Rebirth: Ruyi goes crazy in the harem

A familiar feeling of restlessness came over him, and Yongqi could not help but shout angrily, pushing the food tray over. "Are you the master or am I the master? Go when I tell you to go!"

Xiao Lizi quickly knelt down in front of Yongji and wiped his hands with his sleeves distressedly, "Master, please calm down, it is my fault.

You can beat me or scold me, but don't get angry with yourself."

Xiao Zhuzi, who had been standing aside silently, stepped forward and carefully cleaned up the mess on the table. He suddenly said, "The cakes have been spilled, the master must not be able to eat them.

"Xiao Lizi, please take these away first, so that the master can have some peace and quiet."

Seeing that Yongqi didn't say anything, it seemed that he acquiesced, so Xiao Lizi had to retreat in dismay. As soon as he left the hall, Xiao Lizi's back straightened up instantly.

The young eunuch outside the door took the food plate from Little Lizi with a flattering smile and said flatteringly, "Eunuch Li, you have worked hard on your job.

If the master has any other instructions later, we can help Eunuch Li prepare them."

"Look at you, you idiot. Go somewhere cool.

The master is angry, and now Xiao Zhuzi is the one who stays inside to serve him."

Xiao Lizi knocked the eunuch's hat askew and spat into the door, muttering in a low voice, "What a piece of shit, a saw-mouthed gourd, how dare you compete with me to serve the master."

The young eunuch understood something instantly, and said in an even more flattering tone, "Eunuch Li is right.

What is that little Zhuzi? He is just a lowly servant transferred from the horse farm. How can he compare to Eunuch Li, who was personally selected by the master.

He was just lucky. Last time when he was riding and shooting at the horse farm, he subdued the mad horse and saved his master.

Otherwise, even if he cultivates blessings for ten lifetimes, he will still be far inferior to you, Eunuch Li."

Xiao Lizi was very happy to be flattered. Since his master didn't need his service for the time being, he called a few young eunuchs and went out to have a drink and relax.

In the hall, Yongqi sat at the table, deep in thought with a dark look in his eyes. Xiaozhuzi just acted like a piece of wood and accompanied him without saying a word.

This was the scene Jiang Yubi saw when he rushed to the prince's residence.

Counting it down to now, Yongqi is only an old man.

Perhaps it was because the royal children all matured precociously. When Yongqi was serious, Jiang Yebin always felt a little awe in his heart when looking at his solemn face.

With Yongqi's instruction, Jiang Yubin felt Yongqi's pulse very carefully, and said solemnly at the end,

"Now that it is winter, it is inevitable that the Fourth Prince will add some warming and nourishing ingredients to his daily diet.

But when I took your pulse just now, I always felt that your pulse was a little weak and hot.

May I ask if Fourth Prince has taken any hot foods such as ginseng or deer antler recently? "

Yongqi shook his head blankly, "Of course not.

The Empress Dowager was worried that I was too young to take those hot foods too early, which would make me unable to bear it. Therefore, I never add those things to my diet. "

Jiang Yebin lowered his eyes and thought, then said to himself with a puzzled look, "This is strange. If it's not the food that's wrong, then could it be the incense?"

Yongqi lifted his sleeves and sniffed his clothes, "I don't like the smell of spices, so the house is never filled with them.

I never allow anyone to use incense on my clothes, and Doctor Jiang must know that."

As he finished speaking, Jiang Yebin suddenly noticed a cup of tea on the table that was not steaming.

Following Jiang Yubin's line of sight, Yongqi smiled shyly, "I've been feeling a little restless lately, and my emotions are easily agitated. Sometimes I have to drink cold tea to sober up.

I know that drinking cold tea in winter is harmful to health, but if it weren't for this, I wouldn't be able to control my emotions.

Please ask Doctor Jiang to keep this a secret for me and not tell the Empress Dowager. She is still pregnant and I really can't bear to see her worrying about me."

Jiang Yubin bowed slightly and said, "Fourth Prince has a plan in mind, I understand, and I will not speak nonsense.

However, the Fourth Prince is not feeling well, and we have to find out the cause as soon as possible.

The Queen loves you the most. If you conceal your illness and don't report it, I'm afraid the Queen will blame you, and I can't bear it."

"I understand what Doctor Jiang said, so I specially called you here today. To be honest, I have some guesses about the cause of this illness."

Yongqi paused and continued, "Li Guiren of Yongshou Palace has no children, so in order to curry favor with me, she personally goes to the kitchen every day to make this Tongyun cake for me.

Since you tested it for me, I didn't notice any problem when I took it at first.

But today, when my elder brother and I were chatting, he happened to mention that Li Guiren had once attempted to destroy her own appearance during her southern tour in order to win favor and frame the Empress Dowager. Only then did I realize something was amiss."

Jiang Yebin raised his eyes and understood. "Fourth Prince, are you saying that Concubine Li put something in the cakes? But I have checked it many times and didn't find any problems."

"But Doctor Jiang doesn't always test every piece of cake. Maybe the cakes you tested before were fine, but there are problems now?"

Xiao Zhuzi opened his mouth suddenly, then took out a slightly broken piece of Tongyun cake from his sleeve and placed it on the table.

"Master, please calm down. I was afraid of disturbing Little Lizi, so I deliberately left a piece of Tongyun Cake while cleaning up the leftovers. I was afraid that something might go wrong."

Yongqi nodded silently. Every time Concubine Li sent him some cakes, Xiao Lizi was always very eager and kept urging him to use more.

If Concubine Li really did something to the pastries, there is no guarantee that Xiao Lizi was not bribed by her.

Yongqi's eyes faintly showed admiration for Xiao Zhuzi. Although this man was not as clever and likable as Xiao Lizi, and was silent all day long, he was indeed a careful person.

Soon, Jiang Yubin discovered that something was wrong with the Tongyun Cake and frowned, "What a secret method. No wonder Concubine Li dared to send you Tongyun Cake openly.

The roasted astragalus in this cake was replaced with raw astragalus."

"They're all Astragalus, what's wrong with that?" Yongqi said blankly.

Jiang Yubin bowed and lowered his voice, "Roasted Astragalus is made by frying it with honey and other auxiliary ingredients.

It is warm in nature and sweet in taste, and has the aroma of honey. After being roasted with honey, the effect of tonifying the middle and replenishing qi is greatly enhanced.

Astragalus itself has a slight bean smell. Although it can also replenish qi and raise yang, it is more used to strengthen the spleen and eliminate dampness.

In addition, its range of efficacy is quite wide, and it is very easy to conflict with other medicinal materials, which in turn makes people feel hot, depressed, and restless.

Although a lot of spices are added to this pastry, you can still faintly taste the bean smell in it. This must have been tampered with by someone."

Yongqi's blood boiled when he heard this, and he stood up in shock, "She...she wants to harm me?"

PS: Astragalus and roasted Astragalus do exist, but I have exaggerated their efficacy. My dears, please don’t delve into it too deeply. It is purely artistic processing, hehe~