"There will be a palace banquet tonight, and the imperial kitchen will prepare a lot of delicious food. I will save a portion for you then." Shunzi said with a smile.

  "Okay." Zhao Xia responded softly, "Don't worry, I'll go back first."

  "Okay." Sunzi waved to Zhaoxia and left.

  Zhao Xia also walked back a few steps, but when he turned around and saw that Shunzi had already left, he hurried back.

  She took out a small porcelain bottle from her bosom, poured out some medicine powder from it, sprinkled it on the meat on the rack, and then spread it evenly with her hand.

  There is a difference between roasting for a saint and roasting for a guest.

  Just by looking at the size of the meat, she knew that it must be for the saint.

  After Zhao Xia finished doing all this, he put away the bottle and was about to leave.

  Who knew that when he turned around, he found himself surrounded.

  Before she could say anything, the guards took her down.

  "What are you doing!" Zhao Xia shouted.

  "Go to jail and make excuses." The guard found the medicine bottle from her sleeve and wrapped up the medicated flesh.

  "Let me go, what are you doing! I am innocent!" Zhao Xia shouted.

  "If you didn't do anything, how can you be wronged?" the guard said coldly.

  They tied Zhao Xia up and went out, only to see Shunzi standing at the door, who should have left long ago.

  "Shunzi, you are not..." Zhaoxia was surprised.

  "You used to be someone who didn't socialize with anyone in the palace. If you hadn't come out to find me, I wouldn't even know you existed. I found it strange that you suddenly came to talk to me and make friends with me." Shunzi said coldly, "If you weren't careful in the palace, you would have died countless times!"

  Zhao Xia said angrily: "You betrayed me!"

  "Bah! You have bad intentions!" Shunzi was filled with hatred. "If you really succeeded, I would not be alive! How dare you talk about betrayal!"

  Shunzi originally didn't know what Zhaoxia was planning to do, but he just felt that Zhaoxia's sudden change was a little strange.

  When Zhaoxia came to talk to him, Shunzi didn't know who Zhaoxia was. Later, he found out after asking around and told Eunuch Wang.

  Eunuch Wang told him to deal with Zhao Xia, but not to really treat Zhao Xia as a friend.

  Then, Eunuch Wang went to tell Pan Lunchi.

  At the same time, the secret guards also discovered Zhao Xia's relationship with Shunzi.

  Pan Lunchi called Shunzi and asked him to cooperate.

  Shunzi didn't know the purpose, but still cooperated.

  It was not until just now, when he saw Zhao Xia's actions, that Shunzi realized that Zhao Xia was planning to kill the king!   Shunzi was so scared that he felt cold all over. The sweat he shed on a hot day was cold, and he shivered all over.

  Fortunately, he was alert and saved his life.

  At the same time Zhao Xia was taken away, the guards also came to the side hall of Ciyuan Hall, where Zhang Yingzi lived.

  Zhang Yingzi was tied to a chair by the secret guards for a whole day. She couldn't move, speak, or even go to the toilet.

  It really scared her.

  So the next day the secret guard asked her to promise not to scream, and then he would let her go, and Zhang Yingzi hurriedly agreed.

  She really regretted entering the palace at that time.

  If I stayed in the Gu family, none of these things would have happened.

  Compared to life in the palace, life in the Gu family was truly like a god's.

  Not to mention at the Gu family, even at his own home in Chong'an, he was living a very good life.

  Zhang Yingzi even regretted poisoning Old Man Zhang for the sake of future wealth and glory.

  If she had not poisoned Old Man Zhang, she would not have come to the capital, and the situation would not have developed to this point.

  Otherwise, even if she was at the Gu family, if the Queen Mother really summoned her, could she not enter the palace?  

  But after the pain she had experienced the day before, after the secret guard let her go, she really didn't dare to scream or make a fuss about going out, and she stayed quietly in the house.

  Just like a criminal.

  The windows cannot be opened and people cannot go out.

  When the time came, someone delivered a disgusting meal.

  As days like this passed one after another, Zhang Yingzi felt like she was going crazy.

  I wanted to leave this cage more than ever before, I wanted to go out, I wanted to go to the Gu family, I wanted to go back to Chong'an.

  Because she was locked up, she was in a bad mood, and the food was not tasty. Zhang Yingzi became visibly thinner, and there was no luster in her eyes.

  Just when Zhao Xia was taken away, the door of Zhang Yingzi's room was suddenly kicked open by someone from outside.

  With a loud bang, Zhang Yingzi, who was sitting on the bed, was startled and quickly stood up.

  Immediately afterwards, a team of guards came in.

  The leading guard raised his arm and said, "Take him away!"

  Zhang Yingzi hadn't yet figured out who was being taken away. Could it be that the Queen knew that she was trapped and finally called the guards to come and capture the palace maid?

  Just as Zhang Yingzi was thinking this, he was caught by the guards.

  "What are you doing?" Zhang Yingzi's face turned pale with fear. "What are you doing?"

  The guard didn't say anything and just dragged her out.

  "Let me go! Let me go!" Zhang Yingzi said, "Queen, Queen, save me! What are you doing? Let me go! Queen, save me!"

  "Shut her mouth and don't disturb the queen." said the guard.

  So, Zhang Yingzi's mouth was sealed again.

  These days, Old Man Zhang's health has been getting better and better.

  I can also take a walk in the garden, and my spirits are gradually improving.

  Maybe it was because he used to make a living by hunting, so his physical foundation was relatively good, so he recovered better.

  Old Man Zhang had been waiting for Zhang Yingzi to come back, and was wondering why Zhang Yingzi had not returned after being in the palace for so long.

  That day, Gu Shangqing rushed back home late at night under the moonlight.

  Gu Shangqing has been busy these days and has not come back yet.

  Li Mumu knew that if Zhao Xia's affairs were not thoroughly investigated, Gu Shangqing would not be able to come back.

  So that night, Li Mumu didn't wait for Gu Shangqing, she turned off the lights and went to bed.

  When the door was pushed open, Li Mumu sat up alertly, thinking, could it be a thief?   She fumbled around, trying to find something to defend herself, not daring to make a sound.

  However, the house had never been robbed, and Li Mumu had no habit of keeping any self-defense equipment on hand.

  At this time, a low voice was heard in the room, "It's me."

  When Gu Shangqing heard the sound of Li Mumu sitting up, he knew that she was probably frightened.

  "Husband?" Li Mumu called out.

  "It's me." Gu Shangqing closed the door and came in, lighting the candle.

  Li Mumu breathed a sigh of relief and got out of bed to help Gu Shangqing take off his clothes.

  While helping him undress, she asked, "Are you done with your work?"

  "Yes." Gu Shangqing nodded. "I have found out everything. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went back to the palace to report to the Saint, and then I came back. I thought I would tell you about it so that you don't have to worry about it every day. And... we also have to think about how to tell Old Man Zhang."

  "How is Zhang Yingzi?" Li Mumu asked.

  "She's still alive, but she's been tortured, which must not be good." Gu Shangqing sighed, "Really... I used to think she was stupid, but she had a good heart. I didn't expect..."