Mingman put on a coat and immediately rushed to Concubine Shu's palace.
The eunuch outside the palace gate saw the princess coming and ran in before she had time to unpack her luggage.
The eunuch could only run behind, shouting in panic, "Princess, slow down."
Pearl followed Mingman and ran all the way, panting from exhaustion.
Mingman pushed the door open with both hands. Just as Concubine Shu was about to apply pearl cream, she was so scared that her hand trembled and the cream fell to the ground and broke into pieces.
Thinking that a thief had broken in, she started to scream. When she turned around and saw that it was Princess Mingman outside the door, she stopped shouting and said nervously, "What's wrong? Did something happen?"
Mingman nodded, then thought about it and shook his head.
This made Concubine Shu even more nervous. "What happened? Tell me quickly."
Mingman looked at the pearl cream on the ground. The senior palace maid behind her saw the direction of her gaze and sweat broke out on her forehead due to nervousness.
Following her gaze, Concubine Shu also noticed the pearl cream on the ground and bent down to pick it up. "Just now, I was nervous and accidentally dropped it on the ground, and some of it spilled."
"Don't use it yet. I think the color is a bit strange and not normal."
The senior palace maid behind him became even more nervous.
"What's the problem?"
Mingman said, "It's not the same color as mine, so it's better to be careful."
“Who went to buy it today?”
The senior maid said, "Yes, this pearl cream was given to me by Er Liu. I didn't touch it at all after I gave it to me."
Mingman raised her eyebrow, "I didn't tell you to move."
"Zhenzhu, go call Doctor Su."
Zhenzhu immediately ran to the Imperial Hospital. He happened to be on duty that night, so he bought some steamed pork with rice flour from the restaurant and heated it up on the stove. Other imperial doctors also brought some snacks from home, and they all shared them.
This happy moment was broken by Zhenzhu's words, "Is Doctor Su here? Our princess has something urgent to discuss with you."
He almost choked on the meat he was about to swallow. Putting down the steamed bun in his hand, Su Qingming immediately picked up his medicine box and walked out of the house.
Su Qingming frowned and asked, "What's wrong, Princess? What happened?"
"Princess, it's okay, but hey, just come with me."
This hesitant look made Su Qingming even more uneasy.
The remaining imperial doctors sitting in the room were also worried about Su Qingming. They hated being called over during the night shift the most, as it proved that something must have gone wrong.
As they walked, they came to another road. Su Qingming was surprised that this seemed to be heading towards Concubine Shu's palace. Although he was suspicious, he did not ask.
As they walked, they finally arrived at Shu Guifei's palace. At this time, Shu Guifei finally realized the seriousness of the problem, because her face was a little red and she felt very uncomfortable.
At this time, Su Qingming also arrived. After the greetings, Mingman asked him to check the ingredients of the pearl cream.
I recognized it at a glance. It was sold by Jiang Tuantuan’s shop. Could there be something wrong with this thing?
She quickly took out a silver needle from the medicine box and inserted it into the pearl cream. The silver needle immediately changed color and began to turn black. Concubine Shu was so scared that she took a few steps back.
Su Qingming said: "This pearl cream is poisonous."
Ming Man said, "Look at her face, it's already a little red."
Concubine Shu was so anxious that she was about to cry. After examining her, Su Qingming prescribed an ointment.
"My Lady, how many times have you used it?"
"I used it twice, also on my hands."
The condition on the hands was better than that on the face. Su Qingming prescribed an internal medicine prescription and an external ointment.
He said, "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. The poison in here is not much, and it will be used only rarely, so it can be cured."
Concubine Shu looked in the mirror, tears welling up in her eyes. She asked in agony, "Really? Can it really be cured?"
Su Qingming said: "Sure."
Hearing the accurate answer, Concubine Shu was relieved, and Ming Man also breathed a sigh of relief, "Doctor Su, please check quickly to see what kind of poison this is."
"good."
After waiting for half an hour, Su Qingming said, "There's arsenic in this."
When they heard the word arsenic, everyone panicked because it was a highly poisonous substance.
Concubine Shu said, "Please ask Doctor Su to take a look at the other ones to see if there is any poison."
After saying that, he looked at the head palace maid. The head palace maid pretended to be calm and took out the remaining three items from the cabinet. After checking, there was no problem.
Because there was arsenic in it, this matter also alarmed the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother, who was about to go to bed, put on her clothes and immediately rushed to Concubine Shu.
When the Queen saw Concubine Shu's face, she was also shocked. To destroy someone's appearance was as hateful as taking someone's life.
The queen began to interrogate, and the first person to be questioned was the head palace maid.
"This thing has been in your hands since you bought it."
The senior palace maid knelt in the middle, denying that she had done it, and insisted that it must have been done by Er Liu. She had followed Concubine Shu for so many years and was sincere to the Concubine, so how could she possibly harm her? So it must have been Er Liu.
She also said: "Er Liu must be holding a grudge against the Empress, so he did this."
Er Liu was Ming Man's subordinate. After hearing what the senior palace maid said, he immediately frowned and asked, "Why do you say that Er Liu holds a grudge against Concubine Shu? Explain it quickly."
The head maid said tremblingly: "A few years ago, Er Liu was punished by the imperial concubine for doing something wrong."
Concubine Shu thought for a long time, but couldn't remember that she had ever punished Er Liu. Besides, Er Liu was Ming Man's person, so how could she be stupid enough to punish her?
Isn't this just trying to sow discord?
The queen also frowned.
Concubine Shu slammed the table hard and said, "Explain it to me clearly, or you won't be able to leave tonight."
The senior palace maid said, "It's because a few years ago, when she was in the Imperial Garden, she accidentally bumped into the Empress. The Empress scolded her at the time, and she held a grudge against you. Afterwards, she even spoke ill of you to this servant."
After hearing what she said, Concubine Shu finally remembered that this incident seemed to have happened a few years ago. At that time, Er Liu was pruning flower branches, and she happened to walk past. Er Liu didn't notice someone coming, so he stood up directly and accidentally brushed against her.
But she wasn't really angry. She just said to be more careful and pay more attention in the future and not bump into others.
He didn't hit her or scold her, and he didn't even fine her the monthly salary.
Mingman looked at the palace maid in front of her and became more suspicious. Erliu had been with her for many years, and she knew Erliu's character, so it was impossible for her to hold a grudge against her.
In fact, after being scolded, Er Liu did complain to the senior palace maid, but she simply said, "I'm too tired today. I bumped into the Imperial Concubine Shu, and the Imperial Concubine Shu told me that I really want to rest."
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