Chapter 174: The Cause of the Prince's Death
"The golden silk wood of the saddle has been soaked in a poison called "wolf sand", which is produced in the Western Regions. At the beginning of the poisoning, the skin of the poisoned person is not abnormal, so it is not easy to be noticed, but it erodes the internal organs of the poisoned person day by day, and it is not until a few days before the poisoner dies that the skin will appear purple and black, but at that time there is no power to return to heaven. ”
"Qingnong, this is basically similar to the situation of the prince you described. However, to confirm the cause of the prince's death, I must see the prince's body with my own eyes. ”
Qingnong bit his lip tightly, blood oozing from his lips. His eyes looked through Redstone's shoulders and stared ahead, as if he were staring at the killer viciously.
"Qingnong, calm down!" Xu Miaojin was very worried about Qingnong, she was afraid that the impulse to lose her mind would ruin him.
"Qingnong, don't tell anyone about today's incident, the murderer is hiding in the shadows, he may be next to us. If you don't want the crown prince to die in vain in this war for power, you have to listen to me, calm down first! ”
Qingnong nodded blankly. In fact, he knew better than anyone else that the battle in the palace was not something that a small guard could participate in.
He had been with the crown prince for many years and knew the consequences of acting recklessly, not to mention that he had no idea where he was headed.
After the hideous lightning and thunder, the raindrops finally fell.
Qingnong choked up and said: "General, the villain remembers, the villain listens to the general's arrangement for everything!" ”
Redstone patted Qingnong on the shoulder, feeling very comforted.
There is also affection in the ruthless palace, and there is also sincerity in the cruel struggle.
Zhu Biao's coffin was parked in the Renzhi Hall in the southwest of the palace.
At night, Hongshi came to Sishan Gate alone with a black veil.
The Hall of Wisdom is brightly lit, like a warrior who does not obey the control of darkness, protecting the prince of the Ming Dynasty to ascend the ladder of heaven in the light.
Redstone threw a few stones at the tall plane tree outside the hall.
The huge branches of the plane tree swayed incessantly, and the leaves "rattled".
The weary guards woke up from their hallucinations, panicked at me, at you, and then rushed out to see the enemy hidden in the darkness.
Redstone took the opportunity to step into the Sishan Gate and entered the Renzhi Palace.
He found a screen in the temple, and behind the screen was an excellent hiding place, so that not only could people who entered and exited not see the location, but also stood there to observe the situation in the temple.
Redstone dodges behind the screen.
Zhu Yunwen knelt in front of the coffin and kept vigil for Zhu Biao all night.
His eyes were red and swollen, his face was haggard, his elbows were propped up on the ground and he barely supported his tired body, and from time to time he raised his head to look at the coffin in a daze, and his mouth was full of words, and tears rolled out frequently.
Redstone's eyes turned red unconsciously, and his pity for himself shook him violently, and his body began to tremble.
Zhu Yunwen is much luckier than him, he can hold a wake for his father, and his mother is still alive.
And what about himself? His loving adoptive father and adoptive mother both died, and he didn't even have a chance to kneel in front of their bodies and thank them for their nurturing grace.
Redstone gritted his teeth and strengthened his determination to avenge his loved ones, which was his only way out.
With a "plop", Zhu Yunwen's body curled up and fell to the side.
"He must have fallen asleep from exhaustion." Redstone said secretly in his heart.
He crept over to the coffin and gently pushed the lid open a crack.
Zhu Yunwen was not awakened, and Hongshi continued to push until he saw Zhu Biao's entire face.
It was the first time he had met Zhu Biao, and it was almost the same as he had imagined.
With a broad forehead, thick eyebrows, a nose bridge that is not high, and a mouth that is not wide, the overall line is soft, which is very consistent with his generous and benevolent character.
Only his purple skin was like a stain on a white cloth, both prominent and incongruous.
Redstone lifted the clothes on Zhu Biao's arm, which was also purple.
Redstone lifted Zhu Biao's trouser leg again, and Zhu Biao's leg was also purple.
He pressed his ankle lightly with his fingers, and a small pit appeared where it was pressed, and it didn't bounce back for a long time.
Redstone looked solemn and slowly closed the lid of the coffin.
After returning to King Yan's dormitory, Redstone couldn't sleep.
The poison in Zhu Biao was the same as he guessed, it was the wolf sand.
If the fan painted on the top of Shennong is the masterpiece of Shennong Palace, then whose mind is this wolf sand?
There are also those unknown people, all of whom are placed in front of him like question marks.
He felt like he was digging a deep well, his surroundings getting darker and darker, his back getting colder, countless pairs of eyes staring at him behind him, and they would bury him at any moment.
After Zhu Di staged a brotherly scene, he still didn't know if he dispelled Hongshi's suspicions.
He sent Ma Sanbao back to Beiping early, worried that Hongshi's sharp gaze would reveal the secrets that Ma Sanbao, who was not deeply involved in the world.
"Your Highness, I checked the prince's body last night."
"How? Is it really as the guard said, the eldest brother was poisoned and died? Zhu Di's eyes widened nervously.
"Indeed, there is a sign of poisoning."
"How could the eldest brother be poisoned? Everything that the eldest brother eats must be tasted, and it is impossible to be poisoned! ”
"There are a thousand kinds of poisons. Some can be poisoned by smelling, some can be poisoned by touching lightly, and some can be poisoned by looking at and listening. ”
"Then how did my eldest brother get poisoned?"
"There is a poison called wolf litter in him, which penetrates into the five organs by skin contact. Judging from the signs of his poisoning, it has been eight or nine months. The wolf sand does not make people die immediately, but slowly invades the internal organs, causing the internal organs to fail and die. ”
"Eight or nine months ago?" Zhu Di's eyes moved from left to right, from right to left, "Big brother went to Xi'an to inspect nine months ago. The eldest brother fell ill after returning from Xi'an. Could it be that the eldest brother is poisoned in Xi'an? ”
There was a hint of going further in his apprehension.
"The wolf sand comes from the saddle where His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rides. His guards said that they had changed horses at the Ruyang Post Station, and the post told them that the horses and saddles had been arranged by the King of Qin. ”
"Second brother!" Zhu Di shook his head, "Impossible!" No way! The second brother will not harm the eldest brother! ”
In agony, he slammed his fist on the table.
"Your Highness, our chance has come!" Redstone said calmly.
Zhu Di's angry fist gradually relaxed.
After dinner, Imperial Doctor Pan sat leisurely in the courtyard as usual and teased the parrot who had just learned the phrase "Hua Tuo is alive".
Imperial Doctor Pan couldn't get tired of hearing this sentence, especially from the parrot's mouth.
He believes that animals can understand human nature, and what the parrot says is what it really wants.
Otherwise, why wouldn't it have learned such an unusual phrase as "Greetings to the master, blessings to the master", but had learned such an unusual sentence?
This is a small and delicate budgie parrot.
The feathers on its head are black and white, as unruly as a zebra, and its belly is blue, and the blue is pure, without any impurities, like the sky after rain.
The budgie has won the favor of Imperial Doctor Pan, and since it has been in this home for half a year, Imperial Doctor Pan is no longer lonely every night.
With the expertise of a royal doctor, he carefully prepared the parrot's food for the next day, and the nutritional structure of the food was more reasonable than that of any person in a civilian family.
He combed it with feathers, though he had never combed his daughters and granddaughters, but experience was something that could be obtained if he was willing to ask for advice.
One by one, one by one, he was so meticulous that he was like giving medicine to the emperor, and he couldn't have more money, and no less money.
Tonight the parrot is a little decadent, lying weakly in the cage, with its eyes closed, and its body swaying from side to side from time to time.
Imperial Doctor Pan panicked from the bottom of his heart, which he had never appeared when he was treating the emperor and the crown prince.
He opened the door of the birdcage and placed the parrot gently on the palm of his hand, as if holding his pounding heart.
The parrot's claws rested loosely in his palm, and without a single grip, he pressed his face to the parrot's beak.
"Call Hua Tuo alive!" Imperial Doctor Pan said gently, he firmly believed that as long as the parrot could make such a call, it would be fine.
Of course, he will have to go to the bird market early tomorrow morning to condescend to consult the illiterate villagers.
"Hua Tuo is alive." The parrot still has its eyes closed and its mouth slightly open.
If it weren't for Imperial Doctor Pan sticking it to his ear, he could only hear the sound of the rain.
"Okay, baby," Imperial Doctor Pan reassured himself and began to blame himself, "I'm really useless, I treat the emperor and the prince, but I can't see your ......."
"You can't see the prince's illness, can you?" In the darkness, a voice came from Imperial Doctor Pan's ear.
Dumbfounded, Imperial Doctor Pan moved the parrot a foot away and placed it in front of his eyes.
He glanced around, and there was nothing in the yard that could talk except for him and the budgies.
"Yes, are you talking, baby?" Imperial Doctor Pan stared at the parrot in disbelief, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.
His baby finally learned the second sentence, but the second sentence did not sound very well.
"You can't see the prince's illness, can you?" The voice rang in his ears again.
No, this voice and the voice of "Hua Tuo is alive" don't seem to come from the same mouth.
Imperial Doctor Pan's hair stood up, and the budgie hung its head and drooped its head, as if it was asleep.
Redstone emerges from the darkness and stands in front of Imperial Physician Pan, behind the budgies.
"Yes, are you talking?" Imperial Doctor Pan looked at Redstone in panic and unconsciously took a step back.
"Of course, I can only say what people say." Redstone smiled.
Doctor Pan's panic found the reason, he calmed down, gathered his life's experience, and counterattacked the shallowness of redstone.
"People don't necessarily speak human words, and birds don't necessarily can't speak human words!"
"Haha, good, well said!" Redstone clapped his hands twice, "No wonder Imperial Doctor Pan likes to talk to parrots so much, only when talking to parrots, Imperial Doctor Pan speaks human words." ”
"Bastard, I didn't mean that, who the hell are you?" Imperial Doctor Pan was a little annoyed, a hairy guy unveiled his life's principles of life with ease.