Chapter 909: Throwing Dirty Water
The Empress Dowager brought back a lot of spices from Shengguang Temple.
She said that these spices were blessed by a master and could drive away evil spirits and keep people safe.
She ordered the spices to be distributed to all the palaces.
Yunxiu Palace and Weiyang Palace were also given a lot of spices, but because Luo Qinghan and Xiao Xixi didn't like incense, the spices have not been touched to this day.
Xiao Xixi immediately ordered people to take out all the spices from the warehouse.
Judging from their appearance and smell, these spices are no different from those found in Ningxin Palace and Jinxiu Palace.
Xiao Xixi took the spices in her hands and examined them carefully, but did not sense any bad smell from them.
It's really just an ordinary spice.
Then Xiao Xixi picked up the other two spices found from Ningxin Palace and Jinxiu Palace and felt them carefully. This time she sensed a hint of ominous breath.
Xiao Xixi frowned slightly: "There is something wrong with these two spices."
Luo Qinghan asked someone to cut off a small piece of each of the two spices and send them to the Imperial Hospital for examination.
The results of the investigation showed that both spices had Seven Days Drunk added to them.
Luo Qinghan had a vague guess in his mind.
He ordered people to search the palace to see if there were any problems with other people's spices.
All the spices in each palace were searched out, and then the spices donated by the Empress Dowager were picked out and handed over to the Imperial Medical Bureau for examination.
This was a shocking investigation, as the results showed that all these spices were poisonous!
Immediately afterwards, the imperial doctors began to work overtime to prepare medicines and test them on the concubines, palace maids and eunuchs in each palace, but they unexpectedly discovered that only some of them were poisoned.
After questioning, it was learned that those who were poisoned had burned incense in recent days.
Everyone in the harem was shocked by this result.
The concubines were even more worried. Why did the Empress Dowager poison their spices?
What did they do wrong to cause the Empress Dowager to do such a cruel thing? !
In the Imperial Medical Bureau, only Fang Wujiu knew how to prepare the antidote for Seven Days Drunkenness. He was unable to handle it alone, so he simply made the formula of the antidote public for free and asked the imperial doctors to help prepare it.
Such a big thing happened in the palace, even the emperor couldn't hide it.
Soon the news spread outside the palace.
The families of those concubines were shocked. They couldn't understand why the Empress Dowager would do such a thing that would harm others and benefit herself.
However, whether they can understand it or not, it has already happened.
The court officials submitted memorials one after another requesting the emperor to thoroughly investigate the matter!
Inside the Taimiao.
The Empress Dowager is reading Buddhist scriptures.
She held the Buddhist beads in one hand, gently moving the pillars with her fingertips, and looked at the words on the Buddhist scriptures carefully, her expression calm and pious.
Ms. Kong walked in and said respectfully.
"Your Highness, the Prince of Jing County requests an audience."
The Empress Dowager paused in her movement of turning the Buddhist beads.
She raised her head and said, "Let him wait in the tea room."
"Yes."
The Empress Dowager put the beads back on her wrist.
She stood up with the help of the palace maid and walked out slowly.
In the tea room, Jing County King Luo Yanzhi saw the Queen Mother coming and immediately stood up and saluted.
"Grandson pays respects to the Royal Grandmother. It has been a long time since we last met. I wonder if the Royal Grandmother is in good health?"
The Empress Dowager sat down on the main throne with a kind smile on her face: "Everything is fine here. Did you receive the gift I sent to you when you got married to Yu Ran?"
Luo Yanzhi: "Grandson received it, thank you for your kindness, Grandmother."
The Empress Dowager: "How are you and Yu Ran doing after you got married? Is your relationship good?"
This question hit upon the point that made Luo Yanzhi most uncomfortable.
Ever since he got married, he has never slept in the same room with Xia Yuran. On weekdays, the two of them don't even want to look at each other, let alone get along with each other. When they occasionally meet, they always end up in a quarrel.
There has been no peace in the palace for some time. Almost every day, one can hear Xia Yuran beating and scolding the servants.
Now Luo Yanzhi doesn't really want to go back to the palace.
He would rather live outside than go back and face Xia Yuran's hateful face.
Realizing that Luo Yanzhi didn't seem to want to talk about this matter, the Empress Dowager sighed softly.
"I know this marriage is not what you want.
But things are done and cannot be changed, you can only try to accept it.
Although Yu Ran is a somewhat spoiled child, he is not a bad person at heart.
As long as you treat her well, she will treat you well. "
Luo Yanzhi really wanted to refute. Looking at Xia Yuran's attitude as if she wished everyone who opposed her to die, could she be considered a kind person?
If she can still be considered as having a good heart, then there are probably no bad people in this world.
But he knew in his heart that he could not say this to the Empress Dowager.
Although he is the Empress Dowager's biological grandson, Xia Yuran is also the Empress Dowager's granddaughter. The Empress Dowager would not be happy to hear others say bad things about her granddaughter.
Luo Yanzhi suppressed the resentment in his heart and put a smile on his face again.
"My grandson has learned from what the Royal Grandmother taught me. I will treat Yu Ran well."
The Empress Dowager nodded with satisfaction: "It's great that you think so. The most important thing for a couple is to tolerate each other."
Luo Yanzhi didn't want to talk about Xia Yuran anymore, so he forced himself to change the subject.
"In fact, my grandson came to visit the Royal Grandmother on purpose this time. On the one hand, it was to see the Royal Grandmother, and on the other hand, it was because a big event happened in the palace recently, and this event happened to be related to the Royal Grandmother."
The Empress Dowager: "Tell me, what happened in the palace?"
Luo Yanzhi told the story of the mass poisoning of concubines in the palace.
"Now Concubine Chen has died, and the other concubines are being treated by the imperial doctors.
Now all the evidence points to the Empress Dowager, and the situation is very unfavorable to you.
Naturally, the grandson doesn't believe that the Royal Grandmother would do such a thing.
But you can't stop some people from deliberately throwing dirty water on you.
My grandson came to let you know so that you can have time to prepare in advance."
The kind smile on the Empress Dowager's face gradually disappeared.
Her eyes sank. "Why would I return those concubines when I'm fine? What good would it do me to poison them all? It's obvious that someone is secretly framing me!"
Luo Yanzhi comforted her, "Grandmother, please don't be angry, or you will get sick. No matter what others think, your grandson will stand by your side unwaveringly and will always believe in you."
The Empress Dowager had seen a lot of ups and downs, and she had personally experienced tricks like this kind of frame-up, so she was not afraid of it at all.
She even found it funny.
She is now the Grand Empress Dowager, the most honorable woman in the entire Great Sheng Dynasty. Why would she have to poison others? !
If she really didn't like a concubine, she could just have someone banish her to the cold palace. Why would she bother doing this? !
(End of this chapter)
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