mtl008 Chapter 345 Never Invited Us
Chapter 345 Never Invited Us
After the imperial court entered the pass, it took over the imperial palace of the previous dynasty, including all the classics in the Imperial Medical Bureau.
He hasn't mentioned the most powerful part of Beauty Drunk yet, this medicine is a secret medicine used by concubines in the harem to compete for favor.
Once the dosage exceeds the limit, people will gradually become drowsy and eventually fall asleep silently.
Since it is a secret medicine used by concubines to compete for favor, it is unlikely that there is an antidote.
Zhang Wuwei sighed silently in his heart and felt sorry for Princess Longyue.
"Your Majesty, I will go to the Imperial Hospital and search the classics to find a way to detoxify this poison."
"Go quickly and get everyone in the Imperial Hospital to cooperate with you. Make sure you find a way to treat Princess Longyue as soon as possible."
The emperor waved his hand impatiently at Zhang Wuwei and urged him on.
At this time, the Jiang brothers invited by Songzhi also arrived at the door, followed by Chenpi carrying a medicine box.
Shen Meizhuang trusted Chenpi and asked him to come forward to take her pulse.
Under the gaze of everyone, he placed his hand on Princess Longyue's wrist, then crossed his hands to feel her pulse.
Not long after, the princess's eyes and tongue were checked again, and the final diagnosis was that the princess was poisoned.
Chenpi knelt on the ground and reported.
"Your Majesty, I am a humble servant, and I have never seen any record of this kind of poison. However, I believe that the princess must be awakened as soon as possible, otherwise the consequences will be disastrous."
He used to be a famous doctor among the people. He went through a lot of hardships to be admitted to the Imperial Medical Bureau, but his foundation was weaker than that of the traditional imperial doctors.
However, Chenpi was smart and he made another suggestion with concern.
"Your Majesty, I believe that if the villain can harm the princess, he might also harm other masters."
"I, your humble servant, would like to ask to feel your masters' pulses."
Concubine Hua took over the conversation eagerly.
"Your Majesty, what Imperial Physician Chen said is absolutely right. How about we let the Imperial Physician take your and the children's pulses first?"
Chen Pi is Shen Meizhuang's personal physician. He proposed to take the masters' pulse at this time, obviously because he was worried about Shen Meizhuang.
Of course, Concubine Hua had to step in and put the emperor and the child first.
The emperor nodded and pointed at Jiang Cheng and Jiang Shen who were waiting on the side.
"One of you will take the pulse of the prince and princess, and one of you will take the pulse of the two concubines and the other masters to check for any abnormalities."
Zhang Wuwei has been taking his pulse every day these days, and the emperor is very sure that he has not been ambushed.
Seeing that he was not assigned, Chenpi walked towards Huipin silently.
He placed his hand on Huipin's wrist, felt her pulse for a dozen breaths, and then switched to the other hand.
"Your Majesty, Concubine Hui's pulse is normal, but the color of her pupils is different from that of an average person. I believe that Concubine Hui has most likely been murdered, just like the princess."
The atmosphere in the main hall suddenly became tense. After about a quarter of an hour, it was confirmed that only Longyue and Shen Meizhuang were hit.
The emperor didn't even look at Shen Meizhuang and gave the order in a stern voice.
"Su Peisheng, take your men to surround Chuxiu Palace. The two Jiang brothers and Chenpi go check to see what went wrong."
"The slave obeys."
Su Peisheng did not dare to delay at all, and quickly ordered his men to head towards Chuxiu Palace.
Caiyue, who heard the news outside the hall, asked Caixing to stay and take care of the master, and followed closely behind.
The two masters of Chuxiu Palace were both ambushed, which was due to the dereliction of duty of their servants.
If the culprit is not caught and the poison is not detoxified for the two masters, Caiyue will not be able to close her eyes even if she dies.
With Caiyue following Su Peisheng, everyone in Chuxiu Palace cooperated obediently.
After a period of chaos, Jiang Cheng, Jiang Shen and Chen Pi gathered together and shook their heads.
"Eunuch Su, there's nothing unusual about Concubine Hui's main hall and Princess Longyue's east side hall."
Su Peisheng pondered for a while and pointed to the small kitchen in Chuxiu Palace.
"Have the three imperial doctors examined that place?"
"Eunuch Su, a maid in the small kitchen said they are making the yam and jujube paste cake that Concubine Hui ordered. This will be sent to Shoukang Palace later to fill the master's stomach. There is no time to delay."
Jiang Shen, who had his eyes fixed on the small kitchen as soon as he entered, replied truthfully.
Concubine Hui was also murdered, so Su Peisheng still wanted to give her some face.
So he looked at Caiyue in embarrassment.
"Yam and jujube paste cake? Miss Caiyue, do you know if Concubine Hui has given any instructions?"
"Eunuch Su, Longyue has loved the dense yam and date paste cake since she entered Chuxiu Palace. The master often asks the kitchen to make it for her. This..."
Caiyue remembered that Princess Longyue had eaten almost all the pastries sent to Shoukang Palace in the past few days, and she didn't even care about the rules and rushed straight to the small kitchen.
Seeing this, Su Peisheng hurriedly followed behind.
Before he even entered the door, he heard Caiyue's scolding.
"What are you doing! Stop it right now!"
Then there was a sound of porcelain breaking.
"Eunuch Su, this is the palace maid who works the kitchen fire. When I came in, she was pouring the osmanthus cake from the food box into the slop bucket."
"Fortunately, this servant arrived in time and stopped her."
Caiyue, who was holding a palace maid tightly, hurriedly explained.
When Su Peisheng heard this, he knew that the problem was with the small kitchen.
He waved his hand behind him, and two young eunuchs skillfully took out ropes, tied up the palace maid who was in charge of the fire, and stuffed her mouth with her socks.
Without Su Peisheng's instruction, the three imperial doctors hurriedly checked the yam and date paste cakes scattered on the ground.
"Miss Caiyue, do you know the origins of this palace maid who burns the fire?"
"Eunuch Su, this maid was sent here by the Imperial Household Department when the Master moved to a new palace. She has a big appetite and often doesn't have enough to eat. The Majesty took pity on her and assigned her to the small kitchen."
Caiyue didn't understand why her master would harm others even though she had done her a favor.
Su Peisheng then ordered people to go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to investigate the file of this palace maid.
"Your Majesty, I have discovered a fire-stoking maid in Chuxiu Palace who is behaving strangely. I have ordered her to be interrogated."
"Imperial Physician Jiang Shen discovered that the culprit had smeared the poison on the pastry plate."
Shen Meizhuang, who was sitting on the couch staring at the hazy moon, cried and beat her chest when she heard this.
"Longyue, I'm sorry for you. I shouldn't have let you use so many cakes and pastries because of your temper."
When she said this, she was already crying...
Shen Meizhuang had been preparing for so long but still couldn't get pregnant. Under the persuasion of her mother and aunt, she wanted to accumulate blessings from Longyue and have a child.
Longyue was well-behaved and obedient. After Shen Meizhuang had been in contact with her for a long time, she gradually accepted this child.
She felt sorry for Longyue who had to come to Shoukang Palace with her to mourn every day, so she left most of the yam and date paste cake for her to eat.
Unexpectedly, some bad guys took this opportunity to harm them and their daughter.
"Su Peisheng, send the poisoned dish to the Imperial Hospital and have Zhang Wuwei prepare the antidote as soon as possible."
The distraught emperor ordered sternly.
He glanced around and saw Hongyao leaning obediently on An Lingrong.
"Jiang Shen, take another good look at the Eighth Prince. Has he eaten anything inappropriate?"
Whenever he rested in the main hall, this kid would find ways to eat pastries.
The emperor didn't believe that he would miss the yam and date paste cake sent from Huipin's palace.
Hongyao was most afraid of taking medicine. When he heard that the emperor had asked the imperial physician to examine him, he hurried to explain.
"Father, I have never eaten any of the cakes from Concubine Hui's palace."
"I remember that you always loved eating cakes, how could it be..."
"Father Emperor, my dear brother didn't lie. Concubine Hui has never treated us to cakes!"
A childish voice interrupted the emperor's words.