The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 63

Cheng Zisong uttered the name "Ban Mian San", and there was a moment of silence in the main hall of Yufu Palace.

Chu Xue didn't know medical skills, so naturally she didn't know anything about such a strange name, but Ruyue was shocked when she first heard it.

Seeing Chu Xue's puzzled face, Cheng Zisong explained her doubts softly, "Madam, this is a relatively rare poison, but its toxicity is not severe, it just makes the person who takes it tired physically and mentally, lethargic all day long, and gradually loses some physical strength. "

Chu Xue was even more puzzled. She asked, "Since you want to harm me, why did you choose such a less toxic thing? It just makes me sleepy and tired. How can it fulfill their wishes?"

"Your Majesty doesn't know something." Cheng Zisong looked serious, and further explained to her, "You are about to give birth, and it is time to reserve your energy. If you continue to be weak, you may be in danger and weak when you are about to give birth. Weakness can easily lead to dystocia."

Dystocia!

Chu Xue was startled suddenly, this time she was really frightened.

What a sinister intention!

She has been safe during pregnancy, and the imperial doctor came to ask for pulse every day, which can keep her safe until the time of delivery, but dystocia is an uncontrollable emergency, and the situation is extremely critical. It is very likely that adults and children can only choose one, or even one. Two dead...

She was afraid, but she heard Ruyue frowning and asked: "Senior brother said so, the master is indeed a symptom of Qianmian powder, but how did senior brother diagnose it?"

Cheng Zisong took out the white scarf from which blood was taken yesterday, and said, "Come and see."

Ruyue approached, and saw that the dried blood on the white scarf was faintly blue under the sunlight.

"The blood is bluish, this is indeed a symptom of Chimian Powder." Ruyue looked serious, nodded and said: "Thanks to the senior brother who figured out a way to get the blood, otherwise, we would really let the wicked take advantage of the loophole and harm the empress. It's just... "

As soon as her voice changed, Chu Xue and Cheng Zisong looked at her at the same time, and she continued: "It's just that I am in charge of the mother's diet. I have carefully inspected all the ingredients and medicinal materials before cooking, and there is nothing suspicious. , How did this poison enter the empress's body?"

Cheng Zisong also raised his eyebrows, and said with some doubts: "This is indeed worthy of further investigation. This kind of poison itself is not very toxic. If it reaches the symptoms of the empress, it must enter through the mouth. It's just that the things that enter the mouth are handled by one's own people. Why? Let it take advantage of it?"

Seeing that the two senior brothers and sisters were puzzled, Chu Xue said, "Forget it, since the poison has been found, it's not too late. The most important thing right now is, is there a way to solve it?"

"Yes!" Cheng Zisong nodded immediately. Since he saw the dried blood this morning and confirmed that he had suffered from Bleeding Mian San, he hurriedly prepared the antidote and brought it with him at this time. After Ru Yue took it, he hurried out and ordered Jin Yu to go fry.

Finding out the source of the disease is already a big step forward, Chu Xue said to Cheng Zisong: "This is thanks to you, otherwise I will give birth in the future, I don't know how dangerous it will be."

Cheng Zisong bowed his head, "It's my job to protect the empress Zhou Quan, but in the remaining days, the empress should walk around more, exercise her muscles and bones to strengthen her physical strength, so as to facilitate future childbirth."

Chu Xue nodded, "I know."

"Then Weichen will leave first."

Cheng Zisong exited the palace gate.

After coming out of Yufu Palace, he walked a few steps, but his brows still could not be relaxed. Although the source of the disease was found out, he still hadn't figured out how the poison entered the human body, which was really tricky.

He sighed, and walked forward for a while, and after a while, he came to the door of the Clothes Bureau.

The maids of the Laundry Bureau were washing clothes. From time to time, someone poured buckets of clear water into the laundromat pool. The sound of rushing water mixed with the voices of the palace people made the courtyard very noisy.

water?
Cheng Zisong's eyes suddenly lit up.

Kisaragi said that she inspected all the ingredients that entered Concubine Yi's mouth before cooking, and there was nothing wrong with them. Although the ingredients were fine, what about the water used to cook them?What about the water that Concubine Yi takes in every day?
Cheng Zisong hurriedly turned around, and quickly walked back to Yufu Palace along the way he came.

After Cheng Zisong left, Chu Xue followed his doctor's advice and was taking a walk in her courtyard while cooking the medicine, when she saw him go and come back, her expression was in a hurry.After the visitor finished bowing to him, Chu Xue said, "Did you get the medicine so soon?"

Cheng Zisong paused for a moment, then immediately came to his senses, bowed his head and said, "Yes, please move to the hall, and wait for the minister to explain to you in detail."

Chu Xue nodded, supported by Yanling, and walked back to the main hall.

Now that I have been black-handed unknowingly, it is difficult for the people in this palace to get rid of the responsibilities. The few close to me can be trusted, and I can't stand the servants outside or have different intentions. After all, the entire harem is now under the orders of one person, and that woman wants to install someone It is not impossible to come in, so we must always take precautions.

"Did you find anything?" Chu Xue asked him after entering the hall and closing the door.

Cheng Zisong said: "I have some guesses about how the empress was poisoned, but I still need to verify it." He looked at Yanling and Ruyue, "I need to check the blood samples of the two."

Chu Xue nodded, and the two girls stretched out their hands, and Cheng Zisong pierced them one by one with a silver needle, and took samples with a white scarf.After finishing all this, Cheng Zisong asked again, "Where do you get the water for Yufu Palace's daily use?"

Kisaragi replied: "Each palace has its own well, and our well is in the backyard, and the water is drawn from there on weekdays."

Seeing Cheng Zisong nodding, Chu Xue followed up and asked, "Did the poison be thrown into the well?"

Cheng Zisong said truthfully: "At present, this is the only way that can be explained. Ruyue personally checks the entrance of the empress, but the drinking water has nothing to do with it. I am just guessing now, if tomorrow the two girls' blood stains We also found Qianmian powder, so there is indeed a problem with this well."

Everyone nodded, but Yan Ling still had doubts, she asked: "But we all use the water from that well, if there is something strange, why is it that only the master is unwell and everyone else is fine?"

There is no need for Cheng Zi to let go of this question, Ruyue replied: "Because the master has two bodies, the body is already weak, the poison is so small that we can't detect it, but for the master, it is serious."

Yanling clenched her fists angrily, "Using such a secretive method, I'm planning to harm my master! Don't let me know who she is!"

"Who else is there!" Chu Xue sneered, "Who else is there who is planning to kill me?"

Everyone was silent, except for Fengyi Palace, who else would have come up with such a clever method.

"However, there is a traitor in the palace, but it is not a trivial matter!" Chu Xue told Yanling, "Tell Fugui, send some people to secretly watch the backyard in the past few days, and we must find out the person who poisoned the palace!"

"Yes." Yanling turned around immediately.

But that night, the backyard was quiet and there was no movement.

Early the next morning, Cheng Zisong brought the blood samples of Ruyue and Yanling from yesterday when he asked for his pulse. Sure enough, they were exactly the same as Chu Xue's, and their bodies did contain Bianmian powder.

This time, Chu Xue also called Fugui in, and asked the chief steward of Yufu Palace to listen to the imperial doctor's diagnosis with his own ears.Fugui naturally had a disheveled look on his face. As the chief steward of the first palace, something went wrong in his errands, and he managed to get someone to poison Jingui's master under his nose. Any master with a bad temper would have to ask him for his crimes, and they would do it dozens of times. Large boards are considered light.

Seeing Fugui's ashen face trembling, Chu Xue opened her mouth without revealing her anger. She looked at her manager and said, "I will give you a chance to catch the person who poisoned you, and you will make up for your mistakes. "

Fugui trembled and kowtowed again and again, and that night, he sent more people in the backyard, determined to find out the culprits.

Sure enough, the hard work paid off, when the two masters in the dormitory fell asleep peacefully, there was finally movement in the backyard.

In the early morning of the second day, Song Chen just came down to court, when he heard someone from Yufu Palace report that someone wanted to murder Concubine Yi's mother and son, and asked him to go and uphold justice.

Song Chen was startled and angry, he didn't even bother to change the dragon robe, and hurried to Yufu Palace.

When the King arrived, there were people kneeling in Yufu Palace, including maids and eunuchs, and an imperial doctor who came to ask for pulse. Song Chen stepped into the palace and saw the pale beauty.

When everyone heard the news, they kowtowed to him, but he didn't care about anyone. He walked up to Chu Xue and asked eagerly, "What's wrong? Are you feeling sick again?"

The beauty shed tears before she spoke, she grabbed his hand and said: "The baby in the womb is fatal, although it has been murdered, it is not in serious trouble, but if you are not careful, or at a later date, the concubine will die." I'm afraid, I'm afraid I will be separated from the emperor and heaven forever."

She was emotional, and Song Chen couldn't ask her. He searched among the kneeling crowd, caught a glimpse of Fugui, and said in a low voice, "Tell me, what happened?"

"Yes." Finally waiting for the opportunity to make amends, Fu Gui hurriedly lowered his head and replied, "Reporting to Your Majesty, at midnight yesterday, the servants on duty at night found something unusual by the well in the backyard, and went to check immediately, and found a maid who was about to throw medicine into the well , the servants caught him and handed over the medicine in his hand to the Tai Hospital for inspection, and found that it was a poison called Qianmian Powder."

"Later, the imperial doctor confirmed that the master was indeed poisoned by this kind of poison..."

"Bold!" An angry shout interrupted Fugui's words, and everyone in the hall lay down on the ground, their heads unable to lower their heads.Song Chen's face was extremely ugly, he stared at Cheng Zisong, and said angrily: "I order you to take the pulse of Concubine Yi every day, why haven't you diagnosed it long ago, and you have to get all the stolen goods before you can come to a conclusion? If you hurt Concubine Yi Concubine and the dragon descendant in her belly, what should you do!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down." Cheng Zisong replied calmly against the emperor's fury, "I have already suspected half a month ago, when the empress first had lethargy symptoms, and I also prescribed many medicines for the empress to recuperate. The poison is weak, and it will take time to accumulate in the pulse condition, and I did not come to a conclusion until the day before yesterday when I had the courage to take the blood samples of the empress and the maids of Yufu Palace."

As he spoke, he took out a blood-stained white scarf and explained the process of verifying the poison one by one.At the end of the sentence, he said: "everything I said is true, I dare not lie about a single sentence, the emperor can summon other imperial doctors, and they will know once they prove it."

After listening to his words, Song Chen calmed down a little, and ordered someone to pass on to Ji Yuan, the most experienced imperial physician in the Imperial Hospital.

Not long after, Ji Yuan came and checked the medicine powder seized by Baijin and Fugui, and confirmed Cheng Zisong's judgment and the consequences the medicine would have on Chu Xue.

Song Chen took a breath of anger and asked Fu Gui, "Where is the poisoner now?"

Fugui replied: "Your Majesty, I have been imprisoned in a side room."

"Take it to the inner court supervisor, we must find out who instigated it!"

The emperor's voice was as sharp as thunder, and Fugui immediately took orders to go.

After everyone in the hall withdrew, Chu Xue leaned against Song Chen's arms and sobbed again.

"Your Majesty, why do people always want to harm my concubine and the child in my womb? Why do some people always hate my concubine so cruelly that they don't even spare an unborn child?"

"I will never let anyone who dares to hurt you and your child be spared. Don't worry, give the inner court supervisor some time, and they will find out."

The beauty stopped talking, but hugged him tightly, letting tears fall into his arms.

(End of this chapter)