imperial concubine

Chapter 182 The Last Grain

The diet and daily life of the prince are related to his health, and the health of the prince is directly related to the fortune of the court.This Dexi was so daring to report the prince's loss of appetite, even if he was killed, it was justified!

Hearing the queen's stern reprimand, Dexi repeatedly kowtowed and said, "The empress has mercy, the empress has mercy! It's not that the little one doesn't invite the imperial doctor, it's really that His Royal Highness won't let the villain do it! The villain dare not disobey the prince's order, I can only refuse."

Dexi is the prince's personal eunuch, so he naturally knows what to do and when, since the prince said that there is no need to invite him, and the prince's spirit is very good, why should he do his best?So Dexi obeyed the prince's opinion.

The empress empress standing on top said in a cold voice: "Write down your bad debt first, and we will settle it together later!" The empress asked again: "I ask you, the prince has lost his appetite for so many days. Still so energetic?"

The Empress and Yun Jingya had already asked these questions yesterday, and asking them again at this time was just to test the reaction of Concubine Shu's team. If it was really them who did it, maybe they could get some clues from it.

Now Dexi has been so frightened that he doesn't know what questions he has asked and what questions he has not asked.Hearing the queen's question, he immediately replied: "Reporting to the empress, His Highness the crown prince took a kind of elixir to be so excited!"

Hearing these words, Concubine Shu's eyes suddenly burst into a cold light.Unexpectedly, in order to impress Emperor Chongwen as shrewd and capable, the prince would secretly take pills to overdraw his energy!Now, I have caught the Queen's handle!

The queen on the one side pretended to be a little flustered, and Yun Jingya sternly said: "Dexi, some people can't talk nonsense! If you speak outrageous words, according to the palace law, you will be punished for forty times!"

Yun Jingya and the queen knew this news yesterday, and they just wanted to test everyone's reaction by throwing it out at this time.When the dust settles, it will be fine to say that the prince was designed by someone to take these pills.

Concubine Shu, who was sitting opposite Yun Jingya, also said with a cold face: "Your Highness, what you said is absolutely true! According to the law in the palace, if you speak outrageous words, you will be punished with a staff of forty; Ask to cut it!"

Originally, Concubine Shu was just here today to test out the reality of the queen, and to see how seriously ill the crown prince is. She never thought that by chance, there would be such a big harvest!
As long as he sticks to the rule that the crown prince takes the elixir, then this will be a shame that he will never be able to wash away in the future!Anyone would remember that when the crown prince was in prison, he even took pills until he couldn't get out of bed!

Dexi knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "I don't dare to lie to you ladies, His Royal Highness really took the elixir, which is why he lost his appetite, but he is full of energy."

Hearing Dexi's words, Concubine Shu let out a sigh of relief. With this in hand, if she wants to bring down the prince in the future, she will have another extremely powerful piece of evidence in her hand!Thinking of this, Concubine Shu secretly looked at the queen, presumably at this time the queen has already regretted her bowels.

The queen took a deep breath and said, "Dexi, I would like to ask you, since you said that His Highness the crown prince has taken the pill, is there still this pill in the palace? How many pills has the crown prince taken before?"

Of course the queen knew the effect of throwing out this news, but the queen didn't care.To her, it doesn't matter what others say, as long as His Majesty does not change his mind, the position of the crown prince will never change!

Hearing the queen's question again, Dexi thought about it carefully, and then said, "Reporting to the empress, there is still a elixir in the East Palace, and it is the only one left!"

Concubine Shu who was sitting next to her almost burst out laughing!Not only the news, but also the evidence.Now the crown prince's reputation for liking the art of alchemy and cauldron can't be escaped!On the other side, the second princess frowned when she heard that there was another one!Su Wan, who was at the bottom, looked at the second prince and concubine meaningfully while drinking tea.

When Yun Jingya heard that there was another pill in the palace, she immediately said, "Why don't you go and get that pill?" She cared about the prince's safety yesterday and forgot to ask if there was any pill left. If Li Fangyuan had this pill , I am afraid that the speed of developing the antidote will be faster.

Dexi hurriedly kowtowed to the ground, then got up and ran out.Concubine Shu suppressed her smile and said, "I never thought that His Highness the Crown Prince would be so fond of the art of alchemy and cauldrons that he would forget to eat and sleep."

Although Concubine Shu knew that the elixir was not practiced by the prince, she was so happy that she couldn't help but satirize the queen.After all, even if it is a sage king, as long as he is contaminated with this thing, there will be no good end in the end.Few soared in the daytime, but quite a few died tragically.Now that the prince is suffering from this disease, as long as he works well, the second prince will definitely be the prince!
The queen sitting on the main seat heard the meaning of Concubine Shu's words, her face remained unchanged, and said with a cold snort: "Ze Shi was just lured by a treacherous villain and went astray. As long as he wakes up in time, he will definitely be a good boy .”

All mothers in the world are like this. As long as her child makes a mistake, even if it is a huge mistake, she can use the child's ignorance to excuse it.Even the empress, who is in charge of the six palaces and the mother of the world, is hardly an exception.

Concubine Shu nodded with a smile, and said in agreement: "The crown prince has always been gentle and kind, so he must have taken this evil path because of villains around him. As long as my sister can teach me well, the crown prince can change from evil to good. My sister believes in my sister's ability. "

Even though she said this in her mouth, Concubine Shu was thinking in her heart, since she has gone on an evil path, how can she get back so soon?Even if you can come back, I will push you to the wrong path again.

At this moment, Dexi ran in from the outside panting with sweat profusely, lifted up a small rosewood box in his hand, and said, "Empress Empress, this is the last remaining pill." !"

Just now Dexi went back to rummage through the box, and finally found it in an extremely secret corner.Fortunately, the crown prince was afraid of being found out, so he hid the elixir here, otherwise, he might be decapitated now!

The maid beside the queen took the small box, opened it and placed it in front of the queen.I saw a black velvet base in the small box, with a white pill on it, which looked like it had been refined by an expert.

The queen stretched out two fingers to pick up the pill carefully, and then said to the maid beside her, "Go to the side hall and invite Imperial Physician Li and Imperial Physician Chen to come."

None of the four imperial physicians left last night, and they stayed overnight in the side hall of the East Palace.Firstly, the queen was afraid that the prince's illness would relapse; secondly, she was afraid that Li Fangyuan would leak the news, so she kept the four of them.

After a while, Imperial Physician Chen and Li Fangyuan rushed over.The queen passed the elixir in her hand to the two of them, and said slowly: "Yesterday, the prince took this elixir before he became ill. You two have experienced a lot, so do you know what it is?"

Hearing what the queen said, Imperial Physician Chen immediately understood.There are so many nobles present today, and more importantly, Concubine Shu is also present.I must not say that His Royal Highness is suffering from poisoning, otherwise the queen will definitely take it out on me.

Thinking of this, Imperial Physician Chen said: "My empress, there are wax seals on these things, and nothing can be seen from the outside. I dare to ask the empress to allow me to open the wax seal!"

From the current point of view, the elixir in this wax seal should not be something like smoke, but a chronic poison that can only be swallowed for a long time and in large enough quantities.That's why Imperial Physician Chen dared to ask for the wax seal to be opened.

Li Fangyuan on the other side obviously also thought of this problem, and said, "Please rest assured, empress, after the wax seal is opened, the smell will definitely not be poisonous, and it will just have a foul smell in the end."

Ordinary poisons are colorless and odorless. The reason why Li Fangyuan said that just now was because he was afraid that after opening it for a while, a stench would come out. up.

The queen sitting on it said: "Since the two imperial physicians have already said so, then you can just open it." She glanced at Concubine Shu and said, "Sister Concubine Shu, is it okay? If you are afraid of smell, you don't have to leave now." Late."

Even at such a juncture, Concubine Shu and the Empress never forgot to say goodbye to each other.The queen knew that Concubine Shu always liked to be clean, so she disgusted her like this.If she leaves the stage right now, then I will have to laugh at her for being cowardly in the future.

Concubine Shu's complexion changed, and then she shook her head and said: "It's still not possible, although my sister is afraid of smelling, but my sister has to see what's so special about the pill that made His Royal Highness look like this! "

Although on the surface Concubine Shu is filled with righteous indignation, she is secretly mocking the prince because he is now bedridden because of taking this medicine.What's more, in such a big scene, no one else will retreat, and of course Concubine Shu can't retreat either.

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Li Fangyuan gritted his teeth and pinched the wax seal of the elixir with his fingers.After the wax seal was squeezed open, not only did there not be the stench that Li Fangyuan said, but a faint fragrance wafted out, which was very nice.

Smelling this fragrance, the queen felt a little puzzled, frowned and asked, "Is this the elixir that smells like this?" Then she turned to look at Dexi, "Dexi, did you take the elixir by mistake just now in a panic? gone?"

Concubine Shu and Concubine Lin Guiyun who were sitting below were also puzzled. Although the second concubine was frowning tightly, a smile flashed in her eyes. If Su Wan hadn't been staring at the second princess since entering the palace, The princess, I'm afraid even she can't see it.

Hearing the Queen's words, Dexi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince is taking this kind of elixir, and I definitely did not take it wrong. Moreover, this elixir smells like this after opening, and I am lucky to have smelled it several times."

The queen snorted heavily, and Dexi immediately fell silent.Before the crown prince took the elixir, Dexi didn't even report it. The queen was already angry, but hearing that he was taking it with the crown prince, of course she felt even more angry.

Li Fangyuan looked at the elixir carefully, then put the elixir under his nose and sniffed it, and finally said: "I dare you, please empress empress, please allow me to taste some."

In ancient times, Shen Nong tasted hundreds of herbs, now Li Fangyuan wanted to identify the medicinal materials in this elixir, so he had to taste some of them before he knew which medicinal materials were used in it.However, this method can only guess [-]% to [-]%.

Seeing Li Fangyuan's expression of seeing death as if at home, the queen frowned and said: "Princess Li, this elixir is so powerful, will it harm your body if you taste it?"

Although the queen wished that Li Fangyuan could swallow the elixir now, identify the toxins in it, and then write a detoxification prescription for her son, as the lord of the six palaces, this kind of majesty and kindness is still necessary.

Li Fangyuan said: "Returning to your mother, it's just a little, it shouldn't get in the way." The crown prince took so much before and now he just lays on it. If he takes a small amount by himself, there should be no problem.

The queen nodded slightly, and instructed Li Fangyuan a few words.Then Li Fangyuan gently pinched a little from the pill, put it in his mouth, and tasted it carefully.

A moment later, a blush flashed across Li Fangyuan's face, and he said in horror: "What an overbearing pill!"

(End of this chapter)