Li Sixu grabbed a small handful of pine nuts: "Father, really don't you want some? Pine nuts have the effects of nourishing yin and lungs, replenishing qi and blood, moistening dryness and smoothing the intestines. Eating them for a long time can strengthen the body and mind, moisturize the skin, and prolong life. In short, pine nuts It's very good, I like to knock on it when I have nothing to do."
Seeing that the Qing prince had received the pine nuts given by his imperial sister, his eyes shone, as if he had found a treasure.
The stunned Xuanzong was momentarily led astray by Li Sixu: "Small pine nuts, do they really have so many benefits?"
"Of course, according to the "Biography of Immortals" written by Liu Xiang of the Western Han Dynasty, those who achieved enlightenment and became immortals all ate wind, dew and pine nuts."
"Painters of all dynasties also like to paint pine trees and cranes together. Pine trees and cranes are symbols of longevity. It can be seen that eating more seeds of pine trees and cranes can prolong life."
Seeing her prince so happy after getting a few pine nuts, and when Li Sixu was chatting, Xuanzong actually seemed moved by her nonsense, and Wu Chongyuan almost recited it in one breath.
Feeling suffocated in her chest, she took a hard breath and told Ke'er: "If the child is not hungry, go quickly and prepare some candied nuts or something for the emperor and princess to eat."
Eunuch Gao's people moved quickly. Before Wu Chongyuan's candied nuts were ready, they had already brought Nanny Zhou, who was in charge of flowers and plants from the Ministry of Internal Affairs, to the Hanbing Palace.
The impeccably dressed female officer knelt down with a respectful expression.
"This slave has met your father-in-law!"
She was a little frightened: "I don't know why my father-in-law summoned this servant?"
Gao Lishi stood silent in the corridor, which created a pressure and power invisibly.
It wasn't until the kneeling Mother Zhou quietly raised her head in fear that Eunuch Gao snorted coldly: "Our family heard that you are trying to find out about the Hanbing Palace in various ways. Is this possible?"
"My father-in-law is unjust!"
Aunt Zhou dealt with it quite calmly: "It was the incense from Hanbing Palace that found the slave. She asked her what kind of flowers could repel mosquitoes so that Empress Chongyuan could have a good night's sleep. So she sent someone to send several pots of night orchid incense to Hanbing Palace. This flower is a strange flower brought to Chang'an by Persian merchants from foreign lands, and it can repel mosquitoes."
"Since it is a strange flower brought by Persian merchants from a foreign land, it must be very precious."
Gao Lishi stared at her with burning eyes: "Why did you send all the few pots of rare flowers in the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Hanbing Palace?"
Grandma Zhou's expression froze, she opened her mouth to speak but then stopped.
Her face turned pale: "Empress Chongyuan is the emperor's favorite concubine. I would like to take this opportunity to make friends with Empress Chongyuan."
Not only did Gao Lishi, who interrogated her, couldn't stand listening to this lame excuse, but even Li Sixu stopped chewing pine nuts.
Until Wang Ziqing handed her a handful of peeled pine nuts, Eunuch Gao outside the house interrupted the brief silence.
"Don't tell our family that you, a female official in charge of flowers and plants, don't know that the rich fragrance of night orchid will make the pregnant Empress Chongyuan dizzy, cough and wheeze after smelling it."
Eunuch Gao stopped following her in circles: "Ms. Zhou is so dedicated to befriending Empress Chongyuan just to send poisonous night orchid to Hanbing Palace?"
"Can Ms. Zhou be held responsible for murdering His Majesty's dragon heir?"
Eunuch Gao ordered the eunuchs and attendants around him: "Since the female official Zhou is very tight-lipped, please invite the person to the Shenxing Department for a visit."
The Shenxing Department in the palace was a place that changed people's minds after hearing about it. People who went in could hardly get out. The old eunuch who was next to Wu Concubine was so powerful in the past, but she was completely lost in the Shenxing Department.
Aunt Zhou is about to lose her temper. Concubine Shu, who instigated her to extend her black hand towards the Hanbing Palace, is also about to lose her temper, right?
Three two one!
Sure enough, she stuffed the three pine nuts peeled by Wang Ziqing into her mouth. The door to the inner courtyard of Hanbing Palace opened with a creak, and Concubine Shu stepped into the inner courtyard surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs.
"What does Eunuch Gao want to do in such a big way?"
Concubine Shu walked towards Gao Lishi who was standing in the corridor step by step. Eunuch Gao hurriedly bowed down to greet her.
"This slave has seen Concubine Shu!"
Eunuch Gao looked respectful: "Concubine Shu, I am following your Majesty's instructions."
"Oh, it turns out to be His Majesty's will."
Concubine Shu looked at Aunt Zhou who was kneeling on the ground: "I heard that a female official from the Ministry of Internal Affairs committed an offense and was brought to the Hanbing Palace. What on earth did you commit that caused Your Majesty to worry so much?"
"Mother, you are wronged!"
Aunt Zhou, who had been unable to bear the pressure of Eunuch Gao, immediately changed her mind: "Ling Xiang, the palace maid of Hanbing Palace, came to the House of Internal Affairs to ask for some pots of mosquito-repelling flowers, and the slave sent several pots of precious exotic flowers. Here we come to Hanbing Palace."
"Lingxiang sued the slave in front of Empress Chongyuan and Eunuch Gao, saying that the slave asked her whether Empress Chongyuan was pregnant and deliberately sent night orchid incense with strong floral fragrance to Hanbing Palace in order to poison Empress Chongyuan's belly. The dragon heir."
"How did this slave know that Empress Chongyuan is pregnant and cannot smell night orchids?"
Aunt Zhou touched her head to the ground: "This slave was also tricked by Lingxiang. Please ask the empress to uphold justice for this slave."
Lingxiang was already frightened when she learned that night orchids would affect the dragon in Wu Chongyuan's belly!
At this moment, Aunt Zhou suddenly bit her, and Lingxiang retorted in a hurry: "You are talking nonsense. It was obviously you and the slave who first asked if our queen was retching and dizzy. They guessed that my queen was pregnant. You sent night orchid incense to Hanbing Palace with ill intentions."
"How did I, the female officer, know that Empress Chongyuan was nauseated, retched, dizzy, and that she was pregnant?"
Aunt Zhou argued with reason: "It was you who came to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to ask for flowers and plants to repel mosquitoes. You said that Empress Chongyuan was unwell and could not sleep well, so you stuffed money into this female officer's hands, so that she gave me some pots of precious exotic flowers." Send it to Hanbing Palace."
Before Aunt Zhou could finish her words, Concubine Shu's expression changed and she interrupted her with a strong voice: "What a female official Zhou, as a female official, actually accepts silver coins privately and uses power for personal gain. How can I tolerate you?"
"Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
Concubine Shu suddenly knelt down in the corridor and said to Xuanzong in the room: "My lack of control has allowed the Ministry of Internal Affairs to release such a female official who uses power for personal gain. When she is brought back, I will definitely punish her severely."
Wang Ziqing followed her junior sister to watch the show for a long time. She thought that Hanbing Palace would definitely win this round. After all, using the trick of murdering Long Si to deal with Concubine Shu was almost fatal.
However, Concubine Shu is not a fuel-efficient lamp!
When Nanny Zhou was about to confess, she appeared and successfully made Nanny Zhou change her story. She only sent the precious night orchid incense to Hanbing Palace after receiving money from the palace maid Ling Xiang.
At this time, it is difficult to tell whether Concubine Shu instigated Aunt Zhou to harm Wu Chongyuan through Ling Xiang’s hand, or whether Wu Chongyuan asked Ling Xiang to dig a hole to frame Concubine Shu!
Wu Chongyuan and Shu Fei actually ended up in a tie?
Wang Ziqing, who was peeling pine nuts, looked at Xuanzong, who looked gloomy and tired. He was still wondering if her junior sister was using the dog-eat-dog trick to make Xuanzong tired of Concubine Shu and Wu Chongyuan. Thinking of the goodness of the empress, things took a turn for the better.
First, a young eunuch who entered the inner courtyard of Hanbing Palace hurried over and whispered a few words in Eunuch Gao's ear.
Then Gao Lishi ran close to Xuanzong who was walking out of the house: "Old slave's people found something in Aunt Zhou's house. Do you want to present it to the emperor now?"
