Chapter 388: Someone from the Palace, Madam Zhao is Poisoned
Madam Zhao gritted her teeth and said, "I want the Lu family to pay for my daughter's life, as well as the life of the Fourth Prince and the Queen..."
"Can."
Tang Ning agreed without hesitation.
Mrs. Zhao pursed her lips: "I don't believe you."
Tang Ning raised his hands and said solemnly, "I swear on the spirits of my grandfather and my parents in heaven that if Madam Zhao helps me today, I will definitely fulfill my promise to you and avenge Zhao Yinxuan's grievances. Otherwise, I will let my grandfather and his family fall into hell forever and never be able to reincarnate!"
Mrs. Zhao looked shocked and gritted her teeth for a moment.
"Okay, tell me what you want me to do."
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The person who summoned Xiao Yan from the palace arrived even faster than expected.
Yu Yanfeng was riding on a horse, urging the coachman to go faster. In the carriage sat Feng Nei Shi, who was going to Jiyun Lane to deliver the imperial edict, and two of Emperor An's confidants from the Imperial Medical Bureau.
"Go faster!"
Yu Yanfeng said in a deep voice.
The two imperial doctors in the carriage had no idea what was going on and were dragged out directly. Looking at the heavily armored guards following beside them outside, they were both panicked.
"Eunuch Feng, what are we doing..."
One of the doctors spoke cautiously. They came out too suddenly. They only knew that they were going to see the seriously injured Governor Xiao, but there was no such a big scene.
They always feel that something is wrong.
Eunuch Feng's face looked unhappy. Although he was accompanying the emperor, he had been secretly dealing with Xiao Yan for a long time.
Xiao Yan was a strong and powerful person, and he was taken advantage of his weakness to reveal a lot of information about the emperor to Xiao Yan, but who knew that something would go wrong today.
When the Zhao family members made trouble in the palace, he wanted to send a message secretly, but he was left in front of the emperor and could not split himself. Later, when the Fourth Prince's wife got into trouble, even if he wanted to help, it was too late.
Eunuch Feng looked at Yu Yanfeng who was leading the imperial guards outside and felt extremely panicked.
If anything happens to Xiao Yan, he will be finished.
Eunuch Feng was about to speak while suppressing his uneasy expression when he noticed that the carriage suddenly stopped and Yu Yanfeng, who was leading the carriage, seemed to be surprised.
"Princess Xiangning?"
Eunuch Feng was shocked. Song Tangning?
He quickly leaned forward and pulled open the curtain with a "swish". He saw Tang Ning coming towards him with a group of people, looking anxious.
Tang Ning seemed surprised: "Commander Yu, Eunuch Feng, why are you here?"
Eunuch Feng hurried out of the carriage and said, "I went with Commander Yu to see Governor Xiao."
"See my brother?" Tang Ning's face was full of surprise, but it turned into anxiety in an instant: "Don't see my brother yet, I have something important to do and need to go to the palace to see His Majesty."
Eunuch Feng and Yu Yanfeng were both confused.
Eunuch Feng asked, "Why does the princess wish to see His Majesty?"
"It's not me, it's someone else."
Tang Ning quickly waved back and saw a middle-aged woman coming out of the carriage behind her. Eunuch Feng recognized her at a glance.
"Mrs. Zhao?" His face was full of surprise and doubt.
Mrs. Zhao looked in a disheveled state. Not only were her eyes red, but her face was also extremely pale. She looked as if she was not feeling well and needed someone to support her to stand steadily.
"Eunuch Feng, I request to see His Majesty."
She spoke breathlessly:
"My husband conspired with the Lu family to kill my daughter and then used the opportunity to murder Governor Xiao. He also conspired with others to steal the throne. I accidentally learned of this and was drugged and trapped in the mansion. I had to do everything I could to escape."
"I want to see His Majesty..."
As she spoke, she began to cough violently, and soon blood oozed from her mouth.
Tang Ning's face was in a panic: "Mrs. Zhao! Quick, go find a doctor..."
"No, see His Majesty... I want to see His Majesty..."
Mrs. Zhao was dying, but she held Tang Ning's hand tightly.
Yu Yanfeng was already shocked when he heard Madam Zhao's words, but Eunuch Feng's heart skipped a beat. Seeing Madam Zhao vomiting blood, he hurriedly said to the person beside him.
"Doctor Yuan, Doctor Jiang, hurry, save him!"
The two imperial doctors hurriedly got off the carriage. On Tang Ning's side, Madam Zhao had already lost her balance and fell down.
After the imperial physician arrived, Doctor Yuan took her pulse and said in a deep voice, "Madam Zhao has been poisoned. Princess Xiangning, quickly lay her down."
Tang Ning quickly asked someone to lay Mrs. Zhao flat on the ground.
There were people watching this side from afar, but they were separated by the guards.
The two imperial doctors brought the medicine box over, fed Madam Zhao detoxification pills, and then gave her silver needles. Tang Ning looked at Madam Zhao with an anxious face.
Yu Yanfeng stood beside her. "May I ask, Princess, what exactly happened? What did Madam Zhao mean by that?"
Tang Ning's face turned pale: "I don't know either."
"Today is the monthly exam for Rongsheng Academy. I just finished the exam and wanted to go to Xijue Tower to buy some snacks when I ran into Madam Zhao, who looked extremely embarrassed, at the intersection of Fengxiang Street."
"Because of the Fourth Prince's Consort's matter, Madam Zhao came to me to plead for mercy. I saw her fall to the side of the road and vomiting blood, so I asked her about it. She just grabbed me and said she wanted to go to the palace to see His Majesty immediately. She said that the Zhao family was conspiring with others to kill the Fourth Prince's Consort and that they were planning to take the throne..."
Her eyes were uneasy, and her knuckles were pale as she clutched her sleeves.
"I originally wanted to take Madam Zhao back to Jiyun Lane, but someone was chasing Madam Zhao. As soon as I put her on the carriage, someone caught up and attacked her."
"My maid and guard were both injured. After the pursuers escaped, Madam Zhao begged me to send her to the palace immediately, saying someone wanted to kill her to silence her. I was afraid that something serious was going on, so I had no choice but to take her to the palace."
Fengxiang Street is where the south and west of the city meet. The Zhao family is in the west of the city, Rongsheng Academy is in the south of the city, and the imperial palace is in the east of the city.
Yu Yanfeng looked at the panic-stricken Tang Ning with a flicker in his eyes: "The princess has been in the academy before?"
Tang Ning was stunned for a moment: "Yes, there is an exam at the academy today, I went there early in the morning. Commander Yu, what's wrong?"
"nothing."
Yu Yanfeng looked towards the carriage and saw that there were indeed two people covered in blood, their faces looking pale, as if they were injured.
Eunuch Feng didn't know what had happened to the Zhao family, but no matter what, Song Tangning was definitely on Xiao Yan's side.
He calmed down a little and said to the two doctors urgently, "Doctor Yuan, how is Madam Zhao?"
Imperial Physician Yuan frowned. "The poison in Madam Zhao's body is extremely toxic. It's called Liuli Sha. It won't kill you instantly. Instead, it'll make you sleepy and fall asleep. It'll take half a month for you to die, and after that, it'll look like you've died suddenly from an illness."
"Madam Zhao was poisoned and forced to take something to wake her up. She then ran vigorously, causing the poison to break out prematurely. Fortunately, I brought along some antidote pills developed by the Imperial Medical Bureau that can temporarily suppress the toxicity."
Previously, Madam Qin went in and out of the Imperial Medical Bureau and taught them some rare secret recipes. The people in the Imperial Medical Bureau worked together to research and develop some universal detoxification pills.
This thing has a restraining effect on common poisons, so people in the Imperial Hospital always keep a few of them with them.
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