"The checkup two days ago almost scared me to death..."
"Isn't it? I knew Xiangxiu, but who would have known that she and Lianqiao would die the next day?
The eunuch who was in charge of carrying the body said that blood was coming out of all seven orifices and his eyes were not even closed. Who could have imagined that?"
"The imperial doctors examined us, but we didn't dare to ask what they were examining us for. They gave us acupuncture and felt our pulses..."
"I heard that His Majesty has issued an order to track down the fugitives from the Cining Palace, Nanny Qin.
It was said that she was a hidden spy who had been lurking beside the Empress Dowager for more than ten years.
The palace maids and eunuchs who died before were all poisoned by her quietly...
It was terrifying! Even the experienced eunuchs in the imperial kitchen could not detect any poison in the food.
Before the incident, I was just thinking about poisoning the Queen!"
"No wonder there was such a big commotion this time. Not only in the palace, but also during the morning court session, all the ministers checked it out..."
"What was the result? Did anyone get infected?"
"How could he not? I heard he fainted at that time!"
"Is there no way to cure this poison?"
"Hush! Keep your voices down. I heard that... if you are poisoned by this, you can only wait for death. There is no antidote yet. That's why the Emperor and the Empress take it so seriously!"
"If we check and find that there is no poisoning, does that mean we are safe?"
"That can't be said, otherwise, why would the emperor issue an order to hunt down Nanny Qin in Dafeng?
It is said that this spy was highly skilled in martial arts and killed the guards guarding the palace gate on the day he escaped from the palace.
As long as she is not caught, who knows where else she will cause trouble?
Since she can hide in disguise, maybe she will come back one day......"
"Don't say that, I'm scared!"
"Actually, I thought about it carefully. Not all the palaces and ministers have been inspected..."
"What? Is there anything else that hasn't been checked? We checked the palace, and it was clearly one palace after another, from the masters to the servants, no one was left out."
"What? The cold palace? Concubine Liang?"
"Oh! Keep your voice down! Don't let anyone hear you, or you'll make a big mistake!"
Don’t the masters know which parts of the palace have not been inspected?
Or did you deliberately omit it and let them fend for themselves? If it gets out, they'll say we're the ones who started it!"
"Okay, okay! I won't tell anyone! But I mean, Concubine Liang's personality...
Even if we arrange for her and the servants to be examined together, who knows what kind of trouble she will cause!
She is not an easy person to talk to! Plus...”
"Oh, you're going to die! How dare you talk nonsense about the master! Shut up, stop talking! Go, go!"
"Okay, okay! There should be no one around, don't worry, sister!"
"What was released? We passed by and heard it all. We won't tell anyone, but you guys should keep it to yourself too!"
“Go, go, go!”
......
"Miss Bai Cen? Look, how do you like what I ordered?"
The eunuch in charge turned around and asked Bai Cen.
Bai Cen stroked her forehead and saw the eunuch standing in front of her, who had just finished counting the charcoal and stood up to ask her.
Bai Cen turned his head and saw that the door of the warehouse was not closed. Occasionally, there was a shadow of a robe passing by. For a moment, he wondered whether the conversation he had just heard was real.
"Miss Bai Cen, are you feeling unwell? This batch of charcoal has just arrived, and the charcoal residue has not been swept up in time. If you inhale it, you will feel dizzy..."
The eunuch in charge explained and Bai Cen nodded. He didn't want to ask the eunuch in charge to repeat it, so he took a quick glance and saw that the numbers were not much different, so he left the warehouse in a depressed mood and asked the eunuchs to come in and carry the coal.
The eunuchs saw that she looked unhappy and left after showing some concern.
When he returned to the cold palace and served Concubine Liang, even Concubine Liang noticed that Bai Cen was different.
"What's wrong?"
Although Concubine Liang was usually cold and arrogant, and did not look at the two palace maids in charge, Bai Cen and Shuang Xue, with a favorable attitude, she still showed concern for them.
Bai Cen briefly mentioned it, but before returning, she asked the eunuchs and palace maids in the storeroom about the thorough inspection of the nobles, servants and ministers in the palace two days ago...
The palace maids and eunuchs all answered truthfully.
As for the results of the examination and what had happened in the Cining Palace before, in which many palace maids and eunuchs had died, the other party did not dare to mention a word.
This deepened Bai Cen's doubts about the authenticity of the conversation he heard in the firewood and charcoal warehouse when his head was dizzy.
After much hesitation, Bai Cen reported to Concubine Liang the conversation he had heard, as well as what he had found out by asking the eunuchs and palace maids for confirmation.
"We servants are not afraid, but we are worried about Your Majesty...
How about I go and ask a royal doctor to come and treat the lady right now?"
Bai Cen asked tentatively.
Concubine Liang's gaze was cold, and there was no trace of panic on her beautiful face.
“No hurry.”
What Nanny Qin? The spy is obviously someone else!
In order to save his life, Prince Cheng reached a cooperation with the chief witch doctor, who told him her secret through a letter in case of emergency.
All the recent changes in the palace were within her ears and eyes.
I heard that the little princess is a lucky star, her voice can be heard, she can predict what will happen in the future, and she has secrets that are unknown to everyone...
She knew then that there was going to be something exciting to watch!
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