However, it has only been a short time, and no symptoms have yet appeared.
Back in the palace, Fu Zhun ordered the imperial physicians to take water samples from the moat to test for the poison. However, the poison was extremely rare, and even with all the physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau mobilized, they were unable to find a solution.
Su An was also extremely anxious and, without leaving, turned back to the capital to assist Fu Zhun in investigating the matter.
Fortunately, an acquaintance arrived in the capital three days later.
As Fu Zhun was reviewing memorials in the imperial study with a furrowed brow, a young eunuch hurriedly entered and whispered something to him.
"Your Majesty, Xie Qingfeng requests an audience!"
Upon hearing this, he was slightly taken aback, then overjoyed and quickly stood up.
"Quickly, let him in!"
Upon hearing this, the young eunuch hurriedly welcomed Xie Qingfeng in.
Xie Qingfeng, dressed in a moon-white robe with his hair tied up high, walked in with a spirited air and bowed to Fu Zhun.
"Xie Qingfeng greets Your Majesty!"
"This throne is not what I desired. You don't need to address me like that. However, you've come at the right time. The situation in the court is unstable right now, and I have something I'd like to ask for your help with."
Fu Zhun waved his hand, both amused and exasperated, and said this.
Upon hearing this, Xie Qingfeng bowed respectfully and expressed his gratitude.
"Your Highness first saved me from dire straits, and then overturned the case for our Prime Minister's Mansion. I am grateful beyond words, how could I refuse Your Highness's request? If Your Highness has any instructions, please just say so, and Qingfeng will do his best."
Fu Zhun didn't stand on ceremony; he sighed and voiced his concerns.
"To be honest, this matter is indeed troublesome. He Cheng poisoned himself and then drowned himself in the moat. I had all the imperial physicians in the Imperial Medical Bureau examine him, but none of them knew how to cure the poison. Right now, we can only rely on you."
After all, Xie Qingfeng had studied medicine for many years, and his medical skills were beyond the reach of ordinary people.
Perhaps he has a solution.
Upon hearing that it was poison, Xie Qingfeng immediately perked up, a slight smile playing on his lips as he nodded in agreement.
"Okay, I'll go and start investigating right away!"
Fu Zhun breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that he had agreed.
After a moment of contemplation, he suddenly seemed to remember something and called softly towards the door.
"Bring Fuhai up here."
Before long, Fu Hai was brought up in a disheveled state.
Fu Zhun glanced at Fu Hai on the ground, then looked at Xie Qingfeng with a complicated expression, and said in a deep voice.
"The incident at the Prime Minister's residence was orchestrated by him and Chu Yi. However, I haven't captured Chu Yi yet. After all, he has a blood feud with you, so you can decide his fate!"
As he spoke, he gave the little eunuch a wink.
The eunuch quickly brought Fuhai to Xie Qingfeng.
Looking down at the person in front of him, Xie Qingfeng's eyes suddenly turned cold. He moved closer to him and said in a sinister tone.
“He fabricated evidence and harmed my people. Killing him so easily would be too lenient. We might as well use him as a test subject for poison.”
Only by making him wish he were dead can the hatred in his heart be somewhat dissipated.
Upon hearing this, Fu Hai looked terrified. He shook his head repeatedly and said in a trembling voice.
"No, please, just give me a quick death! I didn't mean to frame them. It was the Emperor, the Emperor ordered me to do it. I was forced into it!"
But now, no matter what he says, Xie Qingfeng remains unmoved.
The next day, Su Anxing was eager to go to the Imperial Study to find Fu Zhun.
Unexpectedly, they were drawn to the noise coming from the side room halfway there.
Driven by curiosity, she turned and quietly left the side room, only to see Fuhai lying on the ground, curled up, wailing in pain.
His face had some bluish-white patches, and the flesh on his body looked like it was about to burst open. His limbs were fixed in place by iron chains, and he couldn't move at all.
Hearing the noise behind him, Xie Qingfeng subconsciously turned around, frowned, and looked at Su An with disgust in his eyes.
"It's you? Who let you in? Get out of here right now!"
But when Fuhai saw Su An, it was like seeing a lifeline. He stared at Su An with a pained expression and begged her for mercy.
"Miss Su, please, Miss Su, please give me a quick death!"
Looking at his appearance, Su An also felt a little sorry for him.
No matter what, he was a living, breathing human being. Even if he followed the wrong master and did some wrong things, there was no need to torture him like this.
Su An couldn't help but glance at Xie Qingfeng, trying to persuade him.
"Although he has done many wrong things, he doesn't deserve this much. Either kill him or let him go. Wouldn't it be better to give him a quick death? Why torture him like this?"
Upon hearing this, Xie Qingfeng's eyes reddened, and he let out a soft snort filled with hostility, gritting his teeth as he spoke.
"His crimes don't warrant this? When he fabricated evidence and had over a hundred people killed in my household, why didn't he show mercy then? What crimes did they commit? Why should they suffer this misfortune?"
"I'm only asking him to pay back the interest; that's already a lenient act."
More than a hundred lives lost!
Su An gasped, her brows furrowing.
No wonder she always felt that Xie Qingfeng had a gloomy aura about him; it turned out that it was because he had suffered such a tragic fate.
In that case, Fu Hai has only himself to blame.
She turned her head, crossed her arms, looked down at Fuhai with disdain, and clicked her tongue in disapproval.
“I never imagined you would do such a heinous thing. Doctor Xie is right. It’s too lenient of you to only let you test the medicine. In my opinion, your hands and feet should be cut off, and then you should be tortured to death.”
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