Chapter 466 Search
Since I am going to participate in a ceremony to worship the sky tomorrow, I have to dress solemnly.
Baoqin spent the whole afternoon thinking about how to match clothes and jewelry for Concubine Xiao.
Xiao Xixi was lying on the couch reading a storybook.
These storybooks were sent to her by the prince. The content was very serious and full of a great and glorious atmosphere. There was no coloring at all, and they were far less exciting than her original storybooks.
But it's better than nothing.
It's better to have something to watch than nothing to watch.
Xiao Xixi started yawning as she watched, and then couldn't help falling asleep.
When she woke up, it was already dark outside.
The room was quiet.
A small turtle was lying at the foot of the bed.
Xiao Xixi stretched out her finger and poked its turtle back.
"Luo Xiaoxi, why are you here?"
The little turtle's head immediately retracted and remained motionless, pretending to be a dead turtle.
Xiao Xixi thinks she is already a homebody, but Luo Xiaoxi is even more of a homebody than her. She usually finds a corner to lie down and can lie there all day long, making it difficult for others to find her.
Even if it finds it, it will immediately shrink itself, just like a patient with severe social anxiety.
Xiao Xixi reached out and picked it up, only to find that the place where it was lying was slightly bulging.
It looked like the blanket wasn't stretched flat.
If it were someone else, they might just take a quick look and then look away, not taking such a small matter to heart.
But Xiao Xixi is different, she has an unusually sharp intuition.
At this moment, she felt that there must be something hidden underneath.
She lifted a corner of the blanket and found a small paper package lying quietly inside.
She put the little turtle aside, then picked up the paper bag, opened it, and found some white powder inside.
Xiao Xixi leaned in and smelled it, but there was no smell.
She applied some more powder with the silver hairpin.
As a result, the end of the silver hairpin that was stained with powder immediately turned black!
These powders are actually poison!
She lowered her head to look at the little turtle and asked, "Luo Xiaoxi, did you find this?"
The little turtle retracted its head into its shell and lay motionless, like a dead turtle.
At this time Baoqin ran in hurriedly.
She said anxiously, "My Lady, something terrible has happened!"
Xiao Xixi: "What's wrong?"
Baoqin said quickly: "Concubine Bai, Concubine Li, and Duan Liangdi suddenly fell ill. The imperial physician diagnosed them and said they were poisoned. This incident has caused a big stir and has alarmed the queen.
The Queen personally investigated the matter and found out that Concubine Bai, Concubine Li, and Concubine Duan had only eaten in our Qingge Palace and Wanhe Palace today, apart from having meals in their own palaces.
The Queen suspects that this matter has something to do with you and Concubine Jing, and has sent people to search Qingge Palace and Wanhe Palace.
Those people have already arrived at the East Palace and will soon be coming to Qingge Palace.
The Crown Prince is not in the palace now, and we cannot ask him for help, so what should we do about this?"
After Xiao Xixi heard her finish, she murmured, "So that's how it is."
Baoqin was confused: "What did you say?"
Xiao Xixi showed her the poison in her hand.
"This should be the poison that poisoned Concubine Bai and the others. I just found it under the blanket at the foot of the bed."
When Baoqin heard this, she was immediately shocked: "How could this poison be in Qingge Palace?!"
She had a quick mind and understood the reason almost instantly.
"Someone must have deliberately poisoned Concubine Bai and others, and then framed you!"
If this package of poison had not been discovered in advance, and if the people sent by the Queen had arrived at Qingge Palace and searched out the poison, Concubine Xiao would not be able to wash herself clean even if she jumped into the river!
Baoqin knelt down and blamed herself, "It is my fault. I did not manage Qingge Palace well, allowing outsiders to take advantage of the situation. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Xixi said, "This matter has nothing to do with you."
She knew that Baoqin was very concerned about the management of Qingge Palace and would not easily let outsiders take advantage of it.
There are generally only two possibilities for this situation: either there is a spy in Qingge Palace, or the thief is crying "stop thief".
Xiao Xixi is good at face reading. If there really is a traitor in Qingge Palace, she will be able to see it at a glance.
But in her opinion, everyone in Qingge Hall was normal and there was nothing unusual.
Then there is only one other possibility.
Someone is crying "stop thief".
Baoqin was so anxious that her eyes turned red: "Let's get rid of this packet of poison before those people arrive."
Xiao Xixi: "We can dispose of this packet of poison, but what about the vegetables and chickens we grow in our backyard?"
Baoqin was stunned.
She almost forgot about the vegetables and chickens, ducks, pigs and geese in the backyard!
Once the people sent by the Queen come to search, they will definitely find the things in the backyard.
The Crown Prince could allow Concubine Xiao to grow vegetables and raise chickens in the palace, but the Queen would never do that.
If she found out about those things in the backyard of Qingge Palace, she would definitely order all the chickens, ducks, pigs, geese and vegetables to be cleaned up, and the people in Qingge Palace would also be punished.
Baoqin was so anxious that her eyes turned red: "It's too late to clean up the things in the backyard now, Madam, what should we do now?"
Xiao Xixi comforted him, "Don't be afraid, I have a way."
Baoqin asked hurriedly: "What are you going to do?"
Xiao Xixi: "Go get me a glass of water."
Baoqin immediately did as she was told and brought her a glass of warm water.
Xiao Xixi poured all the poison into the water, then lifted it up and poured it into her mouth.
Baoqin was so frightened that she rushed over and hugged her arms: "Madam! This is poison, you can't drink it!"
However, she was still a step too late.
Xiao Xixi had finished drinking the water, and smacked her lips at the end. This poison tasted bland and unpalatable!
She stuffed the empty cup into Baoqin's hand and comforted her, "It's okay. I'm immune to all poisons. I won't die. At most, my stomach will hurt a little, and I might vomit some blood. I'll be fine after two days of rest."
Baoqin burst into tears: "Even so, you can't drink poison as water!"
Xiao Xixi: "This is the fastest way to clear suspicion."
The fastest way to clear suspicion is to turn yourself from a suspect into a victim.
Xiao Xixi: "Remember to cooperate with me later. If the other party insists on searching the palace, you can lead people to make trouble and make trouble so that they can't do it. Do you know how to make trouble and make trouble?"
Baoqin wiped her tears and choked up, "I know."
"That's all I need to know. Go wash the cup."
Baoqin took the cup and left.
Soon, the door of Qingge Palace was pushed open.
Quartz rushed in with a group of maids and eunuchs.
Shi Ying stepped forward to greet her and said, "Concubine Xiao, several concubines in the Eastern Palace have been poisoned. Some people suspect that you were the culprit. In order to comfort the poisoned concubines and clear your suspicion, the Empress specially asked me to bring people to search Qingge Palace."
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