In full view of the public, the faded cloth tiger was taken apart.
The yellowed cotton and the pungent smell of medicine made everyone change their expression.
The taste is slightly similar to mugwort, but with a slightly sweet taste.
After smelling it carefully, Doctor Xue handed the cotton in his hand to the other two doctors.
After the two imperial doctors smelled it, their faces turned pale.
Apparently, they smelled it too.
Doctor Xue knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this is the smell of forget-me-not. The cotton inside must have been soaked in forget-me-not for a long time, so the smell is still strong after such a long time..."
“This smell has little effect on healthy adults, but it is very effective on children.
If children smell it for a long time, they will suffer from loss of appetite, mental fatigue, and frequent dreams..."
Princess Xin was already in tears. She threw herself to the ground in a state of disbelief and kowtowed several times to the King of Nannan until her voice became hoarse.
"My Yoona is like this! Although my spleen and stomach were weak before, it was not to the extent it is now."
"Since getting this rag tiger, Yuner has been getting worse day by day, and recently she has been fainting from time to time... Please make a decision, Your Majesty!"
The King of Nan'an's face turned dark: looking at the people below with different expressions, he didn't know what to say.
I originally thought that the "cloth tiger theory" was about Prince Tianwu wanting to arrange a marriage for his little princess, but how come it turned into a palace fight right from the start?
Attack the prince?
Who gave them the courage?
"Someone, come here! Check it for me!"
The official who came in to receive the order was the Minister of Justice. He did not expect that he would have work to do today. After receiving the king's order, he immediately began to interrogate in front of the king.
The situation is very strange.
The queen had three identical cloth tigers from last time, but the little prince’s cloth tiger was missing.
The cotton lining of the little emperor's grandson's clothes was clean and had no scent of forget-me-not.
The young master's cloth tiger was soaked and fumigated with forget-me-not grass.
The young master was weak and often fell into a coma because he often held the cloth tiger...
Who is it?
Everyone looked at the Queen: This thing was given by the Queen.
The Queen is the biggest suspect.
The Queen Mother gritted her teeth, stepped forward and kowtowed to "clarify the facts."
"Your Majesty, before Crown Prince Tianwu comes over, I'll have someone take back the three cloth tigers and clean them up before bringing them up again."
"When I was cleaning my grandson Ming'er's cloth tiger, I found that one stitch was loose, so I asked the palace maid to sew it again. The palace maid said that the cotton inside smelled too much like medicine, so I asked the palace maid to replace the core with a new one..."
As he spoke, he asked someone to bring the cotton wool that had been replaced earlier.
When Doctor Xue smelled it, it was the scent of forget-me-not!
No wonder there was a medicinal smell on the outside but not inside.
It turns out that the core inside has been replaced...
"How can this be a conspiracy specifically targeting the prince? In my opinion, I am afraid that Ming'er and Yuan'er are also included in this conspiracy!"
"But who knew that Ming'er didn't play with the cloth tiger, and Yuan'er's cloth tiger was lost. The two of them escaped the disaster by accident..."
"Who on earth has the means to bribe the people in my palace and do such a cruel thing to your Majesty's own son and grandson..."
"This thing was originally made by someone in my palace. I request a thorough investigation!"
After saying this, the queen also bowed deeply, looking extremely aggrieved and angry.
Everyone was stunned: Can it be done this way?
Could someone else reach into the Queen's palace? Bribe the palace maid who made the cloth tiger?
If what the Queen said was true, there were only a handful of imperial concubines who could do this...
Everyone was thinking about the candidate in their mind.
Princess Xin, who was kneeling and crying, suddenly seemed to remember something and looked up at Doctor Qin.
"Doctor Qin, my Yun'er is weak, and you have personally come to treat her twice. Once you even brought a cloth tiger yourself, but you never mentioned the forget-me-not grass..."
"Why is that?"
Princess Xin's tone was full of suspicion and accusation, which made everyone look at Doctor Qin.
“Your humble servant…your humble servant…” Imperial Physician Qin’s eyes flickered and his body began to tremble slightly.
If he said that he couldn't smell the scent of forget-me-not, it would prove that his ability was not even as good as that of Doctor Xue who had just entered the Imperial Medical Bureau.
If he smelled the scent of forget-me-not and knew that it was particularly harmful to children, why didn't he warn others?
Is it a cover-up?
Or was he the one who did it?
No matter what you say, you are guilty!
Doctor Qin began to sweat on his forehead, and countless thoughts flashed through his mind instantly. In the end, every thought led to a dead end.
Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and fell to his knees.
"Your Majesty, your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Everyone suddenly realized: Judging from the reaction of Doctor Qin, even if he was not the person who handled the case, he must be someone who knows about it!
Why did he do that?
Who is he covering up for? Who is he working for?
Just as Doctor Qin was about to tell the truth, the Queen suddenly kowtowed and said, "Wait!"
"Your Majesty, there is something suspicious!"
Everyone: ...
Who doesn’t know there are doubts?
The Lord of Nan'an had a dark face: "Tell me now."
"There are three cloth tigers, all given by me. Why are Ming'er and Yun'er's cloth tigers here, but Yuan'er's is missing?"
Everyone: ? ? What do you mean?
Could the suspect be the little prince?
The little prince is still young, and it’s impossible for him to come up with a complicated plan, so - is it someone around the little prince?
The one who reacted quickly started looking at the little prince's nanny.
The little prince's nanny was not stupid either, and she knelt down again.
"Your Majesty, Madam: Ever since you got the cloth tiger, your Highness has been placing it in the Treasure Pavilion, and you are reluctant to play with it."
"Later, the little prince was sent to the cold palace, and the cloth tiger was not taken with him."
"I returned to the palace a few days ago and found that many things in the palace were missing. Fortunately, the cloth tiger was not lost."
"The Queen Mother has specifically asked that if the little prince is afraid when sleeping, you can put the cloth tiger by the bed to keep him company."
"Your Highness was very obedient and placed the cloth tiger next to his pillow..."
"Today, the Queen ordered the young prince to bring the cloth tiger here. I and others searched for a long time, only to find that the cloth tiger was missing..."
"It was our fault that we were careless and failed to take good care of the things in the palace. Please punish us, Your Majesty!"
As the nanny spoke, she kowtowed repeatedly, but she was determined to die: they wanted to throw the dirty water on the young prince and herself, and she was powerless to resist.
If there is really no other way, I can only die to show my determination...
But everyone heard something different.
The master was convicted, so many good things were lost in the palace, but the cloth tiger is still there?
The Queen Mother also specifically asked to put the cloth tiger next to the pillow?
That's something that can gradually weaken a person's body...
The queen angrily rebuked: "You are a lowly servant, you are contradicting yourself!"
"You said there were no good things left in the palace. This cloth tiger was sewn with gold beads and gemstones, and it was made of brocade. It should be treasured even more. How could it suddenly disappear?"
"You must have known that it was not clean!"
"You just kept it there for show before, but now I've asked Yuan'er to use it, and you're afraid, so you quietly disposed of it, right?"
"Tell me, was it your master who ordered someone to do this?"
Anyway, Concubine Zhengui is already dead, and it is safest to let a dead person take the blame.
She couldn't crawl out from underground and explain.
As for the nanny, a slave, what weight does her words carry?
The nanny laughed miserably, she knew she was going to die.
Then just say it all!
"Empress, the Imperial Concubine is gone. The young prince will only be an idle prince in the future. What threat can he pose to you?"
"Why do you still want to throw dirty water on the Imperial Concubine and the Little Prince?"
"Please spare your life, little prince?"
"Just think of it as accumulating virtue for future generations..." (End of this chapter)
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