Chapter 353 Butterfly Dance Peach Killing 6
Concubine Hui was so worried that she almost ran out of the door.
But just as he walked out of the inner bedroom and stood in the corridor, his steps paused.
She looked at the butterflies dancing wildly in the sky, and calmed herself down to think:
That idiot Concubine Yao must have added some poison to the peach pollen, and she was determined to kill Song Zhao in one go.
If this is the case, then anyone who inhales the powder on the wings of these butterflies will probably suffer the same fate as Chunhua Qiuyue, bleeding from all seven orifices and dying suddenly.
She looked carefully and saw that although Cheng Jing had fainted, fortunately Chun Lan held him in her arms and covered his mouth and nose with her sleeves, so he should still have a chance of survival.
So she took two steps back and shouted to the frightened guards standing outside the door:
"All of you! Cover your mouths and noses, and bring Cheng Jing to me!"
Song Zhao also came forward slowly, standing beside Concubine Hui and asked anxiously and terrifiedly: "What...what is going on?"
Concubine Hui couldn't even care about pretending to be nice to Song Zhao at this moment.
She glared at the guards who were hesitating at the palace gate and said angrily:
"Can't you hear what I'm saying? If you keep on dawdling, I'll report back to the Emperor and chop off your heads!"
Under her coercion, the guard had to cover his mouth and nose, and ran into the courtyard with his head held high. He took Cheng Jing from Chun Lan's arms, and trotted all the way to put him on the warm seat in the inner bedroom.
"Cheng Jing! Son!"
Concubine Hui squeezed forward and saw that Cheng Jing's face had turned blue, his limbs were twitching uncontrollably, and his breathing was very weak.
She shook Cheng Jing vigorously and shouted at him:
"Son, hold on! Mother will not let anything happen to you! Go and invite the Emperor and summon the imperial physician!"
Song Zhao was also frightened when he encountered this incident.
She stroked her chest, feeling distressed, and with trembling voice, she comforted Concubine Hui with two words.
"Don't panic, sister. Cheng Jing is a prince. He will be fine with God's blessing. But why did such a disaster happen out of nowhere..."
The doors and windows of the inner bedroom were closed to prevent the frenzied butterflies from flying in.
In fact, this move was unnecessary.
Because the butterflies could not flutter for more than a few times, they fell to the ground one after another exhausted, stiff and motionless.
Xiao Fuzi was brave and resourceful. She organized the palace servants to protect their mouths and noses, gathered the dead bodies of the butterflies together, and covered them with a black cloth.
A palace servant said, "Eunuch Fu, Chunhua and Qiuyue died in an ugly way. These butterflies seem to be poisonous. Why don't we burn them all to avoid further trouble?"
Xiao Fuzi refused solemnly, "Don't burn them. These butterflies are raised in our Changle Palace. If the Third Prince gets into trouble in our palace, and the Emperor holds him responsible, wouldn't it be even harder to explain if we burn all these butterflies? Let's cover them with black cloth first, and when the Emperor comes, we'll listen to his wishes first, and then decide how to deal with them."
About two quarters of an hour later, Xiao Jingheng and Guo Yuanpan arrived one after another.
The accompanying imperial physician examined Chunhua, Qiuyue, and Chunlan, who were found dead in the courtyard.
All three had died, with blood coming out of all their orifices, blue faces and black tongue coating, which were obvious symptoms of poisoning.
Cheng Jing was protected by Chun Lan at the time of the incident, so luckily he was not poisoned too seriously and is still alive.
Judge Guo immediately led the imperial doctors in to treat him.
In the main hall, Concubine Hui was already in tears.
"Your Majesty! If anything happens to Cheng Jing, I will let him do whatever he wants!"
The incident happened suddenly and the crisis was so great that although Xiao Jingheng was also anxious, he also tried his best to comfort Concubine Hui.
"The imperial doctors are here, Cheng Jing will be fine."
As she said this, she turned her gaze to Song Zhao, who was standing aside with a pale face. She was obviously also frightened and looked a little dazed.
"Zhao'er? Don't be afraid. I'm here."
Song Zhao came back to his senses and said with a sad look:
"Xiao Lang...how could this happen? Chunhua and the others were all fine just now, playing with Chengjing in the courtyard. How come in the blink of an eye, they are gone?"
As her words fell,
Xiao Yinzi hurriedly bowed and went inside to report to Xiao Jingheng:
"Your Majesty, today's dangerous incident was probably caused by the butterflies in the courtyard. The accompanying imperial physician checked and found that a few butterflies had the Five Poison Powder on their wings. This substance is highly toxic. Once it is accidentally inhaled into the body, it will kill you in a moment!"
This method sounds like someone is using sinister means to harm others.
In the past three years, these sinister things have not happened in the harem.
Xiao Jingheng originally thought that this muddy water had gradually become clear under his management, and the undercurrents beneath the surface had been stopped.
Unexpectedly, after a brief period of silence, an even more violent tide was about to hit!
His face darkened gradually, and Concubine Hui cried out:
"Your Majesty! Someone is trying to kill my concubine Cheng Jing on purpose!"
Song Zhao also covered his face and said sadly: "Cheng Jing is not even three years old. Who has the heart to do such a cruel thing to such a cute child?"
As a mother, she could empathize with Concubine Hui's sadness.
She put her arm around Concubine Hui's shoulders and said with tears in her eyes:
"Don't worry, sister. Cheng Jing is a very lucky child. He will surely turn danger into safety. It's also because of my sister's intelligence that I immediately thought that there was something wrong with Butterfly. I resisted the urge to rush out to save Cheng Jing. Otherwise, if I had acted on impulse, I'm afraid I would have been doomed..."
After hearing what Song Zhao said, Xiao Jingheng's gaze instantly fell on Concubine Hui, with a gleam of suspicion in his eyes.
Then I heard Xiao Fuzi say in fear:
"Fortunately, Concubine Chen took Princess Ruoxin away today. Otherwise, when Your Majesty was supposed to be playing with the princess in the courtyard just now, you would have been the one who got into trouble."
Song Zhao suddenly realized something, and he fell down on the warm seat, looking at Xiao Jingheng with fear and confusion.
"Xiao Lang... is, is there someone trying to harm me?"
Her broken eyes made Xiao Jingheng's heart break.
He hurriedly strode forward, took Song Zhao's hand and comforted him, "Don't worry, I'm here. I want to see who dares to hurt you!"
Song Zhao burst into tears, but she did not sigh about her own situation. Instead, she wiped her tears with her silk cloth, half leaning forward to look at the closed door of the inner bedroom.
"It would be fine if something happened to me, but Cheng Jing is still so young, he must not be in any danger... Otherwise, if Cheng Jing has any misfortune in my palace, it will be a mistake that I will never be able to make up for for the rest of my life..."
Having said that, if we really think about it, what was wrong with Song Zhao?
It was Xiao Jingheng who insisted that Concubine Hui bring Cheng Jing to Changle Palace. Song Zhaoke never mentioned this matter from beginning to end.
The person who should feel uneasy and blame himself day and night should be Xiao Jingheng.
How could Xiao Jingheng allow such a vicious thing to happen next to his bed?
Therefore, he immediately issued an edict, ordering Xiao Yinzi to lead the imperial entourage to thoroughly investigate the six palaces in the east and west.
About half an hour later, Judge Guo came out from the inner chamber and reported Cheng Jing's condition to everyone.
"Your Majesty, I have tried my best to remove the remaining poison in the Third Prince's body. Although I have not been able to completely remove it, it will not endanger his life at the moment."
"Cheng Jing!" Concubine Hui missed her son so much that she ran into the inner chamber to visit Cheng Jing without waiting for Guo Yuanpan to finish speaking.
Xiao Jingheng wanted to follow him, but he saw that Judge Guo looked embarrassed, and he felt something was wrong, so he asked in a deep voice,
"If you are fine now, why do you look like this? Are you hiding something?"
Judge Guo was horrified, and he slammed his knees to the ground, crying out:
"I dare not conceal it. Although the Third Prince's life is saved, the poisonous blood has reversed and injured the Third Prince's waist and spinal cord. I am afraid that in the future... it will be difficult for him to stand up again..."
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