Yinzhen's first suspicion fell on Lady Wuya. She had a criminal record, and the medicinal wine tonight was brewed by her own hands, making her the most suspicious person.
However, he still had doubts. He had already had the doctor examine the drink and confirmed that it was non-toxic before giving it to everyone. If it were poisonous, why did only Hongyun have a reaction when so many people present drank it?
However, since something has happened, although he suspected that Lady Wuya was the most likely culprit, Yinzhen felt that he could not let anyone off the hook until the matter was clear.
He turned to his wife beside him and discussed it briefly, deciding to have her oversee the investigation.
She then beckoned Su Peisheng over to assist the Fujin in conducting a thorough investigation of everyone in the inner courtyard, leaving no one unpunished, with a particular focus on investigating Lady Wuya.
He stayed in the front yard, watching the doctor treat Hongyun.
A moment later, several doctors came out, bowed, and reported: "Your Majesty, the Fifth Prince's condition has stabilized somewhat, but his poisoning is too severe, and the situation is really not good. Your Majesty, you should still summon the imperial physician to examine the Fifth Prince."
Upon hearing the doctor's words, Yinzhen, anxious to save his son, did not delay and immediately sent someone to the Imperial Hospital with the tokens from his residence to summon the imperial physician.
At the same time, he kept asking the doctor, "Do you know what kind of poison the prince has been poisoned with, and how he was poisoned?"
The doctors, somewhat embarrassed and apologetic, truthfully reported: "Your Majesty, please forgive our ignorance, but we only know that the Fifth Prince was poisoned, yet we truly cannot determine what poison he was poisoned with!"
Without getting any results, Yinzhen had no choice but to wave them away and wait for the imperial physician to come and see if he could find anything.
"Master, wake up, wake up quickly, something's happened!"
Half asleep, Yunyi was woken up by someone. Rubbing her sleepy eyes, she asked Baiyin, a little puzzled, "What's wrong? What happened?"
Bai Yin lifted the curtain, helped her mistress up, and explained to her, "Mistress, Eunuch Su has arrived. He said that the Fifth Prince has been poisoned and is vomiting blood. His Majesty has ordered an investigation of everyone in the backyard, and he is currently waiting outside the courtyard with his men."
Upon hearing that Hongyun had been poisoned, Yunyi's first thought was of Wuya Shi. Unlike Yinzhen, she had sensed something was wrong with Wuya Shi during dinner.
Yunyi simply threw on a coat and went outside, whispering a few words: "Huturi and Erlinzhu are awake. If they are not awake, do not disturb them. Let them continue to sleep."
Bai Yin nodded: "Don't worry, Your Highness. The First Princess and the Third Princess are still asleep. We all know that, so we didn't disturb the two young masters."
Once outside, Yunyi didn't make things difficult for Su Peisheng and let him in to search, but she also told him not to disturb her two daughters.
Su Peisheng nodded in agreement. Even if the concubine didn't say anything, he wouldn't dare to disturb the two young princesses.
After explaining things to the people behind him, he waved for the palace maids and nannies behind him to go in and search.
He then stood in front of the concubine and spoke a few words with her.
None of the palace maids and nannies dared to offend the favored concubine, so they were quick and quiet, and didn't make too much noise.
"Mother, what, what's going on?" Hutuli was wearing an outer robe, her beautiful hair still loose, and she looked like she had just gotten up. She was very surprised to see so many people in Taowu Courtyard.
"Hutuli, why are you up? It's alright, Mother is here to help. Go back to sleep."
Yunyi's tone was gentle and she showed no sign of panic, which reassured Hutuli somewhat. However, instead of listening to her mother and going back to sleep, she came to her mother's side.
Seeing that her daughter was unwilling, Yunyi didn't force her. After Hutu came over, she put her arm around her daughter and asked Baiyin to bring over a thick cloak.
The elderly mother said somewhat naggingly, "It's chilly at night, and you're dressed so lightly. Be careful not to catch a cold."
Hutu smiled, took the cloak, and obediently draped it over her shoulders.
Yunyi explained the current situation in a low voice, and finally asked her youngest daughter.
"Mother, don't worry, Erlinzhu is still sleeping. I only came out to check when I got up to get some water and noticed something was wrong. I didn't wake her up."
Nodding, Yunyi decided to let Erlinzhu sleep since she was still asleep and there was no need to wake her in the middle of the night.
A short while later, the palace maids and nannies returned, whispered a few words to Su Peisheng, and then took their leave.
After everyone left, Yunyi urged her daughter to go back to sleep.
"Mother, do you think Fifth Brother will be alright?" Hutuli had just learned from Yunyi that her younger brother had been poisoned. Although she and Hongyun were not from the same mother, as the eldest sister, she was still worried about her brother's condition.
Gently stroking her daughter's hair, Yunyi comforted her, "It's alright, your father is watching over things in the front yard. Hongyun will be fine, don't worry, go back to sleep."
After persuading her daughter to leave, Yunyi went back to bed. After this interruption, she was wide awake and couldn't fall asleep at all.
"Sigh! Xiao Qi, do you think this whole thing was orchestrated by Wu Ya Shi, or is it someone else?"
Xiao Qi was in hibernation when her host woke her up. She was a bit grumpy in the morning. "Host, I'm not a god, how would I know?" she thought. "Anyway, it's none of your business. Yinzhen will investigate. You should go back to sleep."
Speechless at Xiaoqi's answer, Yun Yi was annoyed but had no choice but to snort.
Hmph, whatever, I'm going to sleep too.
That night, no one in Prince Yong's mansion slept. Every princess in the back courtyard, as well as the servants in Hongyun's courtyard, and all the staff who handled the family banquet were thoroughly investigated.
The Fujin (principal wife) led her men to investigate all suspicious persons, while Su Peisheng led his men to search every courtyard, keeping them extremely busy.
Uya had a bad feeling ever since Hongyun fainted. Things that were not in her plans made her uneasy.
Sure enough, just as she finally fell asleep, Green Ivy woke her up.
When Su Peisheng led the search, Wuya remained calm and showed no remorse despite seeing so many people.
Su Peisheng had been staring at Wuya Gege since he entered the room. Seeing that her expression was normal, he couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Could it really not be Princess Wuya who did it? Otherwise, why isn't she afraid at all? Back then, when her secret was exposed, she was extremely guilty.
Thinking of this, Su Peisheng's heart sank, and some bad thoughts arose.
Could it be that after all these years of confinement, Princess Wuya's temperament has matured to this extent? If so, then...
Su Peisheng glanced meaningfully at Wuya again, hoping that he was just overthinking things.
Not long after, the search team returned. Su Peisheng stepped forward, bowed, and said with a smile, "Princess Wuya, I was very rude just now. Please don't take it to heart. I'll take my leave now."
Uya smiled faintly. "Eunuch Su is joking. You are only acting on the master's orders. How can you blame me?"
After watching them leave, Uya returned to her room and dismissed Green Ivy.
She twisted her handkerchief in anger and muttered a few words through gritted teeth.
Hmph! Where exactly did things go wrong? How come Hongyun was the first to be poisoned? Logically speaking, it shouldn't have happened so quickly.
Uya was completely baffled. The medicine she administered was slow-acting and specifically targeted that person, so why did Hongyun react the fastest and most strongly?
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