My Lady is well

"Poisoned? Queen?"

Shen Yueyao was quite shocked. After all, there were probably only a few people in the harem who dared to poison the queen.

"How did Sister Li know?"

"I went to Miaojiang with my brother before and met a Miao doctor who specialized in detoxification. I stayed with her for some time."

Shen Yueyao lowered her eyes in deep thought and asked doubtfully.

"The imperial physician...didn't diagnose it? Or is there something wrong with the imperial physician who treated her?"

"It's unlikely. With Song Yuanyi's personality, it's impossible for her not to notice that there's something wrong with the imperial physician around her."

Shen Yueyao nodded in agreement and said, "In that case, the poison was used very skillfully and was hidden from the imperial physician."

Li Ning looked at her thoughtfully.

"It's possible. Who do you think did it?"

Shen Yueyao put on a profound smile, tapped her fingertips lightly on the tea table, hesitated for a moment and said.

"Sister Li really asked me to say it?"

Li Ning accurately captured her micro-expressions and smiled as well.

"You doubt me?"

Shen Yueyao raised her eyebrows and didn't beat around the bush.

"If this matter were known to others and someone were to investigate, Sister Li would indeed be the number one suspect. Just imagine, if something happened to the Queen, who would be the biggest beneficiary?"

Li Ning sneered without commenting.

Shen Yueyao lowered her head slightly and spoke softly.

"There may be another possibility. Perhaps it was done by someone who had an enemy with her. Ever since Song Yuanyi was crowned as the queen, her reputation for being virtuous and kind has spread far and wide. Who would have such a deep hatred for her that they would want to put her to death?"

"Song Yuanyi has done a lot of dirty things behind the scenes. It's hard to say who her enemy is."

Shen Yueyao speculated secretly in her heart, and a bold idea came to her mind.

However, she decided to keep silent about this unsubstantiated speculation for the time being.

Li Ning appears to be indifferent, but Shen Yueyao thinks that she is one of the few people in the palace who is not always scheming and calculating.

Perhaps it was out of disdain. After all, with her noble status, if she wanted to deal with someone, she could easily suppress him with her position alone. Why would she need all those complicated calculations?

She felt a little envious. It was not bad to be a royal concubine, second only to the emperor and above everyone else.

If anything happens in the harem, the Queen will be responsible for it. As for the imperial concubine, she is only responsible for eating, drinking and having fun.

The fine snow fell for several days in a row, and the ground was covered with a thin layer of white. The snow-covered yard was unique.

Eunuch Luo would come to Yuntai Pavilion to visit Shen Yueyao every now and then in the name of delivering rewards.

In fact, she knew everything in her heart. He came just to see how Jing Ruzhang's leg injury was recovering.

These days, Yuntai Pavilion has added a lot of small things, such as jade pendants, square inkstones and the like.

Shen Yueyao stood in the corridor, her eyebrows slightly raised as she watched the four people squatting in the snow picking red beans.

It was beyond her expectation that they could endure until now.

The four of them seemed to have gotten into the habit of checking the yard every morning. What did they pick up today?

Is it mung bean or sesame?

Pray in your heart, hope it’s not a sesame seed!

It's really hard to pick up.

Yan Zi pretended to have a stomachache and asked Jin Er for leave to go to the toilet. Jin Er was smart and followed her secretly.

Seeing Yan Zi sneaking out of Yuntai Pavilion through the back door like a thief, Jin'er followed her all the way. It turned out that she was going to meet Nanny Yi.

Jin Er spat softly, "I knew you were up to something."

"What's going on? Is Shen Baolin abnormal?"

Yan Zi didn't dare to look at her. She just lowered her head, not knowing where to put her hands, and spoke timidly.

"This servant... I don't know."

Nanny Yi's face was covered with a thin layer of anger, and she spoke sternly.

"I don't know. What do you do in Yuntai Pavilion all day?"

Yan Zi looked up at her in embarrassment, then lowered her head guiltily and answered truthfully.

"... picking up sesame seeds, picking up red beans, picking up soybeans, picking up bird droppings..."

"..."

Yan Zi conveyed Eunuch Luo's words to Nanny Yi verbatim.

The next day, people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs transferred several people back. When the four heard that they could leave Yuntai Pavilion, it was like a death row prisoner being pardoned.

He ran faster than a rabbit.

Jin'er laughed secretly, what a bunch of useless guys, they can't even bear this little bit of hardship.

She walked into the house humming a light tune, poured a cup of tea at a suitable temperature, handed it to Shen Yueyao, and said with a smile.

"Master, those annoying guys are finally gone."

Shen Yueyao looked at her smug smirk and couldn't help but sigh, this is really the standard feature of a villain.

The Queen just understood what Eunuch Luo said and was afraid of upsetting the Emperor. This girl...

She didn't intend to disturb her interest, so she teased.

"Isn't it? They must be afraid of you."

"Who told the master not to like them? I still have many powerful tricks that I haven't used yet. Just asking them to pick up a bean scared them so much that they knelt down and begged for mercy."

Shen Yueyao chuckled: "Look how happy you are, your face is full of smiles."

She blinked, suddenly thought of something, and asked with a frown.

"By the way, how's the thing I asked you to do going?"

Jin'er nodded vigorously and answered confidently.

"Master, don't worry. The news has been released. We are just waiting for the fish to take the bait."

Shen Yueyao gently turned the teacup in her hand, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a faint smile.

"Well done."

Jin'er scratched his head, hesitant.

"Master, do you think...will she be fooled?"

Shen Yueyao took a sip of tea casually, her mouth full of fragrance, and she smiled with satisfaction.

"Just watch."

Jin'er looked down at her feet and asked quietly.

"Master, your foot is healed, isn't it?"

When Shen Yueyao mentioned this, her heart was covered with a layer of haze, and she sneered.

"So what? Do I want to rush to be someone's maid? I'll put it off for a day."

Shen Yueyao dragged it on for nearly a month, but seeing that she could not delay any longer, she reluctantly left Yuntai Pavilion.

Jin'er followed behind her and complained.

"Your Majesty, is he still short of a maid to serve you? Otherwise...if you really can't do it, I will go for you."

"Jin'er, lying to the emperor here is called deceiving the emperor. This crime can be serious or minor. If the emperor wants to make a fuss, our heads will be..."

Shen Yueyao quickly glanced in the direction of Changyin and stepped down.

There were many concubines gathered in groups of three or five, pointing and talking, seemingly discussing something in a low voice.

Through the crowd, one could vaguely see a man in a gorgeously embroidered phoenix robe, standing calmly in the crowd, with a layer of anger in his tired eyes.

Jin'er whispered, "Master, should we go over and take a look?"

Shen Yueyao looked up at the gray sky. There was a lot of fine snow floating in the air, like a dense net that bound the entire palace.

"It's still early, let's go and join in the fun."