The Evil Emperor's Favorite: The Sickly and Poisonous Concubine Goes Crazy

Mu Xi entered the warm room and saw only Su Jingning and Song Ci'an. The female attendant was nowhere to be seen. Without thinking too much, he bowed to Song Ci'an and said respectfully:

"Uncle Master, this is the friend I told you about that day, Su Jingning. She has suffered from a cold since she was young and has been suffering a lot. Uncle Master, please diagnose her pulse for her."

Song Ci sat at the corridor of the warm room, gently pinching his bone fan in his hand. He squinted at Su Jingning, then turned to look at Mu Xi who had a sincere expression. The alienated look on his face faded a lot, and there was more warmth in his eyes.

His purpose of entering the palace today was to see Emperor Zhou. Mu Xi happened to be looking for a doctor for someone and asked him for help. Unexpectedly, he was asking for help for Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi has always been aloof and cold to others, even more cold than him, and rarely opens up to others, but today she is seen being very intimate with the outer disciples. She has been a little different in the past two years than when she was in the abyss.

"Don't worry, I will keep my promise to you." Song Ci'an's voice was clear.

"Thank you, uncle!"

"Jingning, please let your uncle take a look at you." Mu Xi thanked Song Ci'an happily and asked Su Jingning to sit down in front of the sandalwood carved eight-treasure table.

Su Jingning was thinking about the fact that King Beiyang had been poisoned by Liushang because of what her senior brother had said just now. When Mu Xi pushed her to sit down, she bowed her head slightly to Song Ci'an and thanked him in a soft voice: "Thank you, Master Medical Immortal. I'm sorry for the trouble today."

Judging from her senior brother's temper, Mu Xi must have spent a lot of effort to invite him, and she didn't want to reject his good intentions.

Song Ci glanced at her without exposing her. He just nodded indifferently without any fluctuation in his eyes, and motioned Su Jingning to stretch out his hand.

Su Jingning raised his hand, took out his beautiful white wrist, and gently placed it on the table.

Song Ci'an looked down at the warm and pink jade bracelet on her wrist. His eyes paused for a moment, and then he put his hand on her wrist.

Mu Xi looked a little nervous watching from the side.

After a while, Song Ci'an let go of Su Jingning's wrist.

"Uncle-master, what happened?" Mu Xi asked hurriedly when he saw him let go.

"Her cold was brought from the womb. It is extremely yin and cold, a cold poison that cannot be cured. She should know this." Song Ci'an poured himself a cup of tea from the table, his voice slightly cold.

Mu Xi paused for a moment, took a step closer to Song Ci'an, and asked softly, "Even Master Uncle can't do anything?"

Su Jingning saw her slightly changed expression, held her hand, and said to her in a gentle voice: "I have known since I was a child that my disease cannot be cured, and I have long been accustomed to it. My disease sounds scary, but it is not life-threatening."

Mu Xi looked at her with a normal expression, and the anxiety in his eyes faded a little.

"It's not that there is no way. If you take the prescription I gave you on time, it can also control the cold poison in your body." Song Ci'an snorted coldly after hearing her words, and his clear and smooth voice was a little unhappy. It's not life-threatening, and I don't know who was dying in Jiangnan that year and almost met the King of Hell. Over the years, he has been busy because of her illness, and his words to her have never entered her mind.

Mu Xi's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he quickly took the paper and pen and placed them in front of Song Ci'an. He watched him write

"Then Uncle Master, please write a prescription quickly and I will ask the imperial physician to get the medicine."

Song Ci'an had no choice but to write down the prescription.

Mu Xi held the prescription in his hand and looked at it for a few times but didn't understand it, so he handed the prescription to the female official behind him and asked her to go to the Imperial Hospital to get the medicine.

As soon as he handed over the prescription, Qi Nanfeng came. Song Ci'an had something to say to Qi Nanfeng. Mu Xi took Su Jingning to the garden first.

Today's banquet was held in honor of the magical flower from the Western Regions in her palace, and it was time to go and enjoy the flowers.

Su Jingning looked at Mu Xi who had been talking to her beside her, and a warm feeling flashed in her eyes. She whispered to her:

"Axi, thank you."

Mu Xi was telling her about the interesting things she experienced while traveling. Su Jingning's gentle voice rang in her ears. She stopped and looked at Su Jingning with a gentle smile in her eyes.

"You and I are friends, you're welcome." Mu Xi looked at her and said seriously. This was the person her brother held in his heart.

"Princess! Something happened!" A palace maid with a frightened look on her face hurried towards them, knelt directly in front of Mu Xi, leaned over and kowtowed continuously.

Mu Xi looked displeased at her rude behavior.

"What happened? Why are you so flustered and rude!"

"I deserve to die! I deserve to die! The sacred flower from the Western Regions in the garden... is ruined...ruined." The man looked up at Mu Xi with tears on his face, his body trembling slightly, and he couldn't even speak clearly.

Mu Xi's expression froze, and his face suddenly darkened. He glared at the palace maid with murderous intent in his eyes.

"It's ruined! The magical flower was well protected in the garden, how could it be ruined!" There was a chill in Mu Xi's voice.

Su Jingning saw her hands hanging at her side, clenched into fists, a little stiff. She stepped forward, held her hands, squeezed them gently, and signaled her to calm down first. Today, she saw that the divine flower was carefully taken care of by a special person, and there were palace maids watching by the side. How could it be destroyed suddenly?

That magical flower was the main attraction of today's Spring Festival Banquet, and Ah Xi cherished it so much. Now it was suddenly destroyed, someone must have been behind it.

She turned to look at the palace maid and said in a cold voice: "When the princess and I went there today, the divine flower was still fine. How could it suddenly be destroyed? What happened? Tell me the truth."

"Your Highness, I...I...I failed in my duty. For some reason, I suddenly had unbearable abdominal pain, so I asked Xiaoru to guard the magic flower for me. But...when I came back, I saw that the magic flower was destroyed, and Xiaoru was knocked unconscious, and she is still unconscious!" The palace maid knelt on the ground and replied in a trembling voice.

"Please punish me, Princess!" The maid didn't even dare to raise her head. The sacred flower was destroyed, she was guilty of a capital crime, and she didn't even dare to excuse herself.

Mu Xi stared at her without saying anything. Su Jingning glanced at Mu Xi and said softly, "This matter is not simple. She doesn't seem to be lying. Shall we go and take a look first?"

There was still endless coldness in Mu Xi's eyes, but after listening to Su Jingning's voice, the fierce aura on his body softened a little.

"it is good."

"Take her with you, and find a way to wake up the palace maid Xiaoru she mentioned." Su Jingning whispered to the female official serving behind him.

When Mu Xi and the others arrived, the young men and women who were invited to the banquet today were surrounding the place where the sacred flower was placed today. They all had different expressions and did not dare to speak loudly. Those who received the invitations knew how much Princess Xuyang valued this flower. This purple hibiscus flower was the only one in the entire Imperial Capital. Who on earth was so bold as to destroy this flower?

"Greetings, Princess Xuyang!" When everyone saw Princess Xuyang coming, they quickly made way and saluted to Mu Xi.

Mu Xi ignored everyone and walked straight to the magical flower.

Looking down at the flower that had been pulled down by someone, it seemed to have been stepped on twice, and it was so ravaged that it was unrecognizable. The golden flower cage covering it was also thrown aside.

Su Jingning didn't expect the flowers to be ruined like this, and looked at Mu Xi nervously.

After seeing the magic flower, Mu Xi's face lost all the emotion she had just now. She leaned over and picked up the purple upavasa flower with a handkerchief expressionlessly. She lowered her eyes and looked at it for a long time without saying a word. Su Jingning saw that her hands were shaking slightly when she picked up the flower.

Mu Xi glanced at the people who were still saluting. His expression was calm, but his voice was full of coldness.

"Someone, come here! Lock the palace gates and bring all the palace people here to me! Check everyone who entered my Xuyang Palace today one by one. No matter who they are, no one can be spared!!"

The people below were completely silent, and no one dared to refute.

"Yes!"

The guards of Xuyang Palace responded immediately and quickly brought all the palace people over.

"Princess, Xiaoru is awake." Mu Xi's attendant whispered to her.

"Bring it up."

Xiaoru arrived quickly, her face was pale and her hair was a little messy.

"Your servant greets the princess!" Xiaoru knelt in front of Mu Xi, looking terrified.

Mu Xi glanced at the female attendant beside him. The female attendant understood and stepped forward, looking down at Xiao Ru and asked in a stern voice.

"She said that you were guarding the sacred flower for her, and it is true."

"Princess, today it was Sister He who was on duty to guard the sacred flower. I was a maid sweeping the garden. I had just finished cleaning the garden when I saw Sister He looking around anxiously. I was the only one in the garden. When she saw me, she immediately asked me to guard the sacred flower for her for a while. I agreed, but as soon as Sister He left, I was knocked unconscious and lost consciousness."

The little palace maid named Xiaoru was kneeling on the ground. Although she was so frightened that her face turned pale, she spoke clearly and explained everything.

"Did you see clearly who hit you? Has anyone else come here today?" asked the female official.

"Aunt, she knocked me out from behind and I didn't see her face clearly. No one came to the garden when I was there."

The female official finished her questioning, but didn't get anything useful out of it. She turned to look at Mu Xi and was about to speak when she was interrupted by a female voice.

"Princess, I know who has been in the garden."

Mu Xi looked towards the direction of the voice with sharp eyes. It was a young lady from an official family wearing light blue clothes, with a hint of timidity between her eyebrows.

"Who are you?" Mu Xi tilted his head and looked at her. Su Jingning also looked at the girl who spoke, but skipped her and looked at the girl behind her who was wearing purple clothes and had a calm expression, and frowned slightly.

"Your Highness, my daughter's name is Xie Yu, and my father is Xie Hui, the Minister of Works."

Mu Xi nodded and asked her, "Who did you see enter the garden?"

"Yes, I accidentally took the wrong path and almost walked into here. Since this place was quiet, I wanted to find someone to ask, but then I saw the back of a woman wearing light blue clothes embroidered with silver orchid patterns walking through the garden. Just as I was about to catch up with her, she disappeared. I didn't see her face clearly." Xie Yu glanced at Su Jingning who was standing next to Mu Xi.

After she finished speaking, everyone looked at Su Jingning with strange expressions. Who on the scene didn't know who else was wearing the light blue skirt with silver embroidered orchid patterns besides the Su family's eldest daughter? She might as well just say that she saw Su Jingning enter the garden.

Su Jingning looked normal. He just glanced at Xie Yu indifferently without saying anything.

After hearing what she said, Mu Xi didn't even look at Su Jingning, but just looked at Xie Yu with a frown, impatience in her eyes.

"Jingning did enter the garden, but it wasn't her." He said this without any doubt about Su Jingning, but rather a little impatient with Xie Yu.

When Xie Yu saw that Mu Xi trusted Su Jingning so much, her face turned red instantly.

"But just now when Miss Su passed by me, I smelled a strange fragrance, the same as the scent of this purple hibiscus flower."

Su Jingning glanced at her and whispered to Mu Xi.

"Princess, the purple dandruff is a sacred flower from the Western Regions. It blooms with two flowers, each with a different scent, one elegant and the other strong. The fragrance is mellow and unique, and it is hard to find in the world. But the pity is that this fragrance cannot be touched by the body. If Miss Xie read more Buddhist books from the Western Regions, she should know this."

"Miss Xie, you are a little arbitrary to conclude that I destroyed the sacred flower just based on the scent. Besides, I am on good terms with the princess, so why would I destroy the sacred flower?"

"You!" Xie Yu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Su Jingning's cold voice.

"Princess, this flower was torn apart by hand. You can tell who destroyed the sacred flower at a glance. The reason why the sacred flower of the Western Region shines with rosy clouds under the light is because of the pollen of the sacred flower. This pollen is extremely difficult to clean and cannot be cleaned even for dozens of days. You can tell who destroyed this flower by looking at your hands."

"No one has read the Buddhist books from the Western Regions. Who knows if you are making it up or not?" Xie Yu said unhappily.

"She didn't make it up. This is the case with the Purple Dove Flower. We have He Valley in Xiliang that also produces this flower." Feng Zi Yan, who had been watching the excitement from behind the crowd, suddenly spoke up.

Everyone was stunned and looked at her, then suddenly remembered, yes, this flower is not only produced in the Buddhist land in the Western Regions, but also in Xiliang.

Su Jingning didn't expect the Xiliang princess to speak suddenly. She nodded slightly and whispered to the female official beside her. The female official nodded in response and walked straight into the crowd, straight to the purple-clothed woman who was standing behind Xie Yu just now. The woman took two steps back, looking nervous.

"Miss Liu, I'm sorry." The female official bowed to her and said, then she grabbed her hands and opened them to take a look. Sure enough, her palms were clearly marked with a faint purple color.

"Princess, it's her."

The people standing around her jumped away instantly and looked at her in surprise. She was the eldest daughter of the Wuwei General's Mansion, Liu Xiang. She was the girl who introduced Su Jingning to others in front of the palace gate today, but why did she destroy Princess Xuyang's flowers?

Xie Yu looked at Liu Xiang in surprise, his expression very shocked.

"Liu Xiang! You lied to me! It was you who told me that Su Jingning destroyed the flowers!"

She just told herself that she saw Su Jingning sneaking into the garden. She followed him out of curiosity and saw Su Jingning destroying the princess's magical flower from the Western Regions. She was actually using herself.

She knew that she hated Su Jingning ever since the Prince of Beiyang proposed to marry her, so she knew that she would never let Su Jingning go even if he made any mistake, so she used herself to deal with Su Jingning!

Liu Xiang was caught by the female official and knelt in front of Mu Xi. She was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on her forehead. Her expression was no longer as calm as before.

"You destroyed my flowers. Do you know that these flowers were planted by my father himself? There were hundreds of them, but only this one survived." Mu Xi's eyes were as sharp as knives, and he looked at her with a sneer on his lips.

Liu Xiang suppressed his panic, knelt straight on the ground, and said nothing.

"Don't want to speak? Someone, come here, Liu Xiang destroyed the holy object and put her in prison. If she doesn't want to speak, then she can't keep her life." Mu Xi sneered.

When Liu Xiang heard Mu Xi's words, he trembled and big beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but he remained silent and did not even refute. When he was taken away by the guards, he looked at Su Jingning coldly.

The moment he heard her name, Su Jingning instantly understood why she wanted to use Xie Yu to falsely accuse him of destroying the magical flower.

"Liu Xiao is your brother." Su Jingning asked in a cold voice towards her back.

Liu Xiang paused. When he turned around and looked at Su Jingning, the strong hatred in his eyes was very creepy.