Chapter 24 Double Poison
Hailan's illness occurred when she was six months pregnant. It was exactly the same as when Yipin and Meipin were at that time. At first, she just got fatter because she was the first child and thought it was swollen. After drinking a lot of swelling winter melon soup, she still didn't improve. She didn't care when the first pink lines appeared on her body. She didn't care. It was not until the second, third, and countless lines appeared on her body that she cried in fear. However, before she could cry for a long time, she discovered something bigger. The ulcers in her mouth came out one after another, and she felt hot, sweating, palpitations and restless, as if she couldn't control herself. And she had insomnia and dreaming all night long. She woke up from the nightmare, invited Meipin in panic, and inquired about a possible meaning on her frightened face.
At that time, the emperor's mood had calmed down a lot. He was so fond of Shu that he rarely took care of the people in the harem. After hearing about Hailan's illness, the emperor also accompanied Shu to Yanxi Palace. Hailan cried so hard that the pear blossoms were raining, and timidly held Meipin's hand. Meipin also touched the love intestine, and the two shed tears to each other, both of them were very sad.
Since Jiapin gave birth to the fourth prince, the emperor thought everything was perfect, and he only hoped that Hailan could give birth to another prince to better relieve the murder of the son in Yipin and Meipin's womb, but he did not want to enter the Yanxi Palace, the imperial physician still said the same thing. The imperial physician's expression was extremely difficult to see, and said, "When the emperor said, Concubine Hai was indeed poisoned by cinnabar and mercury. All signs were the same as those of Concubine Meipin and Concubine Yipin that day. Fortunately, Concubine Hai was careful and discovered it early, so everything was fine.>_"
The imperial physician was cautious, and asked people to check and check, and then check, and replied: "Emperor, I have tested the diet of Hai Guiren and the candle charcoal fire he used. This person's method of poisoning Hai Guiren's dragon fetus was exactly the same as that of poisoning Yipin and Meipin. Fortunately, the weather was just cold and there was not much charcoal fire used. Hai Guiren did not like fish and shrimp, and ate less, so the toxicity only entered the hair and skin without hurting the skin."
The emperor held Hailan's hand, who was still scared, and kept comforting: "Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I'm already here."
Meipin looked very excited, her face was like a blood-red rose: "Who is it? Who wants to harm us?" She knelt down "plop", grabbed the corner of the emperor's robe tightly, and cried: "Master, can it be Ulanara? Is she going to harm others again?"
Hailan's consciousness was still clear and she said with tears: "Your Majesty, Ulanara is still in the cold palace, so it must not be her."
However, Concubine Shu mentioned: "Your Majesty, I have heard that Ulanara poisoned Yipin and Meipin that day, which caused the disaster to the dragon fetus. But she was all in the cold palace. How could anyone use the same method as her to poison others? Was it because of the Ulanara that day that Ulanara still had a conspiracy in the palace, or was it because of the injustice that the people who really harmed others were proud of this method, so they used it to murder the emperor's heirs? If the emperor did not find out, I am afraid that after Meipin and Yipin, Concubine Hai and other concubines would be harmed by others."
Concubine Shu has always been a little unwilling to interact with the concubines. At this time, she talks about it casually, but she is just a cold tone of being out of the matter, just like a pair of cold green jade earrings swaying gently, sober and eye-catching.
Li Yu served by the emperor and whispered: "I remember that Ulanara was proven to be murdered by humans on the day of the mercury and cinnabar. She tried her best to be wronged, but it was because of human evidence and physical evidence, so I could not refute it. Now that I think about it carefully, if she was really wronged, wouldn't she be satisfied with the person who really murdered the throne? I thought about it, I was really frightened and scared."
Meipin pondered for a moment, opened her eyes widened and said, "Your Majesty, I thought it was Ulanara who murdered my child. But according to the appearance of Hai Guiren today, I am afraid that Ulanara will be really wronged." Her eyes were filled with tears, and she was deeply sad: "The emperor Ulanara was wronged and was not the first priority. However, the emperor died unjustly, but the emperor could not ignore it."
Hailan also shed tears. There was an ulcer on the corner of her lips. Every time she spoke, she felt pain, and her breathing sounded like a "hissing" sound, it made people feel cold: "Your Majesty, if the Ulanara had a co-conspirator on that day, she would not have been indifferent to the cold palace. It can be seen that someone else must be the mastermind, and that the technique was so skillful. But..." She hesitated for a moment: "I can't help but doubt it. Among all the witnesses that day, others were fine. The most important one was the emperor's nobleman Shen, the former personal maid A Ruo of Ulanara's words. She could not believe it. So the authenticity of this matter..."
Meipin originally didn't like the frivolous look of Zhiruo after being favored, and snorted quietly.
Concubine Shu said coldly: "Concubine Shen is a noble person who is only a betrayal by betraying his master, which shows that his character is not very good! If the Ulanara family is really wronged, it is unknown if I see that she has been bribed by the real mastermind."
This sentence seemed to wake up the dreamer. Meipin immediately changed color and said, "Your Majesty, Guan Gui is very suspicious, and you must carefully observe it."
The emperor said "um" softly, as if he didn't listen to these words. He just tucked the quilt for Hailan and said warmly: "You should take care of yourself. I will leave all the best imperial physicians in the Imperial Hospital for you to treat them well. Don't think about it all, just leave it to me."
Emperor Xiaoran stood up and said warmly to Meipin's tearful eyes: "I have been sad for so many years. Don't cry and hurt your eyes. Hurry up and go back to the palace to rest. Concubine Shu, you can kneel down and rest."
After the emperor said that, he helped Li Yu's hand out, and kept going into the sedan chair. He sat down at the study of Yangxin Palace. Zhang Yingting's face slowly lowered. Li Yu knew the emperor's temper well, so he nodded his mouth to signal everyone to go down, poured a cup of hot tea and put it to the emperor's hand, and said softly: "Emperor, drink some tea to calm down."
The emperor picked up the tea and sneered: "Don't breathe? My harem is so lively, it's so lively that it's so hot that it can't even tolerate a child! I haven't had time to watch the fun, so how can I get angry!"
Li Yu was so scared that he dared not speak. The emperor drank all the tea in one go, and said calmly: "You can spread the story of Guiren Hai being poisoned by others for me, and then bring up all the people who proved Ruyi back then, and then investigate it carefully."
Li Yu answered "yes" and said, "But one of them is nobleman Shen!"
The emperor was pondering, but he heard the eunuch Xu An of the Jingshifang requesting a reply. Li Yu reminded: "Your Majesty, it's time to turn over the brand. However, if you feel upset, it's better not to turn over today."
The emperor said, "Then let him come in."
Xu An came in with the green-headed sign, and knelt down respectfully and said, "Please please turn the sign." The emperor's fingers slid across the dark green sign like flowing water, without any trace of stagnation. He seemed to ask casually: "The former brand of Concubine Xian..."
Xu An hurriedly said: "Concubine Xian was deposed as a commoner, and her green-headed card had long been abandoned."
The emperor said softly, "How long will it take to make a green head brand again?"
"Soon, very soon." Xu An heard a little smell, hurriedly laughed, raised his head and looked at the emperor's expression, blinked his eyes and said, "The emperor means that he wants to be the green-headed concubine Xian again?"
The emperor shook his head and said, "I'm just talking casually." His fingers stopped on the green-headed sign of "Gui Ren Shen". He flipped it gently, and the afterglow of the "click" sound made Li Yu's brow lock, and he immediately smiled and said, "The emperor has never seenGui Ren Shen for a while."
The emperor sat down again, looked at the darkening ink-colored sky outside, and said lazily: "Yes. I have been with Shu Guiren these days, so I have been to the six palaces to have rain and dew, so I have gone for a walk."
Li Yu was a little puzzled: "The emperor asked the servant to investigate the matters related to Empress Xian back then, so be careful of noble people..."
The emperor said lightly: "Slaves are slaves, and nobles are nobles." He thought for a while: "Sale's nobles Ama Guiduo has made great achievements in managing water, and the flood this fall has been blocked by him a lot. If the officials in the south knew how to control water, how much effort should I save."
Li Yu smiled and said, "Didn't the emperor ordered Concubine Shen's Ama to organize the water control method into a book? The book was already on the imperial case early this morning. I think there were too many memorandums, and you haven't seen it yet, the emperor."
The emperor's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately smiled and said, "I have time to see. Go and tell nobleman Shen to prepare to take the bus."
Li Yu bowed and left. The emperor took out a book "The Fold of Water Control" from under the piles of mountainous notes. He carefully turned over two pages, and a smile appeared on the corner of his lips, and he held it silently in his hand.
For several days, the emperor rested in Aruo's palace. For a while, even the favored Concubine Shu became cold. Everyone, Yunshen, favored Concubine Shen, was favored by the rich and lasting, which was a rare blessing. On the other hand, rumors began to spread in the palace. When the emperor mentioned Concubine Xian again, it was unknown whether she would forgive her from the cold palace.
When the news reached the cold palace, Ruyi laughed and took back her wrist from the request pillow, and said with a smile: "Are you really so suspicious?"
Jiang Yubin smiled and said, "The palace is a place where rumors gather, so naturally someone will care."
"Will I be miserable? I am involved in right and wrong again?"
Jiang Yubin smiled calmly and said, "Have you ever left the little master? The more miserable the place is, the more life there is, it is unknown." He took out a pack of medicine from the medicine box and handed it to her: "This is a good medicine for curing all diseases, so the little master can try it."
Ruyi took it with a smile: "I'll thank you, I just think you're so lucky."
This afternoon was a rare sunny day. It was almost late autumn, and it was rare to have such a refreshing day. The sky was clear and clear blue, as crystal clear as a pool of blue jade. Huang Xin took the last two dishes of different dishes from the hole in the wall and brought them to eat with Ruyi.
The ones they sent were simple vegetarian food, without any meat. Although the master and servant were used to eating, the dishes they delivered this day were bitter melons and bean sprouts that Ruyi had never liked to eat. She picked up a few chopsticks and had no appetite. She also ate a few bites of it, shook her head and said, "It's almost winter, and I'm still sending such cold bitter melons and bean sprouts. Wouldn't it hurt to eat it?" After saying that, she only took a few bites of the rice and wanted to get up and send the plate out of the hole in the wall.
After Sui Xin stood up, she felt a thrust in her chest and her breathing became blocked, as if she was covered by a wet towel, and she couldn't breathe. She felt panic in her heart, and turned around, but saw Ruyi looking like she was trying to vomit but couldn't get it, her face as if she was covered with black gauze.
Wang Xin knew something was wrong, and in a hurry, he became more and more speechless. Ruyi was still alert. Although she pinched her throat in pain, she took advantage of the last bit of strength to swing the bowl on the plate.
Ling Yunche and Zhao Jiuxiao were full of wine and meals, sitting under the warm sun, picking their teeth. Zhao Jiuxiao saw that the edge of Ling Yunche's boots had been worn out and a thread was torn on the collar, and he laughed at him: "Your childhood sweetheart hasn't been here for so long, and you're like no one cares about it. Your clothes are torn and no one repaired, and your shoes are torn and no one sews. It's pitiful."
Ling Yunche rubbed his feet, remembering that the insoles placed in his shoes were given by Ruyi, he was a little reluctant, and shook his feet and glanced at him: "Poor? Isn't it like you?"
Zhao Jiuxiao shook his head and said, "That's different. I don't dream. The women in the palace are nothing I can think of. They climb high branches one by one and don't look back. They are even darker than the crows in the sky. I can't afford to offend them."
The two were talking, but they heard the sound of the shattered bowls and plates inside, and they were shocked. They quickly got up and asked twice, "What's the matter", but no one answered. Jiuxiao also learned something wrong, and opened his lock and said, "Go in and take a look, I'm here to guard."
Yun Che heard the sound from Ruyi's house. He didn't care about it and rushed in. He saw that the cups and plates on the ground were messy, and the bowls were broken all over the floor, and the pieces were covered with broken porcelain pieces. Both the master and servant were lying on the table, panting, and their faces were scary. Ruyi still had a breath and said weakly: "Doctor Jiang... Help!"
Yun Che's face turned pale, and he didn't know what they had eaten. No matter what, he poured a large pot of warm water on each of them and patted them on the back. Ruyi pushed his hand weakly, panting and urging, "Go! Go!"
When the news reached Yangxin Palace, the emperor was taking a nap. Li Yu got a buffalo and looked at the bright yellow curtain inside and hung down. However, the noble man Shen was accompanying him. He was a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should go in to report. While he was hesitating, he saw two palace ladies from Yanxi Palace hurried over and said, "Eunuch Li, it's not good, something happened to Concubine Hai."
Li Yu was also panicked at this moment, not caring about the nobleman Shen being by his side, so he hurriedly pushed the door in. Seeing that he was impatient and pushed the door in, Guiren Shen was already a little unhappy, so he turned cold and said, "Li Yu, you are more and more aware of being a job. The emperor is asleep, so you dare to break in like this."
Li Yu hurriedly said: "Reply to the words of the noble man Shen, something happened to Yanxi Palace, so let the slaves repay you quickly."
A Ruo was originally afraid that Hailan and his old master Ruyi would be good. After hearing this, he curled his lips and sneered: "What a great thing can happen? If you are not good, just hire an imperial physician. The emperor is not a miracle doctor who can cure all diseases. I can tell you the truth. The emperor has not slept very peacefully these two nights. After finally falling asleep after drinking the Anshen Soup in the afternoon, you are disturbing again. I see how many courages you have!"
Li Yu listened to the people in the tent breathing evenly and obviously slept soundly. He kowtowed, his expression was timid and humble, but his voice became louder: "Safeguarding the noble person, and Safeguarding the noble person, and forgive the noble person. It is not that the slave is timid, but there is a reason for the incident. The cold palace came to report that Ulanara was in danger of being poisoned. Yanxi Palace also said that the noble person's spice was added with mercury and cinnabar, which hurt his jade body. There were many accidents in the palace, and the slave really dared not not to repay him."
A Ruo waved the silk in her hand, and Yingran chuckled: "You are too ignorant of right and wrong. In the cold palace, Ulanara will die if you die. What's the point? I'm afraid that the emperor's ears will be dirty after saying it. As for the noble man Yu Hai, it's just for the imperial physician. What can you do in this world that is more noble than the emperor? You can also make a mistake to disturb the emperor for this little thing!"
Li Yu wiped the sweat from his forehead silently, lowering his head, but he had no intention of retreating. After a moment, a corner of the bright yellow five dragons pierced through the cloud embroidery tent was lifted up, and the emperor's voice came extremely clear: "Li Yu, wait for me to get up."
A light and steady smile appeared on Li Yu's lips, and he agreed, and his hands and feet moved extremely quickly. The expression of Concubine Shen changed slightly, and he hurriedly smiled and wanted to help. The emperor blocked his hand quietly and said slowly: "You kneel down and don't have to come to me these days."
A Ruo knelt down in a hurry, with her eyes flustered: "The emperor forgives his crimes, the emperor forgives his crimes, I don't know what I did wrong, so please tell me clearly."
There was a cold smile on the corner of the emperor's mouth, and his eyes were as cold as ice abyss: "A lot of things, you were wrong from the beginning. Did you start wrong from today?"
A Ruo felt a wave of hair on her back, as if the delicately embroidered fragrant satin dense and bright red rose stitching on her clothes was stitched on her back, with a slight roughness and sharpness of the needle, pressing towards her soft body. No, no, how could the emperor know after so many years? Sure enough, the emperor said in a unhesitant tone: "The cold palace is a life of human beings, not to mention that the noble man Hai is carrying my royal heirs and dragon descendants. You don't care about human life so much? I thought you were straightforward and lively and sharp, but I didn't expect that there were so many indifference and viciousness hidden in your heart!"
A Ruo was scolded and her knees were weak and she collapsed on the ground, but her heart was filled with surprises. It turned out that it was not for that matter. Fortunately, it was not for that matter.
The emperor let Li Yu wear Shanghai blue gold-font bunfu casual clothes for him, buttoned up the jade-colored buckles, and looked at A Ruo disgustedly: "Go out!"
Li Yu just smiled with a respectful smile and watched A Ruo stumble out with the help of the palace maid Xinyan, and couldn't help but look at the emperor with admiration. He had been serving the emperor for so many years, but he knew better than others. What was the emperor's favor in the years? It was too late for the emperor to show his disgust that he was willing to show today.
He then asked respectfully: "So where will the emperor go first?"
The emperor was slightly stunned and said, "Of course it's Yanxi Palace."
There was a mess in Yanxi Palace. Hailan hugged in the corner of the bed in fear, crying moaningly, refusing to touch everything. The palace people knelt all over the ground, the emperor walked in from the crowd, hugged her, and said warmly: "What the hell is wrong?"
Ye Xin knelt down recently and said, "Master, since the last incident, our little master has been careful enough. He has sent someone to check his diet carefully. Who knew that when I wanted to pour the incense ash from the incense burner, I found that there were some foreign objects inside. I dared not be negligent and asked the imperial physician to see it. Only then did I realize that someone had mixed cinnabar into the little master's benzoin."
The emperor's expression was so ugly that he was about to break. He said coldly: "Who did it find out?"
Hailan whimpered and leaned in the emperor's arms, crying so hard that her hair was messy. A few pink beads scattered between her hair made her look more and more haggard and couldn't bear to see it.
The emperor was shocked and angry, patted her shoulder comfortably and said, "Don't be afraid, I will investigate thoroughly and will not hurt you again."
Hailan sobbed and said, "That man intentionally framed the emperor's heir. My concubine's palace was already prepared. She dared to poison her by changing the method. She was really brave. Master, tell me, who is trying to harm our child? Who is it?"
The emperor said softly: "Fortunately, the maid around you discovered it early, but you should not worry about it during pregnancy. I will leave this matter to Li Yu for a detailed investigation."
Li Yu agreed loudly: "Yes. The slave will do his best to investigate and give an explanation to the emperor and noble Hai."
The emperor comforted him a few words and said, "So many things happened in the harem, I have to see the queen. It is also her fault for the restlessness of the six palaces."
Hailan was about to get up and see her off, but the emperor hurriedly held her down and said, "You should rest well, don't get tired of yourself. I will see you again in the evening."
The palace people sent the emperor out. Seeing that there were no people from Yanxi Palace, the emperor whispered: "What's wrong in the cold palace?"
Li Yu hurriedly said, "According to the imperial physician's report, he was poisoned by arsenic. Fortunately, the Ulanara commoners and the Ulanara clan did not use much lunch, so they were not poisoned deeply. In addition to the imperial physician Jiang and Bin, the slave also sent two imperial physicians to watch each other in case of an accident."
The emperor praised: "You did a good job. Ruyi was poisoned, and something happened to Hailan here. Both were almost at the same time. It seemed that Ruyi could not have instructed people to do it." He sneered: "It seems that after I made some noise, some people couldn't calm down. But I didn't expect that they couldn't calm down so much that they wanted to kill people to silence them."
Li Yu looked at the emperor's expression and said carefully: "The emperor also feels that... has she been wronged over the years?"
The emperor's eyes were filled with a bit of anxiety, and his tone was calm: "I'll go and see her."
Li Yu hurriedly said: "The cold palace is taboo, the emperor is honored with gold and jade, so he cannot go there."
The emperor smiled faintly and said, "You can go to the cold palace to kill and set fire. Can't I even go to see it? I went there when the cold palace caught fire last time. This time I just took another step in. What's wrong?"
Li Yuqing knew that he could not persuade him, so he had to help the emperor get into the sedan chair and head to the cold palace.
Chapter completed!