A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 1273: Abolish Su Liwu
In the Lizheng Palace,

Wu Huaiyu took Wu Meiniang's pulse, while Crown Prince Chengqian stood by with a concerned look on his face, asking about Wu Meiniang's condition from time to time.

"The medicine used by the Shang Pharmacy is very good. The poison has been basically eliminated. You can continue to take the medicine."

"Pay attention to rest and avoid overwork. Walk around every day to help discharge blood stasis."

"Pay attention to nutritional supplements in your diet, but avoid spicy or greasy foods,"

"Within a month, don't take a bath, shower as much as possible, and don't have sex..."

After taking the patient's pulse and asking some questions, Wu Huaiyu concluded that the poison had been cleared and the medicine used by the imperial physician was also very good. What was most needed now was rest.

Even if you have a miscarriage, you still need to observe confinement.

"Teacher, please prescribe another good prescription." Cheng Qian felt that the imperial physician's prescription was definitely not as good as Wu Huaiyu's. Unable to persuade the prince, Wu Huaiyu had to prescribe another one. In fact, Wu Meiniang didn't have any major health problems now. She just needed to recuperate after the miscarriage.

"Brother, please help me take care of Xian'er. He had a high fever that day and was vomiting non-stop," Wu Meiniang lay on the couch with messy scalp, pale face, bloodless lips, and spoke weakly.

The nurse brought the prince's third son, Longxi County Prince Li Xian, who was over one year old and still breastfed. However, Wu Mei only breastfed him for half a year, and then she had no milk, so she arranged for the nurse to feed him.

"That day I drank two mouthfuls of soup and vomited violently, so I gave the soup to the wet nurse to drink, hoping that she would also have some nourishment. But Xian'er drank her milk and ended up being poisoned."

As Wu Mei spoke, her eyes turned red and tears fell.

"Fortunately, Xian'er didn't drink much milk that day, but poor wet nurse Zhao drank a large bowl of poisonous soup, vomited and had diarrhea, urinated blood and fell into a coma. If the imperial physician hadn't rescued her in time, she would have died long ago. She is still lying on the couch and can't get up."

The wet nurse, Zhao, drank a bowl of poisonous soup and was almost poisoned to death.

Wu Huaiyu examined Li Xian's pulse again.
"The young prince is fine now,"

Li Chengqian took the child and held him in his arms, gritting his teeth and cursing Su in a low voice, "You almost killed my son too."

Wu Huaiyu picked up the pen to write the prescription and prepared the medicine, while also explaining the precautions.

Li Xian's wet nurse died of poisoning, and even Li Xian was poisoned after drinking a few sips of milk, which Wu Huaiyu was not aware of before.

If it was really Wu Meiniang who directed and acted out all this just to frame Su, that would be too cruel. Not only did she abort her own fetus, but she also poisoned her son.

Although he was now certain that the poison they were poisoned with was arsenic, which was mainly caused by arsenic compounds,
Arsenic is one of the oldest poisons. It is usually an odorless, white powder and is indeed difficult to detect if it is put into soup.

This is a highly toxic substance.
Wu Meiniang, her wet nurse, and Li Xian were able to escape the disaster, either because they were blessed by God, or because the poison was only in a small amount.

If poisoning was normal, the nurse would not have survived after drinking a large bowl of arsenic poison soup. Even Li Xian drank the nurse's poisoned milk, and at such a young age, he could not bear it.

But now, although the nurse's symptoms of poisoning seem to be quite serious, with vomiting, diarrhea and blood in her urine, she has not suffered from kidney failure, and has not been directly poisoned to death, which shows that the amount of poison in the soup is not much.

In fact, the main reasons for using arsenic to poison people are that it is colorless and odorless, making it easy to disguise; secondly, it is highly toxic and very deadly.

If it was Princess Su who poisoned Wu Meiniang, and if she only wanted to kill the baby in her belly, there would be no need to use arsenic, musk and other things that would more easily cause a pregnant woman to have a miscarriage.

Arsenic, a highly toxic substance, was used, but the dosage was so small. Isn't this a bit contradictory?
He really wanted to talk to Wu Meiniang alone.
But seeing how sick, weak and pitiful she looked, it was not a good idea to tell her those things at this moment.

After all, everything is just speculation, although he thinks the possibility is getting higher and higher.

"Liang Di, take good care of yourself,"

Wu Huaiyu did not stay in Lizheng Hall for too long.
He went to Chongxian Hall with the prince,
He was very familiar with this place. He built the Chongxian Hall Library of the Eastern Palace here, and later opened the Chongxian Hall School. Later, he also published newspapers and built the Eastern Palace's papermaking, pen making, and book printing industries.

Ten years have passed.
Except for a few old officials who are still here, there are few old subordinates here. Most of these people have good careers and have been promoted over the years.

Being born in the Eastern Palace was the best name card in the officialdom of Zhenguan in recent years.

"Teacher, I will let Mei Niang move to Lizheng Palace. I want her to be the Crown Princess, and I want Li Xian to be the eldest son." After Cheng Qian sat down, he stated his plan without hesitation.

He asked the palace servant to bring a small charcoal stove, then put a kettle on it, and personally boiled water and made tea for his teacher. He hoped to get Wu Huaiyu's support.

Earlier, his favorite was Han Liangyuan, who was Wu Huaiyu's niece. Han entered the palace early, was gentle and considerate, and gave birth to two sons for him.

But in recent years, he gradually favored Wu Meiniang more.
"Mei Niang was originally a concubine who ranked just below the Crown Princess. Now that Su is plotting to poison me, I will never tolerate her again. After deposing her, it will be legitimate for Mei Niang to succeed as the Crown Princess. Moreover, I should compensate her for the disaster she suffered this time..."

The prince is a man of temperament.

He was most angry about this incident, and felt more and more indebted to Wu Meiniang. He made up his mind to depose Su Liwu, make her the Crown Princess, and let Li Xian become the eldest son of the Eastern Palace.

As for Han, her rank was originally lower than Wu's.

After this incident, I no longer hesitate.

Wu Huaiyu looked at the walnut charcoal burning in the red clay water stove, which was red and hot. The silver kettle on the stove was made in a very simple and beautiful shape.
He was a little distracted.

This result can be said to be exactly what Wu Meiniang was most looking forward to.

The water boiled and the spout of the sterling silver teapot began to buzz.

Cheng Qian picked up the kettle, poured boiling water into the silver cup, picked out a box of green tea produced in Jiangnan West Road, put in the tea leaves, brewed the tea soup in seconds, and served the tea.

The tea is delicious.

Wu Huaiyu's mind was a little confused. He wanted to abolish Su Liwu.

If Wu Erniang became the Crown Princess and Li Xian became the eldest son of the Eastern Palace, it would appear to be extremely good for the Wu family. However, the Wu family's foundation was not strong enough after all. Even if they were listed as the Jia surname in the clan annals, the old clans would not acknowledge it after all.

If the nephew of the Wu family becomes emperor in the future, it will naturally greatly enhance the family reputation of the Wu family.

But Wu Huaiyu always had a hidden worry in his heart.
That is, Wu Meiniang is a time bomb that may blow up the entire Wu family at any time.

When he got home, he still looked a little absent-minded.
His wife Fan Xuanfu was arranging flowers. She was wearing a silver-red high-waisted skirt and a silver-mud phoenix-bird patterned half-sleeve. Seeing his appearance, she asked, "Is Second Mother not well?"

"She's fine. The poisoning wasn't serious. The imperial physician treated her in time. The poison has been cleared now. She's just weak after the miscarriage and needs to rest."

"What are you doing, sir?"

"Just seeing her like that, I felt heartbroken and angry." Wu Huaiyu did not tell the truth to his wife. There were some things he did not want his wives and concubines to know and worry about.

the next day,

Wu Huaiyu would go to the East Palace to visit Wu Meiniang and Li Xian every day.

He also secretly started a secret investigation.

Everything is proceeding carefully.
Soon, more than a month passed, Wu Mei's body was almost recovered, and Longxi County Prince Li Xian was also alive and well again.

Su was imprisoned and interrogated for a long time, but she still refused to admit that she was the one who poisoned. Several people around her were tortured to death. At first, no one confessed, but in the end, they could not bear the torture and confessed one after another.

However, when Wu Huaiyu looked at the confessions given to him by Prince Chengqian, his brows furrowed even more.

The confessions given by the palace maids, female officials, and eunuchs around Su Shi were too consistent.

It seems like everything has been explained clearly and the facts are clear.

But Wu Huaiyu found that these confessions seemed to have been processed, or in other words, those people could not bear the torture and had to confess according to the interrogator's inducement.

This situation is very possible.

These people's testimonies were too consistent.

Wu Huaiyu stepped up his investigation, and Kunlun Slave lived up to his expectations. In the end, he found out that it was indeed a case of torture and even inducement. Even the final confession was written by the interrogator and asked to copy it themselves and then sign and seal it.

It was not a true confession from the people around Su.

In fact, they interrogated for such a long time but neither found the source of the arsenic nor obtained a real confession, and Su still refused to plead guilty.

But although the palace tried its best to cover up this matter,

But after such a long time, the rumor had already begun to spread among the people, and Wu Huaiyu even discovered that someone was secretly fanning the flames and deliberately spreading the news.

The public was very concerned about the poisoning case in the Eastern Palace. Most people had no good feelings towards the Su family, but were full of sympathy for the Wu family.

They all believed that it was Su who poisoned Wu out of jealousy. Su was not favored by the prince and had no children. Jealousy changed her beyond recognition, so she went mad and poisoned Wu Liangdi and Prince of Longxi. Fortunately, God protected her.

Public opinion was overwhelming, with everyone believing that Su should be severely punished.

The emperor is still in the Jiucheng Palace.

But as the investigation results were reported, the emperor's decision finally came down.

The prince specially summoned all the civil and military officials in Chang'an to listen to the imperial edict together.

"Crown Princess Su plotted to poison someone, and was demoted to a commoner. Her mother and brothers were also expelled from the family and exiled to the Western Regions."

Su's father, Su Tan, the governor of Taizhou, was released, and the Crown Princess' uncle, Su Xu, the son-in-law of Princess Nanchang and the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, was also implicated and exiled.

Princess Su was officially deposed.
However, the emperor did not immediately agree to the prince's request to make Wu Liangdi the crown princess.

However, the emperor gave Wu Liangdi many things.

The emperor's decree did not surprise many people. After all, this matter had been circulating for so long, and everyone knew that the Su family was doomed this time, and not many people sympathized with them.

Although the Wugong Su family is also a famous family, they have not had much influence in the court in recent years.

When Su Wei was the prime minister of the Sui Dynasty, the Su family did become famous for a time, but in the Tang Dynasty, the Su family had little influence. Even though Su Xu was a scholar in the Qin Palace, married Princess Nanchang, and served as the Minister of Personnel.

Some people even think that Su should have been deposed long ago, and it is a great achievement that she has managed to survive until now. After all, everyone knows that Crown Prince Cheng Qian has always disliked Su. After many years of marriage, Su has not even had any children, so how could she possibly hold on to the position of Crown Princess?

What surprised everyone was that Wu Liangdi was not directly canonized as the Crown Princess by the Emperor.

Lizheng Hall,
Wu Meiniang received the emperor's edict in the palace. She changed into a bright red high-waisted long skirt with embroidery, gold and silver brocade, and a gold and jade belt that highlighted her slender waist.

The golden hairpin on her shiny black bun was dazzling, and the flower on her head made her look even more gorgeous.
The emperor sent someone to convey his oral order, stating that Wu Liangdi would be in charge of the affairs of the Eastern Palace and the harem from now on.

Wu Mei Niang bowed her head to thank him.
There was a flash of disappointment in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)