Chapter 428 Poisoned?
Seeing Xuanyuan Ling's anxious face, Shen Qing immediately realized that he had misunderstood. She felt at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and deliberately said, "It hurts."
Xuanyuan Ling was anxious and didn't pay attention to how much strength he used in his hands. After hearing what she said, he immediately loosened his grip a little, but didn't let go. However, his anxiety was somewhat relieved by her interruption.
Looking at her face carefully, she didn't seem to be in very bad condition: "Are you feeling well?"
Chen Qing looked at him eagerly and whispered in defense: "I didn't seem to say that I was not feeling well..." She just said that she was being plotted against.
It means you misunderstood.
Xuanyuan Ling was almost furious. It was hard for him to get scared just now, but he actually scared himself. Shen Qing in front of him scared him so much and looked at him innocently. Well, she started talking about things at the beginning of the day, but he misunderstood. He was so angry that he could only helplessly ask, "What's going on?"
"Someone has placed something dirty in Zhaohua Palace. Let the imperial physician come and check what it is."
Xuanyuan Ling frowned: "You didn't touch it?"
I'm still worried that she's touched it beforehand, and if she really wants to plot against someone, I'm afraid it's poison.
Chen Qing shook his head: "They must have let him in during the autumn hunt, and he just came back and encountered the palace search. Fortunately, Wang Lu was smart and hid himself after finding out, otherwise it would be a big deal."
Xuanyuan Ling frowned at the twists and turns in the harem, then sat on the edge of the couch and pulled Shen Qing closer: "Don't be afraid, I will investigate this matter carefully." Whoever plotted against her, even if she was not in trouble, he would not let him go easily.
The imperial physician was called over soon. Doctor Li rushed to Zhaohua Palace again in the middle of the night. He felt that he would not be able to bear it if he came a few more times. Calling the imperial physician in the middle of the night was obviously an emergency. When he saw Xuanyuan Ling and Shen Qing, he knelt down on the ground.
Just as he was about to ask Shen Qing what symptoms he had, Shen Qing said that he had something to look at.
Doctor Li was also an experienced doctor. He understood immediately that something dirty might have happened in Zhaohua Palace.
Wang Lu immediately took out several spice boxes that had been found in the previous batch, and Doctor Li took them out for inspection immediately. During this time, Xuanyuan Ling and Shen Qing watched from the side.
Doctor Li was shocked after checking only one of the boxes. He felt a little uncomfortable looking at Xuanyuan Ling and Shen Qing, but thinking that Shen Qing had deliberately asked him to check, he finally said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, this is a sex aphrodisiac, and the drug is very strong and very harmful to the body."
After Doctor Li finished speaking, he felt a little frightened and quickly lowered his body.
Zhao Haichunhua, Wang Lu and others who were serving nearby were also shocked after hearing this.
It's no secret that Concubine Xian is the only one favored by the emperor. If this thing is found now and others think that Concubine Xian is favored by the emperor because of this thing, how can she escape the accusation of being a seductive concubine who seduces the emperor?
When you think about it this way, combined with Lin Liangren’s incident, it was really a matter of critical importance.
Just after returning to the palace, she encountered the incident with Lin Liangren. If the Empress had not intervened at this time, it would have been the Empresses Xian and Virtuous who arranged a palace search. Of course, it was impossible for Empress Xian to leave Zhaohua Palace empty without searching. At that time, it would naturally be the Empress De's people who arranged the palace search. If this dirty thing was found, Empress Xian could not deny it. The charge of seducing the emperor was set in stone and she could not escape.
Moreover, this thing can hurt the body, that is, it is harmful to the dragon body, which is tantamount to assassinating the emperor. The emperor's body is precious, let alone giving him such a harmful medicine. Even if he was accidentally cut on the day today, it is also because the person who put the knife was not careful, and he must be punished. If this matter is really discovered, then being banished to the cold palace is the lightest punishment. I am afraid that more people will ask the emperor to execute the virtuous concubine, right?
It is strange that the emperor only favors one concubine. Now that this day has come, I am afraid that many people are waiting for this opportunity to bring Shen Qing down. Even if there is a secret, people will say that the emperor is reluctant to punish the virtuous concubine, or that Shen Qing is dragging others into the water in order to escape punishment. In short, this matter is not easy to handle.
How could Xuanyuan Ling not think of this?
He originally thought it was something that was meant to poison her, and he was disgusted in his heart, but Shen Qing was fine, so he didn't get too angry. He didn't expect that it wasn't something that was meant to kill her, but something that was meant to make her miserable.
Fortunately, no one discovered it.
Xuanyuan Ling grabbed Shen Qing's hand. This time, if the incident came to light, even if he could protect her life, he would inevitably ruin her reputation.
And Shen Qing's disgraced reputation would naturally implicate Xiao Liu. With a mother who seduced the monarch, what good reputation could Xiao Liu have?
Xuanyuan Ling gritted his teeth and said, "Check!"
He paused and said, "The imperial physician, please stay and tell me that the virtuous concubine was poisoned and murdered and is now bedridden. Investigate carefully for me!"
The imperial physician agreed immediately, knowing that the emperor was going to investigate who had murdered the virtuous concubine! If they found out who it was, it would be a minor punishment.
Zhao Hai did not dare to be negligent, and Wang Lu and Chunhua were also busy.
After this incident, Zhaohua Palace was naturally checked again. This was for safety reasons, in case something was missed before. This time, even the corners of the walls were turned upside down. Fortunately, nothing was found.
Afterwards, Wang Lu interrogated the servants of Zhaohua Palace one by one. Now that the matter had been investigated, Zhaohua Palace might as well conduct a thorough investigation and check everything again to make sure that there was no problem inside Zhaohua Palace.
Zhao Hai followed Xuanyuan Ling's instructions and spread the news that Concubine Xian had been poisoned and was being rescued.
The harem was already in chaos today because of Lin Liangren's affair. The concubines in the palaces hadn't even had a peaceful meal when news came in that the virtuous concubine had been poisoned and murdered. Everyone was shocked for a moment.
Even the queen had never expected this. She looked extremely upset: "What's going on?"
She had just regained power today, and Shen Qing was poisoned? Would the emperor suspect her?
She didn't know about this at all!
Jinzhi didn't expect it either: "I will ask someone to find out the news right away."
The Queen said, "Forget it. I'll go to Zhaohua Palace."
After something like this happened, it would be unreasonable for the Queen not to go visit, and I'm afraid Concubine De will have to go as well.
When Concubine De heard the news, she was also shocked and immediately ordered people to prepare a sedan chair to go to Zhaohua Palace.
The other concubines in the harem were silent for a moment, thinking that things were about to change. They didn't know who had poisoned Concubine Xian, but everyone was thinking in their hearts that they must not let such a thing happen to them, it would be fatal!
Only Concubine Shun was confused: "What kind of poison? How could she be poisoned? Who did it?"
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