flstandardbreds Chapter 2927 I think I've seen you somewhere
Chapter 2927 I think I've seen you somewhere
Shi Like didn't bother to care about his life or death. She just signaled the guards to take the young doctor to wait outside the palace, and she strode into the Yangxin Palace.
The Tenth Prince had already been confirmed to be fine, and the Emperor was relieved. Seeing Shi Li walk in, he glanced at him gently and asked, "What took you so long?"
Thinking about the life-or-death experience he had just had, Shi Li felt inexplicably aggrieved, but he did not dare to do so in front of the emperor, so he knelt down on his knees and began to plead his case.
"Your Majesty, just now in the Imperial Hospital, a young doctor insisted on inviting me to tea. I felt something was amiss and pushed him aside, running away. He chased me relentlessly, and I ended up running into a patrolling guard. I suspect someone in the Imperial Hospital harbors evil intentions, and I beg Your Majesty to investigate!"
The few words were spoken as readily as beans pouring out of a bamboo tube. As the door of the Yangxin Palace was open, the people outside could hear it clearly. Steward Xu could no longer hold on and fell directly to the ground.
When the guards standing in front of the hall saw this scene, they all showed puzzled expressions on their faces.
The Yangxin Palace was completely silent. The Emperor finally looked Shi Li in the eye. "Do you suspect the teacup was poisoned?"
"Yes." Shi Li didn't dare to play smart in front of the emperor. She just answered whatever the emperor asked directly and didn't dare to say a word more.
The emperor glanced at her and called the guards standing outside the hall in.
After coming in, the emperor did not rush to ask anything else, but first sent people to the Imperial Hospital, one to surround the Imperial Hospital tightly, and the other to find the cup of tea that Shi Li mentioned.
Even Shi Li was startled by the scene. The guards didn't know what was going on, but immediately obeyed the order and left.
Then, the emperor looked at Shi Li calmly again.
"Also, what were you going to say just now?"
Shi Li was already frightened by the emperor's swift and decisive measures. Even though he knew it, he couldn't help swallowing, and he gathered his words before continuing to speak.
"Last night, a palace maid named Lingdong committed suicide by jumping into a well. I wanted to ask what happened, but Chief Steward Xu kept stopping me. Later, I became worried and went to the maid's quarters to ask other people. I learned that Chief Steward Xu actually took turns calling a palace maid to his room every night to abuse her."
The emperor's calm eyes gradually turned fierce as he listened to Shi Li's words, like a sharp arrow that could pierce through everything, shooting towards the outside of the Yangxin Palace.
Since ancient times, it has been a taboo in the palace for eunuchs and palace maids to have bad relationships. After he ascended the throne, he strictly prohibited such things. Palace maids would be released from the palace to marry on their own when they reached the age. As a result, there were still people doing such things under his nose.
Even though he knew that the emperor's harsh target was not him, Shi Li still felt his entire back soaked with cold sweat, and he lowered his head and did not dare to stand up.
"Lock him up first and see how much evil he has done."
Even though the emperor had already conceived the intention to kill, there was still no anger in his voice, and he still had the majesty of an emperor.
On the other side, the guards who went to the Imperial Medical Bureau also came back soon, and brought the director who finally came to work.
The poor, innocent old hospital worker heard the bad news as soon as he entered the Imperial Hospital, and his face was filled with grief.
But he was a good man. He walked into the Yangxin Palace with a bitter look on his face, but still said honestly: "Your Majesty, the tea is indeed poisonous."
Well, everything is clear without the emperor asking.
Shi Li’s life was almost lost today.
What happened next was not something he could or should interfere with. The emperor treated her well and simply let her go back to rest. He also sympathized with her fright and rewarded her with a few golden melon seeds.
Shi Li was not polite and thanked him before leaving the Yangxin Palace.
Several young eunuchs were cleaning the place where Manager Xu had collapsed just now with great trepidation. It seemed that he had lost control of his bladder here because he was too frightened.
After taking a look, Shi Li left in a hurry. She hadn't slept a wink all night, and now she could finally get some peaceful sleep.
In any case, she deserved the justice for those palace maids who died tragically and were humiliated.
Shi Li returned to her room, lay down on the bed and fell asleep without even taking off her clothes.
This time, I slept very deeply and peacefully.
I seemed to have had another dream in which I saw many strange girls and sincerely thanked her in the dream.
When she woke up again, Shi Li looked out the window at the sky filled with golden clouds and felt as if she had forgotten a lot of things.
More importantly, she seemed to have forgotten someone very important.
Who on earth is it?