Xuanyuan Zhichen didn't get any clues about the person behind Princess Anyang. After returning, Mu Jieyu mobilized a large number of manpower to keep an eye on Princess Anyang's every move. There were also people from Bai Ling in the palace who would spy on Anyang from time to time.
The princess's actions were reported.
Since Gu Huaishu's defeat, the Queen Mother has been deeply affected. I don't know if she is afraid that Emperor Hong'an will be angry with her, or because she understands that if she continues to make a fuss, the Gu family will pay a worse price. The Queen Mother has been surprisingly quiet, and she has been really well-behaved since then.
While resting in Anle Palace, the Queen Mother seemed not to notice that there was an additional Princess Anyang in the palace.
Just when Mu Jieyu was about to get confused, Emperor Hong'an ordered her to come to the palace to see the Queen Mother. When she saw the Queen Mother again a month later, she almost didn't recognize her. However, in just one month, the Queen Mother changed from the graceful and luxurious one.
, the noble woman full of majesty turned into a haggard old woman.
Her originally well-maintained face seemed to have had all the moisture drained away and shrank back. Her sallow face hugged the bones, which reminded Mu Jieyu of a "mummy".
"Why is the Queen Mother like this?" After Mu Jieyu checked the Queen Mother's pulse, Emperor Hong'an and Prince Jing hurriedly asked.
Mu Jieyu did not answer immediately, but asked: "I wonder what the imperial doctors think?"
"Those losers told me that the Queen Mother has no pulse." Emperor Hong'an said angrily.
"The Queen Mother has no pulse." Mu Jieyu nodded.
"But the Queen Mother..." Prince Jing looked at the Queen Mother lying on the couch with shallow breathing in disbelief. She was obviously still alive, how could a living person not have a pulse?
"The Queen Mother does not have no pulse, but the pulse cannot be felt." Mu Jieyu further explained, "The Queen Mother planted a kind of poison, a chronic poison that has been taken for a long time. This poison is somewhat similar to Wu Shi Powder.
It's addictive, and once you leave, you will become what the Queen Mother looks like now."
"What kind of poison?" Wu Shi Powder is a forbidden drug by the imperial court. Emperor Hong'an was particularly concerned about things that were more terrifying than Wu Shi Powder.
"Heaven's Poppy Pollen." Mu Jieyu replied, "Heaven's Poppy is the reproduction flower of the poppy flower. Its toxicity and ability to confuse people's minds are hundreds of times stronger than those of the poppy flower."
Mu Jieyu had only heard of this kind of flower in this era. She was lucky enough to see it once in the Western Regions three years ago. At that time, in order to study the sky poppy flower, she just accidentally inhaled a little of the fragrance and almost got sick. Unfortunately, this
Planting flowers is not suitable for the climate here, otherwise she would have to raise one.
"This kind of flower is only found in the Western Regions." The learned Emperor Hong'an once heard about it.
"The Gu family's ancestral home is only half a month's boat ride away from the Western Regions. I have heard that the Gu family has a lot of trade going to the Western Regions, so they have made a lot of money." Prince Jing continued.
The implication is that anyone who is not a fool can understand that the Queen Mother has been in Qianfo Mountain all year round. Apart from her personal maids and the nuns in charge, the only person she comes into contact with is Gu Huaishu.
Mu Jieyu did not expect that Gu Huaishu would be so ruthless and would do anything for power.
"If Min Min's inference is not wrong, the Queen Mother started taking Ciriopium opium pollen five years ago. The dosage was very small. The original purpose of the person who administered the medicine should be to control the Queen Mother. However, they did not expect that the Queen Mother had the habit of eating snow clams all year round. Snow clams are just right.
It weakened the medicinal properties of Tianyia pollen, so her purpose has not been achieved. But Tianyia pollen has been used for a long time, and if it breaks suddenly, the Queen Mother's body will show signs of being hollowed out. Therefore, she has insisted on feeding Tianyia pollen for a long time.