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

The Qianqing Palace was silent and quiet. Kangxi was reading a musical score with Xixi still lying on his lap. At this time, Liang Jiugong tiptoed in.

"Is she in serious condition?"

She knew it was Shi Nanxi without asking. Liang Jiugong immediately relayed Elder Liu's diagnosis word for word.

After listening to it, Kangxi put down the music sheet, looked up and asked:

"Isn't Princess Shi in Chuxiu Palace right now?"

Liang Jiugong bowed and replied:

"After finishing her classes today, Grand Princess Shi went to Ningshou Palace. Madam Yang wanted to send someone to invite her, but Grand Princess Shi Er declined because she didn't want to worry Grand Princess Shi."

Kangxi pursed his lips and looked down at Xixi who was sleeping on his lap with squinting eyes. After a while, he spoke again:

"The sound of the zither can also calm people who are frightened."

There was no need to say anything more clearly afterwards, Liang Jiugong immediately followed up:

"There is a Yuyin Pavilion not far from Chuxiu Palace. The scenery is particularly beautiful. You can climb it to see the scenery of the West Six Palaces. The emperor is busy with government affairs every day, and I feel sorry for him. Why don't you go to Yuyin Pavilion to see the scenery of the West Six Palaces from afar, play the piano, and relax your mind?"

After a while, Kangxi's voice rang out in the quiet hall:

"Go down and make arrangements."

"Whoo."

Not long after, Shi Nanxi, who was in Chuxiu Palace, heard a melodious and peaceful piano sound, which made people unconsciously relax their tense emotions, soothe their inner worries and fears, and left only peace and tranquility.

Hongying listened and murmured:

"What a gentle piano sound."

Shi Nanxi had just finished taking the medicine and was now sitting on the bed with a slightly relaxed look on her face. To be honest, today's venomous snake incident was within her expectations.

But anything could happen at the scene. Although she was prepared, she was still frightened when the poisonous snake suddenly jumped out.

However, it was also because she deliberately faced the poisonous snake, otherwise it would be possible to diagnose from her pulse whether she was really frightened.

At this moment, listening to the faint sound of piano coming from outside, she closed her eyes slightly, and after a while, she suddenly lifted the quilt and stood up.

Hongying came back to her senses after hearing the noise:

"Second Princess, what are you doing?"

Shi Nanxi raised her index finger to her lips to signal silence, and Hongying stopped asking questions and took a cloak from the shelf and put it on Shi Nanxi. Then she took out the hip-length black hair of the second princess and left.

Shi Nanxi let Hongying do what she wanted. After she left, he gathered his cloak and walked gently to the window. Seeing this, Hongying carefully opened the window frame.

Now the faint sound of the piano could be heard more clearly. Shi Nanxi stood in place, looking outside Chuxiu Palace.

In the Yuyin Tower not far from Chuxiu Palace, Kangxi gently stroked the strings of a musical instrument. The melodious notes emanated from his fingertips and gradually spread to the surroundings, but his eyes were only looking in the direction of Chuxiu Palace.

Behind him, Liang Jiugong was holding "Xixi", and there was no one else.

"Who is playing the piano? It sounds so beautiful."

The little palace maid who passed by the Yuyin Pavilion couldn't help but stop. The master she supported was also immersed in the piano music at this moment, closing her eyes and listening quietly. After a while, she gently opened her eyes and said:

"This piece of music is like a stream flowing gently in the summer, or like snowflakes slowly falling in the winter, quiet and peaceful. The person playing it must be trying to comfort someone."

Although she just agreed, she had some achievements in playing the piano.

The little palace maid said subconsciously:

"Who are you comforting?"

"I don't know."

He shook his head slightly in agreement before closing his eyes again with an expression of enjoyment on his face.

At this time, Nanny Yang of Chuxiu Palace freed up her hands and asked someone to call Ah Zao out on an excuse, and then secretly locked her up in the woodshed in the back hall.

“Wuwuwu… Who… are you, why… have you locked me up, what… do you want to do!?”

At this moment, Azao was tied up in the woodshed, with his mouth blocked by a cloth, and his face was full of fear. There were also two tall and strong maids guarding him, and they kept silent about it.

At this time, the door was pushed open and Nanny Yang walked in. The two guarding maids retreated silently. A Zao saw that Nanny Yang looked excited.

Nanny Yang stepped forward and took out the cloth from Ah Zao's mouth. Ah Zao was finally able to speak:

"Madam Yang, did you have me arrested? What do you want to do? Why did you arrest Ah Zao? What did Ah Zao do wrong?"

"You know exactly where you went wrong."

Nanny Yang looked at Ah Zao sternly and did not answer. Instead, she asked:

"Tell me, why did you not dare to look me in the eye and showed a panicked expression when I looked at you in Shi Ergege's room today? Is Shi Ergege's matter related to you, or is it related to your master Suo Chuoluogege?"

"I didn't, I didn't, Madam Yang, you must have seen it wrong!"

Now it was Azao's expression that changed, and he looked panicked and didn't dare to look at her.

Seeing this, Nanny Yang suddenly became stern:

"A-Zhao, you have to think carefully before answering. Shi Ergege is of noble status. If something happens today, it will definitely alarm the Empress Dowager and Concubine Niu. If you don't want to be taken to the Ministry of Punishment and tortured, just tell the truth."

Upon hearing the three words "Ministry of Punishment", the tied-up A Zao trembled all over, and couldn't help showing a trace of fear in his eyes.

Seeing this, Madam Yang continued:

"Besides that, there are also your family members outside the palace. If you persist in your wrongdoings, your family members will also be implicated. At the very least, they will be exiled to Ningguta, at the worst..."

"I'll tell you! I'll tell you!" Ah Zao couldn't hold back any longer and confessed everything.

When Nanny Yang came out of the woodshed again, she was about to go to Shi Nanxi's house. Unexpectedly, when she reached the front hall, she heard the sound of a piano coming from outside Chuxiu Palace.

She couldn't help but stop and listen carefully. She first praised the other party's piano skills, and then she also heard the quiet and peaceful sound of the piano, which soothed the soul. She immediately thought of Shi Ergege who was frightened by the poisonous snake today. She just needed to comfort her...

No, Nanny Yang, who has been immersed in the palace for decades, suddenly sensed something was wrong. Is it such a coincidence?

Today, a snake-scarring incident occurred in Chuxiu Palace. Not long after, melodious piano music that soothed people's hearts was heard outside the palace.

Nanny Yang couldn't help but look towards the room where Princess Shi Er was. She looked thoughtful, but soon returned to normal.

If you want to survive in the palace, the more secrets you know, the faster you will die, and there are some things you have to pretend you don't know.

Calming her mind, she walked towards the house where Shi Nanxi was at her usual pace. As she approached, she saw Shi Nanxi closing her eyes and listening to the music by the window. She stopped and did not disturb her, but waited until the song ended before walking in.

"Princess Shi Er."

Shi Nanxi heard the noise and gently opened her eyes. Seeing that it was Nanny Yang, she raised her pale lips and asked Hongying to serve her tea.

"Mammy, why are you here? Sit down."

Nanny Yang thanked him and sat down. Then, she listened to the piano music outside the window again. She did not immediately tell him the purpose of her visit, but greeted him:

"How does Shi Ergege feel now?"

Shi Nanxi gently sat on the couch on the other side and said:

"Thank you for your concern, Madam. I am much better now."

She did not mention the piano music outside. The more you explain or cover up some things, the more likely they are to be missed. It is better not to say anything, and the other party probably won't mention it.

Sure enough, Nanny Yang looked relieved after hearing this, but she did not mention the piano music outside. Then she solemnly told him the results of her preliminary investigation.

"Gege Suochuoro has always been hostile to you. When you were unconscious, I accidentally discovered that her personal maid Ah Zao looked panicked, so I sent someone to quietly take her away. After the interrogation just now, I learned that Gege Suochuoro had been constipated for the past two days, and someone secretly took medicine containing sulfur."

At this point, she paused:

"Second Princess is a noble lady and may not know that among the common people, some people would light sulfur to smoke snakes out of their holes. Ah Zao happened to have heard of this when she was young at home. That's why she suddenly thought of this after you were almost attacked by a poisonous snake, and she subconsciously showed a look of panic."

Shi Nanxi's face turned pale when she heard about the poisonous snake, but fortunately it was much better than when she just woke up. After a while, she asked hesitantly:

"So what Mammy means is that what happened today was not an accident, but was man-made, and it was related to Princess Socho Luo?"

However, upon hearing this, Nanny Yang shook her head seriously:

"No, I think this incident of startling the snake has nothing to do with Socholuo Gege."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Shi Nanxi was surprised at first, then asked with a puzzled look.

Nanny Yang explained:

“Although according to the motive and physical evidence, all point to Socholuo Gege.

But on the one hand, constipation is a private matter, and it is normal for Socholuo Gege not to let others know that you take medicine in private. Secondly, when I looked at Socholuo Gege with a scrutinizing and suspicious look in your room, the other party was not guilty but angry, which did not seem like the reaction of someone who might be discovered for doing something bad.

Third, when Ah Zao was interrogated again, she said that some of Suochuo Gege's sulfur had been lost, but apart from that, she said that the day before she gave Suochuo Gege constipation medicine, she accidentally discovered something strange..."

"What's the matter?" Shi Nanxi picked up the teacup, lowered her head and took a sip, and asked casually.

Nanny Yang looked at Shi Nanxi and said:

"When Ah Zao came back to get the hand warmer on the orders of Socho Luo Gege that day, she unexpectedly saw Xiao Fen following you stealthily. She felt it was strange, but Socho Luo Gege had a bad temper, so she didn't dare to delay. She just glanced at it and didn't take it seriously. She only remembered it when I asked her.

According to my observation, Princess Li Jia has been smelling of medicine in recent days, but she did not call the imperial physician, so she must have taken the medicine privately. I have asked someone to go to the Imperial Hospital to investigate the medicine records to see if there is any sulfur in the medicine. "

"Madam, do you mean... to suspect Princess Li Jia?" Shi Nanxi put down the teacup in surprise:

"I don't have much interaction with Li Jia Gege, how could she?"

Nanny Yang didn't say anything in the series of explanations, just one sentence: "The competition among the concubines."

After that, the room fell silent. After a while, Madam Yang said:

"This is just a preliminary investigation. I will then carefully compare the records of the Imperial Hospital and look for physical evidence. After a thorough investigation, I will report to the Empress Dowager and Concubine Niu. I will first tell the Second Princess. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now."

"Mammy, take care."

After Nanny Yang left, Shi Nanxi raised the corners of her mouth slightly, lowered her eyes, slowly straightened her sleeves, and stood by the window again to listen to the music.