Rong Xiu stared at the two people leaving in amazement. He had a lot of words in his heart but couldn't say them. After a long while, he finally uttered: "Shihu! You don't want the monthly salary this month, right?"

Shihu's legs went weak. What did this have to do with him?

"Mr. Rong..." Hua Yuanzhao followed Shihu out of the courtyard and asked carefully, "What's going on?"

Shi Hu was slightly startled, with a hint of reluctance in his eyes. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Miss Hua, I have no right to say more about the young master's affairs without your permission."

He secretly observed Hua Yuanzhao's expression and continued, "Princess Lin'an doesn't know about this either. If you really care, you might as well ask the young master directly."

After saying that, he stretched out his hand and led Hua Yuanzhao to the guest house to change clothes and wash up.

Hua Yuanzhao looked at Shihu thoughtfully, and felt more and more that Rongxiu's illness was not simple.

Unfortunately, her knowledge of Chinese medicine is not as good as that of Western medicine, and she can't see anything with just her eyes. If there is a chance, maybe she can drug someone unconscious and move him into the space for a full examination.

As soon as this thought came to her mind, Hua Yuanzhao couldn't help but knock her head. She really had an occupational disease and wanted to control everything she saw.

But... although Rong Xiu was not a decent person, at least he was good-looking. It would be a pity if he died because he was afraid of his illness and refused to see a doctor.

In the room, Rong Xiu was getting dressed when he suddenly felt a chill on his back and sneezed twice uncontrollably.

He rubbed his nose and muttered in dissatisfaction: "Who is scolding me?"

Hua Yuanzhao was full of thoughts and was absent-minded all the way. It was not until he got on the carriage to the palace that Rongxiu came over again.

"Hey, what are you hiding from me?" Rong Xiu asked slyly, "Tell me, so that I can cover for you when we get to the palace."

Hua Yuanzhao glanced at him and said slowly: "The effect of the medicine I gave Jingtian yesterday was estimated, and it is impossible to cause the scene that happened yesterday."

She was also afraid of accidentally hurting the woman captured by Jingsi Temple, so she didn't use any harsh means when giving the poison. At most, she just wanted to temporarily deprive the nuns of their fighting power!

But after opening the door of Jingsi Temple yesterday, the condition of the poisoned people was more than twice as serious as she had expected.

Moreover, during the process of detaining the nuns yesterday, some soldiers were poisoned and developed blisters after only touching the nuns.

"So I suspect that there is something in Jingsi Temple that can trigger the toxin." Hua Yuanzhao said confidently: "Plus, I smelled sandalwood on your clothes, so I suspect that there is something wrong with the incense in Jingsi Temple."

This explains why there is such a strong smell of incense in Jingsi Temple.

It turned out that her idea was not wrong.

"I analyzed the composition of the sandalwood in Jingsi Temple and found that there were several medicinal herbs mixed in it. They were similar to what I smelled at the emperor's place before." Hua Yuanzhao touched her nose. She had noticed something was wrong in the imperial study that day, but the medicinal scent in the room was too strong at the time, so she didn't dare to be sure.

"So, maybe someone is using spices to induce the emperor to become ill?" Rong Xiu suddenly realized. No wonder the emperor has been becoming more and more haggard these days. It turns out that someone is playing tricks behind the scenes!

"Madam Rong brought the incense ashes into the palace early in the morning." Hua Yuanzhao said. This time the palace sent someone to call them over, which must have yielded some results.

Rong Xiu crossed his arms and shook his head, a look of anticipation on his face: "Silly Zhao Zhao, you've been tricked by my mother!"

"Ah?" Hua Yuanzhao was puzzled. What was so tricky about this?

Rong Xiu said with a playful smile: "Last night, the soldiers from the Zhenguo Mansion raided Jingsi Temple. It would be strange if those old pedants in the court didn't make a fuss!"

He raised his hand and patted Hua Yuanzhao on the shoulder: "That's great. Now the reason for 'Jingsi Temple is hiding evil intentions and plotting to assassinate the king' has been delivered to my door. My mother might even get a reward for saving the king!"

Hua Yuanzhao rolled his eyes silently. Just take the reward for the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo and cheat her as you like!

Anyway, if it is left to her, he will just be the cheap father of the cheap original body!

The nobles in the palace were considerate. Knowing that Hua Yuanzhao had a foot injury and could not walk easily, they specially allowed their carriage to enter the palace.

After getting off the carriage, Hua Yuanzhao stared at the plaque in front of him in a daze: "Ci Ning Palace?"

The name sounded familiar, but how did she remember that this was where the Queen Mother lived?

The two entered under the guidance of the palace servants, only to find that the emperor and the empress were both there, and next to the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo stood the gorgeously dressed Concubine Xian.

When Concubine Xian saw Hua Yuanzhao, her eyes narrowed slightly like a fox. As soon as Hua Yuanzhao knelt down to salute, Concubine Xian pointed at her nose and scolded her.

"Empress of the Hua family, you have such a vicious mind! How dare you alienate the Queen Mother and the Emperor!"

Hua Yuanzhao was so confused after being scolded that he had no idea what was going on.

The last time they met, Concubine Xian was still full of hypocritical kindness towards her. Why did she suddenly change this time?

Rong Xiu raised an eyebrow and responded bluntly: "My Lady Concubine, you should provide evidence when you speak! You want to wrongly accuse a good person with nothing but empty words, isn't that beneath your dignity?"

Concubine Xian frowned and looked at Rong Xiu with displeasure. Since her Su'er had already fallen out with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, she would naturally not miss the opportunity to add insult to injury.

"Prince Rong, I am interrogating the eldest daughter of the Hua family. What does it have to do with you?" Concubine Xian acted like an elder and said unexpectedly. She then turned to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Rong relies on his merits in the Duke of Zhenguo Mansion to be so disrespectful and disrespectful to the imperial power. He really doesn't take you seriously."

"Heh." Lady Zhenguogong laughed instead. She looked at Concubine Xian sarcastically and said lightly, "When has Concubine Xian been able to represent the imperial power? But does the Third Prince have thoughts that he shouldn't have?"