"That's right. The prince consort is the King of Chu's man. He has done terrible harm to the princess. Now she is in danger. We need the Emperor to send some help. The most important thing is to capture the prince consort and punish him, and then chop off the King of Chu's arm."
I picked out a few particularly important ones and stuffed them into a small bottle and tied it up for Congcong. The main reason was that the bottle was too small to put all of them in, and Congcong couldn't carry so many.
"Go quickly and come back quickly, be careful not to get caught!"
"Well, there are birds everywhere at this time of year, so the people in the palace won't pay much attention to them."
After delivering the letter, Bai Zhiyue returned to the princess's mansion out of worry.
Let's not talk about Congcong going to report the news. After Bai Zhiyue left, the princess asked Tian Ma to help her out.
"I was feeling a bit dizzy and confused just now. I thought it was from drinking, but I didn't expect it was poison. Luckily, I still have a life-saving antidote pill given by the Queen Mother. Now the poison is gone, but the poisoner hasn't been caught yet. So, please be a witness. I want to find the murderer."
A lot of people came today, almost all those who were above the fourth rank came. Even if they didn’t come to see the princess, the spring banquet at the princess’s mansion was a must-visit place.
When everyone heard that the princess had been poisoned, they all wondered who would do such a thing. They couldn't leave now because the palace soldiers had surrounded the place.
"I'm sorry for scaring you all. I'll definitely make amends later, but I won't be at peace until the person who poisoned me is caught. I hope you can forgive me."
"As she should. Luckily, the princess has some magic medicine. God bless the princess."
"Yes, if something really happens, none of us here can escape responsibility, so it's better to get to the bottom of it."
"Yes, the innocent will be cleared. I believe the murderer will not escape."
At this time, someone had already gone to report the prince consort, and he had not concealed it from all the male guests.
"The princess has been poisoned and is currently being interrogated to find the real culprit."
Tao Wenyuan stood up suddenly, and was so anxious that he even turned over the chair. This reaction was real, because he had not yet planned to harm the princess. The King of Chu was dormant again because of what happened some time ago.
He planned to start with the two princes, blocking the emperor's retreat first, and then fighting with him.
So this is not a good time to kill the princess. Who did it?
The male guests were also surprised when they heard this. Who would have such a deep hatred for the princess and want to kill her in such an occasion?
"When did it happen and why are you reporting it now?"
The first thing he asked was not whether the princess was okay, but that he felt that he knew it too late.
"The princess just came out to interrogate."
"Is the princess okay? Have you called the imperial physician?"
"He took the detoxification pill and is now fine. I heard he called a doctor from outside!"
When Tao Wenyuan heard that someone from outside was called in, he became anxious. It would be troublesome if his infertility was exposed.
"What nonsense! Why don't you call the imperial physician for such a serious matter? Send someone to call him quickly."
"yes"
Tao Wenyuan was unable to entertain the guests, so he took his men to look for the princess.
When everyone saw that it was related to the princess, they had to show some concern. Except for some younger ones who found it difficult to go, the older ones all went.
When he went over, Pingyang was having the cook and the dead killer brought up.
"After I discovered something was amiss, I sent someone to investigate the cook. Unexpectedly, they encountered someone trying to silence him, but he was rescued by my palace guards. Now, I ask you, what poison did you give me? Who ordered you to do it? Tell the truth."
The cook cursed Ming Huilan in his heart at this moment. She had made a nice agreement with him when she first came to him. As long as he did a good job today, she would forgive the past and let his family leave. She even gave him his indenture.
He had already sent his family away today, just waiting to finish the business here and leave the house quietly. Who would have thought that he was kidnapped by people sent by Ming Huilan before he even left the house. She had no intention of leaving anyone alive, and his family must have already set off by now.
No wonder he gave the indenture so openly. It turned out that they had already sent people to keep an eye on him. What's the use of having the indenture? He won't survive for more than a day.
He was the one who had harmed his family. If he had reported the incident to the princess earlier, he would have only lost his life, but now he had sacrificed the lives of his entire family. This vicious woman, Ming, should not have an easy life either. Today, she would let her family be buried with her.
"Princess, I'm your slave, I'll tell you everything!"
"A few years ago, I used the wrong ingredient in the medicated food I prepared for the princess. The medicinal properties were opposite, and the princess's condition not only didn't improve, but actually got worse. She even fell ill because of it. I don't know why the imperial physician didn't find out what was wrong, and just thought it was over and saved her life."
Haha, it’s not that there was no problem. People thought that the prince consort did it on purpose, so of course they didn’t say it out loud.
Pingyang also remembered that he had indeed been ill once. The imperial physician had only said that he was not feeling well and prescribed some medicine for him to take to recover.
Now that I think about it, the imperial physician is his man, so how could he tell me the truth?
She really wanted to see Tao Wenyuan's expression, but she didn't know whether she had lost the courage or didn't want to see that fake face, so she didn't turn her head.
"This matter was discovered by Concubine Ming, who used it to arrest me. She made me put this kind of mushroom in the princess's special stew pot. This mushroom looks just like the dense-fried red mushroom, and ordinary people can't tell it apart. However, it is extremely poisonous. If you eat it, you will not survive for more than three days.
She promised to let our family leave after the job was done. She gave us the indentures early on and also gave us three hundred taels of silver, all of which were kept by my wife and children. But anyone who wanted to leave after the job was done was stopped by the people she sent.
Princess, please send someone to look for my family. We agreed to meet outside the city. If we go now, I don't know if they are still alive. I think they have been killed just like me. It was my fault. Please, Princess, help me.
When he was harming the princess, he didn't think about the consequences, but now he remembers to let the princess make the decision.
"You're talking nonsense! How could the Ming family have the guts to do such a thing? This is a capital crime!"
"Every word I say is true. Here is my bond. Please review it, Princess. If you can find my family, you will definitely find the silver as proof. It's all from the palace treasury."
In fact, Tao Wenyuan had already believed it when he heard that it was Ming. Ming had asked him to take action many times, but he had never agreed. He did not expect that Ming would do it himself.
"I dare not speak nonsense. The mushrooms were sent in by someone close to Concubine Ming. The princess will know the truth once she sends someone to investigate."
Pingyang was shaking when Tao Wenyuan came out to speak for Ming. It was only with the help of Nanny Tian that she was able to sit up and not collapse.
She raised her tearful eyes
"I don't want to believe that Ming could do such a thing. Is it because I disagreed with raising her son that she's angry? I helped her marry in, and she's done a great service in giving birth to your children, but how could I raise someone else's son? He wasn't mine, and you said you didn't care."
Pingyang was mostly expressing his true feelings at this time, and a little bit he really wanted to ask him something.
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