Seeing that Yin Xue had made up her mind, Qiyun had to place her in her own Qilan Hall and instructed her to act carefully. The two of them are like returning to the days of the Chaoying Palace, talking and laughing together, being a female celebrity and reading books together.

Idle in the Qilan Palace, Qiyun had a whim, and felt that although the meals in the palace of the Southern Dynasty were not extravagant, the dishes were exquisite and delicious. I couldn't help but have the idea of going to the imperial kitchen to learn southern cuisine, and often took Yinxue to mix in the imperial kitchen, tasting and learning to cook southern cuisine.

The two are like sisters, close and friendly, and sometimes they forget to hide and leave traces outside. The strange relationship between the two of them fell into the ears of Empress Yuan. Empress Yuan couldn't help but be suspicious, and sent someone to carefully inquire about Xue'er's origin.

On this day, Qiyun returned from the imperial kitchen with Yinxue. She copied a few recipes from the imperial chef, took some ingredients, and planned to figure out how to make them with Yinxue. entered the dormitory, but saw Chunzhu and others fiddling with a palace lamp.

Qiyun stepped forward and was immediately attracted by this palace lamp. This lamp is gilded throughout, and the style is a palace maid sitting with a lamp in both hands, with a quiet and elegant demeanor. The palace maid holds the lamp in one hand, the sleeve of the other hand seems to be blocking the wind, and the right arm communicates with the flue of the lamp, which is actually a rainbow pipe, which is used to absorb oil smoke, and the design is very ingenious.

Chunzhu smiled and said to Qiyun, "This is a gift from General Xie Hui's daughter to the county lord. General Xie's two daughters were about to get married, and they went to the palace to meet the queen and gave a gift to the county lord. The county lord of Zhilu Dao is elegant, and they specially gave this imitation Han Dynasty palace lamp, saying that General Xie gave it to you for fun. ”

The Xie family is a wealthy family, and the Liu family was originally a Shu family, because Liu Yu ascended the throne as the emperor and promoted the Shu family, the Shi family suffered a heavy blow and began to break the view of the family, competing to marry with the Liu family and other emerging Shu clans. Xie Hui's two daughters were married to Liu Yikang, the king of Pengcheng, and Liu Yibin, the marquis of Xinye, respectively. And the Liu family and other Shu clans also took advantage of this to improve their own prestige.

Qiyun looked at the palace lamp and praised it repeatedly: "This lamp is exquisitely designed, applicable and ingenious, thank you General Lu Xie for your kindness." ”

Chunzhu continued: "Miss Xie also knows that the county lord likes to eat red bean crystal cakes, and she also brought some to taste freshness for the county lord. ”

Seeing that the pastries on the plate were delicate and cute, Qiyun had a great appetite and ate a few more pieces. Qiyun saw Yin Xue on the side but didn't move, and couldn't help but ask her curiously: "Xue'er, don't you usually like to eat these the most?" Why don't I see you moving your fingers today? ”

Yin Xue smiled and excused herself: "County Lord, Xue'er has a bloated stomach these days. Let the doctor see it, and say that it is a stagnant food that cannot be digested. Therefore, I can only look at these pastries, but I can't eat them. ”

When night fell, Chunzhu lit the palace lantern, and the orange light illuminated the peaceful dormitory. Qiyun reclined on the couch, idly looking at the lamp, praising the originality. Because the oil smoke was inhaled into the lamp, Qiyun could not smell the smoke, but smelled a faint fragrance, fresh and fragrant, and intoxicating. After looking at it for a while, my eyelids tapped, and I fainted and fell asleep. This night, Qiyun slept for a long, long time, and when Qiyun struggled to wake up from her deep sleep, she opened her eyes and saw Yin Xue standing on the edge of the bed in a haze. Yin Xue was pleasantly surprised when she saw Qiyun wake up, wiped away her tears, stepped forward to support Qiyun's body, and helped her sit up.

Qiyun's whole body was soft, and she asked her weakly, "Xue'er, what's wrong with me?" ”

Yin Xue's tears were still hanging on her face, and she cried and laughed: "Sister Yun, you have woken up!" You slept for two days and two nights, and you frightened us. The doctor came to see it, but he couldn't see the reason for it. Even the emperor, the queen and the eldest princess were alarmed, and they came to see their sister several times, and the emperor was in a hurry. ”

Qiyun took a deep breath, only to feel that the qi of the dantian could not be raised, thirsty and dry, palpitations and dizziness, knowing that he was poisoned.

She saw Yin Xue frowning, and knew that her poison might not be cured. Qiyun is deeply immersed in metaphysics on weekdays, from the beginning of the gloom to the gradual indifference, knowing that life and death are like the cycle of the four seasons, and his heart is not sad, but comforts Yin Xue and Yilong.

For many days, the imperial doctor entered and exited the Qilan Hall like a marquee. Qiyun drank a lot of decoction every day, but there was no improvement at all. After Yilong finished handling government affairs, he often came to visit her in the Qilan Palace, and her elegant face was also a little haggard.

Qiyun was bedridden and groggy every day. For two days in a row, she woke up with her eyes open, only to see Chunzhu Aoju and others waiting in front of her, but she didn't see the figure of the snowman. Qiyun was not sure, and asked where Chunzhu Yinxue was. Chunzhu was hesitant, and he couldn't stand Qiyun's repeated questioning, so he told the truth.

It turned out that Yilong was furious about Qiyun's poisoning and ordered the imperial doctor to find out within a limited time. The imperial doctor investigated the source of the poison and found that Qiyun had accidentally eaten the crystal red bean cake. There is amygdalin in the pastry, and adults who take amygdalin will only have slight discomfort and will not be poisoned, but it will be highly toxic when mixed with mandolin powder.

Mandolin powder is attached to the wall of the palace lamp and floats in the air after being lit. The palace lamp was lit overnight in Qiyun's dormitory, and she inhaled it to induce poison.

Both of these things were sent to the palace by Xie Hui's daughter. Due to the involvement of Xie Hui, Yilong had to be extremely cautious and ordered people to continue to track down the person who handled the two items. Everyone in the Qilan Hall was interrogated and searched. As a result, amygdalin and mandolin powder were recovered from Yinxue's room.

Coupled with Empress Yuan's testimony, Yin Xue's identity as Miss Ying Palace was exposed. Yin Xue is suspected of poisoning the county lord and blaming Xie Hui. The stakes are so high that she has been imprisoned and handed over to Tingwei for further trial.

Qiyun was shocked when he heard this, Yin Xue was innocent, he had been pampered in the Chaoying Palace since he was a child, and he had never experienced any suffering. For the sake of righteousness and self-righteousness, he got into this unprovoked lawsuit.

Qiyun rubbed the corners of his forehead, let Chunzhu support him, and reluctantly supported himself to the Zichen Hall where Liu Yilong was discussing politics, and asked the eunuch at the door to enter and report. After a while, the eunuch came out to inform him that Yilong was busy with government affairs and did not have the time and energy to receive Qiyun.

When Qiyun heard this, his heart was half cold. Chunzhu asks her to return to the Qilan Palace, but Qiyun refuses her kindness. She insisted on standing outside the Yilong Hall, standing straight until her heels were sore and her head was dizzy.

In one afternoon, there were many concubines and bureaucrats in and out of the Zichen Palace. On weekdays, everyone vied for her to be close, but now when Qiyun was standing outside the hall, no one stepped forward to talk to her.

Qiyun is clear, and Yin Xue's identity is revealed. The Wei Dynasty Shadow Palace is a huge institution for all countries to avoid headaches, not to mention that the relationship between Wei and Song is an enemy country, and the matter is so big that everyone avoids it. Yin Xue is intimate with Qiyun every day, and Qiyun's identity has become embarrassing because of this.

Now, Qiyun came to intercede with Liu Yilong for Yin Xue, and others naturally did not dare to approach Qiyun. As the saying goes: everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door, and don't care about the frost on the tiles of others. Qiyun didn't resent others because of this, but insisted on standing outside the hall to see Yilong.

After standing for a long time, she couldn't support it, and her body was swaying. Seeing this, a eunuch at the entrance of the hall brought a chair and invited her to sit down. Qiyun glanced at him gratefully, and sat down to lean back in her chair. Since Qiyun was poisoned, she was tired and weak, and gradually fell asleep after a while.

When Qiyun woke up, he opened his eyes and saw that the sky was already dark, and the spring bamboo in front of him had disappeared, and he was covered with a cloak. Qiyun was puzzled in her heart, and raised her eyes to see a beautiful woman in front of her, dressed as a concubine, with a peaceful face and a look of concern in her eyes.