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Mr. Zhou nodded and said, "I am from Miaojiang. This symptom is obviously caused by witchcraft."

"From the sign that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is vomiting blood, that thing is not far from him, it should be in the palace where he lives."

In the previous dynasty, the royal family was in turmoil due to witchcraft, and countless people were implicated. Therefore, Emperor Taizu of the Great Zhou Dynasty strictly prohibited witchcraft when he founded the country. If anyone was found, he would be severely punished.

Emperor Xuande stood with his hands behind his back. After a long while, he said, "Puyi, you personally lead the Dragon Guards to search the East Palace."

After thinking for a while, he said, "Take Mr. Zhou with you and give any suspicious items to Mr. Zhou for inspection."

Puyi was his confidant, so it would be best if he handled the matter personally, so as to avoid implicating innocent people and not letting the traitors escape.

Puyi took the order and left with Mr. Zhou.

As for the others, they returned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony. A palace servant served hot tea and snacks, and everyone sat back in their seats.

Although the emperor did not say it explicitly, everyone knew it. Something happened to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and everyone was a suspect.

Therefore, the emperor would not let them leave the palace until the truth of the matter came out. After all, once people leave the palace, many things will be difficult to investigate.

Some people were even prepared to be searched and interrogated.

Su Qingyu had been busy all night and was already hungry. So when the hot tea, ginseng soup, and snacks were served, she didn't hesitate to eat them.

After eating two pieces of pastry, she felt even hungrier. She wanted to have a bowl of hot noodles, preferably with an egg and some boiled vegetables.

Emperor Xuande was accompanying the Crown Prince in the next room, so everyone in the hall was not polite and was eating snacks.

Su Qingyu frowned as she ate.

After eating three pieces of dessert, his face was full of disgust.

Shen Zhixiu asked her in a low voice, "What's wrong? Is it not tasty?"

Su Qingyu looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she said, "The snacks are cold, and they are sweet and greasy. They can only fill my stomach, but they won't satisfy my hunger. I want to eat hot noodles with a fried egg."

After saying this, I felt that I was being pretentious. It was late at night and I was in the palace. Where could I get noodles?

Besides, the situation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was still unknown, so they couldn't eat and drink lavishly. It was already a favor from the Emperor to be able to drink some tea and eat two pieces of dessert.

Su Qingyu hurriedly added: "Although it's not delicious, it's enough to fill me up. How can the food in the palace be compared to the food at home?"

At this moment, in the side room of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the Crown Prince was lying on the bed. The Emperor, Consort Xian, and a group of imperial doctors were all guarding him.

The imperial physician couldn't even prescribe any medicine. A group of imperial physicians, led by Liu Yuanzheng, stood nervously by the side, not daring to breathe.

Dean Liu looked at his nose with his eyes, and his nose at his heart, thinking in his mind how to write a letter of retirement.

Of course, the prerequisite is that I can leave the palace alive today.

The virtuous concubine sat beside the bed, looking at the blood oozing from the corner of the prince's lips, feeling anxious.

She couldn't help but yell at the doctors, "You're just standing there. Can't you think of a solution? At least to alleviate the pain a little bit."

The imperial doctors knelt on the ground and said, "Your Majesty, please calm down. We deserve to die."

Emperor Xuande paced back and forth on the ground, and the imperial doctors' apologies made him even more annoyed.

Su Xiangling stood behind Concubine Xian, and was often ordered by her to twist the handkerchief or help the prince stand up.

She served the prince carefully, fearing that the virtuous concubine would get angry with her again.

I wondered in my heart, is it really witchcraft? If so, who did it?

It looked like it was done by someone from the Eastern Palace, but there was no need for someone from the Eastern Palace to harm the prince.

If we really find out who did it, it would be a good thing. At least it can divert the anger of Her Majesty the Concubine and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Su Xiangling went through all the concubines in the Eastern Palace in her mind, but couldn't figure out who it could be.

With a creak, Hu Lu pushed the door open and walked in, holding a white jade tray in his hand.

"Your Majesty, Madam, these are the crab meat buns and freshly cooked fish soup sent from the imperial kitchen."

The virtuous concubine waved her hand without even looking at him.

Emperor Xuande also said in a deep voice: "Take it away, I don't have the appetite to eat it."

Hu Lu whispered, "Your Majesty, the search of the East Palace will take a while to complete. How can you bear it if you don't eat something?"

Emperor Xuande said casually: "Take it and divide it up, don't worry about me."

Hu Lu understood his temper and knew that further persuasion would only make the emperor impatient, so he could only take the things and leave.

When he went out, he saw Shen Zhixiu standing guard at the door. Hu Lu was stunned, "Why is Lord Shen here? The emperor didn't summon him."

Shen Zhixiu glanced at the food on his tray. "The Emperor refuses to eat? How is the Crown Prince? I was worried, so I came to check."

Hu Lu sighed, "I have tried my best to persuade the Emperor, but he is worried about His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and has no mood to eat. Now, I have asked you to bring out the food and say that it is for the people below to share."

Shen Zhixiu sighed, "Thank you for your hard work, eunuch. Whenever something happens in the palace, you are the one who worries the most."

"You have to take care of the emperor's health and the people under you, so you must be careful."

Hu Lu and Shen Zhixiu had a good relationship on weekdays. When Shen Zhixiu spoke to him, he never acted like a cabinet minister.

Even though he was the emperor's personal attendant and the chief eunuch, he knew in his heart that many of the scholars in the court looked down on him.

Take Chen Ge Lao for example, every time he talked to him, he acted like a scholar, as if talking to eunuchs would hurt their reputation.

But Shen Zhixiu was always humble and kind, so Hu Lu was willing to talk to him.

Hearing Shen Zhixiu say this, Hu Lu felt warm in his heart.

"Thank you, Lord Shen, for your concern. It's late at night and the dew is heavy. Don't catch a cold."

Shen Zhixiu smiled and replied, "It's okay. I just had two snacks. Although they are a bit sweet, at least they fill my stomach."

Upon hearing this, Hu Lu hurriedly said, "Since His Majesty said to give these crab meat buns and fish soup to the people below, why don't you let Lord Shen take them and eat them."

Shen Zhixiu immediately refused, "This is not a good idea. My father-in-law has been busy all night. It would be embarrassing if I took it away."

Hu Lu didn't argue with him and directly ordered the eunuch beside him, "Put all these things in a new container and send it to Elder Shen."

Seeing this, Shen Zhixiu bowed and thanked him, "Thank you very much, Eunuch Hu."

Hu Lu smiled and said, "Master Shen, please don't be polite to me. These are just trivial matters and not worth mentioning."

When Shen Zhixiu returned to the Hall of Supreme Harmony again, the young eunuch happened to bring a tray of food and placed it on his desk.

Su Qingyu didn't understand what was going on. When she wanted to ask, the young eunuch had already bowed and left.

Shen Zhixiu sat next to Su Qingyu and said proudly.

"Hot fish soup and crab meat buns, eat quickly."