Chapter 449 A Little Mysterious
"Prince Jun's health was at its worst at that time, and he was still very young, around six or seven years old. No matter how smart he was, he was still a child."
Fu Zhaoning frowned.
Nanny Jin recalled, "During that time, people would come to his house from time to time, with various excuses. Some brought little girls to play with him, some brought food that was incompatible with his medicine to coax him to eat, some wore sachets with some kind of stuff added to them, and some even threw snakes into his room. Anyway, it was like that."
At that time, Prince Jun's health was obviously so poor, but those people were always causing trouble.
"They just want him to lose his life, right?" Fu Zhaoning said with a cold face.
"Alas, the Queen Mother felt that this was not a solution at the time, so she secretly asked someone to find the abbot of Youqing Peak and asked him to bring Prince Jun to Youqing Peak. He has lived there for so many years, and Prince Jun finally had peace and quiet in Youqing Peak."
Nanny Jin didn't know how to respond to Fu Zhaoning's previous words. Anyway, she just told Fu Zhaoning what the empress dowager had done back then, so that they would not misunderstand the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother's life was not easy.
"What kind of person is the abbot of Youqing Peak?" When Fu Zhaoning heard what Nanny Jin said, he became very curious about the abbot of Youqing Peak.
Xiao Lanyuan rarely mentioned him.
He had lived in Youqing Peak for so many years, and he should have been like a family member to the abbot, but he never mentioned it.
So strange.
Nanny Jin shook her head. "I'm not sure about this either. Princess, we're here."
Fu Zhaoning still believed most of what Nanny Jin said.
The Queen Mother actually doesn't have much power now, she's old, and her health isn't very good. No matter what you say to lie to her, you should know that they can't really be that close.
After all, they had not been close for so many years. If she really did something to protect Xiao Lanyuan, with Xiao Lanyuan's personality, the most he would do is be grateful and then protect him if he could.
She too, has no connection with the Queen Mother.
She still remembered clearly how the Queen Mother treated her the last time she came to the palace.
The Queen Mother lay in bed with the curtains drawn.
It was midsummer, but the windows in the house were all tightly closed and it felt a bit stuffy.
Fu Zhaoning walked closer and took a look. The empress dowager was covered with a thick quilt, which was pulled up to her neck.
The Queen Mother's face looked obviously ill.
"Empress Dowager, Princess Jun is here to see you." Nanny Jin stepped forward and spoke softly to the Empress Dowager.
The Queen Mother opened her eyes and said, "Help me up."
"yes."
The Queen Mother was helped up and sat on the bed, leaning against the quilt. Nanny Jin still pulled the quilt up and covered her.
"Zhao Ning, were you able to sleep in the palace last night?"
The Queen Mother asked Fu Zhaoning, her voice a little weak.
"able."
Although something happened in the middle of the night, she felt there was no need to tell the Queen Mother.
"That's good."
"Is the Queen Mother afraid of the cold?" Fu Zhaoning handed the plate to the palace maid next to her.
Nanny Jin quickly ordered someone to bring water for her to wash her hands.
"Yes, I am always afraid of the cold. As soon as I open the window, I feel the cold wind blowing. It is very uncomfortable when it blows on my head. It feels like the wind is always trying to get into my brain."
The Queen Mother's voice was trembling a little as she spoke.
"Let me feel your pulse."
Nanny Jin quickly helped to move the Queen Mother's hand out.
Fu Zhaoning carefully felt the Queen Mother's pulse, asked a few questions, and carefully examined her eyes and tongue.
"What did the Queen Mother use before?"
When the Queen Mother and Nanny Jin heard Fu Zhaoning ask such a question, their hearts skipped a beat and they felt something was wrong.
"Princess, is the Queen Mother... poisoned?" Nanny Jin asked in a low voice.
"It's a mild, trace poison. It should be a chronic poison."
The dose was very small, and it probably wasn’t necessarily to kill the Queen Mother, but just to make her sick.
Who would benefit from making the Queen Mother sick at this time? What would benefit be gained?
Fu Zhaoning just thought about it for a moment and then put it aside. She couldn't figure it out, so she decided to leave it to Xiao Lanyuan to figure out.
"During the New Year and Lantern Festival, many people sent gifts here," Nanny Jin was surprised and panicked, "and the gifts were all kinds of things. There are many of them in this room, such as those small gourds, the four-legged ice basin, and the new candlesticks."
In addition to those given by the ladies of each palace, the emperor and the empress, there were also those given by the princes and princesses as a show of filial piety to the empress dowager.
And people outside the palace also sent some.
"But those things were checked one by one after they were delivered. How could there still be mistakes?"
"This should be something that we inhale every day. It may have a smell or it may not, but it can also emit substances."
Fu Zhaoning narrowed down the scope for her.
“For example, those made of metal, stored far away, and received in the warehouse can be excluded first.”
"If you want to talk about something that the Empress Dowager touches every day," Nanny Jin suddenly thought of something and looked at the Empress Dowager, "The Empress Dowager often wears this forehead ornament."
The Queen Mother also raised her hand and touched her forehead ornament.
This is made of some small jade beads with a larger piece of coral in the middle. It looks elegant and luxurious.
"Because it is made of jade beads, it feels cool, so I feel comfortable wearing it." The Queen Mother was surprised. "This was given to me by the Fifth Princess."
"Fifth Princess?"
Fu Zhaoning was not familiar with those princes and princesses, and couldn't match them up in his mind.
These princes and princesses of Zhao State seemed to have been raised by the emperor without any personality, and each of them had a low sense of existence.
It may also be because they know that the emperor is still in his prime and it is impossible for him to pass on the throne. He will not allow them to kill each other, so everything is calm.
"The fifth princess is considerate and attentive to the Queen Mother. She married Lord Song. A few days ago, she brought her one-year-old child to visit the Queen Mother and presented her with this forehead protector."
Nanny Jin also helped to explain.
The Queen Mother loved the Fifth Princess the most, so she attached great importance to the things she gave her.
Fu Zhaoning took the forehead protector and examined it carefully.
When she looked closely, she discovered that the thread used to string the beads had a very faint smell.
And logically speaking, the Empress Dowager had worn this forehead ornament for some time and it should not have come into contact with water, but Fu Zhaoning felt that the thread inside was a little wet.
"Zhaoning, is it really a problem with the forehead ornament?" The Queen Mother's face changed.
Fu Zhaoning looked at it so carefully, it was obvious that he had discovered something.
"My Queen, I have to destroy this forehead ornament, okay? I want to check the silk thread inside."
"Sure. If you really want to take it for granted, I will tell Xiaowu that I broke it by accident and ask her to fix it."
Fu Zhaoning asked for a tray and scissors, cut off the forehead ornaments, pulled out the beads, and took out the silk thread.
As soon as my hand touched the silk thread, it was indeed a bit greasy.
Although it is not very serious, it is still very obvious. Rubbing it on your fingers will leave a faint mark of change.
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