I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

Today's events left Lan Zhi with lingering fear. After escorting Yu Jie to Shuxiang Palace, she didn't forget to remind her...

"Don't tell the Emperor about Zhu Zi's father yet."

"why?"

Yu Jie was a little excited.

"Didn't you tell me during the day to have my father investigate this matter? Why are you stopping me from speaking about it now?"

"The Empress Dowager's birthday is in two days. At that time, envoys from various countries will come to the palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager. Don't let this distract the Emperor. It's not too late to talk about it after the Empress Dowager's birthday."

After thinking for a moment, Yu Jie nodded.

“You’re right. Then I’ll talk to Father about this after Grandmother’s birthday. I’ll make sure he investigates thoroughly to find out who hid these people.”

The innocent Yu Jie was naturally unaware of the intrigues and power struggles within and outside the palace, and Lan Zhi also didn't understand why Mo Ning didn't want the Emperor to know about this matter.

However, she believed that he must have had his reasons for asking her to do this!

"Well, then I'll go back first."

"and many more……"

Yu Jie called out to her, her face flushed, and said:

"That guy surnamed Yuan is really good at kung fu. Could you put in a good word for me and ask him to teach me kung fu?"

what?

Lan Zhi smiled.

“I can’t decide this, but I can talk to him for you. I don’t know if he’ll agree.”

“You think he’ll definitely agree? Otherwise, you can have your husband say it for me. He seems to listen to your husband a lot.”

That's true. Yuan Tianxiong always called Mo Ning "Young Master" and always listened to Mo Ning's words.

She couldn't figure out what the relationship between Mo Ning and Yuan Tianxiong was. They were like brothers, but also like master and servant.

On the way back to Changshou Palace, Xiaoxin whispered a reminder,

“Master, the one carrying the lantern in front is Ling’er, the Empress’s maid.”

Ling'er?

It's like her wish came true. She was just thinking about how to get to Ling'er, and here she is.

She quickly followed in the direction Ling'er had left, and saw her turn into an alley and then go through a door.

She peered through the doorway and overheard Ling'er saying to another person:

"The Emperor doesn't seem to be taking this medicine much these past few days, what should we do?"

A slightly hoarse voice came from behind.

"Just do your job well, don't worry about anything else, and don't ask any questions. Here, keep your mouth shut."

"Yes."

After taking something from the man in black, Ling'er picked up the lantern and turned to leave.

Lan Zhi quietly followed behind her until she passed through another alley, at which point Lan Zhi appeared in front of her.

"what!"

In the pitch-black night, Ling'er was so startled by the sudden appearance of Lan Zhi that she almost jumped up.

She pounded her chest as she angrily rebuked:

"Who are you? Trying to scare someone to death in the middle of the night?"

Lan Zhi crossed her arms and walked towards her, questioning her as she went.

"You're so scared, have you done something wrong?"

Ling'er immediately stiffened her neck and looked at her.

"Don't talk nonsense. Let me tell you, I'm someone from the Empress's side. Which palace are you from?"

Lan Zhi's lips curled slightly, then she suddenly rushed in front of her, grabbed her neck with one hand, and asked in a cold voice:

"It is true that you are a person close to the Empress, but you betrayed her and poisoned the Emperor. Do you know that this is a capital offense that will result in the extermination of your entire family?"

Ling'er's face turned ashen in an instant.

She stared at Lan Zhi with puzzled eyes, then looked at her in horror.

"You...what are you talking about?"

"Hmph! You know better than anyone whether I'm lying or not. Tell me, who was the person you just met? If you don't tell the truth, I'll kill you right now."

"Ah! Help..."

Just as Ling'er was about to shout, Lan Zhi covered her mouth with her other hand.

"If you dare to shout again, I'll break your neck."

Her tone was sharp, and Ling'er trembled with fear, naturally daring not to make any further moves.

Although she was terrified, she knew in her heart that if she dared to admit to poisoning the emperor, she would only die, so she might as well deny it to the death.

Thinking of this, she shook her head vigorously.

"I just came here to deliver something. How could I have met with anyone? I had no intention of harming the Emperor. Who are you? Why are you framing me?"

"I've wronged you? Fine, let's go confront the Empress now!"

As she spoke, she grabbed Ling'er by the collar and prepared to pull her out of the alley. Ling'er was immediately terrified and her legs went weak.

"Who are you? What on earth do you want?"

Lan Zhi turned around and reminded him, word by word:

"My name is Lan Zhi, and I am the imperial physician serving the Empress Dowager. To be honest, the Emperor already knows about his poisoning and has sent me to investigate. If you don't want to become a scapegoat in this matter, you should tell me the truth quickly. Perhaps I can save you. Otherwise, not only will you lose your head, but your family will also be implicated."

Her words frightened Ling'er so much that she immediately went limp and knelt on the ground.

"I don't know, I don't know anything, please spare me, please spare me!"

"On your way to Fengxian Palace, you shook the remaining poison from under your fingernails into the Emperor's medicine bowl, then casually handed the bowl to the Empress, and then presented it to the Emperor. Did you think that only you knew what you did?"

Upon hearing this, Ling'er was completely terrified.

She did this without anyone noticing, and she never expected that Lan Zhi would say it exactly as she said it. She was immediately terrified.

She squatted on the ground, trembling like a leaf. Lan Zhi squatted in front of her and gently reminded her.

"If you tell the truth, I can save your life."

'Really? '

Ling'er looked at her as if she were grasping at a straw.

"Can you really save me?"

Lan Zhi nodded solemnly.

"Yes, but you have to tell me the truth."

Ling'er nodded eagerly.

"To be honest, I knew this would eventually come out, but I had no choice. I didn't want to do it, but they wouldn't let me."

At this point, she began to recount the process of how she did it.

It turns out she was just a maidservant by the Empress's side. Because she was deeply trusted by the Empress, she was ordered by the Empress to go to the Imperial Kitchen to get medicine for the Emperor when he was ill.

Everything was normal at first, until a month ago, someone approached her and threatened her family, demanding that she add a certain ingredient to the emperor's medicine.

She knew it was a capital offense, and she didn't want to do it. But if she didn't, her family wouldn't survive. She was forced to take the job.

Even now, she still doesn't know who her contact person is. All she knows is that she has to come to this courtyard every two days, and this person gives her a dose of medicine each time...

As she spoke, her hands trembled as she took out the medicine packet the man in black had given her from her bosom.

"This is it! You have to help me! I don't want to die, I really don't want to die! This has nothing to do with me!"

Lan Zhi took the packet of medicine from her hand, a sharp glint in her eyes, and then whispered a few words in Ling'er's ear. Ling'er quickly nodded in agreement.

Two days later, when Ling'er handed over the goods to the other party, it was the day before the Empress Dowager's birthday. If she left the palace, she would not be able to give the Emperor a reasonable explanation. It seemed that she would have to postpone her departure from the palace.