Zui Gu🔞 ( mtl)

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　　Cinnabar?

　　Yan Zhaozhao's pretty eyebrows slightly frowned. The herbal sachet hanging on the bed was given by the empress dowager to each palace during the annual banquet. She asked them to take it back and hang it on the bed. The herbs inside would have a calming effect. Even the emperor got one. Because it was given by the empress dowager, no one in the palace dared to hang it up. She hung it on the bed for a long time and never felt anything strange.

　　Seeing the empress's puzzled look, Ming Shang took the lead in explaining, "Don't worry, your majesty, the herbal sachet does have calming effects. Even cinnabar, if used properly, is a good medicine. But once cinnabar and datura are mixed together, they will become toxic, and hallucinations will occur. You will be in a nightmare and can't wake up. Over time, the poison will enter your bone marrow and damage your body, and you will die of acute illness."

　　Yan Zhaozhao frowned even more tightly, and her back felt cold. This person's scheming is obvious. She is using the empress dowager to set a trap for herself that will definitely kill her! The herbal bags were all over the palace. That person only needed to mix the mandrake into the calming spices, and he could steal the lives of others in the harem without anyone noticing. It was done cleanly and neatly. If Xie Ci Yan hadn't found out today, she would have been killed without knowing it. Even if she became a ghost after death, she would have thought that it was the ghost who came back to claim her life. She never thought that there was such a mastermind behind it.

　　Her heart was pounding, and the feeling of uneasiness instantly invaded her. The man's hand had already reached into her palace, but she had no idea who harmed her, let alone finding the person who murdered her.

　　"Who usually lights and keeps this calming incense?" Xie Ci Yan's face became even gloomier, and he seemed to realize that the person who wanted to harm Yan Zhaozhao was not simple. He was even more thoughtful to come up with such a plan of a resentful ghost

　　coming back to claim his life. A trace of murderous intent flashed in his eyes. There were too many restless people in the palace. Xie Ci Yan was thinking in his heart that he should execute the plan ahead of time, so that he could clean up the filthy palace as soon as possible.

　　Biluo also realized the seriousness of the matter. Only the people in Fengyi Palace could tamper with the queen's soothing incense. "The queen likes quietness. On weekdays, the inner palace is mostly served by me, and the soothing incense is also burned by me before the queen goes to sleep. On weekdays, the soothing incense is kept in the storehouse. When it is needed, the palace maids serving outside the hall will take it and then I will light it."

　　"Where is the key to the storehouse? Who has it?" The soft little hand in his palm suddenly turned cold. After Xie Ci Yan noticed it, he spread out his palm calmly, covered it with his other hand and rubbed it gently, warming her hands with the temperature of his palm.

　　Yan Zhaozhao was stunned, and subconsciously raised her eyes to look at Xie Ci Yan. The man's eyes were still on Biluo. His sharp eyes seemed to be observing whether Biluo was telling the truth, but the action of warming her hands was tender and gentle. Her heart suddenly warmed. Everyone knew the reputation of the regent in the court. The court officials all said that he was a cold-hearted and inhuman evil ghost, who could be cruel to anyone. But it was this man who was like an evil ghost in the mouths of others, who gave all his tenderness to her.

　　She quietly moved her body and got closer to Xie Ci Yan. Their robes touched each other, and her nose was filled with his pleasant scent. Her heart suddenly calmed down a lot. Then, when no one was paying attention, she suddenly pouted her red lips and quickly wanted to kiss his handsome face. But she didn't expect the difference in their statures. She was a little shorter than Xie Ciyan, and her head only reached his shoulders. The kiss she had just given in a rush actually landed on his... side neck.