After leaving Pozhu Courtyard, Xuan Qianchen originally wanted to go back to the study to handle official duties, but when he walked to the garden, he suddenly remembered that Hongli was the personal maid of Princess Yuanmin.
The fact that Hongli was bitten to death today was his own doing and had nothing to do with anyone else. In addition, Princess Yuanmin did not appear in Pozhu's yard, so Xuan Qianchen felt a little strange for a moment.
So he changed direction and headed towards Yuan Min's yard.
As soon as they entered through the door, the two maids hurried out of the house, seemingly holding something in their hands. The moment they saw Xuan Qianchen, they slowed down and stepped back, "Your Majesty."
Xuan Qianchen nodded, and then he saw clearly what they were holding. One was a porcelain bowl, and the other was candied fruit. There was some brown stuff at the bottom of the porcelain bowl, which was probably medicinal juice.
"What's wrong with your princess?" He pursed his lips and asked, his brows slightly tightened.
One of the maids said: "Your Majesty, the princess probably caught the cold last night and has a high fever. She is even more uncomfortable today, so she just barely drank the medicine."
Hearing this, Xuan Qianchen's doubts about Yuan Min disappeared instantly, and he even felt that he shouldn't have such thoughts. He nodded and raised his hands, striding into the room.
The woman's coughing sound came from the bed tent, and Ah Yue's worried voice sounded, "Princess, are you really okay? Do you need to go to the palace and ask the imperial doctor to take a look?"
Yuan Min was so angry that he said, "No need. Since the medicine has been prescribed, just take it first and don't worry my aunt."
The master and servant were talking and looking out the door. In fact, they had already seen Xuan Qianchen in the corner of their eyes, but they still pretended not to notice.
Xuan Qianchen paused for a few seconds and then strode forward. Yuan Min pretended to have just discovered the man, leaned forward slightly, and said in a surprised tone, "Brother Chen, why are you here?"
The man reached out and pressed her shoulders, making her sit back. Looking at Yuan Min's very pale and bloodless cheeks, he felt a little guilty for a moment, "I've been busy with official work these days. Why didn't I come over to see you?" Suddenly got cold?"
Yuan Min grew up next to Concubine Jing. He almost regarded her as his own sister. In addition, Princess Yuan Min's image in his eyes had always been very positive, so it was inevitable that he would show too much pity and concern.
"Brother Chen, I'm fine. I've always been weak. The pain I had before has not been completely eliminated. There was a little wind last night, so I got sick." When she said this, the woman looked pitiful and her eyes were slightly red. Then he covered his mouth with his handkerchief again and coughed deliberately.
This trick was indeed useful for Xuan Qianchen. He stretched out his hand to pull the person into his arms, and gently comforted Princess Yuanmin's back with one hand, "When I finish my work, I will accompany you everywhere." Take a walk.”
Yuan Min's plan succeeded. He buried his head in the man's chest and deliberately said coquettishly: "Brother Chen, I heard someone said that you went to the princess's sister's place?"
After saying that, she quickly explained with a pitiful look, "I don't want to ask about Brother Chen, I'm just curious. Didn't you always dislike Sister Wangfei before? You feel annoyed when you see her. Why did you suddenly run away by yourself?"
He spoke in a very thin and soft voice, sounding sickly and making people unable to get angry or avoid it.
Something in Xuan Qianchen's heart beat slightly, his lips moved, and for a moment he couldn't tell what he was doing.
However, looking at Yuan Min's aggrieved expression, he still remained calm, "Po Zhu's injury has worsened. She knows medical skills and took the initiative to treat Po Zhu. I just went over to supervise her, fearing that she would do something bad again. That’s all.”
I don’t know if he felt guilty when he said this, but it sounded a little strange to Yuan Min’s ears. But she still didn't reveal it, after all, the most important thing now was to get herself out of the bamboo-breaking incident.
So Yuan Min's brows tightened, his pupils dilated, and he looked confused, "Isn't Po Zhu's health almost healed? Why did it suddenly become serious again?"
Hearing this question, Xuan Qianchen naturally thought of the scene where Hongli was killed by a silver needle. Looking at Yuanmin's "innocent" appearance, he spoke again, "The maid Hongli beside you was killed by an assassin. That person was also poisoning Po Zhu at the same time."
"What?" Yuan Min almost sat up quickly. In fact, the stone in his heart finally fell, "Brother Chen, is there an assassin in the palace?"
She pretended to be scared, "What does the assassin look like? He won't hurt us, right?"
Xuan Qianchen comforted him: "I will come over to accompany you more in the past few days. You don't have to worry. Taking good care of yourself is the most important thing."
"Brother Chen, I'm a little scared..." No one else had seen Xuan Qianchen's gentle look before. Yuan Min was so proud that he walked straight into Xuan Qianchen's arms with a look of fear.
Xuan Qianchen completely thought that she was just a little daughter, thinking that since his mother-in-law doted on this sister, he should naturally be good to Yuan Min. So he comforted him again, "I will definitely catch the assassin. Don't be afraid. I have sent guards to guard your yard."
When acting, you have to do a full set, not to mention Yuan Min is really afraid that Xuan Qianchen will investigate the poisoning, because it is likely to be directly traced to her head, and then everything will be over.
Her throat moved, and she sighed deliberately, her tears falling uncontrollably, "Hongli has been following me for so long, I didn't expect... I didn't expect that this kind of thing would happen. Brother Chen, I feel a little uncomfortable."
Xuan Qianchen didn't make a sound, but still patted her back gently with one arm.
"It's just that this incident happened too suddenly. If we want to investigate the assassin clearly, we must search the house extensively. The maids and servants are not brave people. Brother Chen, don't blame them too much, otherwise people will be panicked." , I’m afraid it’s not good.”
Princess Yuanmin pretended to be a good wife and mother, blinking her eyes as she spoke. Xuan Qianchen was naturally blinded by this appearance. He raised his brows slightly and said, "I know. You are weak, so don't worry about these things."
He couldn't help but think of Lin Qingwan's appearance. Inexplicably, he suddenly felt that it would be great if Lin Qingwan was as gentle and sensible as Yuan Min.
The man closed his eyes gently, drove this thought away from his mind, and turned his attention to Yuan Min again.
"Brother Chen, it's getting late now. Why don't you have dinner here and then go back? If you have to deal with official business at night, won't you be hungry?" Yuan Min glanced at the door and said coquettishly to Xuan Qianchen. Make a sound.
She just wants Xuan Qianchen to stay with her for a while. Only in this way can the group of people in the palace who are at the mercy of the situation know who is the real master of the palace.
