serious man in the red chamber

Chapter 279
There was silence in the Dragon Head Palace.

The Supreme Emperor was sitting on a reclining chair, holding a volume of books in his hand, but staring out the window in a daze.

Faintly, the Supreme Emperor noticed several young eunuchs not far from the window staring closely at this place.

The Supreme Emperor snorted coldly, what a filial son!
At this time, Xia Shouzhong broke in angrily, and said loudly, "It's too bad, the Supreme Emperor. There are all supervisors outside the Longshou Palace, and the old slave was searched just now!"

The Supreme Emperor glanced at him, then turned his eyes to the window again.

Xia Shouzhong understood a little bit, went to the window and opened it, and shouted at the eunuchs: "What are you looking at? Are there any rules?! Go and call Dai Quan! The miscellaneous family wants to ask him, who asked you to watch him?" Overlord?"

After hearing what he said, the young eunuchs looked at each other, and then they all left.

With a "hum", Xia Shouzhong closed the window heavily.

The Supreme Emperor stood up and put the book in his hand on the imperial case: "Tell me. What's going on?"

Xia Shouzhong: "Doctor Wang and the others suspect poisoning."

The Taishang Emperor's face changed suddenly, and he suddenly remembered something, and then burst out two words from between his teeth: "Stupid woman!"

Xia Shouzhong didn't dare to say anything, his eyes were lowered to the ground.

After a while of silence, the Supreme Emperor spoke: "What did Zhongshun say at the beginning?"

Xia Shouzhong still lowered his eyes, and replied softly: "Colorless and odorless, it can be dissolved in tea and food. It can't be tested with silver needles. The poisoned person will not have any poisoning conditions except unconsciousness."

After a pause, "The old concubine is old and already has old illnesses, if she remains unconscious for a long time."

The Supreme Emperor's eyebrows trembled, his eyes dimmed, and then he sighed softly.

After a long time, Xia Shouzhong glanced cautiously at the Supreme Emperor, and said, "Prince Zhongshun gave a dose of medicine at the beginning, but now he's trying to startle the snake again. The Supreme Emperor should make plans early."

The Supreme Emperor became a little irritable, walked back and forth a few steps, and then said: "I can't even get out of the Dragon Head Palace now, how could I have made a plan earlier? Besides, that evil obstacle blocked all our roads." Speaking of this chest Blocked, coughed loudly.

Xia Shouzhong hurried over to beat his back.

The Supreme Emperor waved his hand: "The only way we can do it now is to wait until Zhongshun comes out from the clan mansion."

Xia Shouzhong: "I heard that the Miao doctor has long since disappeared, what if Prince Zhongshun has no medicine?"

The Supreme Emperor's eyes flashed, and he said, "Don't forget, Zhongshun gave the Queen Mother another kind of poison." As he spoke, he looked out of the window.

Xia Shouzhong understood: "Yes, it is also colorless, odorless and soluble in tea, but the poisoned person will suffer from pain to death. They are also parents and children. Is it too much for the Queen Mother to do so?"

The Supreme Emperor changed the subject: "I'm a little hungry, go and bring me a bowl of jujube kernel porridge."

Xia Shouzhong: "Yes." He answered and hurried out.

The bedroom fell into silence again.

Outside the window, a little eunuch squatted in the corner and thought for a while, then left quietly.

In the room, the Supreme Emperor sat on a chair looking at the window and laughing.

After a while, Xia Shouzhong came in with a food box, took out a porcelain cup from inside, lifted the lid, and held it in front of the Supreme Emperor.

The Taishanghuang took it and put it into his mouth bit by bit with a spoon, taking a long time to finish eating.

Xia Shouzhong said: "What if the emperor can't find the poison from the Compassionate Ning Palace?"

The Supreme Emperor handed him the porcelain cup, and smiled faintly: "The Emperor is a person who cares about face, he will not send people to search the Palace of Compassion and Ning. Besides, there are a lot of poisons in the Palace of Compassion and Ning."

Hearing this, Xia Shouzhong was taken aback.

At this time, in the upper study room, Emperor Jianwu, who has always been diligent in administration, did not sit on the dragon chair to review the memorials, but fell asleep on the reclining chair beside him.

Dai Quan walked in quickly and silently, walked up to Emperor Jianwu and whispered, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"

Emperor Jianwu woke up from his dream: "What's wrong? Is there any news?"

Dai Quan deliberately trembled, then knelt down, but did not speak.

Emperor Jianwu's face sank: "Say!"

Dai Quan hesitated for a moment, got up, and whispered a few words in Emperor Jianwu's ear.

Emperor Jianwu stood up suddenly, his face changed abruptly, and his eyes were fixed on Dai Quan: "What you said is true?!"

Dai Quan nodded.

Emperor Jianwu's face was as white as snow, and he said in a trembling voice: "She, she actually wanted to poison me, is she still my biological mother?"

Dai Quan hurriedly hugged Emperor Jianwu, cried and shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, there may be some misunderstanding here. Yes, there must be a misunderstanding here! There must be a misunderstanding! This old servant will go and investigate, personally."

Emperor Jianwu gasped and said, "No need. You go out and let me be quiet."

Dai Quan was still holding Emperor Jianwu behind him.

Emperor Jianwu: "Let go!"

Only then did Dai Quan slowly let go of the hand holding Emperor Jianwu, and said, "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself!" After saying this, he retreated, closed the door of the upper study, and stood by the door.

After a while, there was the sound of a teacup being broken.
Aunt Xue watched Xue Pan take the medicine, then went to ask Mother Jia how she was, and then took the two servant girls, Tongxi and Gui, into the garden, watched the scenery all the way, and walked towards Hengwuyuan, where Xue Baochai lived.

Shaoqing walked to the outside of Hengwu Garden, and when he entered the courtyard, there was no sound, not even a maidservant on duty in the courtyard.

Aunt Xue came to the room along the veranda, and there was no one outside. She turned around the brocade box and came to Xue Baochai's room.

I saw Xue Baochai sitting by the kang under the window, doing needlework.

Looking at her daughter's beautiful face, Aunt Xue was filled with unspeakable bitterness and sorrow, but life is like this, there will always be regrets.

Aunt Xue sighed slightly in her heart, forced a smile on her face, stepped forward and asked with a smile, "Why are you alone? Where's Baoqin?"

Xue Baochai was surprised: "Why is mother here?" He quickly put down his needle and thread, got up and helped Aunt Xue to sit on the edge of the kang, and brought tea himself.

"Bao Qin was called away by Miss Shi, who said she was going to Huifang Garden to fly a kite. I didn't feel well, so I didn't go."

Xue Baochai sat down beside Aunt Xue, and asked again, "How is brother?"

Aunt Xue put the tea bowl on the kang table, "That's it, just raise it slowly." As she said, she picked up the needle and thread that Baochai was making and looked at it. It was a handkerchief embroidered with peonies, and the fine needle and thread were layered on A lifelike peony flower was stacked, which shows that it took a lot of effort and thought. Slowly caressing the peony flower, suddenly remembered something, and asked Baochai: "A birthday gift for Miss Lin?"

Xue Baochai nodded.

Aunt Xue sighed: "It's hard for you."

Xue Baochai smiled slightly.

"I just came from the old lady."

Aunt Xue put down her needle and thread, took another sip from the tea bowl, "Miss Lin will have her filial piety at the end of the year. The old lady said that next year she will hold a wedding after Jiji."

Speaking of this, he sighed slightly, and then said: "The old lady also said one more thing. Mrs. Lin and Mr. Dongfu have discussed it. The Ningguo Mansion will have an eldest son, so..."

At this time, Xue Baochai said "Yes", then picked up the handkerchief and continued to embroider.

Aunt Xue suddenly remembered: "Look at me, I was too busy talking and joking, and I forgot about the serious business. Just now the old lady ordered Yuanyang to open the box, and she wanted to send some antiques to decorate your house for you, as well as some calligraphy and paintings. The old lady asked for it by name." I bought three things, what are the stone bonsai, the gauze table screen and the ink-smoke frozen stone tripod. By the way, there is also a newly made white silk curtain with ink calligraphy and painting. Yuanyang will deliver it in person later."

Xue Baochai smiled: "I see."

Aunt Xue still wanted to speak, but Xue Baochai lowered her head again.

(End of this chapter)