The palace maid was trembling with fear, her head was covered with sweat, her body was shaking, and she stammered: "Today... today when the queen paid her regards, the queen... the queen... gave me a plate of green plums... the queen used...
I used one..."
When the emperor heard this, he was silent for a moment, then ordered the eunuch beside him to go to the queen's palace to search it himself.
Not long after, the eunuch came in with a plate of green plums, and behind him was the empress with a livid face.
"Your Majesty, are you doubting my concubine?" The Queen asked with a serious face and a cold voice. After so many years of marriage, this man actually doubted her because of the words of Concubine Hua, a coquettish woman.
"I didn't mean that." The emperor had just met the disabled prince and was unhappy. Naturally, he didn't have a good tone towards the queen's accusation.
"If the emperor didn't have this intention, why would he ask people to search my concubine's palace? The emperor is obviously suspicious of me. But I hope the emperor will think about it, how could I have ever done such a cruel thing to any concubine in so many years? I
I have no children, how can I take action against the emperor's heirs?" The queen's voice was stern. For so many years, because of Lanxi, she had greeted every prince with greetings.
It's not that she doesn't want to or she doesn't dare, it's because she can't. When she gave birth to Lanxi, the imperial doctor said that she was injured and she could only have one child, Lanxi, in this life. And for so many years, she has never been pregnant, so for
She was very concerned about Lan Xi's future, so that no matter which prince came to power in the future, he would be able to take good care of Lan Xi.
The Queen never attacked Concubine Hua at all, so what she said was justified.
At this time, the emperor also felt that he was making a fuss out of a molehill. He had seen what the queen had done over the years. He was kind to every prince. Although he was a little less sincere, he had fulfilled the queen's duty.
Seeing the Queen's attitude, I knew it was not the Queen's fault, so I softened my tone:
"Okay, don't think so wildly. I heard that Concubine Hua used a green plum on you today. I know your temperament and would never do such a vicious thing. I just think it's...
There's something fishy, I'm afraid someone will do something under your nose."
The queen did not accept the emperor's favor. After all, she was not suspicious of her. In this case, she simply let this man investigate thoroughly.
Thinking of this, the queen sneered: "Your Majesty is right, I am also worried that someone is bold enough to plot against me and Concubine Hua under my nose. Why don't we ask the imperial doctor to examine whether there is anything wrong with this green plum? First of all,
This calms my concubine’s heart, and secondly, I can be considered innocent!”
The Queen's words reached such an extent that the Emperor was unable to get off the tiger, so he had no choice but to ask the head of the hospital to examine the green plum.
The head of the hospital took a green plum and sniffed it vigorously, and frowned. The queen's heart trembled when she saw the look on her face, and the emperor's expression also became serious.
Everyone watched as the head of the palace took the green plums on the plate to his nose one by one and smelled them carefully. There was a tense and strange atmosphere floating in the air. All the palace people lowered their heads, wishing they could put their heads down.
It would be better if the whole body was buried underground.
Suddenly, the head of the hospital's face suddenly changed. He poured all the green plums onto the table beside him with his backhand. He took the plate containing the green plums and smelled it. He said with a stunned expression: "Your Majesty, this plate has been cooked with safflower."