imperial concubine

Chapter 183 Interrogation
The people in the main hall didn't know what happened, they could only see Li Fangyuan tasted a little bit of the elixir, and then heard Li Fangyuan yell in surprise, and the people in the hall couldn't help but focus all their eyes on Li Fangyuan.

Hearing Li Fangyuan's words, the queen frowned slightly, seeing that there was indeed something wrong with this elixir!Then the queen asked: "Mr. Li, is this elixir poisonous? What's so overbearing?"

Since Li Fangyuan said so, there must be something wrong with the pill.The prince didn't know how much he had taken, and he turned it into what it is now.I didn't expect that such a big child would still make me feel so uneasy!
Li Fangyuan put down the elixir in his hand, and then said to the queen: "Reporting to the empress, this elixir uses five poisons, heartbroken grass and other extremely strong poisons. However, the person who prepared this medicine was ingenious, using poison to make poison, On the contrary, this elixir has the effect of invigorating the spirit, if it is taken for a short period of time, as long as more rest and recuperation can be used to dissolve the toxin, if it is taken for a long time, the consequences will be disastrous."

Although he just tasted some of it just now, Li Fangyuan immediately felt a warmth spread from his chest and abdomen to his limbs and bones after the entrance of the elixir flowed down his throat, and even his eyes and ears became sharper.But because of this, Li Fangyuan felt deep fear. Although this kind of elixir is not poison, it is more terrifying than poison.

Yun Jingya, who was sitting on the side, narrowed her eyes slightly, looked at Li Fangyuan and asked, "Princess Li, since you said that poison was used to fight poison when preparing this elixir, it seems to be no problem. Why do you say that the consequences of long-term use are unimaginable?"

Since ancient times, there has been a saying that medicine is three-point poison.Since Li Taiyi said that this elixir has already used poison to fight poison, then naturally it is not poisonous.How did you say that the consequences were unimaginable in the end?

Hearing Yun Jingya's words, Li Fangyuan saluted and said: "Reporting to Your Highness, although this medicine is very effective, as long as the user takes it for a long time and their physical fitness gradually declines, the erysipelas hidden in the body will explode instantly."

Although the person who prepared the elixir was extremely ingenious, she did not dissolve the toxins.If a person with a strong physique takes it, although he will be energetic in a short period of time, over a long period of time, he will lose his vitality, and even die from poisoning.

When everyone in the hall heard Li Fangyuan's words, Concubine Shu picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea with a smile. Although the queen said that the prince had a cold occasionally, but now it seems that the prince may have taken too much elixir and died of poison.

The second princess frowned tightly, but the smile that flashed in her eyes did not hide from Su Wan's eyes.Su Wan glanced at the people in the hall and lowered her head.Although she knew the plan of the second princess, she did not expect her to be so blatant.

The queen's face suddenly turned aside, and then she returned to normal, and asked softly: "Mr. Li, how long are you talking about taking for a long time? If this erysipelas breaks out, is there an antidote?"

Although I knew that if I said this, Concubine Shu would definitely guess some of the truth, but according to Li Taiyi's words, the prince might be in danger, and I can't care so much now, so I ask first before talking.

Doctor Li frowned and thought for a while and said, "Reporting to the empress, according to my humble opinion, if one pill is taken daily for ten days, people with weak health may be in danger of poisoning and death. Even people who are always strong , and definitely won’t last thirty days.”

The toxicity in this elixir is extremely violent, and more importantly, it does not directly invade the internal organs like other poisons, but enters the body to destroy the foundation first, and then erupts together. No one can sustain such a poison After a month.

Hearing Li Taiyi's words, the Empress, regardless of Concubine Shu and the others, immediately turned her head and said sharply to Dexi: "Dexi, I want to ask you, how long have you been taking this elixir?"

The queen did not know when the prince started taking the elixir. However, although the prince took this elixir for a long time, his body has always been strong. rescued.

Dexi on the side trembled when he heard the queen's words, and quickly fell to his knees and said, "Report to the queen, as far as I know, I have been taking it for eleven days from the very beginning to now."

As soon as these words came out, the queen's complexion immediately improved. Since the time is still short, the Qihuang holy hand of the ether hospital, together with the panacea from the imperial pharmacy, will definitely be able to pull the prince back from the gate of hell.

The queen narrowed her eyes slightly, tapped her finger on the table, and then continued to ask: "Where did this elixir come from? Is there any in the East Palace now? If so, bring it to me immediately!"

Since the prince is safe for the time being, the most urgent task is to catch the person behind the poison.If that person is in this main hall and hears the news just now, maybe he will go back and do something wrong.

Dexi knelt on the ground, trembling into a ball, he said tremblingly: "Reporting to Empress, there is only one pill in the Eastern Palace. As for where this pill came from, I don't even know."

Although the elixir was kept by Dexi, the crown prince handed it to him for safekeeping. As for where the elixir came from, Dexi knew the rules in the palace and never asked His Highness the crown prince.

Hearing Dexi's words, the queen naturally didn't believe her, and said with a sneer, "You don't know? Alright, then I will help you think about it!" Then she shouted to the door, "Come on, drag Dexi down, beat him Until he remembers!"

The prince has been in the deep palace for a long time, so he certainly has no chance to come into contact with such overbearing elixir, so this elixir must be someone else's tribute.Then, even if the crown prince doesn't know the danger of this elixir, the people who pay the tribute will know it.But knowing that this elixir is so overbearing, why does this person insist on paying tribute?In this way, the person who paid the tribute was very suspicious.

As soon as the queen's words fell, two guards with big arms and round waists came in from the door, wiped their shoulders, head and back, and took Dexi down.Dexi yelled, "Empress, the villain really doesn't know, please forgive the villain! The empress is so kind!"

Although Dexi screamed miserably, the queen was unmoved.Watching Dexi being dragged down by the guards, loud sounds of boards and shrill shouts sounded outside the main hall of the Eastern Palace.

Not long after, two guards brought in Dexi who had been beaten to a bloody mess. In order not to spoil the eyes of the nobles, Dexi was covered with a red cloth.The guard in charge of the execution saluted and said, "Madam, Dexi has said it."

Although these guards carrying out punishments usually had a good friendship with Dexi, but at this time it was the queen who ordered them, so of course they didn't dare to use their usual tricks to fool people.Therefore, these boards are all played solidly.In the end, after hitting less than ten boards, Dexi was willing to recruit.This cane punishment is really not something ordinary people can bear.

Looking at the grinning Dexi, the queen snorted coldly on the high seat and said: "This kind of slave, if you don't give it a good beating, you really won't tell the truth! Tell me, Dexi, who took this elixir?" here?"

Just now I asked him a good question, but Dexi refused to ask.Now that he was beaten severely, Dexi was willing to recruit.These lowly people really can't give them a good face!
Dexi lay on the ground tremblingly and said: "Empress, I really don't know where this elixir came from." Seeing the empress's face change again, Dexi said quickly: "However, in the East Palace, the stone Eunuch Dou is in charge of pills, he must know."

Before, Dexi had heard the prince accidentally mention that these elixirs were delivered by Shi Dou.Dexi didn't care about it at the time, but he never thought that a careless remark that day could save his life today!
The queen snorted coldly and said: "Go away." Then she said to Hui Xue, the maid beside her, "Go and bring me that servant named Shi Dou! I want to see if he is made of stone." !"

Now that the prince is lying on the bed, although it is not very sure yet, the queen is [-]% sure that someone must want to harm the prince, that's why the elixir was delivered to the prince in this way!

Hui Xue responded, and then walked out the door with two guards.After about a cup of tea, two guards pressed a tall and thin eunuch and walked in, "Kneel down! Report to your empress, and the eunuch Shi Dou from the East Palace will bring you here."

The eunuch named Shi Dou didn't know what happened, he seemed to be frightened stupid when he saw so many nobles sitting in the main hall.After a long time, he said: "Little Shi Dou, please greet all the empresses and concubines!"

Just now he was chatting with a few eunuchs during the prescription, he never thought that after a maid came in and asked her name, she was brought here immediately.Although I don't know the above things, but looking at the posture, I'm afraid that I will be sad this time.

The queen perched on the top squinted her eyes slightly, carefully sizing up the eunuch with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks in front of her, and then snorted coldly and said, "You are the eunuch Shi Dou?" Shi Dou responded, and then the queen continued: "I ask You, did you send a kind of elixir to Donggong?" Li Fangyuan brought the elixir and the small box in front of Shi Dou.

Hearing what the queen said, Shi Dou straightened up slightly and glanced at the box and the pill.There are only a handful of elixirs in the palace that can be packed in red sandalwood, and there is only one kind that Shi Dou handles, so he recognized it immediately.

After seeing it clearly, Shi Dou knelt on the ground and said, "Returning to your mother, the little one sends out as many pills as a cow's hair every day. I really can't remember whether this box of pills was sent out by the little one."

The person who gave the elixir to him once told him that if someone asks about the origin of the elixir in the future, he must not admit it, otherwise he will definitely be killed!Seeing the queen today and seeing this box of pills again, Shi Dou immediately thought of this sentence.

The queen snorted coldly and did not speak.Yun Jingya on the side sneered and said, "I don't remember? Is there no record of the pills sent out in the East Palace? I see that you are deliberately deceiving and deceiving!" She raised her head and said to the two guards: "Take He went to see what happened to Dexi if he didn't recruit just now! If he is still stubborn to the end, you can do it yourself!"

The two guards responded with a deep voice, took Shi Dou aside, and then lifted the red cloth on Dexi's body, only to see that Dexi's buttocks were already covered with blood, and Shi Dou only took one look, and immediately He was so frightened that his face was pale and trembling with fear.

Not long after, Shi Dou returned to the main hall, and he stammered to the queen, "Ma'am, please forgive me. This elixir was given to me by someone else. That man has a great kindness to me, so I dare not refuse it." From now on, I hope that Niang Nian will spare my little life when I am confused for a while!"

At this time, Shi Dou couldn't even speak clearly, and his thoughts were even more chaotic.You must know that the queen is now looking for the people behind him, just recruit them directly.Now that he said it this way, Shi Dou was suspected of haggling with the Queen.

Sure enough, Yun Jingya's brows stood on end, her eyes widened, and she said sharply, "Good job, you brave eunuch! Someone here will drag me out and give me a heavy responsibility!"

As soon as the words fell, a strange smell came, and several nobles sitting in the main hall couldn't help covering their noses.Looking at Shi Dou again, it turned out that the place where he was kneeling was clean, but now there is a puddle of water stains.

(End of this chapter)