The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 37 Eat inside and outside
Xiao Linzi took out a small white porcelain bottle from his arms and handed it to Nian Shilan with both hands.

Nian Shilan didn't answer the phone, so Songzhi quickly took it.

Just as Songzhi was about to open it, Xiaolinzi said, "Sister Songzhi, don't open it yet."

"What on earth is this thing? Why is it trying to be mysterious in front of the master?"

Songzhi stopped and said dissatisfiedly.

Xiao Linzi said quickly, "Master, please forgive me. How dare I be so mysterious? It's just that this medicine is less than one-third of the bottle, and I'm afraid Sister Songzhi might accidentally spill it."

"What is it?" Nian Shilan stared at Xiao Linzi.

"My Lord. It is apple seed powder. However, the bottle I got is a powder that has been extensively processed and purified, while the ones added to your tea are roughly ground seeds."

Xiao Linzi stopped talking.

"Go on." Nian Shilan said.

"Yes. Master, you must know that apples are sweet and delicious, and everyone loves to eat them. But very few people know that apple seeds are poisonous. If the apple seeds are processed and purified, they are white as snow and extremely poisonous. Even a little bit can kill a person. The ones added to the master's tea are not fatal because they are covered by the tea fragrance and the purity is not high. But if the master drinks tea with those powders for a long time, he will feel dizzy, nauseous, and have palpitations. Within three months, his hands and feet will cramp, foam at the mouth, and convulse and die."

Xiao Linzi said all this in one breath, looking at Nian Shilan's face carefully.

Nian Shilan's face looked normal. This didn't happen in her previous life.

Xiao Linzi saw that Nian Shilan was in a daze and thought she was frightened. He regretted in his heart whether he had been too direct in his words.

Songzhi had already accepted the tea brought by Luoluo at the door and sent her away, so at this moment only the three people in the room knew about this.

Nian Shilan was distracted for a while, then came back to her senses and asked Xiao Linzi, "How did you know?"

Seeing that his master was not frightened, Xiao Linzi continued speaking.

"Master, you know that I have a master who saved my life. His name is Zhou Anhai. My master is a servant who manages the stables in this mansion. He often goes out of the mansion for work, so he knows several doctors with good medical skills. One of the doctors identified the substance in the tea leaves. He also gave my master this bottle of purified...poison."

Xiao Linzi scratched his head when talking about poison. This apple seed powder can kill people, isn't it poison?

"Heh, such a rough and direct method. You don't shy away from suspicion at all. Do you look down on me so much? You didn't even try to cover up the poisoning." Nian Shilan couldn't help but sigh when she thought of how Luoluo added powder to her tea in the middle of the night.

"Master, are you not angry? She is such a traitor. How about I capture her and interrogate her properly?"

Xiao Linzi was ready to fight. Although he was only twelve years old, he looked like he was willing to go through fire and water for his master.

"Come on, you're as strong as a chick, how can I count on you?" Nian Shilan couldn't help laughing when she saw Xiao Linzi like this.

Nian Shilan took the small white porcelain bottle from Songzhi, rubbed it for a long time, and asked Songzhi to put it away.

It can be very useful when necessary.

Nian Shilan really felt tired. It had only been a few months since she entered the palace. Well, she decided to take a good rest first and relax.

Anyway, she didn't need to sleep with Yinzhen during this period, and she didn't need to prepare an excuse to hide and sleep with Yinzhen. Wen Xianqing, who was already working in the Imperial Hospital, had told Yinzhen that his wound had not healed yet and he should not do strenuous activities within a month, which made Yinzhen angry.

Wen Xianqing's expression was as if he had carved the words "no sex" on Yinzhen's forehead.

Ever since Wen Xianqing won Yinzhen's favor, he became more casual. Yinzhen was calm and just let him do what he wanted. The two of them looked like old friends.

Just over half a month ago, one was the son of the current emperor, a noble and honorable prince, and the other was just a commoner practicing medicine.

When Nian Shilan woke up, it was almost time for dinner.

She was too lazy to get up and asked Songzhi, "Is dinner ready?"

Songzhi replied, "My Lord, I have prepared dinner for you and your Lord. I just don't know if you will come."

"Forget it. If he comes, we can eat together. If he doesn't come, I will eat alone. Anyway, he just said he would come to see me after he finished his work, but he didn't say we would eat together."

As soon as Nian Shilan finished speaking, the eunuch in the courtyard announced that the prince had arrived at Jinglan Courtyard.

Songzhi was busy helping Nian Shilan up, but Nian Shilan was not in a hurry.

When she got downstairs and put on her shoes, Yinzhen was already standing in front of her.

"Greetings to the master. The master is here really early."

Nian Shilan is delicate and pretty and blessed.

She was wearing casual clothes, her face was flushed from having just woken up, and her hair was a little loose. In Yinzhen's eyes, she was full of charm.

Yinzhen walked up to Nian Shilan, took her fair and tender hand, and led her to sit at the table.

"Didn't you say that you would have dinner with me? What dishes have you prepared?" Yinzhen stroked Nian Shilan's soft and boneless hand.

Nian Shilan pushed Yinzhen's chest and said, "Master, are you here for dinner? You look like you want to eat me."

Yinzhen hissed, pretending that Nian Shilan had pushed the wound on his chest, and raised his hand to cover his chest.

Nian Shilan looked nervous and wanted to stand up, probably about to kneel down and beg for forgiveness.

Yinzhen took her hand and pulled it towards his arms, laughing: "Shilan, do you look down on me? How could your little hand hurt me?"

Nian Shilan complained inwardly: "I should have used more force just now to give you some pain."

But her face was very delicate: "My master is used to bullying me, the imperial physician has warned me."

As he spoke, he pointed at Yinzhen's lips with his left index finger and said, "Today we have prepared all your favorite dishes. Master, please wash your hands and eat."

Outside, Songzhi had already ordered dinner to be prepared while the masters were talking.

(End of this chapter)