The concubine entered the palace and the concubine was very attractive

Chapter 182: The Strange Poison

"My Queen! Something bad has happened!"

Luqi hurriedly trotted into the inner hall and immediately knelt in front of the virtuous concubine Huang, looking frightened.

Upon seeing this, Concubine Xian quickly sat up, closed the book in her hand, and asked impatiently, "What happened?"

"Your Majesty! Eunuch Liu who is beside the Emperor suddenly came forward with his guards and said that he wanted to take away several eunuchs and palace maids for investigation."

Luqi spoke in a low voice, her expression slightly moved, and there was some anxiety in her tone.

Now that her brother's problem has been somewhat resolved, if something happens to Concubine Xian, her brother will have no one to delay him, which makes her feel very worried.

"Do you know why?"

The virtuous concubine clenched her fists, her snow-white face stained with deep red rouge, her eyes were cold and captivating.

At this moment, various possibilities emerged in her mind, including the possibility that the emperor might come to Chaoyang Palace to ask for someone.

Each possibility would cost her life.

But she quickly calmed down.

Because many of the things she did happened a long time ago and there is insufficient evidence, the eunuchs and maids in the palace now don't know much about her.

Luqi, who knew the most, was not captured.

In addition, this time the emperor only took away a few of her eunuchs and maids, so she thought that things might not be as bad as she thought.

"It should be fine. Go and test what Eunuch Liu has to say."

The virtuous concubine narrowed her eyes and stared straight at Luqi.

Although Luqi knows a lot of things, he has the upper hand over her, so he will not betray him now.

"Slave, you obey!"

Luqi looked at Concubine Xian's extremely calm expression, and thought of something, and finally felt a little relaxed.

……

Jingren Palace Annex.

The lights in the bedroom, which had been turned off, were lit up again with candles.

Queen Chen, who had already gone to bed, had sweat on her forehead, her face was pale, and there was some scarlet in her eyes. She couldn't sleep when she recalled the grimacing face of Concubine Yao after her death.

She hasn't slept well for many days since Concubine Yao died.

"My lady. Are you having a nightmare again?"

Caizhi patted the queen's back gently and handed her the tea.

"nothing."

Queen Chen took a sip and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Majesty! There are rumors outside that the Emperor has ordered people to take away several eunuchs and maids from Chaoyang Palace."

Caiyun stood aside respectfully and reported softly.

"What did the virtuous concubine do wrong?"

Chen raised her eyes to look at Caizhi and asked in a low, hoarse and cold voice.

"I don't know. They only took away a few eunuchs and palace maids."

Caizhi shook her head slightly.

"Send someone to find out."

Chen's vision began to double, and he waved his hand casually.

"Your Majesty! Do you need to summon the imperial physician?"

"No need. I'll just take a nap."

……

Yanxi Palace.

The moonlight was like water, quietly pouring into the courtyard, dyeing the ground with a soft and pure silver.

The shadows of the trees stretched out under the cold moonlight, looking somewhat desolate, crisscrossing each other, and swaying gently in the breeze.

Kikuhei walked into the hall in a hurry.

This trip to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity allowed her to learn some incredible news.

So the moment she heard the news, she walked towards the Yanxi Palace without stopping.

Looking at Kikuhei who was squatting in front of her, Nanxiang yawned slightly, a bit of sleepiness appeared in her eyes, and she felt a little lazy.

"How is the Emperor doing?"

"Your Majesty! The Emperor's condition seems to be getting worse. When I arrived at the Yangxin Palace, the imperial physician had just arrived. He didn't look well."

Kikuhei replied, took out a small jade bottle from his sleeve and handed it to the tea table next to Nanxiang.

“How could the fragrance be so strong?”

Nanxiang was surprised when she smelled the faint fragrance coming from the jade bottle.

It should be noted that when ordinary spices are placed in bottles, the fragrance is usually trapped. If you don't smell it closely, it is difficult to smell such a strong fragrance.

Moreover, Nanxiang also smelled a hint of Huanyixiang's fragrance from this scent.

However, the stronger the fragrance of something, the more toxic it is often.

"Do you know what the imperial physician said?"

Nanxiang, who was originally sleepy, finally became a little more alert when Kikuhei took out the jade bottle, and then a trace of worry and concern mixed in her heart.

"Liu Sheng told me that the emperor seemed to have been poisoned and it had already affected his health. If we can't find a solution, it will only get worse."

After hearing this, Nanxiang thought for a long time. Fortunately, she discovered Gu Junshen's unusual behavior in time and found the reason.

If Concubine Yao succeeds, I'm afraid she will overthrow the entire harem, or even the entire Northern Dynasty.

However, this bewitching poison is extremely strange, and Nan Xiang has only just obtained the raw materials. It may take quite a while to develop an antidote, and it is unknown whether Gu Junshen can hold on until then.

Thinking of this, Nanxiang felt very irritated and lost interest in drinking tea.

"Oh, right. You're in such a hurry. What happened?"

Nanxiang's brows were tightly knitted together, her expression no longer as lazy and casual as it was at the beginning, but now contained some anxiety as a royal concubine.

The two children are still so young, she could not allow Gu Junshen's condition to worsen.

As soon as she asked Juping, her mind had already drifted elsewhere.

"Your Majesty! The Emperor has ordered the arrest of several eunuchs and maids working under the command of Consort Xian of Chaoyang Palace."

I thought it was just some trivial matter, but I didn't expect it to be related to Concubine Xian.

This made Nanxiang, who was originally not interested, look a little more surprised.

"Do you know why?"

Nanxiang raised her eyebrows slightly, and her pair of cold and beautiful phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

"Eunuch Liu whispered to me, it seems to be about Concubine Yao."

"How?"

After hearing this, Nanxiang was confused and bewildered.

Because Concubine Xian really had no reason to kill Concubine Yao.

Unless she is really a ruthless person who loves blood and kills people.

But if she was really such a person, she would have sent people to kill all the people in the palace whom she disliked.

"Eunuch Liu said that it is only very likely."

"Okay. It's getting late. You can leave first. I'm tired too."

Nanxiang pressed her eye sockets, trying to make herself more awake, but things had been piling up these days and she had a lot of things to take care of.

Every time this happens, I always feel extremely tired.

After taking a look at the jade bottle on the table, Nanxiang put it into the box, preparing to study it carefully tomorrow.

……

At the hour of Mao the next day, the sun had already risen in the east for a long time.

After getting up, Nanxiang did some morning exercises and then had breakfast.

"Kikuhei, go and find out about the eunuchs and maids under Concubine Xian today. Maybe there will be some progress."

Nanxiang drank the Tremella and lotus seed soup while giving instructions to Kikuhei.

After breakfast, Nanxiang gave a few instructions to the servants and then went straight to the secret room that she had ordered the servants to build for her.

The secret room is cleverly designed with a rooftop, which allows sunlight to penetrate unhindered, forming a beam of light that illuminates the originally dark secret room.

There were several oil lamps hanging on the rock walls around the room, and a huge round wooden table in the center, on which were placed many bottles and jars, as well as some simple equipment, which were secretly made by Nanxiang over the years.

Nanxiang came to the experimental table in the center and took out the jade bottle containing the love incense, with a look of anticipation on her face.

"Let me see how powerful this poison is!"