"I don't know either. During this period, there was nothing unusual happening around me. Everything was business as usual."

Queen Mother Qi replied calmly, her tone was calm, and there was no hint of hypocrisy.

Why did the Empress Dowager Qi direct and act in this play, but then deny it?!

Could it be that you have lived for enough months and you can’t think about it for a while, so you have to drink medicine to commit suicide?

Or, have you reached this age and want nothing more than to try something new and exciting?

Ye Ping frowned, feeling that everything was really foggy and he couldn't tell the truth.

And after careful consideration of Queen Mother Qi's memory, she could not find any reason why Queen Mother Qi wanted to poison herself.

"Ye Ping, I will leave this matter to you to investigate. If you find out the real culprit, your head will be saved. If you can't find out the reason, don't blame me for cutting off your head!"

Emperor Xuanhe was not surprised by this result. After nodding, his eyes fell on Ye Ping and he spoke word by word.

"I will definitely get to the bottom of this."

Ye Ping cupped his fists without thinking.

The top priority at the moment is to survive and let the families of the deceased night watchers who gathered at the gate of the palace to complain about themselves go back to avoid further danger.

As for how to investigate the case of the Queen Mother poisoning herself, you can figure it out slowly.

"I'll give you seven days. After seven days, if the truth comes out, that's fine. If you can't find anything, just commit suicide."

Emperor Xuanhe looked at Ye Ping indifferently and said.

Silence frowned, and then asked Emperor Xuanhe for more time.

The secrets of the palace are most complex and cumbersome. It takes seven days to find out the truth. Even if Ye Ping does have the ability to handle the case, it will be difficult!

"Okay, okay, the emperor doesn't want to be so angry. Ye Ping saved my life. If I exploit him like this, others won't laugh at us two for being unkind... Just give Ye Ping fifteen days to investigate.

If you find out the truth and live, if you can't find out the truth, it will be up to the Ai family to deal with it." But before she could speak, Queen Mother Qi waved her hands and said lightly, and then waved her hands again as if she was a little tired: "The emperor is also tired.

Okay, all the doctors are also tired, go back and rest."

"I'll take my leave first. If my mother is feeling unwell, I should inform her child as soon as possible."

Although Emperor Xuanhe was unwilling to do so, he could not disappoint the Empress Dowager Qi at this moment. After saluting, he took Chen Hong away.

As soon as the imperial doctor, Mo Tianwen and Shen Mo, also hurriedly saluted the Empress Dowager Qi, and then took Ye Ping away.

"Ye Ping, stay..."

But at this moment, the Empress Dowager Qi behind the curtain said calmly.

"Serve the Queen Mother well..." Mo Tianwen heard this and nodded hurriedly, then lowered his voice to Ye Ping and told Ye Ping: "It's important to survive. If you survive, come to me in Gewuyuan. This position will be reserved for you."

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"Thank you, Mr. Mo."

Ye Ping saluted Mo Tianwen respectfully, his heart full of gratitude.

Mo Tianwen smiled and shook his head, patted Ye Ping on the shoulder, and left.

Silence said nothing, nodded slightly to Ye Ping, and then left with Mo Tianwen.

"Do you know why the Ai family wants to keep you?"

After everyone left, Queen Mother Qi behind the curtain asked Ye Ping with a smile.

"The Queen Mother wants to ask me something about my father?"

Ye Ping blinked, pretending to be innocent, and asked with a smile.

"Yes, and no..." Queen Mother Qi chuckled, and then said to the maid beside her: "Help the Ai family to get up."

Several maids hurriedly supported Queen Mother Qi, got up from the jade couch, walked out of the curtain, and appeared in front of Ye Ping.

The Empress Dowager Qi has black hair and a slim figure. Although there are traces of years and debility after poisoning between her eyebrows and eyes, she still has an aura of charm and does not look like an old woman over ninety years old at all.

"Has Ye Taicheng mentioned the Ai family to you?"

After Queen Mother Qi sat down, she looked at Ye Ping, chuckled and said.

"I have never mentioned it before, but when my father was around, he would often sit alone, facing the direction of the palace, and sigh softly, saying something about the stars and the wind last night..."

Ye Ping hesitated for a moment and decided to tell the truth, but with some artistic processing.

"Last night's stars and last night's wind..."

Queen Mother Qi murmured, and after a long time, she lowered her head, her eyes turning slightly red.

This is so touching!

Ye Ping was stunned. He didn't expect that the Empress Dowager Qi was such a sweet-tempered person. Even after all these years, his eyes would still turn red when he mentioned that person.

"I'll make you laugh. When the Ai family was young, they did have some feelings for Ye Taicheng. There is no true love in the palace, especially when people get older and like to recall some ridiculous things in their youth, only to realize that those ridiculous things are the best days...

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After a long time, Queen Mother Qi looked at Ye Ping, smiled softly and sighed.

"The Queen Mother's golden words of wisdom."

Ye Ping smiled and shook his head and said.

"You don't have to be so restrained. Since you are Tai Cheng's son, in the eyes of the Ai family, you are also a nephew's child..."

Queen Mother Qi smiled, raised her hand and said leisurely, signaling Ye Ping not to be nervous.

"Then I had the guts to call the Queen Mother my aunt."

Ye Ping rolled his eyes and said.

Naturally, you have to hold one thigh, and Queen Mother Qi's thick legs are very good, at least for the eyes.

"Good boy."

Empress Dowager Qi narrowed her eyes and nodded with a smile.

Ye Ping did not call her aunt, but called her aunt, which was closer, and it also implicitly pointed out the extraordinary relationship between the Queen Mother and Ye Taicheng. It was indeed a very appropriate consideration.

"In this aspect, you are very similar to Taicheng. He is also sweet-tongued." After Empress Dowager Qi smiled warmly, she nodded to the little palace maid next to her and said, "The light in the room is dazzling. Go and remove the shark beads."

Take off two pills and give them to my nephew to take back later and use them as his medical fee for my diagnosis and treatment."

"yes."

The little palace maid moved very quickly. She took out the golden hook, picked off two shark beads, put them in an exquisite red sandalwood box, and placed them in front of Ye Ping. When she turned around, she did not forget to give Ye Ping a sweet smile.

It doesn't take a fool to figure out that this person, who has now become a popular figure in front of the Queen Mother, can do nothing wrong by being flattering.

"The emperor asked you to investigate my poisoning case. How do you plan to investigate it? Do you have any clues?"

Immediately, Queen Mother Qi asked Ye Ping as if by chance.

What was supposed to come, came as expected!

Ye Ping knew that the Empress Dowager Qi left him, and besides Ye Taicheng, the other thing was to investigate the case. As expected, the relationship got closer, so he started to ask about the case.

"My nephew plans to start investigating the Queen Mother's daily life. It is impossible not to leave any traces of the poisoner, so he will start with the young eunuchs and maids of Cining Palace, arrest them, and torture them one by one. We will naturally find out."

Ye Ping nodded, his anger so fierce that the maids and eunuchs around him turned pale, their legs trembled, and they all knelt down on the ground.

Especially the little palace maid who just smiled at Ye Ping, her face changed even more. She didn't understand how such a handsome young man could be so evil.

"Well, it's a way, but it's too drastic. They are all the people I'm used to. If I change them all, I'm afraid I won't be able to adapt to them. Moreover, if you check like this, I'm afraid you will say that you surrendered and the palace

Things are complicated and secretive, and knowing too much will not be good for you..."

Queen Mother Qi smiled and said.

Ye Ping looked gloomy and felt a little embarrassed.

"It's okay, my aunt will ask them for you... You are Taicheng's son and the nephew of the Ai family. Naturally, my aunt will not let you die."

Queen Mother Qi patted Ye Ping on the shoulder and smiled gently.

"Thank you, auntie."

Ye Ping raised his head happily, his face full of gratitude.

But he knew very well in his heart that the Empress Dowager Qi was hinting to him, leaving everything to her to deal with, and not to investigate further.

"It's okay, remember what my aunt said. The water in the palace is very deep and muddy. My aunt has been here all her life, but she still can't distinguish between the clear and the muddy... In the past few days, when you come to Cining Palace, you don't need to pass the news. Come directly.

That's it..." Queen Mother Qi looked at Ye Ping with a sigh in her eyes. After sighing, she called the little palace maid who gave the box to Ye Ping and said: "Send Ye Ping out of the palace. If anyone comes to visit,

Then he said that the Ai family was resting."

"My nephew, please retire."

Ye Ping clasped his fists and retreated out of the house. At the same time, he saw that the Queen Mother Qi had raised her hand to call the palace maid and helped her lie down on the bed to rest.

Along the way, the little palace goddess looked anxiously, looking at Ye Ping, hesitating to speak, her eyes were red and tears were swirling in them.

"Go back. You are not suspected. Tell them that I will not let the murderer go, but I will not wrongly accuse a good person."

Ye Ping looked at her and felt funny in his heart. He felt even more pitiful and chuckled.

"thanks, thanks……"

When the little palace maid heard this, she cried with joy. She wiped her tears and thanked her profusely. Then, like a bird leaving its cage, she flew backwards to report the good news to her companions.

As soon as you enter the palace gate, you are as deep as the sea, and your life is as thin as paper from then on.

Ye Ping looked at the backs of the little palace ladies and sighed softly, these little palace ladies and little eunuchs were like flying sand blowing in the wind, unable to control themselves, like duckweeds and ants.

The next moment, Ye Ping put his mind into the storage ring to see what the reward for diagnosing and treating Empress Dowager Qi was. Although he had not bothered to look at it before, he caught a glimpse of the text introduction in the Green Bag Booklet,
Chapter completed!