Xia Miaoyuan picked a small flower from the roadside flowerbed and played with it while listening to Xia Zhengqi and Prince Jing chatting.
When she heard Prince Jing say that his eldest son died young because he didn't meet a good doctor, she couldn't help rolling her eyes.
"You, Old Six, the doctor who treated Xia Chengguang back then was as skilled as Hua Tuo and Yin Heng. His medical skills were incredible, and the prescriptions he prescribed were flawless."
"Your son's tiny body has been pierced with over a dozen silver needles. The needles are moving around inside him, and even a deity couldn't save him."
What? Chengguang was actually stabbed with more than a dozen silver needles back then?!
Prince Jing felt cold all over, his legs went weak and he staggered and almost fell.
Xia Zhengqi was quick to support him and said, "Second brother, please walk more steadily. How could you fall down in your own home?"
Prince Jing grinned, intending to put on a smile to ease the awkwardness, but his mind was so confused at the moment that his smile looked uglier than crying.
Seeing his strange expression, Xia Zhengqi guessed he was lost in the painful memories of his eldest son's premature death. He pressed the issue, "What illness did Chengguang have back then? I've been curious all these years: how could a chubby, fair, one-year-old boy suddenly die?"
Under normal circumstances, if someone asked him about Chengguang and how he died, he would definitely turn hostile on the spot.
But just now he discovered that he could hear the little princess's inner voice, and it seemed that the little princess was not an ordinary person, as if she had a divine power that could see through the world. This divine power prompted King Jing to develop an inexplicable sense of trust in her.
So when he heard Xia Zhengqi asking about the cause of Chengguang's death, he was not angry, but a little excited.
When Xia Zhengqi asked this, he could just continue talking about this topic. In this way, the little princess would be led to reveal more secrets.
"At first, Chengguang just had an inexplicable fever, which kept coming back." Prince Jing said in a light tone, but his eyes glanced at Xia Miaoyuan who was staggering.
[Because Mammy had inserted silver needles into him, only one at a time. When that needle entered his body, it stimulated the child and caused him to have a fever.]
Prince Jing was shocked. Was it Nanny who did it? Was Nanny instructed by someone?
"At the time, we thought it was just a normal fever for the child, so we always asked the doctor to prescribe some antipyretic medicine, and everything would be fine once the fever subsided."
"Not long after, Chengguang caught a cold from playing around and became ill in bed. I then asked the miraculous doctor Yin Heng to treat him."
"We prepared medicine according to Yin Heng's prescription and gave it to the child, but his condition became even worse after he drank it."
[Humph! Of course, because too many silver needles have been inserted into his body, they have been traveling along his meridians and probably reached his heart meridian. Yin Heng's cold medicine is naturally ineffective.]
What? The silver needles have moved into the meridians!
He recalled that Yin Heng had indeed said that the child's meridians were disordered, and that this was the reason why the child had not recovered, but he did not believe it. He even scolded Yin Heng as a quack doctor, saying that since he could not cure the child's illness, he was making excuses to cover up for himself.
Prince Jing's heart felt like it had sunk into the sea, suffocating and uncomfortable.
He forced himself to continue, "Yin Heng changed the prescription again, but the symptoms still didn't improve. A few days later, A Guang passed away."
"I still remember the way he died. His face turned gray and his lips turned purple. He looked very ugly and scary."
[That's right. This sinister method of inserting needles into the body won't kill you immediately. It'll take until the needles travel along the meridians to the heart and pierce the heart. Then you'll die from cardiac arrest, with your face pale and your lips turning purple.]
Yang Peixin is truly vicious. She's driven mad to kill Bai Liuyun's child, resorting to such a sinister method. Ugh! What a sin!
What?
It’s Yang Peixin!
The murderer who killed his A Guang turned out to be Yang Peixin? !
Prince Jing felt his vision blurred, his legs went weak, and he fell to the ground.
"Second brother, what's wrong with you? Why did you fall again?" Xia Zhengqi called out and hurried forward to help Prince Jing.
Debao and Prince Jing's servants also hurried over to help.
Three people supported Prince Jing together, but he seemed as if all his bones and muscles had been pulled out, and his whole body was limp and weak, unable to stand up.
"Second brother, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?" Xia Zhengqi looked at Prince Jing with concern, but his heart was full of doubts.
It's strange. I only talked to Prince Jing about Chengguang's death from illness at that time, why did Prince Jing react so strongly?
Could it be that he also heard his daughter's thoughts? !
Xia Zhengqi glanced at his daughter suspiciously.
When Prince Jing's servant saw that his master was not feeling well, he quickly found a chair and helped Prince Jing sit down to rest.
"Your Highness Prince Jing, would you like me to ask a servant to call a doctor to take a look?" Debao asked, bending over.
"No need, I just need to rest. I feel uncomfortable talking about the past."
Uncle Jing Wang looks so strong, but how could he be so frail? He collapsed before he even reached the fish pond.
Xia Miaoyuan grumbled angrily when he realized that he couldn't go to the fish pond to play for a while.
After Prince Jing regained his composure, Xia Zhengqi said, "Second brother, have you ever considered over the years that the child might not have died simply from illness?"
"It's not that the mediocre doctors are misleading people, but there are other reasons."
Prince Jing's eyes lit up. "I didn't think about it then, but now... oh no, I've suspected it in recent years. But it's been so long now, I can't investigate even if I suspected it."
Xia Zhengqi's face darkened and he said, "Second brother, I'll just be frank today."
"I recently met Yin Heng's descendants. They said that 18 years ago, the day after Cheng Guang passed away, Yin Heng was murdered. Half a month later, Yin Heng's mansion was set on fire, and Yin Heng's son and daughter-in-law were all killed."
"Tell me honestly, did you do these things?"
Prince Jing's face turned pale instantly.
He never imagined that this matter would be brought to light one day.
At that time, he was in the remote Dashi County, and 18 years had passed. He thought that the matter had long been forgotten.
Xia Zhengqi's question shocked him so much that he was speechless.
"Your Majesty...I didn't..."
"You know me well. I've never been a cruel person since I was a child. How could I send someone to kill a doctor?"
"Maybe, maybe it's just bad luck for the Yin family."
Prince Jing pulled the corners of his mouth, trying to hide his panic with a smile, but the smile was too forced.
"However, it is said that you did blame Yin Heng for Chengguang's death at that time, right?" Xia Zhengqi's tone became heavier, and he stared straight at Prince Jing, his eyes filled with the emperor's awe-inspiring majesty.
Prince Jing's lips trembled. "Yes, I called him a quack at the time. I said he had ruined Cheng Guang's life."
Xia Zhengqi straightened up and looked into the distance: "Because of your scolding, Yin Heng has suffered infamy for 18 years. His descendants have also been deeply affected by it."
"Second brother, I want to ask you, do you want to find out the true cause of Chengguang's death?"
Prince Jing nodded: "Yes, I miss you very much now."
"Well, let's re-investigate the cause of Chengguang's death. If it's not Yin Heng's fault, we will clear his name." Xia Zhengqi said loudly.
Prince Jing was surprised. "How can we find out? It's been 18 years. How can we find out?"
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