A concubine enters the mansion? Reborn, three matchmakers and six engagements to marry the Prime Min

Su Qingyu bowed and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I learned this from a liar."

Emperor Xuande was a little surprised. "Are the tricks of scammers so sophisticated now?"

Not only Emperor Xuande, but everyone else looked at Su Qingyu curiously.

This scene today was the first time they had seen it.

The virtuous concubine knew what happened that day, and her face did not look very good at the moment.

When Su Qingyu heard Emperor Xuande ask, she explained with a smile.

"Yesterday, I went out of the city to the Huguo Temple, intending to light a long-burning lamp for my grandfather. On the way, I met a Taoist priest who was deceiving a woman. He used this powder to attract flocks of birds, and said that the woman was born with the fate of a phoenix."

"The girl didn't believe it. Seeing that she didn't believe it, the Taoist priest asked her to draw a lot. It said something like 'The phoenix will return to the north and soar up to 90,000 miles'. He said that the girl was destined to be very noble and asked people to give more rewards so that he could give her a good fortune."

"That girl was also very hot-tempered. She kicked him and said that his trick was too crude."

"After the girl left, I had him arrested. I interrogated him about the truth of how he attracted hundreds of birds, and also found a lot of hexagrams on him."

As she spoke, Su Qingyu handed a few bamboo sticks in her arms to Eunuch Hu, who then presented them to Emperor Xuande.

While Emperor Xuande was looking at the bamboo sticks, Su Qingyu continued, "Your Majesty, please look at the words on this hexagram. They either indicate great wealth and honor, or great misfortune."

"This man knows how to judge people. When he meets young ladies from wealthy families who are a little proud and arrogant, he uses their noble fate."

"If it's an ordinary family, they would use the most evil one and charge a little silver to drive away the evil."

Su Qingyu's explanation made Su Xiangling feel uneasy.

Without looking up, she could sense the gazes of the Crown Prince and Consort Xian on her.

Xian Fei looked at the bamboo stick with the hexagram inscribed on it. It was the same one Su Xiangling had shown her last time. She glanced at Su Xiangling coldly, with a cold light in her narrowed eyes. If looks could kill, Su Xiangling would have been tortured to death by Xian Fei.

Emperor Xuande suddenly understood after listening to Su Qingyu's explanation. He did not think much about it and just listened to it as a folk anecdote.

Su Xiangling was in a difficult situation, wondering how to face the questioning from Concubine Xian and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

The hexagram was easy to explain, as she was deceived by the Taoist priest. But the scene of hundreds of birds paying homage to the phoenix was hard to explain. If she kept saying that she was wronged, would His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Concubine Xian let her do it again?

When she can't attract birds, her true colors will be revealed.

Su Xiangling reached out and touched her belly. Fortunately, she still had her last support. As long as this child was there, she would at most fall out of favor, but her life would not be in danger.

She had made up her mind that no matter what, she would ensure the safe birth of the child. As for other things, she could take her time and there was no need to rush.

But what she didn't know was that Su Qingyu's killer move hadn't started yet. This matter at hand couldn't make Su Qingyu and Mr. Zhou feel better.

Emperor Xuande was very satisfied with the gift from Su Qingyu and rewarded her with a pair of hibiscus and fairy peach jade ruyi.

Afterwards, everyone continued to admire the lanterns, and Su Xiangling followed behind the Crown Prince and Consort Xian with her head lowered.

I dare not be too far away, nor too close.

Although the two did not say anything, and even the virtuous concubine praised Su Xiangling a few words in the middle, everyone present was smart, so how could they not see this sudden change.

Many people were surprised and guessed that Concubine Su had somehow displeased Concubine Xian and the Crown Prince.

Mr. Zhou fell behind the crowd and didn't say much. But there were always people who came to talk to him, after all, such a great doctor was rarely seen in normal times.

Mr. Zhou has a humble attitude and can always strike up a conversation with anyone.

Seeing that it was getting late, Emperor Xuande also planned to let everyone leave the palace.

Just as he was about to speak, the prince beside him suddenly vomited a large mouthful of black blood, then squatted on the ground, holding his stomach.

For a moment, the entire imperial garden was in chaos.

Some people shouted to protect the emperor, while others called for the imperial physician to be summoned quickly.

Concubine Xian squatted on the ground in panic, supporting the prince, "Yuan'er, what's wrong with you?"

"Someone, call the imperial physician."

Emperor Xuande was relatively calm, but his face was gloomy. The prince's symptoms looked like he had been poisoned. Who could poison someone at a palace banquet?

If you think about it more deeply, if this person can poison the prince, can he poison him?

The caution of a monarch made Emperor Xuande look at everyone with caution for a while.

It was Shen Zhixiu who stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, it will take time for the imperial physician to come to the palace. How about letting Mr. Zhou take a look first?"

"Can you trust him?" Emperor Xuande glanced at Shen Zhixiu.

Shen Zhixiu nodded, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I am willing to use my life as a guarantee. Mr. Zhou is trustworthy in both medical skills and character."

After he said that, Emperor Xuande did not ask any more questions and ordered Hu Lu to summon Mr. Zhou to treat the prince.

Except for Emperor Xuande and Consort Xian, everyone else stepped aside, all with a solemn look on their faces. The Crown Prince being poisoned was no small matter. Everyone present was a suspect. If one thing went wrong, it would bring disaster to the whole family.

Mr. Zhou walked closer, squatted down and checked the prince's pulse. After a long pause, he said, "Your Majesty, the prince is not poisoned."

Emperor Xuande frowned subconsciously, "Not poisoned? Then what's going on?"

Mr. Zhou thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I dare not speak of this matter."

Emperor Xuande waved his hand and said, "What is there that you dare not say? No matter what you say, I will forgive you."

After receiving the order from Emperor Xuande, Mr. Zhou stood up and said, "Your Highness, this is not poisoning. Someone is using witchcraft to deliberately harm you."

The art of witchcraft was taboo throughout the Great Zhou. No one dared to believe in it, let alone mention it.

As soon as Mr. Zhou said this, the Cabinet Chief Chen Zheng began to scold him.

"Shut up. We cannot allow you to spread lies and confuse the people in the imperial palace."

"Your Majesty, I don't think the words of this traveling doctor can be trusted. Please call the imperial physician."

Mr. Zhou looked at Chen Zheng deeply. He had not heard the title "traveling doctor" for many years.

But Mr. Zhou did not make any excuses, nor did he show any displeasure.

Instead, he said sincerely: "Master Chen is right. I may not be able to make a correct diagnosis. It would be safer to ask the imperial physician to take a look."

Emperor Xuande ordered someone to find the imperial physician immediately, but he did not blame Mr. Zhou for mentioning Miao witchcraft.

Su Qingyu stood beside Song Wanwan, impressed by Mr. Zhou's medical skills. She couldn't figure out how he poisoned the prince.

Since arriving at the Imperial Garden, Mr. Zhou had not approached His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. She thought he was looking for an opportunity, but she didn't expect that he had already succeeded.

Soon, three imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau hurried over.

Several people took the patient's pulse one after another, and then gathered together to study it for a long time.

When it was obvious that Emperor Xuande's patience was running out, Liu Yuanzheng knelt on the ground and reported.

"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince... doesn't look like he's been poisoned."

"It may also be that we are not well-educated and cannot tell whether it is poisoned or not."

"I, your servants, deserve to die."

Director Liu was hesitant, but he had said what he needed to say. His heart was in his throat. If anything happened to the Crown Prince, the Imperial Hospital would be dead.

This conclusion of the Imperial Medical Bureau surprised everyone present.

Is it really as Mr. Zhou said?

Emperor Xuande hesitated for a moment and looked at Mr. Zhou, "Are you sure this is witchcraft?"