Chapter 44 Poisoning



I guess you still don't know what is superior and inferior. Go back and copy the ten volumes of Buddhist scriptures. You are not allowed to leave Qiwu Palace until you have finished writing them."

Concubine Li felt her cheeks burning and her eyes were filled with humiliation. She would make Queen Duan pay back a hundredfold for what happened today. In short, she would make Queen Duan pay the price!

Queen Duan was about to leave with the little princess, and now she was listening to what the little princess had to say.

[Mother, Concubine Li's pulse is abnormal. Please find a chance to send someone to follow Concubine Li. The child in her belly is probably of great importance.]

Queen Duan pinched her daughter's little face and nodded slightly to show her agreement.

[The Queen Mother knows.]

The queen walked away holding the little princess in her arms, and Concubine Le also stood up and left with Queen Duan. In this harem, Concubine Li was the most domineering. However, only the Duan family could compete with the Lu family.

She would not let Yuanyuan's death be in vain, and she would go to great lengths to make Concubine Li pay the price.

After leaving Changning Palace, Concubine Le held Yuanyuan's body and bowed with tears in her eyes.

"Thank you, my lady."

Queen Duan sighed, "Go back and rest. You don't have to be so patient in the future. Do you understand?"

Concubine Le pursed her lips and left with red eyes.

Yuan'er, the maid beside Concubine Li, hurried over and helped her up.

Yuan'er asked worriedly, "My Lady, are you okay?"

Concubine Li had a gloomy face and said, "Go back to Qiwu Palace."

Xiao Ruyu... Queen Duan, it’s time to punish them. Otherwise, do you really think you are made of clay?

Empress Duan and her entourage returned to Qiwu Palace, just as Imperial Physician Yang came over as usual to check on her pulse.

"Hello, Madam."

"No need to be so polite, just stand up."

Xiao Ruijin was drinking milk at the time. Doctor Yang took the bowl of milk from his hand and then took his pulse.

The poison in Xiao Ruijin's body has been cleared up, and she will be able to recover in a short period of time. It seems that the queen is taking good care of the two children. Judging from the fact that the little prince and the princess have fallen ill again, this is indeed the case.

[There is something wrong with Concubine Li's pregnancy, Master, please find a chance to investigate the cause.]

Xiao Ruyu used some magic and she roughly knew that anyone close to her would be able to hear her thoughts. However, some things had to be hidden from her mother.

She wanted to deal with those people for the Queen quietly. Although it was troublesome, all she lacked was time.

[Although her belly was slightly bulging, I felt that there was something wrong with the child, as if it was stillborn. Logically speaking, Concubine Li was not destined to have children.]

She can read fortunes, and although she isn't as good as professionals, she is still able to predict good and bad luck.

Doctor Yang believed Xiao Ruyu's speculation. After all, it always worked out. He seemed to always have unquestionable trust in the little princess, which was really strange.

“The mission must be accomplished.”

He raised his eyebrows and spoke softly, agreeing to Xiao Ruyu's request.

"Your Highness and the Princess' pulses are fine, but your Majesty has been suffering from worry lately. You should take good care of your body, otherwise it will not be good to be depressed."

"Okay, I understand."

After taking the patient's pulse, Imperial Doctor Yang bowed and left the hall.

Queen Duan felt uneasy. Concubine Li was a poisonous snake hiding in the dark, and she couldn't let her harm the children.

"Eleven, do not take the princess out of the palace during this period, and do not allow anyone to get close to the princess."

Eleven said respectfully, "Yes, Eleven understands."

Xiao Ruyu blinked her round eyes and said to Queen Duan.

"Mother, you have to be on guard against Concubine Li recently. It's best to send someone to stay by Concubine Li's side. She has no good intentions."

Queen Duan felt that what the little princess said was right. It was safer to prepare for a rainy day, and what her daughter said made sense.

"Mother knows, Yu'er, I will take care of everything, don't worry."

Xiao Ruyu smiled obediently, and the queen felt very relieved.

Queen Duan also had to deal with the general affairs of the palace. During this period, the expenses of the palace also increased a lot. In addition, there was a war on the border and the fighting had not stopped, so a large sum of money was spent.

It seems that I need to find an opportunity to carefully check the palace's account books, and the number of people in the palace should also be reduced.

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Ever since Emperor Shangwen became angry, all the court officials dared not mention that the little princess was a disaster.

Prime Minister Lu originally wanted to manipulate public opinion secretly, but he was caught by the Duan family and had to give up.

Emperor Shangwen could not tolerate any sand in his eyes. If it was really because of the little princess, he would most likely be punished, and he did not want to take any risks.

Two months passed in a blink of an eye, and it was the end of the year.

There was a charcoal fire burning in Fengyi Palace, and steam rose from his mouth when he spoke, but Fengyi Palace was exceptionally warm.

Xiao Ruyu was already able to hold on to a chair and slowly began to walk. She always held Eleven's hand and practiced walking. Although it was slow, it was much better than curling up in a cradle.

However, Xiao Ruijin could only crawl up at this moment due to health reasons.

Queen Duan took even better care of the child; however, there was still a big gap between Xiao Ruijin and Xiao Ruyu.

It was already time for lunch, and palace maids had already brought lunch to the palace.

Eleven and the wet nurse were feeding the two children respectively, but before they could get close to the porridge, Xiao Ruyu felt that something was wrong.

Her expression changed drastically, and she used all her strength to push the two white porcelain bowls to the ground.

"Princess, are you okay?"

Madam Zhao was the wet nurse of the little princess. Seeing how powerful her magical powers were, she couldn't help but stare with her eyes wide open. It seemed that she had never expected that the little princess would push away the lunch.

Fortunately, the two masters were not hurt. Nanny Zhao sighed and thought to herself, could it be that the princess discovered something?

Speaking of which, the little princess is usually the most well-behaved, never causes any trouble for others and is the most adorable and cute.

"Princess, if you don't like it, I will have someone prepare another lunch for you."

[Eleven, catch that palace maid. Someone put a poison in the porridge. Go and ask my father and mother to come over and tell them that someone wants to harm me!]

Eleven was originally very calm. After all, this was the imperial palace, and if anyone wanted to harm the princess, he would protect her.

But if we start with the diet, it would be much more convenient. He never thought that the princess was drugged. It was really infuriating.

Eleven's martial arts had improved a lot. He flashed in front of the palace maid, grabbed her wrist, and spoke in an almost cold tone.

"Who sent you?"

However, the next second, the palace maid wanted to bite her tongue to commit suicide. Fortunately, Eleven reacted quickly, dislocated her jaw, and forced her to spit out the medicine in her mouth.

The maids in the palace had heard the noise and rushed over.

When Queen Duan learned that the little princess was almost drugged, she almost fainted. Fortunately, the little princess was fine, but she could not let the person behind the incident go.

"Madame Cui, take people to search the palace immediately and check the records of those who have left the palace recently. Find out who this maid belongs to. How could someone buy this easily if the red-crowned crane is so poisonous? I'm afraid this is a trap set by someone else!"

Aunt Cui immediately tensed up, "Yes, Madam."

Empress Duan was worried that something might be overlooked, so she sent someone to inform Emperor Shangwen of the matter.

When Emperor Shangwen learned the news, he was reviewing memorials. He listened to the report from the palace maids in Fengyi Palace with a look of disbelief on his face.


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