Chapter 8 Scheming
In the big tent, I changed back to my usual outfit, and before my ass could sit down, Peach Heart rushed in.
"Princess, the matter you asked me to check has a result."
After Mommy finished speaking, she handed me a white paper bag in her hand.
"Princess, you guessed right, the horse went crazy because someone poisoned it."
Really...
In fact, I am really not surprised at all by this result, but I just think that this person who harmed me is too unwise, and I am not afraid that I will be unhappy when I choose this time to hunt, and I will tell my father that I will be angry.
Bowing his head, he opened the paper bag in his hand, and inside was some powder dyed with a faint fragrance.
"It's... Manjusri? β
I was surprised, and in order to make sure that I was not mistaken, I leaned closer to my nose and sniffed it.
This must be Manjushri.
And Momoxin didn't know what Manjusri Lan was, and when she heard the strange name I said at first glance, she just felt very puzzled, "Princess, what kind of poison is this Manjusri?" β
I sneered, and my mind remembered a picture book I had read in the palace, which recorded this plant called Manjusri.
Manjusri, as the name suggests, is a flower, and this flower has another name called Eighteen Bachelors, is a whole poisonous plant, with the bulb is the most poisonous, if you accidentally take Manjushri, the poisoning symptoms are abdominal pain at first, and then violently diarrhea, pulse rate, breathing irregularity, body temperature rises, the whole body will be in a state of excitement, if there is no timely detoxification, the poisoned person will die in a state of rapid excitement.
In this way, the person who harmed me still has a bit of a conscience and did not put the poison directly on me.
But who is trying to harm me? Is it really the Five Emperor Sisters?
"Peach Heart, have you caught it?"
"Rest assured, princess, the people have been brought." With that, Peach Heart shouted loudly outside the tent, "Bring people up!" β
Raising my eyes, I stared with interest at an old man who was escorted in by the guards, his thin figure trembling at the moment, his gray and messy hair covering a face of vicissitudes.
"Who are you? Why are you hurting me? I walked up to Lao Su with a white jade cup in my hand, and my eyes began to look at him carefully.
If this person is sent by the Fifth Emperor Sister, then he must be inseparable from the palace, this is not something I said to underestimate the enemy, after all, a jealous but brainless person like the Fifth Emperor Sister, I don't know what kind of situation she can set up.
But unexpectedly, the old man really didn't seem to have seen any big scenes, and as soon as I put on such a fight, he was immediately so frightened that he lay on the ground and begged for mercy.
"Princess, spare your life! The little one really didn't know anything, someone gave me a pack of things, saying that the horse was sick and had to rely on this pack of medicine to save it, and the little one didn't think much about it at the time, but just considered that the little one was just a horse pawn, old and young, if the horse was sick and was resigned from this business to support a family, then our family would have to starve to death! β
"Oh?" I squatted down, and saw that the old man was crying to death, and it didn't seem like he was pretending, but for the sake of safety, I still had to test and tempt.
So, I deliberately pretended to be angry, slapped the table and said, "You slave, you are so bold, you are still talking nonsense in front of this palace when you are dying, it is clear that you are instructed by someone to harm this palace!" Come on, drag it out and cut it! β
When the man heard that I was going to cut him down, he was even more panicked and kowtowed to me several times, and said with a handful of tears and snot, "Please princess Mingcha!" Even if a small one has a hundred guts, he will never dare to do such a rebellious thing! β
I originally planned to cheat out the truth in one go, but seeing that Lao Suo's appearance was a little pitiful, I couldn't bear it, so I waved my hand and removed the guards who were holding him, and deliberately cleared my throat and said, "If you want this palace to spare you, you can also tell me, what does the person who gave you this bag look like?" β
Hearing me say that he can be forgiven, Lao Su wiped a handful of tears, and immediately recalled the scene at that time, "The man was about twenty years old, wearing a gray official robe, claiming to be the animal healer of the Qin pastoral supervisor, in order to ensure the safety of the emperor and the royal family when hunting, the horses must be checked, and then he asked me to introduce the corresponding driver of the horse, saying that this can ensure the highest safety, and I usually take care of the horse and don't understand what he said, so I told him the truth, and then came to the princess, your horse, The man said that the horse's blindness was a sign of illness, and that if he did not give the horse medicine immediately, the horse would die. β
Pastoral Supervisor of Chin Man?
I narrowed my eyes and thought about the officials who accompanied me, if I remember correctly, there was no animal healer with me.
That said... This person who wants to harm me must have been carefully planned, and I am afraid that he would have disappeared long ago at this time.
"Princess?"
Seeing that I was in a daze, Taoxin gave me a look and signaled that it was time to dispose of this old man.
I'm not a person who doesn't distinguish between good and evil, this old man is just being used, and my accountability for him is only adding a life in the end, and I just want to find out the person who hurt me, but in fact, my body is fine.
"Forget it, let him go!"
When Lao Suo heard that I was going to let him go, he quickly kowtowed to me a few times, and was about to thank him, but I looked at Peach Heart.
This girl is also clever, and she understands my intentions with just one look.
"Take it, it's for you from the princess."
Taoxin put a bag of silver taels in the palm of Lao Suo's hand, and the old man looked at the silver taels in his hand, and immediately his eyes were red with gratitude, and he quickly kowtowed to thank him.
After sending the old man away...
"Princess, can what the man say be true? Isn't it acting, it's all pretending? β
I smiled, leaned down in front of the desk and shook my head.
"A man can pretend to be anything, but the deep fear in his eyes can't pretend."
Momoshin pondered for a moment, as if she had realized something, and then asked, "Then, do we still want to continue to investigate?" β
Check it out? I curled my lips and smiled sarcastically, although I don't know what I did to provoke others, but I'm afraid that the person who really wanted to harm me just wanted to give me a warning this time, and this warning failed.
So... Even if you want to check it, it's not now.
"Momoxin, I'm hungry."
Taoxin, who didn't know what I said, was stunned for a moment, and immediately reacted and said, "The slave is going to prepare a meal." β
"No need," I smiled mysteriously, "since you're out of the palace, how can you just wander around the hunting grounds?" β
"Princess, you meanβ" Momokin gave a frightened expression and swallowed hard, "Don't you?" If the emperor asks..."
"How did you mother-in-law?"
Unexpectedly, she was so timid, so I glanced at her and took her hand, "Just follow this princess!" β
"But the princess..."
Taoxin wanted to say something, but I didn't give her a chance to speak anymore, so I pulled her and ran all the way...
Belch... As for where we go? Hey!
As the saying goes, when you leave the palace, you must see the cowherd!