In charge

Hearing that Shu Yunci had woken up, the imperial physicians who hadn't slept all night immediately came over to check.After Fang Ming checked the pulse, he saw several colleagues with white beard and hair, and everyone heaved a sigh of relief. No matter what, Princess Zeyin's life was saved.

Emperor Yuanming got the news that he was not going to court early, so he rushed over to see his daughter.Shu Yunci was very weak, the ashen color on his face faded, but he was frighteningly pale.

"Father, my son is fine. Father, don't miss the early court because of my son, it is my fault." Seeing that Emperor Yuanming didn't intend to leave, she forced herself to get up, and Emperor Yuanming comforted her in fright. She said a few words and hurried up to court.

Zhong Zhaoyuan was holding the decoction that had just been delivered, "Ci'er, it's time to drink the medicine." She said she was trying to test the temperature of the medicine, but was interrupted by Shu Yunci.

"Mother, didn't I tell you that you don't want to eat things I haven't tasted before." She was supported by the silk bottle and sat up, leaning on a soft pillow, reached out to take the medicine bowl in Zhong Zhaoyuan's hand, and took a sip Try the temperature, it's not too hot, obviously someone brought it outside after putting it at a suitable temperature, so she drank it directly.

The bitter concoction still had a sour taste, and Si Ping frowned upon seeing it.But Shu Yunci drank every drop without blinking.Zhong Zhaoyuan took the candied fruit and stuffed it into her mouth, "You child, you are already like this, and you still think about your mother. Even if there is any danger, it is your mother who should block it for you, but now you almost died." With that said, Zhong Zhaoyuan's tears came down.

"Mother, I don't have the strength to make you happy now. Don't worry, my daughter won't die." She reached out to grab Zhong Zhaoyuan's hand and shook it firmly.

This move was intended to reassure Zhong Zhaoyuan, but Zhong Zhaoyuan couldn't help feeling distressed when she saw her daughter's thin hands.The palace is well-clothed and well-fed, but Shu Yunci is so thin, it can be seen that this child is not doing well on weekdays.

"It's useless to be a mother..." She was about to continue to blame herself when she saw Shu Yunci frowned. Obviously she didn't like hearing such words, she immediately stopped talking.

"You just woke up, you should rest more and don't sit for a long time. Mother go out and ask the imperial doctor how your body is doing."

After Zhong Zhaoyuan left, Shu Yunci breathed a sigh of relief.She felt guilty for taking the initiative to poison her parents, especially her mother.It's just that it's the best and fastest way to do things, and that's all she can do.

Si Ping supported Shu Yunci to lie down again, and said worriedly: "Princess, if I know this poison is so dangerous, I will definitely not agree with you to do this." She also believed in the martial arts of her own princess, but she almost died. She is afraid now when she thinks about it.

"Both of you care so much about me, so of course I can't tell you the truth. But I've passed this hurdle, which bought me at least three to five years." Shu Yunci's pale face was full of determination.

Emperor Yuanming came to Huanyu Palace again after he came down to court.At this time, the queen and all the concubines in the palaces came to visit when they heard that Princess Zeyin was awake.Zhong Zhaoyuan was worried that these people would disturb her daughter's recuperation, but most of them came with higher status than her, and she had no right to refuse, so she was running around in a hurry.

As soon as Emperor Yuanming came in and saw a group of noisy people surrounding Shu Yunci, his face immediately darkened.

When the queen saw Emperor Yuanming come in, she led everyone to salute. "Your Majesty, the ministers and concubines heard that Ze Yin is awake, so come and have a look. Ze Yin is a blessed person, after going through this calamity, he will surely be able to turn evil into good fortune in the future."

"I only hope that Zeyin will not be in danger in the future." Emperor Yuanming said coldly.Pushing aside the crowd, he saw Shu Yunci sitting on the bed, and Shu Yunci showed him a helpless smile.The father and daughter were tacit understanding.

"You have all visited, so go back to your palaces. Zeyin needs to recuperate, so don't come here if you have nothing to do in the future." Emperor Yuanming asked everyone to leave, except Concubine Shu.

Concubine Shu was secretly happy at first, thinking that the emperor was pampering her alone, but when she peeked at Emperor Yuanming's slightly narrowed eyes, she was startled.Having been in the palace for many years, she only thought that she knew Emperor Yuan Ming very well, and this expression was exactly what Emperor Yuan Ming looked like before he got angry.

"Take good care of Zeyin." Emperor Yuanming instructed Zhong Zhaoyuan, and took Concubine Shu out into Shu Yunci's West Side Hall.

"Your Majesty, I don't know if you have kept your concubine, what orders do you have?" Concubine Shu asked cautiously.

"About Zeyin's poisoning, do you have anything to say?" Emperor Yuan Ming asked gently.

Concubine Shu trembled, "Your Majesty, you... don't you suspect that this matter has something to do with my concubine?" Seeing that Emperor Yuanming didn't speak, she immediately knelt down and swore to the sky that this matter was definitely related to her. not related.

Emperor Yuanming nodded and didn't say much, calling the eunuch He You in, "He You, tell Concubine Shu what you found."

He You bent over with a humble expression. "My lady, both Zhong Zhaoyuan's medicine and the Luoxia grass in the sachet point to a person. It is a new eunuch in the medicine hall, named Li Ruhai. Li Ruhai disappeared a few days ago. I have searched everywhere in the palace, but I can't find this person." People, dead or alive. According to the investigation, Li Ruhai is someone who went out of the Empress Palace."

This was quickly found out in the harem of Shu Yunci's poisoning yesterday, and all the results will be reported to He You, who will then report it to Emperor Yuanming.

Everything is directed at Li Ruhai, and Li Ruhai's background is very simple, he is a slave in Concubine Shu's palace, and has nothing to do with others.Everything was silently saying that the person who poisoned Shu Yunci was Concubine Shu, but the direction of this incident was too clear, which made people suspicious.

When Emperor Yuanming heard the news from the newspaper, he knew that someone wanted to kill two birds with one stone.It's just that since the matter was related to Concubine Shu, he wanted to know how Concubine Shu would defend herself.To be honest, he found it inconceivable that Shu Yunci would be poisoned.Over the years, how many methods have been used in the harem, Shu Yunci has not lived well until now.At first, he sent a large number of people to protect Shu Yunci almost day and night, but as his daughter grew up day by day, he found that his protection became more and more redundant.This little girl is perfectly capable of fending for herself.She can deal with open swords and hidden arrows, poisoning accidents very well, so he always has doubts about Shu Yunci being poisoned this time, and it is such a powerful poison.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is wronged at this time. Li Ruhai is indeed from the concubine's palace, but he is just a servant who takes care of flowers and plants. He told the concubine a few months ago that he wanted to work in the imperial dining room. The concubine thought he was I wanted to have a good future, so I agreed. After that, the concubine never saw him again." Concubine Shu had tears in her eyes, extremely wronged.

After hearing this, Emperor Yuanming let Concubine Shu lay down and asked, "How much do you know about Li Ruhai?"

Concubine Shu stood up, "I only know that his family runs a medicine shop, so I know more about flowers and plants. When the palace assigned him to him, he was the rough eunuch, so I asked him to take care of the flowers and plants."

Emperor Yuanming just had a sullen face and didn't speak.Concubine Shu tentatively asked: "Your Majesty, there is a saying that I don't know whether I should say or not?"

"You said."

"Your Majesty, Li Ruhai himself will definitely not harm Princess Zeyin. Obviously, he was bribed. Once this matter is found out, it will definitely be a serious crime to turn around. Since Li Ruhai is willing to do it, it must be of great benefit. Now that she is gone, this Where did the benefits go?" Concubine Shu spread her hands, she had the charming demeanor of a little woman.

Emperor Yuanming looked at He You who was at the side, and He You hurriedly bowed, "I'm going to investigate now, my servant."

Eighteen miles to the west of the capital city, there is a small town called "Shibaliji". Because it is close to the capital city and it is the only place to go to Beijing from the west, it is very prosperous and prosperous.There is a pharmacy called "Heqitang" in the town, which has been in operation for two generations and has a certain scale.

It was noon at this time, and the big sun shone so that the trees beside the road were shaking their branches listlessly.Heqitang has not yet opened for business.At the back door of the Heqi Hall, several men in black were lying on the ground in disorder, all dead.

The five members of the owner's family of Heqitang looked at the dead bodies on the ground and were so frightened that they couldn't stand still, one or two were shaking like chaff.At this moment, they all looked at the woman in black in front of them.

The boss stepped forward tremblingly, "Thank you...girl for saving me."

The woman in black didn't even look at the boss, and stepped forward to take off the veil of a black-clothed killer. She was a young man in his 20s.She scratched the black-clothed killer's left shoulder with her hand, and the black clothes were scratched, revealing the dragon-shaped tattoo inside.

"Come and take a look." The woman in black pointed at the boss.

The boss walked over tremblingly and took a look, his eyes widened immediately. "This... this..." He seemed to realize something again, and suddenly shut up.

The woman in black looked up at him, "Your son Li Ruhai is dead. Do you know why your family was hunted down?"

"What? Hai'er is dead?" It was the proprietress who spoke.She didn't care about being afraid at this moment, and walked over to see the tattoo on the black-clothed killer's shoulder, "This tattoo is the same as Hai'er's! It's..."

"Shut up!" the boss shouted.

The couple didn't speak, and looked at the woman in black while crying.

"You don't need to tell me anything, someone will come to ask you soon. I will only protect them until those people come. Even if someone kills you in front of me, I will not take action. How to say, You decide for yourself." After the woman in black finished speaking, she stepped into the room with her feet, and quickly disappeared between the ridges of the room.

The couple looked at each other in blank dismay, unable to make up their minds for a while.

In the middle of the night, Shu Yunci finally returned to his bedroom, where he still slept comfortably in his own bed.She just drank the medicine, and the imperial physicians put something to soothe the nerves in the medicine, probably to let her sleep more peacefully.She was very sleepy at the moment, but she was using her willpower to fight the drowsiness.

The orchid fragrance in the room exudes a faint fragrance, and a moth somehow came in, flying around the lampshade non-stop, making a small sound.

Although Shu Yunci's physical condition is not good at the moment, his senses are still sensitive.As soon as she raised her hand to deal with the moth, she saw that the moth's wings had already been covered with a layer of frost, and then fell to the ground and did not move.

"The cold seems to be getting worse." Shu Yunci said with a smile.

The girl in black came out in the darkness, without a veil on her face.

"You actually showed your face today. Do you think you're pretty?" Shu Yunci joked, and when the girl in black came to the bed and sat down, she naturally lay down on the girl in black's lap.

"Are you... are you hot?" The girl in black froze for a moment before realizing it.She just used her icy internal energy to freeze the moth, and at this moment, the overflow of internal energy in her whole body has not disappeared, and it is the time of freezing cold.

"Yeah, it's a bit hot, they don't allow me to open the window, they don't allow me to use ice, they just let me bear it." Shu Yunci pouted, "I know these people are taking this opportunity to take revenge on me, it's rare for me to be so weak. "

It is indeed rare.The girl in black thought to herself, it's rare for this little adult to show such a childish expression.