The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 49 White Powder
The young eunuch who was sent to the kitchen to catch a live chicken acted very quickly.

Wen Xianqing heard the young eunuch catching a chicken and standing in the yard. He had just treated Songzhi's wound.

Yinzhen and Nian Shilan came out of the house and stood in the corridor.

Su Peisheng ordered two servants to move chairs and place them under the corridor for the two masters to sit on.

After the two masters were seated, the young eunuch followed Doctor Wen's instructions and poured water mixed with white powder into the live chicken by pinching its neck and forcing it to drink.

The young eunuch was holding a rope in his hand, and the other end of the rope was tied to the chicken's feet.

He released the live chicken.

The chicken took two steps at first, then struggled and flapped its wings to escape.

But it only flapped its wings twice and fell to the ground, dead, before it even took the third step.

White foam even flowed out of the chicken's mouth, gradually mixing with blood.

Everyone in the yard changed their expressions. This powder was so powerful!
The young eunuch who had just fed the chicken medicine looked pale. With Su Peisheng's permission, he hurried to find water to wash his hands.

It was because when he was drinking the medicine, he accidentally got two drops of water on his hands.

Nian Shilan couldn't help it and stood up suddenly.

Yinzhen was born into the royal family. He had seen all kinds of tricks and heard of all kinds of poisons since he was a child.

But today's poison took effect faster than any poison he had ever seen.

If you feed it to a living creature, it will die instantly.

Yinzhen also stood up. He comforted Nian Shilan and patted her back gently.

Nian Shilan's whole body was trembling slightly.

She had only heard from Xiao Linzi that this thing was extremely poisonous.

But I didn’t expect the effect to be so strong. Even the red-crowned crane would have to retreat a bit.

Nian Shilan didn't dare to think about what would happen if she hadn't discovered that Luluo had put something in her tea and she had been drinking the tea with added ingredients for a long time.

She was trembling all over at this moment, not because of fear, but because of anger.

Yinzhen felt Nian Shilan's trembling and thought she was just frightened.

I sighed in my heart. I was scared twice in less than three days.

If she were an ordinary woman, she would be crying by now.

Fortunately, it was Shilan, fortunately she has always been different from ordinary girls.

When he proposed to Shilan, he had his own plans, but at this moment, he felt a trace of pity in his heart.

Wen Xianqing stepped forward, bowed and said, "Your Highness. I have just carefully identified the black residue in the tea leaves. It should be apple seeds. According to medical books, apple seeds are harmless to the human body if eaten occasionally. But if eaten for a long time, it can cause dizziness, nausea, palpitations, convulsions, mental confusion, and then death. In severe cases, it can kill people in a short time. Today's powder should be apple seeds that have been purified in large quantities, which is why it has such a highly toxic effect."

The more Yinzhen listened, the gloomier his expression became.

Nian Shilan took a deep breath and bowed slowly to Yinzhen.

"Master, these things are actually added to the tea that I drink daily. My yard is not clean." Songzhi was the first to kneel in the yard. She was the servant who served Nian Shilan most closely, so naturally she was the most likely to be suspected.

Songzhi knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I have been with Concubine Concubine since I could walk and talk, and I have no ulterior motives. To prove my innocence, I am willing to accept any investigation!"

Seeing this, Xiao Linzi also knelt in the yard.

"Although I have only been in Concubine's courtyard for a few months, I have been cared for by Concubine. I am loyal and I dare not have any second thoughts. I am also willing to accept any method of investigation!"

Jinglan Courtyard had already been surrounded by Yinzhen's guards.

All the servants in the yard immediately knelt down in the yard.

Grain Rain, Grain Full, Grain in Ear, and Cold Dew all knelt beside Songzhi and Xiaolinzi.

Several other third-class maids and two maids knelt behind them.

There were also two young eunuchs who did the rough work kneeling at the back.

Su Peisheng glanced around, but did not see the second-class maid that Nian Shilan often ordered around to fetch things and clothes.

He replied to Yinzhen: "My Lord, I just checked and it seems that there is one person missing from the staff."

Yinzhen had already pulled Nian Shilan back to the chair.

"Investigate for me. Find all the people in Jinglan Courtyard for me."

Nian Shilan suddenly spoke, speaking seriously.

"Master, today's incident happened in Jinglan Courtyard. It must be caused by an insider. I beg Master to have mercy and allow me to personally investigate today."

"Okay. I'll leave it to you to check however you want."

Yinzhen agreed without hesitation.

"I want to borrow your master's people for use."

After saying that, Nian Shilan asked Su Peisheng to bring in four guards and asked them to thoroughly investigate the Jinglan Courtyard.

After a while, a guard came out of the servant's room carrying a green radish.

He threw Green Radish into the yard, and the bag in Green Radish's arms fell to the ground.

Seeing her collapsed like mud, the guards couldn't help but look at her with contempt.

"Your Highness, I just checked the servants' room and found this servant in a big box."

The guard retreated after saying this.

Soon after, another guard came over with a package in his hands. He put the package on the ground and opened it. Inside were two women's pajamas with a small paper package wrapped inside.

Wen Xianqing took the small paper bag from the guard, opened it, took a quick look, and said to Yinzhen.

"Your Highness, these are the same things that were added to Concubine Fujin's tea. They are roughly ground apple seeds."

Yinzhen didn't say anything. His eyes swept across everyone and fell on Luluo.

(End of this chapter)