Chapter 28 Stick it on your waist and it won’t hurt
Hey, Miss An An, please run slower! "Li Dequan, who was guarding outside the door, saw An An dragging Jin Li out in a hurry and immediately reached out to support them.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Anan slammed on the brakes and turned to look at Li Dequan.
"Miss An An, what's wrong?" Li Dequan looked at the little girl with a smile.
I have to say, this little girl is so cute!
"Here, Grandpa, take it!" An An took out a small box of ointment from her bag and handed it over.
"What is this?" Li Dequan was a little hesitant.
An An stuffed it into her hand and said, "Father-in-law, put this on your waist and it won't hurt! An An is leaving first!"
After saying that, he dragged the little koi away again.
Li Dequan looked at the ointment in his hand, half believing and half doubting: How did this Miss An An know that I had a back injury?
After returning, Li Dequan applied the ointment on his painful waist with an attitude of giving it a try. It felt warm, and the pain in his waist, which had been a little painful just now, immediately disappeared. He couldn't help but marvel inwardly.
Over there, An An hurriedly dragged the little koi towards the Gu Mansion. Inside the imperial palace, Emperor Gan Heng and the Crown Prince had solemn expressions on their faces.
Gu Mingshan also fell into deep thought.
"Father, An An said that the bug entered the human body by mixing into the clothes."
The prince spoke.
Emperor Gan Heng and Old Marquis Gu both nodded. They naturally heard clearly what An An said before.
"So I wonder if there is something wrong with this dress?"
The prince proposed.
"But why are there no signs of poisoning among the other concubines and princes in the palace?"
This is what Emperor Gan Heng found strange.
"Your Majesty, Your Highness, could this poison be related to the Cao family?"
Thinking of Miss Cao who was previously dragged away and beaten with a stick, Gu Mingshan spoke hesitantly.
He seemed to hear Miss Cao say that her family had presented some fine fabrics to the emperor.
However, Gu Mingshan could not be 100% sure. After all, there were many ordinary palace servants who handled the emperor and the prince's clothes.
After listening to this, Emperor Gan Heng fell into deep thought, and then asked, "Did the Cao family offer a few pieces of fabric before?"
The prince nodded and said, "That's right. We have presented several batches of them before, and after receiving them, we directly gave them to the Clothing Bureau."
"Then let's check it out." Emperor Gan Heng said.
The prince and Gu Mingshan took the order and left.
This investigation actually revealed a lot of things. The several pieces of fabric that the Cao family had previously paid as tribute had been made into clothes by the Shangyi Bureau.
Gu Mingshan handed over the finished clothes. Emperor Gan Heng stroked the material, his face gloomy, "Send the imperial physician over."
After the imperial physician came over, Emperor Gan Heng ordered, "Take a look at this dress. Is there anything wrong with it?"
The imperial physician stepped forward, took a careful look, then knelt down and replied, "Your Majesty, this dress has been poisoned, but the poison is very mild and therefore difficult to detect."
Emperor Gan Heng sneered: Haha, what An An said is indeed right.
The poison really was put on the material. If that's the case, it must be related to the Cao family!
"Let Cao Tian come to see me." Emperor Gan Heng ordered coldly, "Just tell him that my coat keeps fading recently."
The eunuch took the order and left.
At the Cao family, Cao Xiaoxiao was only left with one breath after being beaten with a hundred sticks.
After the servants carried her back, she died as soon as she entered the door.
"My son! My son!" Cao Tian had only one daughter in his old age, and who would have thought that she was beaten to death! !
Why hasn’t that dog emperor died yet?
Cao Tian’s face was full of viciousness: But I guess he won’t live long. The poison will probably take effect soon, right?
Thinking that the dog emperor would soon be dying of poison, Cao Tian felt relieved.
When Cao Tian learned that Emperor Gan Heng summoned him, his heart skipped a beat: Is the coat fading? This dog emperor won’t be able to see anything, right?
Impossible, impossible. It was concealed by myself. Unless there is guidance from an expert, who would think of putting poison on the material?
The hermit An An: Hehehe, that’s right, it’s me.
"Your humble servant pays homage to His Majesty. Long live the emperor!" After Cao Tian came in, he behaved very well, and there was no sign of anything wrong on his face.
Having not heard Ping Shen's voice for a long time, Cao Tian could not help but look up, only to see Emperor Gan Heng staring at him.
Cao Tian was sweating profusely. Just when he was hesitating whether to say something, Emperor Gan Heng spoke up: "Cao Tian, the material you sent before is really good."
Before Cao Tian could breathe a sigh of relief, Emperor Gan Heng spoke again: "It's just that the coat I wore before kept fading. What crime should you be punished for?"
Cao Tian immediately kowtowed and confessed: "It was my negligence. I will go search for more now. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Seeing that the poisoning had not been discovered, Cao Tian was completely relieved.
As long as poisoning is not a problem, the rest can be solved.
It’s a pity that Cao Tian relaxed too early!
"Forget it. I'm afraid that someone will poison your material again." Emperor Gan Heng's tone was light, but it made Cao Tian feel as if the top of his head was lifted up.
"Your Majesty, this, this, Your Majesty, I am loyal to Your Majesty!" Cao Tian was caught off guard, "How could someone poison Your Majesty's material?"
"Oh? Really?" Emperor Gan Heng signaled his servant to hand the poisoned clothes to Cao Tian, "You must look carefully."
Seeing this, Cao Tian was confused and immediately trembled like a sieve, begging for mercy.
Emperor Gan Heng was too lazy to say more: "Throw him into prison and let me have a thorough trial!"
Cao Tian was dragged away wailing.
Gu Mingshan, who had watched the whole process, was about to leave when he heard Emperor Gan Heng say, "Lord Gu, you and the Crown Prince, check the Cao family thoroughly. There must be something else."
"Yes, I will obey your command."
"Yes, I will obey your command."
The two went to Cao's house.
At this time, the Cao family was in a panic. Without Cao Tian, they had no one to take care of things. In addition, Cao Xiaoxiao had just passed away, and Mrs. Cao almost fainted from crying.
News came that the emperor was going to search the Cao family. Mrs. Cao could no longer bear it and fainted magnificently.
These past two days, there has been a lot of discussion in the capital: the Cao family of the Jiangning Weaving House, who had always been highly regarded by the emperor, was suddenly raided.
It is said that a large amount of gold, silver, jewelry and rare antiques were found, even richer than the national treasury. The emperor was furious and sentenced Cao Tian to be beheaded in public and all his female relatives were exiled.
In the imperial study, Emperor Gan Heng stared at the secret letter he had searched out and sneered: Well, well, first it was the Song family, the Prince's tutor, and now even the Jiangning Weaving Factory has become the pawn of the previous prince. It seems I have to clean it up.
Looking at Gu Mingshan, Emperor Gan Heng smiled and said, "Thanks to you and An An this time, I will reward you handsomely!"
Then he took out a token, and Gu Mingshan's pupils shrank.
"Gu Aiqing, if you see this token, it is like seeing me. I will give it to your Gu family."
Gu Mingshan naturally knelt down and thanked the emperor for his grace.
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