Chapter 235 Putting the Blame on Others
"Your Majesty, the soldiers from the Dali Temple are here!" As soon as Doctor Xuan finished speaking, a servant from the East Palace hurriedly walked in from outside.
"What are the people from the Dali Temple doing here?" the Queen asked with some confusion.
From the beginning, she only cared about the prince's health. When she heard that the prince and the king of Qin had eaten poison, she did not doubt the king of Qin. From the beginning, she believed in the character of the king of Qin, and the king of Qin's mother had saved her.
But when Pei Jingchuan and the others heard this, they immediately realized that the people from the Dali Temple were probably coming for the King of Qin, and they looked at him worriedly.
The King of Qin had a very calm expression, without any guilt or panic. When the officers and soldiers from the Dali Temple came in and proposed to take him back for investigation, he just looked at them rationally and asked, "People from the Dali Temple, you just took me away like this, do you have any evidence to prove that I was the one who poisoned you?"
The Dali Temple's Shaoqing looked at the King of Qin with some embarrassment and said, "Your Highness, the person who poisoned the restaurant has been caught, and he personally admitted that he followed your instructions."
Although he felt that this matter was suspicious and did not believe that it was done by the King of Qin, they still had to follow the rules and take the King of Qin back for investigation if they had to identify him as such. Especially this incident made the emperor very angry, and he issued a very serious order to their Dali Temple.
"Oh? Then who is the person who poisoned?" asked the King of Qin. It seemed that today's situation had been planned by someone in advance.
The Junior Official of the Dali Temple did not try to cover it up and said directly, "It was the waiter of the restaurant. He said that he accepted the bribes from the prince and agreed to help poison the person."
The King of Qin did not ask any more questions. After exchanging a glance with Pei Jingchuan, he followed the people from the Dali Temple. They all understood that this was all planned long ago. Now the emperor was very angry, so they certainly could not go against him. They could only let people investigate slowly.
The queen looked at the Prince of Qin who was taken away with a complicated expression. Now that Prince of Yu and the Sixth Prince had gone to the imperial mausoleum, it should be impossible for them to do this. Could it be that the Prince of Qin really did this? However, the Prince of Qin didn't seem like such a person!
Pei Jingchuan knew that worrying was useless, so he looked at Doctor Xuan and asked, "Your Highness, how long will it take for you to wake up?"
Hearing this, Doctor Xuan frowned and said, "Seven days at the shortest and a month at the longest."
"So long?" Xu Qingyan couldn't help but ask.
Xu Qingyan secretly pondered in her heart: [This is obviously a set-up! Your Highness, you didn't have much contact with the King of Qin before, why would you invite the King of Qin to dinner? And he almost ate himself to death? We have to wait until the Crown Prince wakes up, and then we can clear the King of Qin. In my opinion, Prince Shuo probably did it. Now, he is the only one who has this suspicion. Let the King of Qin bear the reputation of killing the Crown Prince, so that all the princes who have the hope of becoming the emperor can be eliminated. At that time, if the emperor dies again, let one of the other two young sons ascend the throne, and Prince Shuo can become the regent and use the emperor to control the princes! ]
After hearing what Xu Qingyan said, Pei Jingchuan was not surprised. He thought so too. Now, the emperor was furious, and the King of Qin became the main suspect. He would definitely be detained temporarily. They were the only ones who could find out the truth outside. So, he did not stay in the East Palace for long, and returned to the Duke's Mansion with Xu Qingyan and the others.
"Brother, sister-in-law, how are you? The prince... is not... dead, right? King Qin, how is he now?" Pei Jinyu had been waiting for Xu Qingyan and the others to come back in the mansion. The first time he saw them, he immediately went up to them and asked.
"The Prince of Qin... has been temporarily taken away by the people from the Dali Temple. Your Highness the Crown Prince, it will take a few days for him to wake up." Xu Qingyan did not hide the truth from Pei Jinyu and told her the whole story.
The fact that the King of Qin was taken away could not be concealed. Even if they didn't say it, Pei Jinyu would know it himself.
Pei Jinyu's face turned pale when she heard this. She was so worried that tears were about to fall. She said, "The King of Qin must have been wronged. Who is harming him?"
Xu Qingyan stepped forward and took her hand, comforting her: "Jinyu, don't worry! Your elder brother and I will help investigate this matter, and we will definitely help King Qin clear his grievances."
"The prince is no longer in danger of death. He will wake up in a few days. You don't have to worry too much about this." Pei Jingchuan also stepped forward to comfort him.
As for why the prince would make an appointment with the King of Qin for no reason, they would have to wait until the prince woke up and asked about it before they could find out. But Pei Jinyu's next words stunned them.
"What if the prince doesn't wake up? If the prince doesn't wake up in the next few days and is killed by someone, then the King of Qin will be doomed."
Pei Jingchuan and Xu Qingyan suddenly realized how they could be so confused that they actually forgot such an important matter. If there was a traitor around the prince, even if Doctor Xuan saved the prince from the gates of hell, they would still kill him! Now that they have left the East Palace, they are very likely to take action against the prince in the next few days.
[Jinyu really reminded us that if the prince died, it would be a big deal. Not to mention that it would be difficult to clear the name of the King of Qin, the anger of the Emperor alone would be enough to make the King of Qin very upset. No! I have to take another look at what is going on. I have to quickly clear the name of the King of Qin. Otherwise, if Prince Shuo succeeds, the next one to suffer will be our Duke of Ying!] Xu Qingyan thought anxiously. At the same time, Pei Jingchuan and Pei Jinyu could not help but listen attentively.
【Humph! It really is that old bastard Prince Shuo. He bribed the personal servant of the Crown Prince a few months ago. Now the lives of that servant's entire family are in the hands of Prince Shuo. The reason why the Crown Prince went to meet with the King of Qin was because he listened to the instigation of those around him. He was afraid that when the King of Qin ascended the throne in the future, he would settle accounts with him because he almost violated Jin Yu before. The Crown Prince was poisoned by that servant. He was already poisoned when the Crown Prince went out. Even if it is found out that the restaurant belongs to Prince Shuo, he will not be implicated. Oh! There is actually a Crown Princess. She is so love-minded. Seeing that Prince Yu was demoted to the imperial mausoleum, she wanted to avenge Prince Yu and cooperated with Prince Shuo! She will take action against the Crown Prince tonight, kill him and put the blame on the Duke of Yingguo's Mansion, saying that there is something wrong with the miracle doctor we brought! 】
Xu Qingyan used her ability to see the cause and effect of the incident, and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Husband, let's go to the East Palace quickly! I'm afraid that the Crown Princess will take action against the Crown Prince. She has a grudge against us before!"
After Xu Qingyan finished speaking, she grabbed Pei Jingchuan's hand and ran out. When Pei Jingchuan heard her inner voice, he was also very worried, and took Xu Qingyan to run to the East Palace.
At the same time, the Queen had left the Eastern Palace and the Crown Prince fell ill, so the Crown Princess naturally had to come out to take charge of the affairs of the Eastern Palace and take care of the Crown Prince.
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