"The Ai family understands what you are thinking. That's all. The matter of left and right has not been decided yet. When the emperor comes, the Ai family will discuss it with him."
The Queen Mother didn't know whether she believed Nian Shilan's words, so she didn't mention it again.
"By the way, Ye Bing rarely goes out since she became pregnant. Is the fetal condition okay?"
"Your Majesty, forgive me."
When Nian Shilan heard the Queen Mother mentioning Ye Concubine, she hurriedly said: "Since I returned to the palace, I have been busy with one thing after another, and I have never had time to visit Ye Concubine. But I think there is nothing big to do with her. , if there is anything wrong, Concubine Jing will also come and tell Concubine."
"She is young and is her first child, so she is inevitably a bit delicate."
The Queen Mother nodded in understanding: "It doesn't matter if you don't go, just take care of Minghui first."
"I understand."
Nian Shilan nodded and said, "The emperor is thinking about the sixth elder brother, so I came here early in the morning to talk to the Queen Mother about this, because I wanted to make the Queen Mother feel prepared."
"The Ai family understands, please go back."
The sixth elder brother is raised in Shoukang Palace, so the Queen Mother cannot let anything happen to him.
What's more, if that person turns against the poison and goes to the Queen Mother's palace, even this harem will really become hers.
Nian Shilan was originally going to reply. Since the Queen Mother let him go, naturally he couldn't stay.
"Then I will leave first."
Nian Shilan just came out of Shoukang Palace and met Ye Bin who came to pay her respects.
It was a coincidence that the Queen Mother had just mentioned her, which showed that you should not talk about people during the day.
"Greetings to the imperial concubine."
Ye Bin was as respectful as ever.
Nian Shilan first looked at her belly. At this time, she thought her fetus was "stable", right? Is that why she dares to go out and walk around? Or does she think she has enough leverage to negotiate terms with the Queen Mother?
"Get up."
Nian Shilan didn't want to talk to her, so he got on the sedan chair first.
"Your Majesty, please stay. I have something to say to you."
However, Ye Bin asked to stay with Nian Shilan.
Nian Shilan was sitting on the sedan chair but just looked at her with a smile.
"You are serious. Why do you always have something to say to me every time you see me?"
Nian Shilan said sarcastically: "If you really have so much to say to me, then next time the emperor comes to see you, I will go with you, so that you can say enough at once."
However, Ye Concubine didn't pay attention to Nian Shilan's sarcasm and said, "Honorable Concubine, I have a deal I want to make with you."
"I am not free."
Nian Shilan didn't want to pay attention to her at all.
"The things that the imperial concubine and her concubines know are far beyond your imagination. So,"
Concubine Ye still smiled gracefully and raised her head and said, "If you change your mind, I welcome you to Yanxi Palace at any time."
Nian Shilan always had an evil spirit when listening to Ye Bin's words. He gave her a cold look, but left without saying a word.
When Nian Shilan returned to Yikun Palace, the more she thought about it, the more wrong she became.
I am reborn, so I know some things.
But this Ye Bi, there was no such person in her previous life. What happened to her?
"Mother, Concubine Xi is here."
When Shilan was puzzled, Zhen Huan came.
"Let her in."
Nian Shilan thought that it was just right, and he wanted to remind her to look at Haoyue.
"Your Majesty, I heard that something happened in your palace."
Zhen Huan came in a little hastily.
Nian Shilan's expression changed drastically after hearing Zhen Huan's words.
"how do you know?"
"I woke up early to listen to what the little eunuch in the palace said. By this time, I'm afraid the news has already spread in the palace."
Zhen Huan understood after listening to Nian Shilan's words. I am afraid that this matter was originally done very secretly.
Nian Shilan listened to Zhen Huan's words, but felt extremely angry.
If he had only doubted it when he heard the Queen Mother mention it in Shoukang Palace, then now that he heard Zhen Huan say that the news had spread in the palace, then he could be sure that the news had spread in his own palace.
"Mother, what's going on?"
Zhen Huan looked at Nian Shilan and asked.
Nian Shilan did not answer Zhen Huan, but asked: "What did you hear?"
"There are rumors outside that Princess Minghui started vomiting incessantly a few days ago. You suspected that the princess was poisoned and took all the family members of the princess' wet nurse into the palace."
Zhen Huan said truthfully: "Is this the truth?"
Nian Shilan nodded: "Yes and no. Minghui was poisoned, but it was not my unreasonable suspicion, but Lord Wen who found out."
"Then how did it spread outside?"
Zhen Huan frowned and asked, "Isn't this because I don't want you to find out the truth?"
"yes."
Nian Shilan calmed down for a while and said: "It seems that there are quite a lot of enemies around me."
"Yes, if the person who poisoned the princess finds out, he only needs to find a way to prevent you from finding out about her. Why make it so public?"
Zhen Huan is also smart enough to understand the stakes.
Nian Shilan suddenly smiled, but the smile looked a little cautious.
"Those who do this just want to mess up this matter. They don't want me to find out anything and alert the people who poisoned Minghui, and they also want to prevent me from suspecting her."
"Yes, but what good will this do to her?"
This is what Zhen Huan doesn't understand.
Nian Shilan suddenly thought of something.
How could there be no benefit?
If something happened to Minghui, Nian Shilan would be depressed or even more irritable whether the real culprit was found or not.
As long as she slowly found out who harmed Minghui later, and then spread the word, Nian Shilan would have no daughter to rely on at that time, and the Nian family had already surrendered military power. If Nian Shilan did something outrageous, I am afraid that Nian Shilan would never be able to be in the next position.
But this person didn't do anything. He just spread some words that Nian Shilan didn't want to spread. Even if the emperor knew about it, he wouldn't blame him too much.
What a calculation.
Zhen Huan looked at Nian Shilan's expression and saw that she didn't speak, so she didn't interrupt.
Nian Shilan had some doubts in her heart, but she couldn't be sure.
"Now that this matter has been spread, please help me spread one more news."
Nian Shilan asked Zhen Huan to come over and whisper something to her.
Zhen Huan left after a while.
Nian Shilan knew that the news about Minghui had spread, and there would be many people coming to Yikun Palace soon.
Nian Shilan first asked Songzhi to tell the public that he was sick from a sudden attack of rage, and Minghui also fell into a coma, so he was afraid that he would not be able to see guests.
In this way, outsiders will only think that Minghui's situation is not good, so Nian Shilan is so anxious, and will not pursue more.
Nian Shilan's guess was correct. As expected, many people came after a while.
After Songzhi sent them away one by one outside, she came in to report back to Nian Shilan.
"Mother, they are all gone."
"Well, I'm not in the mood to see them right now."
Nian Shilan nodded and murmured.
"But Concubine Hui heard that you were sick and asked if you could come over to take care of your illness."
"Concubine Hui?"
Nian Shilan hesitated after listening to Songzhi's words and said, "It's hard for her. She's not having a good time now, right? She's probably even more worried about the sixth elder brother since he's not by her side."
"Yes, I look at Concubine Hui's eyes with dark blue eyes. I'm afraid she didn't even sleep well."
Songzhi also said worriedly: "But Brother Six is in Shoukang Palace, I'm afraid that Concubine Hui will have to grieve alone."
"Is Dr. Wen here? What can Minghui find out?"
Nian Shilan asked, changing the subject.
"Mr. Wen came here early and hasn't left yet."
Seeing Nian Shilan stand up, Songzhi quickly stepped forward to support her.
"I don't know whether what Xu Zhi, a cheap maid, said is true or false."
Nian Shilan said as he walked towards Minghui's house.
"The Imperial Concubine."
When Wen Shichu saw Nian Shilan approaching, he was about to salute when Nian Shilan gave him a weak support.
"No need to be polite. Doctor Wen, how about Minghui?"
"Empress, you don't have to worry too much now."
Wen Shichu knew that Nian Shilan was worried about Princess Minghui, but according to his current diagnosis, the princess had no other symptoms of poisoning.
"Your Majesty, Wei Chen really didn't see any other poisons on the princess."
Nian Shilan listened to Wen Shichu's words and didn't know whether to be happy or sad.
I'm glad that Minghui doesn't have other poisons, so I'm afraid Xu Zhi is lying.
But the sad thing is that if Minghui was poisoned and even Wen Shichu didn't find out, wouldn't Minghui be taken over by Xu Zhi in every song from now on?
No, Nian Shilan was not at ease with such a person around Minghui.
"It's better to observe it for a few more days."
Nian Shilan sighed: "It doesn't look like what that bitch said is false. In a moment, you can go and see that bitch to see if she is really poisoned."
"Weichen understands."
Wen Shichu had actually wanted to see the wet nurse for a long time. After all, she was so sure and said that her blood could save the princess. Wen Shichu really didn't believe it.
So after Wen Shichu prepared Princess Minghui's medicine, he had someone take him to see Xu Zhi.
Xu Zhi was not surprised at all when he saw Wen Shichu coming.
After all, Nian Shilan would not just listen to his own words.
But she didn't panic, she was still aware of the poison she had been poisoned by.
"I have Imperial Physician Lao Wen to give me a good look, so that I can dispel the imperial concubine's suspicions."
There was no trace of fear on Xu Zhi's face.
Wen Shichu didn't reply to her words. Seeing that she was tied tightly but her hands were exposed, he knew that Nian Shilan had already had this plan.
And Xu Zhi had no intention of resisting.
Wen Shichu took Xu Zhi's pulse and carefully observed her expression. No matter how she diagnosed her, she didn't look like she was poisoned?
But Wen Shichu knew that even if he asked her, she wouldn't tell him the truth, so after checking his pulse, he put away his things and left.
Xu Zhi frowned when she saw Wen Shichu leaving, thinking that Wen Shichu had no way to detoxify, and even smiled proudly.
"How about it?"
Nian Shilan asked anxiously when he saw Wen Shichu coming back.
"Something strange."
Wen Shichu frowned and said, "Judging from her pulse, she was not poisoned. But why is she so sure that she was poisoned?"
"If she is not poisoned, it means that she is lying to me, and I will know it."
Nian Shilan suddenly became happy.
But Wen Shichu was not so optimistic: "No, no matter whether she was poisoned by other poisons or not, Princess Minghui should also have been poisoned by the Xunyi grass poison."
Nian Shilan was shocked when she heard Wen Shichu's words.
Does that mean Minghui’s poison did not come from Xu Zhi?
"Isn't it wrong?"
Nian Shilan's words were concise, but Wen Shichu understood.
Wen Shichu nodded: "That's right. Wei Chen will use Xun Yi Cao water to test her skin reaction later."
Nian Shilan became even more worried after hearing Wen Shichu's words.
"This matter cannot be spread this time."
Nian Shilan said: "If it is true that the poison did not come from Xu Zhi, then it would be beneficial."
Yes, if it really wasn't Xu Zhi, then Shilan would have thanked the person who publicized the matter.
In this way, the real murderer becomes even more emboldened.
"Weichen thinks so too. If it's not Xu Zhi's problem, then the people around the princess and the empress will need to check carefully."
Wen Shichu thought about what was special about the past two days, and suddenly thought of a little palace maid who was very active when making medicine for Princess Minghui.
"Your Majesty, is there anyone beside the princess who is very delicate and doesn't look like a palace maid?"
Not like a palace maid?
Nian Shilan seemed a little confused when she heard Wen Shichu's words.
"She is dressed very delicately, and her makeup is carefully done, and she looks very good."
Wen Shichu also knew that his description might not be easy for Nian Shilan to recall, so he added some appearances.
Nian Shilan didn't pay much attention to his appearance, but Songzhi suddenly remembered a person when he heard Wen Shichu's description.
"Is she a palace maid who is about the same height as a slave and has a small mole at the corner of her mouth?"
"Exactly."
When Wen Shichu heard Songzhi's words, he quickly responded: "That's exactly the person."
"My dear, this is Xi Zhi."
Songzhi hurriedly said to Shilan: "She was originally an old man in our house, but she was in the eldest son's room before. Madam felt that her thoughts were not right, so she sent her out and wanted her to leave. The eldest son, please stay away."
When Songzhi said this, Nian Shilan remembered this person.
But hasn't this Xiuzhi been sent out by him to do some rough work a long time ago? Why are you still with Minghui? The most important thing is, why haven’t I discovered one yet?
"When did she arrive at Minghui's side?"
Nian Shilan frowned and asked, then looked at Wen Shichu and asked, "Is there anything wrong with her?"
"It's not clear yet, but Wei Chen feels that she is a little too aggressive."
Looking at Songzhi's expression, Wen Shichu knew that this person was probably not very good. Otherwise, why would Songzhi be disgusted when he mentioned it?
