Wei Hong set out chopsticks for everyone, and Song Xibai told her to go eat. Then he turned to the Crown Prince and said...
"We're all family, so make yourselves at ease."
The Crown Prince didn't offer any opinion, but he did put a piece of stir-fried beef with chili peppers on Song Xibai's plate, which she had recently been enjoying.
This bite has a lot of chili and little beef; anyone who didn't know better would think Song Xibai was being treated badly!
But her eyes lit up, and she picked the beef into the prince's bowl and started picking at the chili peppers.
This left the crown prince both amused and exasperated.
Song Siyuan silently ate the two dishes in front of her, watching the interaction between the two people, which seemed very natural, and felt a little relieved.
At least the Crown Prince still cares about Xixi for now. Once Xixi gives birth, her position will be secure, and she won't have to worry about losing favor in the future.
Pshaw! What am I thinking? How could Xixi have fallen out of favor? That can't be true.
Song Siyuan's expression changed slightly, and he spat a few times to the side.
Upon seeing this, Song Xibai quickly swallowed the food in her mouth.
"Dad, is this food not to your liking? Why did you throw up?"
Song Siyuan's expression froze. Not wanting to admit that he was overthinking things, he could only make up an excuse.
"It's nothing, I think I swallowed some sand."
Song Xibai looked at the two dishes in front of him: one was stir-fried tender white cabbage hearts, and the other was stir-fried snails with chives, the snails of which were meaty.
Dad is still the same as ever; he can't even lie properly.
Song Xibai thought about it for a moment but decided not to expose him and continued eating.
The meal was finished quietly, and the leftovers were immediately removed and replaced with freshly brewed tea.
Song Xibai doesn't drink tea; in front of her is a cup of barley tea.
The barley tea has a roasted aroma and smells quite delicious.
Song Xibai looked down at the teacup: "I can only drink it for these few months. After the baby is born, I won't be able to drink it anymore."
By then it will be winter, so you can drink jujube tea, dried tangerine peel tea, and the like.
Song Xibai's thoughts suddenly drifted to food.
Meanwhile, Song Siyuan inquired about the Sixth Prince Dingxiang's condition.
Dingxiang didn't have many thoughts on that and directly told the story of the Sixth Prince being poisoned by Gu.
Song Siyuan's expression changed instantly.
"It's actually a Gu poison?!"
He jumped up and paced back and forth in the room. Suddenly, he turned and walked up to Song Xibai.
"Xixi, have you found out where the Gu came from?"
Song Siyuan knew that his daughter had some special abilities, and he knew his daughter would know more about such things than anyone else.
Song Xibai snapped out of her daze and subconsciously looked at the Crown Prince.
The crown prince took over the conversation.
"It is currently suspected to be from the southwestern Yunnan-Guizhou region, but the exact source has not yet been determined. I have already asked Princess Wu to investigate."
Upon hearing this, Song Xibai couldn't help but glance at him again.
"When did this happen? Your Highness, why didn't you tell me?"
"Just yesterday, since she was going to investigate Hongxiu anyway, and it's the same whether I'm herding one sheep or two, I might as well leave it all to her."
Song Xibai almost couldn't resist rolling her eyes.
Oh well, let Princess Wu have to endure the hardship! After all, she was entrusted to the King of Wu.
Song Siyuan did not hear their whispers. After hearing the words "Southwest Yunnan and Guizhou", he frowned and fell into deep thought.
“Gu worms are rarely found in the Central Plains region because they are very difficult to cultivate. Gu worms usually need to feed on special things, most of which are poisonous, and such poisons only exist in a few deep mountains and dense forests. The Miao people in the Yunnan-Guizhou region have several branches, which are not easy to trace.”
"Whether we can find out or not, I think it depends on whether God is on our side, but the person who poisoned us is definitely in the palace. Starting from that point might be faster!"
Song Xibai's sudden words startled Song Siyuan.
"Did the palace do this?"
Song Xibai nodded: "The Sixth Prince is quite pitiful. A prince, yet he can't even get enough to eat in the palace. He's always starving in the middle of the night, so he asks the eunuchs to find him something to eat, and that's when he gets infected. His mother is very strict with him!"
Song Xibai couldn't help but complain.
To everyone's surprise, Song Siyuan shook his head and said with a serious expression.
"You don't understand the situation. Consort Mei was tricked into giving birth to the sixth prince prematurely because of the food. That's why things turned out this way."
Song Xibai's eyes widened.
"Father, you said yesterday you didn't know any other secrets! But don't you know quite a lot now?"
Song Siyuan glanced at the Crown Prince somewhat awkwardly, and seeing that he didn't care, she then defended herself.
"This is not a secret; everyone in the palace knows it. Consort Mei was just a concubine at first, and the Mei family was not prominent. Her father was only a sixth-rank official, and he was promoted to the fourth rank after she became pregnant and gave birth. Because Lord Mei worked in the Ministry of Rites, the Mei family was particularly particular about etiquette, sometimes to the point of being overly dogmatic, which is why the Emperor did not like her very much."
"But Consort Mei was quite lucky. She only received the Emperor's favor a few times a year, yet she became pregnant. However, this aroused jealousy and led to plots against her. At that time, the late Empress was still in charge of palace affairs. The Empress was skilled at managing her subordinates, and the villains never found an opportunity until Consort Mei was eight months pregnant..."
In short, it all started when Consort Mei drank a cup of tea with added ingredients outside and then had a stomachache after returning home.
The nannies at that time were all sent by the Empress to take care of her pregnancy. They were very experienced and immediately had the delivery room prepared. At the same time, they sent someone to inform the Empress and to invite the midwife.
Lady Mei screamed for three days before giving birth to the child, and from the very first day, she held him in her hands like the apple of her eye.
When the sixth prince turned one year old, he still couldn't walk. After the Empress saw this, she scolded him, and only then did Consort Mei gradually let go of his burden.
After all, he is a prince, not a princess, and cannot be spoiled too much.
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