Story of Yanxi Palace: Fu Ying's banner will never fall

Yonglian keenly caught the disappointment on his mother's face and felt very distressed.

He hurriedly comforted her, "Don't worry, Madam. This is not your fault. It was all because of my negligence that I accidentally exposed my preference, which gave others an opportunity to take advantage of it."

The queen looked at Yonglian, who was only eight years old but already so smart and sensible, her eyes filled with love and satisfaction, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly.

She said softly, "Yonglian, you are so clever and smart. How can I not worry about you? I am afraid that you are too smart and will be easily hurt. In the future, you should pay more attention to your own feelings so that you will not be hurt by others."

"Don't worry, mother. I am fine and not hurt. I understand that from now on, I will never easily show my likes and dislikes in front of others." Yonglian responded in a firm tone.

When Wei Yingluo heard Yonglian's words, she couldn't help but think that Yonglian was really the most suitable person to be the emperor. Not only was he quick to understand things, but he was also extremely talented and intelligent.

Just then, Zhang Jianyi, who had gone out to get tea, came back, holding the teapot in his hand and carefully presented it to him.

Zhang Jianyi reported respectfully, "Your Majesty, the can on the left is the tea that the Second Prince has not used up yet, and the can on the right is the one that was delivered to the Prince by the Imperial Tea and Food Office this morning."

"Yingluo, come and take a quick look!" The Queen's face was filled with anxiety.

Wei Yingluo hurried forward, took out a few leaves of tea from the jar on the right, put them in the palm of her hand, examined them carefully, and identified them meticulously.

Her brows were slightly furrowed, and her eyes were focused and sharp, as if she wanted to see through the secrets hidden in those small leaves.

After a while, Wei Yingluo's expression gradually relaxed, and the stone in her heart finally fell to the ground.

"Your Majesty, there is indeed something wrong with the jar of tea on the right." Wei Yingluo handed the tea in her hand to the Queen, with a determined light in her eyes.

She said softly, with great certainty in her tone, "The almost imperceptible powder on the leaves is Tripterygium wilfordii. Although it is colorless and odorless, it will stick to the tea leaves. As long as you touch it carefully, you can feel the subtle difference between the two. However, if the father-in-law just used tweezers to pick up the tea leaves to make tea for the prince, I am afraid it would be difficult to perceive this subtle difference."

The queen took the tea leaves and examined them carefully. Under the light of the candlestick, she could see the tiny amount of powder on them. She couldn't help but feel fear and worry.

She asked in a trembling voice, as if she still didn't want to believe it: "Yingluo, did someone add some poison to the tea?"

The Queen felt terrified when she thought that if Wei Yingluo hadn't reminded her in time, Yonglian might have drunk the poisoned tea today or even tomorrow at the latest.

"To answer the Queen, it is true. This is a highly poisonous substance called Thunder God Vine. It is colorless and tasteless. Once added to the Second Prince's tea, it can be unnoticed by anyone..."

Wei Yingluo's voice was low and powerful, revealing her anger towards the mastermind behind the incident.

"The person behind this is so vicious! He is so deliberate and aggressive, and he plans every step carefully!"

Even the usually gentle and docile Queen Mother couldn't help but get angry at this moment and slammed the table hard with her hand.

Upon seeing this, Wei Yingluo and Yong Lian hurried forward to comfort the Queen and carefully check if she was injured.

"Empress Madam, please don't be angry. This is not your fault. Those people are too arrogant. Please rest assured, Empress Madam, I will be extra careful in the future." Yong Lian said to the Empress with concern.

"Yes, your Majesty, it is important to take care of yourself and don't hurt yourself because of anger." Eunuch Zhang at the side also hurriedly advised.

"Empress, the Second Prince is blessed with great fortune, so he will be safe. The most important thing right now is to find out who is behind the murder of the prince." Wei Yingluo hurriedly reminded the Queen.

"That's right, we must thoroughly investigate this matter! But we have to find the real culprit without alerting the enemy. Yingluo, do you have any ideas for this?"

The Queen Mother was still furious. This was the first time in her life that she wanted to severely punish the concubines in the palace.

Apparently, she was too lenient and kind in the past.

She always missed her sisters in the palace, because since they left their hometowns and separated from their parents and relatives, most concubines had to spend long and lonely times alone.

So he took great care of them. However, in the eyes of these concubines, these actions may seem a little too weak and incompetent!

At this moment, Er Qing, who was waiting outside the hall, heard the noise coming from inside the hall and was frightened to the point of trembling all over, but then she couldn't help but smile smugly.

She thought to herself: Wei Yingluo must have behaved inappropriately and angered the Queen. Now it seems that Wei Yingluo will be sent back to the embroidery workshop soon.

Mingyu, who was standing by, heard the noise inside and asked Erqing worriedly, "Erqing, what's wrong with the queen? Do you want us to go in and try to mediate?"

Seeing this, Er Qing quickly put away the smile on her face and pretended to be worried about Wei Yingluo.

"The queen is very angry right now. If we go in to persuade her now, she might get even angrier. Let Yingluo comfort her herself. After all, the queen loves to hear her witty words the most."

"But... in my opinion, it was Yingluo who made Her Majesty so angry. If we don't help her, I'm afraid she will get into even greater trouble."

Mingyu was extremely worried about Wei Yingluo's situation. After all, she had never seen the Queen lose her temper so badly.

"Mingyu, don't worry. The Queen has always been kind and tolerant. Yingluo will be fine. We must not cause her any more trouble!" Er Qing was unwilling to let Mingyu enter the palace to persuade her from beginning to end.

However, at this moment, the Queen's reprimanding voice came intermittently from a distance.

Mingyu finally couldn't hold back her worries: "No, I have to go in and take a look!"

"Hey..." Seeing this, Er Qing quickly pretended to reach out to pull Mingyu, but in fact she didn't use much strength.

He thought to himself, "Since you are so anxious to get in, I might as well let you in. Who knows, I might punish you too."

As expected, Mingyu walked quickly into the bedroom and stood by the door frame and asked, "Empress, what happened? Do you need me to come in and serve you? Wei Yingluo has just arrived, and there are many things that are not considered. Please don't worry about it."

The Queen knew Mingyu was worried, but she was still angry, so although her tone was cold, she tried her best to remain gentle and responded: "No need, Mingyu, you stay outside the door, I'm fine."

Mingyu looked at the Queen's strange expression and glanced at Yingluo worriedly.

Wei Yingluo nodded slightly to Mingyu and comforted her. Mingyu was slightly relieved and left the bedroom.

Er Qing felt even more proud when she saw Mingyu coming back dejectedly to guard the place.