Drunk Bamboo

After coming out of Fu'an Palace, the three concubines returned to their respective palaces.

Xie Yuzhu accompanied the queen and slowly walked back to Changle Palace.

"Yuzhu, do you see anything?" The queen looked unhappy.

"I haven't noticed anything wrong yet." Xie Yuzhu said truthfully.

There are indeed many rare and precious plants in Bauhinia Garden, which cannot even be compared with the Flower and Leaf Realm of Daci Temple.

It can be imagined that the imperial concubine put a lot of thought into it.

The flowers are strange, but not poisonous.

The only strange thing is the rockery. The imperial concubine seems to not want people to get close to it.

But Noble Lady Ke An also went in to take a look, and found nothing unusual.

If you want to explore again, you have to go in and take a thorough look when the Imperial Noble Consort is not around.

"I didn't expect to find any fault with her today. If she could see it with a discerning eye, she wouldn't have been able to deceive Your Majesty for so many years."

"Thank you, mother, for understanding my willfulness."

"It's not completely without gain. I have to thank Yuzhu." A smile appeared on the Queen's face.

Xuan'er on the side also felt relieved.

Seeing the Imperial Concubine being embarrassed and her anger but not expressing it really made the Empress feel vented.

The princess still has a solution.

It allows Her Majesty to personally deal with the Imperial Concubine.

It’s time to let her see how powerful the Queen is. The Queen is the head of the harem.

"The helper my mother has found is quite good." Xie Yuzhu smiled and understood the meaning of the queen's words.

But the three helpers that the queen found were the finishing touch.

They have made an indelible contribution.

"The concubines in the palace have long been fed up with her behavior and are all holding their breath. In the past, I have been persuading the concubines to get along harmoniously in order to maintain harmony in the harem and to prevent His Majesty from worrying."

"Now, it seems that I am merciful."

The queen had a smile on her face, but her eyes revealed a majesty that could not be underestimated.

This is the honor that the mother of a country should have.

"If she complains to our father, will it implicate our mother?" Xie Yuzhu worried.

"What's the point of being implicated? Is there any worse situation than the current one? Your Majesty cannot depose me as the queen without any reason. There is no fear without expectation." The queen took her hand with a kind look on her face.

Although there is the Crown Princess accompanying him in the palace, she is too weak. Taking care of Lin'er is already her greatest ability. If she is involved in a fight, she may not have enough energy.

Compared with the Crown Princess, the Queen is more considerate to Xie Yuzhu in front of her and dares to speak some of her inner thoughts.

Xie Yuzhu comforted her, "Mother, the days ahead will get better and better."

The queen looked up at the vast sky, her brows relaxed, "I won't be bored anymore. I can go to Fu'an Palace to sit down when I have nothing to do. It's better for the sisters in the palace to interact more."

Xie Yuzhu responded, "As long as the Queen Mother is happy."

Return to the Wind Palace.

Yun Ling, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke in a low voice:

"Princess, are there really poisonous weeds in the Bauhinia Garden?"

Xie Yuzhu was stunned, full of guilt, "I'm sorry Yunling, I shouldn't have let you know. Your family also left because of the plague."

She hid it from Hua Qinfeng, but forgot to hide it from Yun Ling.

She is so careless.

"No, what the princess does is what Yunling has to do."

After Yun Ling finished speaking, she knelt in front of her.

"What are you doing?" Xie Yuzhu was shocked.

"Princess, I'm sorry. In fact, I have been hiding something from you!" Yun Ling had tears in her eyes and her voice was excited.

Xie Yuzhu hurriedly helped her up and soothed her softly:

"Hurry up and sit down if you have anything to say. Speak slowly. I'm listening."

Yun Ling sat face to face with her, tears streaming down her face.

"In fact, I entered the palace to find out the truth of what happened back then. I went to various palaces just to find evidence."

Xie Yuzhu was shocked again, "You, have long suspected that there was something wrong with the plague?"

So long ago?

Why did it take Qi Zhen ten years to discover the problem?

Yun Ling wiped her tears, her voice trembling slightly.

"My father was the accountant of the Yun's medicine shop. He had been favored by the Yun family since my great-grandfather's generation. He went from being a servant to a family member who jointly protected the Yun family. Ten years ago, Zhongdu was hit by a plague and no one was spared. Uncle Yun and my father had been developing a prescription to treat the plague. At that time, they had doubts."

"Later, His Majesty issued an order that all medical professionals in Zhongdu, regardless of their status, should come to the palace to discuss treatment strategies."

"Just this one trip into the palace, and when they came out, they were all infected with the plague."

As Yun Ling spoke, tears couldn't stop flowing.

Xie Yuzhu took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears.

Yun Ling opened her eyes with tears in her eyes and said, "My mother died of a broken heart after my father passed away."

"Later, I asked the doctors I was familiar with who had entered the palace, and they all had the plague."

Xie Yuzhu asked, "You mean, they all got the plague after entering the palace, so you guessed that someone in the palace did something?"

He nodded, his eyes filled with hatred, "Yes. The plague came suddenly, and it left suddenly. It was like it was controlled by humans. Whoever they wanted to get the plague would get it, and the plague would stop whenever they wanted."

Even then, some people were suspecting the plague.

Only when the power is great enough can those doubtful voices be nipped in the bud.

Yunling's father, Uncle Yun as she calls him, and those doctors who contracted the plague outside the palace, may have been infected with the plague because of these suspicions.

No, it should be said that it was poisoning.

Xie Yuzhu whispered: "Why didn't you ever say anything?"

"Because I have no evidence. I have been in the palace for ten years and I have not found any evidence. Who would believe me?"

Yunling was in pain and full of regret.

"Later, I gave up. I thought maybe I was too young at the time and misheard what Uncle Yun and my father said."

For so many years, she had to face the whole world alone. How scared and helpless she must have been.

At that time, she was only six or seven years old.

Xie Yuzhu hugged her and said, "It's okay, it's okay. Now that I'm here, I will find evidence, I will find the murderer, and I will give justice to those who died."

"Princess, Princess, I..."

"Cry, feel free to cry." He patted her shoulder gently.

"Wow……"

Yunling finally burst into tears.

"it's okay no problem……"

I don’t know how long I cried, but the crying gradually became quieter.

Yun Ling raised her tear-swollen eyes and said sheepishly, "I, I'm much better now."

He smiled and handed her a glass of water, "Now you have nothing to hide from me, right?"

Yun Ling held the water cup, lowered her head, and whispered, "Actually, I know the owner of Yun Gui Medicine Shop. She is Uncle Yun's wife, and I call her Aunt Zhao."

"No wonder she was staring at you that day. Yunling, you really restrained yourself." Xie Yuzhu looked distressed, "Have you seen her since you went back?"

"No." He shook his head guiltily.

"Go back and see her, she is your family."

"Okay, I understand, I understand..." Yun Ling nodded, her eyes moist again.

Xie Yuzhu touched her hair and understood everything about her.

Yun Ling wiped away her tears and said, "Princess, if you don't want to alarm the prince, you need to find someone to help you. I know someone."