The first emperor of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 191
"Today, the palace hosted a banquet in the Lizheng Hall to entertain all of you. It is to congratulate Concubine Yang's mother, Xiao Meiniang. She will marry the Supreme Emperor soon and become a concubine." Empress Changsun said to all the concubines and nobles with a smile.

It has long been no secret in the Tai Chi Palace that Xiao Meiniang is going to marry the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan.So there was nothing to be shocked when everyone heard it.

However, there was joy on everyone's face. After all, not everyone was like Empress Changsun who was unwilling to participate in the battle in the harem.

For others, a grandson queen is enough to give them a headache.If Xiao Meiniang is following Li Shimin, then Concubine Yang's power will also be greatly improved.

Now marrying Xiao Meiniang to the supreme emperor Li Yuan, who has no power and power but only a false name, is nothing more than a good thing for everyone present.

So everyone stood up to congratulate Xiao Mei Niang, and claimed that they would definitely recite a generous gift at that time.Xiao Meiniang could only keep returning the gift and thanking her.

And at this moment, Li Chengqian walked into the Lizheng Hall with Li Tai, Li Lizhi, and the princes and princesses born to Empress Changsun.

After Li Chengqian saluted Li Shimin's concubines and nobles, he opened his mouth and said to the eldest grandson queen: "Mother, now that the mother is about to give birth, I have invited the genius doctor Jiang Qi to check on the mother."

"The prince is really filial, but my body is not the same now, so this examination is also exempted. But since he is a genius doctor, he can't let him go for nothing."

"Now that your father's concubines are all here, you can let the genius doctor you brought show them. In case there are some hidden diseases that will only increase the pain in the future." Empress Changsun said to Li Chengqian.

Because it was a formal occasion, Empress Changsun naturally called Li Chengqian by the formal name.

Li Chengqian nodded after hearing this, and then said to Empress Changsun: "Then please ask the empress to find a room for Jiang Qi temporarily, so that she can diagnose the pulse of all the concubines."

Empress Changsun nodded, and then Bi'er supported her.He brought Li Chengqian and Jiang Qi into a small room.And let all the concubines and nobles enter the room one by one to diagnose the pulse.

But Li Tai, Princess Changle and others stayed outside to help Empress Changsun entertain the concubines and nobles.

Although some people didn't like this, Li Chengqian and Empress Changsun dared not disobey when they spoke.

It was none other than Li Ke's mother and concubine Concubine Yang who first entered the room for pulse diagnosis.After she sat down, Jiang Qi covered her wrist with a silk handkerchief.

But at this time, Bi'er said to Jiang Qi: "I heard people say that you can tell whether a pregnant woman is pregnant by looking at the belly of a pregnant woman. I don't know if this genius doctor can tell whether the empress is carrying a prince or a princess." Woolen cloth?"

Jiang Qi looked into the eyes of the eldest grandson empress, then said with a smile: "The empress is pregnant with a princess, because I am afraid that the empress will not be able to give birth to a prince again."

"Bold, dare to say that about the empress. Aren't you afraid that the empress will kill your nine clans?" Bi'er said sharply to Jiang Qi.

"Jiang Qi, I'm afraid you didn't aim for nothing. Could it be that you saw something?" Li Chengqian asked Jiang Qi solemnly.

Before Jiang Qi could speak, Empress Changsun said, "Check the pulse of all the younger sisters first, and it won't be too late for her to show me later."

After Li Chengqian nodded, he asked Jiang Qi to check Concubine Yang's pulse.

After checking the pulse, Jiang Qi said to Concubine Yang: "Concubine Yang's body is fine, but she just has some mental restlessness at ordinary times. Let the imperial hospital prescribe some tranquilizing medicine."

After Concubine Yang left, Li Chengqian looked at Empress Changsun and shook his head.This means that Concubine Yang should not be the one who poisoned her.

As for how Li Chengqian judged, Empress Changsun really didn't know.

Of course, Empress Changsun would not know that Li Chengqian used the eye of merit.This is also the reason why Li Chengqian asked Bi'er, Empress Changsun, and Jiang Qi to cooperate with him in this scene.

Because of Jiang Qi's words that only princesses can be born but not princes.If the person who poisoned her hears it, even if there is no change in her complexion, her heart will be full of turmoil.

And Li Chengqian's purpose is to take advantage of this time to spy on the other party's inner activities with the eyes of merit.In order to determine whether the other party is the person who poisoned.

Afterwards, several imperial concubines came in, and Li Chengqian used the same method to test them out.The result was the same and there was nothing suspicious about it.

But now there is only the last concubine Yin who was in the palace five years ago.In other words, apart from this Concubine Yin, I am afraid that no one will have the chance to poison Empress Changsun again.

This could not help but make Li Chengqian think to himself, could it be that the concubine Yin poisoned his mother.However, it is said that this concubine Yin is very low-key and treats Li Shimin indifferently.

But at this time, Li Chengqian was not allowed to think too much, because Concubine Yin had already walked in.But before Bi'er could say her lines, Jiang Qi asked, "Is the Concubine Yin feeling any discomfort?"

This can't help but surprise Li Chengqian, Jiang Qi would never ask such a question for no reason.Could it be that there is something different about this concubine Yin?
And what Concubine Yin said next was the same as that of Empress Changsun back then.This made Li Chengqian think of a possibility, that is, this Concubine Yin was also poisoned by the death of both mother and child.

However, Li Chengqian winked at Jiang Qi and did not ask Jiang Qi to point out this point.Instead, he continued to diagnose Concubine Yin's pulse.In the end, he dismissed it vaguely.

After Concubine Yin left, Empress Changsun said to Li Chengqian: "Could it be that this sister Concubine Yin also has a mother and child planted in her body?"

Li Chengqian nodded, and then asked Jiang Qi: "Is the guess of the palace and the queen mother correct?"

"The empress and His Royal Highness are right. The concubine Yin was also poisoned by the death of both mother and child. And the time is about the same as the empress, five years ago."

Empress Changsun couldn't help being surprised by this, and then said to Li Chengqian: "Now it's not just the mother who has been poisoned, which proves that the poisoner is in the palace."

"But you feel that these imperial concubines just now are not poisoners, but except for them, everyone else has entered the palace in recent years. There is no chance of poisoning at all."

"The queen mother has never asked you, what do you rely on to determine whether they poisoned them. Isn't it just based on your feeling?"

"The queen mother, the sons and servants rely on observation and observation. If the poisoner hears Jiang Qi saying that the mother queen can't give birth to a prince, I'm afraid her expression will not change in the slightest."

"However, this can only be used as a preliminary inference. I will conduct a more detailed investigation in the future. I believe that the person who poisoned must be among them." Li Chengqian said to Empress Changsun.

(End of this chapter)