PDLP Chapter 439: Almost 1 Dead and 2 Dead
Chapter 439: Almost 1 Dead and 2 Dead
Xie Lianyi's weak voice came from the bed behind the curtain: "Imperial Physician, please check the bowl of chicken soup. His Highness wanted to feed me chicken soup, but he took a sip and suddenly vomited blood."
"Yes!" Zhang Yunsong immediately stepped forward and took out the bowl of chicken soup that had fallen on the ground. There was still some residual soup in the bowl.
He smelled it, tested it again, and was shocked.
"Your Majesty, the poison comes from this chicken soup!"
Concubine Rong's face turned pale. "The person who poisoned her didn't want to harm Wen Li, but Lian Yi and the baby in her belly!"
"Lianyi is already weak. If she drinks this chicken soup, won't she die?"
"Who is so vicious!"
Concubine Rong was angry and scared, and tears came to her eyes due to heartache.
One corpse, two lives lost, suddenly reminded the emperor of Fan Ruoshuang.
Fan Ruoshuang is the one who caused two deaths.
It seems that his grandson is being targeted again!
The emperor's eyes were gloomy, and he immediately ordered a thorough investigation of the person who handled the chicken soup.
After some research, I found out that one of the ingredients used to make chicken soup was sent by the eldest prince today.
There was no need to investigate further, the emperor already had the answer in his mind.
He slammed the table in anger.
"This traitor!"
Concubine Rong quickly grabbed the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, there is no evidence yet. You cannot be so arbitrary..."
At this time, Qin Wenli on the couch also woke up slowly. He struggled to sit up and wanted to kneel down to beg for mercy, but the emperor immediately pressed his shoulders and said, "No need to get up, just lie down."
Qin Wenli had no choice but to sit down.
"Father, my brother might have just come to give me gifts out of kindness. He sent these supplements because he heard that Lianyi was weak and fainted. It must have nothing to do with him."
"Fan Ruoshuang died and two people died. My brother must be feeling very uncomfortable. We cannot wrongly accuse him at this time."
Concubine Rong also helped to plead for mercy.
There is indeed no hard evidence for this matter.
The emperor gave up and said, "There is no evidence for this matter, but when something like this happens, we must be on guard!"
"He was already impetuous when he was in the palace. If he hadn't rashly stopped Jiang Ningwan from rescuing Fan Ruoshuang, things wouldn't have gotten so bad!"
"It's time for him to reflect on himself."
"Haidehong, pass down the order and have Cheng Qian set off immediately to guard the imperial mausoleum. Without my permission, you are not allowed to leave the mausoleum without permission."
"When I call him back, he will come back."
After Hai Dehong agreed, he immediately went to convey the order.
In Fengqi Palace, Qin Chengqian was still discussing with the Queen how to get rid of Xie Lianyi's child.
Unexpectedly, Hai Dehong came suddenly and ordered Qin Chengqian to guard the imperial mausoleum and not to return without being summoned.
After asking for a long time, they found out that Qin Wenli was poisoned after tasting the chicken soup for Xie Lianyi.
He became a suspect of poisoning!
Qin Chengqian was struck by lightning. "I want to see my father. I am innocent! I didn't poison you!"
He had no way to defend himself. He was still planning and hadn't started at all!
Hai Dehong comforted him, "The emperor has not investigated this matter, nor has he said that the poison was caused by Your Highness. It is just that it is nearing the end of the year, so he asked Your Highness to guard the imperial mausoleum and do his best for the emperor."
Qin Chengqian's head was buzzing.
No investigation?
It would be better to investigate it thoroughly and clear his name!
"I am truly innocent! I didn't poison anyone! I want to see my father!"
Hai Dehong used all his strength to stop him, "Your Highness, if you go there now, won't the emperor be angry? Just go to the imperial mausoleum peacefully. When the time is right, the emperor will summon you back."
The queen also forced herself to come out despite her weak body. The cold wind blew in her face, and she coughed continuously until she couldn't straighten her back.
"Cheng Qian..."
"Mother!" Qin Chengqian hurriedly supported the queen.
"Eunuch Hai is right. If you go now, won't you anger your father? What can you change by going now?"
"Go to the Imperial Mausoleum first. When your father's anger subsides, your mother will plead for you and ask your father to call you back."
The queen was also extremely anxious at this moment, but she had no choice. Her own health was in such a state that she could not protect Qin Chengqian.
We can only let him go to the imperial mausoleum first.
She would plead for mercy when the emperor calmed down.
And she always remembered in her heart the emperor's promise to her. The emperor's words are as good as gold and he will not go back on his word.
Qin Chengqian was unwilling, but there was nothing he could do.
I could only accept my fate and pack up my things to go to the imperial tomb.
As for Qin Wenli, the emperor specially assigned more people to look after him, and all food he ate would be tested for poison.
It seems airtight.
Two days later, Jiang Ningwan and Qin Shuangchi returned to Kyoto City.
In the afternoon, Jiang Ningwan handed the amulet he had bought on the mountain to Xie Lianyi.
After a few days of recuperation, Xie Lianyi looked much better.
Holding the amulet, Xie Lianyi was very happy.
"Thank you for your hard work. You went up the mountain to copy scriptures and pray in such a cold weather."
Jiang Ningwan smiled and said, "As long as your child can be born safely, this is not a big deal."
She also took Xie Lianyi's pulse to make sure everything was alright.
After spending some time with Xie Lianyi, Jiang Ningwan came to the side hall, where Qin Wenli was boiling Xie Lianyi's pregnancy-maintaining medicine.
"Ningwan, sit down." Qin Wenli fanned himself with a palm-leaf fan and handed her the stool.
Jiang Ningwan sat down and asked, "Sister-in-law, have you been feeling better these days?"
"She's pregnant, and her mood swings are uncontrollable. She might have been fine just a moment ago, but suddenly she thought of Xie Chenyuan and couldn't help crying."
"You need to be more tolerant."
Qin Wenli nodded. "I understand. She's been feeling better these past few days, but she still secretly wipes away tears in the middle of the night. She's a strong-willed person and doesn't want me to see her become vulnerable."
"I know she doesn't want this either."
"It must be the baby in her belly, with its bad temper, that's what's causing her to be so emotionally unstable."
Jiang Ningwan suggested, "You can get some fun things to help distract her."
“Once you’re busy, you don’t have time to think about random things.”
Qin Wenli's eyes lit up, "That seems to make sense!"
"Thanks to your idea, Qin Chengqian was sent to the imperial mausoleum by my father. I feel relieved now."
Jiang Ningwan chuckled, "This idea was proposed by King Chu."
"It's good that it's useful. It can be considered as resolving a danger in advance. But there is still someone to be wary of, Lady Ni."
"He is Xie Yongan's man."
This reminded Qin Wenli, and he nodded seriously, "Don't worry, I will keep an eye on her."
Before dusk, Jiang Ningwan left the palace.
On the way back to the Prince of Chu's Palace, he met Qin Beihuang again and stopped the carriage.
"Jiang Ningwan, how are you thinking about this?"
Jiang Ningwan said in a cold tone, "I haven't thought about it yet."
Three hundred thousand taels naturally requires careful consideration.
Qin Beihuang added, "If you agree to cooperate, I can give you another secret about Dayan."
This attracted Jiang Ningwan's attention.
"How big a secret is it? Tell me first and see if it's worth the risk for me to cooperate with you."
After a moment of silence, Qin Beihuang said, "Regarding Xie Chenyuan's life and death."
He knew that Jiang Ningwan had gone to the temple to copy scriptures and pray, and he must be worried about Xie Chenyuan's life or death.
Jiang Ningwan narrowed her eyes slightly. Last time, Qin Beihuang said with certainty that Xie Lianyi's child could not be kept, and today he said that he knew whether Xie Chenyuan was alive or dead.
Does he really know something or is he just making it up?
She doesn't look that gullible, does she?
After thinking for a moment, she agreed, "Okay."
"Tomorrow at noon, take your things and meet me at the Magpie Tower."