Empress Dowager Han's poison and longevity beads finally made Qin Zhen let go of the hand holding Ji Xiaotang.

"Xiaotang ......" Qin Zhen looked at Ji Xiaotang, a little puzzled. Regarding the Immortal Pearl, Ji Xiaotang had already explained it in the Qianqing Palace. And Empress Dowager Han's cup of tea that they suspected of being poisoned, Ji Xiaotang didn't touch his lips at all.

"I think the prince should find a reliable person and check carefully, whether this is poison or not, and what kind of poison it is." As Ji Xiaotang spoke, he walked to the side and picked up the coat he had just taken off.

The clothes that were taken off and changed should have been taken down by the girls who served, but Ji Xiaotang deliberately left them.

Ji Xiaotang took the clothes and carefully showed the sleeves to Qin Zhen.

You can't see anything from the outside, but if you look closely, you can see a trail of dried water.

Ji Xiaotang didn't touch the cup of tea at that time, but he carefully poured some tea into his sleeve.

"If it weren't for the immortal pearl cracking, maybe I wouldn't have thought of this ......," Ji Xiaotang raised his eyes and looked at Qin Zhen and said.

Qin Zhen understood what Ji Xiaotang meant.

"Xiaotang, thank you for paying attention. I'll leave this matter to me. ”

Qin Zhen was a resolute person, so he immediately called his subordinates over, gave such and such instructions, and cut off the sleeves of the dress and gave it to his subordinates to take away.

As for the garment......

"Let's take it and dispose of it." Qin Zhen called Wang Ruhai to give a few more instructions, then handed over the clothes to Wang Ruhai, and then turned around and told Ji Xiaotang, "There should be a result soon." ”

Ji Xiaotang nodded.

"Lord Wang. Have you noticed that Your Majesty's mood is very wrong today? "Especially after knowing about the Immortal Pearl.

Qin Zhen just snorted, obviously he had also discovered this matter. And it's also very confusing.

The husband and wife sat opposite each other on the kang, waiting for news from Qin Zhen's subordinates, and at the same time talking softly about the things in Cining Palace.

"Xiaotang, you guessed right. Your Majesty's health is very bad now, and it may ...... at any time, and I don't know about it without seeing Your Majesty. The Queen Mother is in a hurry. That's why I'm so eager to attack you. ”

"She is not someone who will give up so easily, although today's matter was stopped by His Majesty, she knows that you are still alive and well. I'm going to do it to you again......"

Qin Zhen ordered to go down and strengthen the palace's defenses.

"From today on, Xiaotang, you will take care of Xuan'er and Ying'er in the mansion. Don't go anywhere. "It's the palace summons again. Qin Zhen also made up his mind that he would not let Ji Xiaotang go.

When the time comes, just make an excuse, Empress Dowager Han can't send someone into King An's mansion to arrest Ji Xiaotang.

As for Emperor Longqing......

Whether it was Qin Zhen or Ji Xiaotang, they all believed that Emperor Longqing was very willing to come forward to rescue them again, but Emperor Longqing had such a will, but he might not have the physical strength and spirit to do so.

Moreover, Empress Dowager Han suffered a loss this time. When you shoot again, you will definitely take special precautions. will not give Emperor Longqing a chance to get out of the Qianqing Palace to sabotage her plan.

"It's not a way to always be passive, we still have to ......"

Qin Zhen's eyes flickered, and the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed.

Ji Xiaotang knew that Qin Zhen was killing him.

"Don't ......" Ji Xiaotang hurriedly stopped Qin Zhen, "Lord Wang, the time has not yet come, we must not act rashly." ”

"I know the timing isn't good, but I can't just watch you be in danger all the time, Xiaotang, you know, how sad it is for me." Qin Zhen rubbed his eyebrows and looked at Ji Xiaotang.

"I know, but we have to be patient." Ji Xiaotang said solemnly.

"Xiaotang......" Qin Zhen still wanted to say something to Ji Xiaotang, and someone outside came to report it.

The poison that Empress Dowager Han gave to Ji Xiaotang has been checked.

There are only a few traces on Ji Xiaotang's sleeve, and it is very difficult to check the specific composition of the poison, and this kind of poison under the Empress Dowager Han is obviously very rare, even many well-informed imperial doctors in the palace can't distinguish the ingredients of the poison.

However, there are other convenient ways to determine whether it is poisonous or not, and what kind of poison it is.

The doctors dissolved the sleeve with water, then caught two rabbits and poured the water into them in proportion to the dose.

The watered rabbits were at first fine, eating and sleeping, but after a few hours, the rabbits fell asleep and never woke up.

The doctors tried a lot of tricks, but they didn't wake up the two rabbits, and then they found that the two rabbits had died in their sleep.

Dead rabbits were carefully examined without any external injuries and without any signs of poisoning.

These are two very healthy rabbits.

Empress Dowager Han did poison Ji Xiaotang in the tea, she was colorless, and she would not have an attack immediately after drinking it, but after a few hours, she would make people die in their sleep, and they would not leave any traces.

Qin Zhen was glad for Ji Xiaotang, Ji Xiaotang really escaped death this time.

Ji Xiaotang was stunned, she asked the imperial doctor to repeat the properties of this poison again, and then stopped talking.

Qin Zhen noticed Ji Xiaotang's strange appearance, and waved his hand to make everyone retreat.

"Xiaotang ......" Qin Zhen looked at Ji Xiaotang with concern.

"Lord, do you remember how the eldest princess passed away......" Ji Xiaotang looked at Qin Zhen, and there were tears in his eyes.

"Xiaotang, are you suspicious ......?"

"Not a doubt, it's a certainty." Ji Xiaotang said categorically.

Now, she is very sure that the eldest princess was killed by the Empress Dowager Han. And the poison used by Empress Dowager Han to kill the eldest princess is exactly the one that is going to be used on her today.

Ji Xiaotang had long judged that the eldest princess died at the hands of the Empress Dowager Han, and the reason why she was so distracted now was because she thought of another thing.

"Lord Wang," Ji Xiaotang burst into tears, "If Princess Taichang hadn't given me the Immortal Pearl, she wouldn't have died." ”

The longevity bead has the effect of cracking and alarming when it encounters poison. Others don't know, but the princess won't know.

It was also at this moment that Ji Xiaotang really understood. The meaning of the Immortal Pearl. Immortality is not only an auspicious meaning and expectation in a simple sense, but it can indeed save life, so it is called a longevity pearl.

Qin Zhen also completely understood the reason why Ji Xiaotang was so sad.

"Xiaotang......" Qin Zhen got up and walked over, took Ji Xiaotang into his arms again, and comforted him softly. No wonder His Majesty would say that this is providence. ”

Emperor Longqing obviously knew more than they did.

Unlike Qin Zhen, Ji Xiaotang didn't have the heart to think about Emperor Longqing at this time. All she thought about was the eldest princess, how the eldest princess gave her the beads, and how she instructed her. How did he enter the palace after that, and what happened after he came back from the palace?

Slowly, Ji Xiaotang's eyes widened.

"The eldest princess specially gave me the beads to save my life. She came back from the Queen Mother. Although there are no immortal beads. But she must know that the Queen Mother poisoned her, and she can't live......"

Or, when she decided to fulfill her and Qi Younian, the eldest princess had the consciousness of dying.

No, no, it doesn't make sense?

Ji Xiaotang shook his head.

Why is she with Qi Younian, and the eldest princess has to die?

Even if Empress Dowager Han wants to leave Qi Younian to Changning, there is no such reason.

Princess Taichang not only died to fulfill her and Qi Younian. Or in order to protect her, he made a deal with the Empress Dowager Han. That's why you died calmly?

This makes more sense, but it's still not true.

The eldest princess knew that once she entered the palace to see the Empress Dowager Han, she would have to die!

But what is it for?

Ji Xiaotang couldn't think of it, so he could only ask Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen was silent for a while before he said slowly: "It should be the same reason as her living in seclusion in Jingci Nunnery all these years." No, there should be more than ......"

Qin Zhen continued to be silent, his face becoming more and more ugly.

"Lord Wang......" Ji Xiaotang called softly.

"Xiaotang, have I ever told you how my father died?"

Ji Xiaotang shook his head, Qin Zhen had never told her about it.

As for how Emperor Daxing died, Ji Xiaotang once heard Ji Er talk about it by chance. Emperor Daxing's health was not very good in the last few years of his life, and the unanimous statement is that he became ill and died of illness.

"In those two years, my father's health was getting worse and worse, and the imperial doctor also hinted that my father would not live long." Qin Zhen let go of Ji Xiaotang, stood up, and paced slowly in the room. "The Imperial Physician prescribed many prescriptions to alleviate the pain of my father. My mother and I both think that my father is leaving, and he will definitely leave very painfully. ”

But that's not the case.

"My father left in my sleep, and the doctors later checked and said that my father left safely and without any pain."

"It's a little sudden, because we all think that as long as the imperial doctor tries his best to treat it, my father is willing to take good care of it, not to mention ten or eight years, there will always be a life span of three years and five years. However, my father left safely, without any suspicious traces, and everyone did not pursue it much. ”

There are no suspicious traces, no more investigations, such wording is already very revealing.

"Lord ......"

"Xiaotang, this is what I have always wanted to tell you, but I have been hesitating, feeling that the time has not come, and I don't know whether to tell you about it." Qin Zhen walked over and looked at Ji Xiaotang.

Looking at Qin Zhen, a terrifying thought slowly formed in Ji Xiaotang's mind.

"No, it won't be ......, it's ...... Unexpectedly......" Ji Xiaotang was a little speechless for a while.

"It's just suspicion, and there's no solid evidence."

But today, this colorless, odorless, and non-leaving trace poison was coincidentally caught in Ji Xiaotang's hands.

"I need to think about it." Qin Zhen said, and sat down beside Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang sat with Qin Zhen and didn't talk to disturb Qin Zhen. She understood Qin Zhen's thoughts. I was skeptical, but I didn't want to believe it. It's not that I don't want to believe that the Empress Dowager Han will do that terrible thing, but I don't want to believe that the first emperor didn't die naturally, but died under the calculation of the person next to him.

The two of them didn't know how long they sat silently like this, and the corners of Qin Zhen's eyes slowly moistened~.

"Lord Wang......" Ji Xiaotang hesitated for a moment before stretching out his arm and hugging Qin Zhen's waist.

She could feel that Qin Zhen's body was trembling slightly.

At this moment, Qin Zhen is not an adult man, nor is he Prince An who stands up to the sky and kills him, but the helpless little prince in the palace.

Ji Xiaotang no longer needs to ask Qin Zhen for answers. The only thing she needs to know now is ......

"What is the prince going to do?"

Qin Zhen didn't answer immediately.

"Does the prince think that King Su has the same suspicion?" Ji Xiaotang then said.

When the first emperor died, Qin Lin was older than Qin Zhen and was closer to the first emperor. What Qin Zhen would suspect, it is difficult to guarantee that Qin Lin does not have the same suspicions.

"I don't know if there's any potion left, and if there's any leftover, should we give a gift to King Su?" Ji Xiaotang asked Qin Zhen.

"Okay, this gift is what he deserves." Qin Zhen nodded, his eyes flashed, obviously recovering his spirits, and he agreed with Ji Xiaotang's approach.

A generous gift, just by the moonlight, was sent into King Su's mansion.

For the next few days, it was very quiet in King Su's mansion.

On the second day of the first month of March, there was a big thing in the palace~ that was not big or small.

After serving in front of the Empress Dowager Han for decades, the confidant of the Empress Dowager Han, one of the most decent and powerful lieutenants in the palace, Manager Zhang, never woke up after falling asleep the night before.

The imperial doctors looked at the body of Mr. Zhang and ruled out the possibility of being killed.

After all, Mr. Zhang is also a little old, and he has been pampered all these years, and he has some symptoms of wealth and leviality, and sometimes he will find a doctor to prescribe a prescription and take a few doses of medicinal soup.

In the end, the doctors concluded that Mr. Zhang had a central sleep attack and could not be treated, so he fell asleep in his sleep.

Empress Dowager Han lost another confidant and looked very sad, so she fell ill. Manager Zhang's funeral affairs were not handled in a big way, but it was simply buried hastily.

Qin Zhen and Qin Lin met in the imperial court, both of them paused, looked at each other for a moment, the two nodded to each other, and then parted silently again.

Winter goes to spring, and everything grows.

Zhenshan Pass sent 300 miles of emergency military information, and the tribes of the Northern Barbarians gathered a large army, united more than 20 tribes in the West Sea, and approached Zhenshan Pass.

The battle on the front line was urgent, and Qi Younian reported the military situation and asked for food, grass and troop support.

The court was shocked, Emperor Longqing vomited blood in his illness, and the Empress Dowager Han came to the court with illness to listen to the government.

Although after two years of Tuntian and hard work, the situation in Zhenshan Pass is different from the past, and there is such a god of war as Qi Younian to lead the troops to guard, but in the face of the long-standing and menacing Northern Barbarian United Army, it is still unknown whether Zhenshan Pass can be defended, who will lose and who will win.

"At this time, there must be no chaos inside, and all grievances must be put aside temporarily......" Ji Xiaotang naturally knew the emergency situation faced by Zhenshanguan for the first time, and she discussed it with Qin Zhen first.

PS: It's coming to an end.,The article will be concluded at the end of this month.,Everyone who saved the article can read it.。 (To be continued.) )