Fortunate Young Gentleman

No normal person is willing to die if there is hope of living.

Even though Chen Huang felt that he was terminally ill and almost resigned to his fate, when he heard the news that he could still be saved, he couldn't help but feel excited, and his whole body instantly became much more energetic.

Obviously, whether the throne is passed to King Run or to King Duan, how can it be better to be the emperor yourself?

If he could still be emperor, he would not consider this issue at all.

Tang Ning looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, I have recruited two strange people when I came back from Guizhou this time. Why don't you let them diagnose your Majesty first?"

How could Chen Huang give up the hope of survival? He said anxiously: "Xuan, Xuan quickly!"

After a moment, the fourth elder withdrew his fingers from Chen Huang's wrist. Chen Huang looked nervous and asked: "How is it?"

The Fourth Elder stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this poison can be cured."

"Hahaha!" The depression in Chen Huang's heart for many days was gone. He couldn't help but smile up to the sky. He smiled and laughed without taking a breath. He covered his mouth and coughed violently.

Wei Jian hurriedly stepped forward, patted him on the back, and said hastily: "Your Majesty, please slow down, please..."

The fourth elder changed his tone and said: "However, His Majesty has been deeply poisoned and his internal organs have been damaged. Even if he is nursed back to health, his lifespan will be greatly reduced..."

Emperor Chen asked: "How many years do I have left? Do I have it in five years?"

The fourth elder said: "If you take good care of it, it will last ten years."

"Please, old man." Chen Huang looked at her and said, "If you can help me save ten years of life, I will be very grateful..."

Tang Ning glanced at Chen Huang, wondering if he would have said what he just said if he knew that the thing that almost poisoned him was invented by the Fourth Elder.

After saying these words, Chen Huang seemed to have exhausted all his strength, leaning on the bed weakly, and asked feebly: "I, how did I get poisoned?"

Tang Ning pointed to the incense burners in the palace and said to Wei Jian, "Go and extinguish those incense burners."

Chen Huang looked at Tang Ning, confused and asked, "Is there something wrong with the incense burner?"

Tang Ning nodded and said, "The incense your Majesty uses on daily basis has been mixed with a drug called Anshen Incense. This drug comes from Guizhou. When consumed in moderation, it can soothe the nerves and help you sleep. But if you use it day and night, If you smell it at night, this medicine will turn into a deadly poison..."

Emperor Chen lowered his face and asked: "How could there be such a strange poison in the palace? Summon the provincial official responsible for this matter and interrogate him strictly!"

Tang Ning looked at Emperor Chen and said, "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this matter should not be made public. Someone in the palace dares to plot against Your Majesty. The motive must be huge. If you act rashly, I'm afraid it will scare off the enemy..."

Tang Ning did not directly tell Emperor Chen that this incident was done by Concubine Tang Hui. Firstly, he had no direct evidence, and secondly, he could not explain why he knew about it. Fortunately, as long as he knew that the problem was with the incense , follow the clues, and you will soon be able to find out the mastermind behind the scenes...

Chen Huang obviously figured out the reason behind this, his face became extremely gloomy, and his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

This was the closest he came to death. The last time was when King Kang rebelled. Without Tang Ning's advance preparation, he would have died long ago.

This time, if Tangning came back a month later, she might have to attend his funeral.

His chest rose and fell a few times, he looked at Tang Ning and said, "I will leave it to you to investigate this matter. Wei Jian, you are here to help."

Wei Jian bowed slightly and said, "I obey the order."

After Chen Huang took the antidote, he fell into a drowsy sleep. Anshenxiang is a chronic poison, and the detoxification process is also very long. It will take at least half a year to completely remove the remaining poison from his body.

Tang Ning and Wei Jian walked out of the palace. Wei Jian looked at him and asked, "Master Tang, where should we start investigating?"

Tang Ning said, "Let's go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs first."

The Ministry of Internal Affairs, also known as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is an organization responsible for the daily living expenses of the royal family. The incense used by Emperor Chen to calm the gods was prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then fetched from the Ministry of Internal Affairs by eunuchs or palace maids, and brought to the Yangtze Temple.

Since we want to investigate, we naturally have to start from the source.

Of course, Tang Ning knew the answer in advance. He knew that the problem was not with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but was just a matter of going through a process to dispel Huang Chen's suspicion.

The chamberlain, Tang Ning looked at the incense burner on the table, pinched the ashes, put it under her nose, smelled it, and said, "No problem."

Since there is no problem at the source, someone must have tampered with the process of transporting the incense burner from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Temple of Yang.

Tang Ning looked at the officials and servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and said, "Don't tell anyone what happened today. Just treat it as if nothing happened..."

Several officials immediately bowed and said: "Yes..."

Despite Tang Ning's advice, Wei Jian was still worried and placed several trusted eunuchs here to monitor every move of everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

When they reached the chamberlain, Tang Ning glanced at him and asked, "Who is holding the stove and burning incense every day?"

Wei Jian thought for a moment and said, "Palace Maid Zi Zhu."

…

Zi Zhu is a palace maid, and her duty is to take the incense burner that His Majesty uses every day from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and put it in His Majesty's palace to light it.

She has been doing this boring but not onerous task day after day for several years.

Therefore, she has long been familiar with the eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Today, she came to the Ministry of Internal Affairs on time. She looked at a young eunuch in the palace and asked, "Brother Cui, is the incense burner ready?"

The young eunuch forced a smile on his face and said, "Okay, take it away quickly, don't let His Majesty wait anxiously."

Zizhu saw that his smile was a little stiff, and asked in confusion: "Brother Cui, what happened? You don't look very good..."

The young eunuch looked up and saw an eunuch at the door looking at him. He hurriedly explained: "It's okay, I just did something wrong and was scolded by Steward Wang..."

Zizhu picked up the incense burner, smiled, and said: "Standard Wang is also for your own good. Being scolded by Steward Wang is much better than doing something wrong in the future and being punished by His Majesty and the Queen..."

The young eunuch nodded and said: "Go quickly, be careful not to be punished if you are late."

"Then I'm leaving..." Zizhu smiled at him, holding the incense burner, and walked towards the Yangshen Temple.

She left the Ministry of Internal Affairs and walked to a deserted place. She looked around and saw that no one was around. She took out a paper bag from her sleeve, poured the white powder in the paper bag into the incense burner, stirred it with her fingers for a few times, and carefully flattened it. Then she put away the paper bag, picked up the incense burner again, and walked towards the palace in front.

She walked to the front of the palace, looked at the two eunuchs guarding the door, and said, "Zizhu is here to bring incense to His Majesty."

As soon as she finished speaking, the palace was opened from the inside, and Wei Jian came out and said, "His Majesty said that he was tired of smelling sandalwood. You take this incense burner down and tell the Ministry of Internal Affairs to replace it with a burner of agarwood tomorrow."

Zizhu was stunned when she heard this, then nodded and said, "Yes..."

She returned the burner of sandalwood to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, told them what Wei Zongguan said, and then walked out of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and returned to her residence.

A quarter of an hour later, she sneaked out from the back door, looked around, and found that no one was paying attention, so she hurried towards a palace somewhere.

Chuhui Palace.

In a room somewhere.

Zizhu lowered her head and told Concubine Tang Hui exactly what Wei Zongguan said.

Concubine Tang Hui looked cold and said, "Whether it is sandalwood or agarwood, just add that thing. How much of it is left?"

Zizhu said, "There are still two months of supply left."

"Add several times the amount and use it up within half a month." Concubine Tang Hui's face showed a trace of cruelty, and said, "Ming'er is already the prince, and it is time for His Majesty to die..."

"Are you looking forward to my death?"

As soon as Concubine Tang Hui finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.

This voice contained various emotions, shock, confusion, grief, and fierce murderous intent.

Bang!

The door that Concubine Tang Hui had closed tightly was violently opened from the outside.

Outside the door, the eunuchs and maids of Chu Hui Palace knelt on the ground. Emperor Chen stood at the door, supported by two eunuchs, looking at Concubine Tang Hui with extremely disappointed eyes.

Zizhu's face was pale and bloodless. She looked at Emperor Chen standing at the door and the guards behind him. Suddenly, she gritted her teeth and slammed into the pillar beside her.

Bang!

After a muffled sound, there was a dazzling bloodstain on the pillar, and Zizhu's body fell to the ground without a sound.

Concubine Tang Hui stared at everything in front of her, looked at the complicated look Emperor Chen gave her, and then looked at Zizhu's body on the ground. Her mind went blank and she collapsed to the ground.

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