Imperial Physician Zhang said, "Madam Mu is right. Tangerine White should not be worn long-term. It won't have any effect on the body in the short term, but inhaling its fragrance for a long time can cause vomiting, dizziness, and even severe suffocation. Tangerine White is a mild poison. Therefore, no perfumer would make this common mistake."
"If it weren't for Madam Mu this time, I wouldn't have known that this substance, when combined with pea cake, would become the poison of the 'Red Flower'."
With the testimony of Imperial Physician Zhang, Bei Yutang's words became even more convincing.
Under the order of the commander, the guards began to search Prince Yu and his subordinates. A sachet was found on Prince Yu, but nothing was found on the servants.
Imperial Physician Zhang opened the sachet and indeed found the orange-white powder inside.
Bei Yutang's leisurely voice echoed once again in the hall, "Jubai's scent is very subtle. If it were mixed in with the spices, it would be difficult to detect. Jubai has another characteristic, which I'm afraid neither of them knows."
Everyone's curiosity was aroused.
"Anyone who has held a tangerine will have that fragrance lingering on their hands. It's very faint, but if you smell it carefully, you can still smell it."
The guards immediately grabbed the servant's hand, and Imperial Physician Zhang and several other imperial doctors stepped forward to identify the cause.
After they smelled it one by one, they finally nodded affirmatively.
It will be difficult for Prince Yu to clear his name now.
Prince Yu looked ashen. When had they tampered with his sachet? Who could have tampered with his sachet?
The first person that came to his mind was Hua Feiyu.
Prince Yu looked at Hua Feiyu with hatred in his eyes, and Hua Feiyu was confused by his look.
The person he should hate is himself. It was his own stupidity that led him to this situation.
Emperor Wu of Zhou looked at the irrefutable evidence before him, his expression cold, "Prince Yu, do you have anything else to say?"
Prince Yu burst into tears, "Your Majesty, I was framed by my servants. I really don't know why such a thing came into my sachet. I absolutely did not intend to harm Your Majesty or the Eighth Prince. I was wrongly accused."
"I have always been loyal to Your Majesty, how could I do such a thing? I have no children, so I have no reason to do this. Your Majesty, I have been wronged."
The words "no children" slightly moved the furious Emperor Wu of Zhou.
It was indeed as he said, he had no son or daughter, and there was no benefit in killing himself and Ziyun.
Prince Yu saw that Emperor Wu of Zhou was softening and knew that what he said had worked.
He was about to continue when his attendant spoke first, "Your Majesty, it was I who wanted to kill you and the Eighth Prince. This has nothing to do with the Prince. I accidentally learned that peas and tangerine peels conflict and produce a toxin. Seeing that pea cakes were always served at banquets, I tried to put tangerine peels into the Prince's sachet."
When Prince Yu heard that the attendant had taken all the blame, he was not happy at all. Instead, he wanted to kill him.
He was not trying to exonerate him, but rather confirming his own guilt.
Prince Yu wanted to interrupt him, but the attendant didn't give him any chance.
"I am a servant and cannot get close to you. But the prince is different. He can get close to you. As long as you eat pea cakes and smell the fragrance of orange and white, I can kill you silently."
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