Chapter 308 Princess Zhaoning is Poisoned
Princess Zhaoning walked to the upper seat and sat down, waiting for Qin Yuqi to come to her. At this time, the guests who were chatting in the banquet hall noticed that the atmosphere was not right, and they all quieted down and looked at Princess Zhaoning.
"The fifth young lady of the Qin family was disrespectful to me and pushed me into the pond. I was magnanimous and did not hold her accountable, but the second old lady insisted that she kowtow to me to apologize, so I accepted it and let the fifth young lady correct her mistakes."
Princess Zhaoning looked around and spoke a few words in a dignified manner to let everyone know the whole story.
Some of the guests shook their heads, some nodded and whispered, all with different expressions. Today the Qin family was the host, and if the hosts were disrespectful to the guest, who was also a distinguished princess, it was not just against the rules.
"Yuqi, kneel down. How dare you disobey the princess's order?" The second old lady said in a cold voice. The expressions of the people who heard it changed again: This clearly meant that Princess Zhaoning forced them, not that the Qin family insisted on kowtowing and apologizing.
Qin Yuqi knelt down upright with her back straight.
Princess Zhaoning snorted when she heard what the second old lady said. She thought that even if she forced her, so what? She should be punished if she made a mistake.
"Your Highness, my son is young and ignorant. He didn't know that the princess punished Steward Lin. Even if Steward Lin stopped the princess from touching the poisonous flowers, it was Steward Lin's fault. This is the first point. Yuqi, kowtow and admit your fault."
After the Second Old Lady finished speaking, Qin Yuqi leaned forward and kowtowed, but Princess Zhaoning's expression changed: "What do you mean by this?"
"Her Highness the Princess ordered Steward Lin to be punished. He is a servant in the court. The Princess can punish him or kill him. It is only a matter of a word from the Princess. My son should not have stopped the Princess from carrying out the lynching. Second, Yuqi kowtows."
"You, you, you... don't say that anymore..."
Qin Yuqi did not stop, but knelt on the ground and kowtowed again obediently.
"Her Highness the Princess punished my son personally. As the daughter of a minister, I should not have avoided resistance, let alone caused the Princess to fall into the water by mistake. It is disrespectful to anger the Princess. This is the third point. Yuqi, kowtow."
After Qin Yuqi kowtowed, Princess Zhaoning was so angry that she couldn't speak.
"Your Highness, if you still feel unsatisfied, you can beat or scold my son, but please don't punish the servant. She worked hard and diligently, and her good intentions brought her misfortune. She is also wronged."
The second old lady then raised her finger and pointed at Manager Lin, who promptly revealed the bruises and swelling on his face.
This time the guests were all shaking their heads...
"You are lying! I...I will report this to my mother. You, the Marquis of Wuning, are confusing right and wrong and humiliating me!"
Princess Zhaoning slammed the table and stood up, ready to leave in anger. She had just taken two steps when she stopped with a strange expression. One hand wanted to grab her chest, but when she remembered that she was in public, she tried hard to hold back.
But just as she gritted her teeth and walked a dozen steps, before she reached the screen in front of the banquet hall, her whole body twisted in a strange posture, her hands scratched uncontrollably, and she screamed piercingly:
"Yang, call the imperial physician, I've been poisoned... someone come quickly..."
The Qin family's eyes were instantly focused on Su Qianqian: How cruel!
Su Qianqian: ...
[It really wasn’t me. Why are you looking at me? Even a knife in the eye is still a knife! 】
Su Qianqian cried out in her heart, but someone quickly gave orders: "Come here, take the brocade quilt to wrap the princess, and quickly send her to the guest house for the imperial physician to treat her. All the items that the princess has touched must be sealed immediately, and the palace maids around the princess will follow and wait for the imperial physician to check.
Everyone present here is not allowed to leave the Marquis' Mansion for the time being. You can only leave freely after it is determined whether it is poison or disease. ”
Madam Du: This quilt was finally put to use...
The timid female guests among them were inevitably frightened. They asked each other questions in a daze and whispered, trying to prove their innocence with innocent expressions.
Most of them were not too nervous. These scenes happened in every family, but they just found it unbelievable because it happened right in front of them and happened to a princess.
"You don't have to worry too much. Her Royal Highness probably ate something that was incompatible with her. I'm sure we'll find out soon."
Su Qianqian said another soothing word, turned around and reported to Madam Qin and Mrs. Du, and whispered some instructions. She followed Princess Zhaoning and her party to the guest house. The Qin family had to keep these guests calm, lest the poisoner take the opportunity to escape.
[There was something wrong with the small clothes Zhao Ning was wearing. Someone sprinkled poisonous pollen on them. Maybe they knew that the flower room in our mansion was famous and that they would definitely invite guests into the flower room to appreciate the flowers, so they took the opportunity to poison her with pollen. 】
As Su Qianqian walked, she used the poison testing talisman to check the results and couldn't help but feel angry.
[You always cause trouble for me, your sister. If I catch you today, I will chop off your claws! 】
Su Qianqian was vicious. She climbed out of the pool in space, stretched out her limbs and lay on the top to rest. She quickly put all her claws under her belly...
They soon arrived at the guest house and sent her to the bedroom, where Zhao Ning was released from the quilt. She tried desperately to grab her body, but was held down by Nanny Gong who followed her.
The piercing itching made her curse and scream, and the red rash gradually spread to her neck and arms.
[She should be taught a lesson. I won't relieve her itch. The princess's body is a chess piece's life. If you don't have enough brains, you can make up for it by being a cheapskate. The hook is straightforward and the bait is salty. I will protect the Marquis' Mansion. Do you understand? 】
Su Qianqian sat calmly aside, waiting for the imperial physician to arrive.
As expected, it was Doctor Zhu again.
His heart instinctively tightened when he saw Su Qianqian. Every time he met this marquis' wife during a poison test, nothing good happened. Doctor Zhu wiped the non-existent sweat off his face and took Princess Zhaoning's pulse to check for poison.
It was not difficult to find out that it was the pollen poison. Doctor Zhu breathed a sigh of relief. He first gave the pills he carried with him to Nanny Gong to give to the princess with warm water, and then he wrote a prescription and ordered people to boil the medicine.
"Doctor Zhu, how did this pollen poison the princess?" Su Qianqian then stepped out of her invisible role and asked Doctor Zhu in a soft voice.
"It seems that she came into contact with something that was sprinkled with pollen... Please remove your underwear, Princess. The outbreak was rapid and spread from the body. Perhaps the pollen was accidentally stained on her clothes."
Doctor Zhu spoke carefully to avoid causing trouble.
The palace maids went to get the princess's clothes and had the imperial physician check them. All her outer robes were checked, but no trace of pollen was found.
"Where are the princess's underwear?" Su Qianqian found that there were no underwear here.
"The princess's little clothes..." the palace maid who went to get the robe stammered.
"How can the princess let a man outside of her look at her underwear? Even the imperial physician cannot do that!"
Following this resolute and domineering voice, Princess Zhaoyang walked into the room, glanced coldly at Su Qianqian, and then looked at Princess Zhaoning who was still twisting and scratching on the bed.
"Princess, what you mean is that there is no need to investigate this little clothing. Even if someone poisoned it, the matter ends here, right?"
Su Qianqian asked respectfully.
"I didn't say I won't investigate, but I have to investigate your mansion first. I heard that in your mansion's flower room, flowers bloom in all seasons. How difficult is it to give Zhao Ning some pollen?"
Princess Zhaoyang said with a sneer.
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