590 The Crown Princess is Gone
Ping An knew about this very early, almost at the first moment.
"Master, do you think this palace coup is just a farce? In the past two days, countless people died because of the Second Prince's ambition. They were all young people. We, the master and disciple, also escaped death. What do you think of this, this..."
"Ping An, shut up." Sun Sicheng frowned for the first time. "There are people all around us, and the emperor is in the second courtyard. What are you yelling about? What do you mean by escaping death? Aren't we still alive?
Isn't it good to end it like this? What if they are really crazy and threaten those officials and their families? Aren't those people innocent? Ping An, you have always been the most cautious, but today something is wrong. Don't forget that you are going to be a father soon, and you are still so unstable?
I really want to go home and have a good sleep, and then practice medicine. We can't control these things. Last night I was worried about whether there would be a big battle in front of the palace. Now it's gone, I can't thank the Buddha enough."
Ping'an looked at his master and found that he had lost weight. Even so, he still had to stay by the emperor's side and could not go home without permission.
Yes, in fact, this is the best way to end the coup. Even if it is a farce, it is best if fewer people die.
But it didn't last long.
General Huang, Duke Jingguo and Wang Wei hurried over.
Wang Wei did not follow to the second courtyard, but rushed to Sun Sicheng and Ping An.
"Sicheng, Ping'an, come with me to the palace quickly. The Queen is not well. The court is here, but there is nothing we can do."
Ping'an hurriedly picked up his master's medical box and followed his master and godfather into the carriage at the gate of the courtyard.
Without waiting for him to ask, Wang Wei said in a deep voice: "The Crown Princess is dead, and the Queen was also seriously poisoned. The one who poisoned her was the Imperial Physician Hou. She has committed suicide. Sicheng and Zhu Yuanzheng used the best antidote pills but it was useless. She is getting worse little by little."
Doctor Hou is the best at detoxifying in the Imperial Medical Bureau. Since he can detoxify, he can also poison.
In the second courtyard.
The general and Duke Jingguo knelt on the ground and tearfully told each other that the Crown Princess had passed away yesterday.
The crown prince and the crown prince's grandson were both struck by lightning.
The prince trembled and asked, "Really?"
The two nodded. Who would have the guts to tell a lie?
The father and son hugged each other and cried bitterly. One just went to the Qianqing Palace to visit his father, and the other just came out early to prepare to attend the banquet. Little did they know that this separation would be forever.
How could such a good person just disappear like that? Wouldn't the Second Prince take his anger out on a woman like her?
The emperor's face darkened: "What's going on? Where's the queen?"
"The Empress is still in a coma. The Director of the Court was brought into the palace overnight, but they were still helpless. It is said that the poison was given by the Imperial Physician Hou, but she has committed suicide, and there is no evidence.
Wang Wei has just brought Sicheng and Ping'an into the palace, and the queen is in a bad condition. "
General Huang sighed and said, "But Sicheng and Ping'an should have a way. When I was poisoned so badly, wasn't it them who saved me?"
"Get up, let's go back to the palace."
Duke Jingguo said, "Your Majesty, the Second Prince and his men are still in the palace, and Huang Fei and his men haven't sent any news yet."
The emperor walked straight out: "I am afraid of them? They should be afraid of me. The queen is in danger, how can I wait for things to be resolved slowly? General Huang, Duke Jingguo, you two go back to the palace and immediately lead people to clean up the rebels. No matter who they are, anyone who resists will be killed without mercy."
Although the Crown Princess was not very competent, she was the Crown Prince's original wife and the biological mother of the Crown Prince's grandson. How could her son and grandson bear it when she died because of a palace coup?
But why did Doctor Hou poison them?
Inside the palace.
Sun Sicheng was taking the Queen's pulse.
Zhu Yuanzheng said with a bitter face: "The Empress and the Crown Princess may have set fire to the palace to warn people, but the Crown Princess was still some distance away from the fire, so she shouldn't have died from the fire poison. Besides, people came here quickly after the fire started.
The Queen's body seems to have another kind of poison, but I'm not sure. I can be sure that it is fire poison. We have tried every possible method, but the Queen just can't wake up. "
Sun Sicheng asked, "Uncle Zhu, was the Crown Princess gone as soon as she found out?"
Ping An couldn't help but ask, "Master Yuanzheng, who diagnosed that the Crown Princess was dead? Who proved that the Imperial Doctor Hou committed suicide?"
The director sighed, "This incident happened suddenly. It was New Year's Day and there were not many doctors on duty in the palace. Doctor Huang and Doctor Hou were treating the patient together. Two hours later, someone found that Doctor Hou had committed suicide by taking medicine."
"Did Dr. Huang examine it?"
"He really died from taking medicine. There was a bottle of arsenic next to him. I had already been taken to the palace at that time. He was indeed poisoned by arsenic."
Ping'an saw his master discussing the Empress's medicine with the Dean. For some reason, he kept thinking of Imperial Physician Huang. Last night, his master asked him to get the medicine, but when he came back there was one ingredient missing. He said that Imperial Physician Huang had withheld it.
The medicine written by the master at that time would have been much less effective without that medicine, but it would not have harmed the emperor and the others. Furthermore, under the circumstances, it was impossible for the Second Prince to hold the imperial physician accountable. He might even have praised him for his good conduct.
Ping An now thought, why would Doctor Hou risk his life to do this? Did he really want to die?
Why did the Queen and the Crown Princess set fire to the palace? Was it to send a message to the military camp outside? How could others not think that someone in the palace accidentally burned down the house? Who would think of a palace coup for no reason?
Sun Sicheng and the director of the hospital both suspected that the empress had been poisoned by aconite. If a person is exposed to even a small amount of this poison, they will immediately become ill. If the amount exceeds a certain amount, they will fall into a coma or even die.
But there is really no particularly good antidote for this poison. Sun Sicheng can only use silver needles to detoxify and then find ways to feed some detoxifying pills to the patient.
"When I arrived at the palace, the queen was already like this. I also tried to induce vomiting in her, but it didn't work. If it was really Aconitum poison, I'm afraid it's..."
"Uncle Zhu, I'll write a prescription and you prepare the medicine for me."
In addition to inducing vomiting, the poison of aconite can also be treated with laxatives and fluid replenishment. Licorice, mung beans, ginger, saposhnikovia divaricata, and sophora flavescens are all very good medicines. Combined with silver needles for detoxification, it may be effective.
But it is not clear how much fire poison the Empress has been infected with. If she has been infected with a lot, it will be difficult for her to wake up.
Zhu Yuanzheng hurried out with the prescription. He felt relieved that Sun Sicheng was here. The Sun family's acupuncture could be said to be the best in the whole Da Zhou.
"Master, can you have someone check on Doctor Huang? I think there's something wrong with him."
"Doctor Huang? Why do you think so? Yesterday in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, he was also coerced by the Second Prince. He was just a doctor on duty. What could he do?"
"Master, why did Doctor Hou take the initiative to extract a certain herb? What benefit would it bring to him? From beginning to end, we only heard Doctor Huang say it, and we didn't see Doctor Hou.
Besides, how can we conclude that the doctor committed suicide? Is there anyone who can check it out?"
"Ping An, why do you think so?"
"Master, we may have to stay in the palace these days. It would be creepy if there was such a dangerous person around. I will go to find Father Wang now. If time passes, there will be no evidence."
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