Chapter 4: The medicine the prince took is extremely yang
Xie Yingmian's words came out.
Madam Deng looked confused: "What poison? I didn't poison you."
"There is no evidence, Princess, please don't spit bloody words at me."
Nanny Lin said nothing, crawling on the ground with her head pressed hard against the ground, and her expression could not be seen clearly.
The concubine's expression changed slightly.
She personally selected the pair of dragon and phoenix candles and lit them herself.
If the candle is poisonous...
The concubine didn't dare to think further: "Doctor Cui, go check it out."
Doctor Cui came forward to examine him.
He bowed and replied, "Your Highness, I have not found any trace of poison."
Toffee breathed a sigh of relief.
The two maids also breathed a sigh of relief.
It was already dawn.
Most of the dragon and phoenix candles had burned out, leaving only about half the length of a palm.
Xie Yingmian said, "The reason Imperial Doctor Cui couldn't find the poison was because the candle had already burned away."
"The remaining piece of dragon and phoenix candle is naturally not poisonous."
Xie Yingmian looked at the two maids and asked, "Do you think your poisoning was flawless?"
Matron Deng asked, "Princess, what are you talking about? What about poisoning? We are innocent. I swear to heaven."
Nanny Lin banged her head on the ground.
He kowtowed and cried, "Princess, we were wrong just now."
"If you're still angry, we'll accept the beating and punishment, but you're accusing us of poisoning without any evidence. You're trying to put us to death."
Xie Yingmian had no expression on her face.
This Nanny Lin may not be very smart, but she has a lot of clever tricks.
"Since you refuse to admit it, I will convince you."
Xie Yingmian asked the Concubine Dowager, "Concubine Dowager, could you please ask Imperial Doctor Cui to cooperate with me?"
The concubine looked very unhappy.
When she received the news that Ye'er had woken up, she was ecstatic, thinking that God had blessed her and a miracle had happened.
She came excitedly, but was greeted by a farce.
Her nights were pitiful enough.
These people, one by one, will make the night restless.
Anyone who disturbs the peace of the night deserves to die!
"Okay." Toffee said in a normal tone.
Xie Yingmian has been with the army in various dangerous situations for many years and has a keen intuition.
She sensed a very strong murderous intent from the concubine.
In the era of imperial power, human life was worthless, and the power of life and death depended entirely on the will of those in power.
Xie Yingmian asked someone to bring five basins of water.
Pour boiling water into a basin and add equal weight of rhubarb.
"Doctor Cui, I'd like you to testify that this basin contains only boiling water and rhubarb."
Doctor Cui didn't know what Xie Yingmian was up to, so he nodded.
Xie Yingmian waited until the water temperature dropped a bit, then said, "Please ask the Concubine to select two more maids to test with these two maids."
Toffee frowned: "What are you doing?"
Xie Yingmian explained: "Wait for a cup of tea and you'll know."
The concubine wanted to know if anyone had poisoned Yu Lingye, so she patiently assigned two maids.
Xie Yingmian said, "Please put your hands in the basin with me."
Nanny Lin felt a little depressed.
She couldn't guess what Xie Yingmian was going to do, but based on past experience, her hand might change color or something if she put it in the water.
She was not afraid.
After all, she had never touched the poison with her hands, so this trick would not work on her.
The water is very hot.
Everyone's hands were soon burned red.
They couldn't stop unless Xie Yingmian asked them to.
There was a heater on in the room, and I soon broke out in a sweat after soaking my hands in hot water.
About a quarter of an hour passed.
"That's enough." Xie Yingmian shook off the water and wiped her hands clean.
Toffee also thought that their hands were changing color or something, and kept staring at their hands.
I looked at it for a long time.
Apart from a little redness, swelling and yellowing, there was no change in the hands of the five people.
"What does this mean?" the Toffee said dissatisfiedly, "None of their hands changed color."
Xie Yingmian was surprised: "I never said their hands would change color."
The concubine said, "How can you be sure they are the ones who poisoned you if you don't change color?"
Xie Yingmian: "Please wait a moment."
"If you can't wait, you can also get some ice."
The concubine was intrigued by Xie Yingmian.
She asked for ice.
Xie Yingmian placed the ice cubes in the basins.
After a long time, there was no change in the basin.
The concubine frowned and said, "Xie Yingmian, what on earth are you trying to do?"
"Ah." A maid exclaimed, "There's something in this basin of water."
"It's a thin, red layer floating on the water. It looks like some kind of powder."
The Toffee looked over.
Sure enough, a layer of red powder was seen floating in one of the basins.
The powder was like fire, scattered in the water, and sparks of fire appeared in the air.
"Doctor Cui," the concubine said, "look at what this is."
Doctor Cui picked up the powder and examined it carefully, his face filled with astonishment. "Fire Crystal Butterfly?"
"Doctor Cui has good taste," Xie Yingmian said with a smile, "To be exact, it's the scale powder of the Fire Crystal Butterfly."
Toffee asked, "What is a Fire Crystal Butterfly? Is it poisonous?"
Imperial Physician Cui hesitated about how to explain to the imperial concubine.
Xie Yingmian took over the conversation: "The Fire Crystal Butterfly is a very special butterfly. It grows in high-temperature places like the Flame Mountain. It is an extremely yang creature."
"The scale powder of the Fire Crystal Butterfly can be used as aphrodisiac incense, but it has a wider application. It is often used in aphrodisiac... remedies."
The concubine had a strange expression on her face: "Is this the poison that Ye'er was poisoned with?"
Xie Yingmian: "For normal men, lin powder is not poisonous."
"Even if you inhale it as the candle burns, it's just a way to enhance your mood at best."
"Prince Ling is different."
"The Fire Crystal Butterfly is an extremely yang-strong creature. It can be used as an aphrodisiac because it can promote blood circulation throughout the body and increase physical activity in a short period of time..."
Seeing the puzzled look on the concubine's face, Xie Yingmian changed his words to something more simple and understandable.
"Simply put, the Fire Crystal Butterfly can boost your energy for a short period of time, but once the effects wear off, your body will feel drained and exhausted."
"For ordinary people, it's just overdrawing their bodies, and they can recover through sleep."
"For Prince Ling, it's like overdrawing his life."
Toffee's eyes widened: "Overdrawing life?"
Imperial Physician Cui agreed with Xie Yingmian's opinion.
This is also the reason why he was surprised when he saw the Fire Crystal Butterfly.
Doctor Cui said, "Princess, you are right. It has little effect on ordinary people, but it is extremely poisonous to Your Highness."
The toffee nearly fainted.
No wonder Ye'er's condition suddenly worsened on the night of the wedding.
At first she thought that the bride and Ye'er were in conflict and that this was the cause of Ye'er's death.
Unexpectedly, someone poisoned her right under her nose!
"Madam Lin, you are so brave!"
The concubine was furious: "I have treated you well, yet you have murdered my daughter Ye'er."
"Tell me, who ordered you to do that?"
Nanny Lin thought she had done it perfectly and no one would expose her.
When he saw the fire crystal butterfly scale powder appear in the basin, he was scared out of his wits.
"My Lady, I am wronged."
The concubine kicked Nanny Lin in the heart: "The evidence is irrefutable, yet you still dare to cry out for injustice."
"Bring the knife, I will cut her into pieces."
Nanny Lin was really scared this time.
She knelt on the ground and cried.
"Please calm down, my lady. I didn't know this was poison. I was..."
“Ah! Ah!”
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