Chapter 488 The child is dead!
Zhou Ruyuan had sent people to investigate Ban Sicao more than once, but they found nothing. It was as if Ban Sicao had appeared out of thin air.
Considering Shen Lanxi's attitude towards the Shen family, she probably wouldn't harm Yuan Tang's child when so many people know about it.
Even if we take a step back and assume that Shen Lanxi really dares to take such a blatant action, it would just give him a reason to eliminate the treacherous officials.
"Alright, let's not delay, come back to the Prince's Mansion with me!" Zhou Ruyuan turned and left.
"Don't go!" Shen Yuantang reached out to grab Ban Sicao, but Ban Sicao had learned her lesson and quickly dodged to the side as soon as she saw her reach out.
"Just talk, don't get physical!" Ban Sicao said with a look of disgust, not even bothering to hide it.
Shen Yuantang was furious and shouted like a madman, "Indeed, only mothers care about their children the most! You don't care about my son's life, but I, as his mother, do! If you don't bring out the Imperial Advisor to treat my child today, I will never forgive you for the rest of my life!"
Zhou Ruyuan looked at Shen Yuantang in disbelief. How could she have become so unreasonable?
"Don't be ridiculous! Isn't Ze'er my son? Of course I care about my own son. If you keep acting up and delay Ze'er's treatment, I'll see how you regret it!"
Shen Yuantang looked at Zhou Ruyuan in astonishment. She was clearly saving their son, so why was the prince reprimanding her?
"Your Highness, you know perfectly well that the imperial physicians are useless and only the Imperial Advisor can save our child. Why did you send this person who knows nothing? Yes, Ze'er is your son, but he is not your favorite son."
When had Zhou Ruyuan ever been criticized like this before? His expression immediately changed.
"Don't talk nonsense and cause trouble. Let's go, ignore her!"
Zhou Ruyuan thought angrily that he must find out who released her when he got back and severely punish the person who released her.
"Don't leave! Nobody is allowed to leave!" Tears streamed down Shen Yuantang's face. Seeing that they had all left and no one was paying attention to her, she desperately pulled out the hairpin from her hair and pressed it against her throat.
"If you take another step, I'll stab myself in the throat with this hairpin. If something happens to me, how will you explain it to the Shen family!" Shen Yuantang's eyes lit up as he looked at the two who had stopped in their tracks. He thought he had finally found something that could threaten them.
"Your Highness, go to the palace now to find the Imperial Advisor."
"And you, go find my older sister and tell her that if anything happens to my son because she's been so dismissive of me, I'll hate her for the rest of my life!"
Zhou Ruyuan's face immediately darkened, and Ban Sicao also abandoned her nonchalant demeanor.
"Your Highness, I knocked out your concubine, you won't blame me, will you?" By threatening her own sister with her own life, Shen Yuantang will definitely suffer the consequences later.
Zhou Ruyuan was already impatient and simply replied, "Okay."
Ban Si Cao raised her hand and waved it, sending up a cloud of powder.
"What are you doing..." Shen Yuantang fainted on the ground before he could finish speaking.
After Zhou Ruyuan instructed the Imperial Guards to look after Shen Yuantang, Ban Sicao took out a bottle and handed it to the Imperial Guards.
"Fifteen minutes later, give this to her to smell."
After giving their instructions, the two rushed to the Prince of Zhennan's mansion.
As Zhou Ruyuan passed through Zhuque Street, he inadvertently saw a familiar figure carrying something into the clinic. His horse galloped past, and preoccupied with getting back home to treat his son, he didn't dwell on the matter.
Unfortunately, despite their haste, they were still too late. Zhou Ruyuan had just returned to the Prince's residence when he heard faint sobbing. His heart sank, and he ran over.
When he ran to where his son Zhou Ze lived, the servants saw him return and all knelt on the ground and wept.
He dared not go any further.
A figure rushed past him and into the house.
Zhou Ruyuan followed closely behind, as if he had seen a savior, and quickly entered the house.
When Ban Sicao saw the child, she knew it was hopeless; the child was already dead.
"Mr. Ban, how is my son?" Zhou Ruyuan asked in a dry voice.
Ban Sicao knew there was no hope, but she still went forward to have her examined.
"This child has been poisoned, by two different poisons. The first one is milder, which is why he has recurring high fevers but isn't fatal. The second one is the one that will kill him; it probably hasn't been ingested for long. You'd better have someone search the Prince's mansion immediately; they might find some clues!" Ban Sicao sighed and retreated to the side, deep in thought.
Zhou Ruyuan staggered, his eyes reddening.
Who would be so cruel to a child? And if once wasn't enough, they'd poison him a second time.
Such a young child couldn't have offended anyone; there's only one possibility: it was aimed at him.
He is about to set off for war tomorrow, and the death of his son today is clearly not a good omen.
"Is there really no way to save him?" Zhou Ruyuan asked in a trembling voice.
Ban Sicao frowned and truthfully replied, "The child is gone!"
Zhou Ruyuan staggered to the small bed. He hadn't even had a chance to look at his son properly. Now he finally had the chance, but his son was gone.
Looking at the pale, paper-white face on the small bed, Zhou Ruyuan felt an unprecedented surge of hatred.
"I will make the one who poisoned me wish I were dead, and make him pay for his crime in blood!"
There was no need for Ban Sicao to stay any longer. After quietly bidding farewell to Zhou Ruyuan, she turned and left.
Zhou Ruyuan glared fiercely at Ban Sicao, clenching his teeth tightly.
Ban Sicao had just stepped out of the Prince's Mansion when Shen Yuantang returned.
She glared fiercely at Ban Sicao, then turned and rushed into the Prince's mansion!
Ban Sicao had something on her mind, so she didn't linger outside and went straight back to the palace.
"Zhou Ze, that child is dead!" Ban Sicao said, then explained the cause of the child's death.
Shen Lanxi put the pen in her hand back on the pen holder, her expression growing colder and colder.
Ban Sicao said dejectedly, "I have a feeling that this poison is from our Ten Thousand Poisons Sect." He didn't dare to do too much testing in front of Zhou Ruyuan, but he just had this feeling.
If any member of the royal family is poisoned, it will definitely be linked to their Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.
Che Mingyuan analyzed from the side, "The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect is secondary."
Ban Sicao glared at him. How could their Ten Thousand Poisons Sect be considered second-rate?
Che Mingyuan said irritably, "Now Shen Yuantang is shouting at the palace gate that he wants the Imperial Advisor to treat him. The Prince did not let the Imperial Advisor go. Outsiders do not know what is going on inside, so they naturally think that our Prince is cold-blooded, which is why the son of the Prince of Zhennan died!" He emphasized the words "son of the Prince of Zhennan".
This is no longer just about the death of a royal child; it's about the blame from relatives, Zhou Ruyuan's hatred, and possibly even the criticism from the whole world.
Ban Sicao said regretfully, "I should have knocked Shen Yuantang unconscious when I saw her at the palace gate. That way, we might have had time to treat the child."
Shen Lanxi's pupils were dark and deep. She said in a deep voice, "It's too late to say all this now. Zhou Ruyuan is going to war tomorrow. We must find the person who poisoned us today!"
Ban Sicao shook her head: "Difficult!" Her family had been in the capital for so long, but had gained nothing.
Che Mingyuan's eyes darted around, and he said, "If it really doesn't work, can't we at least make a fake one?"
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