Deep in the palace, the queen whispered a few words to her personal maid Yu Zhu.
Yuzhu bent down slightly and promised softly: "My queen, please rest assured, I will definitely handle this matter properly."
After saying that, Yu Zhu turned around and walked quickly towards the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Deep palace residence.
After enjoying herself, Ye Yurou poured herself a cup of tea. Her laughter had previously echoed in the empty hall, but now she became quiet. The silence around her made people feel uneasy.
She glanced at the palace servants standing on both sides and understood that they would not openly mock the prince like she did. Several palace servants' shoulders trembled slightly, obviously worried that her laughter would be heard by the queen, which would injure them servants.
Ye Yurou sighed softly, feeling for the first time the inconvenience of being young. She didn't know when she would be able to remove the queen's power and relieve the resentment of being wronged in her previous life.
How difficult it is!
Xingzi saw Ye Yurou's sudden silence, her face full of confusion, "Princess, why don't you smile anymore? Are you in a bad mood?"
The princess was smiling so happily just now, why did she stop smiling all of a sudden?
"Princess, are you hungry?" Xingzi asked cautiously.
"No!" Ye Yurou stood up from her seat, clapped her hands, took out a beautiful gold bracelet from her arms, and said to the palace people, "Didn't I say it this morning? This gold bracelet is a prize. His Highness the Crown Prince interrupted just now. Okay, now let’s continue playing the game.”
After saying that, she turned to Taozi, "Kyoko, where was the game going when I left? Who was the leader?"
Xingzi curled her lips and looked up at the palace servants who were much taller than her. She counted her fingers and said, "The tallest palace servant is at the front, and then he, him, him..."
"Then let's get started."
When the palace people heard this, they immediately stared at the golden bracelet with ardent eyes. They originally thought that with the sudden arrival of the prince, they would have no chance, but they did not expect that the princess would start the game again.
Everyone responded enthusiastically, but Lin Yun stood quietly aside. He silently observed Ye Yurou playing with the palace people, and a different emotion surged in his heart.
Lin Yun's eyes were deep and he admired Ye Yurou's courage in his heart.
He had grown up in the palace since he was a child, and was used to seeing servants who tended to be in favor of others. Those high-ranking masters were even more talkative, especially the queen and the prince.
Ye Yurou was the first person who dared to attack the prince without being reprimanded by the queen.
Isn't this courageous?
At this time, Ye Yurou didn't know that the queen's revenge would come during dinner time.
"Is this my dinner tonight?" Ye Yurou stood on the ground and looked up at the Ministry of Internal Affairs personnel who delivered the meal.
There were only a few steamed buns and a bowl of sour porridge on the tray. Even the lowest palace servants would not eat such food.
Although the lowest-ranking people in the palace did not have many opportunities to eat meat, they would not eat spoiled food.
The person who delivered the food bent down and saluted. On the surface, he didn't seem to be perfunctory because of Ye Yurou's young age. In fact, his back was straight and with a condescending attitude, he said softly: "The princess may not know , you are banned here because of your mistake. Since you have made a mistake, you can no longer enjoy delicious food. In order to make the person who made the mistake reflect deeply, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has stipulated that only these light foods can be sent."
Ye Yurou said nothing and looked at the visitor carefully.
She recognized this man, not now, but in the past life. He was the queen's spy in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Although he is just an eunuch running errands now, with the support of the Queen, he will become one of the most powerful eunuchs in the House of Internal Affairs in the future.
"Oh, I understand..." Ye Yurou lowered her head pretending to be disappointed, her little hands unconsciously clenching the hem of her clothes, and her little figure looked particularly pitiful in front of the visitor.
The man was secretly proud that the little girl was not at his mercy.
"Princess, please use it slowly. I will resign immediately."
Watching the man leave, a hint of sarcasm flashed across Ye Yurou's eyes.
She is only a seven-year-old child now. Children's appetites are not as strong as adults. The queen is so old, doesn't she have this bit of common sense?
Also, the queen only wanted the prince to be the only one in the emperor's eyes. Therefore, if other concubines in the harem were pregnant and gave birth to children, they would often encounter the queen's secret methods.
What she is best at is making newborn babies die seemingly naturally.
In addition to the people brought by Ye Yurou, there were also the original palace residents in the Forbidden Palace. Those people were all adults. They knew that person's plan almost as soon as the steamed buns were served.
Although they didn't know whether the people delivering food were from the Queen, they did not dare to offend the authority of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
The Forbidden Palace is located in a remote location and sparsely populated. It is no different from the Cold Palace and lacks all the conveniences of life.
Although the palace officials knew what was going on, they did not dare to reveal anything to Ye Yurou.
Late at night, Ye Yurou woke up from her deep sleep after eating spoiled gruel. She only felt severe pain in her abdomen, as if someone was beating her stomach hard. At the same time, she also felt extreme discomfort in her stomach and felt like vomiting.
This is a clear sign of food poisoning.
It was this moment that Ye Yurou was waiting for.
"Xingzi..." She lay on the bed, calling weakly: "Xingzi, my stomach hurts. Am I going to die soon?"
Xingzi was sleeping peacefully under the bed, but was awakened by Ye Yurou's call. In this silent night, she could hear it clearly.
She quickly stood up, lit the candlestick and immediately screamed: "Princess, what's wrong with you? Princess!"
"Quick, is there anyone? Go and ask the doctor!"
Xingzi saw that Ye Yurou's face was pale, her lips were chapped, and her hair was soaked with cold sweat on her forehead. The situation looked extremely critical.
Despite her young age, Kyoko has an unusually loud voice.
Ye Yurou was only slightly uncomfortable at first, but was made dizzy by Xingzi's scream, and her discomfort worsened.
The lights in the Forbidden Palace were brightly lit and there was chaos.
Some people were busy boiling water, some rushed to ask for the imperial doctor, and some sat beside the bed to comfort the sick Princess Yurou.
Xingzi was so anxious that she burst into tears and cried: "Princess, you must be fine! Xingzi will not let anything happen to you! Wuwuwu..."
Seeing Xingzi crying so hard, Ye Yurou couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
But considering that Xingzi was young and could easily say the wrong thing, Ye Yurou didn't say much. If others see the clues because of this, the Queen will definitely become more suspicious of her in the future.
The Forbidden Palace is located deep inside the palace, while the imperial hospital is outside the palace. When the imperial physician enters the palace late at night, he will be subject to stricter questioning than usual. Princess Yurou summoned the imperial physician with great fanfare, and this matter quickly spread throughout the palace. middle.
It is worth mentioning that the people who went to ask for the imperial doctor were the palace officials brought by Ye Yurou. They were panicked out of concern and alarmed many people.
The queen knew what happened in the harem immediately.
This night coincides with Yuzhu's night shift.
