"I see. Are you okay? I'll get you some hot water to warm your stomach."
"No need. I had some porridge for breakfast and I'm feeling better now. But I can't figure out who's trying to harm me."
Ah Cai also frowned in confusion.
"Yes, how could someone dare to harm you appear in our palace? What is his purpose in harming you?"
After saying this, she looked at Luo Lan as if she had thought of something.
"Concubine Li, I haven't checked her pastries. Is there any problem?"
Luo Lan immediately shook his head.
"No, Concubine Li and I have known each other for many years. She has the softest personality. She won't harm me."
A Cai also felt that what she said made sense, but the food in Fengyi Palace was poisonous, which was no trivial matter.
"Your Majesty, why don't we tell the Emperor about this and ask him to be more careful."
"No, if I tell the Emperor now, he'll definitely order an investigation. Otherwise, we'll alert the enemy, and it'll be hard to find the real murderer. I think if this person wants to harm me, he'll come back again."
"What the Queen means is..."
At this moment, the maid outside came in to report,
"Your Majesty, Ah Xing from Hibiscus Palace is here. She said the cakes that Concubine Li prepared for you have arrived."
Hearing this, Luo Lan winked at Acai, and Acai walked out quickly, took the pastries from Axing, and then couldn't wait to return.
She picked up the silver needle and tried it on the cakes one by one, but there was nothing wrong with them.
"Your Majesty, it seems that she is not Concubine Li."
Luo Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
"I told you before, she won't hurt me..."
She would never have thought that Concubine Li had already guessed that she would have some abnormal reaction after eating the pastries yesterday, and would definitely summon the imperial physician to treat her.
But she didn't expect that Fengyi Palace was always quiet until Ah Xing reminded her, then she remembered that Liu Luolan knew medicine and she must have detoxified herself.
Thinking of this, she guessed that the food sent to Fengyi Palace would be checked by someone. In order to clear herself of suspicion, she asked Ah Xing to send a plate of normal pastries.
However, she hadn't expected that even the most careful plan could lead to a loophole. The cakes left over from Luo Lan's meal yesterday were shared among the maids.
Just when Luo Lan was feeling ashamed for doubting Concubine Li, the maid outside hurried in.
"My Queen, this is terrible, Cuizhu is dead..."
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