Her gaze lingered uneasily over the teacup she had just drunk from.
"Someone, take the teacups away."
Lu Xingjian, however, said, "No need to rush, let's wait for the imperial physician to take a look together."
Xia Xueyi's heart leaped into her throat. A sly glint flashed in her eyes.
Did the Emperor think there was something wrong with the tea?
Do you think I'm that stupid? Would I keep drugging you after you suspect me?
Lu Xingjian simply sat there quietly, his expression unreadable.
The imperial physician arrived very quickly.
"Your Majesty, the Empress has been drugged with aphrodisiacs. Two kinds of aphrodisiacs have been added to her tea, and the incense in the burner is an aphrodisiac from the Western Regions."
Lu Xingjian glanced at Xia Xueyi indifferently.
"Does the Empress have anything to say?"
Xia Xueyi exclaimed in disbelief, "How is this possible?!"
She had just subtly winked at the palace maids, signaling them to give up on poisoning her!
Lu Xingjian snorted coldly.
"Search the palace!"
Xia Xueyi tensed up like a frightened bird.
Kunning Palace contains many secret medicines that her family secretly gave her.
what to do?
She couldn't admit it; she had to pin the blame on the palace servants!
The items found were quickly presented.
Lu Xingjian's eyebrows and eyes were indifferent:
"Does the Empress have anything else to say?"
"Your Majesty, I am innocent! I have no idea where these things came from!"
Xia Xueyi insisted that she didn't know anything.
Lu Xingjian chuckled coldly a few times and didn't ask her any more questions.
"The Palace Administration is ordered to arrest all personnel of Kunning Palace and subject them to severe torture."
"The Imperial Household Department will select other palace maids to serve in the Kunning Palace."
Xia Xueyi's body went limp as if she had survived a disaster.
It was just a matter of sacrificing a few palace servants.
Fortunately, the Emperor did not take his anger out on her, so she still had a chance.
...
Exhausted, Lu Xingjian returned to the Qianqing Palace and asked in a low voice, "Where is he?"
The side gates around the Qianqing Palace and Kunning Palace are locked at night, with only the Qianqing Gate open for entry and exit.
But the area was heavily guarded, and you couldn't get out without the right card.
With her leg injured, she definitely can't walk very far.
Meng Yue, the eunuch on duty, said, "Guard Gu carried Miss Su to the guards' duty room."
Lu Xingjian stopped in his tracks, his eyes cold and gloomy.
She has so many bad romantic prospects.
Before you know it, another man is showering you with attention.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and concealed all the emotions in his eyes.
When she opened her eyes again, they were calm and still.
"Summon Imperial Physician, have her examined."
He said something casually and walked leisurely towards the bedroom.
Meng Yue glanced at his back and thought to himself, "Your Majesty, you seem to have been drugged. Shouldn't you take a look?"
However, he didn't dare to say anything more and quickly went to find the imperial physician.
Lu Xing took a quick cold shower and changed his clothes, but Meng Yue still hadn't returned.
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