After Hongzhou returned, Lanqin immediately wrote a letter, informing Hongli that she already knew about the events in Jinan Prefecture and that Hongli should not worry about Hongzhou, and sent the letter by carrier pigeon to Hongli, who was far away in Zhengzhou.
Because he had promised Nian Gengyao to thoroughly investigate Hongsheng's death, the Fourth Prince invited two imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital to re-examine Hongsheng's body.
Several days have passed, and Lady Nian inquired every day. Upon learning that the imperial physician was coming to report today, she arrived at the front courtyard early, afraid of missing even the slightest detail.
Lanqin was also concerned about Hongsheng's affairs, so she came to the front courtyard to hear the imperial physician's examination results. When Madam Nian saw that Lanqin had come, she was very displeased, but she did not say anything because the Fourth Prince was present.
A servant came to report: "Your Highness, the imperial physician has arrived!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Nian immediately turned to look at the door, her expression extremely anxious. She was about to rush over when Lanqin said to Madam Nian, "Sister, the imperial physician is on his way. We will soon know the truth."
Only then did Madam Nian stop walking and turn her head: "Yes, now that Ma knows the cause of my son's death, I'm afraid some people are already getting restless!"
"My sister is in a hurry and her words are confused!" Seeing that Nian Shi still doubted her, Lanqin ignored her and sat down next to the prince.
Fourth Master looked at Lanqin reassuringly, and Lanqin smiled and nodded slightly, reassuring Fourth Master.
The imperial physicians entered the hall, kowtowed and bowed before rising. Madam Nian anxiously asked, "Imperial physicians, has there been any result regarding the cause of my son's death?" The imperial physicians looked at the Fourth Prince with difficulty, hesitating to speak.
Nian became even more anxious: "Tell me, is there something fishy about Hongsheng's death?"
With red eyes, Ms. Nian paid no heed to etiquette or rules at that moment.
The Fourth Prince's expression was solemn as he said, "Physician, please speak plainly!"
When the imperial physician heard the Fourth Prince speak, he felt relieved and said, "The prince's death was not an accident, but poisoning!" The imperial physician's words weighed heavily on Madam Nian's heart, and she almost fell because of her unsteady stance. Fortunately, her maid supported her.
Lady Nian's expression changed drastically, tears streaming down her face as she cried out, "Your Highness, Hongsheng was murdered..." She then broke down in sobs.
The Fourth Master's face grew increasingly pale. He took a deep breath and slowly said, "I already knew that, but what exactly is the poison that Hong Sheng used?"
The imperial physician continued, "The poison the prince has is cinnabar poison. This poison is mostly chronic, taking anywhere from several months to several years to be detected. Initially, it only causes bleeding gums and pain in the mouth, so most people will not realize they are poisoned."
"Because the symptoms after death were no different from ordinary ones, except that the internal organs had changed color. During the autopsy, we couldn't move the Third Prince's body, so we didn't notice it at the time. Now, I had no choice but to cut open the Third Prince's body... and that's when we discovered it." The imperial physician knelt down with a thud, speaking tremblingly.
Fourth Master's body swayed slightly, and his voice trembled: "You mean Hongsheng Poison didn't develop overnight?"
The imperial physician noticed the Fourth Prince's abnormality, knelt down and kowtowed, fearfully replying, "Your Highness, the prince's poisoning was indeed not a recent occurrence, but rather the result of gradual accumulation. It was only after a certain amount of poison had accumulated in his body that he succumbed to it and died!" The physician dared not raise his head and remained kneeling on the ground.
Ms. Nian was crying so hard she couldn't speak, her eyes glazed over, repeatedly crying out, "Hong Sheng... Hong Sheng..."
"Investigate! Investigate for me!" Fourth Master suddenly roared in anger. Lanqin was startled, having never seen Fourth Master like this before, and couldn't help but feel apprehensive.
Subsequently, the Fourth Prince ordered another thorough search of Hong Sheng's house, with the imperial physician accompanying him to examine every item in Hong Sheng's house to determine the origin of the cinnabar poison.
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