asked the palace maid to dress her up. She wanted everyone to know that she was the most beautiful Cui Mixue.
However, Situ Zhao didn't pay much attention to this matter. After Cui Mixue finished dressing up, he still stayed in bed and didn't get up.
Helpless, Cui Mixue had to personally urge him to get up. After finally waiting for Situ Zhao to get dressed, it was already dawn.
When they arrived at the emperor's palace, Su Mengyan was already there with the empress dowager.
After giving the empress dowager the bowl of lotus seed porridge, Su Mengyan felt relieved.
Seeing the newlyweds approaching slowly, the Queen Mother said with a smile, "Look how well they are doing."
Cui Mixue blushed slightly when she heard this. She bashfully bowed and said, "Oh, the Empress Dowager only knows how to tease me."
The timely coquettishness made the Queen Mother feel particularly happy. It was neither unruly nor too rigid, but instead made the family feel more intimate.
After the emperor returned from court and sat on the high throne, Cui Mixue knelt down politely to pay her respects to the emperor.
Taking a cup of tea from the hand of the palace maid, Cui Mixue held the tea and raised it above her head: "Your daughter-in-law wishes you well, father. Please have some tea, father."
Normally, the prince should go to the empress to pay his respects when getting married, but unfortunately there is no empress, and Situ Zhao's biological mother has been banished to the cold palace, so she can only come to the emperor.
After all, she is the prince's wife, so there is no need for her to pay her respects to those messy concubines in the palace.
Then Cui Mixue handed tea to the Queen Mother. Next, it was Su Mengyan's turn. Cui Mixue looked at Su Mengyan, who was sitting firmly in her seat, waiting for her to serve tea.
In Cui Mixue's mind, she is the future queen. What qualifications does someone like Su Mengyan have to drink her tea?
Thinking of this, Cui Mixue's body swayed, and the palace maid beside her quickly supported her: "Seventh Prince's Consort, are you okay?"
Cui Mixue glanced at the palace maid approvingly. She was a discerning woman, and pretending to be a little uncomfortable, Cui Mixue looked at Su Mengyan apologetically and said, "Crown Princess, I feel a little unwell, so I'm afraid I can't pay my respects to you."
Su Mengyan knew from the beginning that Cui Mixue would never bow her head in front of her. Now, she understood even more clearly that this was just a trick of Cui Mixue.
"Your Highness, you are too polite. It's not your fault that I'm not feeling well. But my sister doesn't look very well. Why don't we find a royal physician to take a look?" Su Mengyan seemed to be full of concern.
Cui Mixue was not seriously injured and was just pretending. Why would she seek humiliation from the imperial physician?
He rejected Su Mengyan's "good intentions" and said that he might have been tired yesterday.
Su Mengyan said "oh" and looked at Cui Mixue with a look that said "I understand everything as someone who has been through this before" and deliberately twisted her meaning to say, "You are already weak and frail. It's normal for you to be tired after all the grand wedding yesterday. This Seventh Prince is young after all and doesn't know the seriousness of the situation. You have suffered."
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Su Mengyan, how dare you say such things in front of the emperor?
"However, your body is too weak. If something happens and you fall ill, then Seventh Prince will not have anyone to help you."
Su Mengyan continued speaking, as if she had already seen Cui Mixue lying on the sickbed.
Originally, Cui Mixue was still feeling smug about not having to salute Su Mengyan, but as a result, Su Mengyan's words became more and more outrageous, and she even felt that Su Mengyan wished she would get sick.
How could this be tolerated? Just as he was about to say something, the emperor spoke up. He couldn't stand these two daughters-in-law anymore. Why were they like this when they met?
"Alright, you two, can't you just be quiet? What nonsense can you say in front of me? Old Seven's family, don't shirk responsibility if there is nothing wrong. After all, it's the rule. Princess, you can say anything too."
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