Xie Shiyun had just walked for a while, and the door of the dormitory was gently pushed open with a "squeak", and the queen mother put down the tea in her hand at this moment and looked at the maid.

"The Empress Dowager." The maid bowed her head and presented a sandalwood tray with both hands.

Sitting on it was obviously a steaming bowl of tonic, the porcelain bowl was delicate and tight, and the curling white smoke emitted made people very appetizing to look at.

"This is sent by the emperor to the slaves, and it is boiled out with the thousand-year-old ginseng that Fanbang has tributed. The emperor said that you are weak and it is appropriate to drink some ginseng soup, and he is very worried about you. The maid replied, very intimately placed the soup bowl on the mahogany table in the Queen Mother's hand, and put the white porcelain spoon on the side of the bowl.

The Queen Mother was sitting precariously, but her eyes narrowed inadvertently, and fell on the bowl of ginseng soup in the maid's hand.

Obviously, Xie Shiyun's words moved her a lot, and she was quite skeptical of this ginseng soup.

"Put it here." The Queen Mother quietly covered her lips and coughed twice, waved her hand, "The emperor has a heart." Remember to tell him for the mourning family, this piece of filial piety mourning family heart. Everything is fine here. ”

"Yes." The maid lowered her head, her respectful demeanor couldn't find a trace of fault, but her eyes were still inadvertently hesitating, as if she wanted to wait for the Queen Mother in front of her to drink before leaving, she seemed to be concerned but secretly urged, "The emperor said, this soup is better to drink while it is hot, and if it is cold, it will waste such a good effect." ”

If you can't see it if it's so obvious, the Queen Mother has been the main lady for so many years.

"I'll drink it after a while, what else do you have?" The Queen Mother's expression remained unchanged, and her sharp gaze swept towards the maid who was still there.

"Nothing, nothing, the slave and maid will retire." The maid seemed to be a little unwilling, moved her lips and didn't say anything after all, turned around and left.

The moment the door was closed, the Queen Mother's eyes suddenly became vigilant, staring at the bowl of ginseng soup, her eyes were deep, and her expression was extremely complicated.

After pondering for a long time, she beckoned softly, and watched as the little squirrel wagged its big furry tail, pounced on her hand and squeaked.

Brushing the squirrel's fur, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he said softly to himself: "I'm afraid you have to do this." ”

As he spoke, he scooped up a spoonful of ginseng soup and fed it to the squirrel's mouth.

Sure enough, but a moment later, the little squirrel, who was still jumping around, lost his life with a kick on his legs.

Obviously, that was a characteristic of a poisoned death.

"Click." I only heard the sound of the tea cup breaking, and blood gushed out from the Queen Mother's hands like a spring.

The solid texture of the tea cup was crushed by her.

The Queen Mother pulled out a silver hairpin from her bun and inserted it into the soup bowl as if she didn't believe it, and in just a few breaths, the black stains on the silver hairpin had spread to her hand holding the hairpin.

With a shake of his hand, he only heard a crisp "click", and the silver hairpin slipped off.

This crisp sound of the clear spirit, in her ears, was like a deadly charm, and it was coming at her with hatred.

"Iniquity, iniquity! Are you just looking forward to mourning your family's death? The Queen Mother raised her hand tremblingly, looking at the gurgling blood, but she didn't feel pain.

The wound on the hand is not big, let alone deep, and what is left in the heart is the most painful.

It can't be erased, it can't be erased.

It was a well-maintained face, but it was much older at this moment.

After all, he slowly straightened up and whispered to the outside of the hall.

Outside the door, a eunuch bowed his head and entered the hall. He's not too young anymore - it's the one Mama Wu has contacted.

"Go and send a message to Xie Shiyun, let her come to see the mourning family tomorrow, and the mourning family has something to say to her."

The latter hurriedly answered and turned away.

The hand at his side lifted slightly, and then he flattened it again as if he had given up. When I raised my eyes again, I had already restored the solemnity and vicissitudes of life.

The next day at noon.

Xie Shiyun was invited into the palace where the Queen Mother lived, the corners of her lips were slightly curved, and she felt a little at ease. She knew that if something hadn't happened, the Queen Mother would never have been in such a hurry to summon her.

The fragments of the teacup and a cup of tonic soup had been cleaned, and if they were not spoken, outsiders would not have been able to see them.

"Here you are, sit down." The Queen Mother had a faint smile on her face, but it made Xie Shiyun feel that she had added a little bit of vicissitudes of life.

"He did it." After retiring all the subordinates, the Queen Mother's eyes moved to Xie Shiyun, with a hint of trembling, "What you said is really right, he really did it." ”

This "he", needless to say, Xie Shiyun also understands that it must be Emperor Anhe. Although it was expected, when she heard the news at first glance, Xie Shiyun's heart still palpitated for no reason.

"Did the emperor poison you?" Xie Shiyun pursed her lips and asked.

Although it was a question, it was in an affirmative tone.

She knew that there was no other way to deal with someone like the Queen Mother in this palace, and she was afraid that she could only poison her.

"Yes." The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly, "He asked people to send supplements, and even wanted to watch the mourning family drink it himself." The mourning family immediately remembered your words and didn't dare to drink it. After testing the poison, the squirrel died in less than a moment. If you really drink it, you won't even have the slightest chance of saving. ”

When the Queen Mother talks about this now, she still has some heart palpitations. If Xie Shiyun hadn't arrived that day, she would have really drunk the tonic and died without knowing it.

"The Queen Mother is auspicious, and she will be fine." Xie Shiyun could only be so comforted, looking at the Queen Mother and chuckling as if she was sighing, but she was planning something in her heart.

The jealousy of Emperor Anhe is also a little deeper.

She knows very well that those who become emperors are nothing more than walking in the sea of corpses and blood. I'm afraid that the former has even calculated the follow-up design, one ring after another.

Just didn't want to, he made a mistake at the beginning, and the Queen Mother didn't drink the tonic at all, disrupting the whole plan.

Some sighs, but even more emotional.

She can understand Emperor Anhe's approach, and she also knows that it is correct, but she can't agree with it. At this time, I deeply realized what was the undercurrent surging in the deep palace.

The water in the palace is too deep.

The atmosphere fell silent again, and both of them looked thoughtful. Xie Shiyun didn't say anything more. just told the Queen Mother to take good care of her body and adjust her mood, and left.

At this time, Shen Sijun was sitting in the study, with a faint incense burning next to him.

He was holding a pitch-black arrow in his hand, looking down and looking at it carefully.

"I always feel like I've seen it somewhere. ”

He frowned, his toes touching the ground one by one, making a crisp and rhythmic sound, which was his habitual way of thinking.

This arrow was secretly picked up by him from the assassination that day. I wanted to leave some evidence to check it out, but when I saw it again, I felt a very strong sense of familiarity.

I seem to have seen it somewhere, but my impression is so vague that I just can't remember it.