Although the Queen Mother had done things that puzzled him several times, and although Dongfang Jin and the others had said last time that the Queen Mother might be the murderer, he was mentally prepared, but when he heard such a result, he was still unwilling to believe it.
"Father must know that Murong Lanxin can't be the real murderer, so the most likely person is the Queen Mother. Moreover, the last time I drank tea in the Queen Mother's palace, there was also this medicine. How can this be explained?"
"There must be other explanations." Emperor Yunqi knew very well the consequences of questioning the Queen Mother, and he had no idea why the Queen Mother would do this.
You are a role model for all the people in the world. When something like this happens in your family, where is the majesty of heaven?
Dongfang Jin didn't say anything.
Because he understands.
But no one understood how much pain and hatred he felt in his heart.
The clan prison.
When Murong Lanxin saw the emperor coming, she rushed to the iron railing and said, "Your Majesty, save me."
Emperor Yunqi's face was gloomy: "Do you know why the prince locked you up?"
Murong Lanxin shook her head: "I don't know, could it be because of a monkey?"
She said this without even believing it herself.
"Yes, it's because of the monkey." Emperor Yunqi said, and then turned his head and said, "Someone, please ask the imperial physician to come over."
Murong Lanxin felt that her brain was not enough, maybe she just had a nightmare.
She pinched her thigh and stood there blankly. What was the point of asking the imperial physician?
Dongfang Jin looked at the bewildered Murong Lanxin and became more certain of his own thoughts.
Emperor Yun Qi was a little uneasy. He sat on the chair without saying anything. The cell suddenly became quiet. Murong Lanxin half lowered her head and murmured, "Why are you locking me up?"
The imperial physician arrived just in time.
Emperor Yunqi said to the imperial physician, "Go check if she smells of strychnine, also known as Strychnos nux vomica."
The doctor came forward, took a quick sniff, and nodded: "The smell is quite strong. It seems to be coming from the sleeves."
"What is strychnine?" Murong Lanxin sniffed her sleeve, "Isn't this the scent of osmanthus?"
The imperial physician examined it again with a sharp eye, and finally confirmed that the medicine was not put on the jewelry and jade bracelets, but on the clothes.
Emperor Yunqi was relieved, because the first thing he saw when he entered the prison was the gold filigree and gem-inlaid peony hairpin on her head. Then when she grabbed the railing, he saw the jade bracelet on her hand. He had seen these two pieces of jewelry before. In the entire palace, only the empress dowager had worn them. So, he went to ask the imperial physician for the main purpose of seeing if there was any problem with the two pieces of jewelry. If so, then he would have nothing to say.
But unexpectedly, the imperial physician's answer was "sleeves".
"Tell me the truth, where does this medicinal smell come from?" Emperor Yunqi finally spoke.
"Your Majesty, I don't know anything about the medicinal smell. I only knew that I went to see the prince. I heard that he had recovered from his illness, and I was happy for him. But I didn't expect that when I got there, they... they gave me a monkey, and then captured me." Murong Lanxin felt that her answer was like an idiot.
But that's the way it is.
"The poison in that monkey is the same as the one the prince was poisoned with before. The smell of medicine on your body triggered the poison. Do you know why we arrested you now?"
Emperor Yunqi spoke word by word slowly, fearing that she might not understand.
However, Murong Lanxin was not stupid. She understood immediately after hearing it. She frowned and sniffed her sleeve carefully again: "So, the emperor and the prince believe that I am the one who caused the remaining poison in the prince, but Lanxin really knows nothing. This dress was worn this morning. Anyone in the Queen Mother's Palace could have touched my clothes, or the people in the laundry department could have had this opportunity..."
"Really? Then tell me all the people you can contact, and I will check them one by one. If there is anything untrue, you know the consequences." Emperor Yunqi thought it made sense when he heard her say that. Besides, when it comes to poisoning, one doesn't have to do it yourself. If you are caught, there will be no chance of escaping.
Dongfang Jin took a few steps forward and stared into Murong Lanxin's eyes: "This is not the first time you have poisoned me..."
The voice was cold and terrifying.
Murong Lanxin shook her head: "But this time, I know nothing. I swear, and last time, you know, that was not what I meant..."
Her voice became weaker and weaker. If he could still remember a little bit of her goodness, he would not doubt herself.
In this world, I would not harm anyone, but I would never harm him.
Dongfang Jin didn't say anything else.
The same goes for Emperor Yunqi.
The father and son had known this outcome long ago, but the person behind the scenes was really cunning.
*****
East Palace.
An Qingran sat there sorting out all the suspicious clues.
She found out the time when Empress Yun was poisoned. At that time, Concubine Shu had already entered the palace, so she was also a suspicious person. As for Concubine Xian, she had only been in the palace for only a year, so of course she was also a suspect.
The biggest suspect is the Queen Mother. Who could have drugged the tea in her palace?
Those two concubines do have a chance. If they bribe the people in the Empress Dowager's palace, it is not impossible to do it.
The more An Qingran thought about it, the more troubled she became.
However, the medicine on Murong Lanxin's body is a good opportunity, and she must not miss it.
Nor can anyone silence her.
The Queen Mother arrived at the Imperial Study.
"Your Majesty, Lan Xin has been imprisoned. What happened?" The Queen Mother asked directly after entering the room, with a worried look on her face, "Could it be that the child offended the Crown Princess?"
"How could the Queen Mother be so sure that she would offend the Crown Princess?" The Emperor put down the memorial in his hand, asked someone to serve tea to the Queen Mother, and stepped down from the dragon throne to pay his respects.
The Queen Mother sat down and sighed, "Lan Xin really loves the Crown Prince too much. She is obsessed with him. She is so old, but she still can't let go of others. So, I am afraid that she will do something excessive. Now she is locked up. I don't know what happened, and no one came to tell me. Anyway, she is by my side and has served me for several years. If you don't like her staying in the palace and disturbing the Crown Prince, then just tell me clearly. Why do this?"
The emperor couldn't make out anything from her tone, but what she said was very reasonable, so he smiled and said, "Mother, you don't know, this is not about the Crown Princess, but the Crown Prince. He said that Murong Lanxin had set him up last time. As for how she set him up, I haven't asked him yet. Since he is sick, I decided to ask him tomorrow."
"Isn't the prince's condition getting better?" asked the Queen Mother.
"It has improved a little, but the root of the poison has not been removed. It's so severe this time, and it can't be completely eliminated in one go." Emperor Yunqi sighed, with a worried look on his face.
The Queen Mother sighed, "What did Lan Xin do? This really worries me. In fact, Jin Er is too stubborn. Forget it. I won't ask about this young person's affairs. I just don't know when to release Lan Xin. She has never suffered that kind of hardship. Besides, if she goes to prison like this, I'm afraid there will be gossip, which will have a great impact on her future life."
Emperor Yunqi did not tell the Queen Mother the truth.
But it’s also a half-truth.
The Queen Mother just thought it happened at the birthday party.
The Queen Mother also thought so.
She left.
When she returned to the Empress Dowager's Palace, the nanny noticed that she looked unhappy and asked her the reason.
The Queen Mother sat there for a long time without saying a word.
Logically speaking, if the smell of Lan Xin had taken effect, the prince should have been ill by now. He wouldn't be able to walk and move, and not be sent to jail.
If he was doing this because of what happened last time, then why did he just think of it now? Could it be because of the reason that was just discovered?
She thought about it over and over again, and always felt that something was wrong: "Mammy, come with me to the prison."
The nanny went out with her without saying a word.
It's late at night.
Two people walked in the palace. The lights were still on everywhere, but it was very quiet. The moon was above the treetops, hazy as smoke. The moonlight through a layer of gauze sprinkled on the bluestone street, as if water was sprinkled on the street, bright and bright.
The Queen Mother looked at the moonlight tonight and suddenly had an idea. She stopped for a moment: It has been many years since she saw such a beautiful moonlight. The moon in this palace is really different from that in Wutai Mountain. The moon there always seems stingy, unfathomable and impossible to grasp. But in this palace, the moon seems to be able to be touched as long as she can reach out her hand.
Thinking of this, he quickened his pace.
Naturally, the clan prison did not dare to stop the empress dowager.
The moment Murong Lanxin saw the Queen Mother, tears suddenly flowed down her cheeks: "Queen Mother, I knew you loved Lanxin the most. After all, you came to see Lanxin. Please save Lanxin."
The Queen Mother sighed and placed the food in front of her: "You, too, you can like anyone, and I can make the decision for you, but you just like the prince, and he is a person I cannot control."
"Queen Dowager, Lan Xin is wishful thinking." Murong Lan Xin didn't know why the Queen Dowager suddenly mentioned this question. She lowered her head and said, "But Queen Dowager, save me, otherwise they will kill me."
"Eh? You just like the prince, I won't kill you." The Queen Mother frowned, "Tell me quickly, what exactly has locked you up? Isn't it because of the last palace banquet?"
"Ah? No, Queen Mother, don't you know? This time when I gave the prince meatballs, he suddenly took out a monkey and said that the smell on my body poisoned the monkey. The poison was the same as the prince's, so the prince and the emperor thought it was me who did it. But Queen Mother, I swear to you, I don't know what happened. Queen Mother, save me. How could I harm the prince? I don't even know what happened to the smell on my body..." Murong Lanxin sobbed.
Hearing this, the Queen Mother's face suddenly changed. She turned her head and glanced at the nanny. Murong Lanxin didn't see the eye contact between the two at all. She was just crying about her own fate.
"Lan Xin, I'm going back to the palace. You don't have to worry too much." After saying that, he turned around and walked away in a hurry.
Murong Lanxin stretched out her hand to grab at the empty space: "Queen Mother, don't go, Lanxin still has something to say..."
Before she finished her words, the door opened and the Queen Mother went out.
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