Chapter 331 Poisoning
Wang Hu had been waiting for Yuan Feng's instructions in the backyard of the gambling house. When he saw the thick stack of silver bills, his eyes widened.
Look, look!
Working for the Eighth Prince is rewarded so generously, but what about the person who ordered him to do the work?
Not only was he given five thousand taels for saving so many lives, but the remaining three thousand taels would be given after the task was accomplished.
Alas, he couldn't make that comparison. He was loyal to the Eighth Prince voluntarily, and that couldn't be measured by money.
But it’s ten thousand taels. Your Highness is really generous.
"Well... Your Highness is willing to employ me. It is my blessing. I cannot accept it."
Wang Hu waved his hand.
"Are you sure you don't want to?" Yuanfeng asked.
Wang Hu was stunned. Isn't this how you should respond?
Seeing that Yuan Feng was about to take it back, Wang Hu quickly folded the bag and stuffed it into his arms, and said to Feng Yuan with great emotion: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."
Yuan Feng: “…”
So what you just said was nonsense?
Yuanfeng told Wang Hu about Chu Jinyan's plan. Wang Hu listened carefully, and when Yuanfeng finished speaking, he replied seriously, "Please rest assured, Your Highness. I will definitely handle this matter well."
The person who had previously asked Wang Hu to do something asked him to set the fire at 11:00 p.m., thinking that it was late at night and everyone was asleep and off guard, and dying in the fire would be the least suspicious.
However, since Chu Jinyan wanted to bring down Cui Ye, it was impossible for him to do it quietly.
It was time for the prisoners to have dinner when suddenly screams and cries of pain were heard from the innermost cell. A jailer ran over to take a look and saw that in the cells where people from Ningxiang Tower were imprisoned, most of the people fell to the ground, holding their stomachs, foaming at the mouth, and rolling around in pain.
The few remaining women who were holding their bowls of rice and had not yet had time to eat turned pale with fear.
"Ahhhh... the food is poisonous, help..."
A shrill scream rang out and reached the very outside of the cell.
The prisoners who were eating were so scared when they heard this that they dropped their bowls.
"Sir, sir, help me!"
The jailer was also shocked by the scene before him, and hurriedly shouted to his companions: "Quick, call a doctor."
Suddenly, the prison became noisy.
How could the prisoners be so polite? When they heard that the food was poisoned, they cursed the jailers' ancestors for eighteen generations. If the cell door had not been locked, that group of people would have rushed out and cut the jailers into pieces.
But even if they couldn't get out, the pairs of blood-red, hateful eyes fell on the jailers like venom, making people feel creepy.
Someone hurried to call for a doctor, and those who stayed behind dug the throats of the poisoned people to induce vomiting. They couldn't just watch them die.
There was a clinic just a few doors away from the Ministry of Justice. The jailer gave a brief account of the patient's illness, and because there were so many people, he called all three doctors in the clinic.
Several people hurried back to the cell, where a sour and foul smell wafted from the innermost part.
He induced vomiting in both men by scratching their throats.
When the jailer saw the doctor, he quickly stood up and gave him his seat.
The doctor took out a packet of powder, which was a vomiting medicine, and asked someone to mix it with water and feed it to these people.
For a while, the sound of vomiting was heard one after another, and the people around heard it and vomited subconsciously.
After they finished vomiting, they all collapsed on the ground like dead fish, without any strength left.
Three doctors were busy taking the patient's pulse to determine the condition.
"These three people are too badly poisoned to be saved." A doctor pointed at the madam and the two men and said.
They're all dead.
"What kind of poison is it?" asked the jailer.
"It's oleander. The dosage for these people was light, so it saved their lives. These three people took a little too much." said the doctor.
Upon hearing this, the jailers knitted their brows tightly together.
The three people who died of poisoning probably ate too much at dinner.
But even so, the poisoning of all the people in Ningxiang Tower was a serious case that could not be ignored, not to mention that three people were poisoned to death.
If these people hadn't eaten so little, dozens of lives would have been lost tonight.
The person who poisoned this is truly vicious.
When it comes to Ningxiang Tower, a name comes to everyone's mind at the same time.
After all, Ningxiang Tower was imprisoned in the Ministry of Justice because Zheng Wenwu died in their building.
Prince Consort Zheng couldn't find the murderer so he took his anger out on everyone, but even if you want to kill someone, can't you find a way to deal with him openly? He went to the prison and secretly drugged the person. He was relieved when the person died, but they were in big trouble.
For a moment, everyone hated Zheng Kuan in their hearts.
"Go and report to Lord Cui quickly." someone said.
Wang Hu saw the opportunity and said hurriedly, "I'll go."
The other prisoners in the cell saw that they had no symptoms after such a long time, and they realized that they were not the ones who were poisoned, so they stopped making a fuss.
The prison suddenly became quiet, which seemed a little weird.
The smell of vomit filled the entire cell and made people feel nauseous.
Before Cui Ye arrived, no one moved the poisoned person at will, which destroyed the scene and made it more troublesome if they couldn't explain clearly when questioned.
When Cui Ye received the news, he felt as if he was facing a formidable enemy. When he saw the situation in the prison, he almost suffocated.
God is going to kill him!
"How hateful, how hateful. He is going too far and simply doesn't take our Ministry of Justice seriously." Cui Ye was so angry that he didn't even use his men to remind him. The first person he thought of was Zheng Kuan.
"Sir, what should we do?" asked the jailer.
Someone took advantage of a loophole to poison the Ministry of Justice jail, and they were negligent in taking precautions. Not only will they lose their jobs, they might even lose their lives.
Cui Ye’s head was buzzing.
what to do?
He also wanted to know what to do?
The murderer that the emperor had accused was not caught, and instead someone died in the prison under his jurisdiction. Cui Ye wished he could drag Zheng Kuan out and cut him into pieces.
I don’t care whether you are a prince consort or something else.
Since you won't let me live in peace, I will never let you live well.
"Clean up everything here, tell the doctor to save those who can be saved, and move those who can't be saved to other places first. I will go to the palace now."
"Yes." The jailer replied with a bow.
After Cui Ye hurriedly gave some instructions, he entered the palace overnight.
It was already late at night when he arrived at the palace. He didn't dare disturb the emperor's sweet sleep, so he knelt outside Chengqian Palace and fed mosquitoes all night.
Those who died were all civilians, which was of no importance to Cui Ye.
He was afraid of the impact this incident would have on him.
And it wasn't just one or two people who were poisoned. There were dozens of people in Ningxiang Tower, and the doctor checked their food one by one. In the entire cell, only the people in Ningxiang Tower got the food with oleander in it, and the few remaining people didn't have time to eat it because they were a few bites late.
Cui Ye felt that he could no longer keep the official hat on his head.
At this moment, he can only put the entire blame on Zheng Kuan. With the help of Prime Minister Liu and the second prince, maybe the emperor will punish him severely, or at least he will not be dismissed from office.
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