The Queen Mother's sixtieth birthday is the grandest banquet held in the palace in recent years. Being able to attend this banquet is a dream come true for many people.
Although the royal family hosted a banquet for many dignitaries, there were still many respectable people in the capital who were not invited to the banquet. Some people even stood aside willingly and silently, even if they did not have a seat, to attend the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother.
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There are even more people who, although they were not invited here today, have carefully prepared birthday gifts. In their opinion, whether they can sit here and have lunch with the Queen Mother is not the most important thing. What is important is that they must have this.
Your heartfelt wishes!
It’s such a birthday party, how could anyone not want to come?
Besides, for such a grand banquet, which has been carefully planned for so long, it stands to reason that no one would dare to be absent without any reason. At least we have to find a blood relative to replace it. Even if the whole family can't come, they should say hello in advance.
That's right.
Xiyan clearly remembered that there was a pair of bowls and chopsticks neatly placed on the table next to her, similar to the way they were placed at other seats. The tableware and other items were all extremely delicate, and the seats looked even more delicate than those of the ministers.
How much face does this person have, Xiyan thought silently in her heart, and he doesn't even pay attention to the Queen Mother's sixtieth birthday.
Moreover, there is another thing that makes Xiyan feel even more strange, that is, no one present asks about this matter. It seems that no one cares about this matter, even the Queen Mother herself does not care about this matter.
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Xiyan kept thinking about this matter in her mind, her eyes looking around, waiting for Bei Mingchen to give her an answer.
However, what happened next shocked her. Not only did Bei Mingchen not intend to tell him about this, but he was very angry at her question.
"Don't ask what you shouldn't ask. There's nothing wrong with knowing less!"
When Bei Mingchen heard this, his expression immediately became serious. He didn't even look at her, but spoke to her in a slightly scolding tone.
"yes."
Xiyan responded hurriedly. Bei Mingchen's move scared her so much that she didn't dare to take a breath. If you don't know, just don't know. It doesn't matter. This matter has nothing to do with him anyway.
However, looking at Bei Mingchen's behavior, everyone should really know the reason for this matter. Xiyan thought silently.
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Not long after Bei Mingchen and Xiyan returned, bad news came from the palace about the Queen Mother.
On this day, several servants from the palace ran in in panic, and one of them even hurried to Bei Mingchen.
Xi Yan has been in the palace for so long, and she has rarely seen the servants so flustered and anxious.
She had a premonition that something bad had happened. Out of worry, she quietly followed the servant to Bei Mingchen's study.
"Your Majesty, no... it's not good. There is a letter from the palace saying that the Queen Mother is ill." The servant said breathlessly.
Because he didn't rest all the way and ran to the prince's study in one breath, he was very tired now. However, the current situation was very urgent, and the man didn't dare to speak loudly until he had finished explaining the matter.
panting heavily.
"Well, I understand. Let's just put the letter here first."
After hearing this, Bei Mingchen put down his official duties, raised his head, looked at the servant, and spoke simply.
The man hurriedly handed the letter into Bei Mingchen's hands. However, Bei Mingchen did not open the letter. He just put it aside and continued to be busy with the things at hand.
"Your Majesty, people in the palace say that the Queen Mother's illness this time is a little different from usual."
Seeing that Bei Mingchen's expression was so calm, he seemed to be indifferent to this matter. The servant was worried that the message he conveyed was not accurate enough, so he added another sentence there.
Because he was afraid that the prince would say that he was long-winded, the man was very cautious when talking about this matter. Although he did not dare to look directly at Bei Mingchen when he spoke, his eyes glanced at him from time to time and paid attention to his expression.
His expression was that he was afraid that the prince would explode at any time.
"Oh, I know, you go down first." Bei Mingchen said to him simply, his tone sounded unusually calm.
"Yes." After saying that, the man left.
"Boom, boom, boom."
After that person left, Xi Yan gently knocked on the door of Bei Mingchen's study.
"Please come in." Bei Mingchen glanced at Miss Xiyan standing outside and simply invited her in.
"Your Majesty, what happened to the Queen Mother?"
Xiyan stood by his desk and asked him cautiously. Her eyes glanced at the letter next to his desk from time to time.
Although she was standing outside the door, she did not hear clearly, but she vaguely heard that the matter was related to the Queen Mother.
In addition, she saw that the servant was so panicked and uneasy, so she realized that this matter was not a good thing. It seemed that something had happened to the Queen Mother, right?
"Look, this is the letter. If you are curious, you might as well open it yourself and take a look."
Bei Mingchen raised his head slightly, looked at Xi Yan who was standing next to the table, pointed at the letter on the table, and spoke casually.
Hearing this, Xiyan hurriedly stretched out his hand and picked up the letter. However, it seemed that the letter had not been opened yet, so Bei Mingchen probably didn't know what was written in the letter.
What.
Xiyan did not open the letter immediately. She turned her head and looked at Bei Mingchen, as if she wanted to get his instructions.
"Let's see." Bei Mingchen said to her.
She didn't hesitate anymore, but directly opened the letter and read it.
As expected, this letter is about the Queen Mother, and it is indeed not a good thing.
This letter stated that the Queen Mother was ill, and was very seriously ill. Now, she basically can't even get out of bed.
At first, the Queen Mother only coughed occasionally. In addition, it is the twelfth lunar month of winter, so it is normal for someone to catch wind and cold due to wearing few clothes.
Therefore, everyone thought that the Queen Mother just caught a cold and didn't pay too much attention to it. Even the Queen Mother herself didn't think it was a big deal and didn't take it to heart. The Queen Mother just drank a little more ginger.
I just drank soup, took some more tonics, and took some things to keep me warm.
However, the Queen Mother's illness this time was very different from before. After a few days of recuperation, her condition not only did not improve, but became more and more serious.
In other words, after two or three days, the Queen Mother began to feel that her limbs were weak and her body was getting weaker and weaker. The doctors in the palace had all looked at her, but they couldn't figure out the reason. According to the Queen Mother's condition,
Look, she did look like she was infected with wind-cold. However, they followed the treatment methods for treating wind-cold, but there was no effect.
After more than seven days of treatment, the Queen Mother's condition only worsened, and now she can only lie in bed all day.
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Xi Yanzai read the letter carefully. The description in the letter was very simple. However, she read it over and over again many times without missing a word. She thought about each sentence for a long time every time.
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Wanting to analyze the Queen Mother's current situation as much as possible based on that brief letter, she tried hard to think about the Queen Mother's current condition in her mind.
"How could this be? Didn't the Queen Mother look fine a few days ago?" After reading the letter, she felt very confused and murmured to herself.
"It's okay, the royal mother-in-law has her own destiny, she will be fine." Bei Mingchen looked at her nervous look and kept saying.
At this moment, Xi Yan's expression became more and more serious, her eyes narrowed a few times, her brows furrowed tighter and tighter, and she held the letter tightly with both hands.
She was really surprised by this incident. To this day, she still clearly remembers the appearance of the Queen Mother at the birthday banquet that day.
The Queen Mother's face looked so good that day. Her steps were so strong when she walked, her voice was so confident, and she sounded full of energy. Her spirit was better than that of other old ladies.
How many times more powerful? It can be felt that the Queen Mother's body must be very strong.
Such a healthy old lady suddenly fell seriously ill within a month after her birthday and was unable to afford the illness. The more she thought about it, the more strange it became!
Xiyan can definitely conclude that there is definitely something wrong with this matter!
After all, she has been practicing medicine for decades. If the Queen Mother is really sick, she will definitely be able to tell it at a glance. Besides, when she attended the Queen Mother’s birthday party that day, she even accompanied the Queen Mother to her
The bedroom. At that time, the distance between the two of them was so close. If there was really something wrong with the Queen Mother's health, she would definitely be able to tell it at a glance.
Xiyan's judgment is absolutely unerring, and she is completely confident in this aspect.
I wonder how many times the Queen Mother's body is better than that of old ladies of the same age? Xiyan can see that the Queen Mother does not have any of the diseases that common old ladies suffer from. Her body is so strong, if it is really
If you get cold, you won't be unable to bear it.
Xiyan thought of many reasons and countless possible situations, but she overturned them one by one.
In the end, she came to the worst conclusion. The Queen Mother must have been poisoned by someone, and the poison must have been poisoned in the past few days.
However, she couldn't think of what kind of poison could achieve such an effect.
Judging from the description in the letter, this poison can be said to be administered silently. In the early stage, the toxicity was so weak that people could not detect it at all. However, in the later stage, the poison began to spread rapidly, and its toxicity was fierce and powerful.
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There is another thing that Xiyan has never been able to figure out: who is so cruel that he could poison such a kind old man.