Ning Yuxi remembered that Concubine Rong was also under house arrest. It would have been fine if the Queen and Concubine Xin had come out without permission because they were worried about their son, but why did Concubine Rong's people come too?
When Youzhu met Ning Yuxi, she naturally bowed to her: "This servant pays respects to the Empress Yi."
Ning Yuxi stopped and looked at her. "Are you Youzhu, the girl beside Concubine Rong? I remember Concubine Rong is still under house arrest, right? Why are you here?"
Youzhu hurriedly said, "Replying to Her Majesty Yi, Her Majesty Rong heard that the First and Second Princes were both ill. She was worried and asked me to bring two hundred-year-old ginsengs to the two princes to nourish them."
When did Concubine Rong become so kind? Hundred-year-old ginseng is a rare and good thing. Besides, this is not her child. I heard yesterday that Concubine Rong and Concubine Xin had a falling out. Would she be so kind as to send something to Concubine Xin's son?
Ning Yuxi couldn't figure it out and didn't bother to think about it. It had nothing to do with her anyway. She just nodded lightly and left.
She felt that there was something fishy about the twin lotus flowers in Chonghua Palace, so she decided to go back and study them carefully.
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The next day, Ning Yuxi went to Chonghua Palace to see the two princes after breakfast.
The Imperial Hospital has been researching for half a day and a whole night but still hasn't come up with a suitable prescription. The eldest prince and the second prince are still not well, so she has to go and visit them to show her concern.
But before she could leave, Song Qu, who was beside the emperor, came in. After paying his respects to Ning Yuxi, he said, "Empress Yi, the emperor requests that you go to Chonghua Palace immediately."
Ning Yuxi was about to go, but why did the emperor suddenly send someone to call her?
"Yes, I will go there immediately. But I don't know why the emperor suddenly asked me to go to Chonghua Palace?"
Ning Yuxi usually treated everyone around the emperor with respect, so Song Qu didn't dislike her and was willing to talk to her: "Your Majesty, it seems to be related to the cause of the eldest and second prince's illness."
He only said this much, and Ning Yuxi didn't force him. She nodded and walked towards Chonghua Palace with Song Qu.
Has the cause of the eldest and second prince's illness been discovered? Could the emperor's past be related to her?
Ning Yuxi arrived at Chonghua Palace, filled with doubts. As soon as she entered the main hall and before she could even pay her respects, a figure suddenly approached and shoved her hard, "You vicious woman! How dare you plot to murder my servant Chenghui!"
She was pushed so hard that she lost her balance for a moment, but fortunately Ruyi and Luoying behind her immediately supported her.
She frowned and was about to speak when she heard the emperor's majestic voice: "Xin Fei, how can you behave like this!"
Because the emperor spoke, Concubine Xin finally stopped pestering Ning Yuxi, but she still glared at Ning Yuxi with resentment on her face.
Ning Yuxi suppressed her thoughts, greeted the emperor, and asked, "I wonder what instructions the emperor has for me?"
Gu Qilan looked at her with complicated eyes: "I found out that the cause of Chengxuan and Chenghui's illness was a poisonous spice, and this spice was found on the jar of two-colored lotus.
Chengxuan and Chenghui became ill because they inhaled the toxin from the lotus. You are responsible for distributing the lotus to various places. I called you here to investigate."
As he spoke, Gu Qilan pointed to the lotus pot placed next to the main hall. Ning Yuxi then realized that the lotus had withered, although it was blooming beautifully yesterday.
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Concubine Xin couldn't help herself and asked, "You were responsible for distributing the lotus flowers. How dare you say you didn't poison them?"
Ning Yuxi looked at Concubine Xin and said, "Concubine Xin, please be careful with your words. I did distribute the lotus flowers, but that doesn't prove I was the one who poisoned them. Why would I poison the First and Second Princes?"
Then she looked at Gu Qilan again and said, "Your Majesty, this matter was not done by me. Please investigate carefully."
At this time, the Queen also spoke up, "Concubine Yi, the Emperor has questioned everyone who took over this lotus. It wasn't them who did it. Now you are the only suspect."
Ning Yuxi suddenly asked, "I wonder if the Emperor can find out what kind of poison is on this lotus?"
Gu Qilan said, "The imperial physician discovered that Chengxuan and Chengzhao had ingested a toxin, and the toxin was found on the lotus, but the lotus has withered, so it can't be found."
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Concubine Xin said, "Now only Concubine Yi has not been interrogated. We can find out the truth by thoroughly interrogating Concubine Yi and the people around her."
Ning Yuxi ignored Concubine Xin and asked, "Since the lotus was poisoned, why didn't others get poisoned, but the eldest and second princes?"
Gu Qilan also thought about this problem, but the imperial physician could not find out more. He only said that perhaps the two were young and their health was not as good as that of adults.
After all, there are only two children in Chonghua Palace, the eldest prince and the second prince, and the other servants are all adults. However, this is not enough to convince people, so he called Concubine Yi to ask.
The Empress and Concubine Xin were stumped by the question. Seeing that they couldn't answer, Ning Yuxi suddenly said, "Would you mind if I could see the First and Second Princes?"
Upon hearing this, the Queen and Concubine Xin both frowned, and Concubine Xin even shouted directly, "What? Now that the truth has been revealed, do you still want to harm my Chenghui?"
She still ignored her and looked at the emperor and said, "Perhaps I can understand why only the eldest and second princes were infected."
Gu Qilan stared at her for a moment and finally agreed to her request.
Although the Queen and Concubine Xin were reluctant, they had no choice but to agree since the Emperor agreed. They just looked at Ning Yuxi with a frown, fearing that she would do something wrong.
Ning Yuxi came to the eldest prince's bed, first opened his eyes and took a look, then pinched his mouth open to look at the color of his tongue, and finally put her ear to the eldest prince's chest to listen to the sound of his lungs when he breathed.
After watching a series of events, Ning Yuxi already had a conclusion in her mind.
She suddenly turned to the emperor and said, "I wonder if the emperor could send someone to fetch some of the ink sticks that the two princes usually use."
Although Gu Qilan was a little confused, he still asked someone to get it.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ning Yuxi said, "Your Majesty, I already know what poison the First and Second Princes were poisoned with, and why only they were poisoned."
Hearing this, everyone was shocked, and Gu Qilan also looked at her in surprise.
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