Fuliu and Hongxiu looked at the strange-looking thing in their hands, but didn't ask any questions. As a servant, the most important thing was to be obedient.
After they finished washing their hands and taking their medicine...
Ning Hong then had them dig a large pit in the yard.
The pit is very big and very high.
In any case, Ning Zixin's Wanlan Palace was the most deserted place in the entire harem.
Putting everything else aside, just look at the area not far from there – that's the Cold Palace.
Ning Hong threw all the ingredients into the large pit, lit a tinderbox, and burned them.
Qin Mu was accompanying Liu Linglong to admire the flowers in the Imperial Garden.
At this time, it is late spring and early summer, when all kinds of flowers are in full bloom.
Liu Linglong plucked a delicate peony with her slender hand and tucked it into her hair.
"Your Majesty, is it beautiful?"
The peony was beautiful, and Liu Linglong was also exceptionally beautiful.
People are more beautiful than flowers, that's for sure.
As Qin Mu gazed at the beautifully blooming peonies, Ning Zixin's face flashed through his mind. It seemed that Ning Zixin was more suited to such a flamboyant flower.
"emperor?"
Liu Linglong tilted her head. "Isn't it pretty?"
"Beautiful, very beautiful, I was so engrossed in looking at it that I was completely captivated," Qin Mu said with a light laugh.
Upon hearing Qin Mu's words, Liu Linglong's cheeks flushed slightly, adding to her beauty.
"emperor?"
Looking at the thick smoke rising above Wanlan Palace, Liu Fu, the chief eunuch serving Qin Mu, felt a sense of worry. "Wanlan Palace seems to be on fire. Perhaps I should go and take a look?"
"Wanlan Palace?"
Is it the palace of that woman from the Ning family?
Qin Mu followed Liu Fu's gaze and looked in that direction.
Smoke and fire filled the air.
The light enveloped Wanlan Palace, and he immediately frowned.
What is Ning Zixin up to now?
"You should escort Consort Zhao back first."
"yes."
Although Liu Linglong was also curious, she knew that her health was not very good, so she should not have any unnecessary curiosity.
He obediently curtsied and turned to return to the palace.
"Let's go and see what's going on at Wanlan Palace."
When I arrived at the entrance of Wanlan Palace, I saw a large crowd gathered there.
Qin Mu coughed lightly, and everyone quickly stepped back to pay their respects. Even the Ning siblings came out to pay their respects.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
"Ning Zixin, what exactly are you up to? Are you planning to burn down my palace?"
"Your Majesty, I have my reasons."
In the heartbreaking ancient society, shouldn't we change the rule that kneels down at the drop of a hat?
"explain."
"Your Majesty, I know that Your Majesty does not like my sister." Although I don't know why Qin Mu, that bastard, brought Ning Zixin into the palace, it is clear that he does not like his sister.
They didn't even show the most basic respect.
"Then what?"
Qin Mu coldly stared at Ning Zixin, who kept her head down.
"Go on."
"Six months after Consort Jieyu entered the palace, she could no longer receive normal meals from the Imperial Kitchen. People need to eat, you can't expect them to eat air. She has to spend money to buy food from the Imperial Kitchen every day. If it were just that, it wouldn't be so bad. It's just money. If it runs out, I can just give her more. But the people in the Imperial Kitchen are asking for more and more, while the food they receive is getting less and less. Even three women can't get enough to eat."
Qin Mu's expression changed drastically, and he felt inexplicably uneasy.
"The Lady Consort had no choice but to bring her maids here to grow some vegetables."
Ning Hong pointed to a corner of the yard. In the large yard, there were not many flowers and plants, but some vegetables were planted in that corner.
Qin Mu's face turned completely dark.
"What does this have to do with you setting fire to the palace?"
Of course it's related. Otherwise, how would they lure you here and prove the Ning family's innocence?
"I'm not burning down the palace, I'm just burning the ingredients I brought," Ning Hong sighed softly. "Hongxiu paid someone to deliver a message to me, asking me to send some ingredients to the palace. I found many rare ingredients, intending to send them to Consort Jieyu, but they were switched. Among them, the purple Ganoderma lucidum and the Cordyceps sinensis from the southern border are the most precious, and there is also a Tian Shan snow lotus."
Upon hearing this, the onlookers around gasped in astonishment.
These are all treasures; money can't buy them. Although I had a vague feeling there were good things here, I didn't expect them to be this good.
"Unfortunately, these items have all been switched."
"Switched?" Qin Mu narrowed his eyes. "What you're burning is these medicinal herbs." They're clearly medicinal herbs, but they keep calling them food. This shows that for the Ning family, these precious medicinal herbs are just food.
“Yes, someone swapped our food with something laced with poison.” He held out his hand and pointed to the package in the pit. “These were all poisoned, so I had no choice but to burn them.”
"???????" Qin Mu's face darkened.
So many precious things, if they were to be exposed—no, they already have just been exposed.
When Ning Hong fainted, these things were scattered all over the ground.
The more Qin Mu thought about it, the uglier his expression became.
If he knew about all these wonderful things, he would definitely have Ning Zixin bring them out to help Linglong recover. And the other concubines would surely come asking for them too. Then his harem...?
Is someone trying to harm his harem?
Qin Mu stared at Ning Hongze and Ning Zixin with a cold face, looking them up and down.
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