Chapter 875 The Truth - Shifting the Blame East 3
The emperor suddenly spoke, startling the empress, but she still nodded obediently.
"It should be."
The emperor tapped his hand on the table, and after a moment he slowly said, "It seems that someone deliberately didn't let her live."
An elderly woman in her fifties or sixties, who might not even live for many more years, was poisoned to death at this critical juncture.
"I heard that the old lady gave a gift to the White Prince yesterday?" the Emperor asked.
Upon hearing this, the Empress immediately grasped the implication and exclaimed in surprise, "Does Your Majesty suspect that the Crown Prince Bai was behind this?"
“Of course it couldn’t be him. I just suspect that the old lady gave the things to him.”
"But the two of them have no contact whatsoever!"
The Empress thought the possibility was very small, but the Emperor did not think so.
“Last month, the old lady was kidnapped when she left the palace. At the time, the Gu family did not make a fuss about it, but I found out that it was Prince Bai who rescued the old lady.”
"Although this one thing is not enough to make the old lady hand over the things to him, what if the old lady finds out that she has been poisoned and is not going to live much longer? Don't forget that the old lady's mother is from Medicine King Valley."
The emperor's words provided the empress with a reasonable explanation. In their view, the old lady's mother came from Medicine King Valley, so it was not impossible for her to know that she had been poisoned.
To ensure the safety of the Gu family, handing over the items to the White Prince who had saved them makes perfect sense.
It has to be said that people can always connect seemingly unrelated things. Although the old lady wanted to keep the Gu family at peace, she really didn't know that she had been poisoned.
After all, her mother was not a member of Medicine King Valley as the outside world believed, due to the calculations of her elders, and she did not know that she was poisoned. In the end, it was all just a coincidence.
After hearing these words, Bai Xu dared not linger any longer.
Back at the inn, Bai Xu considered all sorts of possible scenarios, but in the end, he still couldn't figure out the old lady's death.
Not only did he not understand, but the rest of the Gu family also couldn't figure out what kind of person would do such a thing to an old man.
Regardless of the truth, no one's gaze lingered on the old lady for long, because they all shared the same thought: the item had been handed over to Bai Xu.
With this understanding, everyone became even more polite to Prince Bai. Even Xu Menglong would come to him from time to time to play chess.
The emperor dared not tell his many sons about this matter, so he summoned the more composed eldest and third princes to his presence.
He explained the matter of the previous dynasty's treasure to the two men in detail, and also told them his guesses. The emperor instructed them to keep in touch with Bai Xu as much as possible, and to try to find the treasure in his possession.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The Marquis's family had just had a wedding and a funeral, so they hardly attended any banquets. In addition, Gu Jin had to take the imperial examination, so the gates of the Marquis's mansion were almost always closed.
To demonstrate the rigor of the Great Zhou's talent selection process, the two princes were invited to become one of this year's examiners.
Gu Jin, who had studied for another year, successfully passed the imperial examination and became an official appointed by the emperor.
The Marquis's family was overjoyed, as their friend, the Seventh Prince, was finally able to visit them.
This time, however, he came not only alone, but also with the eldest princess, the Bai and Xu siblings, and a young master he had never met before.
Gu Jin had tea and refreshments served before looking at the unfamiliar young man and asking, "May I ask who this gentleman is?"
“Ah Jin would never guess that this person is also related to the old lady, because he also comes from Medicine King Valley.”
Everyone knows about Medicine King Valley, but no one has ever set foot there. Looking at the young man in front of him, Gu Jin couldn't help but have some doubts.
"Young master seems to be a bit younger than me!"
Upon hearing Gu Jin's words, the young man laughed heartily, "Your Highness has already become a Jinshi and entered the court as an official at such a young age. In comparison, I have truly wasted my life to this age."
Gu Jin was taken aback by his words, not expecting that the other party had seen through his thoughts, but the other party clearly did not show any displeasure.
Gu Jin immediately smiled, clasped his hands in greeting to the young man, and asked, "May I ask your name, sir?"
"Wu Liming".
After the two exchanged greetings, the Seventh Prince turned to Gu Jin and said, "After the old lady passed away, I found it increasingly strange. I wanted to consult a royal physician but was afraid of being found out by my father, so I went to a medical clinic in the capital. Coincidentally, Brother Wu had just finished treating a patient who had accidentally ingested poison, so I consulted him."
As soon as the Seventh Prince said this, Gu Jin immediately understood why the Seventh Prince had brought Wu Liming along.
His grandmother's poisoning was suspicious. After the old lady passed away, Gu Jin was careful and drained some of her blood.
Upon hearing the Seventh Prince's words, Gu Jin hurriedly found the blood-stained handkerchief and handed it to Wu Liming.
Wu Liming took the handkerchief, glanced at it, then picked up the teacup in front of him and dipped the handkerchief in. Soon, an unpleasant smell wafted out.
"This blood is poisonous, and there are two kinds of poison in it."
Wu Liming's words were very straightforward, and he did not deliberately conceal anything just because there were many people around.
As Bai Xu listened to Wu Liming's words, he suddenly thought of the conversation between the emperor and empress. At that time, the empress said that they had drugged him. Could it be one of these drugs?
Bai Xu's gaze fell on Wu Liming, who put something into the water. Soon, the water started to boil and bubbled.
Wu Liming stared intently at the contents of the cup, and finally came to a conclusion: "Neither of these two drugs is fatal."
To everyone's surprise, Gu Jin couldn't help but ask, "Brother Wu, can you confirm that neither of these two medicines is fatal?"
Wu Liming nodded without the slightest hesitation.
"But the imperial physician diagnosed that my grandmother's poison had entered her lungs. If neither of these two poisons was fatal, then what was the cause of her death?"
Gu Jin was immediately plunged into anguish. Although he had promised the old lady that he would not investigate further, how could he truly turn a blind eye?
Seeing his reaction, the eldest princess couldn't help but ask, "Is it possible that these two medicines, individually not fatal, become a deadly poison when mixed together?"
The eldest princess had to beg the emperor to allow her to come to the Marquis's residence with the seventh prince to congratulate Gu Jin. Since entering, she had been whispering to Princess Baiyun. Now that she had suddenly spoken up, it caught Wu Liming's attention.
Having grown up in the mountains, Wu Liming had never seen a beautiful woman before, but the lively woman in front of him was so stunningly beautiful.
Wu Liming stared blankly at the princess. Seeing that he didn't react, the princess raised her voice and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? Am I right or wrong?"
Wu Liming's thoughts were pulled back, and he blinked quickly, replying, "This young lady is right, these two kinds of medicine are indeed in this situation."
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