Chapter 171: Secret (8)
What was in the tea bowl, after the imperial doctors came, it didn't take a moment to find out.
It turned out to be oleander juice inside. Oleander has a bitter taste, cold nature, and the whole plant is poisonous, and once taken in excess, it can die.
The poisonous juice found in the tea this time is the plant juice that has been purified in large quantities, so it is very toxic.
Although Shen Yuechen vomited out at the first time, he still showed symptoms of poisoning. After the incident, she was temporarily placed in the warm pavilion in the south courtyard of the Imperial Garden, where she was taken care of by the imperial doctors and palace maids. And Ruan Linluo personally interrogated the palace maids who were responsible for serving the tea, and Mama Tang had a calm face and said sharply: "You'd better recruit now, so as to avoid some pain and have a good time." ”
"You know the rules in the palace, there are more uncomfortable ways than death, and I have them."
Ruan Linluo was so angry that her face turned white because of Shen Yuechen's poisoning. The two bowls of tea were filled with oleander juice, and it was obvious that the person who poisoned her came for her, but she accidentally affected Shen Yuechen.
The doctors said that she had symptoms of poisoning, and they didn't know how toxic it was at the moment, and whether she would worry about her life.
Ruan Linluo grimaced, caught a glimpse of two delicately patterned blue and white tea bowls on the table, reached out and swept the porcelain bowl to the ground, and the tea bowl shattered in response, splashing fragments all over the ground.
Ruan Linluo looked at the fragments and said, "Mama Tang asked them all to kneel down in the palace." ”
It was the first time for her to act so angrily and rudely, and she never had to punish the slave and maid in person, and the people around her would always act on her behalf.
However, at the moment, she was excited and angry, and she couldn't care so much. In case Shen Yuechen has three longs and two shorts, wouldn't she have endangered her life in vain, and how could she be worthy of her grandmother's family.
Mama Tang took the order to take matters into her own hands, and directly pressed the palace maids to the ground full of debris and knelt, the sharp shards instantly pierced the flesh and skin, deeply embedded in the flesh and bones, and the pain was incomparable.
Some palace maids screamed in pain when they knelt up, but they were slapped heavily by Mama Tang, "Bold slaves, dare to shout in front of the mother." With that, he stomped heavily on her leg, allowing the splinter to penetrate her knee completely.
Ruan Linluo said angrily: "No matter what, no matter what method is used, let them confess, who is the mastermind behind the scenes." ”
Mama Tang saluted and replied: "Niangniang, please rest assured, under the heavy punishment, there will be the truth." The slave maid will not be able to give an explanation to the mother in less than half an hour. ”
She has always been a good talker, and she has a very strong wrist. No matter who poisoned today, as long as there is a little clue exposed, she can find out who wants to harm Concubine Jing.
"However, how can you see such a blood-stained scene, it is better to go back to the palace to rest for a while and calm your nerves."
Ruan Linluo didn't have the heart to rest, she thought for a while and said, "This palace went over to see Mrs. Shen, you hurry up and do something, be sure to check it out before the emperor comes." ”
Before the truth of the matter was revealed, Ruan Linluo didn't want to alarm the emperor, after all, this was a matter of the harem, and Shen Yuechen was a relative.
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Inside the Hall of Diligence.
Li Zheng spent the whole morning on the dragon case to review the chapters, and Chen Gonggong, the chief manager of the inner house, waited on the side, serving him tea and pouring water from time to time, grinding and laying paper for him from time to time, doing everything himself, and never letting the little eunuchs around him interfere.
Chen Gonggong's original name was Chen Tai, and he entered the palace at the age of thirteen, and was fortunate to be promoted by the old eunuch master to serve by Li Zheng's side.
Although Li Zheng is the crown prince, strictly speaking, he is the second concubine of the first emperor, born to the queen mother of the main palace from a famous family. Because the emperor's eldest son died before the full moon, the first emperor made him the crown prince and the capital of the country after Li Zheng's full moon.
In terms of appearance, Li Zheng's appearance is handsome. In terms of knowledge, Li Zheng has been smart since he was a child, and he is studious and diligent. In terms of character, although Li Zheng has a ruthless personality, he is also a brave and resourceful person.
Chen Tai has always been loyal to Li Zheng and recognized himself as a good master.
Suddenly, Chen Tai heard the news from Shuiyue Palace, and he didn't dare to delay for a moment, so he hurriedly walked in, knelt down and asked, "Your Majesty, Concubine Jing has just had an accident over there?" ”
Li Zhengzheng was a little tired, and when he heard what he said, he frowned and said, "What's the matter?" ”
Chen Tai bowed down and replied: "I heard that someone did something in the tea that Niangniang entertained, but Niangniang is fine, but a lady from Niangniang's relatives was unfortunately poisoned." ”
"Poisoned!" As soon as Li Zhengyi heard these two words, he was immediately annoyed, his big hand fell, he slapped it heavily on the table, and said sharply: "Who is it?" What is it that doesn't know whether it's alive or dead? ”
Seeing that he was angry, Chen Tai threw himself on his knees and replied, "Your Majesty, be careful of the dragon's body." The Water Moon Palace is investigating this matter thoroughly, but fortunately, Concubine Jing is in good health, and the slave immediately sent someone over to take a look. ”
Li Zheng was very concerned about Ruan Linluo's safety, although he heard that she was fine, he couldn't rest assured, so he only ordered: "You go over and take a look in person, and tell Concubine Jing that I will go over to accompany her after I have dealt with the matter at hand, so that she can be restless for a while." ”
"Yes, the minions obey." After Chen Tai finished speaking, he bowed down and retreated, and hurried to Shuiyue Palace with the little eunuch.
However, at this time, Ruan Linluo was not in her own dormitory, but went to the South Garden of the Imperial Garden.
After Shen Yuechen's accident, Zhu Yuanlan also hurried over, the matter was so big, and now in the harem, this matter is already known to everyone.
Everyone secretly talked about it, I don't know who dared to be so bold and dare to move Concubine Jing, who was in the limelight.
After being poisoned, Shen Yuechen remained unconscious and completely unconscious.
The imperial physicians instructed the palace maids to keep giving her a drink of detoxification soup, and then make her vomit, and so on several times.
Ruan Linluo and Zhu Yuanlan listened to the movement outside, and they were very anxious, obviously in a hurry, but they couldn't do anything.
Zhu Yuanlan's eyes were red, and she gritted her teeth and said, "Who got the poison?" ”
Ruan Linluo also couldn't wait to know who dared to harm herself in such a blatant way, today it was Shen Yuechen who blocked the catastrophe for her, otherwise now, the person lying unconscious on the bed would be her.
The more Ruan Linluo thought about it, the more scared she became, and the more she thought about it, the more angry she became. At this time, Chen Tai came with someone and conveyed the emperor's meaning completely.
After a while, Doctor Wang from the Tai Hospital came out and replied: "Concubine Huijing, Mrs. Zhu's situation is not good, and you still need to observe for half an hour to see how deep the toxicity is......"
This Imperial Physician Wang happened to be the one who diagnosed Shen Yuechen's pulse in the Zhu family at the beginning. In other words, when he saw Shen Yuechen just now, he also felt a little familiar, and after thinking about it, he couldn't help but be surprised.
Ruan Linluo listened to his words, was very dissatisfied, raised her eyebrows and said, "Imperial Doctor, this palace doesn't want to hear such words now. If you can't save it, you have to save it, and this palace doesn't like to go around the bend, so I simply put the words here first. Today, you can't save Mrs. Zhu, and no one will think about it in the future! ”
When Imperial Physician Wang heard this, his face turned pale with fright, and he hurriedly bowed down, and hurried into the inner room for treatment.
Zhu Yuanlan saw her daughter's fierce expression, and couldn't help but remind softly: "Niangniang is anxious, don't be too strict." Oleander poison, although common but difficult to solve, always give them some effort, think of a way. ”
Ruan Linluo looked at her mother and said, "This time it was the intention of the palace to let my sister-in-law enter the palace, but now, she has been affected by the palace like this." If something happens to her, how will Hongu explain it to her grandfather's family? And how to explain it to my cousin? ”
It was she who caused her to be poisoned, and she must not let her have an accident, absolutely not ......
Zhu Yuanlan saw that she couldn't persuade her, so she simply didn't persuade her, only helped her to the side and sat down, and whispered: "Wait a little longer, that child is young and has a good body, he will definitely be fine." ”
Ruan Linluo was silent when she heard this, grabbed her mother's hand, and nodded slightly, but in the next second, her eyes were still red unconsciously.
On the other hand, under Mama Tang's powerful methods, those palace maids finally had someone willing to confess.
Mama Tang followed what she said, smoothed it down little by little, and finally found out who was behind the scenes.
It turned out that the person who was poisoned was Zheng Sanpin Guo Meiren, she used to be by the prince's side, and she could be regarded as the most favored concubine, but unfortunately her background was too low, and she had no children under her knees, so after Li Zheng ascended the throne, she was named a Sanpin beauty, and she did not become a concubine as she wished.
Guo Meiren is known for her jealousy in the palace, so since Ruan Linluo entered the palace, she has been looking at her unpleasantly. In addition, Ruan Linluo was said by everyone to be a phoenix at the beginning, and she was born to be a queen, which made her even more jealous.
Since Ruan Linluo was named Concubine Jing, Guo Meiren began to secretly plan this matter. Until, it began to spread in the palace that once Concubine Jing gave birth to a prince, she would be promoted to the queen, Guo Meiren finally couldn't bear it anymore and began to plot to kill Concubine Jing.
It turned out that she was ready for everything, just a little bit of luck.
The human and material evidence are all there, Chen Tai personally led people to imprison her, who knows, but Guo Meiren desperately did not obey, and kept saying: "This palace is doing this for the emperor, all for the emperor!" Everyone in the palace said that Concubine Jing was a phoenix destiny, so the palace wanted to give her a try to see if she could achieve phoenix nirvana and come back from the dead......"
Seeing that she still dared to deny it, Chen Tai sneered and said: "Whoever the emperor likes is a phoenix, and the emperor is the son of today, so what the emperor said is the will of heaven, and no one needs to try." The slave kindly advises you, it is better to confess your sins obediently, lest you not even be able to leave a whole corpse after death. ”
Guo Meiren was at a loss for words, but now after being so sneered at by Chen Tai, she was even more heartbroken, and she couldn't be caught, so she hit the pillar directly and wanted to die, but was stopped by the little eunuch.
Chen Tai snorted and said: "Guo Meiren, you can't die, if you die, what will the slave take back to the emperor and Concubine Jing to give an errand?" After speaking, he suddenly stepped forward and spat heavily at Guo Meiren's white face: "Slut!" You want to die a happy death, but there is no door! ”
Guo Meiren was escorted into the dungeon of the criminal room, just waiting for Concubine Jing to be sent in person.
Ruan Linluo heard that she was going to seek death, and she also sneered: "Gonggong Chen has done a good job, don't let that wicked woman die, this palace will personally deal with her when she turns around." ”
She has never taken anyone's life in her life, but there are already people who can't wait for her life. When it comes to a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye, she will never be soft.
The person who poisoned her was found, but Shen Yuechen remained unconscious, and the palace maids fed her a bowl of detoxification soup every other hour. The doctors checked her pulse every quarter of an hour to see how her pulse was.
After being so busy for a whole afternoon, before it got dark, Imperial Physician Wang finally came out with a hot sweat in his head and replied, saying that Shen Yuechen's toxicity had been stabilized, and it would not affect his heart, and he had no worries about his life for the time being.
When Ruan Linluo heard this, the whole person immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and sat down on the chair, silently thinking thank God in her heart.
Zhu Yuanlan was more attentive than her, and asked again: "It's naturally good to have a worry-free life, but when will she wake up?" ”
Imperial Physician Wang hesitated slightly, bowed his head and said, "This Weichen is not easy to judge, and he has to observe for another night to make a decision." ”
The duration of one night...... Zhu Yuanlan was a little embarrassed.
Ruan Linluo said, "All of you have to stay here tonight until you confirm that Mrs. Zhu is okay." ”
As the head of the hospital, Imperial Physician Wang naturally could only agree, who let the person who spoke on the other side be the emperor's favorite concubine Jing Niangniang.
After Zhu Yuanlan saw him enter, she walked to Ruan Linluo's side and said softly: "Niangniang, the time when the palace is locked is about to pass, and the concubine has to go back first." ”
Ruan Linluo said: "It's all here, I'm afraid the palace gate has been locked for a long time, my mother should stay in the palace, and the palace will arrange it for you." ”
Zhu Yuanlan shook her head slightly: "Niangniang, the concubine must go back first, and the family is waiting." The child is not in good health now, and if he can't go back, if the concubine doesn't go back, the family may have to worry about what will happen? ”
Ruan Linluo thought about it, so she nodded.
Zhu Yuanlan hurried out of the palace before the palace gate was locked. As soon as he left the palace gate, he immediately hurried back to Ruan's house.
At this time, the Ruan family was sitting together, anxiously waiting for Zhu Yuanlan and Shen Yuechen to come back. However, after waiting and waiting, in the end, I only waited for Zhu Yuanlan, who looked uneasy.
In the morning, the two of them entered the palace together, but now there is only one person when they come back, no need to ask, everyone knows that something is wrong.
Zhu Yuanlan didn't bother to salute as soon as she entered the door, and walked straight to Zhu Jintang, who looked serious, stretched out her hand and gently put it on his shoulder, and carefully considered: "Jintang, my aunt has something to tell you...... Yuechen's child had an accident in the palace, and someone poisoned oleander in Concubine Jing's tea, and as a result, the child was poisoned......"
When Zhu Jintang heard this, he felt like there was a large basin of ice water, which was poured down from head to toe, freezing his whole body.
His face changed, and he couldn't help frowning deeply, surprised and angry.
Zhu Yuanlan's words really shocked the Ruan family, Ruan Zhengshan reacted for the first time and asked, "How about the mother?" ”
Zhu Yuanlan lowered her head and replied: "Niangniang is fine, she heard Yuechen's child say that the tea was very fragrant, so she noticed that something was wrong, so she didn't touch the tea again." ”
Zhu Jintang took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "What about Yuechen? How is she now? Does it matter if you want your body? ”
When Zhu Yuanlan heard this, her eyes were slightly sour, and she felt guilty, and she really didn't know how to speak, "The imperial doctors said that the toxicity on her body has stabilized, but it takes one more night to observe before they know when she will wake up...... Jintang, don't be too anxious, the medical skills of the imperial doctors in the palace are the best, and besides, there is also a mother. ”
When Zhu Jintang heard this, he knew that Shen Yuechen's situation was not good, so he only walked around the same place twice with his hands behind his back, and said anxiously: "She is alone in the palace, if something happens, don't we know any news." ”
Poisoning is a big thing, and if you make a slight mistake, you will die. People who are good when they get up in the morning will not know whether they are alive or dead......
Zhu Yuanlan hurriedly comforted him and said, "Niangniang won't let her have an accident, don't worry." ”
Zhu Jintang's lips moved, but he didn't make a sound. At this time, how could I be relieved, only to feel that my whole heart was being pinched, tight and painful.
Ruan Xiping also personally stepped forward to invite him to sit down, and even put the tea bowl into his hand, saying: "Jintang, don't worry too much, with Niangniang here, the people in the palace will definitely do their best to save the child." ”
Zhu Jintang's hand holding the tea bowl trembled slightly unconsciously, and suddenly remembered that when he got up in the morning, Shen Yuechen put on his clothes, turned around and smiled at him, his chest suddenly suffocated, as if he was pressed by something, and even breathing became difficult......
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Ruan Linluo stayed in the Imperial Garden, unwilling to return to the palace, until the sedan chair sent by Li Zheng personally stopped outside the door, and she had to get up and leave.
Before leaving, she asked Mama Tang to stay here and take care of Shen Yuechen, once she had any situation, she had to send a message as soon as possible.
Li Zheng had been waiting in Shuiyue Palace early, and when he saw her coming back, he looked haggard, his eyes were slightly red, and he couldn't help but sigh: "Why do you have to toss yourself so much, leave it to the imperial doctors to take care of." ”
Ruan Linluo's heart was full of guilt at this time, and after hearing this, she raised her head slightly and glanced at Li Zheng, then hurriedly knelt down to salute, and quietly wiped her eyes, not wanting him to see herself crying.
Li Zheng didn't get up, nor did he comfort her, only waited for her emotions to calm down, and then said to her: "The palace is such a cruel and dangerous place, no one knows what will happen in the next second, who will harm whom?" Who will lose their lives? ”
He has lived in such a bad environment full of intrigue and calculation since he was a child, so he has long been familiar with such things.
Ruan Linluo wanted to speak and stopped, her heart was sour, and she almost wanted to cry, and only after half a sound did she mutter: "It's all because of the concubines, and it's all the concubines who hurt her." ”