Chapter 327: Self-destruction 1
It was getting close to dusk and the light in the hall was getting dimmer.
Xiao Jingheng raised his eyes and gave Doctor Zhang a look.
Doctor Zhang immediately stepped forward, took the teapot from Xiao Yinzi, and carefully examined the ingredients.
After a while, he bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, someone added Asarum and Radix Angelicae Sinensis to this Gardenia Nectar, and it was purified after several distillations, so the medicinal effect is even stronger. Asarum warms the middle and lowers the Qi, while Radix Angelicae Sinensis activates blood circulation and dredges the menstruation. The two together are a powerful weapon for harming the fetus..."
As they were speaking, Ning Wanshuang had already arrived with a group of concubines.
After listening to Doctor Zhang's words, Ning Wanshuang hurriedly said:
"I remember that this Gardenia Nectar was bestowed by the Emperor exclusively on Concubine Hui. How could such a thing as an imperial gift go wrong?"
Concubine Ying also said: "There would definitely not be such an omission in the imperial court. It must be the dishonest person who served the meal."
Xiao Jingheng frowned and said coldly, "Go check. Check the people who served the food, and also the palace servants working in Zhaochun Palace!"
With this big move, many people will be involved.
Chan'er, who served Hui Fei personally, was originally in the inner chamber, guarding Hui Fei without moving a step.
But after hearing that Concubine Hui's miscarriage was caused by the Gardenia Dew, she rushed to the imperial court and eagerly pleaded with Xiao Jingheng:
"Your Majesty! I am Chan'er, who serves Concubine Hui. Since the Majesty became pregnant, I have handled everything that entered the Zhaochun Palace very carefully. As for food, it has to be tested for poison three times, and then let the palace servants who taste the food use it. Only after ensuring that it is safe will it be presented to the Majesty. I can guarantee that the Gardenia Nectar is absolutely fine..."
"Alas..." Doctor Zhang sighed and interrupted Chan'er's words, "Forgive me for saying one thing, but I have repeatedly reminded you that anything your majesty eats during pregnancy must be checked by me first.
The asarum and angelica root added to the Gardenia Dew are originally used to treat diseases, so they cannot be tested for poison. Moreover, what good can these things do if the eunuchs who taste the food taste them?"
"Impossible!" Chan'er replied confidently, "Although Imperial Doctor Zhang has not examined it, I am well versed in medical knowledge. Before presenting this Gardenia Dew to Consort Hui and Consort Shun, I also re-examined it and found nothing unusual. But now the problem lies in this pot of Gardenia Dew...
.After this item entered Zhaochun Palace, it has been kept by the servants, and no one else has ever touched it. If anyone has touched it, it was when Concubine Hui took it out to entertain Concubine Shun today, and Concubine Shun opened the lid of the pot. "
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yao took a deep breath and said, "You mean to say that Concubine Shun put this thing into the pot herself?"
"Empress Yao, please use your brains when you speak." Ning Wanshuang laughed and choked Empress Yao, and then said, "Empress Hui and Concubine Shun have no grudges in the past or the present, so why would she use the favor of her first child to join forces with Concubine Hui?"
Xiao Jingheng raised his eyebrows and looked towards the inner hall of the side hall. Although there was pity in his eyes, there was also suspicion.
Concubine Yun took the opportunity to say, "What if Shunpin's pregnancy was originally a false pregnancy?"
After hearing this, Doctor Zhang got angry.
"Your Highness Yunfei's words have tarnished the reputation of Your Highness Shunpin, and also insulted my humble servant's loyalty in serving the Emperor!"
As he spoke, he slammed his knees to the ground, knelt straight in front of Jamel Xiao, and said painfully:
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent and failed to protect the two ladies' babies. It is my fault. Your Majesty, please punish me for this matter. But I have to defend myself for what Concubine Yun just said. Concubine Shun's miscarriage has really damaged her foundation. She has no hope of getting pregnant in this life. If Your Majesty does not believe me, you can send other doctors to treat her together!"
Concubine Yun had not expected that Imperial Doctor Zhang would react so strongly. She blushed with embarrassment and could only reply weakly,
"That's not what I meant. Doctor Zhang, please don't take it personally."
Regardless of whether she meant this or not, with such a big thing happening in the palace, how could the people from the Imperial Hospital dare to be negligent?
At this moment, led by Judge Guo, all the imperial doctors on duty had already arrived and were waiting in the corridor.
Xiao Jingheng asked them to go in and carefully check the pulses of Concubine Hui and Rong Yue.
But at that time, both of them had already taken medicine for miscarriage. If we checked their pulses again, what else could we find out except that the mother's body was weak and she was suffering from uterine bleeding?
But Rong Yue's health was really bad.
After Judge Guo told Xiao Jingheng the results of the pulse diagnosis, Xiao Jingheng's doubts were immediately dispelled.
Of course, he would not believe that Rong Yue would frame Concubine Hui at the cost of her own infertility.
But Concubine Hui...
Just when Xiao Jingheng's suspicion shifted to Concubine Hui,
Xiao Yinzi, however, forced a palace servant who served the emperor into the palace.
"Your Majesty, this person is the eunuch who is responsible for delivering Gardenia Nectar to Zhaochun Palace today."
The palace servant was so frightened at the scene that his face turned pale.
As soon as Xiao Yinzi let him go, he knelt on the ground and started talking nonsense.
"Your Majesty, please spare my life. I know nothing. It was not me who did it..."
Xiao Yinzi asked him, "You just need to tell the emperor in detail what happened to you today."
"When I was delivering Gardenia Nectar to Zhaochun Palace today, I passed by the observatory and bumped into an official. I almost spilled the Gardenia Nectar. Fortunately, the official helped me up and I didn't make a big mistake. I just don't know if the dirty stuff that Concubine Hui ate was put in there at that time..."
"Foreign officials?" Xiao Jingheng was puzzled for a moment, and Jiang Deshun reminded him:
"Your Majesty, today is the day when the Imperial Astronomical Observatory enters the palace to observe the stars and predict the moon."
Xiao Jingheng asked again: "Can you still remember what that person looks like?"
The eunuch nodded repeatedly in agreement, and Xiao Jingheng said, "Take this eunuch to the Imperial Observatory and have him identify everyone one by one. Make sure to find the people who have come into contact with him today as soon as possible!"
Since this matter was a harem matter, Xiao Jingheng gave full authority to Ning Wanshuang to investigate.
The next day, when all the concubines rushed to Yonghe Palace to pay their respects to Ning Wanshuang,
Seeing how tired she looked and how she kept yawning, I was afraid she hadn't slept a wink all night.
He Changzai said with concern: "The Imperial Concubine must be exhausted because of the poisoning incident."
Concubine Yao also said: "Concubine Hui and Concubine Shun are really pitiful. I don't know who has murdered them. They have suffered such a crime and they haven't woken up yet..."
Concubine Yun raised her eyebrows slightly, looked at Ning Wanshuang and asked, "Has the Imperial Concubine found out anything?"
——"The Emperor has arrived!"
The solemn announcement from the palace servants outside the palace interrupted the noisy chatter of the concubines.
Everyone stood up and bowed to the door. Xiao Jingheng strode in, waved his hand perfunctorily and told everyone to stand still. Then he sat in the first seat next to Ning Wanshuang and asked:
"What did you find out that you are so anxious to see me?"
Ning Wanshuang said with a little fear: "I am in charge of the six palaces. If this happened in the harem, it would be fine. The emperor is busy with many things every day, and I will handle it myself, so the emperor won't have to go through this trouble. But... today's matter involves important figures from the previous dynasty. I dare not make decisions on my own, so I can only ask the emperor to make the decision."
After saying this, facing Xiao Jingheng's confused eyes, he high-fived the man outside the door.
"Kang Yubin, bring the person up."
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