Noble First Daughter-in-law

The setting sun is like fire.

Qianqiu Palace seemed to be burning in flames, but it was so silent.

But soon, a burst of chaotic footsteps with obvious anger broke the tranquility. Chu Ruoyan's pretty face was full of anger, and Pan Qing came angrily from outside. , when he looked up, he saw Shang Ruyi sitting on the edge of the couch, and Su Qinglan, the imperial physician, was diagnosing her pulse.

Two eldest maids, Tusheer and Changwan, stood aside.

Seeing her coming in angrily, the two palace maids looked at each other. Although Tu Sheer frowned, she could only bite her lip and say nothing because she had been greeted early. However, Chang Wan came forward and said respectfully. : "Mrs. Chu, what are you—"

"I'm here to see the princess!"

Chu Ruoyan waved her hand, and Chang Wan obediently took a step back, giving way to her, allowing Chu Ruoyan to walk straight in front of Shang Ruyi.

It was only then that Shang Ruyi slowly raised his head, looked at Chu Ruoyan with a smile, and said: "What a rare visitor. It seems that this is the first time for Mrs. Chu to come to this Qianqiu Palace since I entered the palace." .”

Chu Ruoyan sneered: "I wanted to come more, but the princess actually threw away all the snacks I made. How can I be embarrassed to come!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the entire Qianqiu Palace fell silent.

Shang Ruyi also had a look of understanding on her face, but she didn't speak immediately, but glanced at Su Qinglan. Su Qinglan silently removed her hand from her wrist, then stood up and saluted Chu Ruoyan, saying, "Mrs. Chu."

Chu Ruoyan was obviously furious and waved his hand and said: "This matter has nothing to do with you, stand down!"

Su Qinglan said gently but firmly: "This matter is related to the lower official."

Chu Ruoyan was stunned and turned to look at her: "Huh?"

Su Qinglan said calmly: "Because it was the lower official who discovered that the box of snacks had been mixed with medicinal powder that was harmful to pregnant women, and asked the princess not to eat it."

"What did you say!?"

Chu Ruoyan was shocked and opened her eyes wide: "You, you said-"

Shang Ruyi said while adjusting his sleeves: "If I really eat the things you sent me, I'm afraid something big will have happened by now, and the news will have spread to His Majesty."

Chu Ruoyan stood there blankly, looking at the determined expressions of Su Qinglan and Shang Ruyi, obviously in disbelief: "The things I sent are - poisonous? How is that possible!"

"..."

"I made that thing myself, and I tasted it myself after it was made. It can't be poisonous!"

"..."

"You want to frame me?"

Shang Ruyi turned to look at Su Qinglan, and a relieved smile appeared on his face. Su Qinglan also nodded gently.

Seeing them like this, Chu Ruoyan became even more angry: "Are you guys working together to frame me?"

Upon hearing this, Tusheer next to her couldn't help it anymore, turned around and walked into another room, brought out a red lacquered and carved food box and brought it to her, saying: "The princess and Mr. Su are both aboveboard people. How is it possible to frame someone up? Madam Chu, please look, this is the snack you sent someone, and someone added five to it, five——"

When she said this, she stuttered to herself, and Chang Wan beside her immediately said: "Five elements of grass ashes."

Chu Ruoyan looked at the box in surprise. It was one of the utensils that her mother had left for her that she had specially asked the maid of Jin Yuyuan to rummage through in the warehouse. When she opened the box, she found that it was neatly arranged inside. The four pieces of bright red hawthorn cake were indeed made by her.

She was stunned for a moment: "You, what are you—" Shang Ruyi said calmly: "I didn't throw away what you sent. What I just asked She'er to throw out was another cake."

"Why did you do this?"

"I am doing this just to see your attitude, madam."

"What do you mean?"

"If the Five Elements grass ashes inside are really put by Madam, then I will have someone take them out and dump them. Madam, if you are in the wrong, you will naturally not come to look for me. Only you don't know all that, but you see that your thoughts have been wasted in vain." If you ruin it, you will come here to demand justice."

"..."

Chu Ruoyan blinked her eyes. Although she was still angry, she gradually came back to her senses at this time.

Shang Ruyi uses his own attitude to judge whether he is a poisoner.

Thinking of this, she felt angry again. She glared at Shang Ruyi and said in a deep voice, "You guys look down on people too much. Am I that kind of person? If there is such a thing, you should Come and ask me in person, I dare to take responsibility."

"..."

"No, I won't do such a thing!"

Shang Ruyi said calmly: "I also understand this. But, it's about my child, so I can't be careless."

As she spoke, she reached out and touched her slightly bulging belly, which was still invisible to others.

Chu Ruoyan looked down at her belly, her eyes a little tangled for a while. After being silent for a while, she took a deep breath to calm down her anger, and tried to make her tone calmer, and said: "Then what you were talking about just now is grass ash and what it is."

Shang Ruyi turned to look at Su Qinglan, and her eyes seemed to say that she really didn't understand medicine. Su Qinglan also nodded silently, walked over and said softly: "In response to Mrs. Chu, this grass ash has the medicinal effect of tightening the uterus of a woman. It is not harmful to ordinary people's consumption, but it can be given to pregnant women with hawthorn cake, which can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis." If eaten, there is a risk of a tire slipping."

"what?"

Chu Ruoyan was startled again, dumbfounded: "Not even Hawthorn?"

"..."

"But my mother-in-law said that she liked to eat sour food when she was pregnant with Fei'er, so Shang Food Bureau made hawthorn cake for her!"

Su Qinglan smiled bitterly and said: "There are also reasons for the dosage, and also for physical reasons. The important thing is not the hawthorn cake, but the combination of the five elements grass ash."

After saying that, she reached out and smeared the hawthorn cake in the box, dipped some white powder into it, brought it to Chu Ruoyan, and said softly: "Mrs. Chu should have sprinkled these with fine sugar powder, but just now However, Wei Chen discovered that there was also a lot of Five Elements grass ash mixed into it. This is a vicious method that can harm people invisible. If the princess really eats it, I'm afraid now - "

Chu Ruoyan's face immediately turned pale.

She hurriedly said: "I haven't done it!"

Shang Ruyi said: "Madam is standing here now, of course I completely believe it. It's just——"

"Just what?"

"We have checked this hawthorn cake, and there is indeed nothing wrong with it. The only problem is the five elements grass ash on it. In other words, someone touched it after the lady finished making the dessert and sprinkled it with powdered sugar."

"...!"

Chu Ruoyan trembled slightly and subconsciously turned around to look at the eldest palace maid Pan Qing who was following behind her, her face pale and frightened.