Chapter 319 Tang, there is a problem!

The wind was cold and gusty on the way back to the palace.

The queen sat in a sedan chair, propping her head with one hand, closing her eyes, and said in a faint voice, "Suqiu, what do you think of her?"

Aunt Suqiu walked beside the sedan chair, lowering her head slightly, "The Queen is asking about Madam Bai?"

Because the imperial decree to re-enthrone Bai Yingxue as the Crown Princess has not yet been issued, people in the Eastern Palace temporarily call her Madam Bai, or Lady Bai.

"Um."

"Mrs. Bai looks weak and pitiful, but in fact she depends on you, the queen, so she should be easy to control."

"Easy to control?" Upon hearing this, the queen curled her lips sarcastically.

Bai Yingxue is not what she appears to be, a delicate little white flower.

For example, today, although she didn't say a word explicitly, between the lines, she let herself step forward and help her deal with Xie Zhuoning.

If Xie Zhuoning was so easy to deal with, I would have done it long ago. Why wait until now?

But that girl from the Xie family has ruined their plans time and time again, and has caused the prince to become what he is now. These accounts must be settled when the opportunity arises!

"By the way," she raised her eyelashes slowly, her voice becoming a little deeper, "Did you find the person?"

Although it was clearly stated who it was, Suqiu immediately understood who her master was asking about.

She lowered her voice and replied, "The older one was found in a dry well, already dead. He probably didn't get far that night before he died. The younger one... has not been found yet."

Hearing this, the Queen's eyes suddenly showed a hint of anger, "What do you mean by not finding her? Can't she run away by herself?"

That bunch of good-for-nothings couldn't even keep an eye on a pregnant woman whose belly had been ripped open, and they even let her steal the baby and run away.

It would be fine if he ran away, but after so many days, we have only made such little progress.

The child was just born, only the size of a palm. It couldn’t even crawl, let alone run. Could it be possible that it could grow wings and fly?

I’m afraid that I’ve been discovered!

"Your Majesty, please calm down," Su Qiu said in a low voice. "There are so many people in the palace. If the child was really taken away, it would be impossible to hide it. Our people found some hair in the dry well. I'm afraid that the child must have been taken away by an animal like a mountain cat."

If it was taken away by an animal, that little creature would probably have no chance of survival.

When the queen heard this, she showed a trace of pity.

After all, that child was her only granddaughter.

But death is not a good thing for the child.

"It's better to be dead. There won't be any evidence left behind."

Bai Yingxue was still thinking about that girl at first, but when she heard the news of the child's death, didn't she focus all her energy on the little grandson?

The little grandson of the emperor is their hope for a comeback!

…

After sending away the child he had picked up at random, Xie Zhuoning finally had a few days of peace and quiet.

But she was quiet, but the guards in the yard were not quiet.

No one knows what she will do when she gets bored.

Just like now, she was staring at a table full of delicious delicacies but didn't pick up her chopsticks.

Instead, she held her face with her hands and asked the chief guard to call everyone to line up and let her taste the dishes one by one.

The head of the guard held his breath and said unhappily, "Xie, Miss, our duty is to protect your safety. If you continue to act unreasonably, we will report it to His Majesty!"

Xie Zhuoning tilted her head, her almond-shaped eyes, as clear and bright as snow, as if washed by water, and incredibly beautiful.

She smiled, "How am I being unreasonable? What if these dishes are poisoned? How can I dare to eat them without letting you test for poison? Since you are here to protect me, isn't testing for poison within your scope of responsibility?"

That's right...

However...

The chief guard took a deep breath and shouted, "These dishes have already been tested with silver needles!"

Not only the food, but also the tableware, which one is not checked over and over again?

He thought that Miss Xie was just too boring, so she was making fun of them!

"Oh, it's been tested for poison..." Xie Zhuoning nodded suddenly, and then said, "Then can you help me taste it to see if it's hot or cold? What if it's too hot and I die from the burn? What if it's too cold and I get a stomachache?"

Chief of the Guards: “…”

She is an ancestor!

Oh no, none of my ancestors were as difficult to serve as she is!

Fearing that she would make too much noise, the captain of the guards impatiently asked several guards to come out and let her taste the dishes one by one.

Xie Zhuoning was at his ease, watching them finish trying each dish one by one.

As the last dish entered his mouth, the head waiter said coldly, "Miss Xie has seen it too. No one will die. Can we start eating now?"

Just as Xie Zhuoning was about to pick up the chopsticks, a guard suddenly fell to the ground and began to convulse and vomit.

The captain of the guard was shocked and immediately turned around to ask, "What dish did he eat?"

The subordinate replied: "Black water white fish soup."

"Poison test!"

The silver needle was inserted into the soup, but the color did not change at all.

The captain of the guard frowned, "What's going on?"

There's nothing wrong with the fish soup, so what went wrong?

On the contrary, Xie Zhuoning said calmly, "It's not surprising that the silver needle can't detect poison."

I remember that Ah Yu once complained to them that using a silver needle to test for poison could only reveal arsenic.

The silver needle turns black because it reacts with the minerals inside.

But if the poison is replaced with animal toxins or plant toxins, the silver needle will not be able to detect it.

"Also, this fish is not a blackwater white fish."

Blackwater whitefish is a very rare fish with delicate and delicious meat. It is exclusively supplied to the Daye royal family. Ordinary people can rarely see it, let alone eat it.

But she had been a demon concubine for several years in her previous life. In the early days, Xiao Bicheng sent the best things to her palace first for the sake of show.

She has been drinking black water white fish soup for so long, so I can tell at a glance.

Upon hearing this, the captain of the guards immediately had some mice caught and brought back, and poured the soup for them to drink.

But in the blink of an eye, all the mice were lying on their stomachs.

The chief guard suddenly became solemn and turned to look at Xie Zhuoning, "You knew there was something wrong with the soup!"

That's why she found so many excuses to let them taste the food for her.

Xie Zhuoning blinked innocently, "I don't know, I was just too bored and was teasing you guys on purpose."

“Puff——”

It was as if an arrow had shot him in the heart. The captain of the guards covered his mouth with his hand, thinking that if she continued like this, he would be pissed to death by her sooner or later.

"Don't be angry, don't be angry," Xie Zhuoning said, still knowing how to comfort others, "If you get angry any more, your men won't be able to rescue you."

The captain of the guards quickly came to his senses. On one hand, he arranged for people to rescue the poisoned guard, and on the other hand, he sent someone to the kitchen to find out who cooked this dish.

He was already extremely worried and didn't know how to explain this to His Majesty. But Xie Zhuoning even said deliberately, "I want to see His Majesty!"