Ning Wanyin’s gaze swept over the three palace maids. Among them, there was one who remained silent and inconspicuous, the one whose gaze had seemed a little strange earlier.
If Ning Wanyin hadn’t been secretly observing, she really wouldn’t have noticed anything unusual.
“Your Highness Shun Pin, please understand! This servant never turned the soil so deeply when planting flowers… I really don’t know what’s hidden in the flowerbed…” Another palace maid pleaded.
Shun Pin was momentarily at a loss. She never imagined that the flowerbed she admired every day contained buried safflowers!
She thought that she would be safe as long as she didn’t step out of the palace gates.
Unexpectedly…
“Chun Ni has already been punished, and you are all innocent. I will not implicate you.” Ning Wanyin said calmly.
The three palace maids hurriedly kowtowed to Ning Wanyin, “Thank you for your kindness, Ning Meiren!”
Ning Wanyin sat back down in the rattan chair and said calmly, “Continue the search. Turn over the water tank, the artificial hill, the flower pots… Turn over every seemingly inconspicuous place.”
“Yes.” The palace servants accepted the order.
This time, everyone had no more doubts and carefully examined the documents.
At sunset, Changchun Palace was thoroughly searched inside and out.
No other suspicious items were found.
Shun Pin and the other palace maids breathed a sigh of relief. Shun Pin thought to herself that Ning Meiren’s success was just a lucky accident, a blind cat stumbling upon a dead mouse…
She herself had only been negligent, not thinking to check the flowerbeds.
The next moment, Ning Wanyin looked at everyone and said, “Today, Changchun Palace has been thoroughly investigated, and for now, it can be considered clean. However, to prevent anything from harming Shun Pin from appearing again in the future, I have drafted a few palace rules. Lian Rui, read them—”
Lian Rui took out a booklet she had prepared beforehand from her bosom and opened it to the first page.
“Changchun Palace Rules for Trial Implementation: First, everyone entering or leaving Changchun Palace must be searched.”
“Second, a thorough search of Changchun Palace will be conducted every day.”
“Third, palace servants are forbidden from associating with outsiders. Let me explain this rule. My Master is doing this to prevent those who are on good terms with you from using you to harm Shun Pin. No matter what friends you may have had in the past, from this day forward, you are not allowed to have any private contact with each other until after Shun Pin gives birth.”
“Fourth, all gifts delivered to Changchun Palace shall be sealed and stored in the treasury.”
“Fifth, the food sent from the imperial kitchen should be tested for poison by two imperial physicians in turn.”
“Sixth, in addition to Imperial Physician Zhao, Changchun Palace needs three more imperial physicians. Two of them should come to check Shun Pin’s pulse every day, and their pulse records should be verified against each other.”
“Seventh, apart from His Majesty, all visitors to Shun Pin shall be refused. His Majesty has clearly decreed that Shun Pin is unwell and should rest quietly, and should not receive guests.”
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“Rule 97: Shun Pin’s daily attire must be inspected by a female physician before she wears it.” (To prevent tampering with her clothes during washing.)
“Rule 98: Cats and dogs are prohibited from entering Changchun Palace.” (To prevent Shun Pin from being disturbed.)
“Rule 99: Not a single stone may be placed on the road in Changchun Palace.” (To prevent Shun Pin from slipping and falling.)
“Article 100: The water in the water lily tank must be checked daily.” (To prevent the water from being tampered with in case of fire.)
The entire Changchun Palace was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
After Lian Rui finished reading, Ning Wanyin looked at Shun Pin, “That’s all for now. If there are any omissions, I will add them. Shun Pin, do you have any objections to the palace rules I have set?”
Shun Pin recovered from her great shock.
At this moment, she realized that her oversight wasn’t just momentary; it was a holistic oversight.
She would never have thought of these details if Ning Wanyin hadn’t brought them up…
This Ning Meiren is simply extremely cautious.
For a moment, she even felt that it was only right for His Majesty to blame her for being careless.
“I…I think it’s very good…” Shun Pin was so bewildered that she forgot to use her proper self-reference.
Ning Wanyin smiled slightly, “I’m glad Your Highness is satisfied. It’s getting late, so I’ll take my leave now.”
Then, she looked at the palace servants and instructed them: “As long as everyone in Changchun Palace is united and protects Shun Pin, His Majesty will see your loyalty and will certainly not treat you unfairly.”
The palace servants, stunned and in a daze, bowed and said, “We will obey Ning Meiren’s orders.”
Then Ning Wanyin left.
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