The palace wall reflects the moon

Chapter 11 The poison of the stew pot [-]

Concubine Meng Hui was frightened and angry, her hands holding her belly trembled, and her voice became sharp.

"Ridiculous! What are you talking about!"

The frail body knelt down in front of Shen Xiao, and said with a trembling voice: "Why bother to accuse me? Your Majesty! How capable I am, how capable I am of arranging my own people in the Queen's Palace!"

He moved his knees and took two steps forward, and said heartbreakingly: "Xing'er is from Fengyi Palace, so what you said against me as a concubine is not credible!"

Shen Xiao frowned slightly and said calmly: "You mean, the poison was poisoned by the maid in your palace, and you didn't know about it."

Meng Huifei's tears welled up in her beautiful eyes.

"The concubine's maid will not poison! The emperor is aware of this!"

If she admitted that the poison was administered by her maid in the palace, wouldn't she be tacitly admitting that this basin of dirty water was poured onto herself?
Who in the palace would think that the maid poisoned herself without instructions, and that she, the master of Yong'an Palace, knew nothing about it?
Aunt Zhou said word by word: "Could it be that the Queen made me so unconscious?!"

"How is it impossible?!" Concubine Meng Hui blurted out with eyes split open, "There was a Wu family in the previous dynasty who used his own female life to murder the queen of the dynasty and was replaced!"

"presumptuous."

Shen Xiao's eyes were like swords, he gouged her out, and said in a cold tone: "The queen is already the mother of the country, why did she come to harm a concubine of yours? To replace you as concubine Hui?"

Concubine Meng Hui opened her eyes and looked at him blankly.

In the past, the emperor had a cool temper, but he was also gentle. He had never been so harsh with others.

He wouldn't humiliate her like this.

In just a few short months since Liu Qingshu accompanied the king, the emperor would treat her like this.

Concubine Meng Hui had sorrow in her eyes and said aggrievedly: "Does the Emperor also think that it was a concubine who did it?"

"Concubine Liu has a bright heart and elegant mind. I consider you a confidant and have neglected you recently." Shen Xiao paused and said coldly, "But you shouldn't have such thoughts and try to do this to Concubine Liu." Poisonous hand?"

Concubine Meng Hui's heart ached uncontrollably.

"I, Meng Zhen, am narrow-minded. I have hated Mrs. Liu, but I may have taken advantage of her low status to kill her in front of others, but I can't do anything to assassinate her!"

She was so outraged by the injustice that she lost her sense of proportion and forgot to call herself a concubine.

"Why doesn't your Majesty think that as a concubine, she is pregnant with the emperor's heir? How can she not be hated by others? Besides, the stew pot was sent to Weiyang Palace, so how can Concubine Liu be fine?!"

As soon as the weeping sound fell, a eunuch hurried into the hall to report.

"Concubine Liu was slightly poisoned. She has woken up after being induced to vomit. She is asking for permission outside the palace."

"Let her in."

Concubine Meng Hui was shocked. Only then did she realize that it was not just the queen who was poisoned, but Concubine Liu.

Liu Qingshu's face was bloodless, her lips were slightly white, and she walked as if she were a weak willow, trembling slightly, and extremely fragile.

When she walked in front of her and bowed slightly, Shen Xiao stretched out his hand to support her: "No need to kneel, please sit down."

The palace servants moved the lamp hanging chair, Liu Qingshu sat down, her eyes slowly fell on Concubine Meng Hui, who was kneeling on the ground while pregnant with Liujia, and she couldn't bear it: "Your Majesty, Concubine Hui should take care of herself when she is pregnant with the emperor's heir. The ground is cold after all. .”

Shen Xiao then allowed Concubine Meng Hui to stand up.

Concubine Meng Hui became more and more ashamed and angry.It was because of Concubine Liu's words that the emperor allowed her to stand up. How would she deal with herself in the future?

She simply knelt down and said: "If the emperor does not return my innocence to my concubine, I will never be able to kneel down again!"

Shen Xiao let her go and ignored her.

Liu Qingshu Sipa covered her mouth, coughed slightly, and said: "If Concubine Hui is alone, she will just kneel down, but Concubine Hui is responsible for giving birth to the emperor's heir. If the dragon species has three strengths and two weaknesses, Concubine Hui can shoulder the responsibility." Get up?" In a few words, he added another crime to her.

Concubine Meng Hui gritted her teeth and stood up with tears in her eyes.

"I only cared about my own grievances and forgot about the emperor's heir. Is it my fault?" She turned to ask Liu Qingshu, "The queen was poisoned at the same time as you. How come your symptoms are so much milder?"

Liu Qingshu asked back: "How dare I eat a cup of shredded chicken and white fungus with the Queen and lose etiquette in front of the Queen?"

Therefore, it makes perfect sense that she eats less and the queen eats more.

Concubine Meng Hui took a step closer to her and asked: "The stew pot has been in your Weiyang Palace for two days, and something happened today. How can you prove that it has nothing to do with you?"

Liu Qingshu was slightly startled and turned to face the emperor with a weak face.

"Your Majesty, I really don't know that the stew pot is poisonous. Today the Queen came to sit with me. There is not much expensive food in Weiyang Palace to entertain the Queen, so I remembered the stew pot given by Concubine Hui. It's rare that Concubine Hui sent someone on a special trip. The gift must be good, but it could lead to a big mistake."

Shen Xiao said warmly: "You did it unintentionally, don't blame yourself."

Although the words were spoken softly, they landed loudly.

Concubine Meng Hui's body trembled violently, and endless pain surged up in her heart.

It was clear that there were also unexplainable suspicions, but the emperor easily believed in Concubine Liu, just out of favoritism.

She looked at Liu Qingshu's still-ill face. Her frail and frail face was the easiest thing to arouse pity for, and her peach-blossom-like brows and eyes were very similar to that person.

Is it Concubine Liu who the emperor favors, or that person?
Concubine Meng Hui smiled sadly and said: "Your Majesty, this concubine's maid chose this stew pot on her own. You might as well tell her about it."

"I just obeyed the master's instructions to give a gift. Now I have to fight against the crime. How innocent can my maid be?" Liu Qingshu sighed.

Concubine Meng Hui glared at her: "What are you so weird about? If my maid from Yong'an Palace is convicted, will it be a good thing for me? Who inside and outside the palace must not say that I, Meng Zhen, am the chief envoy?"

After saying that, without waiting for the emperor's reply, Concubine Meng Hui walked outside the palace, faced the crowd kneeling outside, and ordered: "Xin Wei, come here."

Xin Wei walked up to the people and entered the palace, step by step until she knelt before the emperor.

"Your Majesty, what Concubine Hui said is true. Concubine Hui ordered her maid to deliver the gift that day, and she chose the stew pot on her own."

She lowered her eyes and spoke calmly, and there was silence in the palace.

After a while, Shen Xiao asked, his voice slightly hoarse: "Did you give me the stew pot?"

"Back to the emperor, yes." Xin Wei acknowledged it.

Liu Qingshu looked at Xin Wei with a look full of sorrow. She held the handkerchief with her bare hands and said sympathetically: "If you have any difficulties, you can tell them. Poisoning the queen is a capital crime, and you have taken the responsibility..."

"Concubine Liu, the stew pot was given by my slave, but I didn't poison it," Xin Wei said.

Shen Xiao seemed to have a discomfort in his throat and coughed softly. The eunuch let him go, and he waved his hand to indicate that he should not use it. However, his coughing became heavier and heavier, and his eyes were scarlet red from the coughing.

The palace maid handed him tea, but he didn't take it.

Shen Xiao raised his head again, looked away from Xin Wei quietly, and asked the imperial doctor with a confused look on his face: "Did the stew pot detect poison?"

Doctor Li was very good at observing words and emotions. The emperor asked him this ironclad fact for the second time because he wanted another answer.

"Back to the Emperor, the inner wall of the stew pot is poisonous, but the chicken shreds and fungus in the stew pot are also poisonous. I have no way of knowing whether the poison comes from the stew pot or the fungus."

Shen Xiao looked at Liu Qingshu.

“How many people have served this chicken shredded fungus dish?”

(End of this chapter)