"What should I do now that things have developed to this point?" Xu Chuchu's voice was hoarse as she paced back and forth in the palace alone. Ever since Li Eimi spilled the bowl of rock sugar and snow pear water into the lotus pond, she knew that this matter might not end so easily. Now that many palace maids and eunuchs in the palace have become deaf and dumb, she knew that this matter could no longer be concealed.
She has been in a state of panic these past few days, fearing that Situ Yao would suddenly appear here one day, surround her palace with soldiers, and then arrest her as the culprit.
She had never thought that just a small portion of rock sugar and snow pear water would cause the death of so many fish in the pond, and those damn palace maids and eunuchs were so greedy that they even wanted to share the fish that died inexplicably.
But at the same time, she also knew that if this matter could not be resolved, sooner or later she would be exposed in front of Situ Yao and others, thus putting herself in a dilemma.
What's more, Li Eimi doesn't seem to be a stupid person. This matter is so strange that she may have already connected it with herself. If she seizes the opportunity to complain to the emperor or the empress, then she will have no way to solve it.
Thinking of this, Xu Chuchu knew that she had to find a way to solve this matter, so she called a palace maid: "I heard that many palace maids and eunuchs in the palace have become deaf and dumb for no reason recently. As a concubine, I naturally have to comfort them."
The palace maid looked up in surprise and looked at her master. She didn't expect that her master would actually say that he wanted to comfort the deaf and dumb palace maids and eunuchs. Having followed this master for such a long time, she knew that in the eyes of the master, they were just like ants in the soil. How could she not be surprised when she heard these words from her master at this moment?
However, after being surprised, she knelt on the ground with tears in her eyes and said to Xu Chuchu in gratitude: "Your Majesty has this idea. I thank you on behalf of those people."
So, just like that, Xu Chuchu asked the palace maid to boil the medicine in her palace. And Xu Chuchu seemed to be very concerned about this matter, and would go to check on the boiling of the medicine from time to time.
Her behavior made the palace maids even more grateful. However, when no one noticed, Xu Chuchu quietly opened a paper bag and poured the powder in the bag into the medicine.
The palace maids and eunuchs who suffered from deafness and dumbness were placed in a relatively remote courtyard. Because the disease came suddenly and broke out all of a sudden, the imperial doctors did not know whether the disease was contagious, so they took the initiative to isolate them.
Xu Chuchu asked her palace maids to bring these medicines. When they arrived at the courtyard, she pretended to say some words of comfort to the palace maids and eunuchs, and then distributed the medicines.
Those palace maids and eunuchs thought that they were trapped here and had no hope in their lives. They did not expect that Empress Xu Chuchu would come to comfort them. They were even more grateful for that moment. Unfortunately, they were all speechless and could only kneel on the ground and salute Xu Chuchu. The gratitude on their faces was beyond words.
Just a few days after Xu Chuchu distributed the medicine, these palace maids and eunuchs suddenly found that they could speak and were overjoyed.
"Your Majesty, those deaf-mute eunuchs and palace maids suddenly recovered." After the eunuch received the news, he immediately ran to the imperial study and reported the matter to Situ Yao.
What? Situ Yao looked at the eunuch in disbelief. The illness of those people came suddenly. Until now, they only had a rough suspicion about the cause of their illness, but they were not sure. But now he was told that those people were already recovered.
"What happened? Did the imperial physician's medicine work or what?" But since those people's illnesses were cured, Situ Yao naturally wanted to find out the truth.
So, the eunuch told Situ Yao everything he had found out during this period, and emphasized the fact that Xu Chuchu had boiled medicine for the palace maids and eunuchs to drink.
After hearing what the eunuch said, Situ Yao had the answer in his mind. So that's how it was. At the beginning, they just suspected that someone had deliberately poisoned her, but now Xu Chuchu had confessed her crime. However, Xu Chuchu was still of some use to him, so since those palace maids were already well, he didn't need to delve into the issue any further.
Let's give Xu Chuchu a chance to live this time. At least the incident didn't lead to any major disaster.
"Since those palace maids and eunuchs are well, let them have a good rest. After that, they can go back to their duties and let this matter drop." Situ Yao already had a plan in mind, so he naturally would not continue this topic, so he could only say this to the eunuch.
However, Situ Yao did not pursue the matter, which made another person very unhappy.
Li Eimi sat in her palace, thinking about the news she had just heard, feeling a little unhappy. She didn't expect Situ Yao to give up investigating this matter so easily. She even deliberately sold the news in front of Su Mengyan, but now this matter has been reduced to a small matter. How could she be willing to accept this?
She knew that the harem was full of intrigues and deceptions, so she was wary of everyone from the beginning. How could she believe that Xu Chuchu was as kind as she appeared to be?
As soon as she entered the palace, she didn't make friends with anyone, and even seemed to be vaguely showing that she was on the side of the Queen, just to prevent others from making moves on her. However, she didn't expect that Xu Chuchu still wanted to attack her.
When Xu Chuchu suddenly appeared after she finished practicing singing, Li Aimi's heart was alarmed. When she saw Xu Chuchu holding a candied pear and saying that she wanted to moisten her throat, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart. She didn't expect Xu Chuchu to lose control so quickly.
She knew that since Xu Chuchu had already made her move, she would naturally not give her a chance to refuse. So, in line with the idea of "fighting the enemy with troops and covering the water with earth", she also poured the bowl of rock sugar and snow pear water into the lotus pond.
Thinking about the deaf-mute people who had appeared in the palace recently, Li Aimi felt a little hatred in her heart. Her singing voice has always been beautiful, but Xu Chuchu actually wanted her to be speechless for the rest of her life. How could she not hate him?
Someone has already attacked her. If she hadn't been so vigilant, she would be the one who would be speechless at this moment.
So she was very dissatisfied with this result.
"Xiu Niang, please go and invite Concubine Xu to meet you at the lotus pond in my name."
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