"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you, Your Majesty."
Luo Jiuli kowtowed and stood up.
"Please, Your Majesty, show this bottle of medicine to your daughter."
The emperor did not move and spoke indifferently.
"Luo Jiuli, this is the evidence."
Luo Jiuli was helpless and thought to himself, these ancients are so stubborn.
"Then please, Your Majesty, can you give me a pill?"
The emperor was silent, stared at Luo Jiuli, and winked at Eunuch Qi Zui beside him.
Eunuch Qi Zui stepped forward, poured out a pill and handed it to Luo Jiuli.
"Thank you."
Luo Jiuli thanked him, took the pill, calmly put it under his nose and smelled it.
"There is no problem."
As he spoke, he calmly and calmly stuffed the pill into his mouth.
"Since everyone says that Mrs. Fengde fell into coma after taking the pills in this bottle, then I will test the medicine myself."
On the side, Xiao Mingxuan watched her put the pill into her mouth. Although he believed her in his heart, he couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Your Majesty, please allow me to have my daughter examined by Mrs. Fengde."
"Um."
The emperor saw that she had no fear and took the pills openly. His suspicions at first were gradually shaken.
When the queen heard this, she stepped forward to support the emperor, and the emperor and empress stood aside.
Luo Jiuli turned to look at Xiao Mingxuan.
Xiao Mingxuan didn't speak, but his eyes looked at her quietly and clearly.
Just this one look gave her a backbone.
Luo Jiuli walked to the bedside, held Mrs. Fengde's finger, and observed the changes in the nails. There were raised ridges on the surface of the nails, or they were sunken downwards, indicating that toxins had not accumulated in the body.
But why did Mrs. Fengde look pale, breathe weakly, and become unconscious?
Luo Jiuli frowned, opened the medicine box again, took out a silver needle, and placed the probe in the depression at the first instep of Mrs. Fengde's foot, before the junction of the two metatarsals, which is the Taichong point, to test for poison.
After a while, the silver needle did not turn black.
"Strange?"
Luo Jiuli frowned and muttered.
"Aunt Rongqiu?"
She collected the silver needle and looked at Rong Qiu who was kneeling at the door of the bedroom.
"Aunt Rongqiu, did Mrs. Fengde take the medicine I prescribed for Mrs. Fengde on time?"
Rong Qiu did not dare to speak casually and raised his head slightly to look at the emperor.
The emperor said with a serious face.
"Whatever she asks, you just say it? You are not allowed to hide anything."
"Yes, I obey your order."
Only after the emperor had spoken did Rong Qiu dare to speak arrogantly in front of all the masters.
"Returning to Miss Luo Er, whether it is pills or decoction, Madam drinks it every day according to Miss Er's instructions, without interruption."
Luo Jiuli raised an eyebrow.
"Has anyone else touched the bottle of medicine I gave Madam?"
"No."
Rong Qiu shook his head.
"That medicine has always been under Madam's pillow and no one is allowed to touch it."
"Whenever Madam feels uncomfortable in her heart, she will take a few pills under the tongue, and there has never been any problem. But for some reason, Madam, Madam passed out just after taking that medicine today."
Luo Jiuli asked again with a solemn expression.
"Then whose hands are the decoctions prepared for Madam?"
Rong Qiu said:
"It's all in the hands of my slave. I've been serving my wife for more than twenty years. I never dare to let others know when it comes to boiling soup. Even after boiling the medicine, I will taste it myself before I dare to give it to my wife to drink with confidence."
Listening to Aunt Rongqiu's words, Luo Jiuli remembered the scene in Chunrong in the suburbs when a little girl who didn't know martial arts blocked a knife for her.
The premise for servants in this era to be loyal is not only because their master has a bond of betrayal, but also because they treat their master sincerely.
"Is there still any residue left after decoction?"
Rong Qiu nodded.
"Are you keeping all the slaves?"
Just to prepare for emergencies.
"Please bring it and let me take a look."
"Yes, Miss Luo Er, wait a moment."
Rong Qiu stood up and brought in the leftovers of the medicine one by one.
Luo Jiuli took the residue, looked at it, then looked at a middle-aged imperial doctor at the door, and then turned to look at the emperor.
"Your Majesty, there is nothing wrong with this drug residue. If your Majesty has any doubts, you can ask the imperial doctor at the door to check it again."
The emperor said nothing and looked at the imperial physician standing at the door.
The imperial doctor understood the situation and stepped forward to check it out. There was a bit of surprise in his eyes.
"Reporting to your Majesty, the residue of this medicine is a medicine that clears the lungs and relieves coughs, replenishes qi and strengthens the body, calms asthma and resolves turbidity, and the prescription is very precise."
Luo Jiuli didn't know this imperial physician, but what he said was very pertinent and did not favor any side.
It is much better than the imperial doctors who obstructed her and looked down on her last time.
She didn't know that this imperial doctor was serving the emperor closely and was not in the palace last time because of his sleep break.
Therefore, I have never seen it.
The emperor was a little irritated, thinking that if Luo Jiuli checked everything, he would be able to find out the results, so he waved his hand at the imperial doctor.
The imperial doctor bowed and retreated.
On the side, Luo Jiuli looked at Aunt Rongqiu again as if he had not seen the emperor's frown.
"Aunt Rongqiu, what has Mrs. Fengde been eating these days?"
"You don't need to list them all. I'm just talking about the ones you usually eat. What does Madam like to eat? Did you eat this morning?"
As soon as she talked about food and drink, Concubine Hu, who was originally calm as usual, raised her eyelids, and a hint of coldness flashed across her eyes, which disappeared in an instant.
Rong Qiu didn't think much and answered truthfully.
"Second Miss once ordered Madam to eat a light diet in the early stage, and then supplement nutrition after her health improves."
"Since my wife's health has gradually improved, she is no longer used to eating meals with clear soup and little water. She likes to eat fish and drink soup."
"So, these days, almost every meal will include a bowl of crucian carp and tofu soup, as well as some exquisite pastries."
"Madam, I got up late today and took my first bite of rice just now. After finishing my meal, I took the medicine along with the fish soup."
Luo Jiuli frowned. It was between nine and eleven o'clock, and it was only about two hours before she entered the palace.
"Do you still have the food Madam ate?"
Rong Qiu nodded.
"My wife took the medicine and something happened, so I kept it in mind and kept the food together."
"Okay, please ask Aunt Rongqiu to bring all the food."
"yes."
Rong Qiu turned around and walked out again.
Concubine Hu darkened her expression and glanced at the maid beside her, who nodded slightly.
In the blink of an eye, the master and servant exchanged glances.
Not long after, Rong Qiu and two palace maids brought all the food that Mrs. Fengde had eaten.
A small bowl of crucian carp and tofu soup, a small bowl of clear porridge, a plate of side dishes, peeled egg skins and a plate of soft pastries, one of which had a corner bitten off.