Although Concubine Liang was anxious in her heart, her expression remained calm. She returned a slight salute. Over the years since she entered the palace, Concubine Liang had always been respectful to the chief eunuch beside Zhou Beichen. In addition, she would not easily do anything to offend others, so when De Shun spoke to her, he was smiling and speaking slowly.
Deshun was not in a hurry, but Concubine Liang was extremely anxious, fearing that Zhou Beichen would summon someone else into the palace.
"Eunuch Deshun, the Emperor isn't meeting anyone right now, is he?"
As she spoke, Concubine Liang kept looking into the Xuanzheng Hall. Deshun didn't know why, so he could only lower his head and reply.
"After the Emperor returned from the Pepper Room, he went straight to reading the memorials."
"That's good. Please, Eunuch Deshun, please inform her for me and tell her that Concubine Liang has something important to report."
At that moment, the uneasiness on Concubine Liang's face was clearly visible. She immediately stepped forward and asked, "Eunuch Deshun, what's wrong?"
"The Emperor asked you to come in and make your story short."
Concubine Liang breathed a sigh of relief, walked inside, and after bowing and greeting, Zhou Beichen went straight to the point without any unnecessary words.
"Get up, you came to see me, is it because of Nuan Nuan?"
Concubine Liang's heart skipped a beat, but she didn't show it on her face. She smiled awkwardly and stood up.
"Your Majesty is truly wise. I have thought about it over and over again. You said that the man in black entered Yingyue Pavilion and killed the princess. Could it be that he really put some poison in it? Your Majesty, I think..."
As she spoke, Concubine Liang knelt down, her face filled with righteousness. "The incident involving the men in black is no small matter, especially since it involves Princess Chang'an. You must take people to investigate no matter what. Otherwise, I'm afraid of you going to war in the future. What if the princess really was poisoned? It would be bad for everyone."
Zhou Beichen didn't say anything, just frowned slightly. Concubine Liang was still kneeling on the ground. He looked up and down several times. If Concubine Liang had only said it once, he could think that Concubine Liang was really concerned about Nuannuan's safety. Now, Concubine Liang came to him again and again, he was really afraid that Concubine Liang came for some purpose. Or maybe, that thing was placed there by Concubine Liang's orders.
The secret guard had not yet found out the identity of the man in black. He closed his eyes for a long time, then Zhou Beichen slowly stood up from the dragon throne.
"Forget it, come with me and take a look!"
His daughter is grown up and can take care of herself. If something bad is really found, he can say that he had someone put it there; if it is really poison, he won't have to worry; if not, he can go to the border with more peace of mind.
Zhou Beichen stood with his hands behind his back, and the hem of his clothes slowly moved past Concubine Liang, so fast that no trace could be found. It was gone in a flash, and just when Concubine Liang was about to react, Zhou Beichen had disappeared, and only a voice seemed to come from a distance.
"If you want to go, follow me quickly."
Today he wanted to see whether what Concubine Liang said back then was true or false as he thought.
Just as Zhou Beichen was about to leave the gate, the palace maid beside the noble lady was so happy that she accidentally bumped into Zhou Beichen.
"Who is it..."
She was sweating profusely from running, and thought it was a low-ranking palace maid serving in Xuanzheng Hall. Just as she was about to curse, she raised her head and instantly met the pair of eagle-like sharp eyes. The anger in her heart disappeared in an instant.
"Your Majesty, I did not intend to offend you. Please have mercy on me."
The palace maid kowtowed like crazy, and at this moment, more and more cold sweat appeared on her body, all caused by fear.
Zhou Beichen smiled coldly and was about to explode when the palace maid spoke in a low voice, trembling deliberately and raising her voice to report.
"Your Majesty, although this is my fault, I did not intend to offend you. I was originally going to the embroidery workshop to pick up new clothes for my master when I accidentally saw Master Jiang carrying Princess Chang'an through the Imperial Garden. Princess Chang'an seemed to have fainted."
"Fainted? Why did you faint for no reason?"
Zhou Beichen couldn't help it for a moment. He clearly remembered that the imperial physician said that his daughter had always been in good health. Could it be that the sword was really coated with a subtle poison?
"I'll go take a look."
Zhou Beichen walked out with big strides, and before leaving, he waved his hand and let the palace maid go.
......
"Hurry up, put some on your face to make it look a little paler, not fake white."
After returning to Yingyue Pavilion, Jiang Yanfeng was waiting outside. With the help of the palace maids, Zhou Zhaonuan deliberately painted her face a little paler. Since it was a show, she had to do it in full.
On the way here, Doctor Du was threatened by Biyu and cried to her. Finally, he agreed to Biyu's words with tears in his eyes.
"That'll do."
Following a shrill voice of "The Emperor has arrived", Zhou Zhaonuan quickly took off her outer clothes and lay weakly on the bed.
Just as he was about to close his eyes, he caught a glimpse of a bright yellow light coming in through the door. Zhou Zhaonuan wanted to get up, but accidentally drooled.
“Cough cough cough…”
He coughed for quite a while, and his face turned a little pale. Now, even if it was fake, it looked about 50% real.
"What happened?"
When Zhou Beichen walked in, Zhou Zhaonuan forced himself to stand up, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father!"
The little girl's voice was a little hoarse and her eyes were red because of the violent coughing just now. She was obviously very haggard. Seeing this miserable state, Zhou Beichen temporarily put aside his silent suspicion that his daughter was faking illness.
He stepped over, sat down on the edge of the bed, and touched Zhou Zhaonuan's head. He felt relieved that she wasn't hot, but he also quickly realized the problem with the way he addressed his daughter.
"Your Majesty? Father? Nuannuan is mad at you, Father. Oh, and you were coughing so hard just now, you must have caught a cold. Also, do you feel any discomfort anywhere else on your body? Also, have you called the imperial physician?"
After that, he instructed Deshun who was following him, "You, go and call the imperial physician."
"No, don't go. I just heard that Biyu went to tell the news the moment I fainted."
Zhou Zhaonuan was afraid that the truth would be revealed, so she shouted hurriedly, then immediately lowered her head. When she looked up at Zhou Beichen again, Zhou Zhaonuan was still staring at him with a pair of bright eyes, but there was obviously a hint of fear in those lively eyes.
Zhou Beichen's eyes moved slightly, and his heart trembled violently. Could it be that what he said today was too serious and scared her.
He paused and spoke to himself.
"Nuannuan is afraid of father. He wants to confine you, not because your carelessness caused the man in black to commit suicide, but because you hid it from me and the queen and tried to sneak to the front line. Do you know how dangerous the battlefield is? If you are not careful, you will lose your limbs. What's worse, you may lose your life before you even realize it."
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