At this moment, the ceremony in the main hall of Lingguang Temple had just ended, and the members of the royal family returned to their respective rooms to rest.
There will be another activity after the evening fast, after which everyone can leave.
As the commander-in-chief leading the troops in this expedition, Chen Jinheng was kept by the emperor's side the whole time.
Gu Qianlu was taken by the nannies to rest with other royal women.
Suddenly, just as she reached the door of the side room, she was blocked by the leader of the Imperial Guards.
Seeing this, Xiao Cui quickly stepped in front of the Imperial Guards and questioned, "What do you want? Do you know who my lady is?"
"By order of the Empress, we have been dispatched to investigate the Second Prince's poisoning. We would be grateful if Madam Chen would accompany us."
Upon hearing this, Gu Qianluo's heart sank, her eyes darkening, and she said in a deep voice,
"May I ask, Commander, what crime have I committed that requires Her Majesty the Empress's personal order?"
"Madam Chen is suspected of poisoning the Second Prince. Before the truth is made public, we request that you go to the Dali Temple to assist in the investigation."
"Assist in the investigation? Ha, I think you're planning to act first and report later, aren't you? I'm the one who saved the Second Prince, how could you say I'm harming him?"
The Second Prince knows about this too; why don't you ask him?
"Gu Qianluo, how dare you! You're just a general's wife, how dare you disobey my orders?"
Gu Qianluo's eyes narrowed slightly, a wave of shock washing over her. She turned to look at the person who had spoken behind her.
"Gu Qianlu greets Your Majesty the Empress! Long live Your Majesty!"
"Gu Qianluo, what exactly are your intentions toward the Second Prince that you would dare to try to harm him with poison?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qianluo's eyes suddenly dimmed, and she asked for confirmation.
"Your Majesty, Qianluo never intended to harm the Second Prince!"
"Whose slanderous words have you listened to? Gu Qianluo just wants to see who exactly poisoned him."
"Gu Qianluo! Stop making excuses! I heard from Physician Yang that the Second Prince was poisoned within an hour."
An hour ago, Feng Ji was still waiting outside the palace, and you were the only one who met with the Second Prince within that hour!
Tell me, if it wasn't you who poisoned him, then who was?
As soon as she finished speaking, Princess Zhiya slowly walked out from behind the Empress, accompanied by her younger sister, Gu Qianxue.
Gu Qianlu raised an eyebrow. Heh, it seems she's been tricked by these two women.
“Princess Zhiya, although what you said makes sense, Qianluo can swear to God that she absolutely did not poison the Second Prince.”
At that time, Qianlu was on her way to the Hidden Treasure Pavilion when she found the Second Prince lying on the verge of death under the Bodhi tree by the lotus pond. Anxious, Qianlu rushed to his aid, only to discover that the Second Prince had been poisoned by a type of Gu poison.
Upon hearing this, the Empress slightly raised her eyes, glanced sideways at Gu Qianxue beside her, and asked in a deep voice,
"Oh? You said you saved the Second Prince? And that he was poisoned by a Gu poison? Then tell me, what kind of Gu poison was he poisoned by?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qianluo's heart sank, and her eyes flickered. The Second Prince's Gu poison required him to take it once a day for three consecutive days to complete the Gu poison planting. She knew that Gu Qianxue was the one who took care of the Second Prince.
Given Gu Qianxue's single-mindedness, she probably wouldn't dare to poison the Second Prince. If she did, the Gu family might face annihilation.
However, if Gu Qianluo doesn't express her opinion, she will be wrongfully imprisoned right now.
After weighing the two options, Gu Qianluo decided to express her opinion.
"Your Majesty, Qianluo remembers that the Second Prince recuperated at the Gu family for a period of time when he was a child."
At that time, at her maternal grandmother's behest, all of the Second Prince's medicine and food were prepared by Qianluo.
Following her grandmother's benevolent medical ethics, how could Qianluo intentionally harm a living person?
The Empress frowned, a touch of tenderness rising in her heart, and asked in a deep voice,
"Gu Qianluo, what exactly are you trying to say?"
"Rome wasn't built in a day. The poison that the Second Prince was afflicted with was a kind of poison that was both medicine and poison. The person who treated him was also the one who poisoned him."
Although I don't know why this person would use such extreme methods to treat him, based on my years of medical experience, the medicine is no longer suitable for the Second Prince.
When I approached the Second Prince, he was already trembling and delirious.
"I discovered that his poisoning symptoms were very similar to those described in my grandmother's medical book about Gu poison. In a moment of panic, I gave him a 'Hundred Antidotes Pill,' and only then did the Second Prince's condition gradually improve."
After speaking, Gu Qianluo took out a Hundred-Cure Pill from her sleeve and handed it to the imperial physician for examination.
The imperial physician placed the Hundred-Cure Pill in his hand and, through four methods—touching, smelling, pinching, and tasting—finally concluded that it was a non-toxic pill.
Seeing this, Gu Qianxue, who was standing next to Princess Zhiya, darkened her eyes, and cold sweat broke out on her hands as she gripped the hem of her skirt. A bad premonition flashed through her mind.
Poisonous Gu? But... that divine doctor clearly said medicine!
How could it be a Gu poison? Impossible! Gu Qianluo must have made up this story to frame me!
In her anxiety and confusion, Gu Qianxue suddenly spoke up in rebuttal.
"Gu Qianluo! We are from the same family, why would you slander me like this?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Qianluo's eyes flickered, and she retorted, "Why is my sister in such a hurry? I didn't say it was you."
Gu Qianxue was furious, her eyes flashing with cold light, and she said through her teary eyes,
"Gu Qianluo! You're clearly just jealous of my relationship with the Second Prince and Jinse's reconciliation, that's why you've fabricated such hypocritical statements!"
"Jealousy? Ha! Gu Qianxue, do you think I'm as shallow and short-sighted as you?"
"What else could it be but jealousy? As Madam Chen, you shamelessly lean on the Second Prince. If General Chen finds out about this, I wonder how he will react?"
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