Chapter 1730 Check
Doctor Liu said, "It should be shorter, because this is the Crown Princess's first child. Even if she goes into labor, it will still take quite a while before she gives birth. To ensure the injection is more effective, they must shorten this time."
"But the strange thing is, even we, the imperial physicians, can't predict exactly when the Crown Princess will give birth," Imperial Physician Liu said. "We can only roughly estimate a range, around ten days or so. I remember that Imperial Physician Zhou came to the Imperial Hospital after visiting the Crown Princess that day, and Dean Xiao asked about the Crown Princess's due date, and Imperial Physician Zhou said the same thing, probably within three to five days."
"That evening, the Crown Princess felt she was about to give birth, so she suddenly called for Imperial Physician Zhou. How did they manage to have such a lucky chance to have a freshly dried poison needle to replace the needle?"
County Magistrate Tang narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is there no place in this palace where you can boil medicine without arousing suspicion?"
"No." Imperial Physician Liu secretly tensed his spine and said cautiously, "Apart from the prepared pills, all other medicines used in the palace must come from the Imperial Hospital. And medicines like musk are used very strictly in the palace. No one has used it in the past month or two, not even in the past year."
Doctor Wan also said, "Your Majesty and the Empress are in the palace, as well as several princes and princesses. Epidemic prevention measures have always been strict. If any palace servants or concubines were preparing herbs, we would know about it. All the herbs in the palace must be supplied by our Imperial Hospital."
County Magistrate Tang smiled and said, "Of course I trust the two imperial physicians, but I still want to see the Imperial Hospital's prescription records for this period."
Doctor Liu and Doctor Wan exchanged a glance, then responded, "Master Tang, please write a letter. We'll get it approved by the director and give it to you."
Doctor Wan asked, "How long do you want the records to last?"
County Magistrate Tang thought for a moment and said, "Within two months."
Doctor Liu responded and wrote it down.
While County Magistrate Tang was busy with these things, the deputy sent to him by Yin Li had already called all the eunuchs and palace maids in Chongwenguan to the Guanjing Tower.
There's no way, it's the most spacious place right now and there's no one there.
As soon as he arrived, his subordinates came forward and reported: "Sir, we don't have much time. We must leave before the palace gates are locked."
County Magistrate Tang asked, "Have you gone to invite Lord Yang?"
"Yes, Lord Yang is questioning us inside."
County Magistrate Tang walked in with a smile on his face.
The eunuchs and palace maids inside were standing on both sides. Yang Heshu was asking questions with a pen and paper. It was actually very easy. He just asked who had a better relationship with Xu Yu and who was closer to him on a daily basis.
Since everyone in Chongwen Hall was already here, Yang Heshu said, "If you don't speak up, there are many other people in this room. It wouldn't be nice for others to bring up such a thing."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone became uneasy, so they did not dare to hide anything. They all said that they had a good relationship with Xu Yu and that nothing could be seen on a daily basis.
Of course, this is what they ask when everyone is together. In addition, they will call everyone over one by one to ask questions.
As soon as County Magistrate Tang came in, Lord Yang slapped the list he had written into his arms and said, "These are the people who have had contact with her. The others don't work in the same area, so they are not familiar with each other. They have an average impression of Xu Yu."
County Magistrate Tang glanced at the circles on the list and was surprised, "So many people?"
Lord Yang said, "I secretly investigated her once before, but I didn't see anything wrong that time. But this time, I asked people directly and found out that she actually has good relationships with everyone she knows."
County Magistrate Tang frowned, "How could such a person be eighteen and still just doing odd jobs in Chongwenguan?"
"It's actually much better than doing odd jobs," Lord Yang knew that he was unfamiliar with the palace. He glanced at him and said, "Don't think that she is only assigned to the Chongwen Pavilion to serve people in the palace now. In fact, if she moves up a level, she will become a female official of high rank."
Before he came, Lord Yang had already made inquiries. He said, "Manbao was specially recruited by the Crown Prince to prepare for the Crown Princess, so he instructed to take good care of him. After Eunuch Wu informed the Ye Ting Palace, they carefully selected three people for the Eastern Palace to choose from."
Yang Heshu said: "Xu Yu is one of them. In the end, it was Eunuch Wu who personally selected Xu Yu."
County Magistrate Tang raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why?"
"I asked Eunuch Wu, and he said that Xu Yu's conditions are the most suitable. She has a clean background, is considerate and thoughtful, and is of the right age. She is not competitive, and the other two have stronger personalities." Yang Heshu said, "Manbao is young and simple-minded. The Eastern Palace is probably afraid that attracting someone with a strong personality will mistreatment her or influence her."
County Magistrate Tang understood, so this person was carefully selected by the Eastern Palace. If there was nothing wrong with her, it would be fine. But if there really was a problem, the people behind her must have thought deeply about it.
County Magistrate Tang flicked the paper in his hand and said with a smile, "If that's the case, then let's check them one by one."
So, the two of them took the names on the list one by one into the house to question them. They worked hard and finally finished questioning everyone before the palace gates were locked at night.
County Magistrate Tang packed up all the records and handed them to his subordinates to take out of the palace, and then asked Yang Heshu to leave the palace with him.
Yang Heshu glanced at him. The palace was about to be locked. Even if he didn't make an appointment, they both had to leave. What was there to make an appointment for?
Magistrate Tang rubbed his neck as he walked out, sighing, "I have to go to the Imperial Hospital tomorrow to get the medical records. Five houses collapsed in Chang'an County during this heavy snowfall, and many more are damaged. His Majesty and the Dukes of Zhao and Pi also dumped a lot of grain at the county government office, so I'll have to find time to verify the damage. Oh, once this is over, I'm going to have Zhou Man give me a few injections."
Yang Heshu then asked, "Master Yin, do you not care about anything?"
"He'll wait until I find out something before I take action. Now it's just errands, and he won't do it." County Magistrate Tang thought of something and laughed. "When I entered the palace today, I saw Old Guo next door also coming to receive the imperial edict. When he heard that Lord Yin had handed this case in the Eastern Palace to me, his face turned green."
Yang Heshu smiled and shook his head, "Why are you competing with him now?"
County Magistrate Tang sighed, "Isn't this just trying to find joy in misery? He thinks I'm happy to take care of such matters."
He was silent for a moment before saying, "This time, Xu Yu hid so deeply, mainly because the person behind the scenes calculated so accurately. I'm afraid his power is even greater than that of Prince Gong. In this palace, besides His Majesty, the Empress, and the Crown Prince, who else has power greater than that of Prince Gong?"
Yang Heshu didn't say anything.
But both of them had their own guesses.
Good night
(End of this chapter)
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