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Since Xie Nanxing became wealthy, he had developed the habit of hiding some silver and money in his clothes, and today it came in handy.

Taking out two large-denomination silver bills, Xie Nanxing stuffed them into the young eunuch's hands in a familiar manner: "Thank you, eunuch, for taking care of me and Prince Han."

The young eunuch looked at the banknote that was equivalent to his annual salary, and thought about the relationship between Xie Nanxing and Shen Jinmo, and his expression softened a lot.

Passing by a sparsely populated palace road, Xie Nanxing approached the young eunuch and asked, "I wonder if the Ninth Prince has woken up now?"

The young eunuch walked with his head lowered, and the arc of his lips was very small. If you didn't look carefully, you couldn't tell that he was speaking at all.

"I just woke up during lunch, and now I've fallen asleep again."

Xie Nanxing asked again: "Has the antidote been developed yet?"

The young eunuch deliberately slowed down his pace and said, "I have already let the Eighth Prince try the medicine several times. He must make sure it is harmless before using it on the Ninth Prince."

The palace's attention changed with this antidote.

Xia Cheng, who used to be superior to Xia Territory, is now just being used as Xia Territory's medicine boy.

The so-called truth has become unimportant at this point.

When they arrived at Xianyun Palace, Eunuch Lin came out to greet them personally: "Prince Han, Master Xie, you two have suffered these days. I will take you to have some food first."

Xie Nanxing and Han Zhou both cupped their hands and said, "Thank you, Eunuch Lin."

The sun was bright, and Xie Nanxing sat at a temporary wooden table under the shade of a tree, silently observing the layout of the Xianyun Palace with his peripheral vision.

Compared with the magnificent palaces that Xie Nanxing had seen in the past, this Xianyun Palace was just a palace in name only. If one really looked closely, it was actually only slightly larger than the thatched cottage where Xie Nanxing and Shen Jinmo lived in Yunhuai Village.

But to have a few farmhouses that are out of tune with the general trend among all the gold and jade, requires enough favoritism.

Then, as he lowered his head to eat, Xie Nanxing saw that the eunuch was coming and going not in the main room of Xianyun Palace, but in a side hall which was much smaller than the main hall.

It is obvious that Xia Hong cannot live in Zhong Yuanyuan's house, let alone enter Zhong Yuanyuan's heart.

He hadn't eaten regularly for several days, and Xie Nanxing had a poor appetite this year, so he just drank some light porridge with some side dishes to warm his stomach.

Only after Xie Nanxing had almost finished eating did Han Zhou finish the remaining food by himself.

All meals arranged by the emperor are gifts from the emperor, and there should not be any leftovers.

After lunch, the two of them rested for a cup of tea, and then they saw Xia Hong coming out from the direction of Xia Yu's bedroom.

From a distance, Xie Nanxing and Han Zhou knelt down.

Just as Han Zhou was about to open his mouth to greet him, Xie Nanxing tugged at his sleeve and suppressed all his words with his eyes.

Because now everyone in Xianyun Palace walks very lightly.

Including Xia Hong, the king of this country.

If Xie Nanxing guessed correctly, Zhong Yuanyuan had been staying up all these days and might have only slept for a short while today.

Eunuch Lin waved to Xie Nanxing and Han Zhou, and the two of them stood up from the ground and followed Eunuch Lin into the side hall.

Kneeling down again, they said, "May the Emperor be well and safe."

Xia Hong sat upright on a somewhat old-looking imperial chair, and had no intention of letting the two kneel for long: "Stand up, and take a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness."

He stood up, bent down, and retreated to the side of the soft stool, then slowly sat down, while lowering his head and waiting for Xia Hong to ask questions.

Looking at Xie Nanxing's obviously haggard face, Xia Hong said:

"Before Wang Heng went to provide disaster relief, he asked me to take care of you for him, but because of Xiao Jiu's matter, I was able to take care of you today. If that brat knew about this when he came back, he would probably make trouble with me."

The emperor's heart is fickle. Upon hearing this, Xie Nanxing immediately stood up from the soft stool and kowtowed to Xia Hong: "I am the ninth prince's companion. I have not protected the ninth prince well, which is a crime. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Satisfied with Xie Nanxing's humility and tact, Xia Hong nodded slightly, and Eunuch Lin helped Xie Nanxing sit back on the stool.

Xianyun Palace has a different meaning to Xia Hong. Xia Hong is not willing to keep many outsiders in this palace, and naturally he is not willing to take any roundabout ways.

"What happened that day?"

Han Zhou stood up from the soft stool and bowed to report:

"Your Majesty, the weather was unusually hot and humid that day. As soon as we entered the classroom, the palace servants presented everyone with ice cups and fruits."

"Because the two princes were in our class, we often ate the unique fruit in the past. Everyone did not suspect anything and picked up the ice cups to eat."

"When Xie Nanxing entered the classroom, I had just finished my iced cup. Thinking that Xie Nanxing was not in good health and could not eat iced cups, and I was a little greedy, I ate Xie Nanxing's cup as well."

"When I finished using the ice cup, the Ninth Prince suddenly fell to the ground, and Xie Nanxing quickly asked me to carry him to the Imperial Hospital."

Han Zhou calmly explained all the causes and consequences that he knew.

This gap in explanation also gave Xie Nanxing ample time to think clearly about what he wanted to say today and what he could say.

The strangeness that Xie Nanxing displayed in the school that day could be discovered with just a little questioning.

So Xie Nanxing understood that he had to tell every word of what happened that day.

This is the imperial palace, and the one asking this question is the ruler of the world.

Any lies Xie Nanxing tells today will become a stumbling block on Shen Jinmo's path forward in the future.

Han Zhou sat down, and Xie Nanxing stood up and said:

"It was very dark that day. After I got off the carriage, I didn't dare to walk too fast. When I passed the palace gate for inspection, a young eunuch came forward to lead the way for me."

"Because I have been taken care of by eunuchs in the palace in the past, I followed the eunuch. When we were halfway there, the eunuch told me not to use anything in the palace."

"I am not in good health. Even if I hadn't heard your instructions, I would not have used the ice cup so early in the morning. But when Prince Han took the ice cup from me, I subconsciously wanted to stop him."

"I deserve to die. I caused the Ninth Prince to be poisoned. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Everyone could see that the poison was aimed at Xia Yu, and what Xie Nanxing said today proved that there was more than one group of people who poisoned him.

At least one of them only wanted Xia Yu's life, while another group wanted the lives of both Xia Yu and Xie Nanxing.

Xia Hong picked up the teacup beside him and asked, "Why did you come to see Xiaojiu's...mother?"

"I think that everyone knows that after something like this happens, they must ask the emperor for help in order to have a chance of survival."

"You were holding a morning audience in the Golden Throne Hall at that time. There is only one road from the Imperial Academy to the Golden Throne Hall. I was afraid that if I really went there, no one would come to save the Ninth Prince."

"So I could only openly ask others to go to the Jinluan Palace for help, and I threatened the eunuch who served tea to bring me to Xianyun Palace."

Xie Nanxing knew that apart from Xia Hong, Zhong Yuanyuan was the only one in the palace who wanted Xia Yu to live.

After all the explanations were given, Xie Nanxing apologized again: "I violated the palace rules and trespassed into the harem. Please punish me, Your Majesty."