Jiang Nianjiao did not answer directly. Instead, she looked at the palace attendants around her with an inappropriate expression.
Concubine Yu Xian naturally understood what Jiang Nianjiao meant, and she waved her hand to signal the palace people to retreat.
Su Zhirou felt that she was an outsider and was ready to go down with the palace people.
Jiang Nianjiao didn't want to think about it, but she said to Su Zhiju, "Miss Su, will you stay?"
Hearing that Jiang Nianjiao actually asked Su Zhirou to stay, everyone in the room immediately focused their attention on Su Zhirou.
Concubine Yu Xian didn't like to see Su Zhirou. She frowned and said, "What are you doing leaving her here?"
Even Zhao Nianze couldn't help but frown subconsciously, wondering if Jiang Nianjiao was planning to cause some sabotage again.
But thinking about Jiang Nianjiao's plea for Su Zhirou this morning and what she had said in Xiaoxie in the middle of the lake, he did not speak directly, but planned to wait and see first.
Su Zhirou also turned back from the palace people and said with some disbelief, "Miss Jiang is calling me?"
Jiang Nianjiao nodded, "Well, I have a question that needs Miss Su. So I would like to ask Miss Su to stay here to answer my questions."
Su Zhirou had never been treated so politely by Jiang Nianjiao, and she was a little confused for a moment.
She subconsciously looked at Zhao Nianze, and when he nodded, she continued to stay indoors.
On the other side, the aunt's personal attendant Yao Ping, because she was the maid brought here by Concubine Yuxian when she was still a young lady in the Gao Mansion, so she stayed here after all the palace people left of their own accord.
After so many years of companionship, Concubine Yuxian obviously regarded Yaoping as her own relative. Therefore, Yao Ping acquiesced to stay here.
Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but take a second look at this elderly maid who entered the palace with her aunt.
She thought about the subtle exchange between Yunzhu and Yaoping just now under her nose, and she couldn't help but feel a thin chill in her heart.
If the only caring person around her has become her internal correspondent, wouldn't her aunt's situation be like that of an ant focused under a lens?
Although she knew that her guess might be too paranoid, she couldn't help but feel trembling after discovering that Yunzhu had drugged her aunt today.
So she said to Yao Ping in a gentle voice, "Aunt Ping, can you help me keep an eye on the maids outside? After all, my uncle is very involved in this matter, and I'm afraid someone is eavesdropping here."
Yaoping was slightly shocked when she heard this. She obviously didn't expect that her master would avoid her for a day.
Then she subconsciously turned to look at Concubine Yuxian.
Concubine Yu Xian obviously didn't think as deeply as Yao Ping. She only smiled and said, "What Jiaojiao said makes sense. Yao Ping, you are the person I trust most in this palace. You help me watch over them. In my heart, It also gives me some peace of mind.”
When Yao Ping heard the words, she stopped talking. She lowered her eyes and her voice was as calm as an ancient well. She only said softly, "No."
Then the thin figure left the hall and closed the door again.
Jiang Nianjiao just opened her mouth to apologize to her aunt, "Aunt, I'm sorry, Jiaojiao just lied to you. I actually don't know about my uncle."
When Concubine Yuxian heard this, the light of hope in her eyes dimmed. However, after the previous torment, her mood had stabilized. Therefore, she did not blame Jiang Nianjiao. She only asked softly, "Since it's not for Your uncle, why did you drive away the palace people?"
When the words came to her lips, Jiang Nianjiao was unable to speak.
After all, Yunzhu is young, but if Yao Ping is really involved, can her aunt accept this kind of stimulation?
Her actions at the moment were indeed reckless.
Her hesitant look, coupled with her behavior of driving away the palace servants just now, left Su Zhirou, who was good at using medicine, alone.
Although Concubine Yuxian didn't contact her, some people guessed about it.
"Is this related to the illness of the mother-in-law?" It was Zhao Nianze who spoke. He thought about it for a while and then spoke carefully. He didn't say anything, but his eyes clearly glanced at the bowl placed by Jiang Nianjiao. Decoction.
Seeing that Zhao Nianze had already figured it out, and after a little guidance from his aunt, he obviously also looked at the decoction.
Jiang Nianjiao knew that she had no way out, so she just nodded and said yes.
"There's poison in this medicine."
Then she turned to look at Su Zhi Judo: "Miss Su, can you possibly find out what kind of poison is in this medicine?"
Su Zhirou did a lot of research on poisons because of his father.
So she didn't refuse.
She first took the decoction and smelled it, and then took out a tempered silver needle from the medicine box, specially used to test poison.
The silver needle fell into the medicine bowl and did not change color.
However, when the silver needle was taken out of the bowl, a layer of white particles as fine as fine powder floated on top of the soup that was originally as clear as dark brown amber.
This thing was exactly the medicine that Yunzhu had given in the pharmacy.
Su Zhirou carefully fished out the layer of white floating matter with a medicine spoon.
Then he prepared to use other instruments from the medicine box to test the toxicity of the decoction.
Jiang Nianjiao estimated that she would have to tinker with it for a while, and saw that her aunt's expression was quite calm, and she didn't look like she couldn't bear the matter.
She took the initiative and said, "Aunt, I was going to boil the medicine for you today, but I didn't expect that later I found that girl Yunzhu actually put this powder in your medicine bowl. I suspected that there was someone behind this girl. , and I was worried that there were other hidden threads involved, so I didn’t speak out directly at the time.”
Concubine Yu Xian looked at the medicine bowl with a cold expression, then praised Jiang Nianjiao and said, "Good boy, you did a good job."
Zhao Nianze had some doubts about Jiang Nianjiao's words, but did not speak.
The room became quiet again for a while.
Everyone's eyes were naturally focused on Su Zhirou.
Soon after, Su Zhirou discovered the toxicity in it. "This is indeed poison. It's called Qirihuanxuesan. This poison needs to be taken in seven times, because after seven times, people will suffer from hemorrhage." And died. That’s why it got this name.”
Hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao's eyes met Zhao Nianze's inadvertently.
Apparently they all saw the conspiracy in each other's eyes.
After all, my aunt's old disease was hemorrhage. If my aunt continued to take this poison, even if she died, people would think that she had an old disease.
But the person behind the scheme can get away with it.
Thinking that the person behind it could actually use such vicious methods, and thinking of the death of her aunt in her previous life, Jiang Nianjiao felt a chill running down her back.
"Is there any medicine that can cure this poison?" Jiang Nianjiao asked with trembling lips.
At this time, Zhao Nianze was calmer. He looked at Su Zhiju and said, "Ah Rou, you'd better take a look at the concubine first."
Naturally, Su Zhirou would not refuse Zhao Nianze's proposal.
She also saw Jiang Nianjiao's anxiety. She couldn't bear to see her like this. Su Zhirou comforted her and said, "Miss Jiang, don't worry too much. As long as you don't take this medicine for the seventh time, I can cure it."
Seeing that Su Zhirou looked really relaxed, Jiang Nianjiao's expression improved a little.
Su Zhirou turned around and checked Concubine Yuxian's pulse.
However, although what she just said was relaxed, when her hand was placed on Concubine Yuxian's wrist, her face became more solemn.
After checking her pulse for a long time, she didn't speak.
"What's wrong? Could this be the seventh time?" Jiang Nianjiao asked with concern.
Su Zhirou's face turned red, "That's not the case. It's really because the empress's meridians are disordered. I can't see anything at the moment."
Concubine Yuxian was not surprised when she heard this. After all, Su Zhirou was just a yellow-haired girl. It was not surprising that she couldn't tell. She said lightly, "Let's send Doctor Liu over to have a look."
Although Concubine Yuxian didn't say anything to Su Zhirou, and she never laid her eyes on Su Zhirou, Su Zhirou's face turned red.
At the moment, she didn't know whether she was ashamed of her poor medical skills, or whether she was embarrassed because she was looked down upon.
Jiang Nianjiao did not agree with Concubine Yuxian's proposal.
After all, if Dr. Liu was so astute in medical skills, how could he not have noticed that his aunt had been poisoned before?
Therefore, after Concubine Yuxian finished speaking.
Jiang Nianjiao turned to look at Su Zhi who had stepped aside and said, "Miss Su, is there no other way to detect the extent of the poison other than taking your pulse?"
When Su Zhirou heard the words, he hesitated for a long time, and then whispered, "Yes, there is, but this requires a drop of my queen's blood."
Jiang Nianjiao looked at Concubine Yuxian and said, "Aunt, let Miss Su do it. When you were in coma just now, your cousin asked Imperial Physician Liu to come and look at you. He also said that you just had qi stagnation in your heart. After all, Imperial Physician Liu I don’t have any research on toxicology, so I feel like I’m separated by a mountain.”
Although Concubine Yuxian was annoyed that Su Zhirou was with Zhao Nianze.
But she also knew Su Zhirou's character.
Therefore, this time she was still persuaded by Jiang Nianjiao with just a few words.
Su Zhirou successfully obtained Concubine Yuxian's blood, and then asked Concubine Yuxian about her physical condition in the past few days.
By observing the blood and understanding Concubine Yuxian's physical condition, Su Zhirou quickly deduced how long Concubine Yuxian had been taking the poison.
"If my inference is correct, the poison should have only been taken for two or three days. Therefore, the poison will not have much impact on the body now. When I make the antidote, the poison will be cured."
Hearing that the poison could be cured, everyone turned their attention from Concubine Xian to the poisoning itself.
Zhao Nianze took the initiative to ask Ying and said, "Mother, concubine, why don't we leave this matter to my son to investigate. When the matter is found out, I will report it to my father."
Although Concubine Yuxian was afraid of delaying Zhao Nianze's studies, she thought that if he could find out the murderer behind it, the emperor might look at him differently.
Therefore, Concubine Yuxian nodded, "It's rare for you to be benevolent and filial, so you should be responsible for this matter."
Later, in order not to alarm the snake, Jiang Nianjiao only poured the decoction into the orchid flowerpot nearby.
After taking care of everything, she was ready to let the maid outside the house come in.
She just didn't expect that she had just opened the door of Yuxiu Palace, and the eunuchs announced from outside the palace door, "The Holy Lord has arrived."
Hearing this announcement, the palace servants standing outside the house screamed and knelt on the ground, and Jiang Nianjiao naturally knelt down as well.
After waiting for only a moment, an elegant middle-aged man wearing a bright yellow five-clawed golden dragon robe and a black gauze winged crown was striding towards Yuxiu Palace.
The man was tired from work, and he had obviously just come from the court meeting and went straight to Yuxiu Palace.
Although Jiang Nianjiao had been to Yuxiu Palace many times, this was the first time she saw His Majesty the Emperor.
