Chapter 3: The Eldest Princess
With a singing police outside the door, the door of Changqiu Palace was pushed open.
Everyone present put down their hands and knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness!" Nalan reminded in a low voice, "Your Majesty is here!" ”
Lu Luoxi was stunned for a moment.
She was just about to salute the emperor like a maid, but she was held by the emperor's big hands.
Lu Luoxi looked up and saw that there was still a thin layer of sweat on the emperor's forehead.
He was worried and asked, "Xi'er, are you okay?" ”
Lu Luoxi bowed slightly.
"Back to my father, Xi'er is fine."
The emperor seemed to be uneasy, and looked at Lu Luoxi from head to toe again.
After confirming that the sixth princess was in good health, he let go.
"The sixth princess is fine."
Lu Luoxi heard a woman's voice and turned her head to look.
The emperor was followed by a graceful and luxurious concubine, wearing a robe trimmed with begonia patterns.
She looked at herself with the same anxious expression.
It's just that Lu Luoxi felt that the concubine's expression was a little unreal.
Nalan on the side reminded in a low voice.
"This is Concubine Qi, the biological mother of the third prince."
Lu Luoxi understood and saluted Concubine Qi.
"Thank you, Concubine Qi."
Concubine Qi: "You don't know, after Your Majesty heard that your mother and Lao Qi were poisoned, he put down his chopsticks and hurried over. ”
The emperor walked to the side couch.
"How's the seventh?"
Zhang Lin replied: "Back to Your Majesty, the sixth princess helped the seventh prince feed the emetic medicine, presumably the prince will wake up after a while." ”
The Emperor nodded, furrowing his eyebrows.
"Okay, okay."
"If people can wake up, it's good."
After finishing speaking, he covered Lu Jingqian with a thin quilt quite lovingly.
"But ......" Zhang Lin and Zhang Pengpeng fell to their knees.
"Concubine Qin's ......"
The voice was full of regret.
The emperor got up and walked to the main couch, but saw that Concubine Qin had already lost her breath.
He slowly sat down on the side of the bed, took Concubine Qin's hand, and was silent.
Needles can be heard in the hall.
"Sister Qin......"
Concubine Qi took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.
The emperor was silent for a long time, with tears in his eyes.
Finally, it turned into a long sigh.
He beckoned to Lu Luoxi.
"Come on, Xi'er, come here."
"Father." Lu Luoxi stood obediently on the side.
The emperor took Lu Luoxi's hand and cared for him.
"Xi'er, your mother has ...... It's gone. ”
He originally thought that Lu Luoxi would uphold his previous temperament and cry.
But at this time, Lu Luoxi actually bowed slightly and said.
"Mother...... Mother she is gone. I also hope that my father will take care of the dragon body and not be too sad. ”
The emperor's eyes lit up.
The six princesses in front of her were sincere and righteous, and there were no expected tears and blood ripples.
The slight black stains on her pale yellow dress were particularly conspicuous.
It was also in full view by the emperor.
The sixth princess seems to have grown up overnight.
"Good ......"
"Okay."
"Good!"
The emperor said three good things in a row, and he was very pleased.
He stroked Lu Luoxi's arm and said movingly.
"Xi'er has grown up......"
"Your mother is gone, and your father is here. Xi'er, don't be afraid, no one dares to bully you and Lao Qi. ”
"Someone's coming!"
The emperor raised his voice, and the father-in-law on the side hurriedly walked over.
"Tell me the word!"
"Feng Sixth Princess Lu Luoxi, for the eldest princess of Shang Yuan!"
The father-in-law commanded: "Huh." ”
Concubine Qi in the palace heard the sound and was stunned.
Since the founding of Shang Yuan, no princess has ever been canonized as the eldest princess.
In Shangyuan, the eldest princess is the same as the princes!
The emperor took the handkerchief and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Xi'er, I'll follow my father in the future, okay?"
The name of the eldest princess, other princesses can't ask for it.
Not to mention the emperor's grace around the king, this has to make other princes greedy!
Lu Luoxi was slightly startled, but immediately reacted and thanked him.
She knelt down, her voice loud.
"Thank you, Emperor Longen."
"Xi'er is not the name of the eldest princess, but I ask my father to investigate this matter thoroughly."
"The poisoning of the mother and younger brother is strange, and I ask my father to call the shots!"
Then bow down.
The emperor bent down and helped Lu Luoxi up.
"I, naturally, I will find out about this matter!"
"Zhang Lin!"
Imperial Doctor Zhang replied: "Wechen is here." ”
"Concubine Qin and the six princesses and seven princes, why are they poisoned?!"
Zhang Lin explained.
"Weichen has just checked Concubine Qin's food, and he didn't find any strong poison."
He showed the two silver needles.
"Weichen heard Aunt Nalan say that today's meal was prepared by the small kitchen."
"These ingredients are not common ingredients, and Wechen is ready to take a closer look at the ingredients to see if there is anything wrong with them."
"Kitchenette?" The emperor called the eunuch, "Buckle the cook first!" ”
Concubine Qi stepped forward at this time.
"Your Majesty, it just so happens that Imperial Physician Li is also here, so it is better to let Imperial Physician Li and Imperial Physician Zhang investigate the poison together."
The Emperor snorted.
Imperial Physician Li, who was following Concubine Qi, walked to the front of the case and checked the food with Zhang Lin.
Lu Luoxi watched the two imperial doctors go through the remaining dishes together, and his heart couldn't help but be sour.
It was originally a time for family reunion, but it was broken by a nameless poison.
It caused her to lose her memory.
As the prince's younger brother, his life hangs by a thread.
And the mother concubine did not carry it and died.
She turned around and looked at Concubine Qin's lifeless face.
Lu Luoxi finally sighed lightly, and reached out to straighten Concubine Qin's somewhat messy hair on her sideburns.
Mother, Xi'er will definitely find out the truth of the matter!
Lu Luoxi swore secretly.
"This ......"
Imperial Doctor Zhang at the table snorted softly.
"I'm afraid ......" Imperial Physician Li and Imperial Physician Zhang glanced at each other.
The emperor asked, "Have you found out?" ”
"Back to Your Majesty."
The two imperial physicians brought a plate of fruits to everyone.
"This fruit is called the Panshan Fruit, which is a product of the southwest Sichuan region."
"It grows on high in the mountains, which is extremely rare. The taste is sweet, and it is generally used as medicine. ”
"But only ripe pangolin fruits are used in medicine, because ungrown fruits often contain highly toxic substances."
Imperial Physician Li picked up a fruit and held it with both hands.
"This fruit...... The small kitchen was directly used as Concubine Qin's meal without treatment. ”
"One is that the cold salad is directly eaten raw, and the other is that the fruit is not yet ripe......"
The emperor was furious, picked up the tea cup on the table and smashed it to the ground.
"Bastard thing!"
"Those cooks are so bold!"
"This fruit was only brought to the Changqiu Palace today!"
"If it is brought to Cining Palace and Heart Nourishing Palace! Is it to kill the Queen Mother and me! ”
Everyone fell to their knees, and no one dared to speak at this time.
lest the emperor, who was still in a rage, cut himself out.
Only Lu Luoxi looked at the plate of crisp fruits in a daze.
She couldn't believe that it was a simple plate of fruits that caused her to lose her mother.
Zhang Lin knelt on the ground and said resignedly.
"Wei Chen just asked the aunts of Changqiu Palace, and Concubine Qin eats the most......"
"The Seventh Prince and the Sixth Princess have a bad appetite and only ate one or two, so the toxicity is weaker."
The emperor's eyes were split, and he forcibly suppressed his anger.
"What about the guy who went to get the cook?! Is it dead outside? ”
At this time, the father-in-law, who had just gone out, returned to the temple.
"Back to Your Majesty, when the minions arrived, the cook ......"
"The cook has already punished himself......"