After a while, a eunuch brought a puppy. It was not stupid. Animals have a better sense of danger than humans in some aspects. If they brought a big dog, they might not be able to feed it.
Watching the eunuch pick the peaches from the Jiazi peaches very carefully...it turns out that he is afraid.
Looking at this idiot, Zhao Xi picked three or four and seemed to think it was not enough... As for what?
After picking the oleander fruits, the eunuch found snacks and candied fruits. He very carefully dipped the fruits in the candied fruits and wrapped them in snacks... He was really careful.
With so many pieces, there is no need to wait. When the puppy swallows the processed snacks, he swallows the first one, holds the second one in his mouth, and prepares to continue swallowing the third one...that's it.
I saw the puppy. First it couldn't stop having diarrhea, and then it kept shivering. After a few struggles, it lay on the ground and became motionless...
The people in the room were eerily quiet. Even the eunuch who fed the dog just now was trembling. He didn't know how to quickly clean up the garbage, but just looked at it stupidly.
The corners of Zhao Zhen's mouth twitched and he closed his eyes bitterly.
But the queen turned pale and stared motionlessly at the dead dog on the ground. Why is this happening? Why is this happening!
"Official..."
Seeing that eunuch Chen Yang has spoken, we can't just sit in a daze smelling the stench. What kind of regulations are we have to let the officials have a say.
"tidy……"
"Stop! Officials, I want to ask for an explanation."
Huh? Zhao Xi was stunned when he heard the Queen's words. Shouldn't I be the one asking for an explanation? Several times, because of my age, I couldn't ask for an explanation.
Could it be...it's really possible. It seems that the oleander was sent to Ciming Palace as a gift to the queen for appreciation. Could it be that the queen thought it was aimed at her?
My dear! It’s okay like this. If you don’t have an explanation, someone will have to explain it to you.
Zhao Zhen looked at the queen. The queen didn't even blink, nor did she stare at Zhao Zhen rudely. She just continued to look at the dead dog on the ground.
Tao Niang, who was under her knees, was so frightened that she crawled into her arms. Not to mention the child, even the eunuchs and maids in the room were frightened.
Those who had touched the flowers, leaves and fruits just now were all wiping their hands vigorously. If the emperor and empress were not there, they would have gone to wash their hands.
It’s so scary!
"Go for it!"
Zhao Zhen gave the order feebly. He didn't say whether to bring her or to invite her, but Concubine Zhang Xian had to come.
She sent the flowers, so naturally she had to give an explanation.
Zhao Zhen couldn't make peace with Xini no matter how hard he tried to deal with this matter.
After a while, Concubine Zhang Xian came. Her belly was full and her face was full of happiness and arrogance.
She is pregnant, she must be four or five months old.
“啕……啕……”
As soon as Mrs. Zhang entered the door, before she could salute, she was smoked by a lump on the ground. She shivered for a while.
"Guan family... Huh... Sister... Huh, why is this?"
Zhao Xi suddenly wanted to laugh, especially when he saw this woman calling her names intermittently, mixed with her dry voice.
"Ms. Zhang, are you giving this Jiazi peach to the saint?"
"Guan family, it is indeed... 啕... It is indeed my concubine to send 啕... to my sister. This flower is Jiazi peach... 啕... It has a good meaning. I am here to wish... 啕 wished."
Ms. Zhang really wanted to control these bursts of moaning, but it really didn't match her image, especially in front of officials.
"Do you know the effects of this Jiazi peach?"
Is this an accusation? Zhao Xi heard his father's words and seemed to be giving Zhang an explanation or a chance to shirk.
"In the official family, I don't know about me. Lanping Palace... Huh... my servants went out and knew that I like flowers and plants, so I brought them into the palace. I thought the meaning was very good, so I dedicated it to my sister."
The chatter has finally stopped for a while. Zhao Xi can be sure that it was the shock after the incident that made Zhang forget about the stench.
"saint……"
Alas! I have a naturally merciless temper, and this matter is over again.
"Let the officials handle it."
What else can be said? Empress Cao knows her men too well, and she also knows Zhang’s sister too well.
Yes or no, this excuse is passable. So what? Let alone being pregnant, even if she was not pregnant, her men would not slap Mrs. Zhang on her body.
"Ms. Zhang, the dead dog on the ground was caused by eating the Jiazi peach fruit... kill the stick that went out!"
Zhao Xi clearly saw a trace of cruelty in Zhang's eyes...Who is this directed at? Me or the queen? Or the servant who is out of town?
"In the official family, my sister, I really don't know who I am, and it's unheard of for flowers and plants to hurt people. This servant..."
Ouch! You actually refused to plead guilty and submit to the law. Not only did you do nothing wrong, but you were also prepared to drag your servants ashore as well? Bullshit!
Zhao Xi couldn't help but admire how arrogant the Zhang family was, and how arrogant they were.
This matter...Zhao Xi looked at his father to see what he would do with his father who was used to being friendly and had a preference for Zhang.
I guess the same is true for the Queen.
But Zhao Zhen glanced behind him again...
Does the Song Dynasty also have royal guards? I saw the old eunuch behind my father nodded lightly, and walked out in a flash.
"Ms. Zhang, please go back and don't bring any foreign objects into the uterus in the future. This kind of misunderstanding will be avoided and it will also be beneficial to the fetus in the belly."
Seeing how his father was filled with anticipation when he talked about the baby in his belly, Zhao Xi knew that the matter of Oleander was over.
Sure enough, it's really a mess with Yishou.
Empress Cao never had any intention of miscalculating others. So, the matter was settled.
She had never heard of flowers and plants killing people, so she believed Zhang's words, otherwise she would not have taken it so lightly.
The head of the Sixth Palace, Mother Yi Tianxia is by no means as simple as these eight words. If it is really intentional to treat herself, Queen Cao, who is from a martial arts family, will have many methods.
Zhang said goodbye with many courtesy. Only Zhao Xi was thinking about what other methods she would use. Everyone else thought it was an accident, and their understanding of the prince also changed drastically.
At this time, Zhao Zhen finally pulled his thoughts away from the disgusting stench, and then remembered what the Queen had said about Xi'er just now.
As for oleander, it has its own uses. Ciming Palace is not suitable, but Imperial City Division should be able to.
The ground has been cleaned, which means that this matter can be ignored. But Zhao Zhen needs to be clear about Xi'er's matter.
"Sage, why should Xi'er tell you on another day?"
Zhao Zhen can be regarded as somewhat well-educated, and his topics and moods change very quickly.
It's better to say something happy than to see a dead dog.
"Guan Jia, Xi'er has recovered from his illness. He is very different from ordinary people. Xi'er has his own way of adapting to many things."
"Children play mostly based on the reality of things, but Xi'er seems to be more inquiring, and her thinking is always thoughtful and novel."
The queen really didn't know how to say it. It seemed that there were too many and too many things to summarize, and it was difficult to summarize them. However, if I gave examples, I couldn't express them comprehensively.
Zhao Zhen was also confused when he heard it. Except for one word change, he couldn't tell whether it was good or bad.
Judging from the queen's expression, she should be looking good, but it seems that the queen is a little worried.
"Sage, has Xi'er changed for the better?"
"It's for the best, otherwise I would have given it to the steward a long time ago. It's just that there are many changes, and I can't yet determine its tendency, or should I say whether Xi'er is better than ordinary people."