Chapter 569 Troubled Times
Xiao Ce didn't ask any more questions and lay down on the couch after taking a bath.
He didn't sleep for long and woke up an hour later.
Qin Zhao also prepared meals at this time. When he saw him waking up, he still asked: "Your Highness, won't you sleep a little longer?"
Xiao Ce shook his head: "There are still many things to be busy with."
Qin Zhao knew that what he said was true. He was not ordinary busy, but very busy. He spent the past two days in Cihe Palace. The emperor fell ill again, and all political affairs were put on hold.
He is also very busy when he is not busy with government affairs.
Because two important figures, the Queen Mother and the Emperor, have fallen, the Dragon Boat Festival celebrations will also be cancelled.
"Your Highness, then, eat and drink enough so that you will have the strength to work." Qin Zhao said and gave Xiao Ce a bowl of soup.
Xiao Ce looked at the steaming soup, and then at Qin Zhao's warm smiling face, and his cold heart instantly melted.
No matter how weak the family ties in the harem were, in his opinion, what Qin Zhao gave him was everything.
"Your Highness is the pillar now, so you can't be lazy." Qin Zhao said, and diligently put food into Xiao Ce's bowl.
Xiao Ce ate all the food Qin Zhao brought over, and then he asked: "Who do you think will be the real culprit of the poison?"
Xiao Ce's question stumped Qin Zhao, "I can't guess this concubine."
It was not easy for her to relieve the Queen Mother's life crisis at a critical moment. As for who the real murderer was, there were so many people present that they couldn't pinpoint the suspect.
"Don't you have a strong memory? You always remember the scene at that time, right?" Xiao Ce looked at Qin Zhao with burning eyes.
Qin Zhao:......
Even if you have a strong memory, you may not know the truth. Xiao Ce thinks highly of her too much.
But she can recall the scene at that time. The only problem is that the Queen Mother was already poisoned when she arrived, right?
"I think about it," Qin Zhao said, closing his eyes, calming down, and recalling the scene when she entered the main hall.
She remembered where everyone was. Of course, Xiao Ce sat in the seat closest to the Queen Mother. In order to avoid Xiao Ce's sharpness, Prince An sat in the lower right corner and towards the back.
As for the third prince, he slept peacefully in the arms of his mother, Concubine Rong.
Concubine Rong seems to be a person who keeps to herself. She has been in the palace for so long, but she has never met Concubine Rong by chance. Even when she met Concubine Rong, she looked at her from a distance and never said a word.
The eldest princess Ronghui was in the Queen Mother's heart, and she was closer to the queen mother, but under Xiao Ce. The eldest princess Ronghua had a bad temper and often angered the queen mother before she came out of the cabinet. This time on the queen mother's birthday, she sat down very wisely.
Be further away.
Princess Yongchun, on the other hand, sat closer to the Queen Mother in order to curry favor with the Queen Mother. Princess Yongning and Princess Yongchun had a good relationship with each other, so they sat next to Princess Yongchun.
The remaining ones are not very recognizable. Most of them are the servants around these big shots. They all wait by their master's side without any abnormalities.
Furthermore, after she entered Cihe Palace, she didn't see anything unusual in anyone.
She recalled it carefully before saying: "After I entered the main hall, no one behaved strangely, and no one approached the Queen Mother. Could it be that the murderer had already taken action before I entered the main hall?
I mean, Your Highness was with the Queen Mother at that time, right? Did you see anything strange?"
Xiao Ce shook his head: "No."
He had not been idle all day and night, recalling all the details more than once, but he was sure that no one had approached the imperial grandmother.
Even if the murderer wanted to poison, he had to get close to the imperial grandmother. How that person could kill the imperial grandmother quietly was beyond his comprehension.
"This is strange. In full view of the public, the Queen Mother cannot be poisoned out of thin air. In addition to the poison found on the hands of the dead palace maid, are there any other suspicious people or things?" Qin Zhao asked.
Xiao Ce was silent, and Qin Zhao knew that Xiao Ce was also helpless.
"Your Highness, don't worry too much. The Skynet is vast and meticulous. One day we will be able to find out who was behind the murder of the Queen Mother." Qin Zhao planned to end this unpleasant topic.
No matter what, it is the greatest blessing that the Queen Mother is not in danger. As for the murderer, there will still be a chance to find out later, so there is no rush.
At this time, Xiao Ce also put down the bowl and chopsticks, "Thanks to your alertness this time and delaying time at the critical moment, the imperial grandmother praised you endlessly, saying that you were alert and smart, and you won her heart."
When he mentioned the Queen Mother, Qin Zhao beamed with smiles: "I regard the Queen Mother as a relative, and it is my blessing to be able to solve her problems."
Xiao Ce nodded, walked a few steps, and suddenly asked: "Do you think Nanny Li will harm the emperor's grandmother?"
Qin Zhao shook his head without hesitation: "Absolutely impossible! No matter who poisoned the Queen Mother, that person could never be Grandma Li."
Grandma Li has served the Queen Mother all her life. She is a loyal servant who values the Queen Mother more than herself. How could she betray her master?
This is the same reason that the Four Treasures will never betray her.
"Yes, Gu feels that Grandma Li is like Ji Xiang. She is unlikely to betray the imperial grandmother. Gu probably made such an assumption because she was in a critical condition and sought medical treatment." Xiao Ce shook his head and sighed, and left Wangyue Residence.
Qin Zhao watched Xiao Ce walk away and sighed softly unconsciously.
The palace is in a troubled time, and it will always make people uneasy if the murderer who poisoned the Queen Mother is not found.
Who exactly had the motive to kill the Queen Mother?
Although the biggest suspect is Concubine Wu, Concubine Wu was not at the scene at the time, unless someone was secretly colluding with Concubine Wu and doing things for Concubine Wu behind her back.
"His Royal Highness is responsible for finding out the real culprit. Liang Di, don't worry about it. All the people present at that time were relatives of the emperor. This time Liang Di saved the life of the Queen Mother. I don't know if that person will turn around."
Dealing with Liangdi." Baoyu had his own worries.
That person was capable enough to poison the Queen Mother, so it would be easy to deal with Liang Di, right?
"I'm lucky, nothing will happen to me." Qin Zhao still had some confidence.
She was destined to die as cannon fodder, but Xiao Ce helped her through that calamity. From then on, she had nothing to fear.
"Liangdi is too ambitious. You should be more careful in a place like the harem." Baoyu said softly.
Qin Zhao smiled instantly and felt quite relieved. Baoyu still looked like a girl with a bad mouth, but she had not grown much compared to when she first entered the palace. At least she had a sense of crisis.
"I know, I will be careful in everything. If I am a big target, you will also become the target of attack. If you encounter something strange, you must be more thoughtful." Qin Zhao gently warned.
Baoyu and Baozhu agreed at the same time. After that, Baoyu went to Baoping Baoyuan specifically to ask them to be more careful.
After several of the people who knelt down in Cihe Palace fainted, the Queen Mother finally exempted them from punishment and let them go home.
(End of chapter)
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