Ning Yuxi curled her lips and smiled, "You still say it's not you? You can clearly smell every flavor of the medicine powder."
"Oh right, I was in a hurry and I misremembered the smell. The powder smelled like daylily, but I remembered it smelled like orchid. Tsk tsk, my memory is getting worse."
The nanny was so frightened that her teeth were chattering. Only then did she realize that she had been deceived.
Concubine Yi deliberately said that the medicine powder smelled like orchid. She was so frightened by the series of shocks that she blurted out that the medicine powder smelled like daylily, which was exactly what Concubine Yi wanted.
Concubine Jing was confused. What was that?
Ning Yuxi smiled inconspicuously, and then said, "The powder actually smells like daylily. This nanny blurted it out, so the real culprit must be her."
"Tell me, who ordered you to do this?" Ning Yuxi didn't believe that a wet nurse was so bold as to murder the royal heir.
The nanny was shocked and frightened, but no matter how Ning Yuxi and Jingpin asked, the nanny refused to reveal the person behind it.
She only said that when the wet nurse was chosen for the Fourth Prince, she was the original candidate, but was later snatched away by the drugged wet nurse. She was forced to serve the unfavored Third Princess, which was the reason for her resentment.
Ning Yuxi didn't believe what she said, but it didn't matter whether she believed it or not. As for whether Jingpin believed it or not, it was none of her business. As long as this matter didn't involve Concubine Xie, Jingpin couldn't punish her.
No matter how unwilling Concubine Jing was, she had no choice but to watch Ning Yuxi take Concubine Xie away. She had no place to vent her anger, so she directly gave the wet nurse twenty strokes of the cane.
Ning Yuxi and Concubine Xie went to Concubine Xie's bedroom together.
On the way, Concubine Xie said with gratitude, "Sister, I'm so lucky to have you this time. Concubine Jing suddenly brought a group of people to search the maid's residence and found the powder. It really caught me off guard."
"Have you noticed anything wrong with that nanny these days?" Ning Yuxi asked with a frown.
Lady Xie thought for a moment and said, "Both maids were sent directly by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. I also asked Hua Yin to investigate these two people privately, and there is nothing wrong with them."
Ning Yuxi thought for a moment and said, "This matter is directed at Concubine Jing, and the person behind the scenes knows that you and Concubine Jing have always been at odds, so she bribed your people to do this for her.
Jingpin has always hated you. As soon as she heard you were involved, she would immediately go looking for trouble with you without even considering whether you were the one who did it.
"It seems that the person behind this is very familiar with your relationship, and must be someone who has had a grudge against Concubine Jing."
Lady Xie: "Princess Jing has offended many people with her personality, so it's really hard to investigate right now."
As she spoke, Concubine Xie pondered for a moment and seemed to have made up her mind: "Instead of always being on guard against Concubine Jing and enduring her harassment, it's better for me to be the master of my own house!"
"I've been so humble and submissive over the years, and I haven't fought or competed for anything. This has made those people look down on me even more. If I continue like this, not only will I be unable to protect the Third Princess, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect myself either!"
After she finished speaking, a determined light flashed in Concubine Xie's eyes, making her exude her unique charm again.
Ning Yuxi smiled with some relief when she saw this. This was the confident and calm daughter of the Xie family when she first met her.
Ning Yuxi sat in Concubine Xie's bedroom for a long time and did not return to Shuqing Palace until the evening.
During dinner, Ning Yuxi fed Cheng Zhao some solid food while asking Ruyi, who was standing beside him, "Did the Emperor have dinner with the Empress when he just came back, or did he go to someone else's place?"
Ruyi: "My Lord, the Emperor is not staying in Fengluan Palace. He returned to the palace with the Empress and then went to Shengchen Palace to review memorials. He is probably having dinner now."
Ning Yuxi nodded, turned to look at Cheng Zhao who was eating with gusto, and asked with a smile: "Zhao Zhao, do you miss your father?"
When little Cheng Zhao heard the word "father emperor", he immediately said excitedly: "I want to, I want to, Zhao Zhao really wants to be the emperor~"
"Okay, then Mother will ask someone to ask Father to come and see you later, okay?"
Little Cheng Zhao nodded like crazy: "Hmmmm~ Cold kiss is the best~"
Ning Yuxi laughed and scolded, "This little rascal, on the one hand, says his mother is the best, and on the other hand, he's thinking about that big pig's hoof."
After dinner, Ning Yuxi guessed that the emperor had finished his meal, so she asked Ruyi to go to Shengchen Palace to invite the emperor.
Ruyi took the order and left.
When Gu Qilan walked into the bedroom, he saw two figures, one big and one small, sitting on the couch, talking and laughing under the soft candlelight. The woman's gentle and peaceful smile and the child's tender and cheerful laughter painted a warm and beautiful picture.
Gu Qilan only felt that his body and mind were a little lighter.
People always say that it’s lonely at the top, but people at the top are also human beings, with human emotions and desires, and sometimes they yearn for the warmth of ordinary people.
He stepped into the house and said softly, "It's rare for you to send someone to look for me, but what's the matter?"
Ning Yuxi smiled and bowed, then said, "Why, can't I come to the emperor if I'm fine?"
Gu Qilan was stunned for a second. Few people would talk to him like this. When he suddenly heard it, he found it quite novel.
When little Chengzhao saw Gu Qilan, he immediately slid down from the couch, took two or three steps with his short legs and rushed to Gu Qilan, hugging his thighs: "Hu Huang~Zhaozhao, I miss Hu Huang so much~"
Gu Qilan was stunned for a moment when he was suddenly hugged. The royal family was very particular about rules, and he was always serious. When his other children saw him, they either behaved well or were scared and didn't dare to get close to him.
His eldest son, the eldest prince Chengxuan, born to the queen, was always well-behaved when he met him.
It was rare for him to be so close to his children, but he didn't hate this kind of close contact and direct emotional expression. On the contrary, he enjoyed it.
His expression softened a little, and he picked up little Cheng Zhao and said, "Oh? Cheng Zhao misses father? How much do you miss him?"
Little Cheng Zhao stretched out his two chubby hands and gestured as loudly as he could, and said in a baby voice: "Yes, I want so many things~"
Ning Yuxi felt a little uncomfortable watching her son's worthless appearance. Although half of it was taught by her, the other half was completely free play by the little guy.
I can only say that this child has been smart since he was young.
Gu Qilan was in a good mood, so he was in the mood to care about others: "The weather has been getting cold recently. Do you have enough charcoal fire and clothes?"
Ning Yuxi smiled and said, "Your Majesty, everything is fine. The Ministry of Internal Affairs sent over plenty of charcoal and winter clothes early on. Look, this outfit of little Chengzhao's was just delivered."
Gu Qilan looked at Cheng Zhao's clothes, his eyes lingering on the tiger-head hat on his head. He said, "This tiger-head hat is exquisitely made. It doesn't look like it came from the Imperial Household Department."
"Your Majesty has good eyesight. This was made by Concubine Xie for Cheng Zhao. Concubine Xie's craftsmanship is truly exquisite." Ning Yuxi praised.
Upon hearing this, Gu Qilan remained silent.
Seeing this, Ning Yuxi said casually, "I went to see the Third Princess today. Lady Xie is very good at taking care of children. The Third Princess was skinny and small a few days ago, but yesterday I saw that she had gained some weight and was much more lively. However, she kept talking about missing her father..."
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