Chapter 36: Strange Disease
The whole Guiyuan was silent, and everyone was afraid of the majesty of the eldest lady, and they looked at each other one by one, bowing their heads, not knowing what kind of terrible punishment would await.
The eldest lady glanced at them coldly, her face was expressionless, and she said sharply: "Come on, put these slaves and maids in the prison of the palace for me, and wait for them to be released, tomorrow is the auspicious day of the zodiac when the eldest prince comes to hold a banquet, and you will be left with your life for the time being." ”
After speaking, several subordinates rushed forward and took Yingzi and Xiaoling, as well as the maidservant who was crazy in the courtyard, away. In an instant, the crowd dispersed, and only the maids and servants around Tang Anxia were left in the entire courtyard.
Fang Yan supported Tang Anxia's weak body with strength, and moved towards the main hall step by step, and the two maidservants who were waiting in the room also hurriedly stepped forward to help.
Tang Anxia opened her pale lips, her voice was very small, but it had an undoubted deterrent power: "The people of Guiyuan, if there are any more slaves who rebel and seek glory, I will dig your family members out of the ground and find out all of them, do you understand?" ”
"Yes." The people lowered their hands and bowed their hands.
When she returned to the room, Fang Yan was full of worries, helped Tang Anxia sit on the bed, and pulled her to take a look, for fear that Tang Anxia would have any bad symptoms.
The strange thing is that the moment Tang Anxia took the medicine, he felt a heart-rending pain, and his stomach turned over as if he was about to die.
Now the pain is gradually gone, and the body and bones are just a little weak.
Tang Anxia muttered in his heart: Could it be that the white powder is not the legendary highly toxic arsenic? How did Hua Yao know that this medicine would not make people die?
Fang Yan blinked her eyes, looked at Tang Anxia in a daze, poured a cup of hot tea, and said with concern: "Is the second miss uncomfortable?" The slave maid sent someone into the palace overnight, and begged Imperial Doctor Zhao to come and take a look. ”
Tang Anxia took a sip of tea and shook his head: "No need, we can't make any more trouble tonight." Tomorrow, I will quietly let Imperial Doctor Zhao come and enter through the side door of the General's Mansion, and don't let others know, so as not to cause trouble. ”
Fang Yan was still not at ease, and pulled the quilt to wrap Tang Anxia tightly: "Second Miss, you ...... Are you really okay? ”
Tang Anxia said firmly: "Don't worry, I'm afraid what I took is not poison, if it was really arsenic, I would have died a long time ago, and the mystery of this must be investigated clearly." ”
Fang Yan was stunned and shocked: "Not arsenic? So, isn't Miss Dai Rou poisoned? What the hell is going on? The slave doesn't understand. There is also Yingzi's confession and Xiaoling's testimony...... Second Miss, we have never harmed anyone, we tolerate everywhere and regress in everything, why are we involved in this kind of unwarranted struggle? It's not fair to us! ”
Tang Anxia raised her hand and gently pinched Fang Yan's ignorant little face: "Fool, how can there be any justice or injustice in the world?" This time it can be regarded as a hatred with Tang Dairou, she doesn't care about the feelings of brotherhood, next time I won't remember the friendship of sisters, I keep this account in my heart. ”
The next day, it was getting brighter.
The general's mansion is decorated with lights, red and green.
The housekeeper called the slaves and maids in the house early, cleaned the yard, and arranged the main hall. The gold-embroidered table circumference is neatly laid out on the mahogany square table, and the official hat chair is placed upright at the back of the table.
The dining room prepared the ingredients early, and Hua Yao specially instructed his subordinates to spend a lot of money to go to the palace dining room to inquire about the news, and prepared the palace guard hare, eight treasure pheasants, bergamot gold rolls, mushrooms and duck paws...... The dishes are the favorite of the great prince.
By the time Tang Anxia woke up, it was already dawn.
Fang Yan prepared a lotus pink long gauze skirt, a red brocade jacket, and snow-white hare fur sewn on the corners.
After Tang Anxia finished washing, he didn't have time to have breakfast, changed his clothes and hair, and was just about to go out, when his feet were weak and he sat down on the ground.
Fang Yan was stunned and said, "What's wrong with the second miss?" ”
Tang Anxia's limbs were weak, and his heart tightened: "Has Imperial Doctor Zhao invited you?" ”
Fang Yan nodded: "Half an hour ago, the second lady was still asleep, so she arranged to rest in the west wing of Guiyuan." ”
"Invite him quickly."
Tang Anxia was gently supported by two maidservants to sit on the soft collapse, she slowly raised her hand, and found that her fingertips seemed to be withdrawn from consciousness and could not move.
Don't...... Something to do with the poison you took last night?
Fang Yan led Imperial Doctor Zhao to hurry over, Tang Anxia glanced at the maids in the room, and her voice was weak but not sharp: "You all retreat!" ”
Then, Imperial Physician Zhao took out a white silk handkerchief and put it on Tang Anxia's wrist, checked his pulse for a long time, and frowned.
Tang Anxia was curious: "What kind of illness can you see?" I was fine last night, but this morning my body was weak and numb. ”
Imperial Physician Zhao pondered for a moment and asked, "On the way here, I heard that the second lady took a small amount of arsenic last night?" Take it so that the minister can see what it is. ”
Tang Anxia nodded slightly and glanced at Fang Yan.
When Hua Yao was leaving last night, he instructed his servants to take away the arsenic and destroy it, so as not to harm others.
Tang Anxia felt strange at that time, so he pinched a small handful and held it in the palm of his hand, went back to the room and there was no one around, carefully wrapped it in rice paper, and put it on the side of the pillow to hide it.
Fang Yan took it, opened it cautiously and gently, and handed it to Imperial Doctor Zhao to see.
A white crystalline powder, which at first glance looks like arsenic. Mrs. Zhao pinched her fingers, and the touch was the same as arsenic, and she put it on the tip of her nose and smelled it, as if there was nothing unusual.
In the end, Mrs. Zhao dipped a little with her fingers, put it on the tip of her tongue and tasted it, and spit it into the spittoon.
Then, he arched his hand and said, "Second Miss, this thing is not a poison arsenic, but another rare poison called 'Soft Muscle San'. This thing is very similar to arsenic, and many Langzhong will mistake it as highly toxic, and only when taking it will it taste different from arsenic. ”
After a pause, Imperial Physician Zhao couldn't help laughing and said: "It's a pity, if you accidentally eat arsenic by mistake, you will definitely die, the world doesn't know what arsenic tastes like, and everyone who knows it is dead, so naturally you can't decide whether this poison is true or false." ”
Tang Anxia had expected that Hua Yao could force her to take medicine and be punished, so naturally she would not take her life. But he was still surprised: "How did you know that the soft muscles were scattered?" ”
Imperial Physician Zhao wrapped the medicinal powder in the rice paper, returned it to Fang Yan, and replied unhurriedly: "Before the minister met General Tang, he traveled all over the world to learn medical skills, and he had seen this thing in the Western Regions. This thing is sour, like a sour plum, just after taking it, it will be full of liver and intestines, and the pain is unbearable, but ......"
Imperial Physician Zhao pondered: "But the symptoms will disappear soon, as if they have not been poisoned." After six hours, the poison slowly invades the body, the muscles and bones will be sore, unable to walk on both feet, and unable to hold a cup in both hands, just like the current symptoms of the second lady. ”
Tang Anxia suddenly realized that the reason for her was to make it impossible for her to appear at the banquet of the eldest prince.
Is it the means of Tang Dynasty Rou? Or Hua Yao?
Fang Yan listened to the gongs and drums outside, so lively, the eldest prince was afraid that he had already entered the mansion, and said anxiously: "Imperial Doctor Zhao, is there an antidote to this poison?" ”