MTL - My Beloved Concubine Only Wants to Eat Melons-Chapter 54

What is "raising a man for a thousand days and using a man for a while"?

What is "fortunately he came first"?

At this time, after hearing Yan Shu's words in her heart, and seeing the little niece who suddenly appeared, and the little girl from the Ni family, Yu Wenlan realized something.

...His concubine did not invite him to come here to enjoy the scenery.

Looking at the pure and clear eyes of the little niece, Yu Wenlan had no choice but to help Yan Shu upright and then let go of her hand, coughing and asking, "Why is Lan Yun here?"

But the little girl replied crisply, "Because Yipin Niang Niang wants to bring us to play."

As he spoke, he also pulled the little girl from the Ni family to the two of them, and said, "There's also sister Xiang Wan."

But Ni Xiangwan bowed to the two of them with an embarrassed face, and said, "See Your Majesty, and see Madam Yipin. It is the little princess who wants to play with Yipin, so the queen mother and mother asked the servants to come with the little princess. "

"I see."

Yu Wenlan nodded, raised her eyebrows and looked at her beloved concubine, and said meaningfully, "Then why do you all appear here together?"

He just wants to know now, what kind of medicine is sold in her gourd?

What do you want to do by bringing a few people together?

But Yan Shu coughed and said with a smile, "Yes... I heard that the lotus flowers have bloomed well these two days, and I have long wanted to invite His Majesty to come and watch them together. Just before I went out, I heard that the little princess is coming to see me again. Concubine, so I simply asked her to come here together. Anyway, to enjoy the scenery, there are many people and it is lively."

Of course, she didn't know that Ni Xiangwan followed her. After all, the person who came to ask questions just said that Lan Yun was looking for her.

However, the eldest princess has not recovered in the past few days, and the mother and daughter are still in the palace. Hearing that Mrs. Mu is going back to Mingzhou, the Queen Mother also keeps their mother and son to stay for a few more days.

The little girl from the Ni family played with Lan Yun every day, so it was not surprising that they appeared together at this time.

But the problem is...

Who is Concubine Zhou trying to use among them to frame herself?

Tsk tsk tsk, it's a good thing she didn't stay in his palace, otherwise, if Concubine Zhou got her way, something happened to these two little girls, and the queen mother, eldest princess, and Mrs. Mu would all hate her.

Even if the emperor wanted to protect her, he might not be able to!

…

Hearing this silently, Yu Wenlan almost understood.

It seems that Lan Yun wanted to play with her, and the daughter of the Zhou family planned to take the opportunity to make trouble. She had foreseen the rumor and asked him to prevent it?

Oh, I thought she really missed him...

Of course, if Zhou's daughter really intends to do this, then her choice is also good.

So after a moment of disappointment in Yu Wenlan's heart, she also nodded and said, "That's fine, everyone is here, let's go together."

Then he sat down in the pavilion.

However, Lan Yun's little girl didn't want to enjoy the scenery, she looked around, and immediately asked Yan Shu, "Miss Yipin, where is your talking bird?"

Yan Shu was taken aback, talking bird?

She was confused and said, "Isn't the princess talking about a black mynah? But I didn't raise mynah."

But the little girl shook her head seriously, "It's not black all over, it's multicolored. Concubine Zhou said you have a colorful bird and can speak human language, so pretty."

Concubine Zhou?

Yan Shu paused, and instantly understood.

Oh, she was wondering why the good-looking Lan Yun wanted to come to play with her.

Sure enough, it was Concubine Zhou who attracted her.

She had no choice but to say to the little girl, "The concubine Zhou is probably joking with the princess. I don't have that kind of magical bird here. If there is, I will definitely show it to the princess as soon as possible."

After the words fell, the little girl of the Ni family also persuaded, "Ms. Yibi is right, Mrs. Zhou Concubine is just joking with the princess. I have never seen this kind of bird."

But Lan Yun pouted immediately.

The little girl was a little unhappy when her original curiosity was emptied.

But soon, she raised her eyes and looked around, saw a boat in the Taiye pool, her eyes lit up again, and said to Yu Wenlan, "Uncle Huang, shall we go rowing together?"

Yan Shu was taken aback, and before Yu Wenlan could speak, she immediately dissuaded her, "No, there are a lot of mosquitoes in the lake, and the boat is unstable, so what if it falls into the water? Let's play on the shore Bar."

Damn, she is very nervous now, and she is afraid that if these two little girls make a mistake, Concubine Zhou will be able to place the blame on her head.

So today I didn't even dare to bring a plate of snacks or even a pot of tea.

Now she only hoped to sit like this for a quarter of an hour, and she would be happy to send Lan Yun and the little girl from the Ni family back to Ci'an Palace.

Fortunately, the little girl from the Ni family was quite sensible. Hearing what she said, she hurriedly persuaded Xiao Lanyun, "Ms. Yipin is right, princess, let's play on the shore."

After failing to fulfill two wishes, the little girl was naturally even more unhappy, unwilling to reconcile, she looked up at Yu Wenlan again with the last glimmer of hope.

Unexpectedly, she saw her uncle Huang and said, "Yes, the lake is dangerous, so let's play in this pavilion for a while."

The little girl pouted, thinking what's so interesting about sitting in this pavilion?

She looked at the lake again, and saw lotus blossoms blooming in one piece. The green lotus leaves seemed to be densely packed on the water surface like small umbrellas, and there were water birds and dragonflies flying around in the middle. It was quite lively.

But the most interesting thing is the green lotus pod in the middle of the lotus.

She wants it so much.

But she dared not say it.

Because when Uncle Huang is not smiling, he looks so fierce...

However, not long after, the little girl couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Yu Wenlan cautiously, "But, what does Lan Yun want to do with the lotus..."

The little girl blinked her eyes, and there was a hint of fear in her anticipation, which was really pitiful.

Yu Wenlan thought for a while and said, "Then you sit here obediently, and I will ask someone to bring it to you."

That would work, the little girl immediately nodded and agreed, and Yu Wenlan ordered Fu Hai to find someone to break the lotus pods.

Seeing this, Yan Shu also heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that the lotus pods in the lake must be fine.

But even if something happened, the emperor asked someone to pick it for his niece, and it had nothing to do with him.

Yu Wenlan, "..."

Well, it really has nothing to do with her.

And he didn't believe it anymore, so the daughter of the Zhou family could still make a fuss about the lotus in the lake?

Soon, a bunch of fresh lotus pods were picked, and the little girl Lanyun smiled immediately, picked out the biggest lotus pod, and took out an apricot from her small cloth pocket, and put them together for everyone to see. Sweetly said, "These are for mother, Lan Yun will give these to mother."

Speaking of which, the eldest princess has been actively cooperating with the imperial doctor to treat illnesses recently, she has changed her mind, and she treats her daughter much better than before.

Therefore, Xiao Lanyun also cares about her mother in everything, and wants to honor her mother with whatever good things she has.

The little girl is delicate and cute, even the apricot is cute, Yan Shu couldn't help laughing, "Which tree did this apricot grow on? Why is it as beautiful as the little princess?"

Xiao Lanjun giggled and said, "The ones in the imperial garden were picked by sister Xiang Wan for me, and sister Xiang Wan even ate them. She said they were so sweet."

Hearing this, Ni Xiangwan explained with a look of embarrassment, "On the way here, the little princess saw that the apricots in the imperial garden were growing well, and the court lady asked the palace man if they could pick them, so she picked two. I couldn't resist trying one."

Of course, Ni Xiangwan is just a thirteen-year-old girl, who has been doted on by her mother since she was a child and has an innocent and lively personality. Picking an apricot is not something that is beyond the norm, let alone ask the palace in advance.

But Yan Shu was stunned when she heard the words.

Today, she was afraid that the diet of these two people would be tampered with, so she didn't dare to prepare anything. However, she had to be on guard, she never thought that they picked apricots on the way here and ate them back?

Tsk, although I don't know if there is anything wrong with Xingzi, but she is very nervous now.

But I can't let others see it, so I can only try Ni Xiangwan, "Are the apricots sweet?"

Ni Xiangwan blushed and nodded with a smile, "It's really sweet, as sweet as honey. I haven't eaten such delicious apricots outside the palace."

Yan Shu suddenly felt something was wrong.

As far as she knows, the few apricots in the imperial garden are common varieties, mainly for viewing flowers in spring. She has picked and eaten them before, and they are not that sweet.

So she quietly asked the system, "Is there something wrong with Xingzi?"

The system said, "Yes, Concubine Zhou asked someone to put medicine on her."

What? ? ?

Yan Shu was taken aback.

However, before he could speak, Ni Xiangwan suddenly paused, and then spit out a mouthful of blood, and fell backwards.

Yan Shu's eyes widened, and she immediately shouted, "Save Miss Ni, save Miss Ni quickly!!"

~~

When the queen mother and Mrs. Mu heard the news, Ni Xiangwan was already unconscious.

But seeing Fu Hai and others carried her back to Ci'an Palace, the little girl who was still alive and kicking just now had her eyes closed and her face was purple, and there was still blood on the corner of her mouth.

Seeing this, Mrs. Mu yelled at Xiang Wan and almost passed out.

The Queen Mother also hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with Xiang Wan?"

Fu Haidao, "I would like to report to the Empress Dowager, just now Your Majesty Yipin's Lady, the Young Princess and Miss Ni were admiring the flowers by the Taiye Pond. It was all right, and Miss Ni suddenly vomited blood. Your Majesty immediately sent the imperial doctor to tell the servants to hurry up and take the flowers away." Send Miss Ni back."

While speaking, Yu Wenlan, Yan Shu and Xiao Lanjun also arrived, and the queen mother hurriedly asked, "What's going on?"

Yu Wenlan said in a deep voice, "I don't know, but I was just talking, when Miss Ni suddenly vomited blood and passed out."

After finishing speaking, he saw the imperial doctor entering the hall, so he said again, "Let's call the imperial doctor to see it first."

The Empress Dowager said hello, and hurriedly asked someone to give up the seat in front of the bed, and asked the imperial doctor to give Ni Xiangwan a diagnosis and treatment.

However, the imperial doctor rolled over the little girl's eyelids, felt for her pulse, and then used a silver needle to touch the remaining blood on her lips, and quickly concluded, "Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, Miss Ni, this It's poisoned."

Hearing this, Yu Wenlan's heart skipped a beat.

It turned out that the apricots were poisonous.

The queen mother was taken aback, "What? How could a good one be poisoned?"

Yan Shu hurriedly said, "I just chatted with Lan Yun and Miss Ni. They said that they had picked apricots in the Imperial Garden. Miss Ni ate one and said that the apricots were very sweet. She vomited blood and passed out as soon as she finished talking. .”

Although she was free from suspicion this time, she had no choice but to know it was too late, and it was too late to stop the little girl from the Ni family.

After all, the system will only warn her of danger, just like when the fake Xu Jieyu assassinated the emperor last time, it will not warn others.

And when Ni Xiangwan was picking the apricots, she was also rushing to Taiye Pond.

This Concubine Zhou actually came up with such a vicious method to harm her!

Just imagine, if it wasn't for Xiao Lanyun who wanted to save apricots for her mother, and ate that apricot on the spot like Ni Xiangwan, wouldn't two innocent people have passed out together now?

As soon as the words came out, the Queen Mother frowned and looked at Yan Shu, and said, "Didn't Xiang Wan and Lan Yun come to look for you today? Why did they pick apricots on the way to eat?"

Yan Shu paused, then immediately lowered her head and said, "The concubine doesn't know either."

As soon as the words fell, Yu Wenlan hurriedly said, "I know that my mother is in a hurry, but today I arrived at the Taiye Pond first, and then Yibi arrived. Miss Ni and Lanyun were the last to arrive. Before that , They haven't met before. Therefore, why Miss Ni eats apricots on the road, Yibi doesn't know about it, she should ask her about the palace talents who serve Miss Ni and Lan Yun."

—The so-called caring leads to chaos. No matter how calm the Empress Dowager Ren is usually, she will be unable to distinguish right from wrong when she is anxious.

On the surface, the emperor and Lan Yun obviously couldn't harm Ni Xiangwan when they were together these days, so only Yan Shu was suspicious.

So what Yan Shu did right today, she immediately asked him to go to Taiye Pool together when she found something was wrong.

A little dull, Ni Xiangwan must have passed out in her palace.

If that was the case, why would the Queen Mother listen to her explanation when she was so angry?

But at this time, after hearing Yu Wenlan's words, the queen mother regained some clarity, and immediately looked at the court ladies who came in with Lan Yun, and said, "What's going on?"

As we all know, Lan Yun and Ni Xiangwan have been living in Ci'an Palace these days, so they are also palace residents of Ci'an Palace these days.

As soon as the words came out, the court ladies immediately knelt down and said, "Please empress dowager, the little princess often plays in the imperial garden these days, and has always wanted to pick the apricots there. Originally, the servants thought that the apricots were not yet ripe, so they didn't call Xiaojun. Master picking, I don’t want to pass by today, the apricot smells very sweet, the little princess wanted to pick it again, Miss Ni picked two.”

In this way, the relationship with Yan Shu was finally cleared up.

Then the Queen Mother immediately looked at Lan Yun who was being led by Yan Shu, and asked anxiously, "Did you eat that apricot?"

The little girl shook her head obediently, took out the uneaten fruit, and said, "Lan Yun wanted to give it to her mother, so she didn't eat it herself."

The queen mother was relieved, but Yu Wenlan ordered the imperial doctor again, "Maybe you can see if there is something wrong with this fruit?"

The imperial doctor Yingshi hurriedly inspected the fruit, and suddenly said, "Your Majesty, there is a needle hole in this fruit, it is very likely that something was poured into it."

As soon as the words came out, everyone immediately came forward to look, and sure enough, they saw a small needle hole in the fruit pedicle of the apricot.

If you smell it carefully, you can still smell a strong sweet fragrance, which is coming out of the needle hole.

The imperial doctor thought for a while, and suddenly said in shock, "Could it be the smell of aconitum nectar? This thing is extremely poisonous!"

What? Toxic?

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Mu, who was guarding her daughter, immediately cried to her daughter who was lying on the bed, "Wake up, Wan'er..."

The queen mother was anxious and angry, and immediately said, "Who on earth has such a vicious heart!"

Yu Wenlan said, "I will ask the inner court supervisor to investigate. No matter who it is, it must not be lightly forgiven. But the most urgent thing is to treat Miss Ni first,"

The Empress Dowager nodded, and hurriedly said to the bamboo book next to her, "Hurry up and get Court Judge Zhang to come here."

The bamboo book should be, go out immediately to find someone.

——Thinking that it is so poisonous, only the most powerful imperial physicians in the imperial hospital can cure it.

~~

The matter was urgent, but within a short while, Zhang Shengkang, the judge of the Taiyuan Hospital, rushed to Ci'an Palace.

The Empress Dowager didn't even ask him to do the courtesy, and said directly when she saw him, "Hurry up, we must wake up Miss Ni."

— This is her best friend's heart, and it is also an innocent life, no matter what happens, nothing will happen.

Zhang Shengkang also responded immediately, and hurried to the bedside in the inner hall to diagnose and treat Ni Xiangwan.

At the same time, efforts are being made to trace the source of the poison.

Under the leadership of the palace servants, the inner court inspector quickly found the apricot tree in the imperial garden, and immediately picked off the apricots on it to check one by one. As expected, most of the apricots had similar needle holes on the stems.

The eye of the needle is extremely small, you can't see it if you don't look carefully.

And these pierced fruits also have a sweet fragrance, which oozes from the needle hole.

When the juice is squeezed out of these fruits, all ants and insects that touch the juice will die.

Or drop some juice into the water, and within a quarter of an hour, all the fish in the fish basin will turn their bellies up.

And after the judgment of three or four imperial doctors in Taiyuan Hospital, they all confirmed that this toxin is aconitum honey.

The nectar of the extremely poisonous Aconitum flower.

After hearing the report, Yu Wenlan sneered and said, "Very well, the fruit trees in the imperial garden can also be poisoned with such a secret method, what are you doing to eat?"

Yao Shun, the chief inspector of the inner court, felt his knees go limp, and immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please appease your anger for dereliction of duty."

The queen mother also asked angrily, "Where are the people at Siyuan? A good fruit tree is so poisonous, do they know it!"

Yao Shun hurriedly said again, "I would like to report to the Empress Dowager, the servants have interrogated several gardeners who are in charge of the imperial garden at the Siyuan Office, but they all said they didn't know about it."

Seeing this scene, Yan Shu on the side sighed silently.

—Of course the people at the Siyuan Office didn't know about it, after all, this matter was done by a palace servant from the Quiniaofang of the Animal Raising Office on behalf of Concubine Zhou.

Tsk, I didn't expect Concubine Zhou to have reached such a point. As long as she is willing to pay, there are still people willing to work for her.

At present, only she knows the truth among the people in the hall, and she cannot remain indifferent. After thinking for a while, she tried to say, "Then besides Si Yuan, who else would often walk around in the imperial garden? Come to think of it, every fruit should be given Poisoning must take time, it can't be done in one go, right?"

After the words fell, Yu Wenlan nodded and said, "We must avoid people. Does anyone often go to the Imperial Garden at night?"

As soon as these words came out, Yao Shunmao, the chief inspector of the inner court, immediately said, "There are also people from Quiniaofang, they often release birds in the imperial garden, and some birds are released at night."

Yu Wenlan said, "Why don't you check it soon?"

Yao Shun agreed, quickly got up from the ground, and led the people out again.

About an hour later, he saw him return again, and said, "Your Majesty, just now Xiao Linzi from Quiniaofang confessed that he did this."

The Queen Mother immediately asked, "Who told him to do it?"

Yao Shun paused, coughed, and then said, "Xiao Linzi confessed that it was Zhao Laishun from Zhongcui Palace who gave him a hundred taels of silver and told him to do it."

What?

Everyone in Ci'an Palace had a meal.

Bell Palace?

Isn't that the concubine Zhou's person?

The queen mother was also taken aback, but then said angrily, "Bring Zhao Laishun and his master to the Ai family!"

Palace people should be.

Not long after, Zhao Laishun and Concubine Zhou were brought along.

At the beginning, Concubine Zhou didn't show any panic on her face, she just said, "I don't know why the Empress Dowager called my concubines here?"

The Empress Dowager looked stern, and asked in a deep voice, "The apricot tree in the imperial garden has been poisoned, and Xiang Wan is unconscious now, and the servants of Quiniaofang have confessed that it was the servants of your palace who did it. Do you know?"

But Concubine Zhou said in surprise, "There is such a thing? I have only heard about it... Please let the Queen Mother know, this concubine has no grievances with Miss Ni, how could she be harmed?"

The queen mother sneered, "The Ai family is also thinking, you have no grievances with Xiang Wan, why did you harm her? Then who told Lan Yun today that there is a talking bird in Yibi's place, and she is inspiring Lan Yun Are you going to play with Yipin?"

At first she also thought that this niece was joking with the little girl, but she did not expect that her niece was actually so sinister.

However, as soon as these words came out, Concubine Zhou argued again, "The concubine was only joking for a while, how do you know that Lan Yun will take it seriously? But you can't just rely on the concubine like this, right? How did the concubine know that Lan Yun and Miss Ni would be serious?" Going to find Yibi together? It's all a coincidence, you can't judge the concubine as guilty just by coincidence, right?"

——She managed to carefully plan a game, spent money to find someone, asked someone to follow the two little girls, mastered the places where they often played every day, and even asked someone to hide the remaining poison in the Ganlu Hall Nearby, as long as those two little girls get poisoned in the Ganlu Hall, this **** Li Yanshu will be speechless...

It was a surefire thing, but why didn't the two little girls go to the Ganlu Palace, but went to the Taiye Pond, and the emperor was present?

But no matter what, it must not fall on him now.

The queen mother is her own aunt after all, and she doesn't believe that her aunt will punish her mother's family for the adopted girl of the Ni family!

Yu Wenlan, who was listening silently, is there anything else she doesn't understand?

But he can't just let himself understand, he has to let the Queen Mother understand,

Fortunately, at this moment, Xiao Shunzi rushed over from outside and reported to him, "Your Majesty, Zhao Laifu, who is hiding things outside the Ganlu Hall, has confessed that it was the concubine Zhou who asked him to do so."

What?

Everyone had a meal.

Outside the Temple of Manna?

And that Zhao Laifu, isn't it Zhao Laishun's younger brother, the two of them work together in Zhongcui Palace.

Concubine Zhou was taken aback.

Zhao Laifu suddenly disappeared, could it be that he was arrested by the emperor's people?

However, before she could figure it out, she heard the Queen Mother angrily say in a cold voice, "Take these people down and torture them severely. The Ai family must know who has such a vicious heart and made them do so much harm!"

Everyone should be.

~~

When the queen mother said so, her attitude couldn't be more obvious.

It seems that this time he was completely angry, and decided not to care about his family and natal family anymore, and wanted to give Mrs. Mu an explanation.

Sure enough, not long after, Zhao Laifu and Zhao Laishun brothers all confessed that it was Concubine Zhou who instructed them to do this, with the exact purpose of framing Yi concubine.

However, although the truth has come to light, the imprisoned girl from the Ni family still hasn't woken up.

After Zhang Shengkang arrived at Ci'an Palace, he immediately treated Ni Xiangwan. He applied acupuncture and sealed the acupoints, causing him to vomit some black blood very quickly. However, after more than two hours passed, the Ni family girl was still unconscious. Awake.

The queen mother was anxious and asked, "Why hasn't Xiang Wan woke up?"

But Zhang Shengkang frowned and said, "I don't know, this aconitum honey is highly poisonous, and it has been a while since Miss Ni was poisoned to the time of poisoning, the poison may have spread to the lungs."

Even if you don't know medical skills, these words sound very serious, so the Queen Mother said anxiously, "Then how sure are you?"

But I heard Zhang Shengkang say, "I don't dare to hide it, I'm afraid I'm only 50% sure, but even if Miss Ni can be rescued, this brain... I'm afraid it will be damaged."

As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Mu almost fainted.

The queen mother also said anxiously, "How good this is!"

That damned girl, I can't wait to cut her into pieces!

Seeing this scene, Yan Shu also sighed in her heart, and couldn't help questioning the system, 【As a harmless and harmless person, how could you be so reckless? Even if you told me half an hour earlier, this little girl wouldn't have to suffer! 】

system,【? ? ? I'm your ruler, not her ruler. I tell you so many murders, arson, robbery and theft every day, are you busy? Besides, even if you knew it a long time ago, Concubine Zhou has already poisoned the apricot tree. There is a saying that if you don’t hit the south wall and don’t look back, if you expose it, will others believe you? Will the Queen Mother be ruthless and punish her own niece? 】

[The palace is cruel in the first place, either you die or I die, even if the Bodhisattva comes down, he can't control so many wolves, tigers and leopards. Besides, it's a blessing in disguise, and this little girl may gain something unexpected after going through this experience. 】

Yan Shu was about to vomit blood, 【What unexpected gains can there be if people can't wake up? 】

But just thinking of this, she suddenly realized one thing—

If Zhang Shengkang can't be cured, it doesn't mean others can't be cured!

So she hurriedly said to the emperor, "I don't know if that doctor Jiang is sure..."

Yu Wenlan was also thinking of this person, immediately nodded, and said to Fu Hai, "Tell Jiang Nianqi."

Fu Hai should be right, and immediately sent someone to the Imperial Hospital, and not long after, saw Imperial Doctor Jiang arriving in a hurry.

The Empress Dowager actually still didn't believe that his medical skills would be better than Zhang Shengkang's, but at this moment there was no other way but to ask him to treat the little girl of the Ni family.

But Zhang Shengkang could only step aside for the time being and watch from the sidelines.

——He only recently heard that there was such a person in the Imperial Hospital, who helped the eldest princess treat the poison of Ruan Qing San.

However, Ruanqing powder can cure it, but this aconite honey is different.

He has lived for more than fifty years, and he has never heard of anyone who can detoxify such a highly poisonous substance.

So he wants to see how this person surnamed Jiang will deal with it.

Of course, except for Zhang Shengkang, everyone in the palace was also closely watching Jiang Yuyi's every move.

After all, this might be Miss Ni's only hope.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Jiang Yuyi checked the little girl of the Ni family calmly, and quickly came to a conclusion, "This girl has been poisoned by aconitum, so it is really troublesome."

More troublesome?

There seems to be room for this?

The Queen Mother immediately asked, "Is there a way to cure it?"

But saw Doctor Jiang nodded and said, "Yes, but I don't know if this girl's close relatives are still there? I have to use the blood of her close relatives as medicine."

Close relatives?

As soon as these words came out, Yan Shu and Yu Wenlan looked at Mrs. Mu at the same time.