Chapter 349: Xilei County Princess Dies of Poisoning
After the New Year, the spring in Nanxin warmed up very quickly.
The whole spring is full of vitality. Wherever you look, you can see birds singing and flowers blooming everywhere.
It is also the time when Yuncheng is in full bloom.
This season is the most suitable time to go for an outing.
Li Tianzhuo had already planned to take Deng Youning, the Han family and Jiang Yuan to go sightseeing together.
But, for some unknown reason, five or six ministers in the court recently took leave at the same time.
The imperial physician said that their female relatives were sick, with large areas of red rashes on their skin, some of which were so serious that they had even ulcerated.
They didn't know whether it was contagious, so those ministers all took leave and stayed at home, not daring to go out.
After the news spread in the court, it gradually spread to the city.
Rumors spread that these people were infected with the plague.
But more people are saying that the problem lies with the women's clothes.
If it is an infectious disease, why is it only transmitted to females and not males?
Moreover, all the people who fell ill bought three types of cloth from Dongji, including Fuguangjin, which were popular on the market.
Moreover, the onset of the disease always occurred shortly after wearing clothes made of those cloths.
As the voices from the public grew louder and louder, Deng Youning, Li Tianzhuo, and the Han family naturally heard about it.
Even Emperor Nan Xin sought out Li Tianzhuo for a talk today.
"So, father also believes that those women got sick because they wore Han family's clothes?"
Li Tianzhuo questioned angrily, thinking that this matter was simply ridiculous.
He knows best whether those cloths are poisonous and what their quality is!
"Father, look, the ribbon on my son's head is made of mermaid yarn. If it is poisonous, wouldn't my son also have rashes all over his body and his skin would ulcerate?"
Li Tianzhuo pointed to the back of his head and showed the hairband that was swinging back and forth with his ponytail to Emperor Nan Xin.
Emperor Nan Xin was speechless.
"Tian'er, don't be so excited. Father doesn't mean to blame the Han family. It's just that since this has already happened, you must find a way to stop Youyou from talking as soon as possible."
"Otherwise, it will not only be detrimental to the Han family, but also to you, the King of Changle, who is very close to the Dongji people!"
"You are going to inherit my throne, so you must appease the people!"
Emperor Nan Xin gave earnest advice word by word.
Li Tianzhuo knew what was going on and knew that there must be something fishy going on, and that it might be directed at them.
He has already sent Nangong and Lao Geng to investigate in secret, but there has not been much progress.
"Don't worry, Father. I will investigate this matter thoroughly and will never let anyone wrongly accuse Cousin Xinxin and the Han family."
Li Tianzhuo bowed and said this, then turned and left.
Emperor Nan Xin:?
"Look at what this rebellious son said. Isn't he wrongly accusing the Han family? He only cares about the Dongji group!"
The emperor was so angry that he complained to the eunuch Cai beside him.
He couldn't help coughing a few more times, and his handkerchief was covered in blood.
Eunuch Cai looked at the emperor worriedly, "Your Majesty, your body really can't bear to be angry anymore. Let's not hide it from the prince anymore. Let's tell him the truth, shall we?"
There were tears in his eyes, as if the emperor was about to die of illness.
Just as Emperor Nan Xin was about to say something, several maids rushed in in a panic, with tears on their faces.
Before Mr. Cai could scold them, they knelt down and burst into tears.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is in trouble... Jiaxiang... Princess Jiaxiang... Wuuuuu, she is dead!"
The palace maid who was speaking was crying so hard that she was out of breath and her voice was choked with sobs.
She cried as she spoke, and the other palace maids behind her kept sobbing and wiping their tears.
After hearing what she said, the emperor and eunuch Cai were a little unresponsive for a moment.
"Don't cry, tell me again, what happened?"
Eunuch Cai thought that it was her crying that prevented him from hearing clearly.
The maid sniffed, adjusted her attitude, and told everything:
"This morning, when I called Princess Jiaxiang to get up, I found that she refused to get up. I lifted the quilt and saw that the skin outside her clothes was rotten and smelled strongly."
"But the princess passed away peacefully. She must have died in her sleep..."
The palace maid didn't know what to say and could only briefly describe what she saw.
"The four of them were on duty last night, and they didn't notice anything wrong in the princess' bedroom." The palace maid continued.
The four palace maids kneeling in the back row nodded repeatedly in confirmation.
The emperor's arrogance, which had just been suppressed, rose again, and he even felt a little breathless.
Eunuch Cai hurriedly helped him calm down.
"Why are you guys still crying here? How did the person die? Why don't you ask the imperial physician to take a look at the situation?"
He angrily scolded these palace maids who only knew how to cry.
The palace maids seemed to have just remembered and hurriedly took their leave and went back to do what they were supposed to do.
The emperor dozed off tiredly and patted Eunuch Cai's arm, "Come on, follow me and take a look."
Princess Xilei died in Nanxin, and in the imperial palace. This is a big deal.
The emperor endured his physical discomfort and went to see what had happened in Jiaxiang.
Eunuch Cai was very perceptive. He knew that Prince Changle might not have left the palace at this time, so he immediately sent someone to inform him of this matter.
Li Tianzhuo had just walked to the gate of the palace when the young eunuch behind him called out to him.
"Your Highness Prince Changle, wait a minute~"
"Your Highness, something bad has happened in the palace. A palace maid just said that Princess Jiaxiang of Xilei has died!"
"His Majesty has already passed by. You should go and have a look as well."
The young eunuch was in good physical condition. He ran such a long distance and yet he spoke in coherent sentences.
Li Tianzhuo heard it carefully.
When he learned of Princess Jiaxiang's death, his expression was solemn and his brows were furrowed.
"I will go there myself, and you will inform Princess Dongji and Lord Jiang, the Minister of the Honglu Temple, about this matter."
He ordered.
He kept his fists clenched all the way.
He had clearly made sufficient preparations, so how come someone was still killed!
He must gather everyone together to discuss countermeasures.
When he rushed to Jiawan Palace, the imperial physician had already diagnosed the cause of death.
"Your Majesty, Prince, Princess Xilei died of poisoning."
"Looking at the death, he should have died at 12:00 p.m. last night."
The imperial physician was very sure of his diagnosis.
Hearing the time, the palace maid said thoughtfully:
"If I remember correctly, the princess had just changed into the new dress given by Lord Zhu of Xilei around 12:00 last night."
The Xilei delegation did come to visit Jiaxiang yesterday, and the only things they brought her were a skirt and a box of cakes, which the Ministry of Internal Affairs had checked and found no problems.
This skirt, in particular, was made of the Han family's Floating Light Brocade, and was sewn under the supervision of Jiang Yu's mother. Li Tianzhuo had seen it before it was finished, so there was no way there could be any problems.
But the palace maid brought the topic to skirts, and the imperial physician bowed thoughtfully and said:
"Your Majesty, Prince, I have something to say, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."
Emperor Nan Xin saw that he was very afraid of Prince Changle, so he took the initiative to say:
"Just tell me what you have to say, and I will forgive you."
The imperial physician took the death-free token and said, "I have observed that the princess's injuries are exactly the same as those of the young ladies from noble families who wore dresses made of the poisonous cloth from the East Pole that is circulated in the market."
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