Chapter 39 Blockade
The other side.
About half a quarter of an hour later, Cui Mingjue came back and came to the pavilion by the lake.
This time, he was followed by a middle-aged man with a short beard and carrying a medicine box.
Cui Mingjue pointed at the tea on the stone table and ordered the middle-aged man coldly: "Check it!"
After he left, he was worried that someone might have swapped the tea on the table, so he did not go far and sent someone to invite the court physician from the Prince's Palace.
Upon hearing this, the court doctor immediately put down his medicine box, poured out some of the tea, and examined it carefully.
Seeing this, Cui Mingjue warned again, "Don't miss not only the tea, but also the mouth of the pot and the rim of the cup."
The court doctor nodded respectfully and immediately got busy.
Cui Mingjue put his hands behind his back, looking at the lake not far away, his brows furrowed, no longer showing any of his usual nonchalant look.
After a long while, the palace doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered, "Master Cui, I have checked. There is nothing wrong with the tea, the pot mouth, and the cup rim."
Cui Mingjue turned around abruptly upon hearing this, his eyes full of surprise, "Nothing unusual? No foul drugs?"
"Dirty medicine?"
The court doctor raised his voice slightly, then shook his head with a firm look on his face, "Master Cui, if you are talking about other colorless and odorless poisons, I may not be well-trained enough to identify them."
"But the foul medicine is the most potent, and I will never make a mistake."
When Cui Mingjue heard this, a look of confusion first flashed across his face, and then his whole body trembled, with a look of horror on his face.
He did not have full control over Shen Jiasui's every move after she entered the mansion, but at least under his nose, Shen Jiasui had only eaten the cakes and pastries given to her by His Royal Highness the Grandson, except for the tea in the pavilion!
If...if the problem lies with the cakes, then His Royal Highness the Grandson and His Royal Highness the Third Prince...
When his thoughts reached this point, Cui Mingjue's face changed drastically. He walked out of the pavilion in three or two steps and waved to someone not far away.
Soon a man came jogging over. He was the one who had just stopped Cui Mingjue from jumping into the water to rescue Shen Jiasui.
Cui Mingjue asked quickly, "Are you sure that the Second Prince did not come to Prince Rong's mansion today?"
The Second Prince that Cui Mingjue mentioned was none other than the son of Concubine Shu, his cousin, Prince Rui.
The man was slightly startled when he heard this, then nodded, "The princess has been ill these days, so the prince postponed today's banquet. Mingjue, what's wrong?"
Cui Mingjue frowned, leaned close to the man's ear, and quickly repeated his guess.
The man's eyes suddenly widened with horror.
But he quickly lowered his voice, shook his head and denied, "Impossible, I haven't received any instructions from the prince."
Cui Mingjue paced back and forth for two steps, and when he stood still again, his face was gloomy, "You should go to the Rui Palace and report today's events to the prince quickly!"
The man obviously knew that this matter was of great importance, so he nodded, turned around and left.
Cui Mingjue looked at his departing back and clenched his hands into fists.
If the problem really lies with the pastries, Shen Jiasui might have suffered an unprovoked disaster, and the little grandson of the emperor and the third prince were both implicated, so the second prince might be suspected.
Since the death of Crown Prince Xianhuai, the situation in the court and the position of crown prince have been in turmoil.
The biological mother of the Second Prince, Prince Rui, is the daughter of the Minister of Personnel and is of high birth. Prince Rui now also has the word "tall" in his name.
To put it in a very outrageous way, it is not impossible that the position of crown prince will eventually fall into the hands of Prince Rui.
But Prince Xianhuai still had a son, who was quite young, but he was still a legitimate son.
Moreover, Prince Xianhuai was a man of both talent and virtue, kind and capable, and was highly respected by court officials. The emperor also doted on the little grandson, so there were many people who supported him.
Regardless of whether today's incident is related to the Second Prince or not, we must not let the Second Prince fall into a passive position due to ignorance.
Cui Mingjue was still lost in thought when he heard footsteps approaching from afar and a familiar voice rang out:
"Cui Mingjue, have you seen my sister?"
The person who came was Shen Jiaheng, who looked anxious.
Cui Mingjue came back to his senses immediately, and suddenly remembered that Shen Jiaheng had just been walking with His Royal Highness the Grandson, so he immediately tried to test him:
"What's wrong?"
Before Shen Jiaheng could answer, the sound of uniform footsteps and the faint clanging of swords clashing could be heard all around.
Cui Mingjue turned his head suddenly, and saw that there were guards of the Prince's Mansion standing on every path and under every wall. Each of them had a stern expression, and it was obvious that something big had happened.
His heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself that something was wrong.
"What's going on?" Cui Mingjue pretended to be confused.
Shen Jiaheng took a glance and his expression calmed down.
"I heard that a thief broke into the inner courtyard, and Lord Jiang was ordered to catch the thief. Have you seen my sister? It would be bad if she was bumped into by these palace guards."
Cui Mingjue knew that the theft was just an excuse. There were many guests in the mansion today, so even if something was stolen, there was no need to make such a big fuss.
Shen Jiaheng was probably instructed by Jiang Xun not to let any news leak out.
Knowing that he couldn't get the inside story, Cui Mingjue was also worried that he would say more and make more mistakes, so he said calmly: "As for your sister, I just saw her being dragged away by Princess Huaizhen."
Shen Jiaheng's tense nerves finally relaxed a little after hearing this.
If my sister really stayed with Princess Huaizhen, she should be fine.
Who could have thought that His Royal Highness the Grandson suddenly developed a high fever, and then His Royal Highness the Third Prince also felt unwell. Lord Jiang immediately thought of the pastries.
But when they went to investigate further, not only the food box, but even the eunuch who was holding the food box had disappeared.
At this moment he suddenly remembered that his sister had also eaten the cakes in the lunch box, and he was really scared out of his wits.
"Do you know where the princess took my sister?"
Shen Jiaheng couldn't feel at ease and asked another question.
Cui Mingjue had already started to leave, but upon hearing this, he pointed his hand inside.
When Shen Jiaheng saw that it was the direction of the inner courtyard, his heart began to hang in the air again.
I heard that the Crown Princess also ate the cakes. Lord Jiang has completely sealed off the inner courtyard, so he can forget about going in to look for her now.
Come to think of it, mom is still in the inner courtyard, I hope nothing happens to my sister...
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Inner courtyard, changing area.
Shen Jiasui was already struggling with the man.
After injuring herself, she managed to suppress the restlessness in her body, but she knew she couldn't hold on for long.
Therefore, she attacked fiercely and quickly at this moment. Fortunately, the man's martial arts skills were not outstanding, and he was forced to defend himself repeatedly by her.
Here, Zhao Huaizhen has already laid on the bed.
The Crown Princess was already deeply poisoned by the Chinese medicine and was unconscious. When Zhao Huaizhen thought that hundreds of lives in Prince Rong's mansion depended on her, he felt infinite strength surging in his body and he lifted the Crown Princess onto his back in one go.
Seeing that the situation was not good, the man immediately stepped forward to stop the man. How could Shen Jiasui let him succeed? He immediately rushed forward, and his posture was really fighting for his life.
"Go!" Shen Jiasui shouted in a low voice.
Zhao Huaizhen didn't dare to delay and ran out with staggering steps.
Before leaving, she couldn't help but look back at Shen Jiasui.
Her face was pale, her body was still wet, her black hair was messy and stuck to her cheeks, and there was blood at the corners of her mouth. She looked really horrifying.
"You... don't die, I'll call someone to rescue you right away!"
Zhao Huaizhen gritted his teeth and ran out quickly.
Unexpectedly, at this moment, the man suddenly shouted: "Don't go!"
Then he leaped out of the window.
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