coobybook Chapter 158 A Clear Reminder
Chapter 158 A Clear Reminder
Xiuchun followed Envoy Jiang back to the outer room.
The emperor didn't notice her and was asking Eunuch Liang and others.
Eunuch Liang recounted what had happened previously.
The prince's life was no longer in danger, and Eunuch Liang also reacted.
He is smart and knows exactly what to say and what not to say.
Now, it only talked about what the prince ate, deliberately exaggerated the discomfort of the prince during the meal, and described in detail the sudden death of the imperial chef.
As the emperor listened, his expression became solemn.
The emperor is not stupid, he is just too lazy to take care of things. It doesn't mean that he doesn't understand the struggles in the previous dynasty and the harem.
Whether it is overt or covert.
Because he also rose step by step from being a prince.
There were only a few people who would attack the prince and kill him. But who could take advantage of the situation in the palace?
There is no way the second brother would do such a thing.
The second son’s wife doesn’t have children, so she wouldn’t make such a mistake.
The fourth brother… tried to take action a few days ago but was discovered by the crown prince and is now locked up in his bedroom and unable to go out.
The result is obvious.
These thoughts went around in the emperor's mind and soon came to an end.
The emperor slammed the armrest of his chair, extremely angry.
But he did not give the order immediately.
He was a little hesitant.
The room was suddenly so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
No one dared to speak.
Envoy Jiang took two imperial doctors out to get some medicine.
Xiuchun stood at the door and could see the emperor's expression clearly through the hollow gap of the floor-standing mask.
She sighed inwardly.
As expected, the young lady had guessed correctly that the Emperor would not easily order a punishment.
She pursed her lips, turned her head and looked outside the door, recalling in her mind what the young lady had told her, remembering every word.
She knelt down towards the chief eunuch who was also guarding the door and asked in a low voice.
"Eunuch, the emperor has been here for a long time and is anxious and tired. Can I go and make a pot of tea?"
The chief eunuch glanced at her sideways, thinking that she was trying to show her courtesy, so he said "hmm" and pointed to a young apprentice to follow.
Xiuchun went to the tea room and took out a dark red purple clay teapot.
She boiled water, added tea, and brewed it all in one go, then she returned to the hall carrying the tea tray.
But at the door, he was stopped by the chief eunuch.
"The emperor just needs our family to serve him."
Xiuchun lowered her head and replied "yes".
The butler came in with a tea tray and placed it on the round table.
"Your Majesty, would you like some tea?"
The emperor took a glance at it, and the steward immediately brewed a cup and handed it to the emperor.
Unexpectedly, the emperor did not answer.
He stared at the teacup, frowning.
"This teapot looks familiar."
The butler looked at the teapot on the table, thought for a moment, and replied, "I vaguely remember that the emperor also has a similar tea set in his palace. By the way, that tea set was a birthday gift given to the emperor by His Royal Highness Prince Liang a few years ago. It was made by His Royal Highness Prince Liang himself."
He paused and looked again.
"I guess this set of clothes for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was also given by His Royal Highness Prince Liang!"
The emperor's eyes changed.
He didn't drink his tea, shook his sleeves and gave the order.
"Ask Envoy Jiang to check on the imperial chef who died suddenly, and then have someone search the kitchen to see where the poison was placed."
The steward bowed.
"Yes, old slave, let's do it now."
He walked out of the palace with small steps, called his confidant, gave a few instructions, and someone immediately went to do it.
The jar of wine had been put back to its original place by Doctor Zeng, and the red beans found in the jar had also been disposed of by him.
The group searched the small kitchen and found nothing wrong with the wine, but they did find some leftover deer blood from making blood tofu in a copper basin.
Dean Jiang is very good at this, especially when it comes to drug testing. No one can compare to him.
Although there was only a little deer blood tofu left in the copper basin, he still found out that it contained a small amount of red bean poison.
At first he was a little unsure. The amount of poison in the blood tofu was too small. Even if he ate a whole bowl of it, he wouldn't be poisoned, let alone die.
But after searching the entire bedroom, only this thing was found to contain the red bean poison.
Even though Jiang Yuanshi felt puzzled, he had no choice but to present the item.
He thought that perhaps the imperial chef mixed something else into the blood tofu and did not mix it evenly, so the amount of poison remaining was small, and the rest was eaten by the prince.
Envoy Jiang told the emperor everything he had found out and his guesses.
The emperor's concerns were different from those of Envoy Jiang.
He sneered.
"They used deer blood to hide the poison! They are really vicious and even took advantage of me."
He gave this deer blood as a reward to the prince.
Who would have thought that deer blood could be poisonous?
Then, the emperor thought of the jar of freshly brewed deer blood wine in his bedroom, and his face became even uglier.
The steward at the side couldn't help but exclaim.
"Your Majesty! Fortunately, you didn't drink the deer blood wine I brewed yesterday!"
When the deer blood wine was first made, it had a strong bloody smell, so the emperor said he would wait two days before drinking it.
Thinking of this, the steward broke out in a cold sweat.
The emperor also thought of this.
He was furious.
"Rebel!"
The emperor stood up quickly, rushed out of the palace angrily, and went to Prince Liang's bedroom.
Xiuchun knelt down with the others and watched the emperor leave. The tension in her heart finally settled down at this moment.
She waved to the palace servants and gave them instructions.
"Take good care of His Highness and don't let any outsiders in."
After she finished explaining, she returned to Jiang Wanyue.
Jiang Wanyue has been waiting for her.
Since the emperor was present, she couldn't inquire too obviously, nor could she sue Prince Liang directly. Even the hints had to be given secretly.
The emperor now has four sons. Prince An has committed a crime and is not favored by the emperor. He will most likely be demoted to a commoner after returning to Beijing.
Prince Ding was disabled and had no offspring.
Therefore, apart from Li Ce, Prince Liang was the only prince left who was both pleasing to the emperor and healthy.
The emperor is always more indulgent towards his favorite son.
For example, when Li Ce was fighting with the King of Qi, he favored Li Ce.
Therefore, he would deal with Prince An without hesitation, but he might not be willing to deal with Prince Liang.
But Prince Liang is a very vicious person. If we don't take this opportunity to get rid of him, who knows what he will do in the future.
Such a worrying thing must not be allowed to remain.
After Jiang Wanyue knew that Li Ce was deliberately poisoned, she guessed his plan.
She just gave it a slight push.
Let the emperor know that since Prince Liang could poison the crown prince, there is no guarantee that he would poison his father one day.
If he could tamper with the deer blood, he would naturally have the opportunity to tamper with other places as well.
Even if there is no problem with the emperor's deer blood, it does not mean that Prince Liang does not have that intention.
That teapot is a clear reminder.
It can appear beside the prince and also beside the emperor.