mtl008 Chapter 190 Death
Chapter 190 Death
Jiang Cheng's sweep of the powder on the table slowed down slightly. Shu Dong knelt down towards him and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Doctor Jiang."
"It's not hard, not hard at all." Jiang Cheng said hurriedly.
Jiang Cheng looked at Zhang Mi's hurriedly leaving back, his brows furrowed even deeper, and he carefully placed the plate with brown powder aside. He took out tools from his medicine box and scraped off the fine powder. The imperial guards in the hall stood solemnly.
Jiang Cheng moved leisurely, muttering to himself: I still have to do a good job of superficial work.
Back at Baoxiang Tower, the emperor's face remained gloomy. From the silent chamber came the sound of Nian Shilan's heavy breathing. Jiang Ruyin listened intently, a familiar feeling: the oldest commander of her mother's personal guards had also made the same breathless, sometimes rapid, sometimes slow, sound when he last visited her.
The emperor suddenly spoke, asking Songzhi to make some nourishing soup so that Nian Shilan could eat some to replenish her energy later. Songzhi responded and walked out quickly with red eyes.
Concubine Jing stood aside, her hands folded on her belly, with a complicated expression. She looked at the screen with the pattern of two kites playing in spring, thinking to herself that the situation in the harem would be completely changed because of Nian Shilan's incident. But she couldn't guess who was behind it. But no matter what, it was always better for her to keep a low profile.
Concubine Duan found a soft couch and closed her eyes to rest.
Let's talk about Zhang Mi. He followed Shu Dong and hurried to Ling Changzai's residence. As soon as he entered the room, he saw Ling Changzai lying on the bed with a pale face, weak breathing, and purple lips.
Zhang Mi hurried forward to take the pulse. After a thorough examination, he frowned, sighed, and shook his head. "It's poison. The poison has already entered the body. It's all my fault for not noticing that Master Chang Zai was unwell in time."
Shu Dong clutched his sleeves tightly and bit the tip of his tongue, "Is it too late to save the situation?"
Zhang Mi looked regretful and said, "If it was fifteen minutes earlier, perhaps the timely use of medicine to induce vomiting could have saved the situation."
Ling Chang was leaning on layers of soft pillows, her eyes half closed, and a slender hand like a skeleton hung down from the rust-red quilt and was held by Meng Huan.
Meng Huan knelt on the ground with his head lowered, holding Ling Changzai's hands with both hands, touching his forehead with hers, his shoulders trembling.
A few drops of water fell on the mahogany footrest as she trembled.
The snow-white lily of the valley earrings dangled quietly on Ling Changzai's sallow neck. In just a moment, the color drained from her face, and her cheeks became sallow and thin.
He stroked Meng Huan's red face again and again, and a voice like a stream about to dry up slowly flowed out: "Don't cry, my dear girl, help me pack some things. Don't let me go alone."
Meng Huan sobbed and shook her head, but met Ling Changzai's gentle eyes.
"Miss......"
"Doctor Zhang, thanks to the judge for running around for me for so long, I hope this baby is a boy."
Zhang Mi bowed respectfully, "My young master is intelligent."
"That's fine. Aunt, thank you for coming to see me. I'm very happy to have made this trip. I don't have much, but I still have some money for myself. I haven't invited you to tea yet..."
Seeing that Ling Changzai had already made arrangements for his final affairs, Zhang Mi sighed and slowly left.
Shu Dong's lips moved, "Little brother, do you really have to..."
"......" Ling Chang's lips kept opening and closing, but Shu Dong could no longer hear her voice.
Shu Dong hurriedly covered his ears, and Ling Chang's faint voice penetrated into his ears.
"...My mother is dead, and now that I've entered the palace, my mission is complete. I have no other requests, except that I'm worried about Meng Huan..."
"...I understand."
On Jiang Cheng's side, until Xiao Xiazi came to urge him and he could no longer delay, he packed up his tools and hurriedly followed Xiao Xiazi to Baoxiang Tower.
Xiao Xiazi didn't dare to delay and urged Jiang Cheng to hurry up, hoping to let the emperor see his efficiency.
The emperor saw Jiang Cheng hurriedly coming back and asked, "Did you find anything?"
Jiang Cheng took a breath and presented the dish. "Your Majesty, I discovered brown powder at the bottom of this dish. After examination, I found it to be poison. The Imperial Concubine's poisoning is definitely related to this substance."
When the emperor heard this, a fierce look flashed in his eyes. "Su Peisheng, arrest all the palace servants involved and get to the bottom of this. I want to see who has the guts to do this!"
Jiang Ruyin looked at the plate and felt a chill in her heart. She was afraid that there would be a bloody storm in the harem.
Poison was used in the harem, and even if the late emperor jumped out, he could not save this person.
After hearing Jiang Cheng's findings, Chen Xun conducted another inspection and confirmed that it was poison. He then rushed into the house to check on Nian Shilan. She was still unconscious, and although her pulse had stabilized temporarily, she was still extremely weak.
Concubine Wen washed off her makeup and looked a little haggard. She and Zhang Mi entered the hall one after another.
"Wen Yi is still a child after all. She fell asleep after crying for a while. I was worried and wanted to come and accompany the imperial concubine." Concubine Wen bowed and said to the emperor.
Zhang Mi's face was serious, not daring to delay, and he continued her words: "Your Majesty, Ling Changzai has been contaminated with poison. It is too late and there is no way to save him. The little prince is still young, I am afraid..."
The emperor's expression remained unchanged upon hearing this. A look of satisfaction first flashed across his deep eyes, and then turned into a hint of worry.
"What a pity. Jin Ling is always here as a noble lady. How about the noble concubine?"
Chen Xun heard the noise and came out from behind the screen. "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine's pulse is weak, but her life is saved. Her internal organs are failing and she is extremely weak. She needs to be taken good care of."
The emperor nodded. They only found out the poison, but not the origin of the strychnine. It seemed that the person had been infected before today.
At this time in the Ministry of Punishment.
In the dim and damp interrogation room, all manner of terrifying torture instruments were placed around. The torturers had grim faces and unquestionable majesty in their eyes as they continuously interrogated the palace servants from the imperial kitchen, some harboring ulterior motives and some innocent.
A cook, sweating profusely, caught Xia Qi's attention. With a hint of cruelty in his eyes, Xia Qi walked towards him with a sinister grin.
The cruel punishments were inflicted on him one after another. At first he could still grit his teeth and endure it, veins bulged on his forehead, beads of sweat kept rolling down his face, but he refused to utter a word.
But as the punishment became more severe, the piercing pain seemed to tear his soul apart, his will was gradually worn away, and he seemed to fall into an endless abyss of pain, unable to endure such torture any longer.
Finally, he collapsed to the ground and admitted in a weak and tearful voice that it was Xiao Lezi from the antique room who gave him the silver to save his life. The voice echoed in the silent interrogation room, drowning out the miserable wails of the other palace servants.