After Qin Yuan had dinner with Qing Cang and the Queen Mother, she sat in the cabinet and chatted, with Aunt Lan, Zhang Dehai and Chun Tao serving on the side.

Qing Cang leisurely rested on the soft couch and praised, "The craftsmanship of Hui Concubine's small kitchen is really good, and the bird's nest fried duck shreds are slightly higher than the imperial dining room." The Queen Mother nodded approvingly, echoed and smiled, "Lama cake and almond tofu are the two favorite of the mourners, Lama cake is sweet but not greasy, almond tofu is sweet and refreshing, I don't know if Yuan'er is the chef here?" ”

Qin Yuan smiled humbly, "The emperor and the queen mother have won awards, how can the small kitchen here of the concubines be compared to the imperial dining room?" The small kitchen has always been supervised by Aunt Lan, and Aunt Lan prepares the concubine's meals on weekdays. The Queen Mother said with a slight surprise, "I didn't expect a small palace maid to be able to make such a delicacy, it's really not simple." ”

"In the past, when the concubines were in the mansion, Aunt Lan would serve the concubines by her side, and Aunt Lan would also take care of the meals on weekdays." , The emperor nodded with satisfaction and said, "Now that your body has not recovered, I am much more relieved to have such a caring maid by your side." ”

The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction, and after thinking for a while, she said with a smile, "Yuan'er is now a concubine, Aunt Feng Lan of the mourning family is a female official of the fifth grade, and Zhang Dehai is the eunuch in charge of the seventh grade. After hearing this, Qin Yuan was immediately overjoyed, and turned to Aunt Lan and Zhang Dehai and said, "You two are not happy to thank the Queen Mother for her grace." ”

Aunt Lan and Zhang Dehai were also extremely happy, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to thank her, "Slave/slave, thank the Queen Mother for her grace." The Queen Mother smiled and replied, "Let's be even, I will serve your master faithfully in the future." ”

"Slaves/slaves, I will live up to the expectations of the Queen Mother, and I will do my best to serve Concubine Hui."

After the two of them got up, the emperor echoed with a smile, "Now they have a little status in the palace, and it is more convenient to serve you." Qin Yuan said with a smile, "Aunt Lan and Zhang Dehai are loyal and hardworking to their concubines, and the concubines already have the intention to promote their positions, so they also save the concubines from going to the Shanggong Bureau, and the concubines are really grateful." ”

The Queen Mother said at this time, "The mourning family is also afraid that other concubines will make things difficult for you, and now that your personal eunuchs and maidservants have also been promoted, the palace maids and eunuchs next to you naturally don't dare to be too arrogant." ”

Qin Yuan saw that the time had come, and immediately smiled and said, "The Queen Mother is too worried, Concubine Shu and Concubine Xiang came to visit the concubine today, and they also brought good ginseng and turtle jelly." Speaking of Xiang Gui Concubine, the emperor's face was a little heavy at the moment, and the Queen Mother was also slightly displeased, "Xiang Gui Concubine chewed the root of your tongue in front of everyone today, and you also said good things for her." ”

"Xianggui Concubine is already straightforward, the Queen Mother must not blame, by the way, the concubine heard that the turtle Ling paste is the most nourishing to take after meals, Aunt Lan quickly brought the jar of turtle Ling paste sent by Xianggui Concubine to the emperor and the queen mother." , Aunt Lan went out to do it.

The emperor said with a little helplessness, "I see that your nourishment is fake, and it is true to please Xianggui Concubine, you are just too kind-hearted." Qin Yuan smiled with relief, "If Concubine Xiang can take such a precious thing as turtle jelly to see the concubine, it means that she is sincere, why should the emperor care too much?" ”

The Queen Mother smiled at this time and said, "Look at Yuan'er's sharp teeth, it's the emperor's to say it." Qing Cang immediately laughed, "Ha Lu Ha ......", Qin Yuan pouted and said, "The Queen Mother will make fun of the concubine." ”

At this time, Aunt Lan walked in with the turtle jelly, "Master, the turtle jelly is here." Qin Yuan saw Aunt Lan coming over with the turtle jelly, and hurriedly instructed Chun Tao, "Chun Tao, quickly hand over the turtle jelly." Chun Tao answered, and then took the tray and put it in front of the table next to Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan said with a smile, "The emperor quickly take a look at the color of this turtle jelly, smooth and delicate, the concubine really wants to taste it." After Qin Yuan finished speaking, he picked up the jade spoon and put some turtle jelly in the jade bowl, Zhang Dehai looked nervous at the moment, because he knew the mystery of this turtle jelly, and then he had a flash of inspiration and said softly, "Master, foreign things should be asked to be tried by the slave for you." ”

Qin Yuan instantly stopped the jade spoon in her hand, and said with displeasure on her face, "Zhang Dehai, Hugh is rude!" What Xiang Guifei sent, how could it be wrong? At this time, the queen said solemnly, "Zhang Dehai is right, it's not that he doesn't trust Xiang Guifei, this is the rule of the palace." Seeing that the Queen Mother had spoken, Qin Yuan glanced at Zhang Dehai unhappily and compromised, "Okay, Chun Tao, try this turtle jelly for this concubine." ”

Chun Tao, who had been standing aside without making a sound, leaned over slightly and said, "Yes." He stepped forward and picked up the jade bowl and tasted it, and immediately said with a smile, "Master, although this turtle jelly is a little bitter in the mouth, it feels sweet when swallowed, and it is really superior...... Yes! Yes! ”

I saw that Chun Tao hadn't finished speaking, his eyes turned red instantly, and he fell down with a hideous face covering his lower abdomen, panting heavily, breathing more and more difficult, and he tried his best to breathe intermittently, "Yes...... Poisonous. He foamed at the mouth and lost his breath after a few convulsions on the ground.

Everything happened too suddenly, startling everyone present, although Qin Yuan knew that this turtle Ling paste was poisonous, but she was still so frightened that her face turned pale, her lips were tightly closed, and she sat there without moving, Qing Cang saw this and hurriedly said in a loud voice, "Quickly send the imperial doctor over, quickly!" Zhang Dehai recovered from the fright, responded with three steps and ran out of the city in two steps.

Qing Cang saw that Qin Yuan was frightened, so he hurriedly got up and pulled Qin Yuan into his arms, and comforted, "Yuan'er, don't be afraid, I am here." At this moment, Qin Yuan's heart was nervous, and she didn't dare to look directly at the spring peach on the ground, and hurriedly planted her head in Qing Cang's arms, and Aunt Lan also hurried to appease the queen mother, although the queen mother was frightened, but after all, she was a person who had experienced the scene, and at the moment she was sitting in the distance and calmly looking at the ground to find a spring peach, her face showed a hint of anger, "Come on, bring the auspicious concubine to the mourning family!" ”

Qing Cang hugged Qin Yuan, with a hint of anger in her eyes, and the Queen Mother then said to Qing Cang, "Emperor, what do you think about this matter?" ”

"Don't worry, don't worry, when the imperial doctor comes to diagnose, you will know, if it is done deliberately by Concubine Xiang, I will not be spared."

When Imperial Physician Zhu arrived, Qin Yuan had stabilized her mood and sat on the soft couch, Imperial Physician Zhu stroked the pulse of Chun Tao, found that there were no signs of life, looked at the appearance of Chun Tao, and smelled the turtle jelly, and inserted the silver needle into the turtle Ling paste food, the silver needle instantly turned black, and after a little thought, Imperial Doctor Zhu said, "Back to the emperor, back to the queen mother, according to Wei Chen's shooting, this turtle Ling paste has been moved by people, and it contains highly poisonous, so it caused the palace maid to be poisoned and died after eating." ”

"What? Is turtle jelly poisonous? Qin Yuan pretended to be extremely surprised, and shook her head and said, "Concubine Xiang wants to harm me?" No, I don't believe it. At this time, he listened to the eunuch outside the door preaching, "Xianggui Concubine has arrived......