Su Qingyu bowed and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, this is something I learned from a liar."
Emperor Xuande was a little surprised. "Have scammers become so sophisticated these days?"
Not only Emperor Xuande, but everyone else also looked at Su Qingyu curiously.
This scene today was the first time they had seen it.
The virtuous concubine knew what happened that day, and her face was not looking good at the moment.
When Su Qingyu heard Emperor Xuande ask this, she explained with a smile.
"Yesterday, I left the city for the Huguo Temple, intending to light an eternal lamp for my grandfather. On the way, I met a Taoist priest who was deceiving a woman. He used this powder to attract flocks of birds, and said that the woman was born with the fate of a phoenix."
"The girl didn't believe it. Seeing her disbelief, the Taoist priest asked her to draw a lot. It said something like, 'The phoenix is returning north, soaring up to 90,000 miles.' He said the girl was destined to be very noble, and asked her to give him a generous reward so that he could give her a good fortune."
"That girl was also very hot-tempered. She kicked him and said his trick was too crude."
"After the girl left, I had him arrested. I interrogated him about the truth behind his ability to attract hundreds of birds, and I also found a lot of hexagrams on him."
As she spoke, Su Qingyu handed a few bamboo sticks in her arms to Eunuch Hu, who then presented them to Emperor Xuande.
While Emperor Xuande was looking at the bamboo sticks, Su Qingyu continued, "Your Majesty, please look at the words on this hexagram. They either indicate great wealth and honor, or great misfortune."
"This man knows how to judge people. When he meets a young lady from a wealthy family who is a bit proud and arrogant, he uses her noble fate."
"If it's an ordinary family, they would use the most evil one and charge a little silver to ward off evil spirits."
Su Qingyu's explanation made Su Xiangling feel uneasy.
Without looking up, she could sense the gazes of the Crown Prince and Consort Xian on her.
The virtuous concubine looked at the bamboo stick inscribed with the hexagram. It was the same one Su Xiangling had shown her last time. She cast a cold glance at Su Xiangling, a cold glint in her narrowed eyes. If looks could kill, Su Xiangling would have been tortured to death by the virtuous concubine.
Emperor Xuande suddenly understood after listening to Su Qingyu's explanation. He did not think much about it, just listened to it as a folk anecdote.
Su Xiangling was in a difficult situation, wondering how to face the questioning from the Concubine Xian and the Crown Prince.
The hexagram's inscription was easy to explain; it could be said that she had been deceived by the Taoist priest. But the scene of hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix was difficult to explain. If she repeatedly claimed that she was wronged, would His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Concubine Xian let her do it again?
When she can't attract birds, her true colors will be revealed.
Su Xiangling reached out and touched her belly. Fortunately, she still had her last support. As long as this child was there, she would at most fall out of favor, but her life would not be in danger.
She had made up her mind that no matter what, she would ensure the safe birth of the child. As for other things, she could take her time and there was no need to rush.
But what she didn't know was that Su Qingyu's killer move hadn't even started yet. This little incident couldn't make Su Qingyu and Mr. Zhou feel better.
Emperor Xuande was very satisfied with the gift from Su Qingyu and rewarded her with a pair of hibiscus and fairy peach jade ruyi.
Afterwards, everyone continued to admire the lanterns, and Su Xiangling followed the prince and the virtuous concubine with her head lowered.
I dare not be too far away, nor too close.
Although the two of them said nothing, and even the virtuous concubine praised Su Xiangling a few words in the middle, everyone present was smart and could not fail to notice this sudden change.
Many people were surprised and guessed that Concubine Su had somehow upset Concubine Xian and the Crown Prince.
Mr. Zhou stayed behind the crowd, not saying much. But people always came to him to chat. After all, such a great doctor was rarely seen in ordinary times.
Mr. Zhou has a humble attitude and can chat with anyone.
Seeing that it was getting late, Emperor Xuande also planned to let everyone leave the palace.
Just as he was about to speak, the prince beside him suddenly vomited a mouthful of black blood, then squatted on the ground holding his stomach.
For a moment, the entire imperial garden was in chaos.
Some people shouted to protect the emperor, and some shouted to quickly call the imperial physician.
Concubine Xian squatted on the ground in panic, supporting the prince, "Yuan'er, what's wrong with you?"
"Come here, summon the imperial physician."
Emperor Xuande remained relatively calm, but his expression was gloomy. The Crown Prince's symptoms strongly resembled those of a poisoned individual. Who could possibly poison someone at a palace banquet?
If you think about it more deeply, if this person can poison the prince, can he poison him?
The caution of a monarch made Emperor Xuande look at everyone with suspicion for a while.
It was Shen Zhixiu who stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it will take time for the imperial physician to come to the palace. How about letting Mr. Zhou take a look first?"
"Can you trust him?" Emperor Xuande glanced at Shen Zhixiu.
Shen Zhixiu nodded, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I am willing to use my own life as a guarantee. Mr. Zhou is trustworthy in both his medical skills and his character."
After he said that, Emperor Xuande stopped asking questions and ordered Hu Lu to summon Master Zhou to treat the prince.
Aside from Emperor Xuande and Consort Xian, everyone else stepped aside, their expressions solemn. The Crown Prince's poisoning was no small matter. Everyone present was a suspect. If anything went wrong, it could bring disaster upon the entire family.
Mr. Zhou approached, knelt down, and examined the prince's pulse. After a long pause, he said, "Your Majesty, the prince is not poisoned."
Emperor Xuande frowned subconsciously, "Not poisoned? Then what's going on?"
Mr. Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not speak of this matter."
Emperor Xuande waved his hand and said, "What is there that you dare not say? No matter what you say, I will forgive you."
After receiving Emperor Xuande's order, Mr. Zhou stood up and said, "Your Highness, this is not a case of poisoning. Instead, someone is using witchcraft to deliberately harm you."
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