EBE Chapter 242 The plan was disrupted
Chapter 242 The plan was disrupted
"Oh, Miss, these are the medicine residues that Cailian dropped when you asked Chun'er and I to pretend to be ghosts. Take a look and see if there's anything wrong with them."
Shen Yun took out a handful of medicine residue wrapped in a handkerchief from the house and handed it to her. The strong smell of the medicine residue brought her back to her senses instantly.
She took the handkerchief, spread it out on the table, and inspected it by sniffing.
These medicines are common tonics. Could they really be from Concubine Liang?
But if it really was hers, why would she let the people around her take it to such a remote abandoned yard to bury it?
Either Concubine Liang has become suspicious of her, or this matter is not as simple as she makes it seem.
"Is everything here?"
"It's all here."
"No." Xiao Mo crushed a little bit of medicine residue on her fingertips and sniffed it.
"The last time I saw Concubine Liang give the emperor medicine, it was brown. It should have been added with dragon shadow beard, but there is no such thing here. Is there a possibility that they buried the medicine separately?"
After she said this, Shen Yun and Chun'er also came over and started looking through the medicine residue.
“It seems to be quite small.”
"But we don't know where the other medicines are buried. Where can we find them?"
Xiao Mo supported her head with one hand, and the fingertips of the other hand tapped the table irregularly.
"If we could take the emperor's pulse, everything would be clear."
Shen Yun clapped his hands and pulled out a chair to sit in front of her: "Yes, you go to pay your respects to the emperor, and just find an excuse to give him a hand."
"You think it's someone else? If you want to give it to you, then you have to find a way."
Xiao Mo bit her lip and shook her head. Suddenly, Chun'er had an idea and thought of a way.
"Miss, I have thought of something. The emperor cannot smell strong fragrances. He coughs when he smells them.
Think of a reason and choose a time to pay your respects to him. I'll go in with you and apply some strong perfume on my body. When the emperor coughs, you can use this as an excuse to check on him and take his pulse."
Xiao Mo looked at her seriously, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up.
"I can't believe it, Chun'er. It turns out that not everyone can serve the Empress. Don't you think so, Yun?"
Shen Yun looked at her resentfully, raising her chin proudly: "Yes, yes, I can't do that, so I can only follow you."
Even though she choked her, Xiao Mo was not angry, but just smiled even more brightly.
"Since Chun'er is going with me, then you can stay. Didn't Xu Renchuan just say that he's taking a day off today? I'll give you a day off."
"If you hadn't said it just now, there would only be half a day left." Shen Yun curled her lips and gave her a look of pretending to be unhappy.
Xiao Mo laughed out loud in anger: "No, half a day is enough for anything, right?! What do you think, Chun'er?"
"Well, um, the lady is right."
"Besides, it's just in time for lunch..."
She turned her head to look at Chun'er, and when she looked back again, the person who was standing next to her had already walked to the door.
"Be sure to come back before the city gates close at night!" She reminded him, but before she could finish her words, she disappeared.
In the afternoon, Xiao Mo asked Chun'er to find out the whereabouts of the emperor. She went there three times and found that he was discussing state affairs with the ministers.
When Xiao Mo heard this answer, she laughed out loud: "It seems our plan is working."
"I heard that ever since Cailian was forced to commit suicide this morning, the Emperor has been unwilling to see Concubine Liang."
Chun'er echoed her and laughed twice, then told her the news she had found out in detail.
"As for the Emperor, whether it was Concubine Liang inviting him to dine at Yongyang Palace or asking to see him with soup she had personally prepared, he always refused on the grounds that he was busy with official duties."
Xiao Mo nodded her chin as she listened. "Perhaps she has some resentment in her heart, coupled with the guilt towards Concubine Gao and Madam Yao, so not seeing her is only the lightest punishment."
"But, after all the trouble we've gone through, the Emperor has only treated her coldly. It's really hard to accept."
"Then just treat it as a fuse and take your time. You can't be impatient about this kind of thing." Xiao Mo said comforting words in a warm voice.
Chun'er forced a smile and sighed in frustration, "I'll go check on the Council Hall again."
"Well, let's go."
She lowered her head and walked out of the room. When she looked up, she saw Princess Zhaoning jumping towards her from a distance.
Zhao Ning saw Chun'er and ran to her happily: "Where is Sister Mo?"
Chun'er half-knelt to her and glanced inside the room: "The young lady is resting."
"What's wrong? Is she not feeling well?" Zhao Ning leaned towards the door with concern.
Xiao Mo heard the noise outside and stood up and walked out: "It's Zhao Ning, what do you want to talk to me about at this time?"
She smiled and moved aside: "Come in and tell me."
Zhao Ning smiled brightly and ran in: "Sister Mo, the emperor has granted a marriage between A Rui and me. The wedding date is the first day of next month!"
Xiao Mo was stunned for a moment, then her smile deepened: "Then I really want to congratulate you."
"Well, Ari may not know this news yet, so I would like to ask my sister to take me to the East Army Camp and tell him in person."
She looked back and smiled, her mouth almost reaching her ears.
When Chun'er heard this, she looked up at Xiao Mo with some embarrassment.
Xiao Mo shook her head gently, then turned to look at Zhao Ning: "In that case, let's go now, otherwise it will be dark soon."
"Well, thank you, Sister Mo!"
"What's the point of saying thank you between you and me?"
The two of them were chatting and laughing, and just as they walked out of Yilan Palace, they met Qi Yue who was coming towards them.
Qi Yue was holding a small gadget in his hand. When he saw Xiao Mo and Zhao Ning walking out hand in hand, he frowned in confusion.
"Ning'er? Where are you taking your sister Mo?"
Zhao Ning smiled at him, let go of Xiao Mo's hand and moved closer to her in a playful manner.
"Why are you so nervous? Didn't the emperor grant me and A Rui a marriage? I want Sister Mo to take me to the East Military Camp to tell him the good news, right?"
"he does not know?"
"He probably doesn't know yet. Of course, it's best for me to tell him this good news!"
Zhao Ning's face was filled with a happy smile, which made Qi Yue curl up the corners of his mouth as well.
He turned his head to look at Xiao Mo, his eyes full of affection: "Amo, we are almost there too."
Xiao Mo forced a smile and nodded, "It's getting late. I took the princess to the East Military Camp and won't be back for dinner."
"Amo, if you don't want to go, then don't go. I'll send someone to take Zhaoning there."
Qi Yue walked up to her, put his arm around her and wanted to walk into the yard.
Xiao Mo gently broke away from him: "I don't want to go, anyway, I haven't been there for a long time."
Qi Yue didn't want her to be away for too long, fearing that she would go back to the Prime Minister's Residence to spend the night after leaving the palace, so he winked at Yuan Mu and said that he had nothing to do anyway, so he might as well go with them.
Zhao Ning didn't mind it, but Xiao Mo didn't really want to.
She smiled and brushed away his outstretched hand: "How can you have so much free time to accompany us?"
"I help my father with state affairs every day, so it's time for me to take a break. What do you think, Ning'er?"
Zhao Ning smiled, his eyebrows curved, walked forward and pulled one of them in each hand: "Yes, yes, it's time to rest, let's go!"
She doesn't care who is free and who is not. If you want to go, then hurry up and go.
Xiao Mo looked at Chun'er helplessly, and had to agree reluctantly.