Chapter 119 Palace Search
Fangpin couldn't stop crying: "The Third Prince has just turned 100 days old. Even if the situation is critical, it doesn't make sense to use the Third Prince to stop a dog. Now it hurts the Third Prince's face."
Those with scars on their faces are considered to be a disgrace to the royal family, just like being disabled and are not suitable to inherit the throne.
The consequences of hurting the prince's reputation were so serious that it could almost ruin him.
If Concubine Yu did this on purpose, it shows how vicious she is.
Xuanyuan Ling's expression became even uglier: "What dog? Why did a dog suddenly appear and rush over? Where is Concubine Yu?"
Concubine Yu knew that it would not end well when she saw the wound on the Third Prince's face. She had been waiting for a long time. She saluted Xuanyuan Ling properly, and then looked at Xuanyuan Ling and said, "Your Majesty knows that I am afraid of dogs. When the dog pounced on me, I was so scared that I couldn't move. Although it was dangerous, I definitely didn't mean to use the Third Prince to block the dog."
Xuanyuan Ling looked at her deeply.
When the Third Prince was injured, none of the people related to him left. The eunuchs in the Imperial Pet Garden were also kneeling. Now, they crawled in with weak legs and knelt in front of Xuanyuan Ling: "I am a eunuch in the Imperial Pet Garden. Today, for some reason, the cages of the imperial dogs in the Imperial Pet Garden were opened, and several imperial pets escaped. We came to look for them, but one of the dogs went mad for some reason. It pounced on people and tried to bite them, and bumped into Concubine Yu and the Third Prince. Your Majesty, please spare their lives."
"Where is the dog?" Xuanyuan Ling asked in a deep voice.
"That dog, that dog went crazy and disappeared."
"How dare you!" Xuanyuan Ling was really angry: "Go find him quickly."
Zhao Hai immediately called for people to go look for the dog.
Fangpin listened and lowered her head with a flash of eyes. On this day, the Queen asked, "Will it leave a scar?"
The imperial physician had been waiting by the side, and he would definitely report back: "The Third Prince is still young, and although his skin is delicate, it will recover faster than an adult. In addition, this scratch did not injure the dermis, so although it may look scary, it will not leave a scar."
The queen seemed relieved: "That's good."
Xuanyuan Ling glanced at the queen calmly, then quickly looked away. He looked at Concubine Yu again with a bad tone, "What do you have to say?"
Concubine Yu still argued: "I never meant to do that. I never thought of harming the Third Prince, let alone using a child to stop a dog. I also have a child. It was a critical moment, so I would never do such a thing. As for the wound on the Third Prince's face, I feel that I was wronged. It was a chaotic time. How could this servant insist that it was I who scratched the Third Prince?"
Concubine Yu said in a firm tone: "I feel something is fishy. I was going back to Zhongyu Palace, and on the way I encountered cats and dogs from the Imperial Pet Garden running out. It's no secret that I'm afraid of dogs. How come I took a different route and ran into the Third Prince? How come it was such a coincidence that on the day I met the Third Prince, a vicious dog ran out and frightened me."
She gritted her teeth as she thought of the scene at that time: "I was frightened by the vicious dog and fell to the ground. I didn't care about anything else. How could I use the Third Prince as a shield?"
Concubine Yu took a deep breath and said, "Besides, my Second Prince is gone, and I only have the Third Princess by my side. I would not commit such a serious crime as harming the heir for myself or for the Third Princess. What's more, what good would it do if I did it so blatantly?"
These are the true feelings of my heart. They are not pleasant to hear, but the truth is there.
It is difficult to justify Concubine Yu's reasons for wanting to harm the Third Prince because she lost the Second Prince and couldn't stand up to the Third Prince's favor, not to mention that she did it so blatantly. No matter how bold she was, she wouldn't dare to harm the Third Prince like this.
Xuanyuan Ling narrowed his eyes. Although she was domineering and even considered vicious in Xuanyuan Ling's mind, she usually targeted concubines. But if this incident was not about Concubine Yu, then...
Xuanyuan Ling's face looked extremely bad. At this time, Zhao Hai brought a group of people carrying a dead dog over.
"Your Majesty, the dog rushed into the lake after it ran into Concubine Yu and the Third Prince, and is now dead."
"Go check it." Xuanyuan Ling's voice was as deep as the calm before a storm.
Concubine Yu felt relieved. The emperor believed her! Otherwise, there would be no need to check the dog.
Fangpin was horrified. Why did the emperor want to examine the dog's body? It was clearly Concubine Yu who did it. Why did the emperor still want to investigate?
The imperial physician was forced to perform an autopsy at this moment. Naturally, he could not tell anything from the outside. In order not to offend the emperor, he had to go and cut open the dog's stomach to see if the dog had eaten anything. As a result, it was clear at a glance that the dog's organs were damaged. It was obvious that the dog had been poisoned. It was obvious that the dog had gone mad due to the poison, which caused this disaster.
How could a healthy dog be poisoned?
This matter is indeed strange.
The imperial physician did not dare to hide it and hurried to report.
Jinyun knelt aside with his fists clenched tightly.
Upon hearing this, Concubine Yu hurriedly said, "I had a quarrel with Concubine Fang before. Concubine Fang personally mocked me for not having the Second Prince. I was so angry that I had someone slap her. Today, I suddenly encountered this misfortune. I hope the Emperor can clear my name."
Fangpin was shocked when she heard this: "Concubine Yu, what do you mean? Do you think I would use the Third Prince to harm you? How could I possibly use such a thing to harm you? Your Majesty!" Fangpin shouted: "Concubine Yu is slandering me."
Concubine Yu said, "The imperial physician also said that the wound is not deep and will not leave a scar."
Oh, how could the emperor punish me if it was not a serious crime? Only something as serious as an injury to my reputation could make the emperor furious.
Fangpin's eyes widened: "Your Majesty, I don't have it."
Xuanyuan Ling looked at her expressionlessly: "Search the palace."
The dog was poisoned. There must be clues as to where the poison came from.
Zhao Hai took his men there immediately, sighing in his heart, hoping that it wasn't Concubine Fang. If it was, then this matter would not be resolved well. The emperor hated things like this the most.
Concubine Fang fell to the ground. She didn't know that her attempt to please the Third Prince when he was sick had already reminded Xuanyuan Ling of the Queen Mother. Now, with this incident, Xuanyuan Ling almost subconsciously determined that there was something wrong with Concubine Fang, and then ordered people to search the palace. If it wasn't the case, it would be fine, but if it was, then Concubine Fang would be finished.
Fangpin was so scared that she screamed, "Your Majesty, you can't be so partial to Concubine Yu. The Third Prince caused Concubine Yu to be injured, but Your Majesty didn't punish her and even suspected me. I am so wronged."
The queen looked at Concubine Fang's appearance, she suddenly pursed her lips, thinking of the third prince's little face, it was good that there would be no scar.
She narrowed her eyes and glanced at Jinzhi. Jinzhi also noticed that something was wrong with Fangpin. After all, she had seen Fangpin being slapped by Concubine Yu a few days ago. Fangpin couldn't swallow her anger and planned what happened today.
The Emperor hates such things, the Empress knows it, and Jinzhi knows it too. If Concubine Fang is gone, the Third Prince will still be fine. But if they push it again now, it is possible that the Third Prince will be motherless!
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