Yubi took it in her hand and was about to drink it when suddenly something happened in her heart. She stared at her reflection in the teacup and said, "Dongmei, when did my appetite get better?"
"I remember that after returning from the palace, the dragon fetus was almost four months old. The master was no longer unhappy and his appetite gradually improved. The slave looked happy at that time and always advised the master to eat more. Unexpectedly..."
Yubi didn't say anything, but asked again: "What about you?"
"Slaves?" Dongmei and Xiao Quanzi looked at each other and said, "The slaves are the same as before. Why do you ask, Master?"
"Is there no change at all? Think carefully before you answer me." Faced with Yubi's question again, the two of them carefully recalled their appetite during this period. Xiao Quanzi frowned and said, "I wonder if it's because of the winter.
My slave's appetite seems to be better than before. He only ate one bowl at a meal before, but now he often eats a bowl and a half at a meal."
What Dongmei said was similar to Xiao Quanzi's, and then she said tentatively: "Master, have you thought of something?"
Yubi thought for a moment, pointed to the tea cup in her hand and said, "Fang, when people checked the small kitchen on Tuesday, did they check the water supply?"
Xiao Quanzi was about to shake his head when his expression suddenly changed and he said: "Master, is it possible that the problem lies in the daily water consumption?"
"My appetite has greatly increased since I returned to the palace, and other tests found no problems. Apart from water, I can't think of anything else."
Dongmei said thoughtfully: "Master, you use the Yuquan mountain water that is transported from Xinzheku every day, and the slaves use ordinary well water. However, if the master uses the remaining meals, the slaves will share the food.
So Master, you just asked the slaves if their appetite has increased?"
Concubine Yu said with a gloomy face: "Yes, while my appetite has greatly increased, your appetite has also increased slightly. Isn't there something wrong with the water?"
"I'll go and ask Doctor Zhou to come over now." After Dongmei left, Concubine Yu ordered Xiao Quanzi to collect all the remaining Yuquan mountains and waters in Xianfu Palace. However, by this time, almost all of them had been used, and only the remaining
A small bucket.
After Zhou Minghua came in, Concubine Yu forced a smile and said, "I'm really sorry that Imperial Physician Lao Zhou came here twice, but there are some things that I can't feel at ease until I understand them."
Zhou Minghua bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, you're welcome. If anything happens to you, just give me your instructions."
Concubine Yu didn't say too many polite words. She pointed to the bucket in the middle and said, "Please Dr. Zhou test this water to see if it is the same as other things."
Zhou Minghua responded, dipped the water in his mouth and tasted it. After a taste, he found that the taste seemed to be somewhat different from the water he usually drank, but what the difference was, he couldn't tell for a while. Before ordering someone to get the porcelain
After taking four sips, I finally discovered the difference.
This bucket of water had a slightly more medicinal smell than the usual water. It was very slight. If you didn't taste it carefully, and he was a doctor and had tasted many medicinal materials, you wouldn't be able to detect it. He immediately took out the silver needle to test it, and it didn't smell when it touched the water.
The discoloration shows that it is not poison.
Seeing Zhou Minghua standing there silently holding the needle, Yu Bi asked nervously: "What, is there something wrong with the water?"
Zhou Minghua came back to his senses, lowered his eyes and said: "To tell you the truth, Wei Chen did taste a hint of medicine in the water, but what kind of medicine it was? Wei Chen can't taste it for the time being, but what is certain is that it is not poison.
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Yubi said bitterly: "The problem really lies in the water. No wonder I couldn't find it out before. What a cunning idea!"
Dongmei said from the side: "Physician Zhou, is there any way to find out what the medicine in this water is?"
Zhou Minghua thought for a long time and said: "Wei Chen has a method that you can try, but I can't guarantee whether it will work."
Yubi perked up and said, "It doesn't matter what Dr. Zhou said."
"Several palace ladies are told to drink this water, and the ministers will check their pulses one by one. Maybe we can find some clues from it." As soon as Zhou Minghua finished speaking, Concubine Yu immediately ordered Xiao Quanzi to summon ten palace ladies, line up one by one, and drink.
Pour water from the bucket, and then let Zhou Minghua check your pulse.
Zhou Minghua was very careful in his diagnosis. After half an hour had passed since he had finished all the examinations, he unexpectedly went back to examine the same patients again, which made people anxious.
Yubi waited patiently for him to take back his hand, and then said: "How about it, has Dr. Zhou found anything?"
Zhou Minghua nodded and said: "Yes. When Weichen checked the pulse before, he found no abnormality. But when he diagnosed the last few people, he found that their pulses were slightly accelerated and their body consumption increased. After that, he went back to check the original ones and found that
Same thing."
After Yubi thought about his words for a while, she said: "If the consumption speeds up, will it be like me, with a great increase in appetite and constant eating?"
Zhou Minghua did not answer, but said to the ten palace servants: "Tell me, Concubine Yu, how you feel at this moment."
The first person said: "I have reported to your empress and Dr. Zhou that I feel hungry and want to eat." The other nine people gave the same answer as him.
At this point, Yubi was certain that the reason for her increased appetite was not due to physical differences as mentioned by Imperial Physician Fang, but because someone secretly added an appetite-enhancing medicine to her daily water. The medicine should have been administered after she returned home.
The pregnancy started right after the uterus, and it has been nearly five months now!
For five months, she didn't notice at all. If she hadn't summoned Dr. Fang on a whim this time, she might still be in the dark to this day. Damn it! Who is so sinister and vicious, who secretly gave her this medicine, causing her to die in a short period of time?
In five months, she had become so obese, and it was still unknown whether she would be able to give birth to a child safely!
"If Wei Chen is not mistaken, the water should have been given an appetite-stimulating medicine. If the empress takes this water for a long time, then the difference in appetite of the empress will be reasonable." Zhou Minghua knew clearly that following his words
He said that something will happen in the palace soon, and murdering the emperor's heir, or even killing two people, is definitely not a trivial matter.
"Okay! That's great!" Concubine Yu laughed sinisterly several times and said sternly: "Send Manager Xin Zheku here immediately!"
Xiao Quanzi did not dare to neglect and hurriedly went to Xinzheku to inform Aunt Song. After the latter arrived at Xianfu Palace, she saw Yu Bin staring at him with an unkind expression.
My Majesty, my Majesty, may you be safe and sound. I wonder if your Majesty has summoned your slaves here late at night. What are your orders?"
Concubine Yu stroked the fat on her face, her hatred and anger rising with every touch, "Mother Song, you are so brave, even I have to say a word of submission!"
Her overly feminine words made Grandma Song frightened and her voice trembled, "Mother, what mistake did I make to make you so angry?"
Yubi pointed to the remaining water in the bucket and said, "Did you order these Yuquan mountains and waters to be sent to you?"