Chapter 44: The murderer emerges
In Wutian City, after Xuanwu sent Xuanxin away, he began to investigate the poisoning. The matter discussed with Divine Doctor Liu Junyu before is also continuing, and when Divine Doctor Liu finds Poison Tianba, the apprentice of Poison Heaven, he can start smelting. Of course, these things are all done in secret, and even Concubine Xuan, who introduced Doctor Liu, doesn't know about it. I only know that Doctor Liu is going out to find medicine, and only Xuanwu and Liu Junyu know the rest.
Divine Doctor Liu only left a prescription to alleviate the toxicity, and he took the token of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and left the palace smoothly. The destination went straight to the Five Poisons City in the southwest region. Because of the apprentice of the Poisonless Heaven, in order to facilitate the study of poisons, after leaving the master, he has been nesting in the southwest region under the control of the Xi family, concentrating on the study of the master's left master's flat body - the Five Poisons Soul Refining Technique.
Tengfeng Palace
The sunlight refracted through the window, and the birds outside the courtyard chirped; The palace maids were busy with their own affairs, including those who delivered medicine, water, cleaning, and standing guard.
On the bed in the hall, the Empress Dowager Qiandu's white temples were scattered, lying quietly, and occasionally coughing lightly. Suddenly, the Empress Dowager Qiandu wanted to get up.
"Wu'er... Wu'er..."The Empress Dowager Qiandu called weakly.
"Hurry up and invite His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come over, the Queen Mother thinks of His Royal Highness the Prince." Shuhua commanded.
"Yes." The handmaid bowed her head and withdrew.
Shuhua picked up the medicine she had just brought over, walked to the queen mother's bedside, put the medicine on the table, and skillfully cushioned the queen mother's waist, so that the queen mother could sit more comfortably. Then he picked up the medicine and prepared to give the queen mother medicine.
"Queen Mother, it's time to take medicine. This is the medicine prepared for you by Divine Doctor Liu, and it is the medicine that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince instructed the slaves and maids to boil. Please drink some from the Queen Mother. Shuhua said bitterly.
"It turned out to be ordered by Wu'er, so it was presented and the mourning family drank it." The Queen Mother gladly accepted.
Don't look at the Queen Mother, who is in her seventies, but in terms of drinking medicine, she is still very childish and doesn't eat bitter. But if it's the prince's intention, no matter how bitter it is, she will endure it and drink it, it's cute.
Shuhua fed the queen mother medicine one by one, and the queen felt that this was too slow and the time to endure hardship was longer, so she snatched the bowl from Shuhua's hand and drank it with a gulp.
At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also arrived, and Shuhua was ready to get up and salute His Royal Highness the Prince.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince Wan'an!" Shuhua bowed her head.
"Flat." Xuanwu Dao.
Xuanwu didn't care much about these etiquettes, after speaking. Without looking, he walked to the queen mother's bed.
"Imperial Grandmother, Wu'er has come to see you. Are you feeling better? Xuanwu stepped forward and asked with concern.
"Much better, my good grandson. The weather is very good today, would you like to accompany the imperial grandmother to the imperial garden for a walk? The Empress Dowager Qiandu said and motioned to the maid to change her clothes.
"Yes, Imperial Grandmother. Nawu'er is waiting for you outside the temple. Xuanwu said and left the dormitory of the Empress Dowager Qiandu, standing outside the hall and looking at the surrounding environment.
I can't help but think of all kinds of things in my childhood, and feel how carefree I was before, and I played with the royal brothers in the courtyard of the imperial grandmother. At that time, the second emperor brother....
Thinking about it, the imperial grandmother had already changed her clothes and walked out accompanied by her maidservant.
Xuanwu quickly stepped forward to support the Queen Mother, "Imperial Grandmother, at your age, you really need to come out and move around more." Move the tibia to invigorate the blood. Spending more time in the sun is good for your body. ”
"When did the grandson of the mourning family become so sensible? I also know that I care about the body and bones of the mourning family. Hehe...."Empress Dowager Qiandu asked with relief when she heard Xuanwu's words of concern.
"When did the grandson stop caring about the imperial grandmother? Don't wronged your grandson, your grandmother. Xuanwu said a little pretending to be angry.
"Okay, good, Wu'er of the mourning family is the most sensible." The Empress Dowager Qiandu smiled even more and said dotingly.
Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and looked at Xuanwu mysteriously, "Wu'er, you said before that you already have a favorite woman." Now, can you tell the imperial grandmother which lady is that woman? ”
"She's not a big girl, but she has her own business, and now she probably has opened a lot of branches. She is a woman with great ideals and ideas, and she likes to think about today's women. Even the things she designed were things to help women. It's the first time I've met such a smart and unique strange woman......" Xuanwu recalled all kinds of things in Maitreya Jicheng, and commented on Yu Ji's various things with a smile.
It was the first time for the Empress Dowager Qiandu to see Wu'er's evaluation of a woman so gushing, and her heart was already cloudy. His grandson really likes the woman in his heart. I couldn't help but be even more curious to see the woman.
At this time, Xiang Guifei Niangniang happened to pass by the imperial garden and saw the queen mother and the prince chatting about something. I thought to myself, 'Why did this old thing suddenly change his spirit?' Don't..... Go back and question the rice buckets. Then he walked towards the Queen Mother.
To add, there is also a reason for Concubine Xiang's resentment towards the Empress Dowager Qiandu. Back then, when Concubine Xiang was still waiting to marry her daughter, she was already in love with her and dragged each other for life. Just because when Xiang Guifei followed her father to Beijing for a banquet, she was taken by the emperor at a glance, and the Queen Mother issued a decree to point Xiang Guifei to the emperor. Of course the emperor was happy, but Concubine Xiang was not. So after several twists and turns, the Queen Mother temporarily executed Xiang Guifei's hair on the charge of casually setting up a crime in order to break Xiang Guifei's thoughts. Since then, Concubine Xiang's hatred for the Queen Mother has only increased, and she can't wait to kill her immediately to vent her anger.
But in order not to implicate the family behind him, he still endured it. But the hatred will not be reduced, so there is the poisoning incident.
Xiang Guifei greeted with a smile: "The Queen Mother, Jin An." ”
"Xiang Guifei Niangniang Wan'an." Xuanwu saluted.
"Flat."
"Flat."
The Queen Mother and Concubine Xiang said one after the other.
"The queen mother is in good spirits today? I can come out and walk around, and it seems that my body bones are almost healed. Xiang Guifei greeted with a smile.
"Today, Erchen wants to take the imperial grandmother out to relax and drive away some of the gloom. When you are in a good mood, you can get better. Xuanwu replied without thinking.
"Then the concubine will not disturb the gathering of the Queen Mother and His Royal Highness the Prince, and the concubine still has matters, so she will retire first." Xiang Guifei turned around and left as she spoke.
Xuanwu and the Queen Mother looked at her back as she left, each thoughtful.
Xiang Guifei's dormitory
"Someone!" Xiang Guifei sat on the chair with some annoyance.
"Guifei Niangniang, what do you command?" A servant girl stepped forward and bowed her head and replied.
"Bring the little Anzi who was placed next to the Queen Mother to the palace, the palace has something to ask." Xiang Guifei drank the tea presented by the maid, raised her eyes and said.
"No!" Answer respectfully, and leave.
After a while, Xiao Anzi crept in.
"See the concubine Niangniang, the concubine Niangniang Wan'an." Xiao Anzi saluted a little panickedly.
"Do you know why this palace is looking for you?" Xiang Guifei tasted tea by herself, and didn't look at Xiao Anzi at a glance.
"Concubine Niangniang, Xiao Anzi really did what you asked. As for why her condition has improved, the little one really doesn't know. Ask the concubine to spare her life. Xiao Anzi was shocked, knowing that something had happened, so he begged for mercy first.
"If you want to live, it's too late. Drag it out! Xiang Guifei roared expressionlessly.
"The concubine spare her life! Guifei Niangniang...."In Xiao Anzi's shout, he was dragged out.
But what the concubine didn't expect was that Xiao Anzi was just dragged out of the palace and was robbed. The two eunuchs who dragged Xiao Anzi away were also killed and taken away together, and their bones were gone, and their whereabouts were unknown.
Golden Dragon Palace
The secret guards knelt in the hall with Xiao Anzi, who had just been captured, and Xuanwu was already sitting on the prince's chair, watching this scene affectionately and mightily. Xiao Anzi struggled a few times just now, and when he saw that it was His Royal Highness the Prince, he immediately quieted down.
"Xiao Anzi, why did you appear in the Xiangning Hall of Concubine Xiang? Come early from the truth. Xuanwu looked at Xiao Anzi, afraid of missing one of his looks.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spares my life, I didn't mean to harm the Queen Mother, it was Concubine Xiang who forced me. If I don't do it, it will be Xiao Anzi who will die, and Xiao Anzi will not dare to disobey. "Xiao Anzi really recruited from the truth, because if it weren't for His Royal Highness the Prince, he would be a dead man by now. Therefore, don't hide it anymore, after all, it is Concubine Xiang who is unkind first.
Xuanwu was a little surprised, thinking that he would need to grind a whole thing before he could ask something. I also thought of a lot of tricks waiting to be used, but now I don't need them, and I'm a little disappointed.
"Why did Concubine Xiang harm the Queen Mother? Do you know why? "Xuanwu was a little puzzled, because it had been so many years. I didn't see what kind of festival Xiang Guifei and the Queen Mother had, they were usually kind and angry when they met, and they couldn't see any flaws.
"Back to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, you definitely don't know. Only the older generation knows about this, and because of the Queen Mother, everyone is reluctant to mention it. Xiao Anzi talked eloquently.
"Seeing that you are not very old, how do you know?" Xuanwu asked.
"The slave family was also helping Xiang Guifei Niangniang to do things, and listened to Xiang Guifei's personal maid. Back then, Concubine Xiang had already entrusted her with Fa Xiao for life, and he would not marry. Later, because he went to the palace with his father to attend a banquet, he was favored by the emperor, and was given to the emperor as a concubine by the queen mother. But this is not a reason for Xiang Guifei to hate the Queen Mother, what really makes Xiang Guifei hate the Queen Mother to the bone is that after the Queen Mother learned that Xiang Guifei had a relationship with her, she was afraid that it would spread and lose royal face. Just set up a crime casually and beheaded Concubine Xiang's hair in public. Since then, Concubine Xiang has begun to resentful of the Queen Mother. Xiao Anzi is like a bamboo pouring beans and tells the truth of the matter.
I see, no wonder. It has to be like the best of both worlds, how can you make Xiang Guifei let go of her resentment and solve the poisoning matter? Xuanwu was even more distressed now........