Chapter 91 The Poison Soup

The changes of Shu Yan are seen by everyone in the palace.

Upon hearing this, Consort Xian smiled and said, ” Shu Yan is not foolish to think that by being gentle and considerate to the emperor, he will allow her son to return to the capital.”

The Fifth Prince remained silent, knowing it was impossible even if he wished otherwise.

Xian glanced at the Fifth Prince and said, “Since it’s impossible, after all these years of letting her own temperament prevail, the emperor wouldn’t send her son away. Instead, she seems to have developed deep feelings and respect for the emperor.”

The Fifth Prince’s eyes lit up, respectfully asking, “What does Mother mean?”

Xian raised her eyebrows lightly and said, “Originally thought they couldn’t resist laying hands on the pregnant woman who left, but unexpectedly, Li Jinyu was straightforward and took a direct approach!”

“The Li family hold the military power of the camp outside the capital, so they have the capital to do so.”

The Fifth Prince, is uncertain, asked, “But General Wei also assisted the emperor in ascending the throne, right?”

The current behavior of General Wei also shows loyalty to the emperor.

Xian waved her hand, “The Li family aimed for the throne back then, but when the emperor ascended, he turned around and married the daughter of Duke Wei. Even after the person died, he didn’t make Li Jinyu the empress. Li Jinyu may be foolish, but did the Li family really have no complaints?”

The Fifth Prince nodded, not clear about these past events.

So he greatly needed the help of Xian. Xian had no son, he had no mother, so it was a mutually beneficial arrangement.

…

Although Zhang Guefei was under house arrest, having managed the harem for many years and being very good at winning people’s hearts, she still had many trusted informants in the palace who quietly passed information to Chonghua Palace.

Upon hearing about the changes in Shu Yan, Zhang Guefei coldly smiled, “Trying to imitate others, with  Shu Yan’s temperament, how long can she keep it up!”

Unlike  Shu Yan, who could give birth to a prince based on her family background, Zhang Guefei relied entirely on her own scheming.

Zhang Yushi was originally a poor scholar, not good at networking, and reaching the position of Yushi was already his limit.

It was only through Zhang Guefei that he was able to establish a firm foothold in the court.

The maid beside Zhang Guefei asked, “Madam, why do you think  Shu Yan suddenly changed her attitude?”

Zhang Guefei played with the teacup in her hand and said, “Regardless of the reason, keep a close eye on  Shu Yan during this time.”

“Understood.”

 Shu Yan was unaware that she had already attracted everyone’s attention.

After more than a month, Shu Yan received a secret letter and items sent into the palace by Chengwang. After reading it, she quickly burned the letter, kept the items, and then went to Chengqian Hall to deliver supplements to the emperor…

The emperor had also gotten used to Shu Yan coming over from time to time to show her attentiveness.

Somewhat helpless, he said, “Put it down, I will drink it later.”

 Shu Yan frowned and said, “You always say you’ll drink it later. I’ve been waiting for so long, have you ever actually drink it!”

Glancing at Hong Gong Gong, she remarked, “Maybe it all ends up in Hong Gong Gong’s belly.”

Hong Gong Gong quickly waved his hand, “I dare not. If the soup personally made by the mistress, even if you gave me a hundred guts, I wouldn’t dare to drink it!”

 Shu Yan snorted.

The emperor had to say, “I’m really not hungry right now. It hasn’t been long since I finished dinner, I can’t drink anything right now.”

“I promise, I will drink it later.”

Only then did Shu Yan feel satisfied, “Then I will take my leave, you must keep your word.”

The emperor waved his hand, “Go on, go on.”

After Shu Yan left, Hong Gong Gong tested the soup with ginseng for poison before serving it to the emperor.

Not only Shu Yan, but everything that entered the emperor’s mouth had to be tested.

Of course, Shu Yan’s habit of being difficult and troublesome had made everyone suspicious. If it were someone else, they would immediately doubt if the soup was poisoned.

After reading some memorials for a while, the emperor said to Hong Gong Gong, “Bring it here.”

After taking a sip, the emperor put it down. It wasn’t that he didn’t want to drink it, but with one palace sending ginseng soup and another palace sending ginseng soup, he couldn’t risk overindulging. Taking a sip fulfilled his promise to Shu Yan.

On Shu Yan’s side, in Chengqian Hall, she had no spies and didn’t know if the emperor had actually drunk the ginseng soup she sent.

She couldn’t keep an eye on it and could only feel anxious.

Fortunately, both her brother and Cheng had tested it, and the poison was indeed difficult to detect.

Colorless and tasteless, even silver needles couldn’t detect it. Many doctors were consulted, but none could diagnose it.

The only drawback was that it needed to be used continuously for one or two months to gradually show effects.

It had to be done slowly.

However, this was also good as Cheng had to sneak back to the capital unnoticed, which also required time.

Her brother needed even more time to prepare.