Chapter 42: Whether it's poisonous or not, we'll know by trying.
"Director Liu, do you mean the herb this rabbit ate is poisonous?"
"Is it true that the young lord was poisoned because he accidentally ate a rabbit that had eaten poisonous herbs?" Aunt Cui asked immediately.
After thinking for a moment, Liu Yuanzheng said, "This is a matter of great importance, and I dare not make a judgment."
But whether it's toxic or not, and whether it has anything to do with these things, we'll find out by trying it.
Everyone was taken aback.
Try it? How do we try it? Who should try it? This is a matter of life and death.
The result of trying it was the same as Cai Boju: foaming at the mouth and then dying!
The eunuch who had been serving Cai Boju at his dining table was especially desperate.
Surely they wouldn't let him try it? Logically, this is a matter for accountability; he'd be the first one to be beaten to death...
Even though he was a eunuch without any roots, he still wanted to live a good life!
What happened today really has nothing to do with him...
"Minister Ye, don't you still have quite a few high-ranking criminals in your Ministry of Justice prison who are scheduled to be executed in the autumn?"
Bring over two people who have committed heinous crimes!
We could have tried other methods, but now... it's getting late.
"If we don't find out the truth soon, it will be difficult to explain to His Majesty." Imperial Physician Liu looked at Minister Ye.
Minister Ye thought for a moment, and realized that among the prisoners who had already been executed... there were indeed a few who had committed heinous crimes and were so despicable that one wished one could devour their flesh and drink their blood.
"I'll have two bandits brought over right now; those other people deserve to die!"
...
Everyone was waiting for Minister Ye's men to bring the person over.
No one dared to say they wanted to leave. At this point, anyone who said they wanted to leave would be suspected. No one could leave until the matter was thoroughly investigated.
Even the Crown Prince sat there waiting for Minister Ye to bring the condemned prisoner over.
Today's events are too strange.
He did want to target Cai Boju, but not in this particular situation.
Furthermore, considering the hardships endured by the old Marquis of Wu'an, the Crown Prince will not take Cai Boju's life for the time being, but will only take one of his legs.
But unfortunately, Cai Boju died right here...
He still died in front of everyone.
If we don't get to the bottom of this today, who knows how much trouble will ensue!
Everyone waited for quite a while, and just as the sun was about to set, the Ministry of Justice finally brought over two death row inmates.
However, to everyone's surprise, the old lady of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion also came with the people from the Ministry of Justice.
"My grandson died tragically, and I must hear with my own ears what caused his death," the old lady of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion said, wiping away her tears.
Everyone sighed.
The Marquis of Wu'an's only son has passed away, which is truly tragic...
...
Liu Yuanzheng cut the remaining rabbit meat on Cai Boju's table into pieces and then had them stuffed into the mouths of the two death row inmates.
Everyone watched the reaction of the two death row inmates whose faces were full of ferocity.
About the time it takes for an incense stick to burn has passed, and the two death row inmates are still the same as before.
Everyone found it strange.
It seems that Cai Boju's symptoms took effect within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn after he ate the rabbit meat...
Why……
When Liu Yuanzheng saw that Minister Ye was also looking at him, his brows furrowed.
After stroking his beard, he suddenly remembered something.
"Your Highness, may I ask if you also ate this rabbit meat just now?" Imperial Physician Liu looked at the Twelfth Prince, who was already getting restless.
When the twelfth prince heard Liu Yuanzheng ask him this question, he immediately looked terrified.
"Yes... I did eat it, but only a small piece."
Also, I found it fishy, so I chewed it a couple of times and then spat it out!
"I...I'll be alright, won't I?" The twelfth prince panicked immediately.
Princess Shou Kang and King Zhao were also startled when they heard this.
"How could you eat that stuff? Only barbarians eat that kind of thing!"
Are you alright? Do you feel unwell anywhere?
"Imperial Physician, come quickly and examine the Twelfth Prince!" Princess Shou Kang pulled the Twelfth Prince in front of her.
King Zhao also looked anxious.
Princess Shou Kang, Prince Zhao, and the twelfth prince were all born to Consort Wu, and the three of them had a fairly good relationship.
While the imperial physician was taking the twelfth prince's pulse, Chief Physician Liu looked toward the twelfth prince's dining table.
The meals were the same, but one thing was missing from everyone else's table.
liquor!
The twelfth prince was not old, and he had recently fallen ill. He had just recovered, so there was no wine on his table.
Even fruit wine was not given to the twelfth prince.
But there was fine wine on Cai Boju's table.
Furthermore, when he examined Cai Boju's body, he was able to determine that Cai Boju had drunk a large amount of alcohol.
"Pour this down his throat! Only give it to him!" Prisoner Liu pointed to the wine on the dining table, then to one of the death row inmates.
Two imperial guards immediately stepped forward and poured half a jug of wine into the mouth of one of the condemned prisoners.
Everyone remained silent, continuing to watch the death row inmate who had been forced to drink alcohol...
Before an incense stick had even burned, the death row inmate who had been forced to drink suddenly opened his mouth wide and gasped for breath, patting his chest with his shackled hands.
Soon after, the death row inmate, just like Cai Boju, foamed at the mouth, convulsed twice, and then stopped moving.
"This... that's exactly what the young marquis did just now!" Cai Boju's attendant exclaimed in disbelief.
Everyone glared at him.
They have eyes; they can see!
The twelfth prince was so frightened that he couldn't speak.
Luckily, he hadn't been drinking!
Actually, he wanted to drink, but with Princess Shou Kang and Prince Zhao watching over him, and with Consort Wu specifically instructing him not to touch alcohol before he arrived, he didn't drink.
If he drinks it...
"What Chief Physician Liu means is that it's fine for the young marquis to eat undercooked rabbit meat."
"If you eat it and then drink a lot of alcohol, you'll get poisoned and die, right?" Minister Ye summarized.
Dean Liu nodded.
That makes sense!
Everything in the universe has its counterpart, and everything in between. What a rabbit can eat without harm might not be harmless to a human.
This substance was originally likely non-toxic, but after the rabbit ate it, some of its medicinal properties entered its internal organs.
The young marquis ate it and drank a large amount of fine wine, which brought out the poison in the substance.
So, all of this..." Liu Yuanzheng looked at everyone at Xiaoyaotai.
Everyone knows what Dr. Liu meant: it was all an accident!
Cai Boju's death... was a coincidence!
To put it simply, it was Cai Boju's fate.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
What a surprise!
An accident is the best...
"Impossible! What a coincidence!"
Unfortunately, my grandson ate poisonous rabbit meat and drank incompatible wine at the same time.
And then he died!
And why did this happen right before he was going to the north? There must be something going on here.” The old lady of the Marquis of Wu’an’s mansion, who had been listening to Liu Yuanzheng’s words, immediately stood up.
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