C20 The Empress Is Locked up

"How is it?" Yu Longzi held the teacup, his gaze somewhat erratic.

"Replying Mistress! This person began to have traces in Flagstaff. Even the Ministry of Revenue's household register could not find this person. It was as if he had appeared out of thin air!"

"Let's go down!" Yu Longzi was surprised. He smiled playfully and said, "Interesting."

Yuen Qing was a 'dead person', so she would not be registered as a family member.

In the Imperial Palace. In a private courtyard, outside the glorious hall, there was a small fake mountain. At the foot of the mountain, there was a pool of water. The blood red koi fish was swimming in it carefreely...

"Chen'er, how is it?" A middle-aged woman dressed in luxurious clothing smiled lovingly. The woman combed her hair into a bun, wore a golden fork, and wore an orange flowing cloud brocade. Her face was like a begonia, and her smile was as gentle as the spring breeze.

"Royal Mother!" Yu Longtang looked like a spoiled child beside her, and his tone was slightly dissatisfied. Yu Longchen looked at him and smiled complacently.

This woman was Yu Longtang's biological mother, Imperial Concubine Long.

"Very good!" Yu Longchen drank the flower tea with a blissful expression. Ever since he, Royal Mother, passed away, Imperial Concubine Long treated him like her own son and would think of him no matter what he did.

Yuen Qing watched Yu Longchen's happy expression from the side and was also happy in her heart. Yuen Qing was only Yu Longchen's attendant, so she could not overstep it. She could only watch from the side outside and could not say anything.

"This flower tea was sent over by Empress a few days ago. I don't know where she came up with such a good idea. You Royal Father really likes to drink it..." Noble Consort Long revealed a doubtful expression.

Yu Longchen and Yu Longtang smiled at each other. This flower tea was naturally leaked to the Empress by them.

Yu Longtang thought for a moment and looked at Noble Consort Long. "Does Royal Mother know the newest concubine?"

"What?"

"I heard that she is very favoured and seems to be somewhat favored. "

"In half a month, it will be New Year. Royal Father has long wanted to promote her to the position of a concubine."

"Royal Mother knows that this flower tea has a cold nature and is currently very popular in the Palace. Royal Mother needs to be careful not to eat it with cold fruits. For example, persimmon, dates, hawthorn and so on. If you eat so much, then... Her body would become weak. It's autumn. Royal Mother must take good care of her body!"

" Okay. " Noble Consort Long smiled knowingly.

The three of them chatted happily.

It was New Year's Eve.

The lights in the palace were dim, and the banquet was held in the Righteous Sun Palace. The hall was extremely glorious. It was about fifty zhang wide and sixty zhang long. Eight pillars stood on both sides, and on each pillar, there was a golden dragon statue climbing up!

The Emperor was fifty years old, and he wore a golden dragon robe as he sat upright on the dragon throne. A few strands of silver hair were hidden in his unflustered hair, and there was a shrewd look between his eyebrows. There was a pair of deep eyes on Fangzheng's face. There were some thin wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and cheeks. His entire body exuded an imposing aura.

The Empress was wearing a phoenix bun with a nine-tailed golden phoenix hairpin in front of her. She wore a red and yellow nine-tailed phoenix dress and sat solemnly on the right side of the Emperor while Noble Consort Long sat on the left. The Empress Dowager did not attend the banquet because she was not feeling well.

There were two rows in front and Yu Longzi sat on the right. Yu Longtang and Yu Longchen sat opposite of each other. The three princesses sat beside them. Next would be Minister Gongsun. Behind them stood their personal servants, and Yuen Qing stood behind Yu Longchen.

Everyone was enjoying the singing and dancing in high spirits.

"Ah! Ah! Emperor... The Emperor, save me... save..." Suddenly, a few painful cries for help pierced everyone's ears.

They saw that Concubine Xin, who the Emperor had brought along with her, had already fallen to the ground. She was foaming at the mouth and her body was twitching.

" Someone come! Someone come! Spread the Imperial Physician! "The Empress anxiously called out from the side and the Emperor also revealed a look of pity.

Everyone panicked and their faces became uglier and uglier. Only Yu Longchen and the other two calmly watched.

Imperial Physician Lu diagnosed for a moment before kneeling in front of her and said, "Replying to the Emperor, Concubine Xin, Your Ladyship was poisoned with Arsenic. Fortunately, the amount of poison was small and this official has already cured Your Ladyship's poison. It is no longer a big problem!"

When the Emperor heard this, his eyebrows stood up and his eyes were filled with anger. His deep voice seeped into everyone's eardrums, "Who is so bold to actually dare to poison in front of Zhen!"

"Replying to the Emperor, this poison is strange and there is no poison found in the food and tea." Imperial Physician Lu said respectfully.

"Then how do you think this poison was infected?"

"This official is bold and needs to ask Concubine Xin and Your Ladyship's palace maids!"

"You investigate, Zhen is by the side!"

"Understood!"

Imperial Physician Lu stood still and looked at the flustered palace maid and asked, "How is Your Ladyship eating recently?"

"Your Ladyship recently did not eat much and drink the flower tea that Empress bestowed on her every day. In the recent few days, Empress heard that Your Ladyship likes hawthorn, new dates, and persimmon and sent a lot of people to deliver them over. Everything else is gone!"

Imperial Physician Lu's eyes darted around and looked at the prawns in front of Yu Longchen. After thinking for a moment, he knelt down and said, "Reporting to the Emperor. No one poisoned him. The flowers and tea that Empress made were cold, but hawthorn and new dates were too much to eat. And then ate seafood, it would form a poisonous substance in one's stomach. This is where the poison comes from. " After saying that, his eyes moved away a little.

The Emperor ordered: "What else do you have to say, finish!"

"Yes, these two types of food clash, as long as you know how to treat them, you will know" Imperial Physician Lu unconsciously looked at Empress as he spoke.

"You can leave now!"

"This official will retire!"

"Empress!" The Emperor coldly looked at the Empress. The Empress immediately knelt down and said with grievance: "My concubines were wrongly accused! Emperor!"

"Injusted? You brought the flower tea! And those fruits were also bestowed by you, the menu at the banquet was also set by you! Where are you wrongly accused? "

"Even so, concubines like Concubine Xin's younger sister, that's why they gave her so many times. Furthermore, concubines do not know that these two poisons will clash!"

"Why do the concubines vaguely remember that Empress studied medicine before entering the Palace? Why..." Noble Consort Long muttered to herself by the side but the Emperor heard it clearly.

"What else do you have to say? You also heard Imperial Physician Lu's words. Those who understand medicine know, but why don't you know?"

The Empress was momentarily at a loss for words. At this moment, Yu Longzi knelt down and begged, "Royal Father, please investigate clearly! Now that the evidence is not clear, Royal Mother will definitely not do such a thing!"

"Big brother, do you think we are blind and deaf?" Yu Longtang lazily spat out a few words from the side.

The Emperor looked at him, turned his head and expressionlessly looked at the Empress. "What else do you have to say?"

"There must be someone who framed a concubine!" The Empress was anxious and glared hatefully at Noble Consort Long. However, Noble Consort Long was expressionless and looked at her as if she was looking at a fool.

"Emperor, Empress must have been wronged!" Duke Ling knelt down and frowned. His voice was filled with dissatisfaction. His square face and thick eyebrows were extremely similar to the Empress's eyebrows.

"Emperor, this official thought..." Prime Minister Mu had a face full of righteousness and his chin was small. From the wrinkles on his face and a goatee, one could tell his age. He wanted to speak but was interrupted by the Emperor.

"Enough! My dear ministers, don't plead anymore! As the Empress, tonight is the New Year's Eve. Do you still want to quibble in front of all the officials!?" The Emperor questioned, "Pass down my orders! The Empress did not know the big picture and poisoned people. She is confined for half a year. Deducting three months. "

"Thank the Emperor for his grace!" Although the Empress was extremely angry, she still had to kowtow and thank him.

Returning to the Imperial Residence.

Yuen Qing was a little confused as she asked, "The Empress was already unhappy with Concubine Xin and Imperial Concubine Long revealed the news to her. The Empress would definitely do it because it was very secretive and the Empress's original purpose was to make Concubine Xin weaker. The seafood is because the Emperor loves to eat and the Empress only wants to please the Emperor. Then... "

" What? " Yu Longchen looked at Yuen Qing and smiled in satisfaction.

"That amount is not enough to poison me!"

"Of course. Imperial Physician Lu needs to do something about it... "

"How many people do you have?"

"Not many..."

"[Even so, it won't be too much of a waste for the Empress, what's the use?]"

"Of course it's useful, this way it can distract Eldest Prince's attention..."