Concubine Shu was guarding outside Weiyang Palace, and when she saw the emperor coming out, she immediately stepped forward and saluted: "The concubine has seen the emperor." ”

"What's the matter, you still came here in person? Didn't you send someone here? Wen Xize asked.

"The concubine originally sent someone over, but after thinking about it, I still felt that I should come in person. In case the palace people can't see the emperor, the concubine will be very responsible. ”

"What the hell is going on?"

"The crown princess, Yunxi and Concubine Xian have all had accidents."

"What's going on?"

"I heard from the imperial doctor that it was because I ate the grass by mistake." Concubine Shu replied, "The Imperial Doctor said that the herb is not poisonous, but eating it will cause physical discomfort. The crown princess, Yunxi and Concubine Xian all participated in the Liufang banquet today, and the concubines were worried about what they ate at the Liufang banquet. At first, the concubine wanted to let someone report to you, but then she thought that there were so many people attending the Liufang banquet today, what if something happened to her, so the concubine could only come over in person. ”

"What happens if you eat the herbs?"

"The crown princess and Yunxi ate little, just abdominal pain and a slight desire to vomit. But Concubine Xian eats a lot, so vomiting and diarrhea are very serious, and she really can't bear the medicine to make Concubine Xian fall asleep, but Concubine Xian is afraid that she will have to suffer some hardships in the next few days. ”

"Are you sure the grass is not poisonous?"

"It's non-toxic, according to Imperial Doctor Jing Ci, it is very uncommon, so ordinary doctors can't diagnose it at all. Your Majesty, it would be best if it had nothing to do with the Liufang Banquet, but if it was really because of what you ate at the Liufang Banquet, it was mixed with herbs, which led to the current situation. The concubines didn't dare to imagine what those young ladies of the family who returned to the house would be like now? ”

It is known that eating the herb by mistake causes physical discomfort. But those who don't know may think that the royal family is trying to kill them, especially the Qi family.

Wen Xize and Concubine Shu said as they walked, and they met Wen Zhiyu head-on.

"Son-in-law, see father."

"Why is the prince here too?" Wen Xize asked.

Wen Zhiyu replied: "Father, the son knows that there may be something wrong with the Liufang Banquet, so he searched the imperial dining room and found the grass in the imperial dining room. ”

"How could there be such a thing in the imperial dining room, I had never heard of it before."

"Erchen asked the imperial chef, it is a dish of ice cake that needs to use lile grass, this herb is very similar to lilegrass, it seems that the person who bought it was mistaken."

"What is ice cake, there was no such snack in the palace before." Wen Xize looked at Concubine Shu, "Concubine Shu, is there any new dim sum in this Liufang banquet?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the menu that the concubines handed over to the imperial dining room before was all commonly used dim sum and medicine in the palace, and I had never heard of any ice cakes." Concubine Shu replied.

Wen Xize asked Wen Zhiyu: "What's going on with this ice cake?" ”

"Back to my father, my sons will return to you as soon as they know about the grass, and other matters still need to be interrogated." Wen Zhiyu strictly guarded his boundaries, and he only asked what he should ask.

Wen Xize nodded to indicate that he knew: "In that case, then bring all the people related to this Liufang Banquet to me, and I will personally come and ask to see how Concubine Xian handled this Liufang Banquet." ”

"Your Majesty, what about outside the palace?" Shufei asked.

Wen Xize said: "Prince, let the imperial doctor go out of the palace overnight and go to each house to explain in person, just say that the palace people made a mistake." I'll leave this matter to you. ”

"The retainers obeyed." Wen Zhiyu didn't dare to delay, and immediately went to do this matter.

"Concubine Shu, you will go with me to hear how Concubine Xian will organize the Liufang banquet this time."

"The concubine obeys." Concubine Shu said with some hesitation, "But the situation on Concubine Xian's side is not very good, the emperor has to take a look." ”

Wen Xize thought for a while: "Since that's the case, let's go to Chenyou Palace, I also just happened to see what the situation of Concubine Xian is now." ”

When the group arrived at Chenyou Palace, Concubine Xian was still unconscious, and Wen Xize looked at Concubine Xian's pale appearance, and did not have any distress. Concubine Xian caused such a big mess this time, and she is also to blame for her current fate.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is also distressed when she looks at Concubine Xian's sister like this, she shouldn't have thought that the palace people would not be able to distinguish between lile grass and herb, so there was such a thing." Concubine Shu said.

Wen Xize only said: "Incompetent, no wonder others." ”

Those palace people who were in charge of this Liufang banquet were also all brought, and Wen Xize happened to interrogate them in Chenyou Palace.

The imperial chef who was the leader probably guessed what was going on, and was so frightened that he trembled: "The emperor spares his life......"

Wen Xize looked at the menu of this Liufang banquet, his brows became more and more wrinkled, and he listened to the imperial chef's voice begging for mercy, and his mood became even more irritable: "Why are there so many pastries that I have never seen on the menu this time?" ”

"This is the menu given by Concubine Xian, and the minions just do it."

"What the virtuous concubine says, will you do anything?" Wen Xize was even more angry, "Concubine Xian Niangniang doesn't know, as an imperial chef, don't you know that new dim sum and dishes used in banquets must be tried by many people first?" ”

"Your Majesty, these dim sum minions were made first, and people tasted them, so they dared to use them at the Liufang banquet. But I used gale grass before, and there was no problem. But now at this time, there is not much lile grass, and the amount of lile grass used to make ice cakes at the Liufang banquet is large, and the palace people must have made a mistake when they bought it, this lile grass and the grass are too similar. ”

"Then don't you test these snacks before they are served?"

"Your Majesty, I've tried it all, this herb is non-poisonous, and the time interval between the attacks is too far. The little eunuch who had tasted the ice cake had also had a seizure not long ago, and it was too late for the minions to know. ”

Concubine Shu spoke: "It stands to reason that the concubine has already given the imperial dining room a menu before, why did she change the menu temporarily?" ”

The imperial chef immediately said: "Lady Niangniang, if you follow the menu you gave before, there will definitely be no such problem." But you were not feeling well, and after the emperor asked Concubine Xian to take over the Liufang banquet, Concubine Xian immediately sent the menu to the imperial dining room. The minions also felt that it was inappropriate, but the attitude of the virtuous concubine was tough, and the minions had no choice! ”

"You said that after Concubine Xian took over the Liufang Banquet, she immediately sent the menu to your imperial dining room?" Wen Xize noticed that something was wrong.

The imperial chef didn't know why: "Yes, the emperor Mingjian, everyone was in the imperial dining room at that time, and they can testify." ”

Wen Xize looked at Concubine Shu: "I remember, you used the sleep aid spices given to you by Concubine Xian, and the soothing soup you drank worked, which caused you to feel unwell?" ”

"That's true, but Concubine Xian is also well-intentioned, and it was really difficult for the concubine to sleep during that time."

Wen Xize thought for a while: "The person who passed on the incense division is here." ”

Concubine Shu asked, "Your Majesty, what does this matter have to do with the people who make the incense?" ”

"I also hope that it has nothing to do with it, but I think too much about it." Wen Xize's face became more and more gloomy, and the hall also fell into silence, until the aunt in charge of the incense making department came over, and the silence was broken.

Seeing that the atmosphere in the hall was depressing, the aunt in charge knelt on the ground in fright: "The slave sees the emperor and the concubine." ”

"You're the aunt in charge of the incense making division?" Wen Xize asked.

"Yes."

"I heard that you have specially developed a spice to help you sleep, which is to solve the dilemma of many people who have difficulty sleeping, but this spice is already taboo, and you don't remind it much?" Wen Xize asked, "Is there something wrong and you are not responsible?" ”

The aunt in charge kept kowtowing: "Your Majesty, the slave and maid are wronged." But all the spices taken from the incense making department, the slaves and maids are all entrusted to the palace people who make the incense division, and there are no taboos. This sleep-aiding spice was developed and improved not long ago, and the slave and maid were cautious, but whenever someone used it, the slave and maid personally told what kind of thing this spice was in conflict with. This sleep-aiding spice, the slave maid and maid have one of the most important instructions, the masters in the palace often drink soothing soup to calm the mind and nourish the spirit, this spice must not be used at the same time as the soothing soup! ”