That Taoist priest was simply a liar. At this moment, he was lying in a nest of beauties, eating meat and drinking wine, and enjoying singing and dancing. It was obvious that he was not a Taoist practitioner.
"This is truly abominable! How dare this person defile the harem!"
When the third prince was getting angry, the queen suddenly opened the door and walked in.
"This is the harem, can't you be more restrained when playing with women?"
But he was still afraid of authority. When he saw the queen, he walked over obediently and knelt on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. Your Majesty, what is there to worry about? The imperial court and the harem are now yours, and even the two princes obey your orders. What else do you have to worry about?"
The queen sneered, but because things were going so smoothly, she became a little worried.
"The two princes' reactions really surprised me. However, their attitudes changed too quickly. I'm still worried. Do you still have the Five Stones Powder? I must keep them under control, otherwise the Wen family will be implicated."
When the third prince heard this, he thought to himself that something was wrong. The queen was going to take action against them, so he quietly left and prepared to go find his eldest brother.
The Taoist priest kneeling on the ground also took out a large bag of white powder and placed it in front of the queen.
"Your Majesty, this is Wushisan. Your Majesty, please remember not to use too much. It's because His Majesty used too much that he has been in a coma."
The queen just glanced at the person next to her, and someone immediately came forward and took the packet of powder.
At noon, the queen specially gave the two princes lily and lotus seed soup in recognition of their hard work in taking care of the sick prince.
The eldest prince, who was lying on the ground accepting the queen's kindness, tilted his head to glance at his third brother. His furrowed brows and helpless eyes showed that the two brothers had nothing to say at this moment.
"Thank you very much, mother, for your kindness!"
After the prince finished speaking, he reached out and took the bowl of lotus seed soup, and the third prince followed suit.
But just as the two were about to cover up with their sleeves and try to fool people, the little palace maid who came to deliver lily and lotus seed soup suddenly raised her hand and knocked over the two bowls of lotus seed soup.
Just as she knocked over the lotus root, the other two young eunuchs beside her rushed over and closed the palace door.
"Your Highness Prince Yu, Your Highness Prince Fu, you can't drink this lotus seed soup. The reason His Majesty is unconscious is because the Empress gave him the Five Stones Powder. Now the Empress wants to harm you two, so you can't drink it!"
The two princes did not expect that the little palace maid would suddenly realize her mistake at the critical moment, but the eldest prince also suspected that this little palace maid was plotting a counter-espionage plot.
So the eldest prince frowned and scolded her coldly: "How dare you slander the queen like this!"
When the little palace maid heard this, she immediately knelt on the ground.
"Your Highness Prince Yu, you may not realize that accusing the Empress of infidelity is inappropriate, but I cannot bear to see the chaos in the former court and the harem, and I cannot bear to see the little princess get into trouble. If you, Your Highness, do not believe me, please go to Qingyou Palace and see for yourself. The little princess is trapped there!"
After hearing what she said, the two princes more or less believed it.
Afterwards, the little palace maid returned to the Queen's palace and told her that the two princes had already taken the lily and lotus seed soup, but were now feeling quite sleepy and were resting in a side shop.
After hearing this, the queen soaked her hands in rose water, feeling very proud.
"Very good. Send a message to Master Wen immediately. It's time for the Mu family to taste the bitterness of the injustice the Wen family suffered recently."
At this time, the Mu family was under heavy siege, and the guards made the entire Mu family mansion look like a cage.
Bai Qin was also picked up by Wen Xiuting and placed in his dormitory openly.
"Master Wen, the silver you mentioned has already been delivered to the Mu family's warehouse. The Mu family's replacement of soldiers and horses has not yet been thoroughly investigated. If more embezzled silver appears now, this matter will be a done deal."
Wen Xiuting smiled happily, took a glass of wine and put it into his mouth.
"Well said. After I get rid of the entire Mu family, I will also enter the government. By then, I will definitely benefit from your Bai family."
Hearing his promise, Bai Qin happily leaned into Wen Xiuting's arms.
A few days later, a large sum of money of unknown origin was suddenly discovered in the Mu family. Some people began to claim that it was a gift from officials when they were cracking down on corruption.
The people of the Mu family had no way to defend themselves. They cracked down on corruption along the way, and those who were eliminated were corrupt officials, and those who remained were loyal ministers and capable generals.
If this charge is carried out, it will not only be the Mu family that will be in trouble, but also the surviving important officials.
Mu Chan was so angry at this time. He had no idea what had happened. Why did the emperor suddenly fall ill, the imperial concubine could not be contacted, and there was no news of the three princes.
Even Mu Lan felt that the emperor intended to get rid of their family.
"If you ask me, it must be the Emperor's doing. He just wants to get rid of our family. If he wants the Mu family to withdraw from the court, why not just say so? Is he going to hold onto his military power and not give it to him?"
"You were pretending a while ago, saying you would believe me. But now my family has imprisoned my sister, and we don't know where our niece is!"
Mu Chan felt that this matter was not that simple, so he grabbed his eldest brother and forced him to sit down.
"Sit down and stop making a fuss. If people outside hear you, you won't be able to explain yourself. Even if you're not guilty, you'll be punished."
General Mu was also very confused at this time, but he believed that the emperor would not do such a thing.
After all, this was a child he had raised, and he believed that the emperor must have some unspeakable secrets, and that the emperor might be in deep crisis at this moment.
General Mu’s guess was correct. The emperor had too much Five Stones Powder in his body, and he was unconscious now. Wasn’t he in trouble?
Doctor Wen was trying to find a way to deal with the situation, but because he didn't know what had happened, he only dared to use precious medicinal herbs to keep the emperor alive, and didn't dare to use anything else.
Until this day, the Third Prince came over and secretly put a ball of paper in Doctor Wen's palm.
Although Doctor Wen was a little confused, he thought that the Third Prince would not do such a thing for no reason, and the current situation was unclear, so he quietly kept the paper ball.
When I came back, I saw three big words written on it: Wu Shi San!
Wu Shi San is an addictive poison, and it is difficult for doctors to detect poisoning in the early stages.
However, if we use poisonous insects, we might be able to confirm it.
So Doctor Wen went home and asked Xiaochun.
"Miss Xiaochun, are you willing to take the risk and enter the palace to help this old man treat His Majesty?"
Doctor Wen told Xiaochun the general situation. After hearing it, Xiaochun nodded solemnly.
"Master, don't worry!"
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