The emperor felt distressed when he saw Shu Yue, but the queen could see from Nian Shilan's expression that she was trying to pin Qi Guiren or Liu Guiren to death for drugging Shu Yue.
"Come here, go and bring Liu Gui and Qi Gui over."
The emperor ordered: "Everyone in the imperial kitchen should be interrogated carefully."
After listening to the emperor's words, Zhen Huan knew that if this matter could not be found out today, no one would be able to sleep.
Shu Yue has improved a lot and doesn't cry much anymore.
Nian Shilan saw that she was a little sleepy, so he quickly let someone hug her to put her to sleep.
After a while, Liu Guiren and Qi Guiren hurried over.
It's just that Liu Yinyin's legs are not yet flexible, so she was helped over by someone.
"Greetings to the Emperor, may your Majesty be blessed with peace and blessings."
The two of them looked at the bright lights in Yikun Palace and knew that something was serious.
"There are records in the imperial kitchen. Did your palace receive tapioca flour separately?"
The emperor looked at the two people and asked, "Is this the case?"
"Yes, I sent someone to get some and made pearl balls."
There was no sign of anything wrong on Liu Yinyin's face.
Qi Gui, on the other hand, seemed a little puzzled: "Your Majesty, no one has ever taken my concubine?"
Nian Shilan listened to Mr. Qi's words and looked at the imperial kitchen manager who was kneeling on the ground. The manager quickly raised his head and said, "Your Majesty, there are really records here. People from Chuxiu Palace came to collect them."
With that said, he gave the record to Su Peisheng.
But the emperor didn't even look at it, or he didn't want to believe it.
He was afraid that this matter really had something to do with Liu Yinyin.
"Do you still have any tapioca left in the palace?"
"This concubine really doesn't know."
After saying that, Liu Yinyin called her personal maid and asked, "Didn't you go to the imperial kitchen to get some cassava flour? Do you still have it?"
"Go back to the little master, there is no more. The slave didn't take much. After making the pearl balls once, it was gone."
It's not like what the palace maid said was a lie.
Nian Shilan looked at Liu Guiren and Qi Guiren. She didn't care which one they were.
"In this case, the emperor's concubine thought it would be better to search the palace to see whose palace still has cassava flour. Then take people to identify them, see who is getting the cassava flour, and send them to the careful The Criminal Division will naturally know."
Nian Shilan said.
"Your Majesty, I have no objection to the palace search, but I would like to ask what happened?"
Qi Guiren asked confusedly.
In fact, it's not that he is clueless. It's normal for two people to be called at such a late night to search the palace and want to know why.
But her question made it obvious that Liu Guiren was a little suspicious.
"Someone put tapioca flour in the water chestnut soup that Shu Yue ate."
The queen looked at the two people with a gloomy expression.
She now also feels that there is something wrong with Liu Yinyin.
Unexpectedly, Qi Guiren collapsed when she heard that someone had poisoned Princess Shu Yue. She had never seen tapioca powder in her palace? Not to mention asking people to go to the imperial kitchen to get things, but why are there records of Chu Xiu Palace there?
"Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with concubines."
Mr. Qi shouted loudly: "I have never asked anyone to receive any tapioca flour. I don't know why there is a record in the imperial kitchen."
Look, this is how normal people should behave.
But Liu Yinyin still said nothing and had no questions.
"Guiren Liu, do you have anything to say?"
The emperor looked at Liu Yinyin and asked.
"I have never been a concubine, but I did receive tapioca flour."
Liu Yinyin said that she played a song very lightly, as if she didn't care about anything.
"Someone, go and search Yonghe Palace and Chuxiu Palace carefully."
The emperor looked at Liu Yinyin and felt a little worried.
But in the end, no one went to check the two people who collected the cassava flour.
When Su Peisheng came back with his people, they found nothing.
"Your Majesty, it's already this time, don't delay your morning court tomorrow."
The queen was relieved when she heard that nothing was found. No matter what, the emperor could not punish them as long as there was no evidence.
"Yeah, nothing is as important as government affairs."
The queen was still thinking about why Nian Shilan was so kind when she heard Nian Shilan continue to say: "Since there is no other evidence now, in order not to unjustly accuse the two sisters, let the two sisters be raised well in the palace. , wait until the truth comes to light before making any plans."
"Okay, just follow what Concubine Hua said."
After the emperor finished speaking, he stood up, and then pulled Zhen Huan out: "Let's all go back to the palace."
So, several people left one after another.
"Mr. Xingui, please stay here tonight and help me take care of Shu Yue."
Nian Shilan knew that Xingui was thinking about Shu Yue, but was embarrassed to speak, so he took the initiative to keep her.
Xingui was about to leave, but when he heard Nian Shilan's words, he quickly agreed.
"Yes, I will stay here to help my mother-in-law take care of the princess."
Zhen Huan and the emperor returned to Chengqian Palace together. Although it was late at night, Zhen Huan was afraid that the emperor would be hungry, so she asked Jin Xi to prepare some snacks for the emperor to eat.
The emperor looked very unhappy. Zhen Huan wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know how to speak.
"Huan Huan, I have done many wrong things, so when I reach middle age, my descendants still wither. I first thought it was God's punishment for me, but what happened tonight made me see something more clearly. It’s not just a punishment from God, it’s also man-made.”
The emperor spoke slowly: "This harem is now in a state of chaos. If I continue to ignore it, I am afraid that I will only have a few children."
"No, Your Majesty."
Zhen Huan patted the emperor on the back to calm him down and said: "Princess Minghui and the fifth elder brother have been born safely. How can God punish the emperor? No."
The emperor took Zhen Huan's hand, put it in his hand and said: "You are right, it will not be a punishment from God, it must be a punishment from man. Your child is gone, and I know you are sad. We will have another child. I will definitely take good care of him and love him."
Zhen Huan listened to the emperor's words but did not take them seriously.
People in this harem have always done everything possible. Even if the emperor said to take good care of him, he would be born safely.
When the queen returned to the palace, she was so angry that she couldn't sleep.
This Nian Shilan is really getting more and more scheming, but what happened tonight is a bit strange no matter how you look at it.
"Your Majesty, is this really Mr. Liu?"
Jianqiu also felt that things were not like Nian Shilan's own doing.
Because Nian Shilan was really anxious when facing Princess Shu Yue, and it didn't look like she was pretending at all.
She believed that it was Nian Shilan who framed Liu Guiren or He Qi Guiren, but seeing Princess Shu Yue looking so uncomfortable, she might have really drank the horseshoe soup.
