Ding Xian poisoned the Crown Prince?

"Yes, Ding Xian was in Yuanheng Palace. He was one of the eunuchs in charge of decocting and delivering medicines." Li Yuebai said, "It was he who put the poison in the decocted medicines."

"That's impossible." The chief eunuch of the Imperial Pharmacy immediately stepped forward to testify: "The entire process of decocting and delivering the medicine was completed by multiple eunuchs. It is impossible for Ding Xian to secretly poison the patient without telling anyone else."

"If he secretly mixes poison into the herbs when decocting them, it will be difficult for others to detect." Li Yuebai said.

"It's still impossible." The chief eunuch of the Imperial Pharmacy sternly retorted: "The person who boils the medicine is also responsible for delivering it and tasting it! Ding Xian wants to be the first to taste the medicine he boiled! If he poisoned it, wouldn't he poison himself first?"

"Yes, we were all together with Ding Xian!" Several eunuchs also hurriedly argued: "Not only Ding Xian tasted the medicine, we also tasted the medicine, and we are all safe and sound!"

"The key point is right here!" Li Yuebai clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, please listen carefully. This is very important - only His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be poisoned by this poison."

"What kind of poison is there in the world that can only poison His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Everyone was shocked.

"Deer whip grass." Li Yuebai said softly.

"Master Yun, please explain clearly. I didn't hear you clearly."

"Deer Whip Grass!" Li Yuebai's face turned slightly red behind the white gauze veil.

"What is deer whip grass?" The emperor frowned.

"Your Majesty, this deer whip grass is a love-inducing drug." Several doctors said, "It looks like a deer whip, but it is a plant. It has a very strong medicinal effect. After taking it, it will speed up the blood flow, make the face red, and make the heart beat faster, not to mention that part..."

"Nonsense!" the emperor rebuked, "Master Yun, are you saying that Ding Xian used aphrodisiac to poison the prince?"

"Yes." Li Yuebai said in a low voice.

"That's not right." Xu Zhaorong said curiously, "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the deer whip grass, he would just miss his lover and have various reactions. Why did he fall ill? And even fall into a coma?"

"Is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince gifted?" Eunuch An couldn't help but look at Murong Nan in surprise.

Everyone was cautiously looking at Murong Nan, secretly wondering what was so special between the Crown Prince and the love potion.

"It's not about dirty things!" Li Yuebai couldn't stand it anymore, it was too embarrassing! He hurried out to tell the truth:

"The Crown Prince's physique is different from that of ordinary people. He has a small blood tumor on his chest. Normally, it does not affect him. However, if he takes aphrodisiacs, his heart rate will be too fast and his blood will flow too fast, causing the blood tumor to burst and blood to accumulate on his chest, causing him to fall into a coma."

"This...this is something deep in our hearts, how could the poisoner know it?" Eunuch An was puzzled.

"When the Crown Prince was young, a folk doctor accidentally diagnosed his pulse and discovered this. He wrote it down and gave it to the Imperial Hospital, but the Imperial Hospital did not trust the folk doctor and thought he was just a charlatan, so they did not believe him." Li Yuebai said: "Later, the poisoner learned about this. Knowing the power of the folk doctor, the poisoner poisoned the patient accordingly."

"This matter is so secret, how did Master Yun know about it?" Eunuch An is indeed smart and not easy to fool.

I inferred this from the original plot and the prince's previous words! Li Yuebai thought silently in his heart, but how could he say this out loud!

"How I found out about this will be explained later." Li Yuebai said, "After the blood tumor on the crown prince's chest burst, he fell unconscious on the bed and was on the verge of death. Fortunately... I arrived in time."

Well, what Master Yun said was very immodest, which was totally different from his outward appearance.

"After I used the zither music to wake up His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, his doubts disappeared, his mood improved greatly, the blood stasis was gradually discharged, and he recovered naturally." Li Yuebai chose his words carefully, not knowing if what he said was right. In fact, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince not only felt much better, he was simply ecstatic, okay?

"Then why did the young eunuchs who tasted the medicine have no reaction at all?" Xu Zhaorong still didn't quite understand.

"Because of the status of the eunuchs...therefore, this deer whip grass is like clear water and has no effect on them." Li Yuebai explained awkwardly, while maintaining a calm appearance on the surface, he secretly lamented the evil feudal society.

"so it is."

"Of course, there was no deer whip in the prescription written by the queen. Ding Xian secretly mixed it with other herbs when he was decocting the medicine."

"Master Yun Le, I still don't understand, why was it Ding Xian? Why not other eunuchs? Anyone had the opportunity to poison." The Grand Eunuch of Shangyao frowned. Ding Xian was diligent and sensible, which pleased him very much. Therefore, he refused to believe that Ding Xian was the poisoner. Moreover, once this case came out, it would inevitably involve himself, so he had to get to the bottom of it.

"Master Yun, I am innocent!" Ding Xian bravely protested: "Besides, what evidence do you have?"

"The evidence was stolen by you that day." Li Yuebai spread his hands helplessly.

"Which day?" The Grand Eunuch of Imperial Pharmacy frowned.

"The time when I accidentally fell into the icy lake." Li Yuebai laughed at himself.

"Oh..." When everyone mentioned that time, they suddenly understood.

The incident of Master Yun falling into the icy lake caused a sensation in the entire palace. Who didn't know about it?

Yes, the Grand Eunuch of Shangyao remembered that day, Ding Xian acted suspiciously and claimed that the medicine residue in the medicine residue room had been stolen. Afterwards, he sent people to check and found that there were two batches of stolen medicine residue, one of which was from the day when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fell ill!

"Master Yun, if there is no evidence, then what you just said is meaningless." Eunuch An said helplessly: "If the drug residue is gone, not only can it not be proved that it was Ding Xian who did it, but it can also not prove the existence of deer whip grass!"

"Yes, that's right!" Ding Xian felt ecstatic.

That day, Ding Xian accomplished two things and made two great contributions.

The first thing was to successfully steal the medicinal residues from the medicinal residue room and destroy the evidence of deer whip.

The second thing was to take advantage of the opportunity to knock Master Yun into the icy lake, so that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would risk his life to save him, giving people something to blame.

If he could escape unscathed now, how could he not be ecstatic?

The stolen medicine residue had already fallen to the bottom of the lake along with the box when he and Master Yun fell into the icy lake. Even if they were retrieved, they would have been washed away by the water!

I won this round! Even if Concubine Shan is doomed to fail, I can still escape unscathed!

However……

"Evidence? Evidence? I might have it." Li Yuebai smiled slightly, put his right hand into his left long sleeve, flipped it briefly, and took out two small medicine boxes, holding them in his hand: "This is it."

"What?" Ding Xian was so shocked that he almost fainted.

"Master Yun, didn't you say that the medicine residue was stolen by Ding Xian? How did it end up in your hands again?"

"Maybe it's because I'm fortunate enough to be blessed by God." Li Yuebai said arrogantly.

Before being knocked into the icy lake by Ding Xian, Li Yuebai sensitively sensed that something was wrong.

Ding Xian looked panicked, as if there was something hidden in his arms. There must be something fishy going on.

So when he fell, he pulled Ding Xian down with him.

When he fell into the icy water, he felt chilled to the bone and his whole body was stiff, but Teacher Bai had one good thing: his brain worked faster than anyone else in critical moments.

He pretended to struggle, but in fact he used up his last bit of strength to take the two small boxes from Ding Xian.

The seal on the box was still intact, and although the date was blurred by the water, it was still recognizable. After opening the seal, the drug residue inside was a black mass.

After identification by the imperial physician, it was found that the medicinal residue indeed contained deer whip.

"Here is the evidence of the deer whip. Moreover, I found these two boxes of medicine residue from Ding Xian." Li Yuebai said, "After I fell into the water, I was fortunately rescued by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. As soon as I was rescued, I presented the boxes of medicine residue to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for his inspection. Therefore, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can also testify."

"Come here, take Ding Xian away for interrogation!" the emperor ordered loudly.

"Why are there deer whips in both boxes of medicine residue?" The doctor was surprised: "The first box is dated on the day when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince fell ill, and the second box is dated after His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was awakened by Master Yun!"

"Yes, because Ding Xian never thought that the prince would wake up, so he planned to poison him a second time." Li Yuebai said: "Just like last time, he brought it over personally."

"And did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince drink it?" Everyone was horrified.

"No, I just drank it by mistake." Li Yue's face turned red, feeling grief-stricken. When he thought of how Murong Nan, that naughty boy, had teased him that day, he became furious.

"This is strange. Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince knew that there was something wrong with the medicine and therefore refused to drink it?"

"Not really." Murong Nan frowned. "It was only later that Brother Yun thought everything through and told me the whole story. I just thought the medicine was too bitter at the time."

"In fact, even if His Royal Highness drinks it, he will be fine." Li Yuebai said, "Because the blood tumor has already burst, no matter how much deer whip grass he drinks, he will be fine."

No, something might happen!

Li Yuebai thought about it carefully and felt cold sweat on the back of his head.

If the love potion was drunk by the naughty kid Murong Nan...

Can I still say without shame: We are not related by skin?

Good risk, good risk.

"Alas, how could Ding Xian, this servant, commit such a heinous crime!" The chief eunuch of the Imperial Pharmacy sighed, "He... where does he get such courage!"

"There is someone behind him." Li Yuebai calmed down and said, "The person who ordered him is none other than the current Grand Tutor, Zhao Ne."

"Don't spit blood on me!" Shan Hui, who had been lying on the ground for a long time without any reaction, suddenly raised her face, widened her eyes, and gnashed her teeth: "It was us sisters who ordered Ding Xian, it has nothing to do with Grand Tutor Zhao!"

The only one who can save them now is Zhao Ne. If even Zhao Ne is dragged into the water, then they will be a complete failure.

"Okay, then we'll wait for Ding Xian's confession." Li Yuebai felt that there was no doubt about the confession: "Ding Xian will definitely confess that it was Zhao Ne who ordered him to do it."

"This confession is nothing but accusations! Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you must believe Grand Tutor Zhao!" Shan Hui struggled to get up, staggered to the emperor, hugged the emperor's legs, and begged, "Grand Tutor Zhao knows nothing at all!"