The emperor just doesn't treat everyone equally, and it's none of my business!

Just as Gu Shijin expected, something went wrong at the palace banquet.

When the banquet was almost over, the envoys from the Yu Kingdom and the Guquan Kingdom were suddenly poisoned.

The degree of poisoning among these people varied, some only had diarrhea, while others fainted directly. The palace banquet was in chaos, the emperor was furious, he blocked the palace gates, and ordered the Embroidered Uniform Guards to conduct a thorough investigation.

"My lady, my lady." Xiao Linzi was sweating profusely as he ran, with an anxious look on his face. "My lady, something has happened."

"What's wrong?" Gu Shijin was quite calm. She felt that this palace banquet could not be peaceful. "Xingyue, pour some water for Xiao Linzi. Don't be anxious. Talk slowly."

Xiao Linzi took the water that Xingyue handed over and drank it. He said, "My lady, the envoys from the Jade Kingdom and the Ancient Spring Kingdom were poisoned at the banquet."

"Ah?" Gu Shijin felt strange. "Are the envoys from only these two countries poisoned?"

Although Xiao Linzi thought that Gu Shijin's question was strange, he still said affirmatively: "Yes, my lady, only people from these two countries were poisoned."

Gu Shijin: "Is it serious?"

"I don't know. I just heard that some people have diarrhea and some are in a coma. It should be quite serious." Xiao Linzi said uncertainly. He couldn't enter Ning'an Palace, so he could only ask around outside.

"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Gu Shijin said.

Xiao Linzi smiled and said, "My lord, it's not hard for me."

It seems that Lu Junze has reached some deal with the people of these two countries. Gu Shijin doesn't believe it. Lu Junze already knows that someone is going to cause trouble at the palace banquet, so how could something go wrong at the palace banquet?

We can only say that Lu Junze did this on purpose, otherwise the targets of the poisoning would not be so precise, just those two countries.

The relationship between Yu Kingdom and Guquan Kingdom and Daxia is much better than that between the Barbarians and Yunfeng Kingdom and Daxia. Although Guquan Kingdom always brings some rare things to show off every time it comes, this country actually has no ill intentions and has more trade exchanges with Daxia than Yunfeng Kingdom.

"So everyone who came to the palace banquet today is stuck in the palace and can't go out?" Gu Shijin asked uncertainly.

You know, there are quite a few people attending the palace banquet today, and they are all officials of the fifth rank and above. If they all stay in the palace, it might cause problems.

"No, young lady." Xiao Linzi shook his head, "It seems that they can only leave after they have been inspected. However, it seems that the envoys from various countries are staying in the palace tonight."

Gu Shijin nodded thoughtfully and said, "I see. It's getting late. Let's lock the palace gates."

With such a big incident happening today, it is impossible for Lu Junze to come to Chenhua Palace in the evening.

"Yes, my lord."

But Gu Shijin really didn't expect that Lu Junze didn't come, but still sent someone to tell her not to worry, that everything in the previous dynasty was under his control, and asked her to rest assured.

……

In Chengqian Palace, Lu Junze was looking at the secret report on the table while waiting for news.

The poisoning of the envoys from Yu Kingdom and Guquan Kingdom was indeed a deal between Lu Junze and them in order to catch the person behind the scenes. However, in order to make the person behind the scenes believe that his plan was successful, the envoys from these two countries were really poisoned, but the poison was not serious.

"Your Majesty, the envoy from Gu Fuzhen has arrived." Su Deyuan reported.

"Let him in."

"Yes."

Gu Chengfeng came in, bowed and greeted, then said, "Your Majesty, all the ministers have gone back."

"Very good, I didn't alert the enemy, did I?"

"No."

Lu Junze nodded and said, “Go ahead and prepare to arrest someone.”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

That night, several officials in the capital were arrested, including a second-rank official who was the minister of a certain ministry.

"Your Majesty, the wise king is too cautious. On the surface, these people have nothing to do with him." Tian Lin frowned.

On the surface, the arrest was carried out by the Embroidered Uniform Guards, but secretly, Tian Lin was in control of the overall situation.

I originally thought that I could catch the Immortal King's handle this time, but I didn't expect that this man was so cruel. As soon as the incident happened, he immediately killed all the people related to it.

Now they have no evidence and cannot arrest anyone.

"Where is the concubine?" Lu Junze asked.

There is one thing that has always puzzled Lu Junze. The Queen Mother seems to have never known the virtuous king's plan behind the scenes, and has always thought that the virtuous king is a good minister, but Lu Junze feels that this is not the case.

However, Lu Junze searched for a long time and did not find anything suspicious.

Tianlin shook his head. "The secret guards who were monitoring the Concubine said that the virtuous king and the Concubine had not met each other all day."

Lu Junze suddenly sneered and said, “It’s suspicious if you haven’t met.”

"emperor?"

"The virtuous prince is a very filial and respectful person to his mother. Now he has entered the palace but did not go to see the dowager concubine. Isn't that suspicious?" Lu Junze said coldly.

Sometimes, the more you avoid suspicion, the less trustworthy you are.

"Keep an eye on Toffee."

After saying that, Lu Junze's eyes flashed, and he said, "Also, keep an eye on Concubine Wen."

After entering the palace, Concubine Wen had a low presence and did not cause any trouble, so Lu Junze almost forgot about this person.

The next morning, the Imperial Physician reported that the poison in the envoys of the two countries had been cured.

The ministers of the Great Xia Dynasty all breathed a sigh of relief. Although Great Xia was a powerful country, no one liked war, and these ministers were no exception.

Now that Daxia is peaceful and prosperous, these ministers can relax a lot more.

Of course Gu Shijin also received the news. Although she knew that these people were arranged by Lu Junze, she was still relieved when she heard that these people were really fine.

Then she learned that several ministers had been arrested. Gu Shijin recalled these ministers and found that none of them had any relationship with the concubines in the harem.

"I don't know if it's hidden so deeply or if it really doesn't matter." Gu Shijin muttered to himself.

In this incident, not only were several ministers from the previous dynasty arrested, but some people in the harem were also punished.

That is Queen Shangguan Yan.

This palace banquet was fully under the charge of Queen Shangguan Yan. First, problems arose at the palace banquet she was in charge of, which also led to the poisoning of envoys from two countries. Of course, the Queen had to take responsibility.

Lu Junze issued an order to confine Shangguan Yan, and the affairs of the six palaces were temporarily handed over to the empress dowager, with Concubine Lan assisting.

Originally, it was not Concubine Lan's turn to assist, but the Imperial Concubine and the Virtuous Concubine did not care, and the De Concubine was also under house arrest by the Emperor. In the end, only Concubine Lan and Concubine Rong were left to do the job.

Concubine Rong had to take care of the eldest prince, so she took the initiative to decline the offer.

Gu Shijin smiled. Lu Junze's harem was quite interesting. Except for Concubine Lan, none of his high-ranking concubines seemed to like to compete for positions.

I don’t know if it’s really his nature or if he’s just putting on a good show.

This time, Shangguan Yan was completely caught in an unprovoked disaster. She had never thought of causing trouble at this palace banquet, but she did not expect that someone else would come to the palace banquet she was in charge of to cause trouble!

"Yunzhi, go check. I want to find out who is trying to make things difficult for me." Shangguan Yan said angrily.

Yunzhi hesitated for a moment, took out a letter and handed it to Shangguan Yan, saying, "Madam, this was sent to the palace by the Prime Minister."

Shangguan Yan took the letter and his hands shook with anger after reading it.