Chapter 344: The thief shouts to catch the thief
Shen Shu's words were loud, and they were related to the emperor's life and the reputation of the prince, and they also involved the Empress Dowager of Renshou Palace.
The queen immediately made a decision and ordered people to prepare living creatures to verify Shen Shu's words.
Not only that, but the matter that should have been dealt with behind closed doors, under the queen's anger and self-blame, was unprecedented, and she ordered Chu Yi to summon the auxiliary ministers and the royal family to enter the palace overnight to witness the incident.
Even the crown prince, who had been in the temple and prayed for the emperor, was summoned into the Taiji Palace.
It wasn't until this moment that Xiao Qingchu realized that the queen's hidden anger was not against Shen Shu, but against her......
The originally silent Taiji Hall was filled with many important auxiliary ministers, clan royals and imperial doctors in less than half an hour.
The prince was late and walked in from outside the palace in a plain robe.
His usual gentle countenance was rarely tinged with a hint of anxiety.
The prince walked up to Xiao Qingchu, bent down to help her up from the ground, and said to the queen: "Queen Mother, call your son into the palace late at night, but what did Qingchu do wrong?" If she accidentally collides with her father and mother, she is willing to be punished for her. β
These thoughtful words really spoke to Xiao Qingchu's heart.
Xiao Qingchu's apprehension, uneasiness and grievances turned into tears, and the whole person looked pitiful and innocent.
The ministers and clans present were summoned into the palace overnight, completely unaware of what was going on.
Seeing the appearance of the prince and his wife, and then thinking of the recent competition between the two princes in the court, they all tacitly lowered their eyes.
In the half hour of waiting for someone, it was enough for the queen to regain her composure.
She took in everyone's reactions, took a deep look at the prince, turned to Twilight and ordered, "Let's start." β
Twilight and obeyed the order, and ordered people to present the Buddha beads and black pills found from the Queen Mother's bath, and the so-called incense ashes poured out of the incense sachet on Xiao Qingchu's body to everyone one by one.
It's just deliberately hidden, and the burning of black pills and incense sachets can become poisonous.
After hearing and seeing it, everyone's faces were even more dazed.
I don't know why the queen moved the crowd to call them to the Taiji Hall in the middle of the night to see these things.
Only Xiao Qingchu, the moment he saw the Buddha beads, the blood on his face faded cleanly.
Shen Shu stood next to him without saying a word, listening to Twilight's introduction, and it was fake to say that he was not nervous.
Before entering the Taiji Palace, although all the conclusions about the black pill were tested by her, her bloodline was already different from ordinary people, and it was difficult to guarantee that this time she would be able to test it on living creatures in public, and she would be able to get exactly the same result.
Moreover, as far as she knows, the poison on a Buddha bead can completely poison a cow.
Although Empress Fang Cai ordered people to prepare living creatures, it was impossible to bring two oxen in......
If the body size is too small, in case those living creatures are poisoned by the poison on the Buddha beads, then it can still verify the efficacy of the black pill and the sachet.
Just when Shen Shu was worried, the chamberlain who was sent out by the queen to prepare living creatures bowed down and walked in.
"Mother, the living creature is ready."
The queen hummed faintly: "Bring it up." β
The chamberlain clapped his hands, and in an instant, two female envoys dressed in coarse cloth clothes were brought in.
"These two are new sinners to the court, and they are willing to test poison for the emperor."
When Shen Shu saw these two people, she chuckled in her heart.
She never expected that the living creatures that the queen ordered to prepare were actually two living people!
Shen Shu instinctively looked at the eyebrows of the two people-
Their eyebrows were clean, and there was no trace of incense ash.
This means that in the next drug test, they will not worry about their lives.
Realizing this, Shen Shu relaxed slightly.
In the middle of the main hall, Twilight and according to the previous inference in the Warm Heart Pavilion, the Buddha beads were divided into two, and the two female envoys were held in the palms of their palms.
The poison on the Buddha beads is really powerful.
Everyone in the Tai Chi Hall saw with their own eyes that the two female envoys had symptoms in less than a cup of tea.
The originally living person suddenly fainted with his lips bruised and his heart covered his mouth.
In order not to avoid death, Twilight and Extremely quickly fed the two female envoys with black pills, incense sachets, incense ashes, and water.
Because the poisoning time was short and the amount of poison was small, the faces of the two female envoys gradually recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye.
During the whole process, Twilight didn't need to say anything more, and all the people present could clearly understand that the Buddha bead must be a huge poison.
It wasn't until this moment that Twilight told the origin of these three thingsβ
"The Buddha beads were found by King Yi from the Buddha Hall of Renshou Palace three days ago. The black pill is from the secret of the bath room of Renju Palace. The incense sachet and ash are what the princess wears tonight. The poison in the emperor is the poison of the Buddha beads. β
As soon as these words came out, everyone present showed shock.
Renshou Palace searched for poison and antidote in the emperor's body.
The meaning behind this is terrifying.
Xiao Qingchu was already horrified.
She didn't forget what Shen Shu said to the queen just now, "Burning can become a poison." words.
Burning ...... Burning ......
Just now she was drying clothes for the emperor through the screen, and the sachet hung between her skirts, so close to the charcoal basin, wasn't she "burning"!
"Your Highness, Your Highness......"
Xiao Qingchu was frightened, raised her head, and looked at the prince who had been gently holding her waist and supporting her in the palace for help: "Your Highness, Your Highness...... This is...... It's you ......."
Her teeth chattered, and she could barely make out the whole sentence.
The prince frowned, patted Xiao Qingchu's shoulder, and whispered softly in her ear: "Don't be afraid, everything has me." β
Hearing him say this, Xiao Qingchu finally felt a little relieved.
After all, she and he are now husband and wife.
If she becomes a sinner who kills the king, it will be difficult for the prince to be alone.
Today, since the prince gave him this sachet, I believe that the prince must have a way to pick her out.
It's like responding to Xiao Qingchu's heart-
The crown prince looked at Duhe, his always warm face, showing a little puzzled: "Imperial Doctor Dusk, since you know the effects of this black pill and sachet incense ash so well, and know that they are the antidote to the poison in your father's emperor, why don't you hurry up and give it to your father, but delay time here?" β
Speaking of this, he paused, sighed, let go of the hand holding Xiao Qingchu, and arched his hand towards the queen: "Xiao got this antidote, and did not present it to the Tai Hospital in time, it was the son who neglected to supervise, if the queen mother wants to punish him, please punish the son together, the son and the Xiao couple are one, and I am willing to accept it on behalf of the Xiao family." β
As soon as these words came out, Chu Yi's eyes suddenly darkened.
Shen Shu on the side, hearing these words, a sneer appeared on the corner of her lips.
Although she and Twilight deliberately concealed the black pill and the incense ash food, it was the antidote, but the "burning" was a poison introduction, to see if the prince would reveal his flaws in a hurry.
Unexpectedly, he was not only beaten by the prince's "thief shouting to catch a thief".
It also gave him the opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to clean himself up.
Although the prince simply said two words, he revealed two messages.
1. This sachet was obtained by Xiao Qingchu himself, and he didn't know the origin.
Second, Xiao Qing's first mistake was just that he did not report it to the hospital in time......