Chapter 172: Tricking the Princess
That night, Shangchun Garden.
[If Song Qingqing is right, then it proves that Shen Ruyu's poison was for the emperor, but why did she poison the emperor? She took great pains to climb onto the dragon bed just for...]
Lin Baoer shuddered and slapped her head.
She is so stupid! Why else? ! Isn't it just to avenge the third prince? !
In the original plot, Shen Ruyu was loyal to the third prince Song Chu. Even if she married into the Lin Mansion, it would not prevent her from informing Shen Qiantang and Song Chu all the time. So this time, even though the third prince was demoted to a commoner by the emperor because of the Lin Mansion and became a useless person with all his hands and feet, she did not give up on him at all, but chose to avenge him!
As for why the emperor was poisoned...
Based on Lin Baoer's experience of watching palace dramas, it was either to control the emperor, to take power into her own hands, and then to attack the Lin family and the prince; or... to frame them!
No matter which one it was, it was bad news for them!
[This woman is so vicious. If she didn't have such a love-brain, she would have become a winner in life. Why would she fight here without a name and status, and never see the light of day?]
Lin Baoer sighed, regretful, and heartbroken.
[But everything is just speculation. We have to wait and see what news Song Qingqing brings back tomorrow. 】
In order to prevent misunderstanding, before leaving the palace, Lin Baoer specifically asked Song Qingqing to help find out whether only Concubine Li and the emperor had this smell in the palace.
If so, then it is a sure thing. If not, there is still room for investigation.
She was in a panic here, and Lin Qiming and Shen Xuelan, who were listening to her thoughts, felt a chill on their backs.
The two looked at each other, both of them looked worried.
But because Lin Baoer was still beside them, they couldn't speak, so they could only suppress it in their hearts for the time being and wait until tomorrow.
The next morning, when Lin Qiming went to court, he paid special attention to the emperor on the dragon chair, but no matter how he looked at him, he didn't see any signs of poisoning on his face. On the contrary, he was in a very good mental state, with a rosy face.
Seeing this, he had no choice but to give up.
After returning, he called Lin Zhiyu directly to the study, and then told him everything he heard from Lin Baoer last night.
"Did you hear it right, Dad?" Lin Zhiyu was shocked.
"Your mother heard it too." Lin Qiming's brows were so furrowed that they could kill a fly.
The fact that they could hear Lin Baoer's thoughts was no longer a secret among them, but everyone tacitly didn't mention it. This was the first time that it was said so bluntly.
Although they didn't know why Lin Baoer knew that Shen Ruyu had poisoned the emperor, it didn't prevent them from believing everything Lin Baoer said, so this was why Lin Qiming attached so much importance to it.
Because once it is true, it proves that the emperor's life is in Shen Ruyu's hands, and they don't know what will happen in the future.
Since they don't know, it proves that they are not prepared.
At this moment, it also connects the things that happened before, why did the people under the prince betray him, why did the emperor suddenly hate the prince, and why is the court unsettled now.
Maybe it's all the work of that woman.
"I heard from Baoer that she asked the princess to investigate the matter. You can go to the princess to ask questions later." Lin Qiming said.
They didn't want to be so troublesome, but Lin Baoer was cautious and would never take the initiative to tell them about this matter in a short time, for fear of exposing herself, so just in case, they also set about investigating first.
After the appointment, on the evening of the third day, Lin Zhiyu found an excuse to invite Song Qingqing out.
On the third floor of Shuiqing Building.
Song Qingqing looked at Lin Zhiyu in surprise, puzzled, "Why did Lord Lin come to ask about this matter? What happened?"
Lin Zhiyu naturally would not tell her about this matter, so he could only smile and said, "In fact, it was me who asked Baoer to do the thing that Baoer asked you to do. Not long ago, a group of spice merchants came to the capital. After inspection, it was found that several of their spices had trace amounts of toxins. It's okay if they are configured as usual, and they can be neutralized, but if the cold flavors are added, toxins will be produced, seeping into the internal organs, causing physical discomfort."
"What?!" Song Qingqing was surprised, "Why have I never heard of this? Has it been resolved?"
Lin Zhiyu nodded, "When we discovered it, I asked Lord Wang to take people to collect all the spices. Fortunately, the merchants were busy paying taxes at that time, and they didn't sell much, so we collected them all back." "
We kept it secret because we were afraid that this would disturb the people and disrupt the spice market."
"So that's how it is." Song Qingqing sighed.
Lin Zhiyu took a sip of tea and continued, "Perhaps it was because Bao'er was also with her that she smelled that scent before, which is why she was so sensitive."
"She told me not long ago that she accidentally smelled that scent on the day of the Qiqiao Festival, but couldn't find a reason, so she gave up. Then, it was at the private banquet hosted by the queen two days ago."
Lin Zhiyu pondered, "I remember the merchant said that a batch of goods was indeed sold to the palace first. Afterwards, we traced it back and found that the Spice Bureau had already mixed that batch of spices with ordinary spices and distributed them to the concubines, but because the quantity was insufficient, only some of them got it."
"Because the toxin can be neutralized by adding Quyu incense, and Quyu incense is generally a must-have among spices, we didn't investigate further for fear of disturbing the concubines. We just asked them to collect all the spices distributed that day and destroy them."
"But nothing is absolute." Lin Zhiyu sighed, "Since Baoer smelled it, maybe there are still some residues left in the palace. That's why she asked you, Princess, to help investigate. If it's not, it would be best."
"But if that's the case..."
Hearing this, Song Qingqing's face became serious. When she thought that the emperor might also be poisoned, her heart sank, and she asked nervously, "Will the poison be fatal?"
Lin Zhiyu shook his head, "It's not fatal, but people who already have hidden diseases may induce the cause of the disease, leading to chest tightness and shortness of breath. It's definitely not good for a long time."
"When Baoer asked me to do it before, I sent someone to check. Concubine Li has a very unique smell, so it is very easy to check." Song Qingqing frowned and said, "I heard that it was the smell of the calming incense in her palace. I don't know where she got the secret recipe, but it's quite effective for the emperor's uncle's headache. Because of this, the emperor's uncle has always liked to go to her and visits her almost every night." He
also neglected the queen, which made the queen unexpected.
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