Rebirth after waste

Chapter 54

The paintbrush in Gu Yunxian's hand trembled slightly, and a small black spot fell on the originally smooth sleeve robe, which looked very obtrusive.

It's a pity she took so long to draw.

"What's wrong?" The emperor frowned slightly, his voice low.

"My servant doesn't know either. Bai Yu, who is beside Zhenguiji, came here in person, saying that Empress Guiji suddenly became ill after eating, as if... she was poisoned!"

poisoned.It was poisoning again.

The real culprit of Rou Wanyi's kissing incident has not yet been found out, yet another concubine was poisoned.

The emperor's eyes darkened, and he couldn't see what he was thinking.Gu Yunxian stood beside him, "Your Majesty, go over and have a look, and my concubine will accompany you." Suddenly, something came to mind, "By the way, Your Majesty hastened to issue an order first, and ordered the imperial physicians from the Shangyao Bureau to attack Palace diagnosis and treatment. Without an imperial decree, Princess Zhengui will definitely not be able to hire an imperial physician."

As in previous dynasties, doctors in the Jin court were also divided into multiple levels.There is a women's hospital outside the imperial medical office, and maids are selected as female doctors. Doctors and professors from various disciplines in the imperial medical office are trained in five years.Physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau have high or low official positions, and each has their own areas of expertise. They make targeted visits depending on the condition.But the highest rank is undoubtedly the four imperial physicians of Shang Yao Bureau.They are the top Xinglin national players in the Jin Dynasty, their status is higher than the imperial medical order in charge of the imperial medical office, and they will never enter the palace to treat concubines without the emperor's will.

The emperor nodded, "Lu Chuan, go to the Shangyao Bureau to pass on my password, ordering the imperial doctor on duty tonight to go to the attacking palace immediately."

Lu Chuan took the order and went, Gu Yunxian said in a high voice: "Caijia, tell the palace servants to prepare the chariot; Aci, go and get me and Your Majesty's cloak."

Ah Ci brought the cloak, Gu Yunxian put the emperor's cloak on him, and comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't worry, since Bai Yu came here in person, the situation will not be too serious. The last time sister Rou was so dangerous, it was not in the end." Are you all right too?"

The emperor shook her hand and said nothing.

When the sedan chair of the emperor and Yuan Guiji arrived at the joint attack palace, many concubines had already rushed over after hearing the news.

Yu Shuyi was the first to greet her, and knelt down to salute: "The concubine is attending Your Majesty, Your Majesty is safe."

Standing behind the emperor, Gu Yunxian keenly received Yu Shuyi's gaze towards her, and understood her thoughts in his heart.

She was asking herself if this had anything to do with her.

Looking away, she just didn't know, and followed the emperor towards Cheng'an Hall.

The situation in the hall was the same as last time when Rou Wanyi was poisoned, but this time lying on the couch, it was Zhenguiji who was lying on the couch in a flustered state.The emperor sat on the side of the couch and looked at it for a while, then turned around, "How is your empress?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the imperial physician said that there is no life-threatening danger."

"How long has she been unconscious?"

"It's been a while." Gong'e replied, "After eating, the empress vomited continuously, and then... fainted until now."

Slowly closing his right hand and clenching it into a fist, he nodded and looked at Imperial Physician Zhang beside him, "Tell me, what's the reason this time?"

Imperial Physician Zhang quickly knelt down and said, "I want to report to Your Majesty, the reason Zhengui Ji is like this is because she was poisoned by taking licorice and carp."

"Licorice and carp?"

"Yes. Licorice and carp are complementary foods. It's no problem to eat them separately, but if eaten together, it will cause poisoning, and even life-threatening in serious cases!" Zhang Tai doctor kowtowed heavily, "I have checked Zhenguiji For dinner, there is indeed licorice mixed in the stewed carp!"

The emperor was silent, and Ming Chongyi stroked his chest, with a look of lingering fear, "I don't know how the dishes in the Palace of Cheng'an are done, and I dare to serve such dishes! It's really scary to teach ministers and concubines." Frowning, " Haven’t the food in the palace been taught that some foods are mutually exclusive?”

Liu Shanggong on the side replied: "All the food in the palm has been carefully taught by Si Shan before going to the various palaces, and these foods that are restrained are also included in the learning content."

Ming Chongyi raised his eyebrows, "In other words, this stewed carp with licorice was not an accident, but someone did it on purpose?" After a pause, "Then the method of choosing the poisoner is ingenious. The silver needle If you can't test the poison produced by the mutual restraint of the food, it is difficult to find the problem in the dish."

Gong'e at the side was troubled when she heard the words, hesitating as if she had something to say.

Seeing this, Ming Chongyi raised her eyebrows, "What's the matter? Say something!"

Gong'e trembled in fright, kowtowed quickly and said, "Ms. Chongyi, this dish is not made by the master of Cheng'an Palace, it is...it is...."

"What is it?"

"Bo Hui'e made it herself!"

Ming Chongyi was taken aback, "You said, Bo Hui'e from Xiansi Pavilion of Yonghua Palace made it by herself?"

"Yes..." Gong'e took a deep breath, and finally mustered up her courage, "Because in the past month, Bo Hui'e has often come to Hexi Palace to visit Ru Fanghua, and will also come to Cheng'an Palace to say hello. How many times have you chatted with Mrs. Hui'e?" After this time, I felt that I was very close to each other, so I often kept her for dinner. It is the same today. However, in the middle of the afternoon, Mrs. Hui'e suddenly suggested that she likes to cook when she is at home, and the fish is very good. Do it once for the empress, to thank the empress for her love. The empress touched her heart and happily agreed, but who knows..."

Needless to say, everyone knows what follows.

Everyone followed Gong'e's line of sight, only to realize that Bo Hui'e was kneeling in a corner with a pale face.When they came in, they all paid attention to Zhen Guiji, and never noticed this side.Even if someone finds out, there is no time to care about this little character who has never been summoned even once.

Everyone's eyes fell on Bo Hui'e, her body trembled, her complexion became paler, her eyes looked directly at the ground, as if she had fallen into some kind of great fright.

"Do you have anything to say?" the emperor looked at her and said slowly.

Bo Hui'e's lips trembled, and she took a long, deep breath, "I have nothing to say."

The crowd was in an uproar!

This, this actually pleaded guilty?

In fact, as soon as Gong'e's words came out, everyone was somewhat puzzled.Just because everyone felt that even if Bo Hui'e really wanted to murder Zhenguiji, she shouldn't have chosen such a stupid way.

Putting poison in the food I made with my own hands, and then presenting it to her face to face, is a way of killing both.

Who would be so crazy if it wasn't for some mortal hatred?
The emperor looked at her carefully after hearing the words, and smiled, "So, you should hate Zhen Guiji very much. Can you tell me the reason?"

Bo Hui'e's body was still trembling, like autumn leaves in the wind, which aroused pity.With her head buried low, she did not answer the emperor's question, but simply said: "The concubine is guilty."

"Don't say?" The emperor raised his eyebrows and looked at Ru Fanghua, "You are her second sister, maybe you will know the reason why she did this?"

Ru Fanghua fell to her knees in fright, "The concubine doesn't know! What Bo Hui'e did has nothing to do with the concubine!"

"Oh? But aren't you sisters? You don't know about her?"

"She is not the younger sister of the concubine!" Ru Fanghua said eagerly, "It's just a lowly maidservant from a concubine. The concubine has never been close to her, so how would she know about her?"

The emperor's expression changed slightly, he stared at Ru Fanghua for a while, then nodded with a chuckle, "So that's the case. I understand." Turning to look at Bo Hui'e, "I'll ask you again, do you really have nothing to say? "

Bo Hui'e stared blankly at Ru Fanghua, who lowered her head, not daring to make eye contact with her, as if she was afraid of some terrible plague.

After a long time, she smiled wryly, with infinite sadness in her eyes.

Kowtowing heavily, she said word by word: "The concubine has committed a heinous crime, please Your Majesty bestow the concubine with death."

The emperor looked at her in silence for a moment, "You want to die that much?" He smiled lightly, "But I don't want to kill you."

Turning around, he ordered, "Take her down and watch it carefully, there must be no mistakes."

The eunuch stepped forward, trying to grab Bo Hui'e's hand and take her out, but was avoided.She got up slowly, stretched out her hand to straighten her clothes, and walked outside steadily.

He is still stubborn.

Almost at the same time, Lu Chuan came in with the imperial physician.The emperor made room for him and ordered: "Diagnose and treat carefully, and make sure your mother wakes up quickly." He raised his head and said to the rest of the people, "Okay, it's fine here, you all go back."

Yu Shuyi, Ming Chongyi and the others looked at each other and bowed to leave.

After everyone left, the emperor walked out of Cheng'an Hall slowly, and Gu Yunxian followed him.The moonlight is very good tonight, flowing like water, coating the clothes with a layer of soft light.The emperor raised his head slightly, looked at the full moon and remained silent.

After a long time, he said slowly, "What do you think of what happened tonight?"

Gu Yunxian pursed her lips, "Which aspect is Your Majesty referring to?"

"You understand what I mean."

Gu Yunxian took a deep breath, "The concubine feels that there is something hidden about this matter. The licorice should not have been released by Bo Hui'e."

He turned his head, as if surprised by her straightforwardness, "Why do you think so?"

"There are two main reasons for my concubine to think this way. First, like everyone else, my concubine feels that even if Bo Hui'e wanted to murder Zhenguiji, she should not choose this method. There is absolutely no escape from the relationship, and the toxicity of carp and licorice is really limited, so it may not be able to kill Zhen Guiji. If she really intends to die together, she can choose a safer way."

Seeing the emperor but not listening, she continued: "On the other hand, the concubine feels that she has no reason to do so."

"Is there no reason?" The emperor laughed, "Yunniang, although I don't care about the rumors in the harem, it's not like I don't know anything about it."

Gu Yunxian looked at her.

"There was a rumor in the palace that it was Ashu who killed Jinniang. Maybe Bo Hui'e believed this rumor and thought that Ashu was her sister-killing enemy, so she took the risk?"

"Your Majesty's words are also reasonable. But my concubine always feels that the relationship between Bo Hui'e and Bo Baolin should not be this good..." Gu Yunxian said, "Judging from Ru Fanghua's attitude towards her tonight, Bo Hui'e, the concubine's daughter In the family, she has no status. She will ignore everything for a not-so-good sister-in-law?"

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! This servant has something to say! Your Majesty!"

The sudden sound made the emperor frown.Turning her head to look, she saw a palace woman standing not far away, trying to break free from the restraints of the guards.

"what happened?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, she is Bo Hui'e's personal maid, and she has something important to announce." Lu Chuan said.

The emperor pondered for a while, "Let her come over."

The guard let go, and Gong'e ran to them in three steps, knelt down with a plop, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty's lesson! Empress Yuan Guiji's lesson! My wife has been wronged!"

"Wronged?" Gu Yunxian said, "Say it slowly, if what you say is true, His Majesty will deal with it fairly."

"Yes!" Gong'e sobbed, "My maidservant, Mingzhu, is a maidservant brought into the palace by Bo Hui'e. She serves as a servant by the lady's side. The servantservant knows the lady's temperament. She has always kept herself safe and be kind to others, and will never harm Concubine Zhengui Empress!"

"Then how do you explain what happened tonight?"

"That dish was indeed made by the lady herself. Since the lady entered the palace, she has not been favored, and everyone in the palace has ignored her. Only Zhenguiji is willing to chat with her. Just kidding. The lady is grateful in her heart and has nothing to repay, so she decides to cook a dish herself. The lady is only grateful to Empress Guiji, and there is absolutely no reason to harm her."

"But the imperial physician did find licorice in the stewed carp. You wouldn't tell me that your wife doesn't know that carp can't be mixed with licorice, right?"

Mingzhu shook her head when she heard the words, "My lady loves to study medicine since she was a child, so she naturally knows about it. My lady told Ru Fanghua about this..."

"Ru Fanghua?" Gu Yunxian frowned.

"Yes... When I was still in the mansion, the cook once did not know this taboo and added licorice to the carp, which almost caused a catastrophe. Fortunately, the lady discovered it in time and saved everyone. Ru Fanghua at the time I was terrified, and I've remembered it ever since."

Gu Yunxian's eyes changed slightly, "Wait a minute, you keep mentioning Rufanghua, do you want to tell me..."

Mingzhu took a deep breath and kowtowed again, "Yes! The licorice in the carp was not added by the lady. If the maidservant guessed correctly, Rufanghua sent someone to add it when the lady was not prepared!"

Gu Yunxian gasped and looked at the emperor hesitantly.The other party still had the same expression as before, showing no emotion.

"You say that, do you have evidence?"

"Your servant... I have no evidence." Seeing Gu Yunxian in front of him, I quickly added, "But my servant knows that if there is one person who can make a young lady sacrifice her life to protect it, it can only be her sister! And only Fanghua has a reason to do this!"

"how do I say this?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know that Ru Fanghua and Bo Baolin have been in love since they were little sisters. After Bo Baolin entered the palace, Ru Fanghua has always cared about her elder sister. I thought that after Yongjia's four-year general election, she would be able to enter the palace and have a relationship with her." The sisters were reunited, but Bo Baolin... Ru Fanghua believed the rumors after entering the palace, and believed that it was Zhen Guiji who killed Bo Baolin. Sister revenge. My wife doesn’t believe these nonsense, she said palace gossip loves to confuse black and white, don’t believe it. She once tried to defend the noble concubine, but Rufanghua didn’t listen at all.” Mingzhu said, “Recently because of Lady Guiji and my wife frequently move around, Rufanghua got very angry, once she even threw a cup at her. She called her a traitor, and actually worked hand in hand with the murderer who killed her sister. The lady couldn't argue, so she could only avoid it as much as possible. Let her go and reduce the conflict."

When Mingzhu said this, her voice became choked up, as if her grief was uncontrollable, "But who knows, even in this way, there is no way to avoid the disaster. From the perspective of slaves, what happened tonight is like Fanghua's plan to kill two birds with one stone. It can kill two birds with one stone. It can kill two birds with one stone. Zhenguiji, you can still put the blame on my wife, kill two birds with one stone. Poor my wife still cares about the sisterhood, she is unwilling to testify against the second sister, and wants to die in her place!"

After she finished speaking, she bowed her head and said nothing, just shed tears.

Gu Yunxian slowly turned his head and looked at the emperor, "Your Majesty, what do you think should be done about this matter?"

The emperor moved his neck and said lazily, "What can I do?" His eyes were cold, "Check. Let me check carefully."

Zhen Guiji's poisoning incident took place early in the morning of the second day.

Lu Chuan personally led people to interrogate the palace servants of Xiansi Pavilion and Cuiyunxuan, and finally forced one of the palace servants of Cuiyunxuan to confess that she had mixed licorice powder into Bo Hui'e's dishes when people were not prepared.

The emperor went to Cuiyunxuan in person after his downfall.Faced with the irrefutable evidence, Fanghua still denies it, and keeps saying that she has been wronged.

"Your Majesty, it wasn't the concubine who did it! The concubine admits that she resents the Jing family in her heart, but the concubine did not harm her!" She broke down in tears, "The concubine has just entered the palace and doesn't even know anyone, how can she be so restless? gas!"

"Oh?" The emperor squatted down, pinched her chin and looked at her, "You mean, even if you didn't do it this time, when you stand firm, you will still kill my concubine? "

Ru Fanghua turned pale with fright, "No, no! This is not what I mean by concubine! Your Majesty, you misunderstood!"

"Forget it, I'm not interested in entangled with you anymore." Withdrawing his hand, he looked at Ru Fanghua indifferently, "I don't know what happened to your father, but he gave birth to two such ignorant daughters one after another! Really! The family is unlucky!"

Ru Fanghua was frightened by such a cold reprimand, unable to speak a word.

The emperor turned his head to look at Yu Shuyi and Gu Yunxian, "According to palace rules, how should such a crime be dealt with?"

Yu Shuyi thought it over and said: "If you poison the concubine, you should die."

Ru Fanghua's body softened, and she collapsed on the ground like mud.

The emperor frowned and thought for a moment, "Forget it, for the sake of General Bo, let her live. Enter Yongxiang, and she will never be pardoned."

Yongxiang, a long and narrow alley in the northwest of the inner court, was specially used to imprison palace officials who made mistakes.

That is a place more terrifying than the cold palace.

This woman, who had been in love with him a few days ago, was his new favorite.But in a blink of an eye, he was abandoned like a shoe.If it wasn't for his father, he might not even be able to save his life.

Gu Yunxian felt a chill in his heart, and forced himself to calm down: "No, my concubine will give orders."

The emperor turned around and left Cuiyun Pavilion, ignoring Rufanghua's desperate weeping behind him.

Jing Fushu woke up around lunch time, and was surprised to find that the person standing beside her was not her maid, but... Gu Yunxian?

"Are you awake?" Gu Yunxian smiled and said, "Your Majesty still has important matters to deal with, and I can't guard you here, so I invited myself to come over and take care of my sister for him."

She said slowly, "Where's Bai Yu?"

"She didn't sleep last night, so I asked her to rest." Gu Yunxian sat down on the edge of the couch while talking, and looked at her with a smile, "She didn't want to go, so I tried to persuade her for a while, and finally I pretended to be angry, and she left helplessly. You didn't see her expression at that time, as if she was afraid that I would strangle you to death while there was no one around. "

The last five words were spoken lightly and softly, like whispers between lovers.

Jing Fushu's spine suddenly felt a chill.

She keenly noticed that today's Gu Yunxian is a bit unusual.Her eyes were so strange that she instinctively wanted to avoid them.

He propped himself up and wanted to move a little to the side, but his hands didn't have any strength.

Gu Yunxian noticed her movements and smiled deeper, "You just woke up, don't move around. Tell me what you want, and I will help you."

Jing Fushu looked at her coldly.

"Oh, it seems that you don't want anything." Gu Yunxian had a clear face, "Then why did you act just now?"

Pretending to be thinking, she said slowly, "Could it be that I'm right? Not only Bai Yu is so skeptical, but you are also worried?" Her hands slowly moved up and finally landed on her slender neck, "Worried about it?" Am I going to strangle you like this?"

(End of this chapter)