Chapter 33: The Poisoning of Concubine Xian
Li Houzhao suddenly felt that his daughter had grown up, although this political marriage with the Northern Qi Dynasty was his own selfishness, but he always thought in his heart that if he married Yunxi to the prince of the Northern Qi Dynasty, Yunxi would definitely be graceful and luxurious in the future.
After Yunxi agreed, Li Houzhao sent someone to inform Gao Yi, the lord of Northern Qi, that he had chosen a good day and an auspicious day, and he would send Princess Yunxi to Yecheng in the near future to marry the prince of Northern Qi.
Gao Yi was naturally overjoyed when he found out, as long as he and Nantang became in-laws, he would be more powerful in dealing with Hou Han in the future, but he still had one thing to do now, that is, to persuade his son to marry the princess of Nantang.
Gao Yan has been busy with some government affairs in the palace since the last time he said goodbye to Yunxi, and this time he knew that the envoy of the Southern Tang Dynasty had arrived in Yecheng, and he had already guessed in his heart that it must be about marriage.
He was prepared to refuse this marriage in order to ask Jin, but after his father Gao Yi talked with him all night, he changed his mind.
As the saying goes, knowing a son is a father, so Gao Yi knows his son very well, and he came to Gao Yan's room alone after late at night, wanting to have a good talk with him.
After Gao Yi entered the door, he went straight to the point and didn't do any other foreshadowing, because he knew that his son was very smart, so he didn't need to say anything.
"Yan'er, do you remember the ambition you made in front of your father when you were an adult?"
"Of course Erchen remembers that Erchen said at that time that when Erchen grows up, he will become his father's right-hand man, calm the troubled times for his father, and fight the world." , Gao Yan said firmly.
"Okay, now there is an opportunity in front of you and me, as long as you marry the princess of the Southern Tang Dynasty, my Northern Qi and Southern Tang will become in-laws, and in the future, our chances of winning will be greatly increased." , Gao Yi said with a serious face.
Gao Yan understood in his heart, but he only had Wen Jin in his heart at this time, so he didn't want to marry the princess of the Southern Tang Dynasty against his will, he had never disobeyed his father since he was a child, and this time he planned to ask Jin even if he disobeyed the holy decree.
"Erchen understands, but Erchen already has a person in his heart, if he can marry her into the door, it will be of greater help to his father's great cause of unifying the world."
"I know that you are talking about Ip Man Jin of the Later Han Dynasty, although it is rumored in the rivers and lakes that she will definitely be the best in the world in the future, but you should understand the temper of your father. I don't believe any of those divination rumors. Besides, her father Ye Yunfeng died at the hands of my Northern Qi army, how could she marry you? ”
"Father, ask Jin She is different from other women, she has more eyes and minds than many men in the world, please let her son give it a try, and her son has the confidence to let her marry into the Northern Qi willingly."
"I see that you are carried away by emotion, she is now the commander of Zhenxiao's new army, she will definitely want to avenge her father on the battlefield in the future, how to marry you. There is no need to discuss this matter anymore, I have already decided, the princess of the Southern Tang Dynasty will arrive in a few days, you now put down all the things at hand and prepare to marry the princess of the Southern Tang Dynasty. After finishing speaking, Gao Yi walked out of the door.
Gao Yan knew in his heart that there was no room for turning around in this matter, but what he didn't expect was that this princess of the Southern Tang Dynasty who he wanted to escape from was the Yunxi girl who was sick with him.
On the other hand, after Yun Shi had just entered the palace, an answer happened in the palace, and the matter implicated the prince, so he naturally couldn't get out.
Speaking of this, we have to talk about the crown prince's biological mother, that is, the queen of the Later Han Dynasty. Liu Xifeng is the eldest son, so he was named the crown prince very early.
And the mother of Liu Mufeng, the king of Wenxuan, was just a palace maid from a humble background, and she died after giving birth to Liu Mufeng, because Concubine Xian had no heirs, so she handed Liu Mufeng over to Concubine Xian to raise.
And Concubine Xian has always been more favored in the palace when she came in, so although Liu Mufeng was born to a palace maid, because of his adoptive mother Concubine Xian, and then his mother was finally named King Wenxuan.
The major event that happened in the palace this time was that Liu Mufeng's adoptive mother, Concubine Xian, suddenly fell ill, and in the end, it was verified by the imperial doctor that it was because she was poisoned.
And Concubine Xian has always been famous for her virtue in the palace, so she has no enemies in the palace, but she always has quarrels with the queen.
So Concubine Xian suspected that the queen did it, originally the case happened in the harem, and the queen should have tried it, but the queen should be suspicious, so Liu Yishan handed over the matter to Liu Mufeng and asked him to find out the truth.
The poison in the virtuous concubine this time is the ice snake grass, which will gradually erode the internal organs of the person, and the poisoned person will feel unbearable pain in the chest, and finally die due to the poison of the internal organs.
And this poison is rare, but in the process of Liu Mufeng's investigation, a little ice snake grass was found in the prince's room, so the spearhead of this case was pointed at the prince.
At this time, as long as a smart person thinks about it carefully, he knows that this matter cannot be done by the prince, because even if the prince has the intention to harm the virtuous concubine, he will not leave evidence for himself and then point the finger at himself.
But it is true that the Ice Serpent Grass was found in his room, so in order to prove the Prince's innocence, it is necessary to explain what is really going on with the Ice Serpent Grass in his room.
Of course, the prince couldn't explain this matter, he didn't know why there was a poison like Ice Serpent Grass in his room. So he asked Yun Shi to help him verify and see who was framing him.
At the beginning, Yun Shi had no clue, but then he found the key clues of the case, but the final murderer was something that no one expected.......