The fire in Lin Yuxin's heart spread. She would never let go of anyone who opposed her, and leaving that mastermind behind would be a hidden danger for the future.

  She gritted her teeth, made up her mind, and opened her mouth: "Can't the emperor really find out? The concubine has discovered a few clues in the past few days, and I'd like to tell the emperor about it."

  Tuoba Hong hastily asked: "What did Yu'er discover?"

  Yesterday, one of the palace maids beside me, Chun Tao, went out to buy some things. She passed by Changle Palace and felt dizzy and weak, fortunately, there was an imperial guard following her who helped her back. Later I asked Chun Tao about it, she said that in order to take a shortcut, she walked through the Zizhulin (Purple Bamboo Forest), but after coming out, she felt extremely tired and weak all over.

  "When Concubine Mei fainted that day, it was also near the Ziyu Forest in Changle Palace. According to what Chun Tao said, when that feeling of weakness came on, everything looked like flowers, her legs were extremely soft, and only her speech was still clear. That feeling was similar to mine at the time, but I fainted quickly because I was pregnant."

  Later I also learned that on the day when Chun Tao went to the purple bamboo forest, she happened to have her period. When having her period, many taboos are similar to those during pregnancy.

  Tuoba Hong heard this and immediately ordered Yao Fusheng: "Hui Pin is right, you lead people to search around the Chang Le Palace carefully, don't miss anything."

  Tuoba Hong attaches the most importance to Long Tai, this time Lin Wan has an accident, he hates that he cannot cut the real culprit into pieces. At this moment, hearing that there is a clue, his heart is anxious, where will he think of the relationship between the Empress Dowager and Lin Wan, only hoping to find out the real culprit as soon as possible.

  Lin Wan looked at Yao Fu Sheng and was about to retreat, but he beckoned her to stop. "General Manager Yao, don't be in a hurry. Since I have been poisoned, it's unlikely that the usual palace staff will be able to find anything. Why not let Dr. Wu and the medical women go together?"

  Tuoba Hong nodded in agreement and said: "That's right." He then ordered someone to summon Wu Yuanyi and other medical officers.

  The emperor issued an order, and the people below did not dare to be careless. Yao Fu Sheng and Wu Yu Yi led a large team of people to search for them in the purple bamboo forest.

  Lin Wan looked at Wu Yu's back, but smiled without speaking.

  But Wu Yuanyi entered the purple bamboo forest, not in a hurry to search, but quietly followed behind Yao Fusheng. Yao Fusheng was diligent and responsible, and after a while, he turned his head to ask: "Does Mr. Wu think there's anything wrong with this place?" or "Has Mr. Wu discovered anything?"

  Wu, the imperial physician, was normally arrogant and straightforward in his speech, but now he seemed like a tongue-tied gourd. Yao Fu-sheng was extremely anxious and kept saying: "The Emperor has been in a bad mood for several days because of Concubine Hui's illness, if this time we still fail to cure her, we will all be punished. Ah, Lord Wu, you must help us at that time."

  Wu Yuanyi was an official appointed by the imperial court, and his status was far superior to that of Yao Fusheng, a mere servant. However, he did not dare offend Yao Fusheng, so he could only respond with: "General Manager Yao is being too serious, unfortunately this humble minister's abilities are limited and shallow, we've searched for so long but really haven't found anything."

  Yao Fusheng listened with a heavy face and continued to sigh.

  Wu Yuyi followed silently behind him, his eyes occasionally glancing westward.

  He is not as good as Liang Yu Yi, but he is also a national hand, especially skilled in gynecology.

  The thing floating in the air, Concubine Hui's nose couldn't smell anything, but he was different.

  There is a hint of purple bamboo's refreshing fragrance after the rain, but it also contains another substance that is slightly greasy and sweet, with an extremely subtle flavor.

  If it weren't for the years of identifying herbs, ordinary people wouldn't be able to smell it, and that scent was also masked by the fragrance of bamboo leaves and mud, making it even more hidden and invisible.

  Wu Yuwei didn't dare to relax for a moment as he searched for that aura, and in his mind, he secretly admired the two people.

  One was Liang Yu Yi, who had reached the position of Yuan Pan in his household and had real talent and learning. He could judge Hui Bin's illness and its connection to the purple bamboo just by feeling her pulse. Now that he had personally arrived at this purple bamboo forest, he could only make a conclusion after carefully sniffing around. The thing that caused Hui Bin's fetal movement was a kind of fragrance that could only take effect when mixed with the purple bamboo.

  Another one is Huisheng. As expected by Huisheng, this time's opponent was a very wise person, she had expected that Huisheng would not dare to investigate further and also would absolutely not come to the purple bamboo forest to destroy evidence. Huisheng not daring to investigate was one thing, waiting for her to fall into the trap with patience was another matter.

  However, Concubine Hui is truly a formidable opponent. Thinking that being calm and unruffled could help one avoid this calamity would not work in front of Concubine Hui.

  Wu Yu Yi thought for a moment, then called out to the palace staff ahead of them: "Director Yao, we've been walking for so long and are really tired. Why don't we take a break first? When I'm exhausted, it's even harder for me and the medical girls to focus, and we might not be able to find that thing."

  Yao Fu Sheng helplessly said, "Then let's stop for now." Yi Zhi pulled out a folding fan from his sleeve: "The weather in April has already started to warm up. The Empress Dowager's Purple Bamboo Forest is really big, we've only walked half of it."

  People who work in front of you generally have a much harder time than others.

  Of course, there will be many wonderful scenes.

  Everyone in the palace sat together and chatted idly.

  Taking advantage of everyone's exhaustion, Wu Yuemei gave a young medicine boy beside her a signal with her eyes.

  The medicine boy beside the doctor is his apprentice since childhood. Although he appears to be a servant, busy serving tea and water in front of his master, they are actually the master's most valued and promising disciples, and will inherit his medical skills in the future, with boundless prospects.

  The medicine boy beside Wu Yuanyu was also surnamed Wu, his own nephew and the eldest son of a medical family. This year he is only eleven or twelve years old, but has already followed his master to walk in the palace, and the concubines all respectfully call him Young Master Wu.

  To be honest, when Wu Yu brought him into the imperial hospital for the first time, he was also worried that the child would get hurt. But thinking again, with their family background, they will eventually become imperial physicians and bring glory to their ancestors, so it's better to teach him early on.

  Young Dr. Wu received the order from his master, and with a glance around with his big eyes, seeing no one was paying attention, he reached into his sleeve and pulled out a small paper package, quietly taking two steps to the left, and shook open the package on top of the grass mound.

  After doing all that, he took out a piece of sorghum sugar from his collar and swallowed it with the wrapping paper.

  Dr. Wu saw him and pretended to be angry, shouting: "You little scamp, I told you not to eat so much sugar!" Then he smiled apologetically at the person next to him: "I've taken on a mischievous apprentice, always sneaking food."

  Although it's a bamboo forest, it can't compare to a tree forest. The scorching sun at noon is dazzling, and everyone feels uncomfortable even sitting in the shade. After a while, Yao Fusheng stood up and said, "Well, let's continue walking. If we find it early, we can return early."

  Everyone exclaimed in agreement and stood up to search even more diligently.

  At this moment, Wu Yuanyi stopped everyone and said: "You see, what is this?"

  Everyone listened as he began to speak and immediately gathered around. One by one, they stared at the ground where Wu Yu's finger was pointing with wide eyes.

  "Lord Wu, this is all grassland, there's nothing on it," an imperial eunuch asked.

  Wu Yu Yi glanced at him, stepped forward and used his foot to push aside the grass skin, squatted down and dug out a piece of mud with his hand, instructing: "Pack up all the soil from this land and bring it back. Within one day, I will definitely investigate the result."

  The eunuchs immediately obeyed Wu Yu's words, took the shovel and sack, and dug up all the grass skin and mud that Wu Yu pointed to. Wu Yu then ordered his nephew to invite Liang Yuanbiao and several other imperial physicians to go to the pharmacy in the Imperial Hospital together to examine these soils.

  Wu Yuyi's discovery in the purple bamboo forest of Changle Palace immediately spread throughout the palace.

  Those concubines who almost suffered a great calamity because of their love for purslane all felt as if they had been reborn, and after letting out a long sigh, they hurried to the Buddhist hall to kneel down and pray, begging the Buddha to bless Lord Wu to find the real culprit this time and clear their names.

  Some people are praying to God and Buddha, hoping that Dr. Wu won't find anything.

  The Emperor was originally accompanying Lin Wan in the Brocade Smoke Building, but after Yao Fu Sheng and his entourage left for several hours, he couldn't wait any longer and returned to Jian Zhang Palace first. On the other side, Wu Yuanyi and Liang Yuanyi were huddled together in the pharmacy, studying a small pile of mud for half a day, finally making some gains, and immediately went to Jian Zhang Palace to request an audience with the Emperor.

  Wu Yuanyi and others entered Jianzhang Palace and did not come out for a long time.

  Until the evening of this day, there was no news coming out of Jianzhang Palace. The servants in various palaces who were good at probing information dared to sneak around Jianzhang Palace and only got some fragmented news: The Emperor was furious in Jianzhang Palace and seemed to have smashed tea sets.

  The hearts of the people in the harem are as turbulent as the tides.

  On the second day, all the concubines got up early.

  Some get up early to watch plays, some get up early to worship Buddha.

  The Empress is feeling worse today, resting in bed at Changxin Palace and has excused everyone from paying their respects. After the Emperor finished his morning court session, he went straight to Changle Palace and issued an edict summoning all the imperial consorts.

  The consorts were all shocked, the emperor actually made such a big fuss, summoning all the consorts to Changle Palace. This matter is getting more and more complicated.

  The consorts arrived, and the Empress Dowager was still reciting Buddhist scriptures in the small temple. The Emperor accompanied her inside. They did not dare to disturb the Empress Dowager, so they stood quietly in the grand hall according to etiquette, silent as a whole. Among them, except for Ye Liangyu, almost everyone else had arrived, but Hui Bin was nowhere to be seen, presumably still recovering from illness.

  After waiting for more than half a watch, the sound of rustling clothes came from inside, and the emperor supported the empress dowager to come out. The concubines all knelt down to pay their respects, and only then did someone discover that Hui Bin had followed the two of them out. The empress dowager and the emperor sat in the upper seat, and Jing Fei led the other concubines to take their seats one by one. Lin Yuan also lowered her head and sat with the others.