Yikun Palace.
An hour later, Ling Yue woke up slowly. Her eyelashes trembled slightly a few times before she slowly opened her eyes.
When Jun Zechen saw her wake up, he hurried to the bedside and sat down.
"How do you feel? Are you feeling unwell anywhere?" Jun Zechen looked worried.
Ling Yue looked at him with a bit of confusion in her eyes.
After a while, she sat up as if waking up from a dream, stretched out her arms, and gently hugged his waist, as if that was her only support.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with me?" Ling Yue's voice was filled with a hint of confusion and uneasiness.
"You're poisoned."
Jun Zechen's expression became extremely complicated. He looked straight ahead with a solemn look in his eyes.
Ling Yue's body trembled slightly, and her face was full of fear.
"Your Majesty, I am afraid. Is someone trying to harm me?"
Jun Zechen gently stroked her back, again and again.
"Don't be afraid, I will find out everything."
"It's almost time for dinner. You should rest first. I will go back to the Palace of Heavenly Purity to deal with some matters."
Jun Zechen said this, gently holding her shoulders with both hands and slowly letting her out of his arms.
Ling Yue looked at him with reluctance, and the attachment in her eyes made people feel distressed.
But if she wants to be the queen, she must be magnanimous and sensible, and cannot try to keep him capriciously.
"Your Majesty, I respectfully bid you farewell." Ling Yue lowered her head and said softly.
After Jun Zechen returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Anshun had already respectfully prepared the contents of the investigation and was standing in the main hall of the Palace of Heavenly Purity waiting for a report.
Jun Zechen walked steadily to the dragon throne and then sat down. His expression was serious and his eyes were full of majesty.
"Tell me, what did you find out?" Jun Zechen's voice was low and powerful.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine had a soup for lunch today, and the Imperial Physician found that the soup was mixed with aconite powder."
An Shun lowered his head and continued, "I have interrogated all the palace servants who came into contact with the soup from the preparation of the soup in the imperial kitchen to the delivery of the soup to the Yikun Palace. There is nothing wrong with it. I suspect that the problem occurred after the soup entered the Yikun Palace."
Then, a trace of confusion appeared on Anshun's face, and his lips moved slightly, as if he didn't know whether to continue speaking.
Seeing this, Jun Zechen frowned slightly, and a trace of impatience flashed across his face, "Just say whatever you want to say."
"Your Majesty, I later went to retrieve the records of the use of Aconitum in the palace. Aconitum has a relieving effect on the symptoms of wind-cold-dampness arthralgia."
"After Your Majesty ascended the throne, the Imperial Concubine went to the Imperial Hospital to get herbs for the old maids and eunuchs in the palace to treat wind-cold-dampness arthritis, among which was Aconitum."
When Anshun said this, beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.
Jun Zechen's eyes suddenly darkened, and his expression became even gloomier, "Could it be that the imperial concubine poisoned herself?"
When Anshun heard this, he hurriedly knelt on the ground, and his knees made a dull sound when they hit the ground.
"Your Majesty, I dare not doubt it. The imperial concubine is kind-hearted and considers the health of the servants in the palace."
"It's just that I guess someone in the Imperial Concubine's palace was bribed and took the medicinal materials that the Imperial Concubine gave to the palace servants, and then poisoned the Imperial Concubine."
"But if we want to find out who poisoned me, I may need to interrogate the people in the imperial concubine's palace."
Anshun's voice sounded anxious and fearful.
After all, he had stayed with the prince the longest, and he knew very well how much the prince doted on the imperial concubine when he was in the East Palace.
Even if there is Concubine Chunshu now, Anshun cannot guarantee that His Majesty does not care about the Imperial Concubine.
Jun Zechen pondered quietly for a while, then slowly said, "Well, be gentle. The imperial concubine was poisoned today and is already panicking. Don't disturb her rest."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Anshun responded quickly, secretly relieved.
At this time, Fuquan walked in with slightly hurried steps.
When he came in, he immediately bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"Get up." Jun Zechen had no expression on his face, and his voice was calm without a trace of emotion.
"Your Majesty, someone is coming from the Empress Dowager. Please go over there." Fuquan raised his head slightly and reported.
After hearing this, Jun Zechen frowned, nodded, and then said no more. He raised his foot and strode towards the direction of the Cining Palace.
Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother and Jun Zechen sat on the couch together. The Queen Mother was dignified and elegant, while Jun Zechen looked a little solemn.
Aunt Jinhua walked aside, picked up the teapot, and poured this year's tribute tea for the two of them.
The tea flows out from the spout of the pot, draws a graceful arc in the air, and finally falls accurately into the teacup.
"Emperor, what happened to the imperial concubine? I heard that the imperial concubine was poisoned, but you did not allow anyone to enter the Yikun Palace to visit her. Now I want to know the situation and I can only ask you."
The Queen Mother asked softly after taking a sip of tea.
"Mother, the Imperial Concubine was poisoned by Aconitum. I suspect someone has harmed her. I don't want more noisy people to enter the Yikun Palace. It will be difficult for my people to investigate."
Once there are more people, it is always easier to do sneaky things.
"How did the emperor investigate?"
The queen mother had a calm expression, staring at Jun Zechen quietly, and asked softly.
"After I ascended the throne, the imperial concubine showed concern for the harem and brought herbs from the Imperial Hospital to treat wind-cold-dampness arthritis for the elderly palace maids, including Aconitum."
“This is a good thing.”
Jun Zechen paused, frowned even more tightly, and then continued.
"It's not easy to find out the culprit through the source of Aconitum nowadays."
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