After Wu Guifei in the palace was bitten by a poisonous snake, the news that she could not wake up soon spread throughout the harem.

The imperial doctor had already said that if Wu Guipin woke up within two days, he would still be saved, but if it was too late, his life might be in danger.

Now two days have passed in the blink of an eye, Wu Guipin is still awake, but the strange thing is that his condition has not deteriorated even after being diagnosed and treated by the imperial doctors, which puzzled several imperial doctors.

In the bedroom at night, Chi Rui was reporting the news to Wu Jie. In the past two days, from Empress Gao to Concubine Hong, and then to several nobles and talented people, they all sent people to visit. They put down all kinds of tonics, comforted them with a few words of auspiciousness, and left.

In private, Wu Jie asked Chen Jiao to help keep an eye on it, and it turned out that someone had been paying attention to the movement here, and someone had also quietly inquired twice about the pulse case at the Imperial Hospital.

The other party was obviously waiting for the news of her death. Wu Jie was not surprised, but those sneaky people were actually from Phoenix Rite Palace.

"The servant girl has found out carefully that Yuping, who is sweeping and serving outside, has her cousin working as an errand in Fengyi Palace. She has been going to talk to her cousin for the past two days, and Xiao Fuzi from the back kitchen also has frequent exchanges with that end," Chi Rui said worriedly. talking.

Since her princess entered the palace, she has always kept herself safe and acted in a low-key manner. When did she offend the empress? Empress Gao is the only daughter of a great general. Isn't his princess in danger.

Wu Jie was more in disbelief than worry.

She has clearly never offended Empress Gao in this life, Gao Zimo is safe and sound, and the miscarriage of the child has nothing to do with her, and even Empress Gao's attitude towards her is not bad, it can be called amicable. Why are you going to kill yourself all of a sudden?

"Don't think so much now, just think about how to deal with it." Chen Jiao reminded me friendly.

Wu Jie bit her lip, the person she suspected most before was Concubine Lijin.

I was afraid that I would sue her for harming me in the fire scene, and even found out that I already knew her secret, so I wanted to kill the grass.

If it was her, it would be easy to deal with, with a ready-made handle in hand. but if high queen

In Qingliang Palace, Empress Gao held a volume of books in her hand, casually flipped through two pages, raised her eyes and asked, "What did the imperial doctor say?"

"Returning to your mother, the imperial doctor said that although Wu Guifei is not awake, her pulse has stabilized. This kind of situation is extremely rare, and it is difficult for him to judge good or bad. If he wakes up in these two days, he must be saved." news.

Empress Gao sneered, "The majestic imperial physician couldn't even tell the pulse accurately, so he used all these nonsense to prevaricate."

Mother Qiu persuaded, "These corpses are vegetarians, my mother, don't talk nonsense with this screwdriver. It's not a solution to procrastinate like this. Fortunately, Wu Guifei is still using medicine these two days, so it's better to just order someone to take medicine. middle"

She didn't finish her sentence, but Empress Gao understood the meaning clearly.

"This method is simple, but" Empress Gao hesitated, "Speaking of which, she is also pitiful. She married into the palace alone. I usually see her as a sensible person, respectful in her actions, and well-mannered."

Seeing that Empress Gao felt pity, Mother Qiu quickly persuaded, "If she is really sensible, why would she seduce the prince. She has already entered the palace but still keeps herself restless, which makes the prince yearn for him day and night."

Empress Gao frowned, "I heard from Bai Lin that the two met each other in Dongyue before, and I'm afraid they formed a fate at that time."

"It was the fate at that time. Since I have entered the palace as a concubine, I should keep my duty, but I still took advantage of the military chaos to seduce the prince. It is really corrupt. If the news spreads, how will the emperor treat this matter?" Mother Qiu He said with righteous indignation, "This kind of loafer, the empress should get rid of it in time."

Mother Qiu tried her best to persuade, Empress Gao thought for a moment, and said, "Forget it, let's talk about it later."

In her opinion, this is just a trivial matter, there is no need to shout and kill like this, even if the two are really affectionate and never see each other, how can it be possible? And based on her understanding of Yuan Jing, she has never valued female sex , will not hold grudges for this kind of thing.

She has repeatedly attacked her side, but she has fallen behind.

She made a final decision, and Mother Qiu had no choice but to bow her head and agree.

Turning around and leaving the hall, Bai Lu smiled and said, "In this case, the servants ordered the people who were watching Wu Guifei to withdraw."

"No," but Mother Qiu flatly denied, "You don't need to withdraw, you go to the imperial hospital yourself and order someone to tamper with Wu Guipin's medicine."

Bailu was taken aback, "But didn't the empress just say that?"

"Your Majesty is still too young. There are some things." Mother Qiu paused and ordered, "You just have to do what I want. You don't need to tell Your Majesty about this beforehand. Your Majesty will understand in the future."

Bai Lu was full of doubts, but Madam Qiu was always rigorous in her work, so she must have a reason for insisting on this matter. She had no choice but to nod in response.

Looking at the back of the egret going away. Madam Qiu sighed. If it's just such a personal affair, why should she insist on being this villain and killing them all.

Is it because the son is too careless, is he going to return to the northwest, is he talking nonsense? This Wu Guifei knew about it, and she accompanied him so many times. If a few words are revealed, I am afraid that the general's great cause will be ruined.

Just as the poisoning plan was finalized here, Wu Jie woke up.

If he pretended to be in a coma again, he might not be able to hide from the imperial physician's diagnosis and treatment. Anyway, the mastermind behind the scenes has been found out.

Although awake, Wu Jie is still recuperating these days.

Empress Gao forgave her all the greetings, and rewarded a lot of tonics such as ginseng and deer antler.

Of course Wu Jie didn't dare to use these things, she didn't even dare to drink the decoction sent by the imperial hospital. Knowing that the person who wanted to kill her was Empress Gao, Wu Jie maintained a high level of vigilance for everything around her. In this harem, Empress Gao's power is by no means something that a little noble concubine like her can resist.

At dusk that day, lying on the bed was really boring, so she simply got out of bed and walked around the yard. Passing the backyard, she saw Chen Jiao sitting on the porch, picking herbs from the medicine basket.

Seeing Wu Jie approaching, she raised her hand in greeting with a smile, and patted the place beside her.

Wu Jie went over to sit down, and followed him into the small basket to watch.

"Did you find out that you were manipulated again?"

The hidden danger of snake venom is not so easy to understand, these two days Wu Jie is still drinking detoxification soup, which is prepared by the imperial hospital and sent to the palace, and then boiled in the small kitchen.

This is just a superficial process. In fact, Wu Jie has never drank the medicinal materials sent by the Imperial Hospital. Chen Jiao sneaked into the warehouse of the Imperial Hospital during the past few days and stole them according to the prescription. medicinal materials.

Fortunately, there were few guards in the Summer Palace, and the guards were loose, otherwise Chen Jiao would not have been able to get it so easily.

As for the medicinal materials sent from the imperial hospital, they are all piled up here. Chen Jiao took advantage of his free time today and came to inspect it.

"There is something wrong with the medicine." Chen Jiao took out a yellow herb from the basket, held it up to her, and asked with a smile, "Do you know what it is?"

Since she was a child, she has been with Master Guangxin a lot, and Wu Jie also knows some knowledge about medicinal herbs. After carefully distinguishing her eyes, she replied, "This is Wulan grass, which has the effect of detoxification."

"It's indeed Wulan grass, but it's polluted Wulan grass. This kind of herb grows by the river. If it's a place with abundant water, the roots are sweet and sweet, and it's a good material for detoxification. The grasses are small in size and the roots are bitter, taking it for a long time will cause blood agitation and trigger toxins in the body."

very cryptic

Now that she has woken up, Empress Gao can't simply and rudely poison people to death, she always has to use some devious methods.

This is not to kill her and vow not to give up.

Wu Jie took the herb from his hand and squeezed it hard, the hatred of two lifetimes welled up. Originally, because of Gao Zimo's help, she was determined to let go of the grievances of her previous life and live a peaceful life in the harem, but she didn't expect that she would kill them all.

No matter what the reason was, she couldn't sit still.

Wu Jie rested for three or four days, and the concubines in the harem couldn't wait to leave the summer palace and return to Beijing.

Speaking of which, it was the influence of Wu Jie's incident. Ever since heard that poisonous snakes would appear in places like the Small Buddha Hall, everyone in the palace was frightened. The timid concubines even ordered people to clean the residence several times.

The day before yesterday, Lin Zhaoyuan went to play in the back garden and saw something winding and twisting in the green grass, which scared her and screamed on the spot.

The palace people surrounded it, only to find that the opposite side was just a rope, thrown in the grass, it was old and covered with green moss, it looked like a snake.

Although it was just a false alarm, Lin Zhaoyuan was still terrified, and the other concubines were even more dispirited, no longer in the mood to escape the summer heat and enjoy the scenery.

Empress Gao thought that the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, and the emperor would return to Capital City from the military camp. With a single order, everyone ended their journey to the summer resort early.

Back in Capital City, the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon.

The previous assassins of the Yelan Kingdom had been completely wiped out, and the emperor inspected the forbidden army and returned to the palace. It was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the palace followed the past and prepared a sumptuous banquet.

Wu Jie finally recovered and appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing her, several concubines came up to say hello, Lin Zhaoyuan said with a smile, "Sister Wu will survive the catastrophe, and she will be very happy in the future. I will drink a few more cups of sweet-scented osmanthus wine later."

"My current body can't drink these things anymore, I just have to taste them a little bit." Wu Jie said weakly, her whole body showed the weakness of lack of energy after a serious illness.

"Then try more of today's chrysanthemum crabs. I heard that the imperial dining room has been hung in the clean water pool for more than ten days, and they are fed with chestnut meat every day. They are all plump."

Everyone chatted and laughed, and after a while, the topic turned to Concubine Li Jin again.

"The concubine Jin is the lucky one. I heard that the poisonous snake was hiding in the Buddhist altar that day, but he waited until the empress left before committing murder." A nobleman boasted enviously.

Speaking of the events of that day, Concubine Lijin also felt lucky that he did not touch the high platform from the beginning to the end, and the Buddhist scriptures presented were not leaked. In case of being bitten by a poisonous snake, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Not only the concubine Jin is blessed, but also the dragon heir in her womb is blessed. The blood of a real dragon is something that those reptiles can offend." Another young talent flattered.

Concubine Lijin gave a smile, as if enjoying these words immensely. Caressing the tall and round belly, full of reserve.

Not long after, Empress Gao and the emperor arrived one after another, and Empress Dowager Hong also entered the hall with the support of Concubine Hong Shu.

The banquet began.

The palace maids filed in and presented all kinds of delicacies.

Yuan Jing and Empress Gao said a few auspicious words, and everyone had their meals.

Outside the Zhaixing Building, on the high platform opposite, a group of thirty-six dancers are stepping on the beat, dancing lightly, making various graceful movements of worshiping the moon and auspiciousness. The musicians on both sides sing together, with an elegant rhythm.

Both the emperor and the empress seemed to have something on their minds, and the atmosphere at the banquet was subconsciously depressing.

On the contrary, Empress Dowager Hong was in good spirits, and ordered the palace servants to peel crabs for herself.

Concubine Hongshu personally led two female officers to serve beside her, chatting and laughing happily, very enthusiastic. Finally, the atmosphere of the banquet was mobilized by three or four points.

"Today's crab is very plump, and the sweet-scented osmanthus stuffing is also sweet." Concubine Hongshu laughed.

Lin Zhaoyuan said, "I heard that they were caught in Taize Lake. They are the biggest and most delicious. They were kept in the Dongsheng Pond behind the Imperial Garden for more than ten days, and the muddy smell outside was expelled."

"Dongsheng Pond is surrounded by sweet-scented osmanthus trees. In this season, the water is covered with sweet-scented osmanthus. It's no wonder that the crab tastes sweet with sweet-scented osmanthus."

Several people were discussing enthusiastically, from the food and drink at the banquet to the singing and dancing in front of them.

Empress Dowager Hong also said with a smile, "I heard that the Empress personally made moon cakes with someone, and Ai's family will have to taste them later."