Xie Qingyao diagnosed Emperor Jinde and found that there were indeed no signs of poisoning, but his pulse was a little strange.
"It's not poison, but Your Majesty does have a chronic illness, one that depletes the body's vitality and causes the internal organs to fail."
Emperor Jinde fell silent after hearing this.
He originally thought that it was due to the recent busy work and lack of rest, but he didn't know that he was really sick, and the illness was serious.
Xie Qingyao added: "I have an idea in my mind."
Emperor Jinde pressed his eyebrows together and said, "Just say it."
Xie Qingyao: "This disease is mostly caused by the mouth. Someone put something in your Majesty's food."
She asked to see Emperor Jinde's daily diet, and Emperor Jinde agreed.
After checking the daily food, Xie Qingyao found no obvious clues.
All imported items of Jindedi are under extremely strict control.
Not to mention diet, he has always been very cautious, and is extremely particular about food, clothing, housing and transportation, and does not give others any loopholes.
"There's nothing wrong with the food listed here." Xie Qingyao thought for a moment and then said calmly, "Besides what's listed here, what else would Your Majesty eat?"
Eunuch Cao replied, "The soups and drinks sent by the concubines from the various palaces are not recorded every day."
They will only test for poison, taste the food, and present it to His Majesty after ensuring it is correct.
Xie Qingyao and He Zheng exchanged a glance and said truthfully, "Something must have gone wrong here."
Eunuch Cao's body stiffened slightly, "This..."
He didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore and just shut up.
His Majesty is cautious and only drinks the drinks brought by the Queen and the four concubines. The masters of other palaces are not even qualified to be brought soup.
In other words, the Queen, Concubine Yin, Concubine Wei, and Concubine Qi are all suspects.
Hearing this, Emperor Jinde's eyes narrowed slightly, and he slowly said, "They are all old people in the palace. It seems that I have been too lenient with them, and now they are targeting me."
He didn't even suspect that Xie Qingyao had misjudged.
Emperor Jinde coughed and said to Xie Qingyao, "You did a great job."
Xie Qingyao's eyes lit up, and she was just thinking about how His Majesty was going to reward her handsomely.
Little did they know that Emperor Jinde waved his hand and asked the eunuch to take Xie Qingyao to the palace next door to play, as he wanted to discuss something with He Zheng.
Xie Qingyao touched his nose: "Okay."
The eunuchs naturally served him well, as this master was an extraordinary person and had to be treated with good food and drink.
Inside the hall.
Emperor Jinde frowned and said solemnly, "They are all too impatient. They wish I would die so they can give up the throne to them."
He lowered his eyes. "No matter who it is, if they have thoughts that they shouldn't have, I will never tolerate it."
He Zheng has always been cold and hard, and is not good at saying comforting words.
"They will all go to hell, but your majesty will live a long life."
He spoke lightly, but his sharp face revealed a hint of murderous intent.
In an instant, Emperor Jinde seemed to see the shadow of his youth in He Zheng.
Decisive and ruthless in killing.
Emperor Jinde was a little dazed.
They are so similar, yet completely different.
He Zheng is even colder and more fierce than him, sharper and more fearless.
But such a cold person actually deeply loves another soft and warm soul.
"A-choo." Xie Qingyao rubbed her nose. "Who's talking about me?"
The eunuch was startled and quickly handed Xie Qingyao a blanket, a hot water bottle, and brought a stove.
"Can you dance?" Xie Qingyao asked the palace maid.
The palace maids looked at each other in bewilderment. This was a difficult task for them. They were not good at dancing.
Eunuch: "Madam Hou wants to see a song and dance performance?"
Xie Qingyao nodded. It was New Year's Day, so it wouldn't be too much to watch some singing and dancing performances.
The eunuch hesitated for a moment, then hurried over to ask Emperor Jinde for instructions.
Emperor Jinde's expression was solemn. "Give her whatever she wants. Just cooperate with her in whatever she wants to do. No need to come back and ask for instructions."
It's not like we have to tear down the entire palace, so we can just let her do whatever she wants.
The eunuch went to do it immediately.
Once again, my understanding of Xie Qingyao's importance was refreshed.
None of the palace ladies, even the four concubines and princesses are as favored as she is.
After a while, the musicians and singers from the palace music bureau came to the palace where Xie Qingyao was.
There were people playing musical instruments, singing and dancing, and it was very lively for a while.
They were also dumbfounded. This was actually just dancing and music for one person.
But this person is not Your Majesty.
When He Zheng came to pick up Xie Qingyao, she was watching with great interest.
"Are we done talking so soon?" Xie Qingyao asked, raising her head as she sat down.
He Zheng: "Yeah."
Without even looking at the performer, he grabbed Xie Qingyao's hand and helped her up.
"Like?" he asked.
Xie Qingyao smiled: "Yes, the level of Yuefu is much better than that of folk music."
"You didn't see the stunning dance just now. It was amazing."
"Invite them to the Marquis' Mansion later." He Zheng said.
Xie Qingyao: "..."
"They are the court musicians and singers."
He Zheng's expression remained unchanged. "Yes, His Majesty will agree."
Xie Qingyao didn't respond for a moment.
Just tell me what His Majesty does not agree to?
He Zheng took Xie Qingyao away, and Xie Qingyao quickly said, "Wait."
She took out her purse and gave those people tips, then happily left with He Zheng.
From that day on, Emperor Jinde never drank any soup sent by anyone again.
Let it all go and fool people.
The eunuchs also recorded what kind of soup it was and what ingredients it contained.
Five days later.
Xie Qingyao entered the palace again, and there happened to be two bowls of soup on the table. Concubine Wei brought it in the morning and Concubine Qi also brought it in the afternoon.
After looking through the records, Xie Qingyao had already made a judgment in her mind.
"Your Majesty, the problem lies with the soups and drinks sent by Concubine Wei and Concubine Qi."
"The ingredients in their soups conflict with each other, causing the body to suffer from coldness in the spleen and stomach and heat in the liver, leading to imbalance of yin and yang."
"Over time, the body becomes disordered and weak, all the internal organs are damaged, and eventually death occurs due to exhaustion."
This caused Emperor Jinde to slowly decay and die.
If it weren't for Xie Qingyao, they really wouldn't have noticed that someone had tampered with the soup. It wasn't poison, but rather taking advantage of the original effects of the ingredients to create a balance between them.
But the cooperation between the two of them was almost seamless.
He Zheng said to Emperor Jinde: "Concubine Qi is the Prince of Kang's person, a hidden chess piece buried beside Your Majesty."
Emperor Jinde looked gloomy.
Concubine Wei was the mother of Prince Kang, and Concubine Qi was Prince Kang's person, so it is not surprising that the two of them cooperated.
King Kang couldn't wait any longer.
There was only a hint of coldness in Emperor Jinde's eyes.
The son wanted to kill his father and take his place.
This throne is so tempting.
It makes people use any means necessary, such as killing each other and even murdering their fathers to seize the throne.
Emperor Jinde took a deep breath and said, "I know what to do. If they want to play tricks, I will fight them to the end."
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