Yu Er shook her head repeatedly in a panic.
"No... nothing. This tea is not fresh. I'm afraid that my sister-in-law will have diarrhea after drinking it. I'm sorry for getting your clothes wet."
Luo Lan signaled Ah Cai to put away the silver needle in her hand, and then said softly to Yu Er:
"It's okay, Lele, help your mother back."
Although Lele was a little confused about what had just happened, when he saw his mother asking him to support her, he greeted Yu'er and supported Luo Lan as they walked outside.
Along the way, Luo Lan said nothing. Lele felt something was wrong with her, but did not dare to ask.
After returning to Fengyi Palace, Luo Lan quickly asked Acai to send all the servants away.
Lele was a little puzzled by her actions.
"Mother, what happened to you today?"
Luo Lan pulled Lele to sit on the chair, impatiently took his hand and began to take his pulse.
"Mother, what's wrong with you? Why are you taking my pulse?"
"Be quiet."
Luo Lan frowned at him, and Lele stopped talking.
Judging from Lele's pulse, there was no poison in his body, and Luo Lan could finally feel relieved.
Seeing that she finally let go of his hand, Lele asked again:
"Mother, what happened?"
Luo Lan looked at him solemnly.
"Le Le, have you noticed anything different about Yu Er recently?"
Lele thought for a while and shook his head.
"No, he looks normal."
"How many times have you been to his house for tea?"
"Once yesterday and once today."
"Did he ask you to go?"
"I didn't go there yesterday. I went there on my own. But today he called me. Mother, what are you suspecting?"
Luo Lan took a long breath and said seriously,
"Yesterday, someone poisoned the Queen Mother's cakes."
"What? Mother, are you okay?"
Luo Lan waved to him.
"Don't tell anyone. Your father doesn't know about this, so mother is worried about you..."
Lele is not stupid, so he can naturally understand what she means.
"Mom, are you worried that the water my uncle gave me is poisonous?"
Luo Lan wasn't sure, but Yu'er's behavior just now was really strange.
Lele immediately shook his head.
"No, my uncle won't hurt me, mother, you're worrying too much."
"Le Le, I don't want to doubt Yu Er, but his behavior just now was so strange. Why did he knock over those two glasses of water? This is not like his usual behavior."
Speaking of this, Lele nodded curiously.
"I find this strange, too. My uncle is usually very steady and has never been so reckless. I don't know what happened today. Anyway, no matter what, he wouldn't poison me. Mother, you must not wrongly accuse him."
Of course Luo Lan didn't want there to be anything wrong with Yu'er's tea, but his unusual behavior was really suspicious.
Luo Lan couldn't help but remind him,
"Le Le, regardless of whether your uncle has any intention of harming you, you must be extra cautious with him from now on. Especially with the water and food he gives you, you must be extremely careful. Also, from today on, you must come to Fengyi Palace once every night, and your mother will take your pulse. Until the murderer is found, nothing can happen to you."
"Mother, do you really have to do this?"
Luo Lan nodded very seriously.
"Yes, it must be done this way. The maid in Queen Mother's room took cakes from her yesterday and died after eating them. She died in her place, so we must not take this matter lightly."
Lele sat there feeling somewhat lost and sighed softly.
"Mother, you said life in the palace is boring and there are people plotting against us, but we have no choice, alas!"
"Le Le, this is your fate. You will take over the throne in the future."
"Mother, I don't want the throne, and I know you don't want it either. Do we really have no other choice? Or, like Brother Huaiyu, live the life of an ordinary citizen? No pressure, no worries, working from sunrise to sunset, how wonderful it is."
Lele’s words made Luo Lan feel a pang of sadness.
She also wanted such a life, but they had no choice.
She looked up at Lele and gave a helpless smile.
"Le Le, you are the crown prince, the future heir to the throne. I know you don't want the throne and you don't like the boring life in the palace. But for the sake of the people of Daning, you have no choice. So, from today on, I don't want to hear you say such discouraging words anymore. Do you understand?"
Lele lowered his head a little aggrieved, then nodded.
"I understand, mother. I won't dare mention this matter again."
"Well, go ahead. Remember what mother said. Don't eat anything carelessly. Tell Ah Cai to go to your palace and tell the servants to test everything they eat with a silver needle. Don't be careless until you find the culprit behind this."
"I understand. I'll take my leave."
Leaving these words behind, Lele turned around and walked away with big strides.
Luo Lan hurriedly instructed Ah Cai:
"Orders have been passed down that everything the Crown Prince eats and drinks must be tested with a silver needle. There must not be even a single mistake."
"Yes, I'll go now."
Watching Acai leave, Luo Lan's brows were twisted into a knot.
Through Yu'er's behavior, she also began to doubt Concubine Li.
Otherwise why would it be such a coincidence that someone on her side was poisoned and Yu'er behaved abnormally? There must be something wrong with the tea.
But why did Concubine Li do this?
Is that possible?
She wants to kill their entire family and make Yu'er the emperor?
With this illusion, she felt a chill down her spine.
She couldn't wait to get up and prepare to go to the Yangxin Palace. Just as she reached the gate, Leng Yu walked in.
"Lan'er, I heard something happened to the maid in Fengyi Palace? What happened?"
Seeing that he could no longer hide the matter, Luo Lan simply told the truth.
She pulled Leng Yu to sit on the chair and spoke seriously,
"Husband, since you already know this, I can't hide it from you anymore. Yesterday... I was actually poisoned too. The time I disappeared was to detoxify myself."
"What?"
Hearing this, Leng Yu's expression suddenly became nervous. He held Luo Lan's hand and looked her up and down.
"So how are you? Are you okay?"
Luo Lan chuckled and shook his head.
"I'm fine now, but someone tried to poison me, that's a fact."
Leng Yu's face turned cold in an instant, he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists.
"There are still people in my harem who dare to attack you. They are really courting death. I will order an investigation right now..."
"emperor……"
As expected, he was very angry when he heard about this.
She hurriedly pulled him back.
"Your Majesty, this matter is not as simple as you think. If you order people to investigate now, it will only alert the enemy. Even if they find out, they will only find a scapegoat, not the real culprit behind the scenes."
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