The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

Chongfeng immediately took the order and took charge of the matter.

"I leave the Princess to you, Doctor Lin. Please find a way to help her detoxify."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will do my best to treat the eldest princess." After agreeing, Doctor Lin went back to the Imperial Hospital to get some medicine, and then returned to serve the eldest princess.

Now no one knows what kind of poison the princess was infected with, so Doctor Lin doesn't dare to use medicine rashly. He can only help the princess bleed to stabilize the toxicity in her body.

Xie Ci'an had the memorial moved to Kunning Hall and handled government affairs there.

Gu Jianchu leaned against the imperial concubine's couch and watched the eunuchs from the Ministry of Internal Affairs reinstall the two pearls that Meng Yu had taken away, without feeling any sense of incongruity.

[Although I didn't help Xie Qingzhi accomplish what she asked, I did help her catch a scumbag who wanted her things, and another scumbag who wanted to use her for information, and I also saved her life. It's not too much to accept this pearl headdress.]

Xie Ci'an suppressed the smile on his face.

The queen is really a scheming little white rabbit.

Just as the eunuch from the Imperial Household Department left, Cheng Song came in from outside. He walked up to Xie Ci'an with a grim expression and said, "Your Majesty, there's news from Zhongfeng that two people have escaped from Zuiyi Tower. We've dispatched the entire city to search for them. They will not let them escape from the city. The rest of the captured people have been taken to the Imperial City Prison."

"A few of them tried to take poison while they were off guard, but fortunately, Chongfeng discovered them and stopped them in time. He also found poison hidden in the teeth of several others."

"In addition, Zhongfeng left people to search Zuiyilou."

[Gusu specially trains assassins to gather intelligence. After being caught, they will choose to commit suicide by taking poison.]

[There's a very hidden secret room in Zuiyi Tower. The poison given to the eldest princess is hidden inside. Not only the eldest princess, but also several ministers and princesses in the court were poisoned with the same poison. It's just that they went there less often, so the symptoms are mild. As long as they don't continue to take the poison, they will recover after a while. Xie Qingzhi is just unlucky. Going there so many times a month, there are still toxins in his body.]

If it weren't for the foolish Princess, it would have been difficult to spot them.

[Not only is there poison hidden in the secret room, but also the information they are passing on to the outside world.]

They hadn't expected the Emperor to target them, and they were caught so suddenly that they had no time to transfer the intelligence.

The few who escaped went to another secret base hidden in Kyoto and were already discussing how to destroy all the information below Zuiyi Building.

[I never expected their secret base to be a sweet shop in the west of the city. Who could possibly suspect that?]

If those things were destroyed, Xie Qingzhi would be doomed. I wonder what information they've obtained from those court officials.

No, such an important matter must be reminded to the emperor.

"These individuals are hiding poison in their teeth. They are definitely not good people. I think Zuiyi Tower must be searched thoroughly, especially to see if there are any secret rooms or anything like that."

"If there are important things in Zuiyi Building, those who escaped might come back again." Gu Jianchu tried his best not to attract Xie Ci'an's attention while giving corresponding suggestions.

"The Queen is right. Cheng Song, have your people search Zuiyilou thoroughly and don't miss any corner. Also search the entire city. These people may have other bases. Those who are taken to the Imperial City Bureau must have their mouths opened as soon as possible." Xie Ci'an clenched his fingers, his eyes fixed with coldness.

The Imperial City Bureau was indeed the elite force under the Emperor's command. They found the secret room downstairs of Zuiyi Building in just one afternoon and seized the poison in the eldest princess' body. Even the people who were imprisoned in the Imperial City Bureau had their statements pried open by others.

The dessert shop in the west of the city was taken down by the Five Cities Army.

When the news came that the secret room had been found, the emperor hurried back to Chuigong Palace.

As for the eldest princess, she was still poisoned and it was difficult to move her out, so she stayed in the side hall and was watched over by Doctor Lin.

The Emperor is busy with matters in Gusu and will definitely not come tonight.

Gu Jianchu leaned against the window and played with the oil lamp, "How's Xie Qingzhi doing?"

"This afternoon, Imperial Physician Lin bled the princess several times. She has regained consciousness, but she is very weak and her consciousness is still a little hazy. Imperial Physician Lin is already preparing an antidote, and I believe the poison will be removed soon."

"It's getting late, Madam, would you like to go to bed and rest?"

"Take a rest." I was really tired after eating melons all day.

Gu Jianchu let the maid help her go to bed to rest.

The next day, thinking of the head ornaments and jewelry given by the eldest princess, Gu Jianchu went to the side hall early to visit her.

After taking the antidote prescribed by Imperial Physician Lin, Xie Qingzhi felt much better. "Imperial Physician Lin, you've worked hard all night. There are palace servants taking care of us here. You should go back and rest first."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. However, there is still some poison in the princess' body that has not been eliminated. She needs to take the medicine I prescribed every day, and she should be less angry during this period." Doctor Lin reminded.

"I understand." Gu Jianchu waved his hand, and Doctor Lin retreated consciously.

Gu Jianchu walked around the screen and came to Xie Qingzhi's bedside. "What would you like to eat, elder sister? I'll ask the kitchen to make it and send it over to you."

"I have no appetite." Xie Qingzhi had already learned what had happened from Xia Zhi, and she became a little withdrawn for a while.

It would have been fine if she was just a prince consort, but now she knew two men at the same time, and both of them were trying to plot against her. Xie Qingzhi raised her hand and pushed the teacup by the window down, and it fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

Fortunately, Gu Jianchu was far away, otherwise the teacup would have hit the hem of Gu Jianchu's skirt.

Xia Zhi bowed to Gu Jianchu and said, "Princess, you are in a bad mood. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Gu Jianchu waved his hand, and Xia Zhi naturally stepped aside.

"I'm sure my eldest sister has heard it too. If you get angry again, the poison will remain in your body and it will be difficult to detoxify."

"I know that my eldest sister has lost her appetite after being deceived. For the sake of her health, she still needs to eat something. I will ask the kitchen to make you some red date porridge to nourish you."

"Also, elder sister, when you look at a man, you should pay more attention to his character and not just be attracted by his appearance." Gu Jianchu ignored Xie Qingzhi's hands which were gradually clenched in anger. After saying a few words, he turned around and left.

Xie Qingzhi sighed, slowly loosened his clenched fingers under his sleeves, "Gu Jianchu."

Xie Qingzhi had never shown any respect to her or the emperor, and this was the first time he called her by her name.

"Is there anything else, elder sister?" Gu Jianchu glanced lazily over Xie Qingzhi.

Xie Qingzhi was helped up by Xia Zhi and sat up. He hesitated for a long time before he stammered, "Thank you, Gu Jianchu, for what you did this time. Also, I was wrong about what I did before. I apologize to you."

Gu Jianchu looked at Xie Qingzhi in confusion, she even thought she had heard it wrong.

It was really surprising to hear Xie Qingzhi's apology.