Chapter 450 A Ruthless Series of Schemes
Yun Haixin glanced at Pei Yuan with annoyance.
"The poison he was poisoned with was too complex, made from more than a dozen kinds of poisonous plants and insects. If I'm not mistaken, he was in critical condition after being poisoned."
Your senior brother used a method of fighting poison with poison to temporarily save him.
Shen Chu looked at Pei Yuan.
Pei Yuan gave a wry smile and nodded slightly.
"That's right. I've been unconscious since I was poisoned, and my pulse has been getting weaker and weaker. His Majesty has also ordered a wedding to bring me good luck."
Left with no other option, Han Feng took a risky tactic, mixing Arisaema heterophyllum with unprocessed Pinellia ternata to fight poison with poison, which finally woke me up.
Shen Chu couldn't help but gasp.
Although she didn't know medicine, she had been exposed to it since childhood and knew some medical principles.
Arisaema and unprocessed Pinellia ternata are both highly poisonous substances; even a small amount can easily kill an ordinary person.
Yun Hai sighed, "So he now has a mixture of various toxins in his body, and these toxins, after a struggle, have reached a strange balance in his body."
There is a way to detoxify, but the process is extremely dangerous.
I must use a medicinal bath and acupuncture at the same time to force all the toxins in his body to his hands or feet, and then bleed him out to draw out the toxins.
Even the slightest mistake during this process could cause an imbalance of toxins in his body, leading to his immediate death.
Shen Chu's expression changed drastically.
"Isn't there any other way? Master, you..."
She knew that Yun Haixin had a space containing many strange and unusual medicines.
Therefore, he looked longingly at Yun Haixin.
Yun Haixin shook her head and sighed, "The poisoning has lasted too long, and I have no other way to deal with it."
The person who administered the poison was extremely malicious, choosing a good time to allow the poison to quickly invade the internal organs.
To put it simply, it's a miracle that he's still alive.
His body looks normal now, but in reality, he has long been extremely weak inside.
This body clearly shows that he has been neglecting his health for a long time due to poor eating and sleeping habits. If this continues, even a simple cold could take half his life.
I'll first get him some medicine to nourish his body and help him recover for a month or so before considering detoxification.
Yun Hai sighed and turned to leave.
Shen Chu felt a pang of pain in her heart, and a metallic sweetness surged into her throat.
No wonder he's still wearing a cotton cloak even though it's already spring.
No wonder his face was always pale and cold, and his hands were cold.
For the past three years, she has been undergoing arduous rehabilitation training, and Pei Yuan has also been struggling to survive.
She held Pei Yuan's hand, trying to transfer her warmth to him.
She wanted to scold him for not taking better care of himself, but the words caught in her throat.
A myriad of emotions surged within me, but in the end, they all boiled down to a single sentence.
"Are you tired? Do you want to take a nap now?"
Pei Yuan's dark circles were too heavy, and even the bottom of his eyes were bloodshot.
This is a sign of chronic sleep deprivation.
Pei Yuan's slightly cool hand pulled her close and embraced her.
Staring intently at Chen Chu, she whispered, "I can't sleep, and I don't dare to sleep."
"Why?"
Pei Yuan's lips curled up slightly, "To lose and then regain, I fear this is all just a dream."
I'm so afraid that when I wake up, you and the children will be gone.
Shen Chu's heart softened, and she grabbed his hand and gently bit it.
Does it hurt?
Pei Yuan shook his head. "It doesn't hurt, so am I really dreaming?"
Chen Chu...
She should have bitten harder.
"Never mind." She leaned on Pei Yuan's shoulder. "Let's talk for a bit. You've already done your investigation, haven't you?"
"It was Prince Heng and Luo Heng who poisoned him, wasn't it?"
Pei Yuan nodded, "The imperial guard who poisoned Shangguan Yi's sword died shortly afterward, although there is no evidence."
But my investigation revealed that some of Prince Heng's advisors had been in contact with him.
Shen Chu felt a surge of hatred in his heart.
"They really planned this meticulously, choosing the day you and Nan Yue had your duel to make their move, while simultaneously setting fire to the death row and taking me away."
I was initially puzzled as to why Luo Heng had placed me under house arrest, saying that he would wait a few more days in the capital.
So he was waiting for you to see if you would succumb to the poison.
When Shen Chu explained why Luo Heng hated Pei Yuan, she said, "His father is Luo Chao, who is Consort Meng's cousin."
Because His Majesty claimed that Luo Chao had offended you, he ordered Luo Chao to be beaten to death.
The Luo family, fearing to offend the royal family, drove Luo Heng and his mother out. He lived a very miserable life, which is why he harbored hatred towards you.
Pei Yuan frowned slightly, a cold smile appearing on his lips.
"He sent assassins to kill me several times, and it turns out it was because of this."
Chen Chu sighed.
"Now it seems that this was all part of His Majesty's elaborate scheme, and everyone, including you, was just a pawn on His Majesty's chessboard."
When the Longqing Emperor was mentioned, a sharp, cold glint appeared in Pei Yuan's eyes.
"Have you figured out the key points too?"
Shen Chu nodded.
Although she had not worked in the Great Wei court for three years, based on her understanding of Emperor Longqing and the political situation, she guessed most of the story when she saw Consort Yu's letter.
Emperor Longqing was always distrustful of everyone. After the Lu family helped him ascend the throne, he took Lu Yu, the younger sister of the Duke of Zhenguo, into the palace as a concubine in order to counterbalance the Lu family.
It was unexpected that Shen Zhixing, the third master of the Ning'an Marquis's mansion, who was also his father, would become close friends with the Duke of Zhenguo after being sent to Liangzhou as the prefect.
The Lu family and the Shen family are on good terms, and she and Lu Zhan are childhood sweethearts. The Lu family and the Shen family are preparing to arrange a marriage between them.
This matter aroused the suspicion of Empress Feng and Chief Minister Feng, who feared that if the Marquis of Ning'an's mansion joined forces with the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, it would mean that the Sixth Prince would have the power of both the civil and military factions behind him.
The crown prince's position will inevitably be threatened at that time.
So the Feng family, together with General Li Ming, stole the defense map of Liangzhou and gave it to the Northern Rong, which led to the Northern Rong besieging the city.
Afterwards, she framed her father for treason, hoping to incite a falling out between the Shen and Lu families and ruin her marriage with Lu Zhan.
Emperor Longqing seized this opportunity and used the power of the Northern Rong to eliminate the Lu family, the Duke of Zhenguo.
He just didn't expect that Consort Yu would secretly return to Liangzhou and take Lu Zhan with her.
Later, he discovered that Consort Yu was investigating the Liangzhou case, so he hinted to Consort Meng to drug Consort Yu, who was already pregnant, causing her and her unborn child to die.
Then, she deliberately didn't cover it up, letting Pei Yuan know that Consort Meng had drugged him.
Then, he allowed Pei Yuan to devise a plan to catch Consort Meng in adultery, and then ordered Consort Meng and Luo Chao to be beaten to death together.
In this way, they not only eliminated the Lu family, who had overshadowed the emperor, and took down Consort Yu, but also killed Consort Meng.
The Crown Prince and the Feng family's ambition to seize the throne led to the tragedy of the Shen family, and the Emperor used this tragedy to cause the massacre of the Zhenguo Duke Lu family and his 50,000-strong army.
But he remained behind the scenes throughout, and his hands were never stained with blood.
On the contrary, this incident led people to believe that he doted on the sixth prince, Pei Yuan, thus dragging Pei Yuan into the power struggles of the court.
What a vicious and elaborate scheme!
After Shen Chu figured out the whole story, he felt a chill run through him from head to toe.
"To exploit everyone you can to the extreme, how terrifying, how ruthless. Brother Zhan, have you thought about how you plan to take revenge?"
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