boyutpedia Chapter 303 I already know who it is
Chapter 303 I already know who it is
“However, Miss, do you mean that this matter has nothing to do with Consort Rui?” Zisu asked in a low voice.
Chu Yueli glanced at her, then couldn't help but raise her long finger and tap her on the forehead: "With such a gossipy mouth, be careful you don't suffer a great loss one day."
"Ouch!" Zisu clutched her head, but seeing the gates of Kunning Palace already in front of her, she dared not utter another word.
But if it's not Consort Rui, could it really be the Empress?
The Empress and the young lady have always had a good relationship, haven't they? What benefit would she gain from doing this?
Chu Yueli soon arrived at the Empress's Qiankun Palace.
Unlike when she was dealing with Consort Rui, Chu Yueli stated her purpose directly upon arrival.
"Aconite?" The Empress fell into deep thought, but after thinking for a long time, she still couldn't come up with a solution. So she asked Granny Lan to call over the two palace maids who were in charge of getting the medicine.
"Tell me quickly, what are you going to do with these two medicines?" Granny Lan glared at the two palace maids kneeling on the ground.
The palace maid named Xiaoqiao said, "Granny, I go to collect calming medicine every month. This has been a tradition of Qiankun Palace for many years. I don't know what aconite is."
Another woman named Cui'er was trembling with fear, her voice shaking as she spoke: "I...I heard there's a folk remedy that soaking the feet can calm the mind and soothe the nerves. I've been soaking Your Highness's feet these past few days, and Your Highness even praised my skills. Your Highness...I don't know anything, please spare me!"
The Empress exhaled and said softly, "After this girl gave me foot baths and massages every day, I did fall asleep more easily. However, I didn't know that the herbal foot bath she gave me contained the aconite you wanted."
Chu Yueli showed no unusual expression, and spoke to the Empress as if they were just having a chat: "Does Your Majesty suffer from insomnia?"
Whether used in medicine or for foot baths, aconite does indeed have a calming effect.
However, the Empress is not very old, and it seems a bit too early for her to need medication to fall asleep so soon.
This kind of calming medicine is generally used by the elderly, except for people like Ruifei who have recently suffered a great blow.
Granny Lan sighed and said helplessly, "Ever since... the First Prince passed away, Her Majesty has been suffering from headaches and often has difficulty falling asleep at night due to restlessness."
If Chu Yueli hadn't been investigating the case, Granny Lan wouldn't have dared to bring it up.
However, Chu Yueli and the Empress seem to have a good relationship recently, and Granny Lan does not want their relationship to sour.
That is, answer whatever you have to say.
Although the Empress looked somewhat gloomy, she wasn't angry; it was just that her mood had suddenly soured.
Chu Yueli comforted her, "The past is past. Your Majesty still has the Fourteenth Prince. In the future, the Fourteenth Prince will surely be filial to Your Majesty."
"Then these two palace maids..." The Empress looked at the two kneeling on the ground.
Chu Yueli smiled and said, "Let them go. I already know who they are."
The Empress was somewhat taken aback and asked in surprise, "You already knew?"
"Hmm." Chu Yueli nodded. "It's alright. Let them go and rest first. I'll find the thief tonight."
The Empress and Granny Lan exchanged glances, both looking completely bewildered.
How could they find the thief by asking just a few simple questions?
Does this mean the thief is among these two palace maids?
When the Empress's gaze fell upon her, Xiaoqiao was so frightened that she fell to the ground with a thud, crying out, "It's not me! I'm innocent! Your Majesty, please have mercy!"