They are all concubines, so of course they choose the future emperor.

As the whistle sounded, Jiang Wanyue, who was resting with her eyes closed, immediately opened her eyes with a gloomy look in her eyes.

"Something happened over there, Xu'er!"

She sat up, put on her shoes, and walked out quickly, giving instructions one after another.

"Close all entrances to Fenglai Palace, notify the imperial guards to guard the gates, and have someone pass a message to the emperor..."

As her orders were passed down, everyone in Fenglai Palace, both openly and secretly, began to move.

Soon, the main door and back door of Fenglai Palace were closed tightly. Not far away, the imperial guards who received the message rushed over here quickly.

Jiang Wanyue had just walked down the stairs and was about to go to the small kitchen at the back when she saw Xu'er running towards her.

There were seven or eight people in front and behind him, except for the wet nurse, the rest were internal guards.

Jiang Wanyue breathed a sigh of relief and let go of her worries.

"Xu'er!"

"mother!"

Li Chengxu screamed and threw himself into her arms.

Jiang Wanyue stroked the top of his head: "Are you okay? Are you scared?"

Li Chengxu shook his head, his eyes particularly bright.

"Xu'er is fine, Qian Qi has been following Xu'er!"

Jiang Wanyue glanced at Qian Qi and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Of course she had met Qian Qi.

Li Ce arranged several internal guards for Xu'er, and Qian Qi was the leader of these people. However, Jiang Wanyue had only seen Qian Qi, and she had never seen or asked about the others.

Qian Qi bowed hastily.

"Empress, the assassin should still be in the kitchenette."

Jiang Wanyue nodded.

"I have ordered people to guard all the doors. The imperial guards should be here soon. By the way, how did you find the assassin?"

Qian Qi didn't reply and looked at the wet nurse.

Jiang Wanyue was a little surprised and followed the direction.

"Did the nanny find out?"

The nurse held the young master's hand tightly, with a look of surprise and fear on her face.

When she heard the Queen's question, she quickly let go of her hand and bowed.

"To answer your Majesty, just now Your Highness was waiting for dinner outside the small kitchen. The maid brought some noodles, but they were too hot. When I blew on them, I found that she was wiping the corner of her clothes with her hands, very hard, and even picking at her nails..."

The wet nurse told him what she had seen and her guesses.

Jiang Wanyue listened carefully and praised him.

"Well done. You have made a great contribution this time. You will go to Xing'er to claim your reward later. Now, you will accompany His Highness back to the main hall."

The nurse nodded and held the young master's hand again.

Jiang Wanyue turned around and gave Qian Qi and the others a few more instructions, then continued walking towards the small kitchen.

At this time, the imperial guards arrived and rushed to the small kitchen almost at the same time as her. Soon, they pushed all the palace servants in the small kitchen to the ground.

Unfortunately, when the elegant palace maid was found, she had already died with blood gushing out of all her orifices.

Jiang Wanyue looked at her body and smiled coldly.

"Do you think there's no way to check if I'm dead?"

She waved her hand and called the kitchen manager over.

The steward was shaking his legs, thinking that he was doomed this time. He had actually allowed an assassin to sneak in and almost hurt His Highness.

He fell to his knees with a plop.

"My Queen, I am guilty."

Jiang Wanyue did not shout, but looked at the eunuch and spoke in a deep voice.

"You failed to discipline your subordinates and caused such a big mistake. You don't have to be the kitchen manager anymore. Go back to where you came from!"

The steward bowed his head and wiped his eyes.

"Thank you for your mercy, Madam. I will pack my things now."

Jiang Wanyue waved her hand and said, "Don't rush. Before you leave, find out the identity of that palace maid and find out who is behind her."

The manager was stunned for a moment, then raised his head with joy.

"Yes!"

He was excited, knowing that the queen was giving him a chance to redeem himself and make meritorious contributions.

As for how to investigate, he had been a manager in Fenglai Palace for several years and had received training. He knew where to start without Jiang Wanyue's specific instructions.

Just because a person dies doesn't mean that everything in her past disappears.

Her name, background, where she came from, her good friends, former acquaintances, daily habits, etc., can all provide clues.

Soon, the steward learned from the palace maid's roommate that she had been in a bad mood and couldn't sleep at night.

After further questioning, the steward brought his men and found a loose blue brick under the maid's bed.

After moving the green bricks, a small pottery jar was revealed inside, which contained several silver ingots, two exquisite pure gold jewelry, an old red hair rope, and a small paper bag.

There is still some powder left in the paper bag.

By the time Li Ce arrived, Jiang Wanyue had almost figured out the background and origin of the palace maid.

As soon as Li Ce arrived, the kitchen manager started over again from the beginning.

"In other words, someone bribed this maid, gave her a packet of poison, and asked her to hide it in her fingernails and find an opportunity to put it in Xu'er's food?"

Li Ce frowned and looked extremely ugly.

"How dare you be so cruel to attack Xu'er! I will kill all his clans!"

Seeing that his chest was heaving with anger, Jiang Wanyue held his hand tightly.

"Luckily Xu'er is fine. The nurse discovered it in time. This time, it was also my negligence. I didn't expect such a thief to sneak into Fenglai Palace."

Jiang Wanyue took a deep breath, her eyes were red with some residual fear.

"However, when I think about the fact that there are people in this palace who hate me and Xu'er so much, I am really terrified. I have done my best to the concubines, maids and eunuchs. How could there be someone so cruel and crazy as to want to kill my son? Xu'er is just a child!"

As she spoke, she became more and more emotional, and in the end she couldn't help but cover her face and cry.

Li Ce felt so distressed that he pulled her into his arms and comforted her softly.

I will never let this happen again."

Jiang Wanyue fell into his arms, trembling all over.

"But I'm still so scared... I originally thought that this palace was my and Xu'er's home. No matter what happened outside, this home would always be safe. But now... they can plan it once, and maybe there will be a second or third time in the future... Are I and Xu'er going to live in this fear forever?"

Her voice was like thorns, piercing Li Ce's heart.

Jiang Wanyue had always been gentle, generous, calm and strong in front of him, and occasionally a little playful, but this was the first time she broke down and cried like this.

Li Ce felt heartbroken for Jiang Wanyue like this.

Naturally, I hated the person who poisoned Xu'er to the core.

"Don't worry, Wan'er, I'm here to protect you and Xu'er."

He patted Jiang Wanyue's back, his voice low and firm.

"I swear."