Children of Loulan

After a while, a maid came in with an old man in his fifties or sixties with a goatee.

The maidservant said softly, "Mammy, the palace doctor is here."

Upon hearing this, Madam Taji turned to the court doctor and asked:

"Doctor, how is the concubine now? Is she in serious condition?"

The court doctor bowed his body and replied respectfully, "Madam, the girl is fine. It's just that the water she drank may be unclean. She will be back to normal after a little rest."

"The water is not clean?"

Madam Taji frowned slightly and looked at the court doctor with suspicion. She did not deliberately avoid other concubines when asking questions, so the words of the court doctor were clearly heard by every concubine.

After hearing this, one of the ladies looked very unhappy. She clenched her hands even tighter, and her nails dug deep into her palms. She bit her lips tightly, and her eyes revealed a hint of nervousness.

"How can the water be unclean? Could it be..."

Mammy pondered in her heart, her eyes slowly swept over the ladies present, and finally stopped at the court doctor, and said something meaningful. However, before she finished her words, she was interrupted by the court doctor without hesitation.

"No, Ma'am, it was probably because her maid was lazy and didn't boil the water, so she drank raw water instead."

The court doctor naturally understood what the nanny had not finished saying, so he took the initiative and took over the conversation.

After all, every concubine who entered the City Lord's Mansion had been checked, and they did not carry anything they should not have. If it was discovered that a concubine had been drugged, then he, the palace doctor, would be suspected.

After hearing the court doctor's words, not only did Madam Taji breathe a sigh of relief, but a certain lady in the crowd also immediately loosened her clenched fists and let out a sigh of relief silently.

Madam Taji looked at the court doctor again.

"In that case, I'll trouble the court doctor to take good care of you!"

"This is what I should do. I will withdraw first!"

Watching the court physician leave, Nanny Taji narrowed her eyes slightly, with an expression as if nothing had happened, but she knew in her heart that this was definitely not an accident. She had been in the palace for many years and had seen all kinds of methods.

Such a crude trick can only be used in front of these newcomers. If it were used in the palace, I'm afraid I would be killed by the counterattack without knowing how.

But she didn't want to care. As long as no one died, she could turn a blind eye.

Let these newcomers fight for a while! If they can't even handle such a small matter, then they are not qualified to enter the palace. Then... she just needs to sit back and watch the fight and see if the concubine is capable of dealing with the situation.

If the lady can successfully accept the challenge, then when the time is right, she can try to win him over; but if the other party cannot withstand the pressure and is defeated, it is better to return home as soon as possible to avoid losing her life innocently after entering the palace in the future.

Thinking of this, she secretly told her personal maid to pay more attention to the actions of the showgirl. If this person is worth winning over and using, it is best to act early to avoid falling into the hands of others.

Although on the surface, these maids who were responsible for teaching the newcomers etiquette were all appointed by the Queen Mother and the Queen, no one knew who they were actually working for. After all, in such a huge palace, anyone except those whom one absolutely trusted could be bribed to act as a traitor or spy.

After watching the court doctor and the maidservant beside the nanny leave, Hanguli happily lay down on the bed to rest for a while. At this moment, she seemed particularly relaxed and contented, as if everything was under control.

However, in the past two days, she had hardly left the house and stayed in her room. The court doctor would come to visit her from time to time, Dahl would take care of her daily life, and Bayer would quietly observe the actions of the person who drugged her.

But after observing for more than ten days, the person who drugged him did not make any move, and Bayer could not help but feel a little discouraged:

"Miss, it's been more than ten days. Has she given up? Besides, everything has been peaceful during this period of time."

Seeing this, Dahl patted her head gently and comforted her, "Don't worry, the person who poisoned her wouldn't be so stupid. She certainly wouldn't do it so often. She must be waiting for the right time, and will act when everything is calm again and we are off our guard."

Bayer still said with some concern: "But... As the saying goes, a thief can steal for a thousand days, so how can you guard against thieves for a thousand days?"

Dahl rolled his eyes at her and replied unhappily, "Just put your mind at ease. It won't take a thousand days. It will only take half a year at most."

"Ah, half a year? Then...then I have to keep an eye on them for half a year and won't be able to serve the young lady properly!"

Hearing some of Bayer's complaints, Hanguli felt both angry and ridiculous.

She quickly comforted him, "Okay, don't worry, it won't take that long. At most, in a few days, the other party will take action."

Bayer was still very confused and asked puzzledly: "Miss, why are you so sure that she will do it?"

Hanguli smiled and explained, "Because I know very well how much strength I used in that kick. With her personality, she will never give up."

Having lived in this courtyard for half a month, and getting along with the people here day and night, Hanguli has a general understanding of everyone's character and personality. Because of this, she knows that the concubine who deliberately tripped her will never give up easily.

She would not stop until she had vented her anger, so now she just had to wait quietly.

As expected, three days later in the afternoon, Bayer discovered the maid of the concubine, who was sneaking around and hiding on the road leading to the kitchen when all the masters were learning Si Le.

Although Bayer was puzzled, she did not say anything. She just followed her instructions quietly.

I saw the people in the kitchen skillfully placing all the food boxes of the concubines neatly in fixed positions. Then a man who looked like a guard stood upright next to the food boxes, his eyes as sharp as a hawk, staring at the front, as if waiting for something.

When Bayer saw the maid walking towards the food box, she immediately understood her intention. However, the dilemma at hand made Bayer fall into deep thought: someone was closely watching, how should she do it? Just as she was thinking hard, suddenly, a crisp cat cry came into her ears.

It turned out that the maid was squatting on the ground, imitating the sound of a cat, "Meow, meow" non-stop. At the same time, she picked up small stones from time to time and threw them into the weeds beside her, but the guard just frowned slightly and did not move.

Bayer became more and more anxious when she saw this. She was eager to see how the maid would drug her, so she couldn't help but imitate the cat's meow and threw a few more stones. This series of noises finally attracted the attention of the guard, and his motionless body finally moved.

He slowly stood up and walked towards the direction where the noises came from, muttering to himself:

"Go, go, go, go quickly, you damn wild cat! Don't make trouble here, these foods are not prepared for you!" After saying that, he kicked the weeds at his feet hard to drive away the imaginary cat.

He didn't want to move at first. If it was just one wild cat, he could ignore it, but if several wild cats came to grab food at the same time, he might not be able to protect them alone, so he had to go over and drive away the wild cats.

But what he didn't know was that when he turned around to chase away the so-called wild cats, a maid quietly approached the food boxes and poured a packet of white powder into one of the food boxes. Her movements were swift and smooth.

When he turned back, the maid had already left quietly.

As Bayer saw all this, he quietly retreated as if nothing had happened, turned a corner from the other side, and met other maids who came to get the food boxes.

Without saying a word, she took her young lady's lunch box and walked back.

She was keenly aware that the maid who poisoned her had been keeping a close eye on her every word and action since the moment she received the food box, but she did not reveal the slightest flaw and continued to behave as naturally as usual.

After entering the room, she placed the food box on the table and closed the door. Then, she carefully opened the lid and carefully examined the food inside, but could not see any clues; then she sniffed the smell, but also found nothing. In the end, she could only shake her head helplessly, thinking to herself: "It seems that I can only wait for the lady to come back and identify it myself."

After a while, all the concubines returned. At this time, Hanguli and Dar pushed open the door and walked in. They saw Bayer alone, concentrating on the food in the food box. After the two looked at each other, Hanguli asked:

"Bail, what's so strange about this meal?"

It turned out that Bayer was so focused on observing the food box that she didn't even notice them coming back. When asked about it, she quickly lowered her voice and replied, "Someone has drugged it!"

She gestured as she spoke, telling the two of them in detail what she had just seen.

After hearing her narration, Hanguli frowned. After walking over and carefully looking at all the food, the corners of her mouth slightly raised.

“It’s really well-intentioned!”