Princess Jiayue glanced at Xiao Zhuo, tugged on the queen's sleeve, and whispered, "Queen mother, the emperor's grandmother will be fine, right?"

The queen came back to her senses and walked over immediately, "Zhuo'er, how can you talk to your father like this? Fortunately, your father loves you and doesn't blame you. Why don't you thank your father quickly?"

The imperial concubine was originally waiting for the emperor to punish Xiao Zhuo, but she was interrupted by the queen coming in. She looked unhappy and said, "Sister, why are you here too?"

The emperor's face was still very ugly. The imperial concubine glanced at it and said deliberately, "Sister, you should take good care of Prince Jing'an. The Queen Mother is the emperor's mother-in-law after all. How could your majesty refuse to die?"

Save, what I mean when I look at this prince is that I still hold a grudge against His Majesty for letting him go to Ruizhou in the first place. The Emperor did it for his own good at the beginning. He will be the future emperor of Jinyun. If he doesn't take the credit for his actions, in the future,

How can you convince the public, manage the government, and govern the world? The prince used to be less observant of rules. Now that he has been out for a while, he behaves like an uneducated wild child when he comes back. Sister, although the prince is no longer the prince.

, but you can’t be so unruly.”

The queen looked at the emperor. As the person beside her, she could guess a little bit of the emperor's thoughts and knew that he didn't like Xiao Zhuo.

What Xiao Zhuo said just now was obviously disrespectful. If it were spread by someone with intentions, it would be even worse for Xiao Zhuo.

Especially now, the imperial concubine is here. If today's matter cannot be resolved properly, tomorrow everyone in the capital will know that Xiao Zhuo is disrespectful to the emperor and is trying to rebel.

Seeing the confusion on her face, the imperial concubine raised her lips slightly. No matter how Xiao Zhuo explained this time, it was an indisputable fact that she had contradicted the emperor.

On the other side, the imperial doctor quickly took the Queen Mother's pulse and came out, respectfully saluted the Emperor, and the Queen hurriedly asked, "How is it?"

The imperial doctor glanced at the emperor and answered truthfully, "Reporting to the emperor, the queen mother, the queen mother is indeed poisoned. The old minister has performed an acupuncture on the queen mother, and the poison in her body will no longer spread. This poison must be completely detoxified.

You still need to take the antidote, I will go back to the Imperial Hospital now to prepare the antidote and decoct it for the Queen Mother to take."

Xiao Zhuo frowned. If it hadn't been for the Queen Mother's assurance just now, he would have almost believed that the Queen Mother had been poisoned just now. However, the way the doctor looked now clearly didn't look like he was pretending. Could it be that she was really poisoned?

He was doubtful, but he still asked more questions, "May I ask the imperial doctor, what kind of poison was the imperial grandmother poisoned with?"

Seeing Xiao Zhuo's question, the imperial doctor did not hesitate and said it directly, "The poison that the Queen Mother was poisoned is called Soul-Destroying Grass. This kind of grass usually grows in extremely cold places. Although it is not highly poisonous, if you are accidentally poisoned, you may feel dizzy."

She may become dizzy, fall asleep, or vomit incessantly, and eventually suffocate to death. However, the Queen Mother has a good foundation and the symptoms of poisoning are mild. As long as you take the antidote, there will be no serious problems. Your Majesty, you can rest assured."

"Soul-breaking grass!?" Xiao Zhuo murmured, and the imperial doctor nodded, "Yes, if the prince has no other questions, I will go down and boil the medicine for the Queen Mother."

After the imperial doctor left, Xiao Zhuo looked at the emperor with a bit of coolness in his eyes, "Father, are you really that intolerant of the emperor's grandmother?"

"What do you mean?" The emperor frowned.

Xiao Zhuo sneered, "Father, have you forgotten that the emperor's grandmother left the palace because she was poisoned by the soul-breaking grass? Just a few days after returning, the soul-breaking grass reappeared and the emperor's grandmother was poisoned again. Could it be that the emperor's grandmother is such an eyesore to you?

Or is the imperial grandmother coming back and blocking your way, making you not hesitate to poison her again? "

"Presumptuous!" Xiao Zhuo's words made the emperor furious. He suddenly slapped the case and stood up, his face ashen, "Are you doubting me?"

Xiao Zhuo looked at the emperor coldly and said calmly, "Father, I have no intention of doing this. I am just asking you. The emperor's grandmother has encountered such vicious attacks many times in the palace. If you ask me what this means, then I will ask you."

,Isn’t the inner courtyard of the palace not as safe as the Fo’en Temple?”

The emperor was stunned, his hands still raised high in the air, trembling.

He wanted to refute, but facing Xiao Zhuo's cold gaze, he couldn't say a word.

Yes, the Queen Mother had lived in Fo'en Temple for so many years and was safe and sound. How could she be poisoned within a few days of returning to the palace?

At that time, he had clearly dispatched the officials involved to the wilderness, punishing them and punishing them, and he did not miss any of them.

Could it be...

"It seems that my father has also thought of it." Xiao Zhuo took a deep look at the emperor and said, "The murderer back then was someone else. The officials you implicated were all innocent, and the real murderer is still at large. The murderer back then was

Today, it is the source of disaster. I have only one request: to find out the murderer of the year and to clear the name of those officials. Otherwise, even if I risk my life, I must protect the emperor's grandmother and clear their name.

of."

The emperor frowned slightly. He had indeed handled the matter that year personally. Now that the poison of heartbroken grass appears again in the palace, it is enough to prove that it was not those people who poisoned it.

But it was impossible for an emperor to admit that he had done something wrong and overturn the judgment of that year.

He met Xiao Zhuo's eyes that refused to give up, "The evidence of what happened back then is conclusive. Xiao Zhuo, please don't fool around. I will have people investigate this matter thoroughly. The Queen Mother is thinking about you, and you will be here to serve her."

Queen Mother."

After saying that, the emperor was about to leave with the queen mother. The imperial concubine sneered in her heart. Xiao Zhuo wanted to let the events of the past come to light again without even looking at how much he weighed.

Xiao Zhuo's heart became cold. As he had guessed before, the emperor would not investigate easily. Even if the evidence was placed in front of him, he would not admit it.

"Since the Emperor doesn't want to investigate~" A weak voice came from behind the screen, "Then the Ai family will investigate in person."

The emperor paused in his steps and looked behind him. The proud expression on the concubine's face froze because of this, this old witch.

When the Queen and Princess Jiayue saw this, they quickly went over to help support the Queen Mother, "Mother, Queen Mother!"

First he was refuted by his son Xiao Zhuo, and then he was slapped in the face by the Queen Mother. The emperor's expression at this time was extremely ugly.

At this moment, Eunuch Xu's voice came from outside, "Reporting to the Emperor, the Queen Mother, Master Gu is here with his wife and Master Xiaoyun."

The Queen Mother turned pale and glanced at Eunuch Xu, "Let someone come in."

Xiao Zhuo stared blankly, wondering why they were here?

As soon as Yun Miaomiao came in, she saw the Queen Mother sitting on it with a pale face, and she felt a little moved.

She said before that how could the Queen Mother be poisoned so easily.

Later, I thought that the Queen Mother might have tried to pull the plug and bring out the same tactics used by the other party back then, making the other party jump over the wall.

In this way, the charges against the Yun family can be cleared, and the person behind the poison can also be found out.

"See Your Majesty, the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother, and the Imperial Concubine." Yun Miaomiao bowed her knees and saluted, and the Queen Mother waved to her weakly, "Get up and come sit next to Ai Jia."

Princess Jiayue's eyes also fell on Yun Miaomiao. Brother Zhuo said that it was this sister who saved him and treated him as well as she treated her own brother. Without this sister, he would not be here now.

Chance.

Yun Miaomiao's arrival made many people notice her existence, and more and more eyes fell on her. Yun Miaomiao didn't look at anyone and walked directly to the Queen Mother.

"The prince said that you were not in good health, so he came to the palace in a hurry. We all came to see you if we were worried. Are you okay?" Yun Miaomiao asked softly.

Yun Miaomiao's words from an outsider were enough to make everyone present blush. Except for Xiao Zhuo, even the emperor, the concubine, and the queen came in. They didn't even ask the Queen Mother if she was okay. The Queen Mother patted Yun Miaomiao's hand with a look on her face.

soft.

"There is nothing wrong with the Ai family. Just rest more and rest. Is it difficult for you to still remember this old man from the Ai family? Have you had dinner?" The queen mother's pale face had a smile.

Yun Miaomiao nodded, "We had just finished eating before the news came from the palace. You are not in good health and your appetite must not be very good. I specially cooked our unique porridge, preserved egg and lean meat porridge. You can try it.

?”

This was the first time the Queen Mother had heard of this porridge. She glanced at Aunt Li, who took the food box from Gu Fengqing's hand and brought it up.

The imperial concubine pinched the handkerchief in her hand and said, "Your Majesty, your body and bones have just been poisoned. It's better not to eat food from outside the palace. If someone with intentions adds something to it, if you have any

If this happens, the emperor will feel distressed."

Xiao Zhuo was about to retort, but was stopped by Gu Fengqing, "The noble concubine is worrying too much. If you are worried, why don't you try the poison for the Queen Mother?"

"You... Gu Fengqing, I am talking to the Queen Mother, why are you, a foreigner, interrupting?" the imperial concubine said sarcastically.

The Queen Mother lazily raised her eyes and said, "The things outside the palace are not clean. The Ai family has been eating them for several years without any problems. However, the things in the palace are very clean. After the Ai family ate them, they almost went to see the late emperor. Concubine, please tell me.

, is it the things in the palace that enable the Ai family to be safe, or the things outside the palace that enable the Ai family to live well?"

The imperial concubine's face turned pale, and she realized that she had said the wrong thing, and wanted to defend herself, "Empress Dowager, I did not mean that~"

"Then what does the concubine mean?" The Queen Mother looked directly at her, "Could it be that the concubine wants to say that there is poison in this porridge? Does Miao Miao want to harm the Ai family?"

"My lord, my concubine~" The imperial concubine opened her mouth, and finally looked at the emperor with grievance, "Your Majesty, my concubine has a stupid mouth. The Queen Mother has misunderstood me. I am doing this for the queen mother's own good."

The emperor saw tears in her eyes and aggrieved look, and felt very distressed. "Okay, okay, I know you are worried about your mother. You don't have any bad intentions. It's okay."

The emperor's appearance not only slapped the queen mother in the face, but also slapped the queen and Xiao Zhuo in the face.

After a while, Nanny Li came up with porridge. It was the first time for the Queen Mother to see the novel preserved egg and lean meat porridge. It smelled and tasted good. She had no appetite at first, but her appetite was instantly aroused and she took a few more bites.

, I think it tastes very good.

"This porridge tastes really good. Is this dark thing the preserved egg?" The Queen Mother scooped out a spoonful of preserved egg. Yun Miaomiao nodded, "Yes, it is pickled with duck eggs. It tastes good. It can also be used to make other dishes. Waiting for you.

When you feel better, I will make some for you when the time comes."

"good."

The queen mother praised Yun Miaomiao, but ignored the emperor and the concubine. They finished the porridge and the medicine from the imperial doctor was ready.

After drinking the medicine, the Queen Mother's energy and energy had improved a lot. She looked at the Queen and the concubine who were leaning away, and her expression changed.

"Your Majesty, didn't you just say that you wanted to find out for the Ai family why this cuttlefish appeared in the harem?"

"Mother, I have sent people to check. Since the queen has finished drinking the medicine and is fine, I will come to see you with the imperial concubine another day." As the emperor was about to get up and leave with the imperial concubine, the queen mother snorted softly.

One sound.

"Since Your Majesty has sent people to investigate, the results will be available soon. Your Majesty, why not wait a little longer." The Queen Mother sneered, "Mother Li, go and invite all the people on this list to the Ai family. One

You are not allowed to pull him down. If you dare to resist, someone will catch you. By the way, in addition, the palace door will be closed and no one is allowed to go out. If anyone is left out, they will be executed."

Realizing that the Queen Mother was serious, the Emperor frowned and said, "Queen Mother, such a big news may cause speculation by people outside the palace, so it is better to investigate this matter secretly."

The imperial concubine also had some bad premonitions in her heart. She always felt that this old witch knew something and refused to let anyone tell her. Isn't this the same as catching thieves behind closed doors?

The imperial concubine glanced at the maid next to her. After understanding this, the maid turned to go out, but was stopped by someone.
To be continued...