Rong Xiu was slightly surprised and repeated in confusion: "Every day?"

It was no secret that the Empress Dowager liked to worship Buddha as she grew older, but the Emperor did not take Buddhism seriously.

Although the annual prayers have never been missed, it is just a compliance with the rules set over the years.

Asking the emperor to burn incense every day seems a little unlikely, right?

Banxia lowered her voice and replied, "Ever since rumors of ghosts spread around the palace, the Queen Mother has been restless and unable to sleep at night. She has to pray to Buddha and chant sutras every day in order to fall asleep."

"After the Queen Mother fell ill, she asked the Emperor to burn incense on her behalf." Banxia continued, "This is how we can feel at ease."

Hua Yuanzhao looked at Rongxiu helplessly. No wonder those people had strange expressions just now. It turned out that the emperor was forced by the empress dowager to go to the Buddhist temple every day!

Now that there is a problem with the incense in the small Buddhist temple, it is understandable that these people think of the Queen Mother first.

Banxia said all this on the Queen's orders, simply because she wanted the two of them to know the whole story so they could be mentally prepared.

After she finished speaking, she stopped talking and led the two of them to the Queen Mother's bedroom in an orderly manner.

The hall was filled with soothing incense. The empress dowager was half leaning on the bed weakly, with sadness on her old face.

She didn't say a word from beginning to end, allowing Hua Yuanzhao to check her pulse. Only when Hua Yuanzhao withdrew his hand did she sneer and say, "Su'er is blind."

If you mistake a fish eye for a pearl, you will miss the real treasure.

Hua Yuanzhao didn't understand, so he just said carefully: "Your Majesty is not poisoned, but to be on the safe side, I will prescribe a prescription for you and have someone spray the medicine in the house."

The Queen Mother closed her eyes and ignored her.

The nanny next to them came forward, led Hua Yuanzhao to write a prescription, and then sent the few people out without saying a word.

Hua Yuanzhao couldn't help but look back before leaving. Although the empress dowager's frailty was due to her old age and fright, it was more due to long-term hard work and fatigue.

In addition, he caught a cold in the middle of summer and it was inconvenient to get treatment, which led to his current condition.

Fortunately, she had never been to the temple, and there was an imperial physician taking good care of her, otherwise...

After they left the bedroom, Hua Yuanzhao put away his thoughts and turned to look at Rong Xiu, who had a serious expression on his face.

She tugged at Rong Xiu's sleeve and said softly, "If you want to find out the cause of the emperor's illness as soon as possible, it would be best if you let me do a thorough examination for him."

This examination includes but is not limited to blood tests!

Rong Xiu had a headache and said helplessly: "Don't mention this in public later."

Hua Yuanzhao shrugged. She knew the seriousness of the matter, but if she suspected the empress dowager because of this matter, it would be unfair to her.

After all, the emperor did not attach importance to Buddhism, and going to the small Buddhist temple to burn incense every day was just an unexpected act. In comparison, the empress dowager was a frequent visitor to the small Buddhist temple.

Judging from the Empress Dowager's physical condition, if she often burned incense and chanted scriptures in the small Buddhist temple, she would die of natural illness in a month at most, and there would be no way to find out.

Perhaps this matter was only aimed at the Queen Mother from the beginning to the end, and the Emperor was just a temporary target.

If so, maybe we can find a clue from the clues.

When a few people returned from the Empress Dowager's bedroom, they just walked to the door and saw many neatly arranged tables in the open space at the door.

In the gaps between the tables, dozens of palace servants were busy placing the items on the trays on the tables one by one.

At first glance, these things seem messy and varied, ranging from incense ashes to jewelry and rouge.

Eunuch Fu was commanding the palace servants. When he saw the few people, he immediately stepped forward and stopped the three people who wanted to enter.

"Miss Hua." Eunuch Fu looked Hua Yuanzhao up and down and said politely, "These are the incense ashes from the uteruses of the mistresses in the harem, as well as the things they use daily. The emperor ordered you to check and see where else the poison is hidden."

Hua Yuanzhao looked at the yard piled high with things, and the corners of her mouth couldn't stop twitching. There were so many things, if she had to check them one by one, how long would it take her to finish?

"Sir, may I ask which palace the emperor has visited recently? Or what has he come into contact with?" Hua Yuanzhao asked politely.

Eunuch Fu's expression suddenly changed, and he scolded, "How dare you! How dare you spy on the emperor's whereabouts!"

Hua Yuanzhao was choked immediately and looked at Eunuch Fu speechlessly. It was true that one didn't know the seriousness of the illness until he felt the pain!

It’s already this late, why are you still playing this trick!

"Miss Hua, for the sake of the emperor's health, you'd better check them one by one! Check carefully! Don't miss any one!" Eunuch Fu glared at her and shouted in a long tone.