As they came out, they happened to encounter a maid carrying a food tray, sneaking towards the prince's bedroom.
"Who are you?!" Zhang De stopped her.
When the maid saw Zhang De, she trembled in surprise. "Prime Minister, what are you doing in the Eastern Palace so late?"
Zhang De squinted, "When did it become your place to interfere in my affairs?"
The maid was so frightened that she knelt down.
"This servant misspoke."
"What are you carrying?" Zhang De asked warily, staring at the food plate.
The maid lowered her head and said respectfully, "The concubine was worried about the Crown Prince's health. When she heard from the imperial physician that the Crown Prince was unconscious and unable to eat, only able to drink some medicine, she personally brewed this tonic soup. It took her all day to prepare just one bowl."
"I specifically instructed the servant to deliver it."
Zhang De used a silver needle to test for poison.
The silver needle did not change color.
He felt relieved, waved his hand, and was about to tell the maid to leave when Shen Zhiyi stopped him.
"etc."
She stepped forward, examined the tonic soup carefully, and frowned as she looked at Zhang De. "Prime Minister, may I see His Highness the Crown Prince's prescription?"
“Of course.” Zhang De nodded and sent someone to fetch the prescription.
The maid immediately tensed up.
Seeing that Shen Zhiyi was wearing a veil, she assumed that she was a wandering doctor that the Prime Minister had found in his haste, and hurriedly said, "My lord, the concubine instructed that His Highness should drink this soup as soon as possible, otherwise it will not be good if it gets cold."
"What's the rush?" Shen Zhiyi's smile was calm, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. "Your Highness is weak. If you can't handle the nourishment, can you take responsibility for that?"
"Who are you?" the maid asked, frowning. "Would a concubine possibly harm His Highness?"
The Crown Prince's residence has no principal wife.
Now, it is Concubine Cao who calls the shots in this mansion.
Therefore, her maids were also particularly arrogant.
"Believe it or not, I'll report this to the concubine..."
Duan Xingzhi drew his longsword and pointed it directly at her brow.
"If you utter another word, I'll kill you."
His voice was flat and emotionless, but the maid was so frightened that she almost spilled the soup.
They shut their mouths and froze in place, not daring to breathe.
The servants quickly brought the prescription.
After examining the soup, Shen Zhiyi looked at it carefully and said to the Prime Minister, "The ingredients in this soup are incompatible with the medicine His Highness the Crown Prince is taking. It is already late. If he drinks it now, it will definitely damage his heart and aggravate his condition."
The person who used poison was extremely cunning.
Ordinary doctors cannot see any problem.
If she hadn't arrived in time, His Highness the Crown Prince would likely have faced another crisis.
"You're talking nonsense!" the maid exclaimed. "This tonic soup has been examined by the imperial physician, who said there's nothing wrong with it. How dare you, a mere woman from the martial world, speak so recklessly!"
"You're framing the concubine!"
She disregarded Duan Xingzhi's threats and pleaded with Zhang De, "Prime Minister, are you really just going to stand by and watch this woman of unknown origin spout nonsense?"
"If His Highness the Crown Prince wakes up and finds out that his beloved woman has been framed like this, he will surely be furious!"
Duan Xingzhi twisted his wrist, and a murderous intent suddenly appeared!
Shen Zhiyi grasped his wrist and gently shook her head, "She still has a use."
Duan Xingzhi withdrew his murderous aura.
He simply cut off a lock of the maid's hair with his sword as a warning.
The maid was so startled that she dropped the food plate on the ground with a thud and almost collapsed herself.
Shen Zhiyi said to Zhang De, "Whether you believe it or not is entirely up to the Prime Minister."
Zhang De cupped his hands in greeting.
"I will naturally listen to Doctor Shen."
"Guards! Take this maid away and question her thoroughly!"
He then said to Shen Zhiyi, "I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. If it was indeed done by the concubine, I believe His Highness the Crown Prince will not spare her after he wakes up."
"Doctor Shen, please come in with me to see His Highness first."
The maid was gagged and taken away.
The three entered the inner hall.
After taking her pulse, Shen Zhiyi pondered and said, "Although this poison is difficult to cure, it is not without hope."
"There is one medicinal herb that is extremely difficult to find, and even I do not have it."
Zhang De immediately asked anxiously, "What medicine?"
Shen Zhiyi named a medicine.
Zhang De looked distressed.
Indeed, this is something I've never heard of before.
Duan Xingzhi gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, his expression cold and sharp. "This medicine is stored in the Third Prince's residence."
“Ayi, I’ll go and look for it for you.”
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