While they were chatting and laughing, they heard a burst of hearty laughter from outside, but it was Xichen. As he walked in, he smiled and said: "Who among the people around the Queen dares to feel wronged? Even if the Queen agrees, I will not agree."
Several people stood up to greet him and saluted him, but Shen Huan still looked at him with a half-smile.
Xichen was not upset and walked straight to her, sat on the couch, and asked with a smile: "Why are you so happy?"
Shen Huan said, "Do you look happy when you look at me?"
The palace people retreated quietly. Xichen saw that Shen Huan looked extremely lazy because she had just woken up. Her bun was slightly loose, and the green shirt on her shoulders had fallen to her arms, revealing a soft and white skin. He stretched out his hand to caress her gently, but Shen Huan dodged it and stood up.
Xichen smiled and said, "Is that because you are unhappy?"
Shen Huan sat in front of the mirror and asked with a smile: "Let me ask you, where are you from?"
Xichen said: "From Concubine Qing..." He suddenly laughed again and said: "I'm sorry, are you feeling bad?" As he said this, he stepped forward and put his arms around her shoulders.
Shen Wen pushed him away and said, "Who is smiling with you!"
Xichen was not angry but smiled: "It seems that it is really delicious. I didn't go over to have a cup of tea, but I was also thinking that the sour plum juice she had there was delicious. I thought you seemed to like it, so when I went there, I asked her I also gave you a bowl, how do you like it?"
Shen Wen sneered and said, "How dare I eat the food she gave me? I'm not afraid she'll poison me to death!"
Xichen was stunned and said comfortingly: "I have eaten it too, otherwise I wouldn't have dared to give it to you! Besides, how could anyone poison you so blatantly?"
Shen Huan smiled innocently: "The more blatant it is, the more no one will suspect it!"
Xichen was choked by these words and couldn't speak, so he had to sit aside. Shen Huan combed her hair and said: "I didn't eat it, so I gave it to Su'e. If there is really a problem, just pretend that Su'e took my place." She smiled brightly at him, put on a ponytail, inserted a jade hairpin diagonally, put on a light-colored green gauze skirt, and sat in front of the window to look at the newly bloomed lotus flowers in the lake.
"You can pick water chestnuts to eat." Shen Huan said leisurely, fanned for a while, then turned around and asked Xichen, "How is the drought in Jiangnan?"
Qin Tianjian said that this year was a drought year, so preparations had been made early. The river irrigation project was strongly recommended by Shen Huan's father when he was still alive. Therefore, if it was a drought year in the past few years, it would not be a big deal. However, this year's disaster seems to be particularly special. It’s serious. There is little rain in spring. It rained once in April. In May, there was no rain for a month. And the temperature is much higher than in previous years.
Xichen said: "Nothing, I have people patrolling the south of the Yangtze River. If there is a drought, I will inform the capital."
Shen Huan raised her eyebrows and asked, "Could the people patrolling be Concubine Qing's father and brother?"
Xichen didn't answer, but Shen Huan understood it and said with a smile: "No wonder the emperor is willing to eat her sour plum juice!" The anger in his tone was suppressed. Sure enough, sure enough! The pain of losing a child. Not as good as his imperial power!
It seems that in order to get rid of Concubine Qing, her father and brother must be killed!
Fortunately, she has begun to deploy, and this is a weapon she can use in the drought year!
After dinner, it was already dark. Shen Huan and Xichen took a leisurely stroll to the lake. They could only smell the fragrance of lotus flowers, and there were stars all over the sky like broken silver. The cool evening breeze made the lakeside willows and shadows whirling; mandarin ducks playing in the water
Shen Huan was lying on the railing of the verandah, using the long wicker in his hand to play with the mandarin ducks on the water and the carp among the lotus leaves, and asked leisurely: "Remember to ask people to pick water chestnuts tomorrow. I know several ways to eat them." Woolen cloth!"
The emperor and empress were taking a walk without many followers. At this time, they were the only ones in the verandah. The palace people were all standing far away, Xichen fell beside her and said, "Okay, it's all up to you."
His tone was extremely doting, and Shen Huan had long been used to it. The two of them were folding flowers and fighting fish together, having so much fun that they didn't notice that a palace official was running over there in a hurry, but was stopped by Cui Shanggong. The person was in Cui Shanggong. There was a whisper in the ear, and even Cui Shanggong's expression changed.
After appeasing the man a little, Cui Shanggong moved closer, bowed his head and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Xichen looked at her in surprise, and Shen Huan also looked puzzled and asked, "What's the matter?"
Cui Shanggong said: "Someone from the palace just came to report that Miss Su'e who is serving the empress is probably not in good condition."
Shen Wen was startled and asked quickly: "What do you mean it's bad?"
Although Cui Shanggong spoke quickly, he was not vague, saying: "Before dinner, Xiangming went to find Su'e to serve the dinner, but was told that Su'e was very unwell, so he came to report to Weichen, who was originally only I thought it was probably heatstroke, so I didn't care about it and just let her rest. However, someone just said that Miss Su'e was suffering from vomiting and diarrhea and was exhausted. Without the permission of the empress, it was difficult for the palace to hire a doctor, so..."
Shen Huan frowned after listening, but was not very nervous. He just said: "In that case, for the sake of her serving me, let the imperial doctor go and take a look!"
"Yes, thank you, ma'am"
Cui Shanggong went over to send a message, and Xichen said: "It's nothing to think about. It's probably because the weather is hot and I'm hungry."
Shen Huan chuckled and said, "Just don't make trouble with that bowl of sour plum juice!"
I cherished the dust without saying a word, but there was a layer of haze in my heart.
After walking around outside for a while, Shen Huan saw that Xichen always looked depressed, so he went back to Helu Tongchun and asked someone to bring him a bowl of lotus seed soup, so he could have a rest after drinking it.
Before Chun'er could bring the lotus seed soup, Xiang Ming came in hurriedly and said with a panicked expression: "Mother, it's not good, Su'e is vomiting blood!"
Shen Wen stood up in shock and asked, "Why are you vomiting blood?"
Xiangming said: "My servant invited Dr. Sun for consultation. Dr. Sun said... Su'e... was poisoned!"
This time, even Xichen was startled. He opened the crystal bead curtain, stared at Xiangming and asked, "How could you be poisoned?"
Xiang Ming shook her head and said: "I don't know, but Dr. Sun is checking carefully, but Su'e...she..." As she said that, there were tears in her eyes. After all, Su'e was working under her hand, and she was usually very calm. She is a diligent person, so seeing her like this now makes Xiangming feel very uncomfortable.
Shen Huan said decisively: "I'll go take a look."
However, Xichen stopped her and said, "You are a queen, so it is inconvenient for you to condescend to visit a palace maid. I will ask all the imperial doctors who are coming this time to go there. I will definitely not let anything happen to her."
Shen Huan had no choice but to nod and said: "Your Majesty, please don't forget that Su'e once saved me. If something happens to her... I will never feel at ease in my life."
Xichen held her hand and patted it gently
Xiang Ming understood and hurriedly went outside to tell Xiao Shizi. Xiao Shizi hurriedly sent people to the outside of the palace to call all the imperial doctors who had followed, and they gathered together where Su'e lived.
The small dormitory was immediately crowded with people. The doctors checked their pulses, inquired carefully, and checked the food and furnishings in the room.
"I found it!" Doctor Sun suddenly shouted. The copper basin in his hand contained Su'e's vomit.