"How is the princess?"
The palace servant quickly replied, "The princess was frightened and fell asleep, but the queen can't eat now, so send someone to find the person behind the incident.
I don't know who was so cruel to give the princess the poison. Your Majesty, please help the princess!"
Emperor Shangwen was worried about his two children, so he ordered Eunuch Yin to invite the commander of the imperial guard. He then immediately went to the Queen's palace. When he saw that the princess was safe and sound, he finally felt relieved.
Xiao Ruyu stumbled towards Emperor Shangwen and spoke in a trembling baby voice.
“Dad…Dad…”
Emperor Shangwen held the little princess in his arms, and his stubble pricked her face, making the little princess feel a little itchy.
No, how could the little princess speak?
He seemed to be thinking about something, and his eyes widened as he looked at the little princess.
"Yu'er, what did you call me just now?"
Xiao Ruyu thought in her heart that her father the Emperor was so childish, but she acted obediently on the surface.
“Daddy!”
Her voice was sweet and crisp, and she sounded particularly cute.
It usually takes seven months for an ordinary baby to speak, but Xiao Ruyu felt that this was too long, so she gave Emperor Shang Wen a surprise in advance.
If she kept silent any longer, she was worried that she would become a mute, woo woo.
Emperor Shangwen held his daughter in his arms. His soft little body made him want to protect her so much. Thinking of everything the guard had just reported to him, his eyes turned red.
"How dare you plot against my little princess? Come, search the palace!"
The little princess nestled in the arms of Emperor Shangwen, and the emperor, who had been calm and composed, also lost his composure. There were always people testing poison in the Princess Palace, so logically speaking, this kind of problem should not have occurred.
The only possibility is that someone in the palace was bribed.
[If we can start with the palace maids who deliver meals in the kitchen, we may be able to find the person who poisoned the food. However, there are countless people passing through the imperial kitchen every day, so we don’t know if we can find the real culprit.]
[Fortunately, my stinky brother is fine, otherwise my mother would be very sad. However, most of the ladies in the palace like me and my brother, so who would poison us? ]
Emperor Shangwen listened to Xiao Ruyu's thoughts calmly, and gradually some ideas came to his mind.
Although Concubine Li has been more well-behaved in the past two months, she still causes trouble in the harem. Naturally, he punishes her, but it happens so many times that he becomes a little annoyed.
Could it be, Concubine Li?
"Eleven, take good care of the princess. I have something to do at Qiwu Palace."
As he said this, he put Xiao Ruyu in the cradle. If it was really Concubine Li who did it secretly, he would never tolerate it.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Xiao Ruyu waved her hands wildly, feeling very angry.
[Bad daddy, Yu'er praised you for not being lustful, but now you are not in a hurry to find the murderer and you even want to go to Concubine Li's palace! ]
The little princess frowned and looked depressed. Emperor Shangwen sighed, feeling distressed.
Afterwards, he asked Eunuch Yin to send the Royal Guards to guard Her Royal Highness the Princess and left Fengyi Palace.
Xiao Ruyu closed her eyes and calculated with her fingers. She already had an idea. As expected, today's incident was still the work of Concubine Li.
She was worried that Xiao Ruyu's existence would affect her son's position as the emperor, so she took the initiative.
[Concubine Li, you dare to harm me and my brother. I can't let you stay. ]
Xiao Ruyu moved her fingers slightly, condensing the spiritual power in the palm of her hand, and a white lotus blossomed. She moved her mind slightly, and a bright yellow talisman appeared in her hand.
Xiao Ruyu handed the talisman to Eleven and said solemnly.
"Eleven, send the talisman to Qiwu Palace. The mantra will make Concubine Li fall into the trap. Concubine Li has done something that is detrimental to her virtue. We cannot let her harm us."
Eleven turned towards the princess without asking the reason. Thinking of the poisoned porridge just now, he still felt a lingering fear.
If he had accidentally given the talisman to the little princess to drink, then... he would never see the princess again.
"Yes, Eleven understands."
Eleven guards guarded Xiao Ruyu, and then walked straight towards the Qiwu Palace.
Xiao Ruyu lazily basked in the sun, feeling extremely comfortable. The poison in her body had been cleared, and as long as she took good care of herself in the future, she would be fine.
The luck of this world is pretty good, and I can rely on Emperor Shangwen's luck to slowly absorb and gain experience, which will be good for me as well.
Queen Duan searched for clues everywhere in the palace and finally caught the suspicious woman in the back kitchen of the imperial kitchen.
The woman was holding a paper bag in her hand. Aunt Cui stepped forward, opened the thing in her hand and took a look. Unexpectedly, it was a powder of Crane's Beak Red.
Empress Duan's expression changed drastically. The palace servants in the imperial kitchen were also shocked by the sudden change and they all knelt down hurriedly.
"We were unaware of this, please forgive us, Madam!"
Under the questioning of Queen Duan and Nanny Cui, the captured woman finally told the whole story.
"I am willing to tell you the truth, I only ask Your Majesty to forgive me!"
After saying that, she spoke the truth and also gave away Concubine Li.
"I received 100 taels of silver from Concubine Li. She said that as long as I put the Crane's Beak Red into the food of the two princes, I will complete the task. My mother is in Concubine Li's hands. Please forgive me, Queen!"
Although Empress Duan was usually kind-hearted, this matter involved her own children. If she let others off lightly, they would inevitably feel that even if her children were harmed, they would not be punished.
"Madame Cui, send her to the Heavenly Prison. She is trying to murder the heir to the throne. I cannot let her off easily."
The maid sat on the ground dejectedly. She knew the queen was right. She just felt a little regretful at the moment, but she had no better choice.
"Please, Queen, forgive my mother."
Queen Duan nodded, which was considered as her agreement.
The palace maid was taken to the Heavenly Prison. She held the evidence in her hand and planned to go back to Fengyi Palace and then go to Qiwu Palace to settle accounts with Concubine Li.
When she returned to Fengyi Palace, she learned that Emperor Shangwen had been there and had already gone to Qiwu Palace. Empress Duan thought with a little surprise.
Could it be that the emperor knew who was behind this? Naturally, she wanted to go over and take a look.
[Yu'er, does the emperor know something? ]
Queen Duan asked doubtfully, staring into Xiao Ruyu's eyes, as if she also wanted to know the answer.
[The murderer behind the scenes is Concubine Li. Daddy has already gone to Concubine Li's palace. Come on, mother! We can't let Concubine Li cause trouble in the harem! ]
Xiao Ruyu's eyes moved slightly, and his determination to eat melons became more and more determined.
When Empress Duan left Fengyi Palace, she took her two children with her, ordered people to prepare the sedan chair, and headed straight towards Qiwu Palace.
When Concubine Li learned that Emperor Shangwen was coming, she specially ordered people to prepare new Biluochun tea. However, when she poured the tea for Emperor Shangwen, she saw that the emperor had a slightly frown and a fierce look.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you? Why don't you tell me and I will help you solve your problems!"
Emperor Shangwen raised his eyes and pushed away Concubine Li who was approaching him, but his eyes fell on Concubine Li's bulging belly, as if thinking about something.
"Concubine Li, you are pretending to be calm now. Do you really think I am a fool?"
While Emperor Shangwen was speaking, a voice came from outside the palace.
"The Queen has arrived."