After the murderer was found, Mingxiu was a little relieved, but he still asked Lüzhu to keep a close eye on things and to check everyone in his palace, just in case someone slipped through the net.
When Yinreng was ill, she had already suspected the people in the palace. At that time, she let whoever wanted to leave was also a test, but unfortunately she didn't find out anything in the end.
Moreover, Mingxiu lowered her eyes. Green Bamboo belonged to the Emperor. Regardless of whether the Emperor suspected her at the time, she had to act with a clear conscience and completely dispel any suspicion the Emperor might have.
Sending Green Bamboo to investigate would undoubtedly be the best way to dispel the emperor's suspicions.
As for who that little eunuch works for, Mingxiu has no say in it, nor is it her place to concern herself with it; the Emperor will naturally handle it.
"Be careful. You've just recovered, don't rush things." Mingxiu sat at the table, looking at Yinreng with a hint of helplessness.
This child has only been eating bland food for a few days, why is he eating it in such a hurry?
Yinreng swallowed the food in his mouth and began to speak, "Mother Consort, you have no idea how miserable I've been these past few days. The imperial physician said I should eat light meals, and Granny Xu really did serve me very bland food. She wouldn't let me eat any meat at all. I'm suffering so much." Yinreng was still being silly.
Mingxiu couldn't help but chuckle at his expression; it wasn't as exaggerated as he made it out to be.
The food was a little bland, but she had eaten there before and found it quite delicious.
However, a four-year-old child might not really like to eat it.
"Alright, alright, eat as much as you want. You're almost fully recovered now. I'll have the imperial physician examine you again later. If everything is alright, you can eat normally." Yinreng had survived smallpox, and although it wasn't serious, the imperial physician was still very worried, so he had been eating very bland food during this time.
Mingxiu shook her head. After Yinreng fell ill at Yonghe Palace last time, he did not stop coming to Yonghe Palace as others in the palace had wished.
The captured eunuch didn't attract his attention either; it was as if nothing had happened.
However, judging from the tense atmosphere in the palace and the fact that Kangxi had not entered the inner palace for a long time, the matter was not over.
At the very least, we need to find out who's behind this.
In the afternoon, after sending Yinreng to school, Mingxiu looked at the cool sky, clear and cloudless. Suddenly, Luzhu, who was standing next to her, noticed that a concubine was sniffing.
The Empress cried, and Green Bamboo nervously watched as her Empress and Little Xizi exchanged a glance.
Their impression of their mistress was always that she was cheerful, gentle, and able to take everything in stride, as if she never had any worries.
However, the Empress cried today. Although I was very worried, I could tell from the way Mingxiu was wiping away her tears that she didn't want anyone to know.
Green Bamboo and Little Xizi could only stand helplessly to the side, keeping watch to prevent anyone from coming over.
Mingxiu didn't know what was wrong with her. She just suddenly felt like crying and felt empty inside, but she didn't know why.
After crying my heart out for a while, I felt much better. As soon as I wiped away my tears and got up, I saw Green Bamboo and Little Xizi standing beside me with worried looks in their eyes.
A warmth welled up in my heart: "I'm fine, don't worry."
"I want to eat stir-fried potatoes, green peppers, and eggplant today, stir-fried pork with green peppers, and scrambled eggs with tomatoes. Let them make lotus root and pork rib soup." Mingxiu looked around and realized that she had been crying for so long. No wonder her eyes felt a little dry. Suddenly, she wanted to eat the dishes that her mother used to make.
Xiao Xizi nodded and instructed someone to prepare dinner.
Since the arrival of the small kitchen, the Empress's meals have generally been prepared by the small kitchen. Apart from the occasional fresh dishes prepared by the Imperial Kitchen and sent over for her to try, the rest of the meals are all made by the small kitchen of Yonghe Palace itself.
Looking at the dinner on the table, Mingxiu felt a sense of familiarity, because these cooking methods were not available in this era, and many of the seeds were obtained by Mingxiu, who then found an excuse to make them.
Her cooking skills were learned from her mother, and the taste and presentation are very similar to her mother's.
I picked up my chopsticks and ate one bite after another, thoroughly enjoying my meal.
With her head tilted back and her body leaning back, Mingxiu rubbed her stomach with one hand and held a bowl of lotus root and pork rib soup in the other.
I breathed a sigh of relief, feeling all the gloom that had been building up over the past few days vanish with this meal.
Meanwhile, Emperor Kangxi sat on the throne, with a piece of paper beside him, frowning as he looked at the words on it.
Kangxi felt a vague unease in his heart and sighed after a long while.
He then addressed Liang Jiugong beside him, saying, "Prepare the carriage for Yonghe Palace."
Liang Jiugong "Hey"
When Kangxi arrived at Yonghe Palace, he saw Mingxiu's personal maid standing outside. He frowned and asked, "Where is your mistress?"
Upon seeing the Emperor, Green Bamboo quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Her Highness is inside her room. She said she wanted to be alone for a while and did not want us to come in to serve her, so I waited outside."
Kangxi frowned, told Liang Jiugong to wait outside, and stepped inside.
As soon as Kangxi entered the inner palace, everyone in the palace was overjoyed, as the emperor hadn't been there for quite some time.
Everyone had a pretty good idea that it was because of the Crown Prince, but no one dared to offer any advice.
Everyone originally thought that the Emperor would only allow someone to take responsibility for the Crown Prince's smallpox case before he entered the inner palace.
Unexpectedly, the Emperor has now entered the harem.
Although they didn't come here, once they entered the harem, they would eventually have a chance to see the emperor.
This was the thought of most of the concubines in the harem, but there were exceptions. Consort Tong's expression was not good. Logically speaking, since the emperor had not visited the harem for a long time, he should have visited the concubines in order of rank the first time he came.
As a result, he went directly to Hesheli Mingxiu's place, which was a slap in her face.
Consort Yi had the same thought, but she never expected that the first person the Emperor would visit upon entering the harem would be Mingxiu, even though His Highness the Crown Prince was already well.
But since she fell ill in Yonghe Palace, didn't the Emperor suspect anything?
As for whether there is any doubt or not, that's a matter of opinion.
Anyway, the atmosphere in Yonghe Palace wasn't good; at the very least, Mingxiu felt that Kangxi suspected her.
At this moment, the two masters in Yonghe Palace are facing off.
Mingxiu stared in surprise at Kangxi as he pushed open the door and entered. The suddenness of the event left Mingxiu frozen in place.
Emperor Kangxi was also startled when he entered, and hurriedly turned around to close the door that he had just pushed open.
He turned around, his face slightly darkened: "Nonsense, what are you doing? Why aren't you doing anything right?"
Upon hearing the voice, Ming Xiucai realized what was happening and immediately retorted, "I won't wear it. I'm about to go to sleep. Why would I wear it? Your Majesty should leave now. If anything happens and I'm blamed, I can't bear the responsibility."
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