Chapter 463 Taking Poison
She didn’t care, but if Concubine Kangde threatened her child, she would not be able to tolerate it.
But now that Concubine Kangde was talking about people from good families, she couldn't help but think that she was overthinking.
When Concubine Jin returned, she was still thinking about Concubine Kangde's last words.
"The Third Prince is born with this background, and in the end he will just be a rich idler. My family background is ordinary, and yours is not outstanding. When you and I are old, what will happen to the Third Prince and the eldest princess? In the end, it is best for them to help each other."
Concubine Jin thought that Concubine Kangde could see clearly what kind of person the Third Prince was. It was too difficult to ask the Third Prince to stand up.
And she, the eldest princess, is fine now, but what about the future? Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run.
But this is the palace, and no matter how stupid Concubine Jin is, she knows that the emperor will not think too far ahead.
The eldest princess is naturally fine now as she is under the protection of her father, but one day she will have to live under the hands of her brothers.
At that time, if the new emperor was not close to her, what would she do? Without the help of brothers, it was not easy for a princess these days.
If I could really ask the Third Prince to take care of me, just having this one person would be enough.
In Leshou Palace, after seeing off Concubine Jin, Zhima said, "If Concubine Jin had chosen the son of the Fang family, this Fang would still be in the palace."
"With that kind of personality, if she could be favored, she would have been favored long ago. There will be new people entering the palace next year, and there will inevitably be another round of struggle. I think it will be difficult for her to stand out." Dou Su said.
Concubine Kangde smiled, she didn't care about it.
She wanted the eldest princess to step forward, but she would never give up supporting the third prince to become the crown prince.
She had already given up everything.
Even if she can't, she will eventually choose someone she is satisfied with.
On the surface, the Ninth Prince’s farce was over.
But on the twentieth, when everyone thought these things were over, the eighth prince suddenly fell ill.
Moreover, the disease and death were so severe that there were actually dangerous signs.
The imperial physician rushed to Ruiqing Palace, but the emperor was busy and did not come, so the empress arrived first.
The Eighth Prince was not only burning with fever, but his entire body began to twitch.
He soon lost consciousness. He was already stupid because of what happened last time, and now he was in such a state, it was really hard to bear to see him like this.
After the imperial physicians took turns taking the patient's pulse, their faces changed suddenly.
poison.
It's an extremely chronic poison, and the poisoning has lasted for half a year.
Because it is such a chronic and powerful poison, it is completely impossible to tell when the poison has not yet taken effect, unless a blood test is done.
But who would bleed a prince for no reason?
After finishing his official duties, Qi Yixiu came to Ruiqing Palace and immediately overturned the table.
The Queen also had a cold expression on her face: "Is the diagnosis correct?"
The imperial doctors knelt on the ground and said, "We guarantee this with our lives."
"If anything happens to the Eighth Prince, you will all be dead." The Queen snorted coldly: "Whether you can detoxify or not, let's talk about this first."
"Yes, although it is overbearing, the Eighth Prince's weak body caused the poison to attack earlier. Now he can be saved." The imperial physician wiped the sweat off his forehead. If it takes another year or two, it is not a question of whether the poison can be detoxified, but the Eighth Prince's body will become weaker and weaker. What's the point of detoxification? Isn't he still a broken body? Although the Eighth Prince is not in good condition now.
When Wen Chongrong arrived and heard that the patient was poisoned, he collapsed to the ground.
How could it be poisoned? Who would be so cruel to treat a foolish prince? This is also the voice of all the people who came. Who would do this?
Shen Chuliu suspected that Wen Chongrong had directed and acted this out herself in order to win the emperor's sympathy, but looking at her like this, if it was really her, wasn't her acting a bit too good? Qi Yixiu was now thinking about killing someone, and Chusi didn't need his command, so he naturally arranged a strict investigation.
Poisoning for half a year is not something that can be diagnosed in one go. Fortunately, the imperial physician said that the poison has to be taken several times and will not be effective in one go.
I started to investigate what happened half a year ago.
The eighth prince felt a little better after drinking the medicine, but his fever did not go down, just not as severe.
The emperor now showed no sympathy for Wen Chongrong at all; instead, he felt disgusted with her.
She let her child be poisoned for half a year without knowing it, which shows she doesn't care.
The Internal Criminal Department secretly worked with the Ministry of Justice to investigate the case. After all, the poison was not something from the palace.
In the palace, the Eighth Prince was recuperating, and Wen Chongrong was accompanying him every day. Everyone in the harem was also worried. The concubines with the princes were particularly careful.
At the Sixth Prince's residence, Yu Lou said, "We strictly follow your instructions here. We strictly monitor the food and do not give His Highness anything of unknown origin. The food sent from the kitchen will never pass through other people's hands. If there is any doubt, we would rather eat it later than eat it carelessly."
Shen Chuliu nodded: "Don't be so nervous. I secretly asked Doctor Zhao about this poison. It wasn't brought in by mistake. It was basically fed in. I just don't know what it was mixed with. I think the dosage is not small."
"Isn't this a bit too bold?" Yuxie said in shock.
"It's hard to say if it were any other child, the Eighth Prince..." Shen Chuliu shook his head.
It's too easy to feed poison to a fool.
Yuxie also thought of this, but broke out in a cold sweat, thinking that he should pay more attention to the Sixth Prince in the future.
We really can't let it go even a little bit.
Soon, the Ministry of Justice found out some things outside.
The target was actually directed at Zhen Chongyi.
It turned out to be the Ninth Prince's wet nurse, who was the one from Sun's family who found out the clue.
The Ministry of Justice traced the source of the poison according to the powder prescribed by the imperial physician. It took them three days to finally find out the result.
It was Sun's husband's family, also a member of the Sun family with the surname Sun, who spent money to buy these medicinal herbs. In order not to arouse suspicion, he went to several pharmacies to buy all the herbs.
And this person is Sun’s brother-in-law.
Sun entered the palace to work as a wet nurse. She gave birth to a son and a daughter. She did not return home for many years, but she sent back her monthly salary.
Every month, her husband could see her at the palace gate.
So when her husband received the letter saying that she wanted the medicine to do something for her master, he did not suspect anything because of the silver note worth one thousand and two taels of silver.
It was brought home by a eunuch.
Sun was shocked when she received the powder, but she didn't dare to refuse at the palace gate, so she had to take it in.
That night, before I had finished my work, I saw a letter in the house.
She could read and write, so she could understand it naturally.
The letter only threatened her one son and one daughter, and hinted that as long as she gave the Eighth Prince some of the powder in three doses, she would be fine. Not only would she be fine, but she would also get another 1,000 taels of silver.
Although she served the prince in the palace, one thousand taels was still a large sum of money.
She hesitated again and again, but because her child was still in the hands of others, even if she took the letter to report it, she didn't know who did it. After several twists and turns, she had no choice but to do it.
As Shen Chuliu thought, it was too easy to give poison to a stupid child.
Meow
(End of this chapter)
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