When she came to the Qilin Palace, Emperor Wuding was burying his head in the bones, and he didn't notice her coming.

"Your Majesty, this is a pastry made for you by the concubine herself, please taste it." Bei Yin Cuicui came to his side and brought him a plate of small chestnut cakes.

"No, you don't have to worry about these, you have your own imperial dining room arrangement!" Emperor Wuding was still concentrating on criticizing the bones, only glanced up at her, and then looked at the plate of pastries, there was nothing special, so he couldn't arouse his appetite, lowered his head and continued to govern. Bei Yin Cuicui touched his nose and dust, so he had to bring back the plate of pastries, thinking about it, his own thoughts couldn't get into His Majesty's eyes? She crumpled a piece of square cake in her hand and smashed it, her face was blue and she was smoking. Zhi'er was frightened by the master's appearance, and hurriedly cleaned up the powder that fell to the ground, and advised the master not to be angry, and to beware of being angry.

"I don't believe the king is so busy that he doesn't even have time to talk to me more? I'm afraid that the soul was taken away by that woman! Bei Yin Cuicui gritted her teeth and said.

"Mother's anger! King Wuding may just be worried that you are tired. Zhi'er reassured.

"He obviously didn't bother to look at me, just glanced at me." Bei Yin Cuicui said.

"Isn't the king in charge of the government?" Zhi'er said.

"I heard that Concubine Yu is pregnant with an heir, maybe His Majesty's thoughts are there." "The head of the kitchen gave me some ideas......

"What do you mean?" Zhi'er raised her eyes and looked at Concubine Cui nervously.

"Come here, come close to me." Bei Yin Cuicui said to Zhi'er, who leaned her head over, "You put a little poison in this pastry, and then quietly bring it to her and put it on the table in her bedroom." Bei Yin Cuicui leaned into her ear and whispered.

Zhi'er's face turned pale with fright: "Niangniang, this is going to kill the slave?" There are 3,000 beauties in the emperor's harem, and if Concubine Yu does not conceive a child, other concubines will also conceive children one after another. Do you want to get your hands on it? ”

"It depends on the mood of Hongu." Bei Yin Cuicui's eyes were blank, obviously angry with Emperor Wuding's indifference.

Zhi'er withdrew with the plate of pastries, and she wondered how to add poison. If she doesn't obey the master's orders, she will inevitably be killed by the master by all means. Only by obeying the words of the master can you live. She went to her lodgings, took out a small paper bag, and smeared a little poison powder on each pastry, which was a little sweet, but the slightest bit could make it deadly. Even if Concubine Yu only tastes a small piece, she will definitely die in Huangquan.

As the personal maid of the concubine, Zhi'er lives here alone. Otherwise, if it is discovered by other slaves and maids, the consequences will be very serious. She sneakily came to Concubine Yu's bedroom, stood there far away, and vaguely heard a voice coming from inside, she didn't dare to get close. After standing for a while, Concubine Yu's maids were all new maids, and she didn't know her very well, so no one noticed her. There was a stout tree in the yard, and to avoid arousing suspicion, she hid behind the big tree. After a while, the door suddenly opened, and Concubine Yu went out with a maid wearing a cloak, and it is estimated that she will not come back for a while. She quietly came to Concubine Yu's door, she pushed the door, and the door opened, and there was no one inside. After placing the plate of poisoned cake on the table, she hurried out, closed the door, and returned to Concubine Cui.

"How's it going?" Concubine Cui asked solemnly.

"Hui Niangniang, I have already put the dish of poisoned pastry on the table when there is no one in Concubine Yu's house, and I expect that if she eats it after she comes back, she will stop breathing after half an hour." Zhi'er said.

"Oh? That poison is so poisonous?" Concubine Cui heard this with a hint of joy.

"Hmm." Zhi'er nodded and replied seriously.

"There's a good show to watch next!" Concubine Cui smiled.

But things didn't go as they imagined, and after Concubine Yu went out and returned to the palace, she was not a good eater. And there was an extra plate of pastries on the table out of thin air, which made her suspicious. As early as before entering the palace, her parents repeatedly told her, saying that there was open and secret fighting in the palace, and she was cheating, so she was very careful.

"Xiao Gui, take this plate of pastries out and throw it away!" Concubine Yu commanded.

"Huh? Niangniang, this plate of pastries looks very tempting, maybe it was rewarded by the king. What a pity to throw it away! Xiao Gui said, "It's better to reward the slave maid!" ”

"Do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you. There's a silver needle there, you try it, if it's okay. You can take it and eat it. Concubine Yu said, Xiao Gui took the silver needle and pierced one of the pastries, the silver needle immediately turned black, Xiao Gui was so shocked that her face turned black, and handed the blackened silver needle to Concubine Yu and said, "Niangniang, please look!" It's really poisonous, you're really clever! I didn't expect there to be such a treacherous person in the palace, and if you put it in your bedroom, you must want to harm your mother! You must report this matter to King Wuding, ask him to investigate thoroughly, and give you justice! ”

"Xiao Gui, I'm going to go to Sister Nu in a few days, you prepare a decent gift, I will give it to her." Concubine Yu said.

"There are thousands of things in the world that can be used as gifts, I wonder what kind of gift my mother wants me to prepare? Is it weapons, food, or clothing? Xiao Gui asked.

"My sister has always been good friends with me, so you should prepare the same." Concubine Yu commanded.

"No!" Xiao Gui nodded and went out to Zhang Luo.

Two days later, Xiao Gui came back, and she got a crimson cloak out of nowhere. Then he prepared a bronze poultice carved with a totem of the Xuanyao for her, and prepared some carefully brewed high-grade millet wine.

Concubine Yu was quite satisfied with the gifts prepared by Xiao Gui, and when she came to the Yuanlu Courtyard with these gifts, the woman was practicing, she extended a warm welcome to Concubine Yu's arrival, and she also liked the gifts brought by Concubine Yu.

"Sister Yu, you came empty-handed, what are you doing with these gifts?" The woman reproached, "I heard that Sister Yu, you are pregnant, you should stay in the palace to raise your body." ”

"It is precisely because I am pregnant that I want to go out and breathe, otherwise I will always stay in the palace and will be stuffy." Concubine Yu said.

"According to Sister Yu, your personality, you have never liked to go out, there must be something going on in the palace. Is that right? The woman asked.

"To tell you the truth, there is indeed a bad omen in the palace." Concubine Yu said.

"Oh? Let's hear about it. The woman was amazed.

"There's a plate of poisoned cakes on the table in my bedroom." Concubine Yu said, "If I had eaten that plate of pastries without being careful, I wouldn't have come to see you now." ”

The woman was shocked when she heard this, she didn't expect such a sinister thing to happen in the palace. Although there have always been some small jealousies hidden in the palace, she never thought that it would develop into such unscrupulous means.

"Have you ever had a grudge against anyone in the palace? Are there any skeptics? The woman asked.

"No......" Concubine Yu thought for a moment and shook her head. The woman fell into deep thought, and after a long time, she raised her head again and said, "There must be a villain in the palace who is jealous of you, and when he sees that you are pregnant, he wants to harm you." ”

"That's true, but who is so daring?" Concubine Yu asked.

"If you are pregnant, you must be jealous that you are about to have an heir, who else can there be besides the concubine in the palace?" The woman said again, "Beiyin Cuicui has always been aloof, and some time ago her maid Zhi'er actually appeared in front of my Yuanlu Courtyard, I suspect that she is not good at heart and has a great suspicion. The woman thought for a moment and said.

"Okay, I got it. Disturb my sister, my sister is alone outside the palace to take care of herself. Concubine Yu stood up and wanted to leave, secretly thinking that she hadn't come in vain. She had to be careful when she returned to the palace, but after all, Emperor Wuding was in power, and she didn't dare to be too blatant.