Chapter 571 Wait and see the show
Although Prince Xiling tried his best to conceal it, the emperor still knew that he was bedridden.
The emperor specially sent Gan Fu to visit Prince Xiling and brought him two imperial doctors.
Prince Xiling could not refuse and had to accept the treatment from the two imperial physicians.
The two imperial doctors took his pulse one after another and looked at each other with strange expressions.
They had been practicing medicine for many years and had superb medical skills, so they could naturally tell at once that King Xiling was poisoned.
But I don’t know what kind of poison it is?
When King Xiling saw their expression, he knew that they didn't know how to neutralize the poison. He felt disappointed and sighed helplessly.
"To be honest, I was taking a nap in the garden two days ago and was bitten by a poisonous snake. The snake was very poisonous. I felt dizzy after being bitten. By the time I realized what was happening, the snake had already run away. I have invited all the doctors in the city to see me these two days, but I still haven't gotten better."
Gan Fu asked, "Why doesn't the prince ask people to go to the imperial physician? Aren't the imperial physicians in the palace much better than the doctors in the folks?"
Prince Xiling smiled bitterly: "If I go and ask the imperial physician, it will definitely alarm the emperor and the queen mother. I don't want to make them worry because of such a small matter."
Gan Fu sighed, "The prince's kindness is truly touching."
The two imperial doctors left a prescription and gave some precautions, then went back to the palace with Gan Fu to report.
King Xiling picked up the prescription and took a look. It contained only some medicinal herbs for warming the body and was of little use.
He threw the prescription away and said with a cold face.
"No news about Concubine Xiao yet?"
Xie Chuxue replied softly, "There are people from the Patrol Department guarding each city gate, including the General Zhongwu's Mansion and the palace gate. There are also people watching, and no trace of Concubine Xiao has been seen."
Prince Xiling looked gloomy: "She didn't leave the city, nor did she go back to her parents' home or the palace, so where else could she go?"
The dull pain in the wound kept reminding him that it was Concubine Xiao who made him become like this.
His ambitions and his great undertakings were all dealt a heavy blow because of her!
Whenever he thought of her, his eyes turned red with hatred.
Xie Chuxue couldn't answer.
To be honest, she didn't expect that such a thorough plan would go wrong with Concubine Xiao.
She is obviously just a stupid woman who lives by relying on the prince.
Xie Chuxue pursed her lips and said, "If I had known this would happen, I should have killed Concubine Xiao the first time I caught her."
If she had died, there wouldn't have been so much trouble later.
Prince Xiling: "It's no use saying this now. Inform the Qin family and ask the patrol officers to withdraw. There's no need to keep an eye on them anymore."
Xie Chuxue: “Why?”
Prince Xiling: "It's been three days, and we haven't found Concubine Xiao yet, which means she is no longer in the city. It would be a waste of manpower to keep watching her."
Xie Chuxue frowned: "Where can she go if she leaves the city?"
Prince Xiling sneered: "Where else can we go? Only to the Crown Prince."
Xie Chuxue lowered her voice and said, "The Crown Prince may have already noticed our plan. Keeping him here will be a disaster. Should we send someone to the imperial mausoleum to bring the Crown Prince and Concubine Xiao to..."
"Need not."
It’s not that Prince Xiling had not thought about killing the crown prince to eliminate the trouble once and for all.
But after careful consideration, he temporarily suppressed the idea.
Now the emperor is worried that he can't find any fault with him. If he kills the prince, it would be like handing his handle to the emperor, and the emperor will definitely not show mercy.
They have other more important things to do right now, so the prince's matter can be dealt with later.
Prince Xiling covered his aching wound, his eyes becoming more vicious.
"The prince is now a phoenix in trouble. If we leave him in a place like the imperial mausoleum, even if we don't take action, there will be others who will be tempted to take action. Let's just wait and see."
Xie Chuxue asked softly, "Why don't we send a few people to watch over the imperial mausoleum? Let's see who loses their temper first?"
"Um."
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After listening to the reports from the imperial doctors, the emperor frowned and asked.
"Are you sure it's snake venom?"
A royal doctor shook his head and said, "I cannot be sure what the poison is. It is a very strange poison. I have been practicing medicine for many years and have never seen such a poison."
Another imperial physician said, "Judging from the wound, the King of Xiling was injured by the blade. The poison must have been applied to the blade and then entered the King of Xiling's body through the wound."
Emperor: "So, Prince Xiling was stabbed?"
The two doctors said yes in unison.
The emperor smiled strangely: "I didn't expect that Prince Xiling would have provoked enemies when he first came to Shengjing."
Originally, he was still thinking about how to take back the throne and fiefdom of King Xiling, but now it seems that he doesn't even need to do anything and can just sit back and enjoy the results.
He waved his hand, signaling the imperial doctors to leave.
As soon as the imperial doctors left, the fifth prince Luo Yan arrived.
Luo Yanzhi held up the article he had just written and asked his father for comments.
There have been a lot of things like this recently.
Ever since the crown prince was banished to the imperial mausoleum, there have been rumors in the imperial court and the harem that "the emperor is going to depose the crown prince." Some people even said that the emperor had even written the edict to depose the crown prince and would soon make the matter public.
These things sounded so convincing that some people couldn't help but become interested.
Especially those princes and the supporters behind them.
They thought this would be a great opportunity.
The emperor discovered that the princes had become particularly diligent recently. Not only did they study harder, but they also came to him whenever they had time, trying every means to make their presence felt in front of him.
The emperor knew exactly what the princes were thinking, but he didn't say anything. It wasn't a bad thing anyway.
The noble families who had previously had a feud with the prince because of cheating in the imperial examinations have been particularly excited recently. They have been submitting memorials to the emperor, impeaching the prince for misconduct, being incapable of taking on the responsibility, and being unfit to be the crown prince, and hoping that the emperor would depose the prince.
In addition to the prince's enemies, there were many people in the court who supported the prince. They all pleaded for him, hoping that the emperor would show mercy and let him return.
He read all the memorials and threw them aside without giving any response.
For a moment, no one was sure what the emperor was thinking and didn't understand what his attitude toward the prince was.
The former dynasty and the harem were in turmoil because of the prince's affairs, but the prince himself was very relaxed at this time.
He is painting inside the imperial mausoleum now.
Xiao Xixi sat in the corridor feeding the cat.
There were quite a few wild cats in the imperial mausoleum. After Xiao Xixi discovered them, she took some dried fish and chicken strips from the kitchen.
She put the food in a bowl and placed it on the porch. The smell of the food soon attracted several wild cats.
At first they were very cautious and only wandered at a distance, not daring to approach.
After watching for most of the day, they found no danger, but could not resist the temptation of delicious food, so they moved step by step to the side of the bowl.
(End of this chapter)
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