Chapter 132 Poisoning
When Qi Wuhan rushed to the queen, it was almost dawn.
"Brother Wu Han," Changle was also here with the Queen, and hurriedly ran towards Qi Wu Han. He hurried past her to see Jiang Lan.
Jiang Lan was looking towards the door when she saw him appear. Her heart instantly settled. She watched him walk towards her. Before she could say anything, he embraced her. He held her tightly, wanting to hold her tighter, tighter... He wanted to melt the person in his arms into his own flesh and blood, never to be separated...
It was not until he felt her breathing become a little rapid that he realized that he had been holding her too tightly. He quickly loosened his arms and looked at her with eyes full of heartache. His palms gently stroked her haggard face. His movements were very gentle, as if he was protecting a lost treasure, with infinite pity and tenderness, unwilling to let her get hurt again.
"I'm late." He lowered his eyes in self-blame, his gentle voice full of guilt, his voice also seemed a little low and hoarse, and there was only darkness and coldness in his pupils.
Jiang Lan shook her head gently, holding his face and letting him look at her, "Then do you still blame me for entering the palace alone?"
Qi Wuhan was slightly stunned, as if he hadn't thought about this yet. After thinking about it, he couldn't bear to blame her, but just gently reminded her, "Don't put yourself in danger again in the future."
Jiang Lan nodded obediently and explained the reason.
Prince Rui asked her to enter the palace because he wanted to have an extra bargaining chip in his hand. If she didn't enter the palace, if Prince Rui became suspicious, he would not take the bait easily. Moreover, she had made full preparations before entering the palace, and brought with her sleeping pills and flares.
Qi Wuhan frowned slightly, the last two sentences of explanation seemed a bit redundant.
"Don't take risks anymore." He added, "No matter how well prepared you are."
Jiang Lan nodded obediently and tugged at his sleeve gently. This little coquettish gesture softened Qi Wuhan's expression. He didn't bother to find out who had given him the drugs and flares.
When his eyes fell on her calf wrapped in gauze, his brows knitted again, and his fists clenched so tightly that they made a creaking sound. She reached out and gently held his hand, leaned into his arms and said, "It doesn't hurt anymore." He knew she was comforting herself, and hugged her tighter with heartache, secretly swearing in his heart that if he let her get hurt again in the future, he would be doomed!
At this time, Eunuch Liu came over again, entered the room, saw the two of them hugging each other, and then retreated back to the door.
"My Lord, His Majesty asks you to come over."
Eunuch Liu waited at the door for a while before Qi Wuhan came out. Changle came over and asked with concern, "Brother Wuhan, are you hurt?" Qi Wuhan simply replied that he was fine, and left with Eunuch Liu.
Jiang Lan had just closed her eyes and was about to take a nap when she heard the door open. She turned around and saw Changle walking in.
"You all go down first."
After the maids in the room had left, Changle walked over to Jiang Lan and asked with concern, "Sister Jiang, are you feeling better?" Jiang Lan was about to get up, and Changle quickly came over to support her, letting her lie down and rest. After lying down, Jiang Lan replied, "Thank you for your concern, Princess. I'm much better now."
"Brother Wuhan is so good to me, I'm really envious," Changle said as she tucked Jiang Lan in, smiling innocently, "If someone were this kind to me, I would definitely ask my father to grant us a marriage."
Jiang Lan asked tentatively, "I heard that the princess once asked my eldest brother if he would like to be a prince consort. Is this true?"
Changle asked innocently, "Sister Jiang, would you like me to be your sister-in-law?"
Jiang Lan didn't answer.
Changle continued, "If I marry him, then Brother Wuhan will have to call me sister-in-law from now on." She seemed a little worried at this point. "My father has the final say on my marriage. If I could make the decision myself," she smiled slyly at Jiang Lan and said in a joking tone, "I might have married the person I love a long time ago."
"Who does the princess want to marry?" Jiang Lan asked tentatively.
Changle thought for a moment and asked curiously, "If I say it's Brother Wuhan, will Sister Jiang be angry?" Jiang Lan didn't answer. Changle smiled slyly again, "But that was all when we were little. When we were little, I told Brother Wuhan that I wanted to marry him when I grew up. Sister Jiang, what do you think was Brother Wuhan's response?"
Jiang Lan shook her head.
Changle smiled mysteriously, "Sister Jiang, you should ask Brother Wuhan yourself. I can't remember it clearly."
"Does the princess still like the marquis now?" Jiang Lan asked tentatively.
"Brother Wuhan only has Sister Jiang in his eyes right now." Changle didn't answer directly. He let Jiang Lan have a good rest, then went over to blow out the candle that was still burning in the candlestick. Suddenly, he turned around and asked, "Will Sister Jiang give Brother Wuhan to someone else?"
"No." Jiang Lan replied without hesitation.
Changle smiled and turned away.
Jiang Lan was no longer sleepy and her head was aching a little. She looked out the window and just wanted things to be over quickly so she could go home with Qi Wuhan.
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"I want to see His Majesty!" Concubine Zhen was about to go out when she was stopped by two black-armored guards guarding the door. The bedroom was surrounded by black-armored guards inside and outside, and the palace maids and eunuchs serving inside were guarded in the yard by black-armored guards. No one dared to act rashly.
When Qi Wuhan walked in from outside the palace gate, Concubine Zhen's eyes seemed to be lit up by a fire, and her eyes were always focused on him. When he walked over, she showed a look of joy on her face, and asked in a feigned indifference, "What are you doing here?"
"Take him away." Qi Wuhan simply gave three words.
Two black-armored guards captured Concubine Zhen, and no matter how she struggled, it was in vain.
Seeing Concubine Zhen being taken away, Hong Gu was already frightened to the point of turning pale and trembling all over. When Qi Wuhan glanced at her, she was so frightened that she quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.
Qi Wuhan asked her to kneel first, and had someone search the bedroom, and then took away a box containing a letter and the incense burner inside.
Afterwards, he brought these two things to the imperial study, where Ye Rushui was also.
The silver-white hair was dyed black, making it look less eye-catching.
Qi Wuhan handed the incense burner and a small packet of medicine powder to Ye Rushui for inspection. The small packet of medicine powder was placed in a box and hidden under the letter.
Ye Rushui first picked out a little incense ash from the incense burner and smelled it, then opened the small bag of medicinal powder and smelled it, confirming that the incense ash was mixed with the medicinal powder in the paper bag. The medicinal powder in the paper bag was added with Datura powder, which has hallucinogenic effects and is also addictive. If people are immersed in its fragrance for a long time, they will gradually lose their minds, and at best go insane, and at worst lose their lives.
After the emperor caught a cold, his health has not improved since then. The emperor suspected that someone had secretly poisoned him and asked Qi Wuhan to investigate the matter secretly. Qi Wuhan started with the people serving around the emperor. At first, he did not find anyone who had poisoned him, and there was nothing wrong with the food, drink and clothing.
If someone really poisoned me, they must have used very covert means.
Later, the emperor became more and more suspicious. He not only dreamed that Prince Ning was going to rebel, but also dreamed that others were going to rebel. His health also became worse and worse.
Qi Wuhan mentioned the emperor's situation to Ye Rushui, wanting to hear his opinions and any covert means of poisoning without anyone noticing.
Ye Rushui was not interested in the method of poisoning, but was somewhat interested in the emperor's symptoms.
So Qi Wuhan secretly brought him into the palace to see the emperor, and he also dyed his hair black at that time.
After Ye Rushui's diagnosis, it was confirmed that someone was indeed poisoning Sheng, but the amount used each time was not large, and there would not be much of a problem in the short term, but the symptoms would become apparent over time.
Judging from the emperor's symptoms, Ye Rushui had a guess, but it needed further confirmation, so he asked the emperor a question.
Have you been particularly obsessed with something recently?
The emperor thought of the fragrance on Concubine Zhen's body. He felt comfortable every time he smelled it. If he couldn't smell it for a while, he would miss it and feel a little uncomfortable, as if there were small insects biting him.
However, His Majesty was not in a position to express these specific feelings, and only said that the fragrance on Concubine Zhen's body was somewhat pleasant.
Afterwards, the Black Armor Guards secretly monitored Concubine Zhen, and in the process discovered that Hong Gu, who was beside her, had met with Lu Ci, the personal guard of Prince Rui.
Qi Wuhan had long discovered that Prince Rui had a secret connection with the Black Lotus Sect, and suspected that the previous attack on the academy, the assassination in Luyuan, and the assassinations of Jiang Shen and Xie Yun were all intended to divert his attention and prevent him from noticing the poisoning.
The emperor knew that his physical condition was not optimistic and he had to clear away all obstacles to pave the way for the prince. So he began to make secret plans, asking Ji Quan to go out to seek medical treatment to create the illusion that he was seriously ill, and then use the fake death to confirm the crime of treason against King Rui, and take this opportunity to catch King Rui and his followers in one fell swoop.
Duke Pei and the ministers who defected to King Rui were all thrown into prison, where they cried and wailed for justice.
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