Chapter 327 Whoever threatens her son's life, she will make them die!
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In just seven or eight bites, Zhao Changying finished the fist-sized Nine-Turned Jade Marrow Sweet Potato.
Zhao Changying really didn't leave a single thing behind; she even ate all the not-so-ugly potato skins.
She savored the delicate sweetness on her tongue; the taste was truly captivating.
Yes, the precious medicinal ingredient that could save the Prince of Zhenbei's life and detoxify him was eaten by Zhao Changying, one bite at a time, like a piece of fruit.
This item was part of Zhao Changying's dowry.
Before she married the Prince of Zhenbei, her mother specially added this item to her dowry.
Why did Zhao Changying's mother possess such precious items?
This brings us to Zhao Changying's family background. His maternal grandfather was Emperor Xianzong's tutor when he was a prince!
After Emperor Xianzong ascended the throne, he took one of the Nine-Turned Jade Marrow Potatoes, which was a tribute from the Turks, from the national treasury and bestowed it upon Zhao's maternal grandfather.
Because this Nine-Turned Jade Marrow Potato also has another name: "Elixir of Immortality"!
Legend has it that this object is a creation of heaven and earth, and has the effect of prolonging life.
In reality, this Nine-Turn Jade Marrow Potato is indeed a good thing, but it's not exaggerated to the point of being like a magic pill that grants immortality.
Moreover, just as the royal physician said, this medicine needs to be combined with dozens of rare medicinal herbs to exert its maximum medicinal effect, and it can replenish the vital energy lost by the human body in a very gentle way.
(It's very obvious that I made this all up.)
Therefore, this thing has been passed down and acquired the nickname "elixir of immortality".
Later, in Zheng's generation, there was only one daughter, Zhao's mother. Zhao's maternal grandfather felt sorry for his daughter, so he put this item into Zhao's mother's dowry.
When Zhao Changying got married, she was Zhao's mother's only daughter.
Thus, the Nine-Turned Jade Marrow Potato became part of Zhao Changying's dowry.
As Zhao Changying swallowed this last remaining "elixir of immortality," a smile crept onto her lips, and she began to imagine the scene after the death of the Prince of Zhenbei.
Yes, Zhao Changying had no intention of saving the Prince of Zhenbei!
Or rather, the other group that poisoned the Prince of Zhenbei was Zhao Changying!
So, why?
The truth is that four years ago, Liu Shu was assassinated by a young girl outside Xingsheng Tower. The real mastermind behind this was the Prince of Zhenbei!
No, it should be said that Consort Zhou is the obvious murderer;
And the Prince of Zhenbei is the real mastermind behind it all!
On the surface, it was Consort Zhou who arranged for her trusted nanny to contact the girl and gradually provide her with money and manpower to help her return to Andong. She also gave her advice and information, allowing her to stage a "selling herself to bury her father" scene on Liu Shu's inevitable route, so that the girl could take the opportunity to assassinate Liu Shu!
However, through Zhao Dahuzi and by secretly spending a lot of money to find people and buy information from the black market, Zhao Changying gradually pieced together the truth!
Only then did she realize that the one who truly wanted to kill Liu Shu was actually the Prince of Zhenbei!
right!
It's the Prince of Zhenbei!
Zhao Changying couldn't believe it at first. The child she had finally managed to have, her only child with the Prince of Zhenbei, was almost killed by her own father!
Why would the Prince of Zhenbei harm his own flesh and blood?
Even a tiger wouldn't eat its cubs; how could a father watch his own child die?
The Prince of Zhenbei even personally hinted to Consort Zhou, "If the Crown Prince is gone, our Kun-ge'er can obtain the position of Crown Prince and inherit the title of Prince of Zhenbei in the future."
Besides, Consort Zhou's paternal family was just a small, insignificant wealthy family in Andong.
It was only after Consort Zhou gave birth to a child for the Prince of Zhenbei that the Zhou family began to gradually curry favor with her and arrange the social status of their children.
Therefore, even if Consort Zhou was indeed very cunning and capable of orchestrating a series of schemes to use the young girl to assassinate Liu Shu;
But to actually do this step perfectly is incredibly difficult, even a fool would know.
If it weren't for the Prince of Zhenbei sending people to clean up Zhou Consort's mess and make things convenient for her, how could that young girl have successfully assassinated Liu Shu?
Zhao Changying's first reaction was disbelief at everything she had found out, but later she even discovered that the mastermind behind the Mad Horse case was actually the Prince of Zhenbei!
Yes, besides the Prince of Zhenbei, who else in this palace has the ability to scheme against both General Liu Tan and Prince Liu Shu at the same time?
By the time Zhao Changying found this out, she was already mostly convinced.
It wasn't until the very end that she discovered why Liu Shu and her pageboy had managed to sneak out of the Prince's mansion's stables without the guards' knowledge.
It was the Prince of Zhenbei who arranged for someone to inform Liu Shu about Liu Tan's affairs in Sanshan County;
It was the Prince of Zhenbei who transferred the guards, giving Liu Shu and her page a chance to escape!
Even the fact that Liu Shu and her page were kidnapped by the old bandit leader on the road was because the Prince of Zhenbei arranged for someone to tell the old bandit leader that there were "fat sheep" passing by!
The old bandit leader thought Liu Shu was just an ordinary wealthy merchant's son, little did he know that he was the heir of the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion!
After investigating this series of events, Zhao Changying had no choice but to admit that the Prince of Zhenbei was trying to murder his own son!
As for the reasons?
Who could have imagined that?
Who can understand it?
Perhaps the Prince of Zhenbei disliked Zhao Changying, and therefore also disliked Liu Shu?
Or perhaps Liu Shu was so young that she was obsessed with physical pleasure between men and women that the Prince of Zhenbei felt she was not up to the task?
Or perhaps the Prince of Zhenbei preferred to pass the title of Crown Prince to the child born to his beloved Consort Zhou.
Then the only option is for Liu Shu to die.
Who knows what the Prince of Zhenbei was thinking?
Zhao Changying couldn't understand it, but after acknowledging these facts, as a mother, she already harbored murderous intent.
She didn't understand why the Prince of Zhenbei wanted to murder Liu Shu, why he insisted on Liu Shu's death;
But she doesn't need to understand;
She didn't want to figure it out anymore.
All she knew was that if anyone made her son unhappy, she would make them unhappy too.
Anyone who threatens her son's life, she will make them die!
Even if this person is the Prince of Zhenbei!
Even if he is the lord of Andong!
So what?
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"
Zhao Changying, who was lost in thought, was brought back to her senses by her trusted nanny's two calls. As soon as she came to her senses, Zhao Changying looked at the nanny.
"Your Majesty, rest assured, I personally smashed that box and put it in the stove in the small kitchen to boil a pot of water."
They're all ashes now!
Nobody knows that such a box ever existed!
This item wasn't included in the dowry list at the time, and now when we try to verify it, we can't find a single piece of evidence.
Besides, even if the prince remembered this, sending someone to Guanzhong to verify it would take at least two or three months for that to happen.
The old woman walked behind Zhao Changying and reached out to massage her shoulders.
"Your Highness, didn't the royal physician say so?"
Without this ingredient as a medicinal guide, he could only administer acupuncture to the prince every seven days to suppress the remaining poison, up to three times, which would save the prince's life for a little over a month.
Then what do we have to worry about?
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