When I was twelve, I carved a portrait of Uncle Tokugi to give to him. I overheard him telling Tokugi Shingo that he would not have poisoned him if his father had not insisted on abolishing the domain.
It was at that moment that I realized that my father's death was not due to overwork at all, but was poisoned by Deyi Kangren, whom he regarded as his own brother and whom I regarded as my own uncle!
I also recalled a scene I had witnessed and realized that Deyi Kangren had been poisoning his father's tea.
Over the years, whenever I think about this, I hate myself for not rushing out to tell my father back then, and even when he fell ill later, I didn't tell him.
At this point, Long Shengxiu closed his eyes and tears streamed down his face.
No one in the hall spoke. Long Shengxiu was only four years old at the time. If it weren't for Deyi Kangren's fierce appearance that frightened her, she wouldn't have been able to remember this scene so vividly.
Otherwise, she might not even remember this, let alone remind the former emperor.
Long Shengxiu paused for a moment, then continued, "I was only twelve years old at the time, how could I possibly fight against Deyi Kangren? I could only pretend that I knew nothing and secretly look for an opportunity."
"So you poisoned Deyi Kangren?" Su Ruojin asked.
Long Shengxiu shook his head. "It wasn't me. Deyi Kangren is very well guarded, and the head physician is highly skilled. It would be very difficult to poison him."
I only have one chance to deal with him, and I won't make a move unless I'm 100% sure.
When I learned that Deyi Kangren had been poisoned, I also found it strange; I even thought for a time that it was divine punishment for him.
Su Ruojin found it strange upon hearing this. If it wasn't Long Shengxiujun who poisoned her, then who else could it be?
She had previously asked Odai-sho, who also said that she had never poisoned Tokuyoshi Yasuhito.
“Princess Consort of Great Chu, we truly do not know who poisoned the General. You also know that the poison that Tokugi Yasuhito was poisoned with has never appeared in Yamato, so how could we possibly have such a poison?” Tachibana Chiyo added.
Upon hearing what Tachibana Chiyo said, Su Ruojin suddenly had a flash of inspiration and realized something: "I know who poisoned me."
At that moment, everyone present looked at her, waiting for her answer.
"If I'm not mistaken, the person who poisoned me was Matsushima Kaoru, but she used Soul-Losing Sand instead of Tick Soul Sand."
Matsushima Kaoru used the Soul-Slaying Sand, and then Saki Ken brought the ticks from the secret passage to Tokuyoshi Yasuhito, thus poisoning him with the Soul-Slaying Sand.
Su Ruojin explained her speculation.
Chiyo Tachibana and Hideaki Takamori exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with surprise. They hadn't expected that the truth behind Yasuhito Tokugi's poisoning would be like this.
"Matsushima Kaoru's mother was my mother's wet nurse. She was sent by her family to learn esoteric arts when she was young, and very few people knew that there was such a person as her in the Matsushima family."
After my mother died, Tokugi Yasuhiro, fearing that his poisoning of my father would be discovered, secretly killed all the people who had served my father and mother, including Matsushima Kaoru's mother.
After learning all this, I secretly found Matsushima Kaoru and told her the truth, making her my person. I then managed to infiltrate the shogunate and gradually became a senior official in the shogunate," said Takamori Hidetoshi.
That makes sense.
Chiyo Tachibana was somewhat displeased. "This Kaoru Matsushima is too reckless. The Emperor has been telling her not to act rashly, yet she dares to take action in private. What if Tokuyoshi Yasuhito finds out?"
“Perhaps she has some unavoidable reason,” said Long Shengxiu. Based on her understanding of Matsushima Kaoru, she was not such a reckless person.
You'll know when you meet Kaoru Matsushima.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, this is the whole truth." Long Shengxiujun looked at Su Ruojin.
"So you devised a plan to lure us into a trap, to help you deal with Deyi Kangren." Su Ruojin's voice suddenly turned cold.
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