dmims Chapter 25 Everyone Wants to Put Voodoo Dolls on Consort Shen
Chapter 25 Everyone Wants to Put Voodoo Dolls on Consort Shen
"Bai Ping, I'm getting up, I'm hungry!" Shen Shixi called out. "Have someone go to Qian Yuan Palace and get me a pine nut and goose fat roll, I want to eat it!"
When Li Yuanke usually comes, Lan Ying and Lan Tan serve him. They see the corners of His Majesty's mouth turned up high, and they also try to suppress their laughter. When their master hears about food, he quickly gets up. He's such a glutton!
After washing up, breakfast was already set on the table. Li Yuanke didn't touch his chopsticks. When she arrived, he picked up a piece of pine nut and goose fat roll and put it on her plate. "Eat up, what's this good stuff? I've been thinking about it until now!"
"Having delicious food to eat, enjoyable pastimes, people to cherish, and a future to dream about means this life is worth living!"
Li Yuanke paused in his chopsticks, glanced at her, and a thoughtful look appeared in his eyes.
Shen Shixi took a bite of the roll and a sip of the True Lord porridge.
Zhenjun porridge is made by washing and boiling apricots until soft, removing the pits, cooking rice into porridge, and then adding apricot flesh and rock sugar. It is sweet and fragrant.
This is the time when the early apricots are ripe; they are small but sweet.
Shen Shixi had a good appetite, but she didn't eat much. She drank a bowl of porridge, ate two rolls, and a red date-filled rice dumpling before she was full.
Li Yuanke left in a hurry after finishing his meal; he had a lot to do that day.
In Zhaoyang Palace, the palace servants hung up mugwort and calamus. Shen Shixi had people use mugwort to fumigate the entire palace, making sure to cover every nook and cranny, and then sprinkled realgar powder on top.
After finishing all the work, Shen Shixi led everyone in playing the game of "shooting rice dumplings," using small bows and arrows to shoot at rice dumplings, and whoever hit one got to eat it.
Everyone had a great time.
Shen Shixi was really full after eating two more zongzi, so she decided to go out for a walk to digest her food.
After entering the palace, she spent most of her time at Zhaoyang Palace, and only went out for a stroll once.
Chao Yu entered and said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor has summoned imperial physicians to Bao Ci Palace. The newly arrived Physician Jiang has diagnosed that the First Prince is not ill, but poisoned!"
Shen Shixi was not surprised at all; those old guys in the Imperial Hospital might be able to tell that the Crown Prince was poisoned.
However, they figured they couldn't explain it either, so they didn't dare to say anything.
"Hmm, this new Imperial Physician Jiang is quite capable. From now on, when Zhaoyang Palace needs an imperial physician, we'll look for him," Shen Shixi said casually.
She and Jiang Lingyou are old acquaintances.
They met in Jianzhou and traveled back to Beijing together, a journey that took two months.
Shen Shixi suggested that he compile a book like the "Compendium of Materia Medica" or something like the "Regulations on Febrile Diseases" to help the world and benefit future generations.
Jiang Lingyou was very grateful for her advice and prescribed her a contraceptive pill as a reward, taking into account her health condition.
When she was in the talent show, she heard that Jiang Lingyou had entered the Imperial Hospital.
There must be a familiar imperial physician in this palace, and Jiang Lingyou is at least trustworthy for now.
At Baoci Palace, the emperor first summoned the imperial physicians, then went to the front court to handle matters concerning the Ministry of Personnel before heading there.
The imperial physicians were all waiting; Jiang Lingyou was to report on the poisoning diagnosis he had made.
"I can only tell from the pulse that the Crown Prince has been poisoned, but I am unable to determine what kind of poison he has been poisoned with," Jiang Lingyou said.
Consort De gasped, "Is there any antidote for the Crown Prince's poison?"
Jiangling Youdao said, "At present, I can only prescribe a medicine to detoxify the Crown Prince based on his pulse. The Crown Prince has been poisoned by a long-term, slow-acting poison that has a certain degree of damage to his liver and brain. Even if the poison is detoxified, it will take a very, very long time for him to recover to his previous state."
To put it more bluntly, it's not certain that things will return to the way they were before, especially the mind.
Consort De is crying her eyes out. She's mentally and physically unwell. How will she compete for the throne in the future? This has directly kicked the eldest prince out of the game.
"Your Majesty, you must seek justice for the eldest prince! He is your eldest son. Who is it that has harmed him?" Consort De cried out in grief and indignation, throwing herself onto the emperor's knees and sobbing.
The emperor was understandably heartbroken, as this was his eldest son.
"Search carefully, see where the poison is." The Emperor patted Consort De on the back. "Don't be sad, find the poison first, and I'll come to see you more often!"
Consort De was already favored, and now that she heard the promise of a third child, she felt much calmer. She crawled two steps on her knees and nestled into the emperor's arms. "Your Majesty cares for the eldest prince and is willing to cherish me. I am no longer afraid."
But no matter how hard they searched, they couldn't find out what kind of poison it was.
The entire Baoci Palace has been searched, and everyone is very uneasy.
The emperor could not stay long, so he returned to Qianyuan Palace, saying he wanted to receive an audience with the emperor.
The emperor summoned him in.
Chao En presented a prescription and a bottle of perfume. "Your Majesty, this was sent by my mistress. She made this perfume herself, and I am presenting the prescription to you. She said that if Your Majesty makes money with this prescription, please don't forget to share some with her."
The emperor chuckled, raised his chin, and said, "Bring it here!"
Li Fude thought to himself that this Lady Shen was truly brave; there was really no one in the world who dared to ask the Emperor for anything.
A monarch may bestow gifts, but you cannot ask a monarch for them, much less steal them.
The emperor didn't mind. "Li Fude," he said, "go to my treasury and pick out some good things to send to Consort Shen. Tell her that she was wronged last night, and I'm rewarding her!"
Shen Cairen wasn't the one who suffered last night; wouldn't all the women in the harem be furious?
Sure enough, more than a dozen large boxes were carried to Zhaoyang Palace. What was bestowed upon them was unknown to anyone unless the Emperor allowed it to be known.
But Li Fude announced the Emperor's decree at the door, "Last night, Consort Shen was wronged; I will reward her!"
This news spread throughout the palace, and everyone wanted to make voodoo dolls for Consort Shen.
Shen Shixi expressed her gratitude, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I am very pleased!"
She said she was happy, but it didn't necessarily mean she was that happy.
How are they supposed to go back and report?
Li Fude said, "Consort Shen, here is a set of gold-threaded ruby headdress and a set of gold-threaded kingfisher feather headdress. They were just sent from the south. Look at them, the materials and workmanship are truly exquisite. His Majesty thought they were good and had me send them over."
Li Yuanke had indeed taken a look. He certainly couldn't possibly know everything in his own inventory, but he did have a good idea of a few outstanding items.
Shen Shixi read it and thought it was indeed good.
"His Majesty still has some conscience!"
Li Fude choked, thinking to himself, how could they say such a thing? How are they supposed to respond?
"Look at these bolts of Shu brocade. Only eight bolts were supplied this year. Cining Palace and Fengyi Palace each sent one, and His Majesty had the rest delivered by me!"
Shen Shixi laughed and said, "Bai Kui, send these bolts of fabric, especially the four with the best colors, to the Imperial Clothing Bureau. Also, ask when the pearl headdress will arrive. Luckily, His Majesty bestowed headdresses upon me again today, otherwise what would I wear later?"
There are also four pieces with somewhat dull colors, but the material is truly excellent. It just so happens that today is the Dragon Boat Festival, so Li Yuanke's intentions are quite clear.
Someone from the Shen family was going to the palace, and she used the gift as a reward.
That bastard, we can still manage.
Bai Kui smiled and said, "Yes, I understand. Master wants both meticulous work and speed. How can there be such a good thing?"
It was only sent there a few days ago!
"I don't care, I just want them to hurry up!"
She had someone offer Li Fude a reward, but Li Fude refused, saying with a smile, "This servant smells the perfume that Chao En uses, and the Emperor likes it too. This servant will shamelessly ask for a bottle so that the Emperor will also be pleased to smell it."
Shen Shixi laughed and said, "Look at what Eunuch Li is saying! It's not that I didn't want to give it to you before. You serve the Emperor, and these things that smell and taste are the most important and delicate things to be used. That's why I didn't give it to you. I'll give you two bottles, but you have to have the Imperial Hospital take a look before you use them."
Li Fude was Li Yuanke's most trusted servant, so it was normal for Shen Shixi to reward him with silver. However, if he sent something valuable, it would be considered an attempt to win him over.
But if Li Fude asks for it and she gives it to him, that's a different matter altogether; at least there's no suspicion of bribery.
Moreover, Li Fude will definitely do it openly.