Chapter 46: Poisoning
I entered the palace in a hurry this time, and I was picked up by Kuang Xiqing almost as soon as I arrived at the gate of the palace, and I only had time to say hello to Yan Ke and entered the palace non-stop; There were several palace guards who were waiting outside the carriage, and in the end they were also left outside the palace to wait, not to mention Xiao Cicada and other close attendants.
And I also clearly remember that I personally agreed to Jiang Zhuo's vacation for a few days when I was at the post station, and I never saw her again for the next few days; I wanted to inquire about her whereabouts with my attendants, but I was afraid that I would tell her to know, and I thought that I had made someone follow her—what if I got into trouble and pushed her farther away?
I simply endured my thoughts, but occasionally when I was alone, I took out the handkerchief she secretly left behind after bandaging for me, looked at things, thought about people, and chatted for comfort.
Since at this time, the palace gate has been keyed, and most of the palace people are asleep, how can they hear Jiang Zhuo's voice behind the rockery in the inner courtyard of this deep palace? She was no longer part of the Praetorian Guard.
Could it be that I think about it day and night, and I have auditory hallucinations?
I shook my head, gathered my mind and listened again—this time, the voice was a little lower, but it was lower and deeper than Jiang Zhuo's.
I had never heard this man's voice, and I couldn't hear what this man was saying - and I couldn't even tell if the other man was talking to someone, or if he was talking to himself.
I mustered up the courage and was about to poke my head out to see what was going on, but I didn't know if I had accidentally kicked something—probably a gravel scattered on the ground—when I heard the faint sound of "Kerala", which was particularly abrupt in the silence.
I was still lucky, holding my breath and continuing to peek, but unfortunately it was dark behind the rockery, and I didn't have the ability to see secretly, for a moment, I didn't have time to see clearly, I only felt that a white light seemed to flash in the corner of my eye, and I was horrified, but I couldn't keep up with the reaction.
There was a sudden pain in the back of my neck, and I lost consciousness - before I fell unconscious, it was as if I heard a faint sigh.
I don't know how long I was dizzy, but when I was conscious, I was gently pushing and shaking my head, and then I slowly woke up.
There was a dull pain in the back of my neck, and when I opened my eyes, there seemed to be countless stars swirling in front of me, and the outline of a person gradually blurred out of the thick ink, and there was a persistent "wake up" in my ears, I tried to blink my eyes, and it took a while to see the other party clearly, it was a woman in her thirties.
"Who are you? Hey, what's the matter? Touching the sore back of my neck, I sat up slowly, and the woman very naturally supported my back to help me sit up—although I resisted the touch of strangers, I was too weak to use my arms, and she was kind enough to refuse.
"Is it His Royal Highness King Ling?" The woman asked as she helped me to my feet, let go of her hand, and lowered her eyebrows.
I suspected that my fainting had nothing to do with her, and I watched her movements vigilantly, and saw that she had nothing else to do with it, and my tense body relaxed a little.
"Why, don't you know this king?" I rubbed the back of my neck as I looked at her carefully—I saw that she was wearing a large placket sleeve in the style of a royal doctor, and although it was a dark regular dress, it was instantly recognizable, but I couldn't tell the grade.
However, her age is only a young age in the apricot forest, and she is only a new imperial doctor in the palace, so it's no wonder that she doesn't recognize me.
"Feng Siqing, the doctor of the Imperial Medical Department, has seen His Royal Highness." Seeing that I did not deny it, the woman made a solemn bow.
I didn't stop it, and only after she finished saluting did I ask unhurriedly, "Since you are the doctor of the Imperial Medical Department, how can you be here at such a late hour?" ”
I can't blame me for being suspicious and sick, it's really the voice of the imperial doctor, which is very similar to the deep female voice I just heard, and then I fell into a coma for no reason, and when I woke up, she was the only one around, no matter how you look at it, it's very strange, and it's unreasonable not to suspect her.
But what I care more about is the voice that seems to be Jiang Zhuo - is it a momentary auditory hallucination, or is it ...... Don't get me wrong?
When it comes to Jiang Zhuo, I always refuse to understate the past.
"Your Royal Highness, Xia Guan was originally on duty tonight, and he happened to lack a taste of adjuvant medicine when he was configuring a potion, and he remembered that this herb was planted near this rockery, so he came to pick some at night; Who knew that the black light was blind, and after looking for a long time, he couldn't see the real thing, so he sent the medicine servant back to get a lamp. At this point, she paused, and when she saw that I was looking at her silently, without saying anything, and without shouting to stop, she continued, "While waiting, I heard a movement, and when I hurried over, I saw His Highness fall to the ground. ”
- So, the one who spoke to her was her medicine servant?
So, who is the person who knocked me unconscious?
In order to find out the truth of her words, she had to send someone to the Imperial Medical Office to investigate.
I suppressed my suspicions and said gently, "I see. ”
As she spoke, she hesitantly raised her head and looked at me, and asked tentatively, "I just took a look at it in a panic, I don't know how His Highness's jade body is, can you allow Your Highness to carefully cut the pulse for Your Highness?" ”
-- Except for some soreness in the back of my neck, I didn't notice anything unusual.
I nodded indifferently and handed her my left hand.
She respectfully took my hand, held it in one hand, put the other on her wrist, and muttered for a moment, but her face became more and more solemn; I unconsciously took it back with my careless attitude - looking at the way she looked, could it be that something was wrong with my body?
I slowed down my breathing for fear of affecting her diagnosis, but when she withdrew her hand, she said to me for mercy, and came to lift my eyelids again, and asked me to stick out my tongue; I was puzzled and apprehensive, so I had to do as she instructed obediently, and I had a faint feeling of bad premonition.
"Has Your Highness ever felt chest tightness and shortness of breath, poor breathing, weakness in limbs, dry mouth and tongue, and loss of appetite on weekdays?" She furrowed her brow and asked me in a low voice.
I remember when I first came to Dawu, it was indeed such a symptom, and then I insisted on exercising, and often went out for a walk, but it was much better, and there were few attacks. There was a slight repetition, also because of the depression in the heart and the difficulty of worrying: "Well, this king has had heart palpitations since he was a child, but he has rarely felt unwell recently. ”
"Your Highness, according to what Weichen has seen, I am afraid that you are not suffering from palpitations," I saw her suddenly pull the hem of her clothes, kneel in front of me, and look at me with blazing eyes, as if there was a different look in her eyes, and my heart also jumped, "...... Rather, poisoned! ”
For a moment, the surroundings were as quiet as the chirping of insects.
I was so shocked that I just stared at her, digesting her meaning in my head, and I didn't know how to react for a while.
- She said, "I'm poisoned?"
What is poison?
Who is the person who poisoned him?
When I was stunned, I heard a panicked male voice suddenly break the suffocating silence, and Feng Siqing and I were both startled, and turned our heads to look - it was the palace attendant who came out with me.
Behind him, however, a group of people followed him vigorously, holding more than a dozen bright palace lamps in their hands, which illuminated the surroundings as bright as day in an instant.
I squinted and looked at the current person dressed in a dark black shirt, covered with a silver gauze robe, and embroidered with a phoenix with wings in dark threads, gorgeous and dazzling; The hem of the clothes is swaying, strolling and pacing, there is a majesty of its own, and it teaches people to stagger.
“…… Sister Huang. Facing the pair of dark jade-like phoenix eyes, I quickly stood up; Thinking that he slipped out willfully, he suddenly didn't dare to look at her, and he screamed and was speechless.
"Xiaohan, do you have a cold? It's so late, and His Highness came out alone, how did you serve! Kuang Xiqing looked at me with heavy eyes, and did not speak, but the man behind her took the lead in opening his mouth and scolded the palace attendants and guards who followed me, obviously angry.
- Imperial husband Lu Xiuzhu, why is he here too?
Yes, the palace attendant once mentioned to me that Kuang Xiqing was staying at the emperor's house today, and since my matter alarmed her, it is common sense for the two of them to come together.
Besides, this Lu Xiuzhu's feelings for Kuang Xihan ...... It's not easy.
"This king is fine...... It was this king who insisted on coming out, and he couldn't complain about them. Ignoring Lu Xiuzhu's overly eager gaze, I bowed slightly to the two of them, lowered my head and waited for Kuang Xiqing to speak; Even if it was a punishment, I had to grit my teeth and admit it.
I heard her sigh faintly, and her calm voice came close to her ears.
I quietly looked up, and saw that she had walked up to me, with a look of joy and anger on her face, but a clear trace of helplessness in her eyes—I could only laugh at her gaze.
“…… Let's go back. Glancing at me, she didn't get angry as expected, nor did she reprimand, but just took my hand and said lightly.
I was glad that she hadn't pursued it, or maybe it was just to wait until I got back to the dormitory, and I breathed a sigh of relief and tried to ignore the dryness on my face.
Kuang Xiqing's fingers are slender and clear, and the palms are as warm as jade, and the overlapping places are a little colder than my palms.
I struggled tentatively, but in exchange for a cold glance of displeasure, I obediently led by her, and did not dare to break free again.
was about to turn around with her, but he heard Feng Siqing, who was hanging aside, suddenly bowed, and said loudly: "Feng Siqing, the doctor of the Imperial Medical Department, has something important." ”
Kuang Xiqing, who had ignored her, paused, glanced at her sideways, and asked coldly, "What's the matter?" ”
"Back to His Majesty, the minister just checked the pulse of His Royal Highness King Ling, and found that His Royal Highness had a strange poison in his body, if he didn't treat it in time, I am afraid that he would ...... Lives are at stake! Feng Siqing lowered his head and replied with a blanket look.
Before she could finish speaking, Lu Xiuzhu couldn't help but exclaim, "What did you say?" Xiaohan is poisoned! ”
The surroundings were fiercely quiet, and I started to be around me, and I was slowly photographed by a powerful momentum, and the temperature plummeted, as if I was in the middle of ice and snow.
I felt Kwong Xiqing's hand holding me tighten suddenly, and then it relaxed as if I realized something, and turned to look down at Feng Siqing who was kneeling condescendingly, and was silent—but the gaze was so gloomy that I was frightened.