Jiao Luan

Chapter 461
The Qingliang Hall, which was still full of silk and bamboo sounds just now, was empty in the blink of an eye, leaving only a mess of tables and cups.The ice basin piled up in the corner had already begun to melt, but no one bothered to add ice.

The atmosphere in the side hall was dignified, and finally someone couldn't help but said: "This is very good, how could the Queen Mother be poisoned?"

"That's right, the emperor asked us to stay here. Could it be that someone suspected of poisoning is among us?"

Everyone looked at each other and couldn't help but glance at Concubine Hua Gui.

Concubine Hua secretly clenched her fists, extremely annoyed.

She never expected that the people invited to the side hall included her!

What does the emperor mean by this? Could it be that he is doubting her?

This is simply absurd, today's banquet is handled by her alone, she will only poison the Queen Mother unless she becomes insane!

and many more!

Concubine Hua finally came to her senses.

The queen mother was poisoned at the banquet she hosted, no matter who the poisoner was, she must bear the blame!
Thinking of this, Concubine Hua Gui almost gritted her silver teeth, and secretly told her who the poisoner was, and she would definitely cut that person to pieces!

Really short-sighted, even if you want to poison the old witch, don't choose this time!

The air pressure around Concubine Hua was low, and everyone had different expressions and thoughts.

The King of Nan'an said lightly: "Everyone, be safe and don't be impatient. Your Majesty is wise and wise. We will not be blamed for what we have not done."

King Nan'an's words made everyone feel better, and they all agreed.

In the inner room, Emperor Changqing's face was anxious: "Master, what kind of poison did the Queen Mother suffer from?"

Master Qi Ling looked calm, but when he opened his mouth, it made people feel chilled: "The emperor doesn't know something. Although doctor Fu knows how to ward off poison and can delay the onset of various poisons, he is not good at debating poison. What kind of poison, we have to wait for the conclusions of the imperial physicians."

To the imperial physician, Emperor Changqing was not so polite, and asked in a deep voice: "Did all the imperial physicians find out anything?"

More than a dozen imperial physicians were sweating profusely, and said bravely: "Return to the emperor, we have not yet found out what kind of poison the queen mother has. We can only confirm that the poison in the queen mother's body is very rare."

"Then what should we do?" Emperor Changqing's face became even uglier.

"This—" All the imperial physicians looked at each other, and one of them mustered up his courage and said, "We can only continue to observe the situation of the Queen Mother, and find the source of the poison, maybe we can distinguish one or two."

"Zhu Hongxi, go ask the imperial physician in the hall to find out what poisoned the queen mother?"

"Yes."

Emperor Changqing gave the imperial physicians a cold look, walked to the outer room and waited quietly.

Not long after, Zhu Hongxi hurried over: "Your Majesty, we found out that there is something wrong with the golden soup and jade rice on the Empress Dowager's table."

"Gold soup and jade rice?" Emperor Changqing was a little surprised.

He originally thought that the problem was longevity, but he never expected it to be the golden soup and jade rice.

The so-called golden soup and jade rice is made of yellow croaker and water shield. It is tender and delicious, and it is wonderful.

Emperor Changqing suddenly remembered that when he was the prince in the early years, the queen mother liked to eat yellow croaker.

The past was picturesque, and it was hurriedly flipped through in Emperor Changqing's mind.

It was also such a hot weather. He was only eight or nine years old and came back from Cuju with the little eunuch, sweating profusely, and smelled a strange fragrance as soon as he ran into the palace.

At that time, he was still a little afraid of his adoptive mother, and asked, "Queen mother, what kind of fragrance is this?"

The still young queen mother embraced her four or five-year-old niece Zhenzhen, and told him with a gentle smile: "The queen mother asked the kitchen to make golden soup and jade rice for you to taste. The yellow croaker in this season is still quite fat, and it will take a while. It won't taste good."

The queen mother let go of Zhenzhen while talking, and wiped his sweat with her own hands.

That meal was particularly delicious in his memory.

The Queen Mother's gentle smile, and the pair of cute little bags on Feng Zhenzhen's head, who was so happy to fight with him, were engraved on his heart silently.

Emperor Changqing came back to his senses and asked Zhu Hongxi: "Only the golden soup and jade rice on the Empress Dowager's table is problematic?"

Zhu Hongxi replied: "Yes, the imperial doctor poured the gold soup and jade rice from other tables to the cat, and there was no abnormality, only the one on the Empress Dowager's table, the cat fell to the ground and died after eating a few mouthfuls."

Emperor Changqing was furious: "Let all the imperial physicians consult immediately to see what kind of poison is in that golden soup and jade rice!"

More than a dozen imperial doctors gathered together and filled the room to the brim. As time went by, each of them broke out in a cold sweat.

"It won't work if this continues. How can this nameless poison be found out in a short time. But the Queen Mother can't wait anymore. If this continues, we will all lose our heads."

"Then what shall we do?"

An elderly imperial doctor suddenly clapped his hands: "I remembered, isn't the imperial physician Li who became an official last year good at defending against poison? Let's go and tell the emperor, please come and try the imperial physician Li!"

"This—" Many imperial physicians hesitated.

In this way, wouldn't it appear that they are idiots in front of the emperor?
The old doctor curled her lips: "Don't do this or that. When you live to my age, you will know that nothing is important. Let the emperor scold you a few times, it's better than losing your life!"

All the imperial physicians made up their minds: "Okay, let's do this!"

Emperor Changqing was furious when he heard that more than a dozen imperial physicians were helpless, so he could only invite an official imperial physician, "What a bunch of idiots! Zhu Hongxi, go and order Jinlin Wei to bring Imperial Physician Li into the palace as soon as possible!"

Zhu Hongxi took the order to leave, and after a short while, a servant came out of the palace: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager...the Empress Dowager wants to see you..."

Emperor Changqing strode in, and saw the empress dowager, who was still radiant not long ago, lying on the bed dying, no different from ordinary old women.

Emperor Changqing felt inexplicably sour.

For this adoptive mother, he has always respected him more than he loved him, and because of the Queen's matter, the two had a quarrel and gradually drifted apart over the years, but her kindness to him cannot be erased.

"Empress Mother—" Emperor Changqing squatted down and grabbed the Empress Dowager's hand.

The queen mother struggled to get up: "Your Majesty, help Ai's family to get up, I want to sit and talk."

Emperor Changqing hurriedly supported the Queen Mother to lean on the scarlet woven gold pillow.

The Empress Dowager smiled slowly: "Your Majesty, is the Ai family going to die?"

"No, I have already sent someone to invite Imperial Physician Li who is good at defending against poison. Imperial Physician Li is living in the suburbs of Beijing for retirement, so he must be in time. Besides, isn't there still a national teacher here, he can slow down the speed of your poison spreading .”

The Empress Dowager shook her head: "Cure is not life-saving. I know Ai's physical condition well. Your Majesty, Ai's family wants to go back to the Palace of Compassion. You can send Ai's family back."

The corners of Emperor Changqing's eyes were moist, and he nodded: "Okay."

The Peaceful Palace of Compassion and Ning remained peaceful, and Emperor Changqing settled the Queen Mother well and stayed by her side every step of the way.

The Empress Dowager's eyes became more and more lax, and she gradually lost her mind. She took Emperor Changqing's hand and murmured: "Really, is it true? Why are your hands thick and hard? Did you suffer a lot in the cold palace?"

Emperor Changqing's heart skipped a beat.

"True——" The queen mother seemed to be returning to the light, and kept calling.

Emperor Changqing was very upset, closed his eyes and said: "Please come to the Palace of Compassion, Empress."

(End of this chapter)