Chapter 158 Just Protect This Child
"What a great story," Jiang Xue was still in disbelief, but she heard Jing Ye speak, "But the two of you,"
He glanced at Jiang Xue calmly and said, "What's the point of dwelling on this now?"
"You had already vented all your suspicion and resentment on Xiao Qi. I told you about this back then. Would your judgment of the situation at that time have changed?"
"Instead of asking these questions," he looked at He Zhilin and said, "it's better to talk about the news in Jiaodong."
He Zhilin looked at Jiang Xue, who was immersed in sorrow, with concern and said, "Give Her Highness some time... She must feel bad when she suddenly learns about these things."
"Uncomfortable?" Jing Ye sneered and said coldly: "If you want to argue about the past and feel sad tonight, I'm sorry I won't accompany you."
Jiang Xue suddenly said, "I don't want to be sad."
"Grandpa He must have had his reasons for changing his mind, but I don't think they were the same reasons he used to dissuade my second brother."
She turned to Jiang Yu and said, "Second brother has also noticed something is wrong now, right?"
"Yes," Jiang Yu sighed and said, "Back then, I was worried that if the poisoning was exposed, Xiao Qi would be convicted and you would also be blamed. The hostility between the two countries would cause unrest on the border. But I never thought about what would happen if it was found out that Xiao Qi was wrongly accused."
"Well," Jiang Xue whispered, "Because my brother died that year, you and I have already determined that he was the one who did it. Since we don't believe him, how can we think of other possibilities?"
"But now that we have noticed it today," Jiang Xue said, "I think that Grandpa He's words have a deeper meaning."
"There must be another reason," she said firmly, "something that cannot be known, or coercion."
Jiang Yu seemed to understand something and said, "Grandpa He is just an imperial physician. He has no reason and no power to decide for my father what to do about this matter, but he took it upon himself to keep it secret."
He Zhilin's worry grew even more intense.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty," Jiang Xue suddenly asked, lowering her eyes, not daring to look directly at Jing Ye, "When Xiao Qi died suddenly, do you know what poison he was poisoned by?"
"Why?" Jing Ye stared at her with a scorching gaze, as if he wanted to burn a hole in her face. "Didn't I tell you that Prince An ordered people to poison his food. What's the purpose of the princess asking this question?"
"Back then," Jiang Xue's voice was weak, but her expression became more and more determined, "Back then, I had someone put poison in Xiao Qi's underwear. The poison would penetrate into the skin through the wound, and after the poison took effect, the symptoms would be similar to colds, fever, and dizziness, until the person was exhausted."
"I want to know whether the so-called 'poison' that Grandpa He gave me back then was real or fake."
Jing Ye suddenly chuckled, his voice as cold as ice.
“So there is such a thing.”
He seemed to suppress some emotion, and said calmly:
"No."
"The person who diagnosed that he was poisoned was none other than my uncle. I can confirm that Xiao Qi died from the poison in his food. The poison took effect quickly, and the symptoms were not the kind of poison that penetrated into the skin as you said."
Jiang Xue lowered her eyebrows and sighed, saying, "It is true."
The so-called poison that Grandpa He gave her was just a pretext to appease her.
He didn't really help her kill Xiao Qi, so there was no way he would die of regret over this matter.
In other words, the reasons why he suddenly resigned from office and retired, and then suddenly passed away, were not what she had previously guessed.
There are other reasons that cannot be explained.
Therefore, he left a letter and told He Zhilin that he could choose to read it or not if he returned to Jijing.
The events in the letter must be related to what happened that year, but now she understood one thing more clearly.
That is, He Yuan’s resignation and death must have a lot to do with what happened that year.
Feng Song retired first, and He Yuan resigned later.
One of these two people pushed Li Congde into Changle Palace, and the other was the only one who diagnosed that the eldest prince was poisoned.
One was appointed as Imperial Counselor, and the other was the head of the Imperial Medical Bureau.
In the former dynasty and the harem, how many people could have such great authority and influence?
Jiang Xue looked at Jiang Yu and said, "Second brother, I previously thought that Grandpa He had discovered something about the poison and left this letter behind."
"Now it seems that it is not that simple."
"The two people directly related to this matter are Grandpa He and Feng Song. If Feng Song is dead, then the clues left between Ganzhou and Jiaodong are probably only these things."
"I understand." Jiang Yu said solemnly, "I will let my confidant take the letter to the northern border tonight and secretly transfer a team of capable people to Jiaodong to guard the He family. But I can't go with you on this trip."
"On the occasion of my father's birthday, I will be crowned a prince," Jiang Yu said softly, "During this period, the affairs of the Ministry of Rites will be more complicated, and other envoys will also arrive in Jijing one after another. I can't leave."
Jiang Xue nodded and said, "Even if that's not the case, we two can't go together. It would be too conspicuous."
"I originally planned to find a reason to leave the capital legitimately, but now that I know how complicated this matter is, I don't dare to do so."
"As long as people know that Your Highness has gone to Jiaodong," He Zhilin said, "someone will immediately be alert."
Jiang Xue nodded in agreement, and continued, "I will go to the palace tomorrow to explain to my mother that I will go to the Great Ganye Temple in the suburbs of Beijing to pray for her and my grandfather's health. At that time, I will find someone to pretend to be me, and I will secretly go to Jiaodong."
"Won't Gu Lintan find anything unusual?" Jiang Yu asked hurriedly, "You and he have only been married for a short time, and other newlyweds are getting married quickly. Why are you entering the temple to pray for blessings now?"
"I really have to thank him," Jiang Xue said coldly, "If it weren't for him, I really wouldn't be able to find a suitable reason right now."
"I have my own reasons for this matter, but right now I have a few things to entrust to my brother."
"you say."
"I suspect that there is something wrong with Gu Lintan's identity, so I sent someone to Hedong to pick up his 'mother' and bring her to Beijing. If they arrive in a while, I need my brother to make some arrangements for me."
Jiang Xue whispered something to Jiang Yu, and then said,
"Also, I asked Gan Ning to go to Feng Song's hometown to look for someone. I estimated that when he comes back, I will have already left. Then I will ask Qingxuan to leave a message and ask him to go directly to find my brother to report the results of the investigation in Ganzhou."
"Also, my royal brother, do you still remember that you helped me find out in Jingzhao Yinfu that Suxi's hometown is Suzhou."
Jiang Yu nodded and said, "The governors of various states will come to Beijing one after another next month, one to report on state affairs, and the other to celebrate my father's birthday. I had planned to discuss this with the governor of Suzhou at that time."
"Okay," Jiang Xue said, "A young man is helping me to find someone in Suzhou. Let's see if we can find relatives and neighbors related to them. My royal brother, you only need to do me one thing. I will send Suxi's child to Yi'an Palace to be raised. My royal brother needs someone to take good care of him. As long as we protect this child, maybe Gu Lintan will be able to be used in the future."
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