After becoming pregnant, the cold-hearted nobles all went mad.

Upon hearing what Shaoyao said, Shen Lingyi's mind went blank for a moment, and she almost lost her balance.

Yesterday, Zhuxing was still burying its head in her palm, chewing on beans, which are its favorite. Every time it gets to eat them, it wags its tail happily.

Shen Lingyi's voice remained steady, but her tone softened, as if she were trying hard to suppress something: "Why did they die?"

Peony said cautiously, "The palace servants said it was poisoned... Miss, please don't be too sad."

He added, "It's not too late to go and check now; if we wait any longer, Zhu Xing will be buried by the palace servants."

Upon hearing this, Shen Lingyi disregarded everything else and rushed to the stable.

The palace servants in the stables have been raising horses for over a decade and are very experienced. It's rare to see them looking so worried about a horse today.

Upon seeing the girl rushing towards him, the eunuch in charge of watching over Zhuxing was so frightened that he knelt down and cried, "Second Miss, spare me! Spare me! I don't know why I woke up like this so early in the morning!"

Shen Lingyi found it all too noisy.

"Get out of here, or I'll rip your tongue off."

At this time, Peony was very reliable. She simply pushed the eunuch aside, so that Shen Lingyi could question him after she had seen Zhuxing.

Zhu Xing lay on the ground, its beautiful maroon color now stained with mud. Shen Lingyi didn't mind at all, stroking the fur that she had carefully nurtured but which had now become dull.

He came to her side when he was still a chestnut pony.

Wei Chengrui personally brought it over, saying he wanted to give it to Shen Lingyi. But it didn't recognize anyone else, only her, and for a long time it only ate the things Shen Lingyi gave it.

Later, Shen Lingyi felt that this wouldn't work, so she taught it to eat by itself.

Zhu Xing has always been intelligent and obedient.

So after that, it began to eat the hay that others fed it.

did not expect……

If I had known this would happen, I would have just let it be a picky eater.

The girl remained silent for a long time. Peony was worried about Shen Lingyi and wanted to call her but didn't know how to persuade her.

Fortunately, Shen Lingyi recovered on her own. After a while, she got up and said, "Let's bury it. Let's choose a more open place with a better view."

After speaking, he gave silver to the palace servants who were preparing to collect the body.

The man hadn't expected such a pleasant surprise from doing such a tiring job as collecting corpses; his face nearly lit up with a smile, but he forced himself to hold it in, thinking of Shen Lingyi: "Yes, sir, I will definitely find a good place..."

Shen Lingyi then looked at the eunuch in charge of feeding the children: "You, tell me in detail what happened last night."

Seeing that she had no intention of punishing him, the eunuch was extremely grateful for his narrow escape and had no intention of keeping anything to himself. He immediately racked his brains to think of something.

He slapped his forehead: "There really is one! Last night I went to find the outhouse and vaguely saw a dark shadow dart past."

"At the time, I thought I was seeing things. After all, it was too dark and cold, so I didn't go over to look."

Peony stamped her foot: "You should have gone to see it!"

The eunuch shrank back. He wasn't very old and looked like he had just been castrated and entered the palace. Yesterday, a large number of palace servants died, but only a few from the stables, who were unrelated to Lady Wan, survived.

Being young, one is naturally inexperienced.

I was terrified to see a dark shadow darting around late at night; I couldn't think of anything else.

To this, Shen Lingyi simply replied, "I understand."

From beginning to end, he didn't even lift his eyelids to look at him once.

The eunuch thought he had escaped a disaster, but not long after Shen Lingyi left, he saw Fuquan rushing over angrily, holding a whisk in his hand.

He sneered, "Hmph, you're lucky you're alive. The Second Miss spared your life, but you can't escape this beating! When we get back to the palace, you can go and receive fifteen strokes of the cane."

Fifteen strokes of the cane won't kill you.

However, he'll definitely lose half his life.

The eunuch's face turned pale, but he dared not plead for mercy, knowing that it was his own negligence.

Shen Lingyi sat in the carriage, still propping her forehead up with her hand, and murmured, "They just had to leave..."

"Once I leave, I don't know if we'll be able to find out anything."

Peony felt a pang of pity: "Why don't we go and talk to His Majesty? If Miss goes, His Majesty will surely take care of things."

Shen Lingyi had reservations. The idea was good, but for some reason, as soon as she had the thought of agreeing, she remembered Pei Heng's injuries. In addition, it was the night of the full moon, and she was rushing back to the palace for this reason.

Ultimately, it's because she's afraid to take the risk; apart from her parents, no one will unconditionally give in to her.

Just as Shen Lingyi was thinking this, the carriage that hadn't left yet was stopped.

"Miss, I'll go down and take a look."

Peony said.

After a while, she returned with a big smile, "We don't need to leave anymore, His Majesty said we'll stay another day!"

Shen Lingyi was taken aback: "...Did you say why?"

Why did they suddenly stop moving? She forcibly ignored her wildly beating heart and wondered if the remnants of the Wan family were causing trouble again, or if something had gone wrong with Pei Heng.

Peony paused for a moment before replying, "It seems like her injury has flared up; quite a few people are saying it."

Upon hearing this, Shen Lingyi could no longer sit still.

Pei Heng kept the news of his injury to himself, not wanting it to spread and cause a stir. There had been countless rumors about the Emperor of Great Wei being ill and not long for life; if these rumors were to spread, wouldn't it cause an uproar?

But what are they doing now?

She rushed to the largest tent, but was stopped by a guard who coughed awkwardly and said, "His Majesty is changing his clothes."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Pei Heng's deep, magnetic voice came from inside: "Come in."

When Shen Lingyi entered, there was no screen to shield her. Pei Heng was only half dressed, his undergarments covering his vigorous body. He raised an eyebrow and casually glanced at her.

"So you're in such a hurry to see me, hoping for my help?"

Shen Lingyi choked for a moment, reflecting on whether she had been too utilitarian before, which made him feel that she came every time for profit.

He only reflected on it for a short while.

"We will help," she said without hesitation, "and we are also genuinely worried about His Majesty's health. The two are not mutually exclusive."

Pei Heng's lips curled into a smile, then fell back as if to conceal his embarrassment, and he said, "I have already sent Xiao Sha to investigate. The poison he was given is not uncommon; it is arsenic."

"However, it is rare for palace servants to have this item; even within the palace, only the Yeting (a specific inner court) has it."

No one comes to the hunting grounds for a month or two. The palace servants here live in poverty. Only when high-ranking officials and nobles come can they receive some rewards. How could there possibly be arsenic?

This kind of thing is strictly regulated even in ordinary households.

In other words, the items came from those influential people.

Shen Lingyi's eyebrows twitched, and she was about to speak, but then paused: "Wouldn't that be too much trouble for Your Majesty?"

She blinked pitifully, saying she was afraid of trouble, but the expectation in her eyes was undisguised.

Pei Heng chuckled: "Guess what Xiao Sha is doing right now?"

Xiao Sha was currently searching everyone's belongings one by one, and since they were leaving today, everyone had loaded their things onto the carriage, which made things convenient for him.

No consent is needed; they simply give a perfunctory notification and begin searching.

In an instant, screams of alarm could be heard from all around.

"Shameless! Utterly shameless!"

"You...you guard, how dare you be so insolent! Aren't you afraid I'll tell His Majesty?"