Chapter 374 Life is safe
Fuchun was kneeling down and felt both fear and hatred in his heart when he heard this. It had only been a short time since they came to serve the Fourth Prince and something like this had happened.
"You say!" Xuanyuan Ling looked at Fuchun. At least he remembered this person.
"I arranged two people to keep watch today. When the fire got bigger, someone had already carried the two watchmen out. They were already dead, with black faces and black blood vomiting. These are signs of poisoning." Fuchun's words were quite logical. He knew in his heart that if the Fourth Prince was gone, all of them would probably be buried with him. He was anxious and hateful in his heart. How could such a thing happen?
"How outrageous!" Xuanyuan Ling was already furious. It was unexpected, but seeing the Fourth Prince become like this would implicate many people, not to mention that someone was poisoned to death. Wasn't it obvious that someone had plotted against the Fourth Prince to become like this?
The servants present were all trembling with fear. The Queen and Concubine Li were in tears and couldn't say anything. Their faces were not much better than Xuanyuan Ling's.
Xuanyuan Ling's face was gloomy, and he took a deep breath: "Zhao Hai."
Zhao Hai quickly agreed, knowing that he would have no chance of sleeping tonight.
"Take these slaves away for interrogation."
After he said that, he glanced at the Queen who had not dared to speak at this time, and Concubine Li who was sitting on the ground and still sobbing. He was really filled with anger.
He went to see the Fourth Prince again. The imperial physician had already applied ointment to his injured parts. The black ointment on his little body didn't look as shocking as before, but that leg... Xuanyuan Ling knew that it was probably not in good condition.
The imperial physician was worried when he was treating the Fourth Prince's injuries. The Fourth Prince's injuries were too serious. After the treatment was completed, he immediately reported to Xuanyuan Ling.
"The Fourth Prince is not in danger, but the most obvious burn is on his right leg, probably caused by pressure from a heavy object." Although the imperial physician did not see the situation at the time, he knew how the injury came about by looking at the Fourth Prince's injuries.
"The fire probably woke up the Fourth Prince. He tried to run out but was accidentally crushed by something that fell. The wounds on his hands and body were probably caused by his struggle. The wounds on his body will eventually grow new flesh after the wounds heal, but this leg..."
It's clear by now that the Fourth Prince's leg will probably never heal.
When Li Bin heard her thoughts confirmed, she couldn't help crying out loud. She had been crying, but this time she cried even louder. She really didn't expect this to happen. She really didn't expect the fire to be so big. She was thinking about the time. She knew from the beginning that this couldn't be a small fire.
It cannot be a small fire that can be put out easily. It must endanger the life of the prince. The matter must become a big deal for the emperor to be furious. She has thought it through. The timing is very good now. The queen has just been punished and is resentful. The emperor will definitely think of the queen. The poisoning of those two people on Menri was suspicious. There is no need to have evidence that it was done by the queen. As long as someone wants to harm the prince, the emperor will investigate it thoroughly. When the fourth prince complains again, even if it is not the queen, the queen will also be in trouble.
This was the fastest way Concubine Li could think of to save herself, because the Fourth Prince lived very close to her and there was no need to delegate the matter to others. The two night watchmen were gone, and it was the palace maid who discovered the fire, so no one would think of her as the cause. However, she did not expect that the weather was dry in winter and the fire spread quickly. Although she calculated the time, she still could not control the fire, and an accident happened.
Concubine Li felt regretful and hateful in her heart. She was not a smart and likable child to begin with, and now she was disabled?
The Queen didn't know anything about the Fourth Prince, but her face looked unhappy after hearing what the imperial physician said. She hated the Fourth Prince in the first place, but now, the Queen was raising a disabled prince, which was a really good title.
She felt more and more disgusted with the Fourth Prince, and even wondered why he was not burned to death.
At this moment, the queen really hoped that the fourth prince would die, completely forgetting that this child was the prince she was willing to break off relations with Xuanyuan Ling to keep.
Everyone present at this moment has their own thoughts.
Xuanyuan Ling pursed his lips and frowned. He still remembered how difficult it was to give birth to this child. He was fine when he was born, but now he is just a little kid and injured like this. He felt as heavy as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart. "I want you to heal the fourth prince's leg."
The imperial physician was sweating profusely: "I obey your order."
But I knew in my heart that if the matter could not be cured, I would have to apologize. Hey, he was bruised and burned, how could it be so easy?
The imperial physician is taking care of the Fourth Prince, so Xuanyuan Ling and the others cannot stay in the room. Interrogation cannot be done in the room either. Now that the Fourth Prince's injuries have been roughly stabilized, this matter naturally needs to be dealt with.
Xuanyuan Ling was in the main hall of Luhua Palace, with the Queen and Lipin sitting below him. The results of Zhao Hai's interrogation came out quickly. When Zhao Hai came to report, he was also in a dilemma: "Your Majesty, the servants on duty in Luhua Palace tonight are only Hongshang who serves Lipin and the two young eunuchs who serve the Fourth Prince. Hongshang fell asleep while keeping watch, and she didn't wake up until Lipin got up. Only then did she realize that something happened in the Fourth Prince's bedroom. As for the two dead eunuchs, they had been poisoned to death before the fire started."
Xuanyuan Ling looked at Zhao Hai dissatisfiedly: "Is that all?"
So Zhao Hai was in a dilemma. It was late at night and the servant on night watch had fallen asleep again. Zhao Hai really blamed Hong Chang in his heart for being a good-for-nothing. She dared to sleep while serving her master on night watch. He didn't dare to do that when it was his turn to watch. If something happened tonight, he would have to be woken up to report to the emperor even if he was asleep. He didn't dare to disturb the others.
Hong Chang didn't realize it until it was so burned. She thought that if she hadn't woken up in the middle of the night, by the time the night watchman outside found out, not only the Fourth Prince's bedroom, but the entire Luhua Palace would have been in danger.
"I am incompetent. The bodies of the two poisoned servants have been taken away. They are still being examined and there is no result yet."
Xuanyuan Ling's face was gloomy. He was wondering who might have done this. The Queen was standing next to him, so he naturally looked at her first.
Actually, what Li Bin was thinking was somewhat correct. The timing was perfect. Xuanyuan Ling had just slapped the Queen in the face and sent people to protect the Fourth Prince, and then something happened to the Fourth Prince. This was too strange no matter how you looked at it.
The queen was afraid that Xuanyuan Ling would think of her. She had been shrinking since Xuanyuan Ling came in. If it had been in the past, she could have argued with herself, but now, as soon as she realized that something was wrong, she didn't dare to show up at all. She just hoped that Xuanyuan Ling would not put the blame on her. Unexpectedly, Xuanyuan Ling looked over at her.
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