Zhe Furong: After widowhood and rebirth, she was pampered by treacherous ministers

Chapter 237 Bet on trust

The queen stayed in the royal dining room until noon. Seeing that it was almost time for lunch, the queen wanted to test the effect of the "powder" first, so she anxiously asked the chef Li to put the emperor's favorite dessert into it first. .

The queen knew that the emperor was fond of sweets. There were hundreds of dishes in the imperial meal, and it was impossible for the emperor to eat them all. He would only pick the ones that interested him.But the Queen cannot put some powder in every dish, otherwise the risk of being discovered will be greater.

Li Yuchu thought of a way, and said, "Your Majesty, the villain has a way."

"Say." The queen turned to look at him.

"The empress often came to the imperial kitchen and ordered the servants to boil some tonic soup or make some desserts for your majesty. If you put 'those' in the tonic soup and desserts, and the empress made them herself, your majesty will definitely drink some. .”

As he said this, Li Yuchu thought of something else and his eyes widened slightly.

"But..." Li Yuchu opened his mouth but hesitated a little, looking forward and backward.

"But what?" the queen immediately asked.

"It's best not to put the Queen's 'tonic' in the tonic soup, for fear of conflict." Li Yuchu remained silent.

The queen felt a little guilty, her eyes flickering.

"Okay, then I'll put it into the chestnut meat and sugar water as you said."

When the bowl of chestnut meat and sugar water was brought to the emperor by Qin'er, the empress immediately introduced it.

"Your Majesty, the seasons have changed recently, and it is easy to catch wind and cold. You have been feeling unwell recently, so it is more appropriate to eat more nourishing sweet soup like this. I went to the imperial kitchen to make this in person, chestnut meat syrup. I hope your majesty will taste it after you taste it. , give me some advice so that you can do better next time." The queen pretended to be shy and nervous, and she looked very much looking forward to His Majesty tasting the sweet soup she had made.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for talking too much. Your Majesty got up early in the morning for this sweet soup and studied with the royal chef in the royal kitchen for a long time. I have never seen why Your Majesty is so concerned about anything..."

"Qin'er!" the queen said coquettishly, her face turned red from suppressing the pain, "Don't talk nonsense in front of His Majesty! Palm!"

"Yes." Qin'er knew she was wrong, took a few steps back, and then raised her hand to hit her face.

"Wait a minute." The emperor couldn't stand it anymore and stretched out his hand to stop Qin'er, signaling Qin'er not to hit him.

"She also said this to let me know your good intentions for me. Why are you doing this?" The emperor was puzzled and looked at the queen helplessly and shook his head.

"Okay, I was wrong." The queen said calmly, waving her hand to let Qin'er go down.

Seeing the blush on the queen's face, the emperor felt so impatient and looking forward to it. He somehow remembered that after the queen called Jiang Yue into the palace without permission, he yelled at the queen and threw a pot of tea. When the day came for the queen, she couldn't help but feel a little guilty.

Unexpectedly, the queen would be so considerate. He reached over and picked up the spoon in the bowl.

The queen stared at the emperor's hand closely. Seeing that the emperor's hand was actually holding the spoon, the queen's heart tightened.

From the time this bowl of sweet soup was brought to the emperor, she actually never touched it.Because she knew that the "powder" was poisonous, the queen was always suspicious, thinking that if it touched her skin, she would be poisoned.

Therefore, if you say that you have done it carefully in front of the emperor, you are deliberately pretending.

The emperor moved the spoon and scooped up the sweet soup, the empress almost stared out of her eyes.

Suddenly realizing that she might be a little obvious, the queen restrained her expression.

But he had no choice but to want the emperor to drink it quickly, otherwise he would keep feeling nervous, so he came up with a plan.

She gently took the spoon from the emperor's hand and whispered softly: "Your Majesty, you see, I am so careless and careless. I even forgot to cool off your Majesty for a while." As she spoke, the queen spoke very naturally. He took the sweet soup in front of the emperor and blew it patiently.

At this time, Eunuch Liao remembered something, walked to the emperor, and coughed twice.

Eunuch Liao had served the emperor for many years. Of course the emperor knew what this meant. He turned his head slightly and looked at Eunuch Liao in confusion.

Eunuch Liao leaned close to the emperor's ear and whispered: "Your Majesty, everything must be tested during meals, but this queen..."

Holding the silver needle in his hand, Eunuch Liao was in trouble.

If he said that he had tested it, that was what the emperor meant. I was afraid that the empress, who seldom cooked by herself, would be sad, and speculated that the emperor did not trust her at all.

But if something unexpected happens, it will also violate the palace's long-standing rules.Therefore, Eunuch Liao didn't know what to do at all, but the emperor obviously didn't understand the meaning of the latter part and just nodded.

In this situation, Eunuch Liao couldn't explain too much to the emperor.But the emperor always nodded, and Eunuch Liao could only act according to the rules.

He stretched out his hand to call the attendant, handed the silver needle in his hand to the attendant, pointed at the sweet soup in the queen's hand, and asked the queen to wait for the queen to put down the sweet soup, and then use the silver needle in her hand to measure it.

The attendant nodded, took the silver needle, and walked towards the Queen.

The Queen was concentrating on blowing the sweet soup in her hand, and did not notice anyone coming nearby.

Seeing this, Qin'er cleverly thought of a way to give the queen a hint.

"Cough——" Qin'er coughed very quietly, which was very clear even in the hall where no one spoke.

The queen understood immediately and slowly raised her head to look at Qin'er.

"Your Majesty, the Queen, I couldn't hold back my throat and eyes for a moment, and I deserve death." Qin'er knelt down to plead guilty.

It was not a big deal, and the coughing sound was quite small. It could be heard that she was restrained, so the emperor asked her to get up.

After getting up, Qin'er quietly raised her eyes and looked at the empress.After looking at each other, Qin'er quickly winked at the queen, hinting at the attendants who suddenly appeared beside the queen.

Only then did the queen notice the attendant holding the silver needle. She suddenly felt a thorn in her back and straightened up, thinking about how to escape from the silver needle trial.

When the attendant saw the Queen put down the sweet soup in her hand, she stepped forward.

When Eunuch Liao saw her, he quickly said: "Queen, please excuse me, this is the daily rule before meals, and you know it well." Eunuch Liao looked at the Queen in a good voice and smiled kindly.

Of course the queen responded with her usual peaceful smile.

"I know this, but..." The queen slowly turned her head and looked at the emperor with some grievance.

"Your Majesty, I did this myself..." The queen had innocence written all over her face.

To the emperor, this was a small matter. Since it passed through the hands of the queen, it must be nothing.

"It doesn't matter, I'll give it a try."

(End of this chapter)