Before the enthronement ceremony, the emperor and the new queen must fast and pray for three days. It is the rule of the ancestors. The completion of the prayer means that the happy event will go smoothly and auspiciously. If you fast, you will naturally not eat meat...
Yun Shang narrowed his eyes. It seemed that someone had lost his patience and made the first move. Thinking like this, Yun Shang quickly stood up and looked at Prince Jing, "I'm afraid I have to go into the palace.
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Prince Jing's eyes fell on Yun Shang, he paused slightly, and then nodded, "I know you are worried about Concubine Jin. I also heard about the rumors in the womb a few days ago. I am afraid that this time it is because of Concubine Jin.
Yes, you go into the palace, do you want me to come with you?"
Yun Shang was silent for a moment and slowly shook her head. Although it was related to the issue of the title of queen, it was still a turmoil in the harem. She did not want Prince Jing to be too involved in these matters. A man should have the world in his heart. The affairs of this family should be taken care of by himself.
It should be handled by the woman, and besides, this matter is only related to her mother and concubine.
After asking King Jing to drink the Tremella soup on the table, Yun Chang called Qian Yin, changed his clothes, put on a pink cloak and went out. The carriage was already ready, and Yun Chang hurried to the palace.
Rush away.
Something happened to Zhai, and as one of the organizers of the ceremony, Concubine Jin should be present. Besides, she is temporarily keeping the Queen's token, and the matter happened in the harem.
Yun Shang was too lazy to go to Jinxiu Palace and asked the palace attendants to take her to Chang'an Hall. It was a Buddhist hall located in the palace. Generally, the concubines in the palace prayed here, while the emperors prayed for diligent affairs.
In the palace.
When Yun Shang arrived, she saw Emperor Ning and Concubine Ya sitting on chairs, and Concubine Jin standing beside Emperor Ning, frowning slightly as she looked at the palace maid kneeling on the ground.
"My slaves have been staying in the imperial dining room. In the past few days, the emperor and his concubines have been fasting and praying together in the harem. Concubine Jin has issued an order that no meat should be included in the meals of everyone in the palace, so this
No meat has been delivered to the palace for several days. I don’t know where this dog meat came from. I am unjustly accused..."
After listening to the palace maid's words, Yun Shang knew that the palace maid was probably from the imperial kitchen, but just looking at the howling appearance of the ghost, she probably couldn't ask anything.
"You were always there when I was making things?" Emperor Ning said calmly.
The palace maid quickly shook her head, "There were many people in the imperial dining room. I never thought that someone would dare to touch or touch the meal, so I didn't pay much attention to it. I left several times during this period."
Yun Shang looked at the palace maid with some contemplation in her eyes. Even in the face of such a battle, the palace maid looked neither humble nor arrogant. Although she was crying and howling, she answered the questions very clearly and clearly.
Not a simple one.
"During the meal preparation, did anyone from outside the imperial kitchen come?" Concubine Jin asked softly.
The palace maid was silent for a moment, raised her eyes to look at Concubine Jin, and then said softly, "This servant never paid attention."
After hearing this, Emperor Ning was silent for a moment and then said, "Take him down, take the next one."
Only then did Yun Shang realize that he was interrogating the palace servants in the imperial dining room one by one. Yun Shang sneered slightly, fearing that in the end all the evidence would point to only one person, Concubine Jin.
Emperor Ning seemed to have noticed Yun Shang just now. He smiled and waved to Yun Shang and said, "Why is Shang'er here?"
Yun Shang smiled slightly, walked to Emperor Ning and said with a smile, "There have been a lot of affairs in the palace recently. Chang'er was worried that her mother and concubine would be too busy, so she had to come to the palace every day. I was supposed to come today in the afternoon, but in the afternoon
There are some things that need to be dealt with in the palace, so they have been delayed until now. What happened?"
Emperor Ning was silent for a moment, then slowly smiled, "It's not a big deal, it's just that someone in the palace put minced meat in Yaconi's meal."
"Oh?" Yun Shang raised her eyebrows, "Who knows that my father and concubine are fasting these days, but there are still people who are so bold and reckless." After saying this, his eyes fell on the bowl of lily porridge placed on the table beside Emperor Ning.
In the bowl, "This is the bowl of porridge with minced meat? Father, can I show it to Chang'er?"
Emperor Ning saw the depth in her eyes, paused for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "Let's see."
Yun Shang smiled and picked up the bowl and smelled it. There was indeed a faint meaty smell, which smelled like fish. After stirring it with a spoon, she saw that the porridge bowl was mixed with some whitish...
The tiny particles are almost the same as minced fish meat.
Yun Shang put down the porridge bowl casually, smiled and said, "Although this is not a big problem, fasting is enough when you feel like it, but it is just openly taking advantage of the appointment of a new queen in the palace.
Making trouble is something that cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.”
Emperor Ning nodded, "That's what I mean too."
Just as he was talking, the guards pulled an old woman in from outside. The old woman had a look of panic on her face. When she saw Emperor Ning sitting in the room, her legs went weak and she almost fell to the ground.
"Your Majesty, this is the nun in charge of lighting the fire in the imperial dining room." The guard raised his voice and reported.
Emperor Ning frowned slightly, "The nun who is lighting the fire, since she is responsible for lighting the fire, she should be in the imperial dining room all the time, right?"
The nanny quickly said, "Yes... yes... I'm always here."
"Then do you remember, when we were making this lily porridge tonight, who came near? One by one, please tell me your name." Emperor Ning picked up the teacup, with a bit of coldness in his eyes.
The old woman trembled and said quickly, "Slave... I forgot... I have a bad memory..." There was obvious panic in her voice.
"Oh? Forgot?" Emperor Ning raised the corner of his mouth, and his voice became a bit colder. After all, Emperor Ning had been in a high position for so many years, so he knew how to make a person give up resistance with just a few words.
The old nanny seemed to be frightened, and she suddenly calmed down. After a while, she said, "I remember, I remember, Aunt Zheng. Aunt Zheng who was next to Concubine Jin came here. She said that Concubine Jin was too busy.
, I didn’t eat much for dinner, so I saw lily porridge cooking in the casserole, so I filled up half a bowl."
Emperor Ning smiled coldly and looked at Aunt Zheng who was standing aside without even moving an eyebrow, "Aunt Zheng, is this the case?"
Aunt Zheng remained calm and just nodded lightly, "That's what happened. The imperial concubine was busy and was having a meal. The steward of the Cangzhen Pavilion asked to see her and asked her to confirm what the empress was wearing in the Queen's Hall.
Fengguan, the empress asked someone to collect the dinner. The servant saw that the empress didn’t eat much. After the empress finished her work, she went to the royal kitchen and saw that lily porridge was being cooked, so she brought some back. However, the empress didn’t notice.
There is meat in the porridge."
After a pause, Aunt Zheng said again, "Does this nanny suspect that the slave put this minced meat into the porridge? The palace maid also said before that due to the fasting in the palace, there has been no food outside the palace these days.
We have sent meat to the palace, but where did the slaves get the meat from?"
The old woman was silent for a moment, then shook her head, "I don't know, this slave. I just don't know what kind of meat is in this porridge?"
Hearing this, Yun Chang raised his eyebrows, smiled silently, turned around and faced Emperor Ning and said, "When it comes to recognizing meat, many people think that cooks are the most powerful, but Chang'er thinks that doctors are the most powerful.
It’s the most powerful thing, why not ask the imperial doctor to come and have a look?”
Emperor Ning didn't know what Yun Shang had in mind, but seeing that neither Yun Shang nor Concubine Jin showed any panic in their expressions, and that even a servant, Aunt Zheng, looked very calm and calm, he knew that she must be confident, so he ordered
He nodded and said, "Shang'er's idea is quite novel, so I'll pass it on to the imperial doctor."
Yun Shang found that when she said "imperial doctor", the old woman's face seemed to move, and a bright light flashed in her eyes. Yun Shang knew that she had guessed correctly, and the smile at the corner of her mouth was also stained with a bit of frost.
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After a while, the imperial doctor came. Emperor Ning didn't bother to let him salute, so he directly called the imperial doctor to him, handed the bowl to him, and said, "Show me what kind of meat is in this bowl?"
The imperial doctor seemed startled by such a request. He was stunned for a moment before he recovered. He quickly took the bowl and smelled it, then picked it up with a spoon and looked at it carefully.
Emperor Ning saw that the doctor's actions seemed to be very consistent with Yun Shang's just now. He was moved in his heart and turned to look at Yun Shang. Could it be that she actually knew medical skills? It was just a guess in his mind, but he couldn't draw a conclusion. This daughter, give him
There were too many surprises or shocks. He never knew, just like at the Sun Palace Banquet, he never knew she had such good archery skills.
The imperial doctor pondered for a moment and then said, "Reporting to the emperor, I guess the meat in this bowl should be seabass meat."
"Perch?" Emperor Ning frowned, "No perch has ever been brought into the palace from outside the palace, and no perch has ever been raised in the palace. Where did this perch come from?"
The imperial doctor quickly said, "In the imperial hospital, there is dried and ground seabass meat."
"Oh? Seabass can also be used as medicine?" Emperor Ning raised his eyebrows.
The imperial doctor nodded, "Perch can nourish the five internal organs, strengthen the muscles and bones, and the intestines and stomach, prevent miscarriage, cure water qi, and is good for people to eat. Common pharmacies sell minced dried sea bass."
"Having a baby?" Emperor Ning frowned, and a coldness suddenly appeared in his eyes.
Needless to say, the only person in the palace who has used seabass meat in recent times is Concubine Jin. It turns out that this trap was buried in this place.
Emperor Ning raised his eyes to look at Concubine Jin, and saw that her face was still calm, as if she had not even turned her eyes. Then he turned to look at Yun Shang. There was a smile on Yun Shang's face, but that smile seemed to show through.
It's cold when you wear it lightly.
However, Emperor Ning did not show any abnormality and said calmly, "Who in the palace has taken the seabass meat from the imperial hospital?"
The imperial doctor seemed to think about it for a moment before he responded softly, "No one in the palace has taken sea bass meat recently. This medicine is rarely used. The last time it was used, it was Aunt Zheng who was next to Concubine Jin.
At that time, Concubine Jin was pregnant with the little prince, and Aunt Zheng, who knew about medicine, came to the Imperial Hospital to get some seabass meat to help Concubine Jin have a fetus." (To be continued)
