Yun Yao obviously felt that there was some rumor in the palace, especially Yongshou Palace, because Yun Yao found that there were many people who seemed to be secretly protecting her, combined with the situation in the womb these days, Yun Yao knew that this should be the person sent by Kangxi to secretly protect her.

Although Yun Yao didn't know what had happened in the womb these days, according to some clues, she could also guess that this matter should be related to the Tong family, because recently there were several senior eunuchs and palace maids in the palace who were taken away by Kangxi, and ordinary people did not know the true identities of these people, but Yun Yao had been in the palace for so many years, and naturally found that there were many familiar faces in these individuals.

These people have a common characteristic, that is, most of them are people left behind by the Tong family or the Empress Dowager Xiaokangzhang.

However, this incident made Yun Yao very puzzled, what did the Tong family do to make Kangxi not care about the face of his uncle's family at all, although ordinary people don't know who the people arrested by Kangxi are, but the older palace people don't know each other, and they also know the identities of these people, just because they are cautious and never say it, but everyone in this palace who should know should know.

When Yun Yao was still wondering about this question in her heart, Concubine Nala of Yanxi Palace was too scared to go out.

Concubine Nala is not the concubine who became the highest-ranking concubine among the four concubines because she gave birth to the eldest son of Emperor Kangxi, although she was pregnant and gave birth to an elder brother, but the elder brother died early, which disappointed Concubine Nala's hopes, and now she is pregnant again, Concubine Nala is naturally on guard, and she does not dare to have the slightest slackness, for fear that her child will suffer again.

Originally, Concubine Nala planned to announce her pregnancy after three months, but things were repeatedly unlucky, coupled with the atmosphere in the palace for a while, Concubine Nala naturally did not dare to announce her pregnancy.

After Concubine Nala heard that even Yun Yao, the concubine Zhao, almost didn't keep the child, she even held the news of her pregnancy tightly, for fear that after it was leaked, it would lead to death.

In fact, Concubine Nala also knew that if she continued to hide her pregnancy, she would definitely make the emperor unhappy, but Concubine Nala couldn't care about these things in order to save her life, if she didn't have her life, what was the use of more grace?

At this time, Concubine Nala didn't know that Kangxi already knew about her pregnancy, otherwise she wouldn't have made such a decision.

Concubine Nala also heard a lot of news today, and knew that Kangxi had taken away a lot of people. Although Concubine Nala's family background is not obvious, Concubine Nala is good at drilling camps, so that her mother's family has caught up with the line of Nalan Pearl.

Because Concubine Nala and Nalan Mingzhu are of the same clan, compared to strangers, Nalan Mingzhu also attaches great importance to the niece of Concubine Nala, and Mingzhu also left a lot of people in the palace for Concubine Nala.

Concubine Nala heard the news from these people, and Concubine Nala was very keen, and after knowing the news, she closed her door, for fear of encountering something very wrong, and then the pond fish would suffer.

When Kangxi knew about Concubine Nala's performance, he snorted coldly before saying, "Count her vigilant!" Except for this sentence, there is no care for Concubine Nala.

Liang Jiugong sighed secretly when he saw it, but it's a pity that a smart person is very smart in places where he shouldn't be smart. Concubine Nala obviously doesn't trust the emperor at all! In the future, this Nala concubine is estimated to have no future!

Liang Jiugong smiled self-deprecatingly, feeling that he was worried about Concubine Nala, because he had taken too much medicine and had nothing to do. He himself was anxious because of Wei Zhu's affairs, and he was actually worried about what happened to Concubine Nala.

Kangxi's cold character is vividly played at this time, Kangxi is still the careful-eyed emperor who loves his life and hates his death, for Concubine Nala, a person who doesn't know how to lift, Kangxi has almost given up on her, although a person is symbolically arranged next to Concubine Nala, but this secret guard is not so much to protect, but to say that the meaning of surveillance is stronger.

And Liang Jiugong is also familiar with Kangxi's character, so he feels that Concubine Nala's future is bleak.

At this time, Yun Yao naturally didn't know the situation of Concubine Nala, and she was also worried about her situation. Because of the arrival of spring grass, Yun Yao's eating habits have returned to the way they were at home, and with it, Yun Yao has become very sensitive to the changes in the taste of food. Because Yun Yao is most familiar with these tastes, Yun Yao can detect the slightest change.

After Yun Yao tasted the yam cake stuffed with jujube paste this morning, she realized that something was wrong and quickly spit it out.

Seeing this, Chuncao asked a little nervously, "Niangniang doesn't like what slaves do?" ”

Yun Yao waved her hand, and then asked, "Chuncao, is the method of this yam cake filled with jujube paste the same as the method you made for the palace at home?" ”

When Chuncao heard this, she hurriedly said: "The slave knows that the maid misses the taste of home, so naturally she doesn't dare to change her practice privately, and even the materials used by the slave and maid are exactly the same as when they were at home, without the slightest difference." ”

Hearing this, Yun Yao frowned and said, "Chuncao, Caiyu, the two of you will check the small kitchen to the palace to see if there is anything weird?" ”

Yun Yao's words made Caiyu and Chuncao startled, if there was a problem with the food at this entrance, then someone must have come for the master. Especially Chuncao, although she grew up with Yun Yao, but now that the fork has appeared in her hands, how can Chuncao not worry about this.

Yun Yao saw that Chuncao was so frightened that cold sweat broke out on her head, so she comforted: "Chuncao, you don't have to worry about it for the time being, it's just that this palace feels that this yam cake tastes a little different from that at home, so I want to know why this is the case, it doesn't have to be that something dirty has mixed in." ”

Yun Yao's words were not to comfort Chuncao, but Yun Yao was able to use her spiritual power to quickly detect those extremely harmful poisons and the like, and now since Yun Yao's spiritual power has not been warned, it means that this yam cake is not poisonous.

But since the taste of the yam cake is different, it means that someone must have touched this yam cake. Yun Yao believed that with Chuncao's prudence, she would not make such a mistake, so Yun Yao felt that someone did it on purpose.

Chuncao was also slightly relieved when she heard this, but Chuncao didn't dare to relax her vigilance, she knew that if something went wrong, then the master would be in trouble here.

Therefore, Chuncao said to Yun Yao: "Please also ask the maid to taste a piece of yam cake first to see what is wrong." ”

Yun Yao nodded, and then said, "Just taste the taste, don't try more!" ”

Chuncao nodded solemnly. I stepped forward and picked up a piece of yam cake, tasted it slowly, and then spit it out again. Chuncao's face was a little ugly and said to Yun Yao: "Niangniang, there is indeed something wrong with this pastry, otherwise it would be impossible for the slave to have such a big change in taste." ”

Caiyu was also a little curious when she saw it, and she also tasted a piece of spring grass, and then asked suspiciously: "Niangniang, why didn't the slave maid taste anything wrong with this yam cake?" How did the mother taste it? ”

Yun Yao didn't need to answer this question, Chuncao answered directly, "Sister Caiyu doesn't know, this yam cake, Niangniang has eaten it at home for many years, and most people face the same food that has been eaten for many years, the taste of this food has long been remembered in their hearts, and a slight change can detect that something is wrong, and I also remember this taste because I have made yam cake for Niangniang many times." ”

Caiyu suddenly realized, and then said: "I see, the slave maid also liked the cloud cake made by the slave's mother before entering the palace, after entering the palace, it was clear that the cloud cake in the palace was more exquisite, but the slave felt that the taste of the cloud cake in the palace was very wrong, and it was the same as what Sister Chuncao said!" "In fact, ordinary people will encounter such a situation, as soon as Chuncao prompts, Caiyu understands.

Chuncao nodded, and then said to Yun Yao: "Niangniang, since this is the case, then the slave maid and Sister Caiyu will go to the small kitchen to see what is wrong?" ”

Yun Yao nodded and said, "Go ahead!" Then he turned his head to look at Li Dequan and said, "Li Dequan, you will give all the people in the Yongshou Palace to see if there is any leakage." ”

Li Dequan's face was also very serious, he knew the seriousness of the problem, if it was just a false alarm, it would be easy to say, if there was really a problem, it would be his dereliction of duty, so he hurriedly responded: "Yes, Niangniang!" Li Dequan immediately retreated.

After a while, Chuncao's face was a little ugly, and then she knelt down directly to Yun Yao to plead guilty, and said, "Niangniang, it was the slave who was not careful, and even let people do something in the small kitchen, and this yam cake was actually mixed with barley flour." "Chuncao is really panicked, this barley flour is harmful to pregnant women, if the master uses too much, then what should it be?

Yun Yao was a little puzzled when she heard this, so she asked, "Chuncao, this palace remembers that you don't need flour or anything like that to make this yam cake, how can it be mixed with barley flour?" ”

Chuncao replied: "Yu Niangniang, when the slave maid makes yam cake at home, she is used to putting a little flour in the mashed yam puree, because the maid likes the way she does it at home, so the slave maid uses it." ”

Chuncao's words made Yun Yao suddenly, and then said: "No wonder Bengong always feels that the taste is wrong when eating yam cakes made by others, it turns out that the method is different!" ”

Yun Yao asked solemnly, "You mean, the flour you use is mixed with barley flour?" ”

Chuncao replied: "It's the slave's negligence, and I ask the mother to condemn it!" ”

Yun Yao sighed, not knowing how to speak. She had dodged all kinds of poisonous poisons several times in the past, but she didn't expect that she would almost be planted because of this little barley powder. It seems that her mental power is not all-powerful, she didn't even notice these small means, if it weren't for the fact that she noticed that the taste of yam cake was wrong, she wouldn't have known that someone had done it.

At this moment, Caiyu also hurriedly came over, with an anxious expression on her face, and saluted Yun Yao and said, "Niangniang, the flour sent by the Internal Affairs Office this time is problematic, and it is mixed with barley powder. ”

Suddenly, Yun Yao's uneasiness in her heart became even heavier, and she said, "Is it only the flour this time?" Are there any others? ”

Caiyu heard the words and said: "Yu Niangniang, only this time there is a problem with the flour, the others may be the slave's eyesight is not enough, and she failed to find anything wrong, Niangniang might as well let the imperial doctor come over to check it!" ”

Yun Yao felt that this matter was even more weird, and it was reasonable to say that Caiyu might indeed miss some problematic ingredients, but Yun Yao knew Caiyu's ability, she might not be as good as Qiaoxiang, but Caiyu still knew more about these, but she didn't learn as well as Qiaoxiang at the beginning, so she didn't continue to learn.

So the other things may really not be touched, but only the flour is the problem. So why don't the people behind this cast a wide net?

Caiyu saw that Yun Yao couldn't figure it out, so she said, "Qi Yu Niangniang, the slave has an idea that I don't know whether to say or not?" ”

Yun Yao said, "Caiyu, you come and listen." ”

Caiyu organized the language for a while, and then told Yun Yao her guess, "Niangniang, the slave maid thinks that it may be that the person behind it thinks that it is better to cast a wide net than to just use your hands and feet on flour. In fact, when the slave maid went to the small kitchen just now, she didn't notice that there was a problem with the flour at first, if she wasn't sure that the mother's feeling was right, the slave and maid might have ignored the flour problem.

So the slave maid thinks, although this barley powder is harmful to pregnant women, but it is not immediately effective, the people behind the scenes in order to let Niang Niang be recruited, must let Niang Niang eat for a period of time, if it is a large-scale manipulation, maybe it will be uprooted, after all, there are many problems, it will make people easier to find, if only the flour has a problem, then the probability of the master being recruited is greater. ”

Yun Yao also felt that Caiyu's analysis made sense, just like this time, if she hadn't noticed that the yam cake tasted wrong, maybe she would have really been tricked. Then he said to Caiyu: "What you say is also reasonable! ”

At this moment, Li Dequan hurried over and said to Yun Yao: "Master Qiqi, the slave is incompetent, and he has not found out that there is a problem with anyone in the Yongshou Palace. ”

When Yun Yao heard this, she sighed and said: "It seems that there is a problem with this flour for a long time, but it is also the heart of the palace that is uneasy, since the Yongshou Palace is fine, it is the problem when the Internal Affairs Office sends it!" It involves the Internal Affairs Office, and it is not for the palace to interfere, Li Dequan, you go and tell the emperor! ”

Li Dequan responded and retreated.

Yun Yao looked at Li Dequan who was leaving, but knew in her heart that this incident was by no means a trivial matter.

Yun Yao has been in the Forbidden City for many years, how could she not know the virtue of the Internal Affairs Bureau, not to mention how many clothed women entered the harem and became concubines during the Kangxi period, most of these clothed women were born in the Internal Affairs Government and have a deep relationship with the Internal Affairs Government, so these concubines from the Inner Affairs Department have more advantages than the concubines from the Manchurian aristocracy in the affairs of the Internal Affairs Office.

So this time it sounded a wake-up call in Yun Yao's heart, and Yun Yao felt that it was imperative to install people in the Internal Affairs Office!

However, although Yun Yao knew how critical the Internal Affairs Office was, she couldn't interfere at all, and now the three people in charge of the Internal Affairs Office have been standing tall during the Kangxi period, and they rely on caution. Among them, Hailasun and Tuhai are good friends, even so, Hailasun has never been close to Yun Yao, let alone others.

This time, Yun Yao only hopes that Kangxi can pay attention to this matter, so that the people in the Internal Affairs Office can live in peace for a few years, and then he will want to install people in the Internal Affairs Office.