Chapter 74 The couple's love finally broke down
"Where do the chrysanthemums in Her Majesty's palace come from?" Chu Yangyang asked the Crown Princess Bai Yingchun.
Bai Yingchun was stunned and didn't answer. Her personal maid Qiutang knelt down and replied, "It was a reward from the Queen last month. She said it was a rare tribute from Western Xinjiang."
Chu Yangyang analyzed, "If we're talking purely from a motivational perspective, the little prince has always been the Empress's favorite grandson. She probably wants the little prince to grow up healthily more than anyone else."
The prince frowned, "My Queen Mother loves Rui'er the most. If anyone wants to harm Rui'er, it will definitely not be My Queen Mother."
Chu Yangyang placed the porcelain cup on the table, neither heavy nor light. "Although we can't rule out all possibilities, the Empress' suspicion is relatively small."
The candlelight in the room suddenly flickered.
Luo Xifeng dipped the silver needle into the water and said, "Snake vine pollen needs to be added to your diet every day. It will only show its toxicity after seven consecutive days of consumption. Therefore, the key is where your little prince should stick to his diet."
The sound of porcelain breaking suddenly rang out.
Bai Yingchun sat up straight, her wide sleeves accidentally sweeping the teacup off her face. "Doctor Luo, Rui'er... Rui'er has been living in my courtyard, and I take care of her three meals a day."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me." Luo Xifeng bowed his head and saluted with his usual respectful attitude. "I was merely providing clues to the medical case."
Chu Yangyang stared at the child's purple lips under the brocade quilt.
The heir to the throne, tribute chrysanthemum, seven consecutive days of poisoning...
She suddenly remembered the ending in the original book where the Crown Princess was deposed because she was "childless and jealous", and a chill ran down the back of her neck.
However, when she actually came into contact with Bai Yingchun, she did not think she was a vicious person, nor did she feel like a white lotus, acting pretentiously.
However, judging from his current motives, Bai Yingchun is most likely to harm the young prince.
Li Rongjing silently stroked the ring, his eyes passing over the golden phoenix holding a pearl hairpin in Bai Yingchun's hair.
Those were the two oriental pearls personally bestowed by the emperor and empress at the wedding. They were embedded in the phoenix eyes and were now swaying slightly with the trembling body of their owner.
"Your Highness, please understand!" Qiu Tang kowtowed heavily. "On the 23rd of last month, the young prince had a fever. Your Majesty took care of him all night, unable to sleep, and lost a lot of weight. How could Your Majesty frame the young prince? Your Highness, you must trust Your Majesty."
"That's enough."
The prince's voice was very soft, but it made all the palace people kneel down in unison.
He reached out to help the shaky Crown Princess, his palms covering her sleeves. "Chun'er, I absolutely believe in you. I know your kind nature. Perhaps someone has tampered with the food you eat every day. I'll send someone to investigate right away."
The tears in Bai Yingchun's eyes finally flowed down.
She had clearly seen just now that His Highness suspected her.
After years of marriage, he still didn't believe her.
She swallowed the disappointment in her eyes, and her back slowly bent, as if a spine that had been straight for a lifetime was knocked down by the person she loved most.
Chu Yangyang saw it all. In this evil ancient times, women were treated harshly, and it was even more fatal to women who could not bear children.
For a moment, she was unwilling to believe that it was the Crown Princess who harmed the young prince.
Chu Yangyang turned to look at Luo Xifeng, only to see his eyelashes tremble rapidly.
It seems that he is also thinking about the flaws.
"The most urgent matter now is how to detoxify the young prince." Chu Yangyang spoke, looking at Luo Xifeng. "You just said that the Jade Blood Ganoderma Lucidum is too strong. Is there any other medicine that can detoxify the young prince?"
Luo Xifeng replied, "I have read a book called 'A Study of Strange Poisons in the Western Regions'. It states that if snake venom enters the brain, it can only be cured by taking the heart blood of a very yin woman and using it as a medicine."
"What is the ultimate yin?" Li Rongjing suddenly grabbed the silk.
"Your physical constitution is purely Yin. I can tell by taking your pulse." Luo Xifeng glanced at everyone.
Chu Yangyang was the first to reach out her hand. "Take my pulse first. Do I have a pure Yin constitution?"
"You are not." Luo Xifeng denied it directly without even touching her.
"I'm very familiar with your pulse. You don't have a Yin constitution."
Chu Yangyang curled her lips.
Qiu Tang knelt before Luo Xifeng and said, "Please ask Doctor Luo to take my pulse. I am willing to go through fire and water for your Highness."
"Qiutang..."
Bai Yingchun clenched the handkerchief in her hand.
Luo Xifeng placed three fingers on Qiu Tang's pulse and shook his head, "You don't have a strong Yin constitution either."
Li Rongjing suddenly stood up and shouted to the crowd outside, "Come here, gather all the female members of the Eastern Palace and come to see Imperial Physician Luo for a pulse check."
As soon as the words fell, Bai Yingchun raised her hand to stop him and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to be so troublesome. Doctor Luo, please take my pulse first."
Luo Xifeng came to Bai Yingchun and bowed, "My lady, I'm sorry."
He placed his fingers on Bai Yingchun's wrist through the handkerchief. After a moment, he suddenly raised his eyes to look at Bai Yingchun, "Madam, you are..."
"Yes, I am."
Bai Yingchun nodded. She had known since she was a child that she had a very yin constitution, and this was the reason why she had been unable to have children.
She hated her body.
"I have a very Yin constitution, so I should be able to save Rui'er."
In the dead silence of the room, Bai Yingchun chuckled.
Li Rongjing hesitated for a moment and was about to speak.
Bai Yingchun suddenly reached out and pulled out the jade-inlaid dagger from the prince's waist, and it came out of the sheath with a cold light.
The tip of the knife touched the collar of the shirt embroidered with golden peony patterns, and the blood instantly dyed the snow-white satin red.
"Chun'er!" Li Rongjing stretched out his hand to grab it, but the dagger had already penetrated three inches.
Bai Yingchun leaned against the gilded pillar and slowly slid down to sit, a smile fading from her lips. "Your Highness, I hope you can trust me. I have never done anything to hurt Rui'er."
Li Rongjing stepped forward to support her, his face filled with worry. "Chun'er, when have I ever doubted you? Why are you... Doctor Luo is highly skilled, and perhaps he has a better solution. Why are you doing this?"
Bai Yingchun felt a little comforted when he saw Li Rongjing's worried expression.
Luo Xifeng quickly stepped forward to seal the blood and stop the bleeding. He paused when his fingertips touched the warm blood.
"Half a bowl is enough." He then took out the golden wound powder and sprinkled it on the hideous wound.
Li Rongjing held Bai Yingchun's shoulders with trembling hands. When he looked up at her again, Bai Yingchun's pale face was almost transparent.
"You'an, hurry up and save Chun'er." Li Rongjing's voice was as broken as torn silk, and he called Luo Xifeng's name unconsciously.
Bai Yingchun leaned weakly in Li Rongjing's arms. The lotus embroidered on the blood-stained hem of her skirt was immersed in the pool of blood, blooming in an extremely enchanting manner.
Luo Xifeng immediately took out a silver needle and sealed several vital points of Bai Yingchun. Although the bleeding stopped, the wound was still bloody and extremely horrific.
Luo Xifeng said to Li Rongjing, "Your Majesty's knife was lucky. If it was half an inch off, it might have been your life in exchange."
Hearing this, Li Rongjing felt even more guilty and embarrassed. His knuckles turned white as he wrinkled Bai Yingchun's blood-soaked clothes. "Chun'er, you must not be in any harm. You have to hold on, okay?"
Bai Yingchun's eyelashes trembled slightly, and her neck tensed in a fragile arc. "Your Highness, do you really believe that Chun'er didn't do it?"
Before he finished speaking, the blood gushing from his throat dyed Li Rongjing's python-patterned collar red.
"Youan! Come quickly!!"
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