Chapter 17: Poisoning and disfigurement?

Outside the capital, Jinghua Temple.

In the Buddhist hall, the sound of the little monk reciting scriptures accompanied by the sound of the wooden fish was pleasant to the ear.

But if you listen carefully, you will find that there is an inappropriate voice, "I want to eat steamed lamb, steamed bear paws, steamed deer tails, roasted duck, roasted chicken, roasted goose..."

Erxi knelt on the futon and whispered to Chu Xinyue, "Princess, please chant more quietly. The Buddha can hear you."

Chu Xinyue looked at Erxi and yawned, then said with tears in her eyes, "Erxi, I want to eat meat!"

After entering the novel, she would get up before dawn every morning and go to bed as soon as it got dark at night, fasting, chanting Buddhist scriptures, copying sutras and chanting praises. This kind of abstinence life was too painful for her, a night owl who could not sleep well.

Erxi looked at her pitiful eyes and comforted her in a low voice, "Princess, please bear with it for a while. You can have all the delicacies you want when you return to the palace. Now, wipe the saliva from the corners of your mouth quickly, don't let the Buddha see it..."

"Erxi hadn't finished speaking when Nanny Li spoke in a deep voice, "Erxi, you recited the sutras with an insincere heart. Go back and copy the sutras twenty times as punishment!"

Chu Xinyue knew that Nanny Li represented Empress Dowager Yin. Every time she made a mistake, Empress Dowager Yin would not blame her, but Erxi was unlucky and had to be punished for her every time.

Nanny Li was openly talking about Erxi, but in reality she was pointing at her.

Oh, oh, oh…

It's not fun to travel through a book. Queen Mother Yin is scarier than her high school teacher. She misses her dear best friend and she wants to go home!

Capital city, imperial palace.

In the next few days, Murong Che was busy dealing with the affairs of the previous dynasty and did not set foot in the harem again.

April 8th, early morning.

After Xue Youli got up, she was extremely happy when she thought that she would be able to get rid of her teenage mode after tonight.

After washing her face, she sat down in front of the dressing table, humming a song and reaching out to the face cream.

However, before her hand even touched the bottle of cream, she immediately noticed something was wrong.

This bottle of facial cream is the pear blossom ointment she made herself according to the recipe in the Book of Heaven's Secrets before entering the palace.

As a doctor, she has a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder, so every time she finishes using the facial cream, she will turn the side of the porcelain bottle with the pear blossom print towards herself.

But now the pear blossoms on the porcelain vase are crooked.

Banxia knew her habits and would not touch her things without her permission. It was obvious that someone had come in.

Xue Youli raised her hand to pick up the porcelain bottle, opened the lid, and put it under her nose to smell it.

The scent is indeed slightly different from before.

Others might not notice it, but she had a keen nose and immediately discovered that something was added to the pear blossom balm.

She remembered that when she used the pear blossom ointment yesterday, it was fine.

Her bedroom has always been guarded by Banxia, ​​and outsiders cannot get in. The only possibility is that there is a traitor in Shuiyuexuan.

In order to confirm her guess, she immediately used the Book of Secrets to check, and sure enough, a name appeared in the book.

In fact, when Xue Youli moved into Lingyun Palace, he used the Book of Heavenly Secrets to check the information of several people in the palace.

Since there were only three opportunities to query the Book of Secrets every day, she only checked three people.

Who would have thought that the person who was not checked would have problems.

Xue Youli thought that she was usually lenient towards her servants. As long as they didn't make big mistakes, she would basically not punish them harshly.

Since her master did not do anything wrong, the person who poisoned her pear blossom cream must have been bribed.

The book of secrets says that the other party poisoned her out of helplessness.

Xue Youli didn't care what her difficulties were. A servant who betrayed her master could not be kept!

Thinking of this, she narrowed her almond-shaped eyes coldly, turned her head and instructed Banxia who was combing her hair, "Banxia, ​​go call Jixiang."

Jixiang has been in charge of the flowers, plants and trees outside the palace. Why did the master look for her as soon as he got up?

Banxia was a little confused, but she still found someone as soon as possible, "Master, Jixiang is here."

Jixiang didn't know what was going on. He came in and politely saluted Xue Youli, "Master, you're looking for me?"

Xue Youli was too lazy to beat around the bush with her, so she asked directly, "Jixiang, I came to you to ask if you have any opinion about my master?"

Jixiang was stunned for a moment, then knelt in front of her, "I dare not!"

Xue Youli raised an eyebrow, "It seems that you just don't dare, not that you don't have any opinion about me."

Jixiang felt inexplicably nervous and quickly explained, "It was my fault for not speaking well! Master, you are very good and treat me well. I have no second thoughts about you!"

Bang!

Seeing that she didn't want to confess, Xue Youli threw the porcelain bottle of pear blossom ointment at her and asked, "If you didn't have any ulterior motives, why did you tamper with my face cream?"

Jixiang's expression froze and his eyes widened in shock.

Last night, she took advantage of Xue Youli's absence for a walk and sneaked into the bedroom under the pretext of arranging flowers in a vase to poison her. She did it extremely secretly and no one saw it. How did her master find out?

Or maybe the master just noticed that there was something wrong with the pear blossom ointment, but had no evidence to prove that it was her fault, so he said this deliberately in order to deceive her.

After Jixiang finished his analysis, he cried out in injustice, "Master, I am sincere to you and did not put poison in the cream. Please see clearly, Master!"

Xue Youli laughed, "I only said that you tampered with the medicine, when did I say that you poisoned it? Why don't you confess yourself?"

Seeing the determined expression on Xue Youli's face, Jixiang panicked and kowtowed to beg for mercy, "Master, I was wrong! Please spare my life!"

Xue Youli stared at her. "Okay, if you apply this bottle of pear blossom ointment on your face, I can spare your life!"

Jixiang was stunned for a moment, then he knocked his head loudly, "Master, please have mercy on me! Master, please have mercy on me!"

The fact that she didn't dare to apply the facial cream showed that it was quite toxic and could even kill her on the spot.

Xue Youli stood in front of her, looking down at her, "If you want to live, tell me the truth. Who told you to poison me?"

Jixiang's eyes flickered, and he shook his head desperately, "No, no one instructed me... It was all my own idea... Yes! It was all my fault... I also poisoned you..."

Seeing that she had confessed, Banxia was so angry that she pointed at her nose and cursed, "Jixiang, you are a scoundrel who repays kindness with enmity! Check your conscience... Oh no, your conscience has been eaten by a dog!

You probably forgot that the day before yesterday you received a letter from outside the palace saying that your mother was seriously ill and had no money to see a doctor, and it was the master who asked me to give you fifty taels of silver! The master was sincere to you, but you stabbed the master in the heart!"

Jixiang listened, tears streaming down his face, "Master, I'm afraid I won't be able to repay your kindness to my family in this lifetime. I can only repay you by working like a slave for the rest of my life!"

After she finished speaking, a look of determination flashed across her eyes.

Without waiting for Xue Youli to say anything else, she stood up and banged her head against the wall.

Xue Youli grabbed her by the back of the collar and pulled her back. "You don't think that you can put an end to everything if you die, do you? Let me tell you, if you dare to die here tonight and bring bad luck upon me, I will kill all your family members tomorrow and send them to hell to accompany you!"

Jixiang never expected that although Xue Youli looked innocent and harmless, his cruel methods could make people feel chilled.

But her parents and two younger brothers had already been detained by that empress. If she gave that empress away, not only she but also her family would be killed immediately.

She was just an insignificant little palace maid. What else could she do except agree to poison him?

"Master, Banxia is right. I have betrayed your trust. Please let me die! But my family members are completely unaware of the incident. Please have mercy on them and let them go! Please!" Jixiang said, knocking his head loudly.

When Xue Youli saw that she was determined to die, he knew that he couldn't pry her mouth open.

Forget it, since this is her choice, let her do it.

"Jixiang plotted to murder his master. His crime is unforgivable. He shall be beaten to death!"

When Jixiang heard this, she knew that her master would not touch her family.

She kowtowed three times to Xue Youli, "Thank you, Master!"

Soon, Jixiang was dragged away.

Shuiyuexuan, Xue Youli called Ruyi, Xiaopingzi and Xiaoanzi together and told them what had happened.

"I know that being in the harem, there are always times when you can't control yourself. But I don't care what your reasons are. If you dare to put evil thoughts on me, I will never forgive you! Jixiang's event is a warning to everyone."

Xue Youli looked at them and used both kindness and force. "If anyone encounters difficulties in the future, you must tell me immediately. In Shuiyuexuan, our fates are tied together. If we prosper together, we prosper together, and if we suffer together, we suffer together. Do you remember?"

Several people immediately knelt down and expressed their loyalty to her, "Master, rest assured, we are Shuiyuexuan's people in life and Shuiyuexuan's dead in death! Even if someone holds a knife to our necks, we will not betray you!"

"Very good, you guys go ahead and do your work."

After they dispersed, Banxia couldn't help but ask Xue Youli, "Master, should we tell the emperor about this and let him find out who is behind this?"