Another imperial doctor said, "I heard that Jiang Jieyu gave His Majesty a bowl of ginseng soup before the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. The Queen Mother is now imprisoning Jiang Jieyu in Yuhuatai for interrogation."

Jiang Jieyu was the former Jiang Meiren. After Jiang Meiren was weak and had a miscarriage, the Queen Mother took pity on Jiang Meiren and promoted her to Jieyu.

……

On a warm autumn afternoon, the Queen Mother summoned her younger brother Shangshu Ling Lu Jin into the palace.

"I bow to the Queen Mother." Shangshu ordered Lu Jin to bow.

The Queen Mother said, "Ah Jin, there is no need to be polite."

Shangshu Ling replied to Empress Dowager Lu sternly, "The etiquette cannot be abolished."

The Queen Mother could feel the coldness and alienation in her brother's words, and said helplessly, "Ah Jin, I am your biological sister. For the sake of Yun'er, don't you treat me as your sister?"

"I dare not..."

Shangshu Ling realized what he had said and changed his words again, "No, I am not. Queen Mother, you will always be my sister."

The Queen Mother knew that she was in the wrong, so she did not say goodbye. She stepped back and said in a solemn voice, "Ah Jin, sister has something important to tell you."

Shangshu Ling looked at the Queen Mother and saw his sister's brows furrowed and her face serious. He knew that what her sister was about to say was extraordinary. His sister had the same look back then and asked him to marry his second daughter to a foreign country instead of a princess.

"Sister, please tell me."

The Queen Mother informed Shangshu Ling about Zhao Zixu's poisoning.

Shangshu Ling was shocked when he heard this, "Then what happened to Your Majesty?"

To Shangshu Ling, Zhao Zixu was his nephew and son-in-law. He was also the child he watched grow up and his monarch.

"Your Majesty is fine for the time being. She just needs to take a few more doses of medicine to remove the remaining poison from her body," the Queen Mother said.

After hearing what the Queen Mother said, Shangshu Lingkankan felt relieved.

He thought that he would go to Xiangning Palace to see His Majesty later, and he would not be at ease if he didn't look at His Majesty.

Shangshu Ling asked, "Sister, why was Your Majesty poisoned? Who poisoned Your Majesty?"

"I have checked everyone in the imperial dining room and found nothing. I have even checked the people around your majesty. There is nothing suspicious. I have checked the meals at the family banquet and the tea that your majesty drank, and there is nothing." After discovering the poison, Jiang Jieyu gave His Majesty ginseng soup before the family banquet, so I also confined Jiang Jieyu to Yuhuatai."

Shangshu Ling asked suspiciously, "Sister, do you suspect that someone used Jiang Jieyu's hand to poison your majesty?"

Jiang Jieyu was not from a high background, and her father was just a lowly official. Jiang Jieyu did not have the guts to murder His Majesty, unless someone used Jiang Jieyu to poison His Majesty.

"Jiang Jieyu would not dare to murder His Majesty. She could not detect it in time and it would be useless for His Majesty to be poisoned." The Queen Mother identified Jiang Jieyu as an accomplice in causing His Majesty's poisoning. Even if there was no evidence pointing to Jiang Jieyu, she still believed that in her heart Your Majesty was poisoned after drinking Jiang Jieyu's bowl of ginseng soup.

Being exploited by the murderer inexplicably, even if Jiang Jieyu didn't notice, the Queen Mother believed that Jiang Jieyu was unforgivable.

The Queen Mother only grounded Jiang Jieyu because she had not yet decided how to deal with Jiang Jieyu, and the most important thing now was to find the person who actually poisoned Her Majesty. Sooner or later, news of His Majesty's poisoning will reach the court, which will inevitably cause riots. The Queen Mother's order to enter the palace is to stabilize the court situation.

"I have temporarily blocked the matter of your majesty's poisoning. It is hard to say that it will not spread to the previous court. The well-informed people may already know about your majesty's poisoning. I am worried that some people with ulterior motives will attack the court and take the opportunity to stir up trouble and bring trouble to the court. Ah Jin, You are the minister, the head of the civil service. Your majesty has not yet been cleared of his poison, so it is not appropriate to work too hard on court affairs. I am a woman in the harem after all, so you should pay more attention to your majesty's affairs. "

Shangshu Ling bowed and said, "Yes, sister."

When news of His Majesty's poisoning reaches the court, it will inevitably cause a sensation, and it is very necessary to stabilize the situation in the court.

This is an important task, and the Queen Mother and Zhao Zixu have absolute trust in Shangshu Ling.

The Empress Dowager poisoned Lu Tianyun, and Shang Shuling had some grudges against this sister in his heart. But now it concerns His Majesty and the court. Shang Shuling will not care about his sister more than he cares about the court.

The Queen Mother left Shangshu to speak to Lu Jin for a long time before letting him go.

Zhao Zixu sent Luo Naishi to inform Imperial Physician Liu to come to Xiangning Hall.

Imperial Physician Liu waited in the Imperial Hospital for two days and two nights before he was finally summoned by Zhao Zixu.

He had too many doubts and confusions about His Majesty's poisoning.

Doctor Liu greeted him and said, "This humble minister bows before your majesty. May your majesty pay your respects."

Zhao Zixu was wearing smoked red silk pajamas, with a thin dark blue cloak on his shoulders, "no courtesy."

Doctor Liu stood up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhao Zixu put down a memorial book in his hand and placed it on the red sandalwood table. He gathered his cloak and sat on the cushioned wooden chair behind him.

The chamberlains and maids serving in the Xiangning Palace were all sent away. Zhao Zixu didn't like having many people around him when handling court affairs. This was something everyone in the palace knew.

"cough…"

Zhao Zixu felt uncomfortable and coughed twice.

"Your Majesty." Dr. Liu took a step forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, if you are feeling unwell, I will take a look at it for you."

Zhao Zixu stretched out a hand.

Doctor Liu put down the medicine box and took out a pillow bag from the second layer of the medicine box. He put the pillow bag on the red sandalwood table and said, "Your Majesty, please."

Zhao Zixu put his hand on the pillow bag and pillowed it.

Doctor Liu bowed his body slightly, and cut Zhao Zixu's pulse with his right hand. The moment he felt Zhao Zixu's pulse, Doctor Liu's facial expression was exactly the same as that day, with shock, surprise, doubt, confusion, and confusion all intertwined on his face. .

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

Doctor Liu tremblingly withdrew his hand from Zhao Zixu's pulse and called out the word "Your Majesty" intermittently. He looked at Zhao Zixu with eyes filled with horror.

The poison in His Majesty's body is extremely poisonous, the kind of poison that he cannot detoxify!

Moreover, he confirmed from his pulse that His Majesty was definitely not poisoned in the past few days!

Your Majesty's body has been poisoned for at least half a year! !

Zhao Zixu looked up and down at the dramatic change in the expression on Imperial Doctor Liu's face. He suddenly thought of teasing you and said with a half-smile, "Imperial Doctor Liu, if you can't cure my poison, I'll take off your head."

Doctor Liu's head was buzzing, and he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to apologize, "Your Majesty, please forgive me, but I am incompetent. I cannot detoxify the poison in your body."

Zhao Zixu raised his broad clothes and spoke in a calm tone, showing an indifferent attitude, "I'm just joking. Doctor Liu, please get up."

Doctor Liu didn't dare. He couldn't figure out what His Majesty meant. One moment, he said that he couldn't detoxify the poison, so he chopped off his head. The next second, he said that Your Majesty was saying that he was joking again.

Your Majesty has always been kind and merciful, but His Majesty is the Emperor, and the Emperor's heart is like a needle in the sea. Don't say it's a joke, even if it is a joke, he, an old man in his destiny, can't help but be scared.

Zhao Zixu: "I had known that my poison was incurable."

Doctor Liu raised his head and looked at Zhao Zixu in confusion. What did His Majesty say?

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