After leaving the side hall, Empress Wei told her maid: "I have given you an order from this palace and you are not allowed to invite any imperial doctor."

Concubine Xue happened to come out at this time, looked at Empress Wei who was whispering instructions, smiled softly and said: "It is said that tiger poison cannot eat its seeds, but my sister is a little too cold to His Highness."

Empress Wei turned her head and glanced at Concubine Xue, "My sister has never been a nosy person, but today she is meddling in too many things."

"Sister, don't blame me." Concubine Xue sighed leisurely, "Sister, I just said it casually. After all, it is a matter between my sister and His Highness the Crown Prince. As an outsider, I will not get involved."

After saying that, Concubine Xue glanced at Queen Wei with a smile, bowed slightly and left Fengyi Palace.

In the hall, Chu Huanyan made sure that the people outside the hall were gone before she spoke to Xiao Jinzhi.

"Stop pretending, he's gone."

Xiao Jinzhi opened her eyes and sat up from the bed, "The way Yan Yan was dedicated to protecting her husband just now was really pleasing to the eye."

"I'm obviously very skilled in acting." Chu Huanyan raised her eyebrows, "But seriously, how does Your Highness plan to lure the Queen out of the palace?"

Since the secret room is in Queen Wei's palace, you can't enter in front of her.

"Of course I'm going to repay him in the same way." Xiao Jinzhi smiled leisurely.

Chu Huanyan thought for a while, then understood, her eyes lit up, "You mean... Xiao Rongxuan!"

"That's right." Xiao Jinzhi said with a smile.

After half a stick of incense, Qin Li left Fengyi Hall quietly.

Soon, the sky became dark, and candles were lit in Fengyi Hall. It was already past dinner time, but no one in the side hall brought food.

"Your Majesty, as you ordered, I didn't send any food, but...does it really matter?" the palace maid asked nervously.

After all, she is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the future Crown Princess. Although she said she had given up her orders, but if they blame her...

"Don't worry, follow my orders. No one will dare to touch you while I'm here." Queen Wei snorted coldly in her heart.

Since Chu Huanyan insisted on staying in Fengyi Palace for nothing, then don't blame yourself for not taking good care of her.

However, considering the time, Xiao Jinzhi should have woken up a long time ago. Why hasn't he woke up yet? Could it be that the ecstasy drug really caused some problem?

Queen Wei was thinking carefully in her mind, and when she was thinking about whether to find a trustworthy doctor to take a look, a eunuch hurried in from outside.

"Mother, mother, it's not good!"

"How unbecoming is it to yell and scream!" Queen Wei turned cold and looked at the eunuch dissatisfied.

The eunuch was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, I'm sorry. My Majesty, I'm sorry. It's just that a message was sent here that something happened to the Third Prince!"

"What?" Queen Wei immediately stood up from her chair, "What happened to Xuan'er?"

"Miss Qi, the news that just came back is that the third prince went to the courtyard outside the palace, but suddenly the horse lost control of the horse on the way and overturned the carriage. The third prince was also injured. Now..."

"Where is the Third Prince? Where are he now?" Queen Wei said hurriedly.

"The person has been carried back to the palace. He is in the third prince's palace, but he is still unconscious."

"Lead the way immediately!" Queen Wei hurriedly walked out.

"Your Majesty, no, you can't... without the Emperor's order..."

"I don't care anymore. I want to see Xuan'er right away." Empress Wei ignored the maid's stop and walked out of the palace, quickly leaving the bedroom.

After Queen Wei left, Xiao Jinzhi and Chu Huanyan climbed in through the back window.

"As expected, they are mother and son. They are so worried that they don't even care about the emperor's life." Xiao Jinzhi's tone was faint, with a hint of a smile, making it difficult to hear the emotion in it.

Chu Huanyan subconsciously held his hand.

Xiao Jinzhi turned his head and smiled at Chu Huanyan, "Don't worry, I just sighed casually. There is no envy or jealousy."

After all, Xiao Rongxuan is Empress Wei's biological son, and it is reasonable for her to be concerned. What's more, if this were not the case, how could they divert the tiger away from the mountain.

Without wasting time, Xiao Jinzhi quickly found the key according to the location of the mechanism that Queen Wei had opened before.

After activating the mechanism, the door to the secret room opened and the two of them entered.

This secret room is not big, there is only a small room, the walls are inlaid with a few illuminated night pearls, and there are only a few rows of shelves in the whole room, and there are many books piled on the shelves.

Chu Huanyan took out a book and found that it contained various information about court officials.

I read several more books and found that they are all the same.

From their place of origin, age, preferences, life experiences, and even personal secrets.

Some officials have relatively detailed records and records of bribery they have received. Of course, some of them are only superficial information, and it seems that nothing has been found.

"It seems that the Queen has been planning secretly over the years." Chu Huanyan carefully put the book back into its original position, making sure that there were no traces of it being tampered with.

"It's not easy to collect so many secrets of court officials." Xiao Jinzhi curled his lips and scanned the rows of shelves, finally stopping at the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works.

He took out the book and looked at it carefully, then laughed and said softly: "This record is really detailed."

Chu Huanyan came up and took a look, "There are so many officials in the Ministry of Industry who have problems."

"If the water is clear, there will be no fish, let alone a department like the Ministry of Industry, which is very convenient to fish for profit and water." Xiao Jinzhi closed the book, "But this time when Liangshui Alley is rebuilt, they cannot help themselves to fish for profit and water like this."

The national treasury has spent a lot of money on this snowstorm in the Imperial City. In addition, many places have been affected by the disaster. The relief funds from various places may not be enough. Many of them have to rely on the national treasury to allocate money. In this case, some moths can't help but come. Take a bite.

Xiao Jinzhi put the book back and looked around with Chu Huanyan, but apart from the official secrets recorded, they found nothing else.

Just when they were about to leave, Chu Huanyan noticed with sharp eyes that there seemed to be a gap in the west wall.

"Xiao Jinzhi, look over there." Chu Huanyan motioned to Xiao Jinzhi.

The two walked to the wall and found that there was indeed a small crack in the wall, and it happened to be a square.

Xiao Jinzhi stretched out his hand and pressed it. The wall in that area was very solid and could not be pushed away. However, after tapping, he found that it seemed to be hollow inside.

"It seems there is still a mechanism." Xiao Jinzhi glanced around, and finally stopped at the luminous pearl used for lighting on the west wall.

He stretched out his hand to press the Luminous Pearl, and heard a click sound. Then, the square gap slowly opened, revealing the hidden compartment inside...

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