Chapter 908 Spices
Since the Seven Day Drunkenness takes seven days to take effect, it means that Concubine Chen was poisoned seven days ago.
During her serious illness, Concubine Chen was unable to get out of bed and had to stay in Ningxin Palace.
Now that we have the time and place of the crime, the only thing left is the people.
Luo Qinghan had all the servants in Ningxin Palace gathered together and asked them one by one if there was anything unusual in Ningxin Palace seven days ago? Or if anyone had been to Ningxin Palace?
Everyone said that everything was normal in Ningxin Palace seven days ago and there was nothing unusual.
As for the people who have been to Ningxin Palace, there are only two.
They are Concubine Yao and Concubine Min respectively.
Luo Qinghan immediately asked someone to invite Concubine Yao and Concubine Min over.
Concubine Min lived closer, so she arrived at Ningxin Palace first and respectfully paid her respects to the emperor and the imperial concubine.
When she stood up, her eyes involuntarily glanced towards the bedroom.
The bedroom door was closed at this time, and the scene inside the room could not be seen.
Luo Qinghan asked calmly: "What are you looking at?"
Concubine Min: "In reply to your Majesty, I heard the news of Concubine Chen's death on the way here, and I can't help but feel a little worried. Please forgive me for being so nosy, but is Concubine Chen really gone?"
Luo Qinghan: "She is indeed gone."
Concubine Min showed a look of grief, with slightly reddened corners of her eyes.
She lowered her head, pressed the corners of her eyes with a silk handkerchief, and said in a trembling voice: "I thought her illness should be able to be cured. After all, she is still so young. I didn't expect it to be so early..."
Xiao Xixi looked at her face calmly.
No matter how you look at it, Concubine Min's face is still blurry and unclear.
More than half a year has passed since she entered the palace.
However, Xiao Xixi was never able to figure out her background.
Xiao Xixi asked, "You and Concubine Yao have been investigating the poisoning of Concubine Chen. Have you found any clues after investigating for so long?"
Concubine Min shook her head and said, "We have tried every possible method, but still failed to find any useful clues. It is my incompetence. I beg the Imperial Concubine to punish me."
Xiao Xixi's eyes can see the past and the future, but cannot see through people's hearts.
For example, now, she couldn't see what Concubine Min was thinking, and she couldn't figure out how many of Concubine Min's words were true and how many were false.
Xiao Xixi asked: "You came to Ningxin Palace seven days ago?"
Concubine Min nodded and said, "Yes, I will come to Ningxin Palace to visit Concubine Chen every two days. Even if I can't help, I can at least talk to Concubine Chen and make her feel better."
Xiao Xixi: "Did you do anything else when you came to Ningxin Palace besides talking to Concubine Chen?"
Concubine Min: "No, I just sat there for a while and chatted with Concubine Chen. I didn't do anything else."
She paused and asked carefully, "Why does the Imperial Concubine ask these questions? Does the Imperial Concubine suspect that I have something to do with Concubine Chen's death?"
Xiao Xixi: "Don't think too much, I'm just asking casually."
Someone outside came with a message that Concubine Yao had arrived.
Concubine Yao had also heard the news of Concubine Chen's death.
She was just about to come to Ningxin Palace to take a look when she heard the emperor summoning her. She felt confused and a little uneasy.
She walked into the side hall with her head lowered and bowed to the emperor and the imperial concubine.
Xiao Xixi was just about to ask the same question again, but her eyes were fixed on Concubine Yao's face.
Yao Jieyu's expression at this moment was no different from usual, but Xiao Xixi saw a black aura between her brows, which was the deathly aura that only a dying person would have.
If she has evil spirit, it means she is likely to encounter danger in the near future.
But if death energy appeared, it would mean that she was in danger and could die at any time.
Xiao Xixi immediately remembered what Fang Wujiu had just said.
He said that being drunk for seven days is colorless and tasteless, and one will not feel anything after being poisoned until seven days later when the poison takes effect and one will die.
Xiao Xixi said quickly, "Doctor Fang, please check on Concubine Yao to see if she has been poisoned by the Seven Days Drunk."
When these words were spoken, everyone present was stunned.
Fang Wujiu reacted quickly. He didn't ask any more questions and said directly, "I will go back and prepare the medicine. Please ask Concubine Yao to return to Jinxiu Palace immediately. I will go and test Concubine Yao as soon as I have prepared the medicine."
Yao Jieyu looked confused: "What do you mean by seven days of drunkenness? What's going on?"
Xiao Xixi: "Seven Days of Drunkenness is a deadly poison. Concubine Chen died because of it."
Yao Jieyu's face turned pale instantly, and she almost fainted: "You mean, I will be poisoned to death like Chen Jieyu?"
Fang Wujiu spoke at the right time: "Seven Days of Drunkenness is not without medicine. Please follow my instructions, Concubine Yao. If you are really poisoned by Seven Days of Drunkenness, I will do my best to detoxify you."
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yao's expression eased a little.
As long as there is hope of salvation!
She calmed herself down and went back obediently as Doctor Fang said.
Fang Wujiu also hurried back to the Imperial Hospital.
Concubine Min asked cautiously, "Why did Concubine Yao also get the same poison as Concubine Chen? Could it be that the poison in Concubine Chen is contagious? If so, then wouldn't I also be..."
Having said this, she raised her hand to her chest, her face showing panic, and her eyes looking at the imperial concubine were full of help.
Xiao Xixi: "Seven days of drunkenness is not contagious."
Concubine Min felt relieved a little.
Xiao Xixi: "It can't be a coincidence that Concubine Yao and Concubine Chen were poisoned by the same poison. After all, the poison of Seven Days Drunk is very rare. Let's start with Concubine Chen and see if there is anything that Concubine Chen and Concubine Yao have come into contact with, and find out what they have in common."
Luo Qinghan nodded, agreeing with her words.
Concubine Min took the opportunity to praise: "Your Highness is wise."
The emperor ordered a thorough investigation of Ningxin Palace.
A large number of guards poured into Ningxin Palace and searched the entire palace thoroughly from inside to outside.
Nothing unusual was found.
Fang Wujiu had already completed the tests for Concubine Yao, and the results showed that Concubine Yao was indeed drunk for seven days.
Fortunately, it was discovered early, before the poison took effect, and there was still a chance to detoxify.
Fang Wujiu started to prepare the antidote for Concubine Yao.
The emperor then ordered a thorough search of Concubine Yao's Jinxiu Palace.
Concubine Yao stood in the courtyard, anxiously waiting for the results of the search.
After careful comparison, the only similarity between Ningxin Palace and Jinxiu Palace is spices.
Zhao Xian placed two packages of spices in front of the emperor and the imperial concubine.
"The almost used up spice on the left was found in Ningxin Palace, and the half-used spice on the right was found in Jinxiu Palace. They were all gifts from the Grand Empress Dowager."
Xiao Xixi remembered it as soon as she heard this.
(End of this chapter)
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