The Legend of Zhen Huan: Rebirth of Ling Rong

"Jinxi, ask Xiao Yunzi to keep an eye on the maids in the small kitchen to see if they're behaving abnormally. The kitchen is the easiest place to poison someone."

"Remember, any slightest movement could harbor potential danger, so be careful. If you find anything suspicious, report it to me immediately without delay."

My sister said to Jinxi with a serious face.

Jinxi also knew the seriousness of the matter, so she turned around and went to find Xiao Yunzi.

"Xiao Yunzi, you must be careful about this matter and don't let anyone notice anything unusual."

"Yes, Auntie, I'll go check it out right away."

Xiao Yunzi is now the head eunuch of Suiyuxuan, and there is no place in Suiyuxuan that he cannot go.

So he quickly came to the door of the small kitchen, but faintly heard a snoring sound coming from inside.

Xiao Yunzi frowned, wondering who dared to sleep while on duty in broad daylight?

When I pushed open the door, I saw that it was indeed the little palace maid who was responsible for serving tea to the young lady. She was dozing off at the moment, and the water on the small stove was boiling.

Xiao Yunzi knew this palace maid. She was a new palace maid sent by the Ministry of Internal Affairs a while ago. Her name was Yan'er.

She is still young, about fourteen or fifteen years old. She is petite and cute, with two dimples when she smiles, like a little girl next door.

After observing for two days, Xiao Yunzi saw that Yan'er was careful, dexterous, and looked steady, so he decided to let Yan'er serve the young master tea on a daily basis.

Unexpectedly, the tea the young lady drank was tampered with. Xiao Yunzi felt very guilty. Could it be that he had really misjudged Yan'er?

The more Xiao Yunzi thought about it, the more guilty he felt, and he felt sorry for the young lady.

He must investigate carefully how those things got into the young lady's tea.

I saw Yan'er sitting by the small stove next to the kitchen stove, dozing off.

Little Yunzi was furious. He strode over and yelled, "How dare you, Yan'er, to be lazy and sleep in!"

Yan'er was awakened by the sudden sound and stood up in panic. She bowed her head and admitted her mistake and said, "Eunuch Yin, please spare my life. I know I was wrong. Please punish me."

Xiao Yunzi snorted and asked her, "Why don't you work hard and sleep here instead? Are you trying to be lazy?"

Yan'er said aggrievedly: "My Lord, I am just too tired and didn't sleep well last night, so..."

Xiao Yunzi interrupted her and said, "Stop talking nonsense! Look at the water! Can't you see it's almost boiled dry? The young lady is still waiting for a drink of water!"

Yan'er nodded quickly and ran to add more water.

Xiao Yunzi looked at Yan'er's busy figure, still feeling a little unconvinced. Could it be that Yan'er was really the one who poisoned her?

Little Yunzi tentatively asked Yan'er, "Are you used to staying in Suiyuxuan?"

Yan'er didn't expect that Xiao Yunzi would ask this.

But after thinking about it, he told the truth: "Eunuch Yin, this Suiyuxuan is great. The young lady treats people kindly and never punishes us servants easily. Yan'er never dreamed that she would be able to come to Suiyuxuan to serve the young lady."

Seeing Yan'er's sincere expression, Xiao Yunzi believed her words a little.

"That's good. If you serve the young master wholeheartedly, you will definitely get benefits. Our young master has the best temper." Xiao Yunzi said.

Inadvertently, Xiao Yunzi saw the scar on Yan'er's arm.

Xiao Yunzi asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with your arm?"

Yan'er was so frightened that her face turned pale. She stammered and quickly explained, "This... I accidentally fell down. It's nothing serious."

Xiao Yunzi glanced at him and said, "Is someone from Suiyuxuan bullying you?"

Yan'er shook her head repeatedly, indicating no.

Xiao Yunzi looked around again and felt that Yan'er was quite honest and would not lie deliberately, but her injuries were clearly caused by being beaten.

Forget it. In order to avoid alerting the enemy, he couldn't make it public for now and had to investigate secretly.

"Come on, give me the water. I'm going to the young lady's place. You didn't sleep well, so you should rest for a while."

Xiao Yunzi decided not to pursue the matter for the time being. After all, she had also climbed up from the bottom and knew the hardships and difficulties of the servants.

Xiao Yunzi brought the hot water over.

"My lady, this is the hot water that has just been boiled in the kitchen. I am watching over here, so no one can drug you."

"Liuzhu, bring it over here for me to see."

My sister took a look and found nothing unusual.

"Let me see!"

I took the hot water in the cup and smelled it, but there was a faint smell.

"Sister, smell it."

"It does have a smell, but I haven't noticed it before."

"My lady, this water is boiled and brought to you from the kitchen, and the servants put the tea leaves in it. The tea leaves don't pass through their hands, so it can only be a problem with the water."

Jin Xi spoke eloquently.

"Jinxi, bring some tea leaves and try them. Bring a few different kinds." I told Jinxi to get the tea leaves.

"Yes, I'll get it." Jin Xi turned around and left.

After a while, Jinxi brought four different kinds of tea: Rain-front Longjing, Biluochun, Pu'er, and Lu'an.

"These teas were given by the Queen. The Queen said that I am very tired now because I am pregnant with the dragon fetus, so she gave me a lot of them and told me to drink them often and not to feel sorry for them." My sister said word by word.

"Jinxi, try brewing all the tea leaves."

Jinxi then brewed all the tea leaves one by one.

After a while, I picked up the tea and smelled it again, but I could no longer smell the strange smell.

The tea given by the Empress Dowager, combined with water containing Aconitum carmichaelii, was indeed the right one.

"Baojuan, go to my room and get some Yuezhou cold tea!"

Baojuan immediately went to get it.

I made another cup, but it was different from the previous one. The water was the same, but the taste was still there.

"I originally thought she cared for me so much out of love for her concubines, but I never imagined... the Empress isn't as graceful as she appears."

"Don't be sad, sister. The Queen Mother has no relationship with us. Seeing that we are so favored by the Emperor, she will naturally find a way." I comforted my sister.

"We can't let anyone find out about the tea leaves yet. Xiao Yunzi, you keep an eye on that palace maid. It would be best if you could catch her red-handed."

"Yes, I will keep an eye on it and get evidence. Please rest assured, my lord." Xiao Yunzi guaranteed.

"You can't drink this tea safely now, but it doesn't matter, sister. Come to my place these few days to drink it. The tea I have is carefully selected, absolutely safe and reliable, and there's always enough!"

I made jokes at the right time to liven up the tense atmosphere.

"From now on, I will go to your place every day and drink up all the good tea in your collection, and see if you feel bad about it. You will be the one scolding me behind my back." My sister also joked.

"How could that be? If sister likes it, I will let her choose the East Palace there, and I won't blink an eye."

Everyone laughed after hearing this.