Chapter 133 Breaking into Ci'an Palace

Just as Su Ci thought, Qi Xi did send people to monitor Aunt Qiu's every move as soon as possible.

Before leaving the palace, His Majesty asked him to stay and protect the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother must not be harmed in any way, otherwise he would not be able to explain to His Majesty.

Aunt Qiu didn't know that all her actions were seen by Qi Xi's people. She took action against Su Ci under the order of Empress Dowager Gao, and she put her own life and death at risk. No matter what the cost, she had to complete the task assigned to her by Empress Dowager Gao.

The next day, Su Ci got up at noon when palace servants brought in food.

Qi Xi went forward personally to test the poison, and the palace maid who was delivering the food was so nervous that she dared not breathe.

Even though Aunt Qiu said that the poison could not be detected and that it was a chronic poison, different from ordinary poisons, and asked her not to be nervous, she was still worried that something might go wrong.

After Qi Xi tested the poison, he seemed relieved, and her heart was also at ease.

At this moment, Qi Xi raised his voice and said, "Zheng Wei, come and check the meals."

When the palace maid heard Zheng Wei's name, her face turned pale.

Zheng Wei was a good doctor when he was in the Qiandi Palace, specializing in diagnosing the pulse of Your Majesty. Later, when Your Majesty ascended the throne, Zheng Wei naturally became the imperial physician beside Your Majesty.

Everyone knows that Zheng Wei is a skilled doctor who can easily cure all kinds of difficult and complicated diseases. If Zheng Wei were to check the diet, would he find that there was something wrong with it?

Just when she was feeling anxious, Zheng Wei came in and carefully checked the meals.

Su Ci was so hungry that her stomach kept growling: "Eating a meal is so complicated, is there anyone who wants to poison my meal?"

When the palace maid heard this, her legs went weak and she almost fell to her knees.

After a careful inspection, Zheng Wei reported to Su Ci: "Your Majesty, there is indeed something wrong with today's meal. A rare chronic poison was added. After taking it, there is no sign of poisoning at first, but over time, the poison will damage the internal organs and there is no way to save the patient!"

Su Ci looked at the palace maid who was trembling with fear and said calmly, "Tell me, who sent someone to poison me?"

The palace maid fell to her knees, thinking of what Aunt Qiu had told her. She was still hesitating whether to tell Aunt Qiu off.

"Why, are you still trying to cover up for the real culprit behind the scenes? Little palace maid, you know that poisoning me is a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of your clan, right? I see that you are so daring that you won't be afraid even if I peel off your skin, right?" Su Ci curled his lips sarcastically.

The maid knelt on the ground and stammered, "My lady, I, I don't know anything..."

"Oh, you don't know anything? Fine then, beat her to death. First chop off her hands, then break her feet. Anyway, her tongue is useless, so just pull it out as well." Su Ci smiled faintly and curled his lips.

The palace maid was so frightened that she had no memory of what Aunt Qiu had told her. She immediately told her everything that Aunt Qiu had said to her.

After listening to this, Su Ci deliberately asked Si Xue: "Who is Aunt Qiu? Why would she want to harm me for no reason?"

Si Xue understood and sang a duet with Su Ci: "To answer your Majesty, Aunt Qiu is a servant of Ci'an Palace. As for why she wanted to harm your Majesty, you have to ask the person involved." "That's simple. Since she is a servant of Ci'an Palace, it must be the Empress Dowager who is behind it. I can't eat now, so I'll go to Ci'an Palace to meet the Empress Dowager." Su Ci said, looking at Qi Xi, "Qi Xi, are you standing by my side or the Empress Dowager's side?"

Qi Xi answered without hesitation: "The Queen is my master, so of course I will protect her."

But Aunt Qiu was driven out of Ci'an Palace. Can the Empress explain herself to the Empress Dowager?
"Let's go." Su Ci first took a few pieces of cake to fill his stomach, and then led the crowd to Ci'an Palace.

Empress Dowager Gao was waiting for news from Kunning Palace. It was time for dinner, but she couldn't eat. At this moment, Su Ci came to her.

There were a lot of people following Su Ci, including Qi Xi and Zheng Wei. Seeing this situation, Empress Dowager Gao felt that the situation was not good.

This time Su Ci sat down directly in the first seat, and then Si Xue threw the palace maid in front of Empress Dowager Gao: "The Empress Dowager is too vicious!"

Empress Dowager Gao knew that the truth had been revealed. Her eyes flickered slightly as she looked at Su Ci and asked, "What does the Queen mean?"

Su Ci curled her lips calmly: "The maid who poisoned me confessed that it was Aunt Qiu who ordered the poisoning. Even if the Queen Mother wanted to poison me, she should have done it more cleanly. Since she left a clue, the Queen Mother should give me an explanation."

Empress Dowager Gao looked at Nanny Ning, who gave her a resolute look before saying, "The Empress must have misunderstood. Nanny Qiu has been expelled from Ci'an Palace. What Nanny Qiu did has nothing to do with the Empress Dowager."

Su Ci pretended to understand: "So, you want to harm me, but you think you can get away with it, right?"

Nanny Ning thought, how could Su Ci find evidence? Since she had done this, the Queen Mother would definitely be able to clear herself of the charges.

Su Ci smiled and suddenly gave an order: "Bring all the people in Ci'an Palace here and beat them to death. Whoever confesses first that Aunt Qiu was ordered by the Empress Dowager will not only be exempted from the death penalty, but I will also give him a huge reward!"

She looked at Qixi and said, "Qixi, go and bring all the servants on duty at Ci'an Palace here yourself."

Qi Xi secretly thought that Su Ci had good tactics.

Empress Dowager Gao had offended the Empress, and she had hit a wall. Originally, everyone was living in peace and there was nothing wrong with each other, but the Empress Dowager insisted on making trouble and provoking Su Ci. Wasn't this asking for trouble?
Empress Dowager Gao's face turned pale when she heard this: "Su Ci, you are forcing me to confess, and this is a frame-up!"

Su Ci looked at Empress Dowager Gao coldly, and said with a smile: "I am just doing things according to the book. Originally, I and the Empress Dowager could live in peace, but the Empress Dowager couldn't tolerate me. I will seek justice for myself. Do you think I am the kind of person who swallows the grievances? When the Empress Dowager decided to do this, she should have thought about the consequences of the truth being revealed!"

Queen Mother Gao clenched her fists.

How could she not know? But she still couldn't resist the temptation. It was Nanny Ning's strong persuasion that made her take the risk.

After all, it was because Su Ci had gone too far that she decided to get rid of him.

Before Su Ci appeared, she was the person the emperor valued the most. Ever since Su Ci appeared, the emperor no longer took her as a mother seriously. What was wrong with her making plans for him?

Nanny Ning also knew that things were not going well. She suddenly regretted that she should not have advised the Queen Mother to deal with Su Ci, otherwise she would not have let Su Ci catch her.

There were always people serving in Ci'an Palace who were not on the side of the Empress Dowager. Whenever someone could not bear the torture and threw dirty water on the Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager would not be able to clear herself from the blame.