Since they are all worn by the Qing Dynasty, you might as well be bold and choose Kangxi!

"what happened?"

Seeing this, Qiao Hui from Yikun Palace quickly grabbed a passing maid and asked in a deep voice with a frown on her face. The maid was terrified at the moment:

"Poisonous snake! It's a poisonous snake! A poisonous snake ran out from behind the bamboo forest. It was as thick as a thumb, and its long tongue almost bit Shi Ergege's leg. It's so scary, so scary!"

"How's Shi Ergege doing?"

Qiaohui was shocked, because Shi Ergege was the person the empress wanted to summon.

Upon hearing this, the little palace maid subconsciously said:

"Princess Shi Er? Princess Shi Er was lucky. She was playing with a bamboo pole at the time. When she saw the snake, she subconsciously blocked it. Another eunuch ignored his own safety and caught the snake and killed it on the spot, but Princess Shi Er was still frightened and fainted!"

The more I thought about it, the more scared I became. You have to know that except for the young eunuchs, most of the people in Chuxiu Palace are palace maids and concubines, and women are basically afraid of soft-bodied animals like snakes.

Moreover, it was a poisonous snake. If you were bitten by it, you would die on the spot. Although the snake had been killed, who knew if there would be a second or third one, so everyone was in a panic.

Qiaohui breathed a sigh of relief at first, but frowned the next moment.

According to what the palace maid said, although Princess Shi was not bitten by the poisonous snake, she was frightened unconscious, which would make it impossible to fulfill the Empress's instructions!

At this time, the palace maid who was being questioned calmed down a little. She then noticed that Qiaohui was dressed in an unusual way. She guessed that the other party must be an extraordinary person. Her attitude suddenly became cautious and she tried to ask:

"Auntie, who are you?"

Qiao Hui came back to her senses, with a reserved smile on her face:

"I am Qiaohui, the head maidservant of Concubine Yi of Yikun Palace. I am here under the order of Concubine Yi to summon Princess Shi Er to the Yikun Palace for an audience. It seems that this time it is unfortunate."

When she heard that the other party was the head maid of Concubine Yi, the little maid was even more terrified:

"It turns out to be Aunt Qiaohui. I am sorry for the insolence, but since you are here on the orders of the Empress, do you want me to inform Aunt Yang?"

Qiao Hui looked at the chaotic Chuxiu Palace and thought for a moment:

"Forget it. Chuxiu Palace is in such a mess right now. Nanny Yang must be very busy. Besides, Second Princess Shi is unconscious and cannot go to see the queen. Let's wait for next time. I'll go back to the queen first."

"Yes, yes, yes." The little palace maid hurriedly and respectfully sent Qiaohui away.

At the same time, the house originally belonging to the Heather Creek sisters would be packed with people.

Madam Yang looked at Shi Nanxi, who was lying unconscious on the bed with her eyes closed. Her brows were furrowed and her face looked extremely ugly.

"Didn't you call the imperial physician? Why hasn't he come yet?"

Aunt Zhang beside her also looked unhappy at the moment:

"We sent someone to invite them right away. They should be here soon. What on earth is going on? How could a poisonous snake appear out of nowhere?"

They are the managers of Chuxiu Palace. If anything happens to a concubine, they will be responsible, especially when the person in trouble is Shi Nanxi.

Upon hearing this, Madam Yang pursed her lips tightly and did not answer. Instead, she turned her gaze to the concubines standing in the room and scanned them one by one with sharp eyes.

Finally, he paused at Suocho Luo Jiahui, who had always been at odds with the two sisters of the Shi family and particularly liked to target Shi Nanxi. If what happened today was not an accident, then the other party was most likely the one who did it.

Socho Luo Jiahui was originally gloating, but suddenly she met Nanny Yang's scrutinizing and suspicious eyes, and the smile on her face froze.

What does this old lady mean? Is she suspecting that it was she who caused Heather Creek to be almost bitten by a snake?

Thinking of this, she almost jumped up. How could it be possible? She couldn't think of using something as disgusting as a snake to harm people.

Li Jiamingxiu, who was beside her, clutched the handkerchief tightly. How could it be possible? Why didn't Shi Nanxi die from the snake bite but was saved instead?

That was a poisonous snake. Even if there were people around, how could it react so quickly to a sudden attack? At this time, he felt Nanny Yang's gaze towards Socho Luo Jiahui.

She took a deep breath and calmed herself down. Don't be anxious. Don't be anxious. Who would have thought that the poisonous snake was lured out by someone?

And even if it turned out not to be an accident, she would have already found a scapegoat.

Thinking of this, she glanced at Socho Luo Jiahui who was furious beside her, and the hand that was holding the handkerchief relaxed again, and she returned to her previous calmness.

Then he asked Suochu Luo Jiahui in a low voice:

"Cousin, what's wrong with you?"

Suochao Luo Jiahui needed someone to talk to at this moment, so she lowered her voice and shouted:

"What was that look in Madam Yang's eyes just now? Could it be that she suspected that I was the one who caused Shi Nanxi to encounter the poisonous snake? Even if I wanted to do it, I wouldn't have thought of using a poisonous snake!"

Li Jiaming's eyes twinkled slightly.

But he comforted her:

"The innocent are innocent. Even if you have doubts, Madam Yang should produce evidence. And maybe it's just like what my cousin said before, that Princess Shi Er was not blessed enough, so she had the misfortune to encounter a poisonous snake."

"That's right, don't try to accuse me." Socho Luo Jiahui snorted coldly.

However, when the two were talking, they didn't notice Ah Zao behind them. She deliberately lowered her head in panic when Nanny Yang looked at her.

This guilty reaction made Matron Yang suspicious, but the safety of Princess Shi Er was the most important thing at this moment. She narrowed her eyes, suppressed her doubts, and decided to have someone secretly capture Ah Zao for interrogation later.

On the other side, Liang Jiugong had just arranged a meeting between the emperor and Shi Ergege, but before he could report to the emperor, he received bad news.

"What did you say? Princess Shi Er is unconscious. What happened?"

Liang Jiugong was shocked. Nothing must happen to Shi Ergege. Only he, who served closely, could sense that the emperor treated Shi Ergege differently.

The young eunuch quickly reported the poisonous snake incident that Xiao Ruzi had urgently reported. Because he had a good impression of Shi Nanxi, he specifically mentioned the other party's attitude towards the emperor's reward of gold leaves and the preparations for a return gift.

After hearing this, Liang Jiugong immediately patted his chest with a look of fear on his face.

Fortunately, Xiao Ruzi was present at the time and rescued Shi Ergege in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous. Later, she heard that Shi Ergege wanted to return the emperor's gift. Her first reaction was that the emperor liked Shi Ergege's calligraphy so much, and he must be happy to know that.

But now, Princess Shi Er... His face became serious. As the eunuch chief of the entire palace, he had seen countless harem struggles and immediately realized that this matter was unusual.

He immediately narrowed his eyes, waved his hand to let the eunuch leave, turned and walked into the hall. Just as he reached the door, he heard voices coming from inside.

The emperor summoned the military ministers to discuss state affairs.

Recently the court has been busy with the affairs of Khalkha's submission. The initial plan has been finalized, and the envoys from Mongolia will be arriving soon. In addition, the emperor's 38th birthday will be coming at the end of the month, so preparations need to be made in advance. The emperor is very busy.

He looked a little hesitant. After all, Princess Shi Er was not in danger of her life, and the imperial physician had already been called. The emperor was busy with state affairs, so should he disturb her?

Just as Kangxi had listened to Zhang Yanyu's report on the progress of Khalkha's submission, Prince Zhuang came forward to report on the preparations for his birthday at the end of the month.

When he picked up the teacup and was about to drink some tea to moisten his throat, he suddenly noticed Liang Jiugong's hesitant look at the door, and he narrowed his eyes slightly.

Liang Jiugong, this old guy, he must know that he would never show such an expression unless it was a big deal. Thinking of what happened before he left, he pursed his lips and suddenly said:

"That's it for today. You guys go down and discuss it in detail."

"It's the Emperor."

Several military ministers responded and withdrew one by one. Seeing this, Liang Jiugong hurried in.

"Tell me, what happened?" Kangxi asked calmly, holding the teacup.

Upon hearing this, Liang Jiugong quickly reported Shi Ergege's coma, including the fact that she had said she wanted to give the emperor a calligraphy before she left.

Kangxi's hand holding the tea suddenly tightened, and his phoenix eyes glanced at Liang Jiugong.

"How is she doing now?"

After saying this, he put down the teacup heavily without waiting for Liang Jiugong to answer, stood up and strode towards the door. Liang Jiugong was shocked when he saw this scene.

"Your Majesty, you..."

Before he could finish, Kangxi stopped himself. With his status, it was impossible for him to go to Chuxiu Palace to visit Shi Nanxi at this time. If he really went there, he would put Shi Nanxi in controversy.

What if she wasn't a concubine but... He immediately stopped thinking about it, and tightened his jade ring on his finger, and ordered in a deep voice: "Call Elder Liu over."

After saying this, he put his hands behind his back, his tone unchanged, but his words were filled with murderous intent: "Investigate!"

"Yes." Liang Jiugong nodded heavily.