Zheng Zi said okay, go back to her parents' house and see that she will come back that day, but now it is a little late. Ji Xiaotang glanced at the chiming bell in the corner, this was the first time for Zheng Zi.

"Maybe something stumbled." Ji Xiaotang said.

Qin Zhen nodded, not taking this matter to heart. In his opinion, the lives of the two side concubines and concubines in the palace are already quite good. Although he rarely went to them, he had a lot of food and clothing.

Ji Xiaotang treats these two side concubines and concubines very generously, in addition to the usual food and clothing, he often rewards some things, and is usually willing to lift them, take them to meet guests, or assign them some errands.

is that if there is something in the family of these women, it is only asked to Ji Xiaotang's head, and Ji Xiaotang will deal with it as appropriate.

Qin Zhen didn't care about these things, but he knew what Ji Xiaotang had done. Qin Zhen was very satisfied and relieved.

Whether it is for the concubines or for the two side concubines, their life in the palace is far superior to their life in their mother's house. Ji Xiaotang allowed them to go back to their parents' house occasionally, but they were not allowed to spend the night at their parents' house.

This is not a rule deliberately set by Ji Xiaotang, in other mansions, there are generally such rules, that is, only the family members have more freedom and power.

Regarding Zheng Zi's late return, Qin Zhen didn't pay attention to it, but Ji Xiaotang frowned slightly, but he didn't say much.

When it was time to hold the lamp, Zheng Zi still didn't come back. Ji Xiaotang was about to send someone to Zheng's house to pick up Zheng Zi, and a little girl returned outside. said that the Zheng family came to someone.

The Zheng family sent a steward and came back with the big girl who served Zheng Zi. They reported to Ji Xiaotang that Zheng Zi accidentally ate a bad stomach. It's been a day of commotion, and I can't go back to the palace for the time being.

Zheng Zi wants to spend the night at her mother's house and come back tomorrow.

"The side concubine is very uneasy, hard~ I want to come back, but I can't get into the carriage at all, and my whole body is soft. If the princess is willing to be affectionate, it is fine, if it is inappropriate. Let the side concubine Niangniang be carried back......" The steward of the Zheng family said with a smile.

Ji Xiaotang raised his eyebrows slightly.

"In that case, it would be nice to let her stay there and rest for the night. It's just that the dignified family of the head of the household. Taking the princess and concubine back to save relatives will make the side concubine eat her stomach. Another day, Lord Zheng saw my prince, and I don't know what to say! ”

The sarcasm in Ji Xiaotang's tone was already quite obvious.

The steward's face was darkened, and he did not dare to speak. only hung his head and listened to Ji Xiaotang. Then he had to say goodbye, saying that he would go back early, so that Zheng Zi and the Zheng family could rest assured.

"Wait a minute." Ji Xiaotang raised his hand to stop her, "Since the side concubine is so seriously ill, it is not a trivial matter." ”

Ji Xiaotang could order to go down, ask the imperial doctor of the palace to prepare, and go to Zheng's house to diagnose Zheng Zi's pulse.

"The side concubine's body is expensive, you have to be careful. Come back and report to me and the prince, so I have a proposition. Ji Xiaotang specially called the imperial doctor to Xuchun Hall to give instructions.

The Imperial Physician naturally agreed. As soon as he followed the people to Zheng's house.

The people serving on both sides flattered Ji Xiaotang without a mouth, saying that she was lenient and treated well. Ji Xiaotang did this, which can be said to have given Zheng Zi a lot of decency.

Ji Xiaotang smiled but did not speak.

The imperial doctor went for a long time before turning around, and came to Xuchun Hall to return to Ji Xiaotang.

Zheng Zi did have a bad stomach, and when the imperial doctor arrived there, Zheng Zi almost collapsed.

"Fortunately, it didn't hurt the roots, take care of it, and it will be fine in a few days." The imperial physician of the palace replied like this, and also copied a copy of Zheng Zikai's prescription and presented it to Ji Xiaotang for viewing.

Ji Xiaotang looked at the prescription, nodded and asked the imperial doctor to reward him and let him go down.

Qin Zhen just finished bathing from the bath room and turned out of the back room.

“…… Is it really sick? Qin Zhen walked to the side of the kang, picked up the recipe on the table, glanced at it, and asked casually. Obviously, before he came out, he had also heard some of the words of the imperial doctor.

"Looks like he's really sick." Ji Xiaotang answered, but he didn't think so.

The Zheng family is not a small family, Zheng Zi has the identity of the princess of the palace, and the things she enters are only too detailed, and this is still the first month, where there is a possibility of eating a bad stomach.

And......

"I asked the little girl who followed the imperial doctor to pay attention, only Zheng Zi in the Zheng family is sick, but everyone else is fine."

Even if he really had a bad stomach, Zheng Zi was the only one who got sick, and he was so sick that it became more and more strange.

"Xiaotang, according to your opinion......" Qin Zhen frowned and sat down opposite Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang is not sure what Zheng Zi plans to do for the time being. But there was one thing she was sure of.

“…… It's only been a long time since Ansheng was born, and he couldn't sit still again. I thought they had really learned a lesson, and knew that it was okay, but it didn't seem to be the case. ”

"If that's the case, it's the old thief of the Zheng family who has repented, and Li Lingzhi is dizzy." Qin Zhen said coldly.

The two talked for a while, and then put Zheng Zi's matter aside.

"Where's Xuan'er?" Qin Zhen asked Ji Xiaotang.

At the mention of Xuan'er, the corners of Ji Xiaotang's mouth naturally smiled.

"Just now the nurse served and fed and fell asleep." Ji Xiaotang told Qin Zhen with a smile, "I slept very sweetly, like a little pig." ”

Although Qin Zhen didn't watch from the side, when he heard Ji Xiaotang say this, it was as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

"I had so much fun in the Weiwu Marquis Mansion today, I think he was tired too."

Today's day in the Weiwu Marquis Mansion, everyone had a very happy time.

"Although Marquis Qi may no longer be able to go into battle to kill the enemy, he has a very good set of teaching his children. With him in the capital, the juniors of the Mighty Marquis Mansion can be more promising. Ji Xiaotang said.

But he was unwilling to stay in the capital like this. Qin Zhen smiled and shook his head.

"Oh?" Ji Xiaotang was puzzled, "What did Marquis Qi say to the prince?" ”

Qin Zhen nodded: "What does he mean." I want to condition my body well, and then go to Zhenshan Pass, or replace Ayou. Or father and son guard the town and mountain pass together. ”

"That's really ...... Ambitious. Ji Xiaotang sighed.

The people of the Qi family seem to be born for the battlefield.

"That's what he said." Qin Zhen said with a smile.

As the two were talking, they were about to rest, when they suddenly heard a commotion.

Ji Xiaotang frowned at first. Although there are many people serving here in Xuchun Hall, and people come and go, the people who serve are very well-behaved, not to mention noisy. Even those who have heavier feet and louder voices don't have them.

Especially now that it's night, such a noisy person. But it's a big taboo.

Frowning and thinking, Ji Xiaotang suddenly stood up, because she could hear that the noise seemed to be coming from Xuan'er's bedroom.

Qin Zhen also heard it. The face changed color. Get up at the same time as Ji Xiaotang.

"What's going on?" Ji Xiaotang asked while coming outside with Qin Zhen.

Before the two of them reached the door, they saw Mama Cheng walking in with Yao'er and a little girl, and the nurse followed behind, holding Xuan'er in her arms.

Ji Xiaotang did not immediately ask Mama Cheng, but called the nurse to him first.

Xuan'er was awake, but her big eyes were still a little misty, and she didn't seem to wake up naturally.

Hold Xuan'er tightly in his arms. He carefully checked Xuan'er up and down again to make sure that Xuan'er was fine. Ji Xiaotang breathed a sigh of relief. At this time, she realized that she was holding Xuan'er, but Qin Zhen had been holding her.

Almost at the same time that Ji Xiaotang hugged Xuan'er, Qin Zhen stretched out his hand and took the two of them into his arms.

"Ask the Imperial Doctor to come,......" Qin Zhen ordered.

Although both of them have checked that Xuan'er should be fine, this does not completely reassure the two. On the issue of Xuan'er, it is impossible to be too cautious.

Immediately, someone ran to ask for a doctor.

Ji Xiaotang and Qin Zhen were also in the mood to sit down and ask what happened. In fact, when they saw the little girl who was escorted in, the two vaguely guessed something.

Things, too, are as they guessed.

Mama Cheng stepped forward and reported the cause and effect of the incident.

Xuan'er was full of food and drink, and was coaxed to sleep by the nurse. Mama Cheng and the nurse took the little girls to take care of them inside and outside the house.

Mama Cheng originally served in front of Ji Xiaotang most of the time, but since she had Xuan'er, she spent more time by Xuan'er's side, which was Ji Xiaotang's arrangement.

No one reassures Ji Xiaotang more than Mama Cheng taking care of Xuan'er.

Especially recently, Ji Xiaotang was uneasy, not for herself, but for Xuan'er, she simply ordered Mama Cheng to guard Xuan'er every step of the way.

Of course, Mama Cheng understood that she really followed Ji Xiaotang's instructions and took care of Xuan'er without leaking.

But something went wrong.

The problem is with the little girl they brought in.

This little girl is the person who serves in the Xuchun Hall, and she was also allocated by Ji Xiaotang to Xuan'er, but she can't enter Xuan'er's house yet, so she can only run errands and do some work on the periphery.

Such a little girl, if she works for a few more years, if she is really reliable and capable, she will definitely be promoted, and she may serve in Xuan'er's house.

Everyone in the palace knows that in the inner house, it is naturally good to be able to serve by Ji Xiaotang's side, and if you can serve by Xiao Shizi's side, it is also very promising.

Ji Xiaotang treats the people around him very well, and almost pays more attention and preferential treatment to the people who serve around Xuan'er.

Even if the little girl doesn't have any talent, as long as she is loyal and reliable, after a few years, she will be taken a step forward, and there is no need to worry about the future.

And those who can be selected by Ji Xiaotang to serve around Xuan'er are all thoughtful, safe in words and deeds, and innocent.

But it's just such a little girl who has a problem.

“…… Taking advantage of the opportunity, I wanted to bring something to Xiao Shizi's house, but we were caught by us......" Mama Cheng reported to Ji Xiaotang, so she carefully wrapped one in a handkerchief and showed it to Ji Xiaotang.

"What is it?" Ji Xiaotang asked.

"It is an extremely rare bug, and legend has it that it can only be found in the miasma lands of the far south. It can penetrate into people's bodies and suck people's essence and blood......"

Ji Xiaotang was shocked, and Qin Zhen's face was also cloudy.

"How can this kind of thing be brought to the princess and the little prince?" Qin Zhen was reprimanding Mama Cheng.

"Returning to the prince, if this insect doesn't see blood, it is all dead, and if it wants to harm people, it must use blood as a primer. Before this could activate the bug with a primer, he was caught by us~. Mama Cheng hurriedly explained.

The person the little girl wants to harm is Xuan'er, not herself, so naturally she has to wait until Xuan'er's side to activate the insects, otherwise it will either harm others or herself, and it is not her purpose.

Qin Zhen listened to Mama Cheng's explanation, and his face eased slightly.

At this time, the Imperial Doctor also arrived.

Qin Zhen first asked the imperial doctor to diagnose Xuan'er's pulse, and when the imperial doctor confirmed that Xuan'er was fine, he put his mind at ease and asked the imperial doctor to look at the harmful insects.

The Imperial Doctor's face also changed.

"It's almost legendary, and there really is!"

The imperial physician of the palace had also heard of this harmful insect.

"It's not something from the Central Plains, it's a Gu worm cultivated by the Miao people in the extreme south. This kind of Gu insect is extremely poisonous, once it enters the human body, the medicine stone is ineffective, and you can only wait for death. "And the man appeared to be weak and died, and there was no wound at all, and it was impossible to detect that he had been poisoned.

Knowing that Mama Cheng recognized this kind of Gu worm, the imperial doctor was very surprised.

"Mama is well-informed, if I hadn't heard someone say it by chance, I would never have known that there was such a thing, let alone recognize it." The imperial doctor almost admired Mama Cheng's five-body throw.

"I also heard someone talk about it by chance, so I suspected it, and the doctor confirmed it, so I recognized it." Mama Cheng said very modestly.

Why did Mama Cheng recognize this kind of Gu worm, Ji Xiaotang was not in a hurry to ask. What she wanted to know more was how a third-class little girl in the palace who didn't see how good she could have such a rare Gu worm.

Moreover, why did she harm Xuan'er?

“…… There was poison in her mouth, and before she could find it in time, she committed suicide and died. Yao'er reported to Ji Xiaotang.

It turned out that after the little girl was caught~ caught, she tried to commit suicide. However, it was discovered by Mama Cheng and Yao'er and stopped it in time.

Ji Xiaotang glanced at the little girl again.

She no longer remembered the name of the little girl, but she remembered that she had indeed chosen her to arrange it around Xuan'er. This little girl is only average, but she looks very pleasing to the eye, and she speaks and does things steadily.

If you pass the test of a few years, you are indeed loyal, and it is very suitable to serve by Xuan'er's side.

Thinking of this, Ji Xiaotang couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

After a few years, fortunately, this little girl didn't wait for that time to do it now, and was discovered because she couldn't get close to Xuan'er. If she really has patience, or that the people behind her have the patience to wait a few more years, then Xuan'er ......

Ji Xiaotang hugged Xuan'er tightly to his chest and raised his eyes to look at Qin Zhen.

"Hand them over to me, you can't interrogate anything, leave them to me, even if you have copper tendons and iron bones, you will also make her open her ......mouth" (To be continued.) )