"Did you smell a pungent, spicy smell when you were holding that pot of flowers?" Lan Shanyang was definitely not stupid. If someone wanted to play tricks on him, they would have to show some real skills.
"Your Majesty, when I brought that pot of flowers, I didn't dare to smell it at all. This was a gift from Her Highness to the ladies; how could we dare to smell it carelessly? Besides, the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers, and I didn't even notice if there was any pungent smell!"
The young eunuch did indeed report the truth.
Everyone around him was holding flowers, and the one in front of him seemed particularly fragrant; after a while, you couldn't smell anything at all.
Qin Kou'er didn't care. No matter what the little eunuch said, she had a way to get through this.
Upon hearing the young eunuch's words, Lan Shanyang said to his men, "Bring me all the words!"
"yes!"
Immediately, the servants brought over all the flowerpots.
As for Qin Kou'er's potted poisonous flower, it was covered with a layer of light gauze.
Lan Shanyang stood up, walked to the middle of the flowerpot, and looked at it little by little.
He looked very carefully, but no matter how he looked, he couldn't find anything particularly different.
Finally, they arrived at Qin Kou'er's potted plant. Lan Shanyang waved to Quan Jing.
Quan Jing looked at him with great hesitation, "Your Majesty..."
Lan Shanyang frowned. "It's alright, open it!"
Quan Jing was still hesitant, glancing at Lan Linxue and Lan Xiuyuan beside her.
Lan Linxue immediately stepped forward and gently pulled Lan Shanyang back, saying, "Father, step back, I'll do it!"
As she spoke, Lan Linxue covered her mouth and nose, walked to the potted flower, and without thinking, directly lifted the gauze curtain on it.
Immediately, the potted flower, still glistening with dew, swayed gently in the breeze.
Lan Linxue glanced at it only once before turning to Lan Shanyang in a sullen voice and saying, "Father, there are water droplets on this flower! Otherwise, there's nothing different!"
After saying that, Lan Linxue quickly reached out and covered Lan Shanyang with the white veil again. She then swiftly walked to Lan Shanyang's side.
"Water droplets?" Lan Shanyang looked at Hu Qianyu with suspicion. Knowing Hu Qianyu as he did, this woman's cunning with poison was more potent than the most venomous snake in the world. Could it be that the water droplets on this potted plant were the problem?
At this moment, the imperial physicians rushed in. Seeing the people below groaning in pain, they couldn't care less about anything else and could only treat the patients and save lives first.
Lan Shanyang then waved to the oldest doctor below, saying, "Imperial Physician Li, come here?"
Physician Li is the head physician of the Imperial Medical Academy, the most senior, and possesses the most superb medical skills.
Hearing Lan Shanyang call him, he hurriedly and shakily walked in, knelt down and kowtowed to Lan Shanyang.
"Alright! Alright! No need for such formalities, old doctor. Quan Jing, go help the old doctor to look at those flowers!"
Quan Jing immediately agreed, then went over to help Doctor Li up and led him to see the flowers and plants.
Although the imperial physician Li was advanced in years, his knowledge of herbs was truly exceptional. He recognized the herbs at a glance and immediately understood. However, perhaps fearing to be too abrupt in front of the Emperor, he carefully examined the two pots again. Only after confirming everything did he turn to Lan Shanyang and say, "Your Majesty, these flowers are all aphrodisiacs!"
Lan Shanyang waved his hand, "Imperial Physician, don't be in such a hurry. Go and take a look at that flower with the problem first, and then we'll talk!"
Physician Li nodded, and then, with Quan Jing's help, went to see the pot of poisonous flowers.
The old physician walked up, and the servants opened the white gauze, releasing a strong fragrance mixed with a pungent spiciness.
The old doctor took a sniff and immediately exclaimed in surprise. Then he quickly lowered his head and sniffed again.
He examined the petals in his hand before finally standing up and slowly walking to Lan Shanyang. He bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this is indeed the Aphrodisiac! There's no mistake! It also has another name, Descendant Leaf. This herb is just an ordinary flower, but once the male and female parts are placed together and exposed to rain and dew, it becomes a potent aphrodisiac, almost deadly. However, the pot Your Majesty showed me earlier contained snake gall and sulfur, which are incompatible with this herb, instantly turning it into a deadly poison. Not only does it corrode bones and blood, but more importantly, it reverses blood flow, causing a burning sensation throughout the body!"
Upon hearing this, Lan Shanyang slammed his hand on the table, pointed at Hu Qianyu on the ground, and shouted, "Consort Hu, how dare you! You dare to harm someone in front of me?"
Hu Qianyu was startled and trembled, but she still stubbornly raised her head to look at Lan Shanyang, her face full of fear: "What does Your Majesty mean? This concubine does not know!"
"You still dare to say you don't know? Why don't you give us something else instead of this obscene stuff? You're all still unmarried girls, what do you need this 'amusement herb' for?" Lan Shanyang was furious. Hu Qianyu had completely disgraced him.
If this were tomorrow's morning court session, how would the court officials view the emperor? Would they see him as licentious and immoral? Or as shameless?
"Your Majesty, I have never heard of this 'love-seeking herb'! I only know it's called 'fortune, prosperity, and longevity,' which is an auspicious name. How could it be associated with such obscene things? Your Majesty, I am innocent!"
As she spoke, Hu Qianyu lowered her head, feeling extremely wronged.
"Nonsense! You orchestrated everything today, and you still claim ignorance? Jingquan, go check if there are any more of these kinds of words in this courtyard, then take men to search Consort Hu's palace to see if any more of these obscene things exist! If you find them, immediately arrest everyone in her palace! We must force them to reveal where these shameless things came from!"
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