Chapter 41 Unraveling the Silk
Everyone watched as Cai Boju ate the half-cooked, bloody rabbit meat.
Seeing the blood flowing from Cai Boju's mouth, Princess Yongxin finally couldn't hold back anymore.
Why do you like to show off so much?
What? You think you're capable just because you like to eat raw meat?!
So, according to you, if people don't eat raw meat with you, they're not good men?
Why don't you dare say this to His Majesty?
"Eating raw meat and drinking blood is the behavior of barbarians! I really don't know what you have to be proud of." Princess Yongxin said sarcastically.
Upon hearing this, Cai Boju immediately wanted to argue with Princess Yongxin.
It was only after the King of Zhao and Princess Shou Kang intervened that the two stopped arguing.
However, people say that Cai Boju is unconventional and a natural-born general who should fight in the north, and he has the demeanor of the old Marquis of Wu'an.
In fact... no one touched the rabbit meat that Cai Boju had sent over.
I just can't bring myself to eat it.
Looking at those tiny specks of blood made me want to vomit; how could I possibly eat it!
Only the twelfth prince, out of curiosity, saw Cai Boju eating happily and also took a small bite...
However, he immediately spat it out as soon as he put it in his mouth.
It was both fishy and tough; I don't know how Cai Boju could eat it.
Soon, everyone was toasting and making merry again.
During the event, many people raised their glasses to Cai Boju, wishing him a successful trip to the north.
Cai Boju never refused a drink; no matter who raised a glass to him, he would drink it all in one gulp…
Just as things were getting lively, and King Zhao was jokingly telling Cai Boju that he would surely have double happiness after returning from the north, Cai Boju's expression changed drastically.
His face was contorted in pain, and he clutched his chest, panting heavily.
This situation startled everyone.
Before the imperial physician who had accompanied him could arrive, Cai Boju foamed at the mouth, then convulsed a few times and fell silent...
Cai Boju's collapse startled everyone.
Xiao Huaijin reacted immediately.
He rushed to the crown prince's side in two steps and shielded him behind him.
Amidst screams and cries of alarm from the Xiaoyao Terrace, the Imperial Guards quickly surrounded the area...
...
"Later, the Crown Prince issued an order saying that this matter was of great importance and that no one was allowed to leave. So we waited here."
"Then, you all came!" Princess Yongxin added two more sentences after Master Yue's words.
Aunt Cui's heart, which had been on edge, finally settled down.
From what I just said, it's clear that today's events are still unrelated to the Imperial Household Department.
The meal list prepared by the kitchen is correct, and the ingredients are also correct.
The only unexpected thing was that Cai Boju went into the mountains and caught a wild rabbit to roast...
This matter might have originally been related to the Imperial Household Department, but the young eunuch suggested that the wild rabbit be taken to the kitchen for processing.
It was Cai Boju himself who refused.
The rabbit was hunted by Cai Boju, who also slaughtered it himself.
He even roasted the rabbit himself, and he was the one who placed the undercooked rabbit meat on the table for the Crown Prince and his entourage...
Fortunately, it was Cai Boju who had the accident today.
If it had been any of those princes, Cai Boju would probably have met a terrible end.
Even the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion... will be raided and his entire clan exterminated!
Aunt Cui suddenly felt a little scared.
"Minister Ye, Chief Physician Liu, take a look at that rabbit meat... is there something wrong with it?"
After all, only the young marquis ate the rabbit meat.
"It was him who got into trouble!" Aunt Cui immediately looked at Minister Ye and Chief Physician Liu.
Minister Ye and Imperial Physician Liu quickly stepped forward to inspect Cai Boju's roasted rabbit meat...
Minister Ye frowned deeply.
Logically speaking, there shouldn't be any problem with rabbit meat.
It was just caught from the back mountain. It was still alive when it was caught and hadn't been handled by anyone else. How could it be that eating rabbit meat killed the person?
There are many wild rabbits in the countryside, and many farmers catch them and take them home for a delicious meal.
How could it possibly kill someone?
Also, it's okay if it's not fully cooked.
When Minister Ye was young, he went to the northern regions.
Indeed, many soldiers there enjoyed eating undercooked meat. They said that chewing meat with blood still in their mouths felt like chewing the flesh and blood of the barbarians who had ambushed the Dayu people...
so……
"Huh?" Liu, the chief physician next to Minister Ye, suddenly frowned.
Everyone looked at Dr. Liu.
First, Director Liu carefully smelled the rabbit meat that was not yet fully roasted, then took out a cloth bag from his bosom and took out a silver needle from the bag.
He pricked the now-cold rabbit meat with the needle, looked at the blood on the silver needle, and then sniffed it.
Seemingly unsure of what he had smelled, Dr. Liu reached out and pressed the rabbit's leg again.
Seeing a trickle of blood seeping out, Dr. Liu dipped his finger in the blood and then tasted it.
"Your Excellency, the Imperial Physician!" The two imperial physicians who came out with Imperial Physician Liu were startled.
Dean Liu first waved his hand, then frowned.
"Where did you catch this rabbit?" Director Liu asked.
“The back mountain!” one of Cai Boju’s attendants immediately said.
"Which road did you take? Where did you catch the rabbit? Take me to see it!" Director Liu said immediately.
The attendant immediately led Liu Yuanzheng towards the back mountain.
...
Less than half an hour later, Dean Liu arrived from the back of the mountain with his attendant.
Everyone saw the bunch of flowers that had already bloomed in Liu Yuanzheng's hand.
Each flower was as big as a woman's finger, with clusters of them blooming on a single stem...
Everyone was taken aback when they saw the flowers in Dean Liu's hand.
Song Zhimian and Lian Qiao both clenched their hands instinctively.
"Delphinium?" Li Zhangyao, who was in front of Lianqiao, immediately said.
The two imperial physicians following Liu Yuanzheng also nodded.
"Isn't this larkspur? Headmaster, is there a problem with it?"
Dean Liu placed the bouquet of flowers on the dining table.
"You all believe this is larkspur, right?" Liu Yuanzheng asked, looking at Li Zhangyao and the two imperial physicians.
They all nodded.
That's right, it's delphinium!
Dean Liu shook his head.
"At first, I also thought it was larkspur."
But upon closer inspection, it turned out to be not delphinium.
Also, in the place where this thing grew, I found rabbit footprints and gnawed branches and leaves.
"Go and bring me the entrails of the rabbit that the young marquis slaughtered." Liu Yuanzheng ordered the trembling eunuch.
Soon, the entrails of the slaughtered rabbit were brought over.
After searching for a while, Dr. Liu finally found some things among the internal organs.
“Those two rabbits ate quite a bit of this stuff before they were caught,” Dean Liu said immediately.
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