One hundred and fifty-one: murder
If there is no antidote, he will die in less than two months.
The emperor was furious and asked people to kill the eunuch who shot the deer for the prince.
Anyone with a discerning eye understands that someone poisoned the deer's body to lure the prince to take the bait, and as for whether someone else would be poisoned, the person who poisoned him didn't care at all.
The poison came in from other countries, and there are not many people who know about this poison, and the imperial doctors have also heard about it from the older generation, and they have basically never seen the real one, and it stands to reason that this poison has disappeared for nearly a hundred years, so why did it reappear now?
It's certain that someone poisoned the prince, but who could that person be? Everyone talked about it, and most of them said that it was Concubine Xian, and she was for her son.
Concubine Xian's son is King Heng, who is a few years younger than the crown prince.
If she plotted to kill the crown prince for the sake of her son sitting on the throne, it makes perfect sense.
The people talked about it, but the people in the palace didn't dare to say it, everyone pretended to be confused, looked at the nose and nose, and didn't dare to say a word more, this matter is a big taboo in front of the emperor, and whoever mentions it is looking for death.
He will not let go of the person who poisoned the prince, but he also does not doubt Concubine Xian's mother and son at all, and always feels that there is someone else who wants the prince to die.
Su Yunyao heard about other things from He Nianning's mouth.
At that time, Qiu Hunting's father He Yi also went, Dingguo Gong Bai Jingyue and Bai family brothers Bai Chuheng and Bai Chusui also went, as well as Lu Wangye Lu Shengyan and his only son Lu Yuanyi, and many of the nobles who were looking for the number of Jingshu went.
Su Yunyao remembered that her cousin and aunt and uncle also went.
Of course, Su Yao was a civil servant and a fifth-grade official, so he was not asked to go to normal.
The prince was saved by Bai Chuheng when he fell from the horse, the scene was very chaotic at that time, the prince fell from the horse and the horse was frightened for some reason, and almost stepped on the prince, if he really stepped on it, it would not only be a matter of breaking his leg, it would not be an exaggeration to really step on the dead person.
Su Yunyao was shocked when she heard this, and continued to listen to He Nianning.
Bai Chuheng is the prince's companion, the two have a very good relationship, at that time his horse followed the prince, seeing the prince fall from the horse, he hurriedly drove the horse to quickly knock the prince's horse away, and then dismounted and picked up the prince, it was he who was in a hurry, otherwise I am afraid that the prince will die.
The person who murdered the prince made two preparations, one was to let him die under the horse's hooves, even if it didn't work, he would be poisoned with poison, and in two months, it would be more difficult to find a long-lost antidote than to ascend to the sky, and the prince would not survive.
"The struggle of the royal family is much more exciting than the infighting in our house." Su Yunyao sighed.
He Nianning continued, "Now those imperial doctors are all busy preparing antidotes for the prince, and I heard that they have invited a few doctors from the people into the palace, but I don't know if they can dispense the antidote." ”
As soon as the queen died, the prince then had an accident, and for a while there was a lot of trouble.
Su Yunyao knew that the death of the queen and the murder of the prince were completely the same thing, and she did it alone, her purpose was to overthrow what was beneficial to the prince, and then let her son sit on the throne.
The emperor only has two sons, the crown prince and King Heng, and the only beneficiary of the death of the prince is only King Heng.
Even the common people can figure out what they can understand, but the emperor can't see through it, and thinks that Concubine Xian is not that kind of person. Su Yunyao felt that this virtuous concubine was the more powerful Cao Qianlian, and the emperor was an even more stupid father.
It's a good thing that my father is still polishing his eyes and no longer listening to Cao Qianlian, but the emperor is believing in Concubine Xian.
Concubine Xian also gave birth to a daughter, who is the prince's sister Princess Chaodan, and the royal family is thinking about finding a colt for Princess Chaodan, but no one in the current capital wants to find Princess Chaodan, so the family affair has been delayed.
It is rumored that this princess Chaodan has a very big temper, because she has been arrogantly raised since she was a child, she can't carry her shoulders and can't carry it, and her oily skin has never broken a little.
Who is a princess? She has the toughest mother's family in the world, and her waist is not generally hard, which one dares to bully the princess without long eyes? Especially her biological mother is a virtuous concubine, and the virtuous concubine is the dominant concubine in the entire harem, and there is a group of monarchs and ministers around her, which is simply caged for most of the throne in her hands.
If it is really King Heng who ascends to the throne in the future, can the person who bullied Princess Chaodan get a good job? Impossible!
Listening to He Nianning's meaning, it was Concubine Xian who fell in love with Bai Chuheng and wanted Bai Chuheng to be Princess Chaodan.
After hearing this, Su Yunyao wanted to talk about a fool and a dream.
The future of the Dingguo Mansion is very good, why do you want to do anything for the princess? Don't say that Bai Chuheng didn't agree to this matter, Dingguo Gong was the first one who didn't agree, and even the emperor had to think about it.
In fact, Concubine Xian didn't really want Bai Chuheng to be her son-in-law, Su Yunyao felt that she was not for Bai Chuheng, but for the Dingguo Mansion behind Bai Chuheng.
Of course, maybe Princess Chaodan really fell in love with Bai Chuheng? Not necessarily.
Wooing the Dingguo Mansion is also very beneficial to Concubine Xian's son Prince Heng, and even if she can't win it over, the Dingguo Mansion will not be able to stand on the opposite side of her.
But He Nianning obviously didn't think about it so much, "Princess Chaodan is a few years older than Grandpa Bai, this is not an ordinary inappropriateness, and she is sorry for this idea." ”
Su Yunyao just smiled: "Maybe Princess Chaodan likes Little Grandpa Bai." ”
He Nianning rolled his eyes, "When I entered the palace with my mother before, I saw Princess Chaodan, with long thick lips and single eyelids, and that skin was somehow, dark and swarthy, and it looked rougher than the maids who did rough work in our family." ”
A princess, this appearance is really... Su Yunyao didn't know what to say.
"Even if she really likes Little Grandpa Bai, it is impossible for Grandpa Bai to look down on her, even if she is blind, she can't look at her."
"How?" Su Yunyao asked.
He Nianning said seriously, "Grandpa Bai has fought on the battlefield, so after that, Grandpa Bai will be the lord, can he always live in Jing'ansheng?" He must be on the battlefield, but when he is a concubine, he can't lead the troops to fight, that almost ruined the future of the little grandfather, it is impossible for the white grandfather to agree, his Bai family is a hard bone, not the kind of person who eats soft rice, and just the appearance of Princess Chaodan, my second brother said, even if he doesn't marry for the rest of his life, he won't look at her more, do you think the little grandfather may fall in love with her? ”
Su Yunyao was thinking about something else at this time.
"Concubine Xian Niangniang is not ugly, otherwise she will not be spoiled in the harem for many years, although I have not seen it, but the folk rumors about her have never been less, saying that she is as beautiful as a fairy and a shy flower, how can she give birth to a daughter so ugly?"
He Nianning was stunned for a moment, obviously she hadn't thought of this.
Then she remembered something, "I heard something before, but I don't know if it's true, when I was young, I asked my father, but I was reprimanded and never let me say it again, so I forgot about it for so many years, and I remembered what you said today." ”
"What's the matter?"
He Nianning looked around, and said closely, "There is a rumor among the people, saying that Concubine Xian Niangniang was a palace maid before, and later she was taken in by the current emperor, so she became a talented person, and ten months after becoming a talented person, she gave birth to Princess Chaodan." ”
A trace of thought crossed Su Yunyao's heart.
Then, He Nianning's words confirmed her conjecture, "At that time, some people said that Princess Chaodan is not the emperor's bloodline, otherwise how could she be so ugly?" The sister and brother of the same father and mother, King Heng gave birth well, so some people say that it is because Concubine Xian is in a hurry to be promoted, and she has no choice but to use other people's children to pretend to be her own, and some people say that the child she gave birth to is not the emperor at all! ”
After saying this, He Nianning felt a chill down his spine.
Su Yunyao is the same.
The two of them didn't say anything for a long time, and finally the silence was broken by He Nianning's maid coming in with fruits.
"If it's really like what you said..."Su Yunyao's thoughts were a little confused, "Then if the emperor knows, I'm afraid that Concubine Xian will be executed, right?" ”
"But the emperor is Concubine Xinxian, everyone is wrong when she sheds tears, and it's really... Alas. He Nianning sighed.
She has seen Princess Chaodan, and naturally she has also seen Concubine Xian, in her impression, Concubine Xian is delicate like a flower, and she speaks softly, obviously she is in her thirties, and her maintenance is indeed like her early twenties, and the years have not left any traces on her body.
King Heng is very similar to Concubine Xian, it is simply carved out of a mold.
There is no way to cover up the prince's affairs at all, let alone the imperial capital, and the surrounding Zhuang towns have all heard about it in the blink of an eye.
There were many loyal ministers who wrote to the emperor to check the virtuous concubines, but the emperor not only did not listen, but also scolded them.
Su Yao remains neutral in this, he has been in the officialdom for many years, and he has seen the affairs of the court situation thoroughly, if he gets close to Concubine Xian at this time, then if Concubine Xian's crimes are really picked up in the future, can the emperor release the subjects who follow her? If he helped the loyal ministers to write a letter to ask for a strict investigation of Concubine Xian, then if Concubine Xian gained power in the future, he would definitely be the first to be killed.
In this case, not looking, listening, or talking nonsense has become his life-saving method.
Because of the prince's affairs, Bai Chuheng has not appeared in everyone's sight for a while, and He Nianning got the news that he went to find an antidote for the prince.
But this antidote is afraid that it is not easy to obtain, and if it is really the prince murdered by Concubine Xian, can she let a group of people go to find a famous doctor to find an antidote? That must be taking advantage of the momentum to catch them all.
It's okay if she can't find it, if she finds it and the prince is rescued, then can she murder again? When the time comes, not only the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, but even the emperor will be suspicious.
Su Yunyao really felt that this virtuous concubine was very similar to Cao Qianlian, she acted like her, her personality was similar, and her vicious thoughts were the same, which made people wonder if they were sisters.