Surprise!!! The Regent Princess is actually a hidden boss

Chapter 123 Food Incompatibility Poisoning

Qinglian had just brought Doctor Liu over when she was stopped by the palace maid who had just left the Queen's side and asked, "Didn't I tell you yesterday not to give her that medicine? Didn't you listen?"

Qinglian shook her head: "No, I drank it yesterday and didn't give it to you today. I ate normally, but I don't know why today."

"Alright, alright, hurry up and bring Dr. Liu over to have a look. And Miss Chu just said that Concubine De was poisoned, you will be the one to answer later."

Doctor Liu nodded in agreement.

When Qinglian arrived at the west bedroom, the Queen and Concubine Zhao were still arguing with each other. They stopped when they saw the imperial physician coming.

"Doctor Liu, how do you usually take Concubine De's pulse? Why is her health not getting better?" the Queen questioned.

"Your Highness, I am truly incompetent. Concubine De is depressed, and I have no other options. So I can only prescribe medicine to treat her daily."

"Feeling depressed?" the queen asked puzzledly.

"I have no way of knowing that." Doctor Liu replied while kneeling on the ground.

"Alright, alright, get up and go see Concubine De." said the Queen.

After Imperial Physician Liu agreed, he quickly stood up. Qinglian, who was standing beside him, put a handkerchief on Concubine De's wrist, and then allowed Imperial Physician Liu to step forward and take her pulse.

After a moment, Doctor Liu stood up and bowed to the Queen, saying, "Queen, Concubine De is poisoned, but fortunately the poison is not severe. I will prescribe a prescription to clear it up later."

"Poisoned? How could he be poisoned? Is it possible to tell when he was poisoned?"

Chu Qianyu was finally certain when she heard this. In fact, the poison that Concubine De was poisoned with was very secret, and even she couldn't fully investigate it. It was just a test.

"Don't worry, Queen. It's probably because the food we ate this morning conflicted with each other. That's why Concubine De couldn't hold on and fainted. I'm sure she will wake up soon."

The Queen heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this and said, "In that case, you should quickly prescribe a prescription for Concubine De. Madam Chu and Miss Chu are waiting."

"Yes, Wei Chen will go right now."

"Your Majesty, doesn't you want someone to check it out? The food prepared in the imperial kitchen has always been strictly checked, so there must not be any incompatible food." Concubine Zhao said.

"Why is Concubine Zhao so anxious? I was just about to ask the palace maid beside Concubine De." After saying this, he glanced at Concubine Zhao with displeasure.

Then he looked at Qinglian and said, "Tell me, what did your master eat for breakfast?"

Qinglian quickly knelt down and said, "My queen, our master is not in good health, so the palace has its own small kitchen. I remember that the cook who made breakfast today seemed to be a new cook. Maybe his cooking skills were not good enough and he made the wrong meal."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Concubine De cough weakly twice.

Seeing this, Yunying hurried forward and said, "The queen is awake."

"Sister, why are you here?" Defei asked with a puzzled look on her face when she saw the people in front of her.

The Queen didn't bother to ask any more questions, and quickly stepped forward and asked, "How do you feel now, Concubine De? I was really shocked when you suddenly fainted just now."

"What's wrong with me?" Defei tried to sit up.

"Just now the imperial physician said that the food you ate was not right, and it might be incompatible with your diet. I have already prescribed a prescription for you. How about I send someone to send you back to the palace right now? It just so happens that your eldest sister and the others are here to see you, so it will be more convenient for you to talk. What do you think?"

"But I heard that the Queen has a good relationship with my eldest sister. I wonder if the Queen would mind us gathering together in your palace?"

After she finished speaking, she glanced out the window, estimated the time, and continued, "It happens to be almost time for lunch now. I didn't know that my elder sister and the others would come today, so I didn't make any extra preparations. Besides, my small kitchen had problems with the food I had earlier, so I absolutely dare not bring my elder sister and the others to eat with me now."

Only now did the Queen deeply feel what it meant to have trouble speaking out, and it seemed as if these people could not be driven away.

But it's not easy to call her into the palace this time, and the wedding is coming soon, so there's not much time left. Forget it, if it doesn't work, just do it in her palace. Anyway, the drug will take effect after a few days after taking it. I can't expect anyone to suspect her.

Thinking of this, the Queen smiled and said, "Since Concubine De has said so, there is no reason for me to refuse. I will have someone tell them to arrange lunch."

Then he looked at Yunying and said, "Aying, this way I can chat with you more. We haven't seen each other for a long time. Thinking back, it was really good in the past when we were always together."

Yunying nodded and said, "Thank you, Queen, for your kindness and for remembering what happened between us."

The two of them were polite again.

At this moment, a maid from the Queen's palace came in and said, "Your Majesty, lunch is ready."

After hearing this, the Queen looked at Concubine De and asked, "How does Concubine De feel now? Can you get up?"

"It should be fine. After resting for a while, I have some strength back. Just let Qinglian help me up."

After hearing this, Qinglian hurried forward and helped Defei sit up, then put on her shoes and stood up.

The Queen frowned slightly when she saw Concubine De's appearance. She felt like something was wrong.

Aunt Song also came back at this time. She walked up to the Queen and bowed before her, saying, "Replying to the Queen, the Queen Mother asked you to come over as soon as you finish your work here. There is something else I want to tell you."

After hearing this, the Queen turned around and looked at Concubine De and said, "Hey, I have agreed with the Queen Mother to go to worship Buddha together today. This... forget it, since it has come to this, let's have lunch and then I will report to the Queen Mother. I'm sure she will understand."

"Empress, please don't say these things to make Concubine De feel guilty. She just woke up from the poisoning. What you said makes it seem like Concubine De is causing you trouble." Concubine Zhao didn't buy her nonsense at all and just said whatever she thought.

A hint of embarrassment flashed across the Queen's face at this moment, and then she looked at Concubine Zhao and said, "I was just explaining to Concubine De why I asked them to return to the palace just now. If I hadn't been busy, I would have happily let Concubine De and Madam Chu stay for lunch together."

"Now that you have agreed to have lunch together, does that mean you don't really want them to stay?" Concubine Zhao asked back.

"Alright, I don't want to bother with you. You just said you wanted to wait for Concubine De to wake up, and now she's awake. If nothing else, you'd better go back quickly!" The Queen's face was full of impatience. At this moment, Concubine Zhao had made her so angry that she could hardly bear it any longer.

"But I am also feeling a little hungry now. It won't be too late to have lunch together before leaving. The Queen will not dislike me, will she?"

"what ever!"

The Queen turned around and said kindly to Concubine De and Yunying, "Then let's go to the front hall and have dinner together."

"Thank you, Queen." Defei and others bowed slightly.

The queen smiled and nodded, then walked out first. Concubine Zhao followed her, while Concubine De, Yunying and Chu Qianyu followed behind.

Concubine De looked at Concubine Zhao with a slightly puzzled expression. Why did she feel that Concubine Zhao was helping her today? They had never met before. Concubine Zhao was domineering by nature, and she looked down on everyone. What was going on today?