Chapter 346 Low-level poison
"That's thoughtful." The queen responded.
The other concubines watched the two quarreling silently, not daring to speak. Such scenes happened every now and then, and everyone was used to it.
Eat more and talk less to protect yourself.
Concubine Zhan sat quietly as if isolated from the world. She was a person of her own, and no matter how fiercely the two argued, it was none of her business.
The Queen and Concubine Yuan would not involve her, but other concubines would be implicated if they said something wrong by mistake.
"Fatty, are you tired?" Madam Zhan turned her head and asked in a low voice.
"It's a bit boring."
Madam Zhan nodded and stood up: "Your Majesty, I'm suddenly feeling a little unwell, so I'll take Qian Ning away first."
"Beheading Madam is a serious matter. Should we call the imperial physician to see her?"
"It's just an old problem. It will be fine after a rest." Mrs. Zhan said.
"That's fine, Madam Zhan, please take care of yourself."
"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty." Madam Zhan saluted and pulled Ye Qianning to turn around.
"If Madam Zhan is feeling unwell, please go back first. Miss Xiang, please wait until you have finished your meal before returning." Concubine Yuan's voice rose in a loud voice.
"Ye Qianning followed me into the palace, and I will only feel at ease after sending her back."
"What is Madam Zhan afraid of? Who in the palace can bully her?"
"Your Highness, the child..."
"Grandma, how about I take you to the Imperial Hospital first, and then we can go back after lunch." Ye Qianning knew it would not be easy to leave now.
"All right."
That's all we can do.
"I'll ask someone to call the imperial physician and ask Madam to sit down and rest for a while since you're not feeling well." The Queen didn't want anyone to leave so soon.
"yes."
Since they failed to leave, Madam Zhan had to take Ye Qianning and sit down again.
"Your servant greets Her Majesty the Queen." The eunuch came hurriedly.
"What is it?"
"Dean Chen is here to give the Crown Prince a lecture. The Emperor has asked me to invite the Crown Prince to the front hall."
The Queen was immediately displeased. Dean Chen really valued the Prince. During the days when classes were suspended, he was either teaching the Prince at the General's Mansion or coming to the Palace to teach.
Concubine Yuan was delighted: "Go ahead and learn from the dean."
"Yes, I will take my leave."
Sang Qi said as he bowed to the queen, glared at Ye Qianning, snorted coldly and left.
Cui Xin came up with the brewed tea, poured it to each concubine one by one, and finally handed the teapot to the maid beside the queen.
"Come, sisters, have a taste of this year's new tea." Concubine Yuan took the first sip.
The tea is fragrant and has a mellow taste.
Chunyi Tea is the best tea in Beili. It is a unique variety of tea, and only the first batch can brew a mellow flavor every year.
The queen and other concubines also thought it was delicious.
Princess Helian likes drinking tea very much. Spring tea is very rare, and she has only drunk it a few times. She has always been thinking about it, so her trip today was not in vain.
Ye Qianning sniffed the faint fragrance of tea at the tip of her nose, but it was nothing special. In her eyes, nothing in the palace could compare to her eyes.
It’s a pity that she is too young now and can’t be too ostentatious.
"Is Aunt Huang's drink delicious? Can I have a taste?" Nan Xiang was a little greedy.
"Children can't drink it for now."
Nan Xiang was deflated: "Okay."
"Cui Xin prepared fruit tea for Miss Xiang and the little princess." Concubine Yuan ordered.
"yes."
Cui Xin stepped back and came back with a tray about a minute later.
"I like fruit tea the most." Nan Xiang came down from above and returned to the side of Princess Changyang.
Cui Xin placed the cup in front of Ye Qianning, and then placed it on the table in front of the little princess.
Nan Xiang picked it up and smelled it. It smelled really good.
Ye Qianning took a look. The water in the teacup was brown and smelled like hawthorn water, but the taste seemed a bit...
She raised her hand and looked down at the hammer. There was a poison hidden in the tea. It was not very toxic, but it was addictive.
A toxin that is more addictive than smoking opium. Once you start drinking it, you can't quit.
Concubine Yuan drank her tea slowly.
"Xiang'er." Ye Qianning suddenly stopped.
Nan Xiang was about to drink when she heard the voice and stopped: "What's wrong?"
"The color of your tea is different from mine." Ye Qianning said and took a sip, then lowered the cup for her to see.
Nan Xiang stretched her head to look: "It's the same, take a look."
She held out her cup.
Ye Qianning leaned forward and sniffed her tea. There seemed to be nothing wrong with it, so she was relieved: "It is indeed the same."
Nan Xiang smiled and brought the glass to her lips, gulping down half of it.
Ye Qianning also put it to his mouth and drank it.
Although this kind of low-level toxin is not easy to detect, it is really child's play.
Is this the only ability that the chief disciple of the Medicine King family has?
Concubine Yuan caught a glimpse of the corner of her mouth curling up slightly, and put down the teacup in her hand. "I heard that the Queen allowed Princess Dongyi and the Eighth Prince to meet today?"
"Yes, I went to the palace early in the morning and haven't come to Kunning Palace yet. I think we must have a lot to talk about after not seeing each other for many years."
"I heard that she used to beat Concubine Zhen in every way and hated him to the core. She had no affection for him at all. She was just pretending to visit the Eighth Prince.
"This princess is no ordinary person. The Queen should have someone keep an eye on her." Princess Helian felt that something was wrong.
"There shouldn't be any problem with Nanny Fang following me around, but Dongyi must have heard about the Emperor's sudden decision to have the Eighth Prince drop out of school yesterday. He will definitely bring this up soon. Concubine Yuan, please explain it to me." The Queen was not stupid either.
The eighth prince's dropping out of school was related to Concubine Yuan and the Crown Prince. Dong Wei came to celebrate his birthday and gave him a big gift, and then the emperor forced the prince with Dong Wei's blood to drop out of school and trapped him in the palace.
If Dong Wei asked, she would not be able to answer, but the person involved was there.
Ye Qianning knew early in the morning that Princess Dongyi had entered the palace, and that honey suckers and some flying insects were following her.
From the moment they stepped into Kunning Palace, Xiao Ximi on the roof of Kunning Palace was conveying the news that the Seventh Princess and Sang Zhi were meeting. The content was very simple and there had been no abnormalities so far.
Did the Seventh Princess of Dongyi really meet Sang Zhi just to chat about family matters?
It can't be that simple. She must be hiding something big.
Princess Helian and Princess Changyang were both very surprised. The Eighth Prince was actually ordered to drop out of school by the Emperor?
"Empress, why was the Eighth Prince expelled from school by the Emperor?" Princess Changyang asked.
"I don't know either, but Concubine Yuan should know."
"Looking at books all day long will hurt your eyes. The emperor found some medicinal herbs for the eighth prince, which will help him not to get tired easily. The emperor allowed him to drop out of school because he felt sorry for him." Concubine Yuan spoke sincerely.
Ye Qianning snorted coldly. They wished Sang Zhi would go blind so that they could find medicine for him?
"Empress, Princess Dongyi requests an audience." The eunuch's voice was sharp.
"Let her in."
Nan Xiang couldn't stay still any longer: "Aunt Huang, Xiang'er wants to go out and play for a while."
"Okay, go ahead."
The queen was also very tolerant towards Nan Xiang, and calling her "imperial aunt" touched her heart.
"Thank you, Aunt Huang." Nan Xiang was delighted and walked forward to pull Ye Qianning up: "Fatty, come on, I'll take you to the yard to see the flowers."
(End of this chapter)
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