Chapter 16 The first eunuch who tried poison and died
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Wei Zhongxian hurriedly replied: "I will definitely prepare meals for Your Majesty!!"
He only went out for a while, and the eunuchs lined up to bring plate after plate of exquisite meals, which were fragrant, delicious, and delicious.
Li Qian picked up a piece of beef as thin as a cicada on the plate in front of him, took a small bite, his eyes lit up, and he nodded to Wei Zhongxian.
"Not bad, companion!"
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At the same time, in the Qianyuan Palace, many concubines of the Sixth Palace were ready.
Zhao Feiyan looked out the window at the darkening sky, with a bit of anticipation on her face.
"At this time, even if His Majesty is working diligently in the Qianyuan Front Palace, he should still have a meal, right?"
"Xiaolian? Xiaolian?" Zhao Feiyan called out to the outside.
The little palace maid hurriedly ran in: "My servant is here."
"How's the dessert going?"
"It has been packed and put in the food box and can be sent over at any time." Xiaolian replied respectfully.
"good!"
A hint of joy appeared on Zhao Feiyan's pretty face: "Go quickly and deliver it to His Majesty. Don't miss the time."
"Yes, empress!"
The little palace maid ran out in a hurry.
Zhao Feiyan looked at her back, a flash of expectation flashed in her beautiful eyes.
She first closed the doors and windows, and then took out a hollow, lace, white silk intimate skirt from the bottom of the wardrobe painted in royal red.
I changed out of my clothes rustlingly and put the tight-fitting skirt on the inside. Ignoring the summer heat, I put on a red silk skirt outside.
He tidied up the room again, without any mess at all.
Zhao Feiyan, who was ready for everything, was sitting on the bed, with a slim figure and a pretty face like jade, with a slight smile on her face.
"Will His Majesty come here today..."
Not only she, but also concubines such as Yang Yuhuan and Xi Shi also prepared snacks and sent the maids from their palaces to the front hall of Qianyuan.
Therefore, when the maid Xiaolian excitedly walked out of the palace behind her carrying the food box, she was stunned.
Because from the various attics of Jingren Palace, many maids came out one after another.
Xiaolian came back to her senses and hurriedly walked out.
From the entrance of the palace, you can see that in addition to the Kunning Palace, there are maids coming out of the Sixth Palace, carrying exquisite and gorgeous food boxes of various sizes in their hands.
Some two people worked together, one carrying a food box and the other carrying a lantern, thus forming a small lighted queue and rushing towards the Qianyuan front hall.
It's really conspicuous in the dark night.
"this……"
The palace maid Xiaolian was stunned, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Those in front of you, don't stand there, you're blocking the road!"
A sweet voice shouted from behind, and Xiaolian subconsciously stepped aside.
It wasn't until this moment that she realized that there were actually two little maids behind her carrying a food box as big as a basin.
"Sisters, what are you..." Xiaolian looked at the big food box with a stunned look on her face.
"Of course I'm going to deliver meals to His Majesty!"
The palace maid on the left was quick to talk, and she subconsciously smiled and said: "Who in the Sixth Palace doesn't know that yesterday, the beauty Changsun sent His Majesty a box of snacks, and Your Majesty went to Feishui Pavilion in the evening."
"Now that it's evening again, the ladies of the palace will naturally want to try this method. Seeing that you are also holding a food box in your hand, sister, I must have got your ladies' wish, right?"
"I……"
Xiaolian opened her mouth and smiled reluctantly: "Yes, the empress asked me to give it to Your Majesty."
"Let's go together, it's good to have company on the way." The two palace maids invited with a smile.
Xiaolian couldn't resist, so she followed the large troops and rushed towards the Qianyuan front hall.
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Palace of Eternal Life.
Li Qian, who had eaten and drank enough, wiped his mouth with a handkerchief with satisfaction.
Today's meal was exquisite and varied, but the overall quantity was just right, which was quite to his liking.
"That's right, Guanglu Temple has put its best effort today."
Wei Zhongxian was a little ashamed when he heard it, but he didn't say anything after all.
"Meiniang, what do you think?" Li Qian turned around and asked with a smile.
Wu Meiniang sat next to Li Qian and replied with a chuckle: "Meiniang has never eaten such delicious food."
"That's good."
Li Qian smiled softly and was about to get up and go back to sleep.
But at this moment, another young eunuch in green clothes who was sweating profusely ran in from outside the palace. If he looked carefully, wasn't this the same one from yesterday?
"Um?"
A smile appeared on Li Qian's face: "Why is it you again? Could it be that Maid Guanyin sent me some snacks again?"
The little eunuch wiped the sweat from his forehead vigorously and showed a smile that was uglier than crying.
"In reply to Your Majesty..."
"It's not the Changsun Empress, it's the many empresses in the Sixth Palace..."
"Um?"
Li Qian was about to stand up for a moment, then sat back down again: "How much is a lot?"
"A total of forty-eight concubines have brought you meals." The young eunuch lowered his head and replied.
Li Qian was startled for a moment: "Forty-eight??"
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The young eunuch lowered his head and explained: "Except for yesterday's Empress Changsun and Empress Wu, all the other empresses have sent us meals."
"Originally, they were sent to the Qianyuan Front Hall, but His Majesty was not there. The few servants on duty were afraid that the food would get cold, so they took them to the Hall of Eternal Life."
Li Qian thought for a moment and suddenly understood the reason.
The concubines must have found out about the snacks sent by eldest grandson Wugou yesterday!
I went to Feishui Pavilion last night, so today they followed suit and came to deliver snacks...
Li Qian was speechless, walked around the table and walked towards the entrance of the hall.
Good guys, one portion per person is forty-eight snacks.
Even if I eat him to death, he still won’t be able to finish it!
When I came to the entrance of the palace and looked down, I found that the steps outside the palace were full of palace maids carrying lanterns, exhaustedly wiping the sweat on their foreheads with handkerchiefs.
Seeing the emperor coming out, these maids hurriedly stopped what they were doing and knelt on the ground: "Slave, please see your majesty."
Li Qian was speechless and shook his head.
It feels good to be remembered, but if you are remembered too much, it will become a drag.
He knew those concubines had good intentions, but now...
Li Qian touched his belly. He was already very full.
No matter how good the concubines are at their craftsmanship, I'm afraid they won't be able to enjoy it today.
Behind Li Qian, Wei Zhongxian and Wu Meiniang also followed his footsteps.
Wu Meiniang looked at the embarrassment of the palace maids below, as if recalling some memory, and her beautiful hands clenched her dress unconsciously.
Wei Zhongxian's complexion turned a little pale, and his calves were spinning.
'My mother-in-law...'
Before Li Qian ate just now, he tasted all the food for fear that there might be poison in it.
I haven't eaten enough, and I'm half full now.
Looking at these more than forty food boxes, Wei Zhongxian couldn't help but feel dizzy.
If you try to eat these one by one, won’t your belly burst??
"His Majesty……"
Wei Zhongxian stepped forward with a pale face, and his voice was trembling: "Slave... I will test the poison for you right now..."