The moonlight was bright and the night was as cool as water.
Hu Yue 'er stood on the steps and looked in the direction of the Palace of Heavenly Purity. The Emperor had not come to Xiuhe Palace for several days. She didn't know if he was tired of her or … … fell in love with another concubine. She was very anxious.
"Niangniang, it's late." Xiang Qiao stood behind her and reminded her in a small voice.
"The Emperor won't come tonight." Hu Yue 'er sighed. She just wanted to see him, but it was hard to even see him.
She knew that he didn't have her in his heart, but she still couldn't keep her heart. Even if she was used by him, she was happy.
Xiang Qiao didn't know how to comfort Hu Yue 'er and could only say in a low voice, "Niangniang, don't be sad. The Emperor must be too busy to come to Xiuhe Palace. This servant has inquired. The Emperor has always been in the Palace of Heavenly Purity and has no time to come to the hougong."
This was the only reason Hu Yue 'er could comfort herself.
"Go in." Hu Yue 'er said in a low voice. She would continue to wait. As long as the Emperor didn't favor another concubine, he would come to Xiuhe Palace one day.
Xiang Qiao said, "Today, the Department of Internal Affairs sent some blood swallows. This servant had them stew some. Niangniang, why don't you eat some before resting? You haven't eaten much today."
Hu Yue 'er smiled, "In the past, I couldn't even eat the worst bird's nest. Now, even blood swallows are sent to ben gong."
"Now, who in the Palace doesn't know that you are the Emperor's favorite person? Naturally, all the good things will be sent to you." Xiang Qiao said with a smile. She felt happy for Hu Yue'er in her heart. Wasn't this the end of bitterness and the beginning of sweetness?
"The person in the emperor's heart..." Hu Yue'er only shook her head and smiled when she heard this. Only she understood the bitterness in it. The emperor favored her and gave her the power of the palace, but this did not mean that she had entered the emperor's heart.
She still felt that the person in the Emperor's heart was the Empress.
Xiang Qiao brought the warm blood swallow to the side and filled a bowl for Hu Yue 'er. "Niang niang, blood swallow is the best for the skin. There's a whole eight taels. Niang niang's skin will definitely become smooth and tender. Even His Majesty will love it."
Hu Yue 'er's cheeks turned red and she glared at Xiang Qiao. However, when she thought of serving the emperor, the light in her eyes dimmed. It seemed … that she had never felt the real feeling of serving the emperor. It seemed like … she had never experienced the pleasure of serving the emperor.
Was it her problem, or did something go wrong?
Hu Yue 'er was lost in thought as she ate the blood swallow. The more she thought about it, the more suspicious she felt. The Emperor had been to Xiuhe Palace several times and she had also served the Emperor in bed. Why didn't she have any memory of it?
Could it be that she had never served the emperor before?
This thought flashed through her mind. Hu Yue 'er was shocked, and her face turned pale.
She remembered the first time she served the emperor in bed. The emperor didn't touch her at all, but he had the servant room record her serving the emperor in bed … …
"This consort doesn't want to eat anymore." Hu Yue 'er ate a few mouthfuls. Her heart was filled with discomfort and she didn't have any appetite at all.
Xiang Qiao didn't know what Hu Yue 'er was worried about and only thought that she was missing the emperor, "Niang niang, if you miss the emperor, why don't you go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity tomorrow to give him some soup?"
Hu Yue 'er shook her head with a bitter smile, "The Emperor wouldn't like this consort to go to the Palace of Heavenly Purity."
"Didn't the Empress go before … …" Xiang Qiao said in a low voice, "Niang niang, only then would the Emperor know that you miss him."
"Don't say anymore." Hu Yue 'er was annoyed. She stood up to walk into the bedroom, but after she took a few steps, the world suddenly spun around her. She felt her vision turn black and then she didn't know anything else.
Xiang Qiao was so frightened by this sudden change that she screamed, "Niang niang, niang niang, what's wrong?"
Hu Yue 'er's face was ashen and her lips were pale. She looked like she was about to die. Xiang Qiao shouted, "Imperial doctor, quickly call for an imperial doctor."
Eunuch Fu, who was serving outside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, quickly received the news that Shu Fei wanted to call for an imperial doctor. He was shocked. It couldn't be that Shu Fei wanted to deliberately lure the Emperor over, right?
"What's wrong with Shu Fei?" Eunuch Fu asked the little taijian in a low voice.
The little taijian lowered his voice, "I heard that she was poisoned."
Eunuch Fu was shocked. "Go to Xiuhe Palace and guard it. Report to me immediately if there's any movement."
He turned around and entered the main hall. Mo Rongzhan was still reading the memorials. He didn't even raise his head when he heard footsteps. "What happened?"
"Your Majesty, Xiuhe Palace is urgently requesting an imperial physician to enter the palace. They say that Consort Shu has been poisoned." Eunuch Fu didn't dare to hide anything and reported everything to Mo Rongzhan.
The brush in Mo Rongzhan's hand paused, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. "Honored Consort Shu was poisoned?"
Eunuch Fu lowered his head. "Yes, the imperial physician has entered the palace and is treating Empress Shu."
The palace was heavily guarded. Whether it was the concubines in the harem or the things he used, they had all been tested by professionals. No poison could easily enter the palace. Why was Empress Shu poisoned?
"Let's go take a look." Mo Rongzhan said in a low voice. If Honored Consort Shu was really poisoned, he really wanted to know who would dare to poison the palace.
At this moment, Xiuhe Palace was in a mess. When the imperial physician arrived, he was shocked when he saw Hu Yue 'er's complexion. He could only continuously feed Hu Yue' er medicine, hoping to dilute the poison in her stomach.
Mo Rongzhan walked in with large strides. All the imperial physicians and palace maids in the room knelt down. They were all terrified. The one who was poisoned was the emperor's most beloved concubine. If anything happened to her, they would definitely be buried with her.
"How is Honored Consort Shu?" Mo Rongzhan asked in a low voice.
Imperial Physician Gong bowed and said in a low voice, "Replying to Your Majesty, the bird's nest that Honored Consort Shu ate was poisoned. Fortunately, she didn't take much, so it's not fatal."
Mo Rongzhan looked at the sealed bird's nest on the table and ordered Eunuch Fu, "Summon Shen Yi to the palace."
"Your Majesty, these bird's nests were sent over by the Ministry of Internal Affairs today," Xiang Qiao said while crying.
"When will Honored Consort Shu wake up?" Mo Rongzhan asked Imperial Physician Gong expressionlessly.
Imperial Physician Gong said in a low voice, "This subject has already given Honored Consort Shu the antidote. It's just that the poison is too strong and might harm Honored Consort Shu's body."
Mo Rongzhan looked at everyone in the sleeping chamber. Aside from Imperial Physician Gong and another imperial physician, the rest were all palace maids from Xiuhe Palace. He gave Eunuch Fu a look. Eunuch Fu understood and immediately had people suppress all the palace maids from Xiuhe Palace.
"Your Majesty, this servant didn't poison her. This servant is innocent." Those palace maids all cried out, but their mouths were immediately stuffed.
Xiang Qiao's face paled. She looked at Mo Rongzhan in horror, then looked at Hu Yue 'er. She knew that Honored Consort Shu couldn't save her now. She only hoped that Honored Consort Shu could quickly recover. Only then could she keep her life.
"Before we find the culprit, we don't want to spread the news of Honored Consort Shu's poisoning," Mo Rongzhan looked at Imperial Physician Gong and said plainly.
Imperial Physician Gong and the other imperial physician immediately knelt down. "Your Majesty, this subject definitely won't leak a single word."
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(Nine-headed Bird Academy)
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