Chapter 365 Muddy Waters
The one holding a knife to Zhao Yuanzheng's neck was the second master, demanding that Zhao Yuanzheng hand over the antidote.
Zhao Yuanzheng looked helpless, "I haven't even taken the Third Young Master's pulse yet, how can I detoxify him?"
The Second Master said coldly, "Zhao Yuanzheng mixed the poison himself, does he still need to take his pulse?!"
Zhao Yuanzheng said, "I don't have the antidote. If you don't believe me, Master Xie, just kill me."
"Don't think I don't dare!"
The second master's voice was cold.
Zhao Yuanzheng looked as if he didn't want to live anymore and simply closed his eyes.
The second master clenched the knife in his hand, really wanting to cut Zhao Yuanzheng's neck with it, but the veins on the back of his hand were bulging, so he didn't dare to do it.
But if he can't force out the antidote, there's always someone who can.
Zhao Yuanzheng was stuffed into a sedan chair, changed direction, and sent to the Left Prime Minister's Mansion.
Du Xiner just married Xie Jingxi yesterday, and Xie Jingxi vomited blood and fainted today. This was not a trivial matter. Du Xiner's dowry servant immediately reported the matter to the Left Prime Minister and his wife.
Originally, the Left Prime Minister was worried that Xie Jingxi was not the biological son of the Second Master and Second Madam, and that Concubine Wen had secretly replaced the child with another, so he did not dare to keep the child with him. The Second House might not dare to do so either. Especially when he knew that the Second Master and Second Madam had been good to Xie Jingxi over the years, he became even more uneasy.
However, his daughter was knocked down in public, her reputation was ruined, so he had to marry her.
The Left Prime Minister tried to comfort himself by saying that he was overthinking it, but when he heard the servant report that Xie Jingxi had vomited blood and fainted, his face suddenly turned ashen.
At the beginning, Xie Jingze vomited blood, fainted, and fell into a coma. In the end, he had to use his biological parents' hair and blood as medicine. Concubine Wen and Madam Wen were so scared that they dared not to tell the truth, and were finally driven out of the Jingbei Palace.
The same plan was used again on his daughter and son-in-law.
Zuo Xiang was so angry that smoke came out of his head.
His daughter just married Xie Jingxi yesterday, and she moved out of the Jingbei Palace today. The Left Prime Minister can't afford to lose face!
This was a good opportunity to confirm that Xie Jingxi was the second wife's biological son, thus avoiding future troubles.
Zhao Yuan was being pushed into the study, stumbling and narrowly avoiding falling. When he regained his balance, he saw the Left Prime Minister sitting there with a gloomy expression, his eyes filled with poison.
The Left Prime Minister is not as easy to deal with as Second Master Xie. Yuanzheng Zhao is already thinking about resigning and returning home. If he continues to stay in the Imperial Hospital, his life may really be in danger one day.
Zhao Yuanzheng saluted the Left Prime Minister, who said, "I know that Third Young Master Xie was poisoned, and it has nothing to do with you, Zhao Yuanzheng. Hand over the antidote, and I will forgive you."
Zhao Yuanzheng was exhausted physically and mentally, and said helplessly, "Let me be honest with Zuo Xiang. I did mix the poison, but I really can't give you the antidote..."
The left prime minister's eyes suddenly turned cold, "You don't dare to offend King Jingbei, so you dare to offend me?"
Zhao Yuanzheng said, "Left Prime Minister has misunderstood. This time, it wasn't the King of Jingbei who poisoned him, but the King of Jingbei's Crown Prince."
"Prince Jingbei poisoned Second Young Master Xie to find out if he was his son. Prince Jingbei suspected Third Young Master Xie wasn't his second son either. Everyone in Prince Jingbei's mansion knew about the last time he tried to intimidate him, so he asked me to make a similar medicine, but this time I won't use the flesh and blood of my biological parents to cure the poison."
"He even anticipated that Second Young Master Xie would force me to hand over the antidote, so he asked me to mix up a few more poisons. The effects of each poison were similar, causing people to vomit blood, faint, and fall into a coma. Even if I were to take Third Young Master Xie's pulse, Prince Jingbei would not give me the antidote prescription, and I would not be able to detoxify Third Young Master Xie..."
Zuo Xiang said coldly, "Do you know what the consequences are for deceiving the truth?"
Zhao Yuanzheng said, "I waded into the muddy water last time, and this time, whether I like it or not, I can't avoid it. The Prince of Jingbei asked me to pass on a message to the Left Prime Minister—"
"From the moment the knife was placed on my neck, the truth was clear. Either Third Young Master Xie moved out of the Jingbei Palace, or he was carried out in a coffin."
A cold light flashed in the left prime minister's eyes, "Prince Jingbei, aren't you afraid that I will send you to the Ministry of Justice to testify?!"
Zhao Yuanzheng said, "Prince Jingbei simply doesn't want anyone to confuse the Jingbei Palace's bloodline. Even if the case reaches the Ministry of Justice or the Emperor, Prince Jingbei will openly offer the antidote. Without the flesh and blood of his biological parents, Third Young Master Xie will surely die."
"The Left Prime Minister knows in his heart that I will not help the Prince of Jingbei to prepare the poison. There are many doctors in the capital who can help him. This matter does not require me to do it."
"On the contrary, I am timid and afraid of trouble. I am cautious and self-protective. I am afraid that Third Young Master Xie's biological parents may not be still alive. I dare not let Miss Du become a widow after getting married. So I have a trick up my sleeve. I only need the flesh and blood of one of his parents as a medicine to detoxify him."
The Left Prime Minister laughed angrily and said, "Does this mean I owe you a favor?"
Zhao Yuanzheng said hurriedly, "I dare not..."
"The Left Prime Minister wants to go to the Ministry of Justice to sue the Prince of Jingbei. I can go and testify for you."
The veins on Zuo Xiang's forehead bulged with anger.
Zhao Yuanzheng was calm and composed. He even told everyone frankly that it was the Prince of Jingbei who poisoned him. Killing him would be useless and would only anger the Prince of Jingbei.
Not to mention that Third Young Master Xie is not of the Jingbei Palace's bloodline, even if he is, the Jingbei Prince will not show mercy in killing him.
No one can break this chess game unless Third Young Master Xie is his biological son.
But if they were biological children, this wouldn't have happened.
Fighting against the Prince of Jingbei, even the old fox Zuo Xiang seemed too naive.
The Left Prime Minister clenched and unclenched his fists, then said coldly, "Send Zhao Yuanzheng to the Jingbei Palace!"
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This is so lively, you must watch it.
After Zhao Yuanzheng entered the mansion, Shen Wan dragged Xie Jingyu to the South Courtyard to eat melons.
As soon as they entered the house, the second master and the second mistress looked as if they wanted to cut the two men into pieces to vent their anger.
However, no one dared to coax them away. After all, Xie Jingxi's life was still in Xie Jingyu's hands.
It feels so good to know that they did it but be unable to do anything about it.
Dean Zhao was taking Xie Jingxi's pulse, and then he said, "Just like the last time the second young master was poisoned, he needs his parents' blood to make medicine to detoxify."
Dean Zhao wrote out a prescription and asked the servant to get the medicine, boil it and bring it over.
"Bring me a bowl."
The maid brought a tray with a bowl on it.
The second master cut his arm.
Blood flowed down.
After the second master took blood, the second lady took blood.
The two mixed the blood into the medicine and fed it to Xie Jingxi.
The corners of Chen Wan's mouth curled up slightly. Did he not believe that his parents' blood was necessary as a medicine inducement, and was sure that he was trying to trick them?
Du Xiner fed the medicine to Xie Jingxi.
After taking it, Xie Jingxi's pale face gradually turned red. While Dr. Zhao was giving him acupuncture, he woke up.
Just when the old lady and the others thought they had won the bet, the situation took a turn for the worse.
Xie Jingxi's face changed and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. If Shen Wan hadn't stood far away, it would have splashed on her.
The man fell down in a daze.
This scene happened so quickly that the old lady who was guarding the bed was almost scared to death.
The Second Madam covered her arm to stop the bleeding, her face pale, "How could this happen?!"
The Second Master grabbed Zhao Yuanzheng's collar. Zhao Yuanzheng said in panic, "Adding the medicine to the prescription will definitely cure the disease. I don't know why this happened..."
Shen Wan was watching the fun and didn't mind making things worse, "The Third Young Master seems to be poisoned more seriously..."
The Second Master didn't dare to do anything to Xie Jingyu, so he could only vent his anger on Zhao Yuanzheng, "If you can't cure my son's poison, you won't be able to leave the Jingbei Palace alive today!"
Zhao Yuanzheng was helpless and hesitated to speak.
Xie Jingyu said, "If Zhao Yuanzheng has anything to say, please speak directly."
Zhao Yuanzheng sighed, "Even this won't cure the poison. I can only prepare for the Third Young Master's funeral..."
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