Chapter 11: Poisoned by Empress Dowager

011 Empress Dowager poisoned
If life is a game, then Xiahou Shangle is now on the chessboard, and the fate that cannot be escaped is slowly unfolding.
When I returned to Fengqi Palace, the always brightly lit Fengqi Palace was completely dark. Yes, Xuewu was locked into a side room by her. Without Xuewu, no one would light up the lights and wait for her to return.
When she was ten years old, her father asked her to choose a close-knit maidservant among the maids. At that time, she saw the thin and haggard Xuewu at a glance. Although the father was a little worried about her choosing Xuewu, she finally Give Xue Wu to her.
It’s been six years in a blink of an eye, and Xue Wu has accompanied her for six years. This is the first time in six years that Xiahou Shangle punishes Xue Wu like this. She knows that Xue Wu did it for her good, but she did it. She pushed herself into the center of danger, and it was never possible to lead the peaceful life she wanted.
"Shuitian, did Xuewu eat anything?"
Like Xuewu, Shuitian was brought by Xiahou Shangle from the Yue Dynasty. These two people have always been her confidantes, but Shuitian is more mature and speaks few words.
"Send it to her, I don't know if I eat it or not."
Xiahou Shangle didn't even enter the bedroom, so he went directly to the side room locked in Xuewu.
There was no light in the side room. As soon as Xiahou Shangle entered, she heard a soft sob. She sighed and lit the oil lamp.
Xue Wu buried her head in her knees and couldn't see her face clearly, but she could tell from her trembling shoulders that she was crying, and she was crying very much.
"Xuewu, I'm sorry..."
Holding Xue Wu, Xia Hou Shangle said softly, as the favored princess of Mu Chao and the queen of Yue Dynasty, she could not protect the people around her, not to mention that Xue Wu was sad, not even she herself. Forgive yourself.
"Master, don't say that. It's all Xuewu's fault. Xuewu shouldn't talk back to the emperor. If he was punished, he didn't say it, and it hurt you. I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I just care about the master too much. Can't help but speak!"
There were tears on Xue Wu's small face and his eyes were red. It was obvious that she must have been crying for a long time. Xiahou Shangle gently wiped the tears off her face and saw the untouched food on the table.
"Xue Wu, if you say this, I really have no place to show myself up. As a queen, I can't protect you. My heart... Don't talk about it. In short, I will never let anyone hurt the people around me again. Up!"
When Xiahou Shangle said this, a firm light flashed in her eyes. She could bear any grievances, and the only thing she could not bear was that the people around her were hurt because of her.
"Okay, let's go out for a bite to eat, these meals are cold, I'll heat it up for you!"
"Master, let me heat it myself, how can a slave let the master heat the food!"
"Xuewu, I don't allow you to say that. You and Shuitian have never been slaves, but my friends and relatives!"
Shui Tian's stern face moved, but he said nothing, and silently carried out the food, Xiahou Shangle and Xuewu returned to the hall of Fengqi Palace.
Seeing Xue Wu eating the food, Xiahou Shangle was relieved, and ordered her to use cold water to eliminate the redness and swelling on her face, and then she went back to the bedroom to rest.
The next day, Xiahou Shangle got up early in the morning and had been busy in the kitchen. Xue Wu couldn't get in even if he wanted to intervene.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing?"
Bai Chuxun smiled mischievously, and when he saw Xiahou Shangle's hands soaked in flour, he asked unconsciously.
"I saw that Grandma Huang had a bad appetite last night. I wanted to make some sour plum cake for Grandma Huang as an appetizer."
Xiahou Shangle replied without raising his head, sour plum cake, Bai Chuxun smiled harmlessly, and then frowned.
"Sister-in-law, I'm going to wash my hands, will you teach me how to do well later?"
"Well, as long as you are not too troublesome!"
Bai Chuxun ran outside to wash his hands, then went into the kitchen and began to help Xiahou Shangle make sour plum cake.
After a busy morning, two cages of sour plum cake were finally made. Bai Chuxun frowned while looking at the cinnabar-colored sour plum cake.
"Sister-in-law, why is this sour plum cake in such a color? It's not pretty!"
Xiahou Shangle put the sour plum cake in the food box and smiled at Bai Chuxun.
"Let's go, let's send it to Grandma Huang. This is the first pastry that Xun'er made. Grandma Huang must be very happy!"
"Ok!"
When I arrived at Ci Ning Palace, the Empress Dowager was still upset about what happened last night.
"Remove all these things, Laijia doesn't want to eat them!"
Mo Yuan looked at the Empress Dowager worriedly, neither would it be possible to withdraw, nor would it not be true if she wanted to persuade the Empress Dowager to persuade her.
"Mo Yuan, take away all the food."
As soon as Xiahou Shangle came in, he saw Mo Yuan's embarrassed expression and asked her to take everything down.
"Grandma Huang, Xun'er and I made some sour plum cakes for you, so why not have some pastries!"
While talking, I took the sour plum cake out of the food box. It was a plum-shaped pastry, but the color was a bit unsightly, cinnabar color, but the small and exquisite shape also made up for the lack of color.
"Sour plum cake, what kind of pastry is this, it looks good, but the color..."
"Grandma Huang, this sour plum cake is our Mucha’s special pastry. It uses sour plum powder and tangerine peel powder as the main ingredients, and is blended with glutinous rice flour and honey. In the harem, it is used as an appetizer for imperial concubines during pregnancy. Yes, yesterday I saw that Grandma Huang had a bad appetite, so I thought that when my father had a bad appetite in the past, I would make sour plum cake for my father."
The empress dowager picked up a piece of sour plum cake, smiled and put it in her mouth, chewing it, there was a slight sourness in her mouth, as well as the sweetness of honey. The sweet and sour taste was really good.
"It's really good, Xun'er, it's your first time to make pastries, and eat a piece with Ai's family!"
Bai Chuxun didn't speak, and took a piece of sour plum cake in his mouth, with a smile on his face.
"Emperor Sister-in-law, let's eat together, it's really delicious!"
"No, Grandma Huang, this is shredded chicken porridge. You can eat while it's hot. Humans, you always have to eat something, otherwise it's not good to be hungry."
Xiahou Shangle brought out a bowl of porridge from another food box. The Queen Mother smiled and drank a few sips, and she felt that this child was nice, considerate and attentive.
"The Queen Mother still has a way to make the Empress Dowager drink half a bowl of porridge in a few words."
"When I saw the pastries made by Le'er and Xun'er for Ai's family, this happy appetite is good, and when my appetite is good, I want to eat something."
The empress dowager took the hands of Xiahou Shangle and Bai Chuxun, with a satisfied smile on their faces. It was really not easy for the royal family to train such a child.
Xiahou Shangle and Bai Chuxun looked at each other, both smiled comfortably, but suddenly, the empress dowager's face turned pale.
"The Aijia... feels... out of breath..."
"Sister-in-law, I'm so uncomfortable..."
"Mo Yuan, the imperial physician!"