Chapter 385: Poisoning
Yan Ruoxi's eyes were gloomy, since she was expelled from the Yan family, she swore that she would fight Li Chuxia to the end for the rest of her life. In the past, Li Chuxia was protected by Baili Yunzheng, and she couldn't succeed many times, but now if the victim becomes the princess of the bhikshu country......
Even Emperor Mingde couldn't protect Li Chuxia.
The sun was bright outside, and Yan Ruoxi also pulled up a smile that was more gorgeous than the sun, after today, Li Chuxia was going to completely disappear from her world.
How does this dislike her?
Yan Ruoxi looked around again, and didn't find anyone eavesdropping, so she went back to the main hall, she is now a celebrity next to Emperor Mingde, and she will attract attention if she disappears for too long.
As soon as she returned to the temple, she heard that the envoys of the bhikshu kingdom gave high praise to Li Chuxia's cooking, and her heart was displeased.
But she soon didn't care, and she didn't even mind letting Li Chuxia show off again.
"Ambassadors don't know, today's dishes are all made by Lord Baili's wife, saying that they want to entertain you well."
The ambassadors' faces changed when they heard this, and they exchanged a puzzled look with each other.
Yan Ruoxi beckoned to Li Chuxia, "Let me introduce to you grandly, the original partner of Lord Baili, it is this Li Chuxia, she has excellent cooking skills, and even the imperial chefs in the palace can't compare to it." ”
Following Yan Ruoxi's hand, the envoys all saw the beautiful woman in the corner, her face was calm, and she did not feel a little helpless or publicized because of Yan Ruoxi's words. She stood there calmly, as if the chaos around her had nothing to do with her.
Everyone was still speculating how she would answer, only to hear her cold mint-like voice remember, "Concubine Yan is wrong, I am just the level of a country man, and I am fortunate to be summoned to cook a meal for the ambassadors of the Bhikshu Kingdom, how can I compare to the imperial chef in the palace?" ”
Yan Ruoxi was choked by these words, and she couldn't say a word of the mockery she had prepared, and glared at the other party unwillingly.
The ambassadors tasted something different from Li Chuxia's words, and it seemed that there was a discord between this Concubine Yan and Lord Baili's original wife. It's just that the reason for this is unknown.
Li Chuxia's mind was not here, her eyes looked at Baili Yunzheng vaguely.
Qianya was by Baili Yunzheng's side, serving vegetables and pouring water for each other from time to time, her eyes were full of worship and love.
Looking at the appearance of those two people who are like a match, where can they be allowed to insert themselves?
Li Chuxia felt bitter in his heart, if he hadn't remembered that he was still in the main hall, he would probably laugh bitterly.
Yan Ruoxi, who had been paying attention to Li Chuxia, didn't let go of that bit of bitterness, and the mood that had touched the ashes just now suddenly became clear, "Chuxia, since you are all going to become a family, it is better to sit next to Princess Qianya, be familiar with each other, and get along well in the future." ”
"Yes, yes, Sister Chuxia, come here, I just want to talk to you!" Qianya enthusiastically agreed, and asked the palace maid to add another pair of dishes and chopsticks.
Li Chuxia glanced at Baili Yunzheng, but the other party still didn't react, and couldn't help laughing at himself, what else did he expect.
After sitting next to Qianya, Li Chuxia still looked cold, with no appetite, and the dishes in front of him didn't move a few times.
Qianya leaned over and thought about making friends with Li Chuxia, Yan Ruoxi was indeed right, they will be a family in the future, according to the current situation, whether Baili Yunzheng can accept her or not, Li Chuxia is also a breakthrough.
Thinking so, Qianya picked up a chopstick dish and deliberately made a sound of satisfaction.
"Sister Chuxia, as soon as the dish was served just now, I knew it was from you, and I thought I was attracted by your craftsmanship at the beginning, so I stayed."
Qianya laughed, as if she had fallen into the good days of the past, "In the end, this is also our fate, who would have thought that the restaurant I walked into casually would have my future family inside." Sister Chuxia, don't you say? ”
Li Chuxia glanced at her expressionlessly, but thought in his heart, if he had known that you were the princess of the Bhikshu Kingdom, it would never have been possible to take you in.
In the past, my kindness was eaten by a dog, but now I think about it.
didn't get the answer she wanted, Qianya turned her eyes for help to Baili Yunzheng, hoping that the other party could help her talk. However, Baili Yunzheng just buried his head in eating, as if he didn't know anything about the undercurrent between the two people.
Emperor Mingde, who was in a high position, saw the surge of the three of them clearly and felt interesting. He has seen a lot of open and secret battles between concubines in the palace, but he has never seen Li Chuxia like this.
"From my point of view, it's rare that Chuxia and Princess Qianya are here today. In early summer, why don't you give Princess Qianya a glass in front of the ambassadors. Emperor Mingde waved his hand, and immediately a palace maid presented a pot of wine.
Li Chuxia looked up at Emperor Mingde violently, only to see the other party smiling and looking like a good show. Her heart ached slightly, these people reminded themselves all the time that in the future, Baili Yunzheng would be the concubine of the Bhikshu Country. She wasn't alone anymore.
The porcelain white wine jug was placed in his hand, Li Chuxia's eyes were full of coldness, and he couldn't wait to smash the wine jug and leave the next moment.
But she couldn't, all she could do was hide the chill in her eyes and replace it with a little mildness.
Li Chuxia reached out and stroked the broken hair in her ear, and showed a gentle smile at Qianya, Qianya was happy on her face, thinking that the other party was finally willing to accept her, but then Li Chuxia's actions made her disappointed.
I saw Li Chuxia smile, and the hand that pulled his hair seemed to be unintentionally put down, but he knocked over the wine jug.
There was another period of chaos, and the palace maids quickly cleaned up the mess, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that Li Chuxia didn't want to drink this glass of wine.
Yan Ruoxi wanted to muddy the water even more this time, "Oh, why are you so careless in early summer." Come on, fill it with early summer. Be careful, don't knock it over again. ”
Soon, some palace maids listened to Yan Ruoxi's instructions and filled them with Li Chuxia and Qianya.
Looking at the wine that was about to overflow in the glass, a trace of anger flashed in his eyes, and he immediately raised his wine glass to signal to everyone, and then drank it all.
Qianya, who didn't wait for Li Chuxia to come to toast, was a little disappointed, so she could only drink silently alone.
After this stubble, everyone continued to eat and drink, as if the embarrassing scene just now had not happened. Li Chuxia felt a wave of discomfort welling up in her stomach, but she attributed the discomfort to drinking on an empty stomach and didn't pay much attention to it.
Li Chuxia held his stomach, and the uncomfortable energy not only did not go down, but intensified. The pain made her fidget, and she just wanted to end the party quickly.
"Vomit ......" Li Chuxia turned his back and retched a few times, thinking that he felt better, but he didn't expect some mottled blood stains to leak from his fingers.
Li Chuxia immediately realized that there was something wrong with the wine she had just drunk, she thought of Qianya, and sure enough, Qianya had already fallen on the table, overturning the dishes in front of her, and there was a ding-dong sound.
"What's going on?" Emperor Mingde didn't really see it on it, but the blood stains on the corners of Li Chuxia's mouth came into his eyes.
Baili Yunzheng gave Qianya a look, but he still walked to Li Chuxia's side and held the person in his arms.
The envoys of the bhikshu kingdom panicked, Princess Qianya was the king's favorite daughter, "Your Majesty! Please ask the emperor to investigate strictly, why did our princess faint! ”
Emperor Mingde didn't know that if this matter was not handled well, there was a very high possibility of conflict between the two countries.
The high Son of Heaven frowned, and his violent gaze swept over the palace maids who were serving just now.
"You guys, all stand up for me," Emperor Mingde trembled angrily and pointed his finger at the palace maid beside Princess Qianya, "Say, who sent you, dare to poison Princess Qianya after eating a leopard!" ”
The palace maids knelt down with a "plop" and begged for mercy, "The emperor is wronged, the slave and maid don't know anything, it was not the slave and maid who did it, please ask the emperor to find out." ”
Emperor Mingde didn't care about so much, the top priority was to find a scapegoat and shut the mouths of those envoys.
Li Chuxia lowered his eyes and connected this matter in his heart.
She was sure that someone had deliberately framed her, but she didn't know who that person was.
The begging voices of the palace maids surrounded the main hall, and Emperor Mingde pinched the bridge of his nose impatiently, "Come on, drag me out, and kill me with a cane!" ”
"Your Majesty! Wronged, Your Majesty! Several palace maids couldn't stop kowtowing, hoping that the emperor would let them go.
The envoys of the Bhikshu Kingdom looked at each other, they had heard of the reputation of this Emperor Mingde when they came, and naturally it was not a good reputation, but after seeing it in person, they found that compared with the rumors, this one was even more ruthless.
The queen, who had not spoken for a long time, said leisurely, "Wait, don't be in a hurry." ”
Emperor Mingde threw a displeased look at the queen, "What does the queen mean?" ”
Obviously, this matter was almost solved, but where did I think that the queen would intervene at this time.
The queen glanced at Emperor Mingde, and she couldn't be clearer about what the other party was thinking about.
"Your Majesty, according to the concubines, the wine that Princess Qianya and Li Chuxia drank came from Li Chuxia's restaurant, which can be regarded as one of the signboards of the restaurant. These palace maids often live in the deep palace, how can they have any chance to go out of the palace, and besides, just now they were only exposed to wine for a moment, and they had no chance to poison. ”
When the palace maid heard the queen speak for herself, she wept with joy and nodded vigorously.
Emperor Mingde suppressed the dissatisfaction in his heart, and still maintained the courtesy with the queen on his face, "Then according to the queen, who gave this poison?" ”
The queen glanced at Li Chuxia as if unintentionally, "This woman is the most jealous and the strongest. According to the concubine, Princess Qianya's poison was caused by Li Chuxia, and she didn't want Lord Baili to marry again, so she made this decision. ”
A chill crept up on Li Chuxia's back, and it seemed that there was more than one person in the palace who wanted her to die.
"Oh? But Li Chuxia herself was poisoned, how can the queen explain this? Emperor Mingde was interested and asked.
"This is not simple, if only Princess Qianya is poisoned, then it will inevitably be suspected of her at the first time, so Li Chuxia poisoned herself as well. The two were poisoned together, so that they could clear their suspicions. ”
Suddenly, Li Chuxia felt like a man's back, and the eyes of the envoys from the Bhikshu Kingdom seemed to pierce her.