coobybook Chapter 156 Accidental collision
Chapter 156 Accidental collision
After dinner, the two did not rest immediately, but sat together and talked.
Most of the time, Li Ce was talking and Jiang Wanyue was listening.
She was very interested in the affairs of the previous dynasty and pestered Li Ce with many questions. Li Ce was very patient and answered them one by one.
However, before they finished the conversation, a palace servant came running over in a panic.
"Oh no! Your Highness! Oh no! Something happened!"
The palace maid ran in without even bothering to report and knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Dai Yuchu, he, he..." His face turned pale and he stammered, "He's dead!"
Swish!
Li Ce and Jiang Wanyue stood up at the same time.
"Dead? Why did he die suddenly?" Jiang Wanyue looked puzzled. "Is he in good health? Did he have any illness?"
The palace servant shook his head randomly and said he knew nothing when asked anything.
Li Ce lost his patience and walked out.
Jiang Wanyue called Xiuchun and hurried to follow.
The group came to the small kitchen.
The small kitchen is located at the back of the temple, with three rooms in a row. One of them is used to store food, and the other two are connected to be used as kitchens.
The place is not big, but since it only needs to cook meals for two masters, it is sufficient.
A group of palace maids and eunuchs who were helping out gathered around the stove in panic. When they saw their master coming, they knelt down and begged for mercy.
Li Ce waved his hand and said, "Take them all away and detain and interrogate them separately."
The guards came forward and took all these people away.
Only then did Li Ce and Jiang Wanyue see Dai Yuchu's body.
Right between the stove and the table.
He was lying face down, with seemingly no injuries on his back.
Li Ce frowned and pointed at a guard casually.
"Turn the man over."
The guard who was pointed out happened to be Ling Guang who had made contributions before.
He immediately stepped forward and turned the body over.
After seeing the chef's face clearly, everyone exclaimed.
"He was poisoned."
Jiang Wanyue grabbed Li Ce's sleeve and spoke firmly.
The man's face was purple, as was his neck, and he looked very scary.
"The kitchen is an important place, how could it be poisonous?"
A cold light flashed in Li Ce's eyes.
Several possibilities flashed through Jiang Wanyue's mind, but she did not rush to draw a conclusion. Instead, she accompanied Li Ce outside and waited for Doctor Zeng to come.
There is no coroner in the palace, but Doctor Zeng is a skilled doctor and should be able to determine what the poison is.
Doctor Zeng hadn't arrived yet, but the interrogation of the palace maids had already produced results.
"Your Highness, the palace maids and eunuchs all said that Dai Yuchu had not gone out all day and had no contact with outsiders. He ate the same three meals as everyone else, the only difference was that he drank a small pot of wine for dinner."
After the guard finished his report, he presented a wine jug.
“It’s this jug of wine.”
At this time, Doctor Zeng also arrived.
Li Ce waved his hand, asked the guards to withdraw first, and let Doctor Zeng go forward to check.
Doctor Zeng shook his head after looking at the wine.
“This is wine soaked with wolfberries.”
He dipped a little and tasted it, and his expression instantly became solemn.
Doctor Zeng walked around the kitchen, found a small jar of wine in the corner, and asked someone to pour out all the wine.
A lot of red particles were seen floating in the clear yellow wine.
Doctor Zeng searched for a long time and picked out five.
These five wolfberries are particularly plump.
"This wine should be homemade. There are a few acacia beans mixed in it. It is slightly poisonous."
"Slightly poisonous? Then how could he die? Zeng Tai, check carefully to see if he was poisoned by the acacia beans."
Li Ce pointed at the corpse.
Doctor Zeng walked over, examined the patient carefully and came back.
"It's definitely acacia poisoning."
Li Ce frowned.
"How is this going?"
"Your Highness."
Jiang Wanyue suddenly spoke.
"Could it be related to the deer blood?"
Li Ce suddenly realized.
"Deer blood?"
Jiang Wanyue calmly analyzed: "The palace servants said that the imperial chef has never been out, nor has he had contact with outsiders, and he eats the same food as everyone else. He is from our East Palace and is in charge of the kitchen. He should know the rules and not eat anything of unknown origin."
"And today, the only thing that came from outside is the deer blood. Deer blood is red in color. If someone mixed it with ground acacia beans, it would be hard to detect. If he ate the deer blood and drank this wine, the poison would increase and he might be poisoned to death."
As soon as Jiang Wanyue finished speaking, Xiuchun screamed.
"Master, Your Highness! You all ate the deer blood. Are you poisoned too? Doctor Zeng!"
She was so frightened that her hands and voice shook.
Li Ce's face also changed and he subconsciously covered his abdomen.
Jiang Wanyue was still calm. She patted Xiuchun's hand and turned to Li Ce.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. The toxicity of the acacia seeds is greatly reduced after being heated. They should not be harmful. Besides, the dose used by the person who poisoned them should be very small, so it won't cause us to have an attack immediately."
"Even if the dose is small, it's still poisonous!"
Xiuchun stamped her feet, took a few steps forward, hugged Doctor Zeng's arm, and dragged him over.
Doctor Zeng took the pulse of both of them.
"It's nothing serious. I'll give you two injections to get the poison out. Your Highness, Concubine Liang, please go back to your bedroom first!"
Li Ce's expression was very solemn, and he pulled Jiang Wanyue.
"Wan'er, go back first. This matter is strange. I need to report it to my father."
Jiang Wanyue sighed and shook his hand.
"Your Highness, be careful."
This deer blood was sent by the emperor...
Logically speaking, the emperor would not poison Li Ce.
But...what if?
Jiang Wanyue didn't want to think so, but things are unpredictable.
Xiuchun helped her walk back carefully.
After returning to the bedroom, Doctor Zeng gave her acupuncture to induce vomiting. Jiang Wanyue vomited for a long time and vomited out all her dinner before Doctor Zeng told her to stop.
Xiuchun called the palace maids and eunuchs and gave them stern instructions, asking them to watch the door, and then ran out to instruct the guards.
Ling Guang was the most active. He ran directly to the door of the hall and guarded it, not letting anyone get close.
However, after Jiang Wanyue returned to the bedroom, Li Ce did not take immediate action.
He stood there for a long time, the look in his eyes changed several times, and he struggled internally for a long time before he finally made up his mind.
At this time, Doctor Zeng finished treating Jiang Wanyue and returned to the small kitchen.
"Your Highness, please sit down first. I will give you the acupuncture."
Doctor Zeng rolled up his sleeves, took out the needle bag, and was about to start when he heard Li Ce speak.
"No need for that. Doctor Zeng, after a few sips of this wine, the symptoms will become obvious, but it won't lead to death?"
Doctor Zeng suddenly raised his head and looked at him in surprise.