Chapter 40 Unpredictable disaster and poisoning (3)
"Oh, didn't you say last time that the scenery should be very good if you stand here and look at the palace during the day? I am free today, so I am ready to enjoy the scenery with you."
Meng Xinzhu walked to the grass and sat on the ground. She hugged her legs and looked at the entire palace down the mountain.
"Concubine Zhu, what's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing, I'm just not in the mood to enjoy the scenery today."
Hongde Longqiu looked at Concubine Zhu who was already deep in thought beside him, wondering why he hadn't seen her for so long, and there was a bit of helplessness and hesitation in her eyes.
Meng Xinzhu suddenly turned her head and looked at him, "Your Majesty, do you know what it means to feel the cold at a high place?"
"You"? This was the first time she used an honorific by herself after her true identity was revealed. Hong Delong Qiu couldn't help but frown.
Meng Xinzhu didn't wait for his answer, and said to herself: "I know that the altitude of the mountain is too high, and you will lack oxygen when you come up. It feels very cold. I have always been intolerant of heat and cold, so" she stood up and took out the gold medal, "please ask the emperor
Take back the gold medal."
Hongde Longqiu looked at her in surprise, and Xiao Zhao, who was standing far away, was also a little surprised.
"Do you know what this gold medal represents? Do you know how many people in the entire palace want it?"
"So what? It's only important if you need it. If you don't need it, it's just a piece of scrap metal! Concubine Bamboo doesn't need it!"
Hongde Longqiu looked at Meng Xinzhu, and she regained her stubbornness. He turned around and put his hands behind his back, "I will never take back what I sent out. This has been given to you. It's up to you to decide how to deal with it."
Meng Xinzhu looked at him, then nodded. She waved her hand and threw the gold medal down the mountain.
"You!" Hongde Longqiu looked at her with wide eyes, "What are you doing?"
"Didn't you tell me to take care of it? I feel cold, so cold that I'm going to get frostbite! So throw it away!" Meng Xinzhu said to Hongde Longqiu Fufu, "Your Majesty, I will take my leave now."
Hongde Longqiu looked at Meng Xinzhu's back, she was so strange today!
Xiao Zhao also looked at her back. This woman is really hard to figure out!
When they returned to Zhuyuan, Ru'er and the others had also returned. The imperial doctor checked and confirmed that Ru'er was fine. For the sake of safety, Eunuch Chen asked the imperial doctor to check everything in Zhuyuan, except for the water in the small kitchen.
, everything else is normal.
"Eunuch Chen, from now on," Meng Xinzhu rubbed her aching temples, "you must pay attention to what you eat and what you use."
"Don't worry, Madam, I will pay attention." Eunuch Chen looked at his master. He knew that this was nothing unexpected. This kind of thing is not new in the palace. Many favored concubines have died unexpectedly in the past, but now there is no evidence and no idea.
who did it.
Hongde Longqiu looked at the teacup on the table and the gold medal that Zhu Fei threw down the mountain. He tapped the table gently. She was in a low mood because of this cup of poisonous tea, but why didn't she tell him? Hongde Longqiu looked at it.
Looking at Xiao Zhao standing in front of him, "What do you think?"
"Back to the emperor, this poison is not a strong poison and will not be fatal immediately, but the person who is poisoned will go blind."
"Blind?" Hongde Longqiu thought of Meng Xinzhu's eyes, "Who could have done it?"
"Back to the emperor, the incident happened suddenly and there is no evidence."
"What do you think?"
"There are two possibilities. One is the Bamboo Concubine's own trick." Hongde Longqiu stared at Xiao Zhao, "Because she knows that the emperor likes her eyes. If she knows that someone wants to harm her eyes, she will definitely not let go and poison her."
Now that the Bamboo Concubine is favored, all the concubines in the palace are very jealous. Everyone can become her murderer, and she can attack a wide range of people. Secondly, some people are indeed jealous of the Bamboo Concubine.
I want to dote on her and want to harm her."
"It seems that you think the first option is very likely."
"Back to the Emperor, this is what I feel. The Bamboo Concubine escaped unharmed on Yuekang Mountain, and successfully stole medicine in the Imperial Hospital. She pretended to be the Bamboo Concubine, hid in the palace for so long, and remained so calm after her identity was exposed. This all shows that the Bamboo Concubine
The empress is not simple. How did she enter the palace? How did she get to Yuekang Mountain? What was the purpose of attracting the emperor's attention? It's hard to explain."
Hongde Longqiu couldn't help but think of what she said, "That is, I have been acting from beginning to end, pretending not to know you, pretending not to kill you, pretending to escape from water, pretending to be disappointed by being caught by you, pretending not to want to be
Your woman, everything is a pretense. The purpose is just to make you fall in love and unable to extricate yourself, and then when you are in the deepest love, she will give you a hard blow and completely defeat you." She was right,
He is now falling little by little into her love, but does she really want to be disadvantageous to him?
"Xiao Zhao." Hongde Longqiu looked into the eyes of his first-class bodyguard.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, I know what to do."
Meng Xinzhu was sitting in the basin, stirring up the water. It was already dark now, but the emperor had not come to the Bamboo Garden yet. It seemed that her behavior on Yuekang Mountain today must have made him very angry. For such an ignorant person,
Concubine, he is probably tired of it, but this is a good thing for her. Looking back on what happened during the day, in the eyes of everyone, she is the emperor's favorite concubine, and there are too many people who want her life.
.But when entering and exiting the Bamboo Garden, no sound or trace was left behind, indicating that this person should be a so-called martial arts master. Could it be that besides Xiao Zhao, there are other masters hiding in the palace? She shook her head, this
The problem is too overwhelming. This competition is too unfair as the enemy is strong and we are weak.
Hongde Longqiu stood by the screen and looked at Meng Xinzhu who had her back turned to her. What was she thinking? She was so absorbed that she didn't even hear the sound of herself pushing the door in, or she deliberately pretended not to hear. Looking at her naked body
Neck and shoulders, Hongde Longqiu couldn't help but think of the scene in the Dongdu hot spring pool.
Meng Xinzhu sighed suddenly, showing that she had woken up from her deep thoughts. She patted her face and reached for the clothes on the shelf next to her. Ru'er seemed to have placed the shelf a little further today. Meng Xinzhu shook her head and was about to stand up.
.
Hongde Longqiu stepped forward and held her shoulders, "Let me help you, my beloved concubine, be careful of the sudden appearance of love!"
Meng Xinzhu's body slumped involuntarily. She turned around in the bathtub. She pulled the towel to her chest and looked at Hongde Longqiu who handed over the clothes, "You...when did you come in?"
"It's been a while. Let's get dressed after washing." Hong Delongqiu shook the clothes in his hands.
"Put it down!"
Hongde Longqiu raised his eyebrows, "I remember that my concubine always likes to wear clothes when taking a bath. I wonder if it is the same now," he smiled and stepped forward.
"Go away, you pervert!" Meng Xinzhu pulled the water towards Hongde Longqiu.