Pampering the outside room alone? I entered the East Palace to pass on the sick and weak prince

The news that Murong Heng was named crown prince spread throughout the palace and the previous dynasty in less than half a day.

The East Palace received many rewards from Emperor Renjing, and some manpower was also allocated.

Taoye was not very clear about the affairs in the palace. Leng Shuang was good at protecting Shen Ruoxi, but was not good at serving others, so he sent a group of maids over.

Shen Ruoxi didn't like being too public, so Wei Tingshan selected two smart girls from the new palace maids to serve as Shen Ruoxi's palace maids.

One is called Bizhu and the other is called Hongxiu.

Queen Su Liuer also personally assigned an old nanny named Cen to come over and be responsible for teaching her.

Shen Ruoxi listened to Aunt Cen telling her about the masters of each palace, as well as their temperaments and relationships with each other, and remembered them one by one.

When she heard Aunt Cen talking about Wei Zhenzhen, she couldn't help but interrupt.

"Princess Mingyue, is she being raised by Concubine Rong now?"

"Yes, it was Lan Bin who mentioned it to the Queen in person, saying that it was really pitiful that Rong Bin had lost her family and her child. Seeing that Rong Bin was very fond of Princess Mingyue, she took the initiative to let Princess Mingyue be raised in Rong's house. The concubine is down."

Hearing this, Shen Ruoxi's expression flashed slightly.

Something is obviously not right.

She had been in contact with Nie Yulan several times and knew that she loved Murong Mingyue very much and would not easily give her child to others to raise.

There must be some reason for it.

As for what the reason is...

That's intriguing.

But this was a matter in the harem. She and Lan Bi didn't have a deep relationship, so it was better to turn a blind eye for now.

Aunt Cen said respectfully: "Princess, do you have any questions?"

Shen Ruoxi waved her hand: "No, continue."

Aunt Cen continued.

When Aunt Cen had finished telling her, a eunuch suddenly came and knelt down upon entering the palace.

"See Crown Princess."

Shen Ruoxi asked: "Who are you?"

"Back to the Crown Princess, this servant is Xiao Shunzi from the Qianyuan Palace. Following the Emperor's instructions, the Crown Princess has been invited to go to the Royal Garden."

The emperor is looking for her?

Shen Ruoxi sat up slightly.

"Father, did you say, why are you looking for me?"

"Back to the Crown Princess, the Emperor didn't say anything. He just asked the Crown Princess to go to the Royal Garden and said that he wanted to talk to the Crown Princess about something."

"I know."

Shen Ruoxi responded lightly.

Then she slowly stood up, let Bizhu and Hongxiu tidy up her appearance a little, and then prepared to go to the Royal Garden.

Leng Shuang whispered: "Princess, why does the Emperor suddenly come to you alone? It's really strange."

"I do not know either."

Shen Ruoxi's eyes were light, her eyebrows were slightly locked, and she was deep in thought.

Is it possible...

Is it because of the Queen Mother Jing'an incident?

If the emperor gave the Queen Mother the Heart-biting Powder, there would definitely be spies watching in the Jingkang Palace. The fact that she diagnosed the Queen Mother's pulse and gave her medicine might have been spread to the Emperor's ears.

That's why she was summoned.

Taoye was also a little worried: "Why do I come to you so suddenly? How about... send someone to tell His Highness the Crown Prince?"

"No need, just relax, everything will be fine."

Shen Ruoxi sat up straight and calmed her mind.

At the moment, I'm not sure if it's that matter. If I tell Murong Heng and ask him to go over and support me, it would seem that I don't have three hundred taels of silver here.

It would be better for her to go alone.

After arriving at the Imperial Garden, Shen Ruoxi was helped out of the sedan chair and walked into the Imperial Garden.

Emperor Renjing was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and was waiting in a pavilion by the lake.

Shen Ruoxi walked in and saluted.

"My son, I will meet my father."

"Get up."

Emperor Renjing spoke kindly, a smile appeared on his elegant face, and a few wrinkles appeared in the corners of his eyes that were originally flat.

Shen Ruoxi was wearing a lavender palace dress, and besides being elegant, she also showed an unparalleled aura, and her gestures had the demeanor of a superior.

Emperor Renjing nodded slightly: "I haven't seen you for a few days, Shen Ruoxi. You are becoming more and more like a princess. Heng'er has good taste."

"Thank you for the compliment, Father."

Emperor Renjing laughed a few times and then said.

"I came to you today, can you guess what happened?"

Shen Ruoxi lowered her head in a respectful manner.

"My son, I don't know."

Emperor Renjing did not say a word, but waved his hand to signal the people around him to leave.

After the others retreated, he pondered for a moment and spoke slowly.

"The Queen took you brides to Jingkang Palace yesterday. I heard that the Queen Mother is particularly fond of you, and she even left you alone to talk."

Shen Ruoxi thought for a moment and probably had a guess.

There is no doubt about that.

She nodded: "Yes, the Queen Mother stayed with her son and said some common things, but she was confused and fell asleep without saying a few words."

"I heard that you checked the Queen Mother's pulse and gave her medicine?"

"Yes."

Hearing this, Emperor Renjing's eyes darkened a bit.

He stood up, walked around for a few steps, and then said.

"Shen Ruoxi, I know that you have excellent medical skills, but please tell me, in your opinion, what is the cause of the Queen Mother's dementia?"

Hearing this, Shen Ruoxi's eyes paused for a moment.

Although his face was calm, he was quickly weighing the meaning of Emperor Renjing's words in his heart.

He must have doubted her, wondering if she knew that the Queen Mother's dementia was man-made.

If she told the truth that she had discovered it, she would have to face the fact that Emperor Renjing poisoned the Queen Mother.

If she hadn't told her that Heart-Bodying Powder was not a rare poison that ordinary doctors could detect, this was a poor excuse, and Emperor Renjing would have suspected that she was lying.

There are difficulties on both sides.

Seeing that she remained silent, Emperor Renjing spoke.

"Why don't you speak?"

Shen Ruoxi raised her head, and after thinking for a moment, she made up her mind.

She knelt down suddenly and kowtowed heavily.

"Father, I have something important to report!"

"You said."

"Father, I suspect that yesterday I discovered that the Queen Mother's tonic... had been laced with Heart-biting Powder!"

Emperor Renjing's expression changed slightly, and then his voice became stern.

"Shen Ruoxi, do you know what you are talking about?!"

"My son knows..."

Shen Ruoxi knelt on the ground with a solemn expression: "But I don't want to deceive my father. I did find out."

Emperor Renjing said.

"Then why did you just tell me today?"

Shen Ruoxi lowered her head but said nothing.

Seeing her like this, Emperor Renjing couldn't help but look deeper and deeper.

He turned around and sat down on the stone bench nearby, his tone softening.

"Poisoning the Queen Mother is a major crime against the nine clans. Shen Ruoxi, who do you think is so bold?"

Hearing this, Shen Ruoxi was silent for a moment, then slowly raised her head.

A pair of clear and pure eyes stared directly at Emperor Renjing.

Emperor Renjing looked at her for a long time and couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

"You are looking at me like this. Could it be that you suspect that I am the poison?"

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