Chapter 3 Poisoning
In the evening, I saw Yingsleeve come in with a bag of things, and asked, "What is this?"
Yingsleeve opened the package with a smile, "Lotus seeds, Miss has always been restless lately, how about I cook lotus seed porridge for you"
Wei Chengan smiled, picked up a lotus seed and tasted it, with a faint bitter taste
Yingsleeve continued to say, "When I was in Weifu before, Miss would get better every time I was sad and ate lotus seed porridge, so I went to the kitchen to ask for some."
Wei Chengan hooked the corners of his mouth, "You are much more useful than this lotus seed"
Seeing this, Yingsleeve's eyes widened deliberately, "Miss, you don't want to eat me, do you?"
Wei Chengan couldn't help laughing, "I'll help you"
"Good!" Yingsleeve readily agreed
Put the lotus seeds into the pot, Wei Chengan stared at it and thought about it, and put some more in it, "Yingsleeve, you invite Steward Zhou"
"Now, Miss has something to do with him"
Wei Chengan nodded, and Yingsleeve hurriedly went out.
When the two arrived, Wei Chengan just filled two bowls of porridge and carefully closed the lid.
"I've seen the princess"
"I made some porridge with Ying Sleeve, and I want to bother Steward Zhou to help me bring this porridge to the prince to taste, I don't know the taste of the prince and please don't blame the prince."
Wei Chengan handed over a dinner plate, Zhou Fu hurriedly took it, and when he saw two identical bowls, he was a little puzzled, and lowered his head and said, "This"
Wei Chengan only had what King Chen had ordered, and said, "If the prince has no appetite today, it doesn't matter, it's just that Steward Zhou has made a trip in vain, and next time I will tell you what Yingsleeve is talking about."
Steward Zhou knew that the princess had misunderstood, and also knew that she had no intention of embarrassing herself, so she smiled and said, "The princess is too worried, the old slave just wonders why there are two bowls, the princess can rest assured, one bowl is enough for the princess."
Wei Chengan was stunned and realized that he would be wrong, and smiled embarrassedly, "One of these bowls is naturally Steward Zhou's, and I hope the steward won't dislike it."
"Princess, how dare this old slave be" said and was about to bend down and refuse
Wei Chengan hurriedly helped him up, "Don't be polite, butler, you are dedicated to the prince, why can't you be?"
Zhou Fu was speechless for a while, his heart was mixed, and a feeling that it was too long ago came to his heart.
"Steward Zhou, don't shirk it, this porridge is going to be cold, our young lady has always been like this, you will not be surprised in the future" Ying Sleeve saw that the two of them couldn't hold each other, and also opened his mouth to persuade.
"The princess's kindness, the old slave has written it down, and the old slave will retire first"
"Steward Zhou walks slowly"
"Thank you, Princess"
After sending the housekeeper away, the master and servant smiled and wiped out the rest of the food.
Zhou Fu carried two bowls of porridge into the study of the East Courtyard, and saw that the prince was sitting by the desk looking at a letter, and he was afraid that the porridge would be cold, so he said softly, "Lord Wang"
Murong Yuan raised his head when he heard this, and when he saw this, he said, "Uncle Zhou, I don't have an appetite now."
"Lord, you haven't eaten much for dinner, this is porridge made by the princess, how much do you eat, your body is important"
Murong Yuan looked at it carefully, and found that there were two bowls, and he looked at him again.
Zhou Fu smiled, "There is an old slave's"
Murong Yuan hooked the corners of his mouth when he heard this, and smiled inexplicably, "In this way, Uncle Zhou will sit down and eat together."
When Zhou Fu heard this, he put one of the bowls in front of Murong Yuan and said, "Lord Wang, hurry up and eat it while it's hot, and there's no hurry to look at it after eating."
I sat down on the table and chair next to me with my plate.
Murong Yuan opened the lid and asked about the fragrance of lotus seeds, with a slight bitter taste in the mouth, and a trace of sweetness overflowed at the end of chewing, Murong Yuan was relieved. I've been used to it for so many years, so why should it be.
Zhou Fule left with two clean empty bowls and looked at the twinkling stars overhead.
Niangniang, are you protecting the prince in the spirit of heaven?
There has always been a lot of talk in the capital, but recently people are talking about King Chen, who got married a month ago.
Someone saw King Chen and Princess Chen enter a jewelry shop, although King Chen still looked bad, he walked in.
For a while, the people in the capital had different words.
It is said that this King Chen is really blessed with a great life, and he actually picked up a life.
It is said that this princess is really Wangfu's fate, and she has only been married for a month and has allowed King Chen to move freely.
More silly speculation: Could this Chongxi really be able to come back to life?
In the end, it is just speculation, and what outsiders see is always the result, and what the truth is, is just a presumptuous inference one person after another.
Wei Chengan didn't know what was going on outside, but he understood a little bit when he looked at a few hairpin jewelry.
"Miss, Steward Zhou is here," Ying Sleeve walked in and said, followed by Zhou Fu with a hurried expression.
"What's going on with Steward Zhou" Wei Chengan looked at the housekeeper who always advanced and retreated in a certain amount on weekdays but looked anxious today,
"Back to the princess, the prince is sick"
The prince is sick, the prince has not been sick all the time, Wei Chengan did not speak, and looked at him questioningly.
Zhou Fu sighed, "Princess, the princess, he is really sick, the old slave came to invite the princess to see the princess"
Wei Chengan was stunned and hurriedly followed Zhou Fu out of the door, and when he came to the East Courtyard, Murong Yuan was indeed lying on the bed, his eyes closed, frowning, and bursts of cold sweat were already visible on his face.
Wei Chengan was also taken aback, this is clearly a sign of poisoning,
"Steward Zhou, why did the prince suddenly do this" said as he hurriedly took his pulse.
Steward Zhou looked worried, "The princess doesn't know, the princess was summoned to the palace today, and he came back after lunch at the queen's mother's place, but the prince became like this in half a day, and the old slave had no choice but to invite the princess."
After Zhou Fu finished speaking, Wei Chengan also finished diagnosing the pulse, it stands to reason that this is the queen's poisoning, but although she only saw the queen, she saw that she was not such a thoughtful person, so poisoned, after a check, it was clear that she couldn't do it for an unfavored prince, so why did the prince ......
Zhou Fu saw that the princess frowned and didn't speak, her expression was solemn as if she was thinking about something, and she couldn't do it in a panic, "Princess, how is the princess?"
Wei Chengan turned his head, "Steward Zhou, don't worry, the prince's life is safe, but I don't understand some things"
As he spoke, he got up from the bed and turned around to get the medicine box, and happened to see the wilted bamboo under the window, and was stunned for a moment, and his mind lit up for a while.
"Princess" Zhou Fu saw that the princess was stunned at Wen Zhu and reminded carefully.
"Steward Zhou, is the prescription prescribed by the Tai Hospital for the prince still there, can you let me take a look?"
"Naturally, the old slave will go and get it"
Zhou Fu turned around and walked out of the inner room, Wei Chengan took a pill, and Ying Sleeve hurriedly went outside to pour a cup of tea when he saw this.
Wei Chengan originally wanted the prince to take the pill, but the prince gritted his teeth and didn't open his mouth, which made it difficult for the two.
It happened that Zhou Fu came back with a prescription, and Wei Chengan had to invite him to come.
"I still have to bother Steward Zhou to let the prince take the medicine."
"Yes" Zhou Fu handed the prescription and stepped forward, but Murong Yuan was still gritting his teeth.
"How is this good" Zhou Fu also looked at her embarrassed, the prince had never been sick to the point of being unconscious for more than ten years, so he didn't know that the prince would be unwilling to take medicine
Wei Chengan thought about it and gently began to shake Murong Yuan, "Lord, wake up, Lord, Wake up, Wake up"
It took a lot of effort for the three of them to shake him awake, and when they saw Murong Yuan's eyes half open, he looked at them in a daze, his eyes were empty and there was no trace of brightness.
"Lord Wang, you are sick, is it okay to take the medicine" Wei Chengan coaxed the child to pass the medicine to his mouth, and sure enough, Murong Yuan opened his mouth and took the medicine, the three of them were overjoyed, Wei Chengan took the tea handed by Ying Sleeve and fed him a few sips, and Murong Yuan fell asleep again.
Zhou Fu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this, "Princess, is there anything wrong with this prescription?"
Wei Chengan glanced at it and understood, the queen didn't want King Chen to return to heaven, I was afraid that she had heard rumors that King Chen was gradually getting better recently, and she wanted to come to the prescription of the hospital, King Chen had not recovered from his illness, and he would inevitably have to take medicine.
Thinking of this, Wei Chengan said, "Steward Zhou, I'll open a prescription later, and when the prince wakes up, I'll give him a prescription."
"The old slave remembered"
Wei Chengan was about to leave after writing Fangzi, and when he saw that Murong Yuan was sweating a lot again, his body trembled slightly.
"Princess, the prince is fine"
Wei Chengan smiled, "Don't worry, the prince will be fine."
He ordered someone to fetch water, wiped the sweat off Murong Yuan's face, and after wiping it, he got up to say goodbye, Zhou Fu saw this and knew that she kept the rules of the past, but he left a careful thought in his heart, and hurriedly said, "Princess, I am really worried about the appearance of the prince, can you please ask the princess to take care of it more"
Wei Chengan knew that he was worried about the prince, and it was not easy to refuse, so the three of them were guarding in the inner room.
Shen Shi Zhou Fu hurriedly went to decoct the medicine and prepared meals, but before the prince woke up, he let the princess eat outside, and the prince was still asleep when he didn't think about it.
He didn't want to stay, and he began to really worry about the prince who had been asleep for so long
Wei Chengan checked the pulse again before relieving his heart, "It's no big deal, the prince is probably tired"
"The princess said so, the old slave was at ease, the hour is not early, the princess should rest early, the old slave guards the prince."
"Then there is a labor housekeeper, and the housekeeper should also pay attention to the body."
"Yes"
As the two were talking, the person on the bed seemed to hear the sound and frowned and opened his eyes, and Zhou Fu really relieved himself when he saw this and hurriedly stepped forward
"Lord Wang, you're awake"
"Well, when is Uncle Zhou" Although Murong Yuan's speech was still a little hoarse, it sounded really fine
"Back to the prince, it's already time, and you've been asleep for most of the day."
"Is it" said and looked at Wei Chengan on the side, Wei Chengan hurriedly returned the salute "Lord Wang"
"No need to be polite" Murong Yuan got up, Zhou Fu hurriedly helped him sit up, and said with a smile, "Thanks to the princess today, the princess has been guarding the prince here."
Murong Yuan looked at her again, his expression uncertain, "Thank you, princess"
"The prince doesn't have to be polite, it's all within the status of a concubine"
Murong Yuan nodded, and Zhou Fu then remembered the decoction that was already cold, "Lord Wang, you sit down first, and the old slave will go and give you a bowl of medicine."
"Good"
After Zhou Fu left, Wei Chengan also wanted to leave, "Since the prince is fine, the concubine will not disturb the prince's rest."
"The princess is slow"
Wei Chengan knew that he wanted to ask about the queen, and said to Yingsleeve, "Yingsleeve, you go outside and wait for me first"
Yingsleeve also understood, and hurriedly replied, "Yes, miss"
Hearing this, Murong Yuan frowned unconsciously, and after Ying Sleeve left, he motioned for Wei Chengan to sit down and speak, seeing that she was still speechless
"Princess, don't you want to tell this king about what happened" Murong Yuan said lightly
But Wei Chengan listened, although his tone was still distant, but there was no indifference in the past, and he also looked up at him, "I thought the prince had already learned"
"I naturally know who did it, but I still have to ask the princess for this detail."
"The queen should want the prince to be seriously ill again quietly, but she doesn't know that the prince doesn't take medicine every day, so it's self-defeating."
Murong Yuan sighed, "What does the princess think this king should do?"
"The affairs of the court, the concubine is stupid, I really don't know"
"The princess is wise and stupid, where is the stupidity" Murong Yuan smiled bitterly and then said, "The princess has worked hard today, go back and rest early"
"Yes, the concubine has taken her leave"
Wei Chengan turned to leave, and when he walked away, he heard a sentence behind him
"This king believes in the princess once, the princess can't let this king lose"
Wei Cheng'an paused, then raised his feet and walked out, and saw Yingsleeve coming up
"Miss"
Wei Chengan said with a smile, this time it was really a heartfelt smile, "Let's go back"
After Murong Yuan drank the medicine, Zhou Fu took the medicine bowl, "The princess said that if you take it twice, you will be fine, the prince is really scared of the old slave today."
Since the prince faked his illness, where has he really been unconscious.
"Uncle Zhou, don't worry, I'm fine"
"It's okay, fortunately the princess knows how to doctor, otherwise it would be troublesome"
Murong Yuan nodded, this is indeed true, today it seems that there are already people from the queen in the imperial hospital, if the palace of the king of Chen invited the imperial doctor to come over, the queen will naturally find out that the king of Chen, who should be seriously ill, is poisoned, if he invites other doctors into the palace, the queen will also think that the king of Chen is bound to invite the imperial doctor into the palace today, why is there no movement, no matter which kind of shrewdness of the queen is impossible to be indifferent.
Zhou Fu was holding the medicine bowl, and suddenly a thought flashed, "Lord, didn't the queen know that the princess had medical skills, why did she still have it?"
Thinking of this, Zhou Fucai broke out in a cold sweat after realizing it, if the queen wanted to make the prince sick, it would be fine, but I was afraid that the queen would really come to test it.
Murong Yuan glanced at him with a smile, "Uncle Zhou is still so bright"
"Don't laugh at the prince, what should I do now?"
"I was about to ask you, who can the princess see when she enters the palace, and what letters she has sent?"
"That's not true, the princess is only in the courtyard every day, and she hasn't even visited the palace, and as for the strict guards at night, the guards have also been strengthened, and no one should be able to sneak in."
"If the queen is really tempting, she must know from the princess, and now it seems that the queen is not completely sure before she gets the news."
"What the prince said is right, otherwise she wouldn't have bothered to frame the prince"
"It's been a bit of a struggle these days."
"The old slave understands"
Murong Yuan couldn't sleep anymore, so he called Yan Feng to go to the study.
"Prince" Yan Feng soon came, and saw that the prince was just staring at a letter
"Yan Feng, look at it"
Yan Feng took the letter, it was Yan Li's handwriting, and quickly went through it, and said with great joy, "Lord, do we want to present these to the emperor?"
Murong Yuan shook his head, "My father has long been indifferent to the government and politics over the years, and he often gets by, and now we are just afraid that we will startle the snake if we make a rash move, and besides, a prince who has not asked about political affairs for many years suddenly becomes difficult, how do you think others will feel?"
"Shall we just sit idly by?"
Murong Yuan looked at the letter, looked at the letter indifferently, and hooked the corners of his mouth, as if he wanted to ask for his life to take people's impermanence, "How can the news that I got it with great difficulty not play its due use"
"Then I'll go," Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhou Bo walk in and look at Murong Yuan in embarrassment
"What's the matter with Uncle Zhou," Murong Yuan looked up
"Lord, the princess said she wanted to see you, already, already waiting outside the study" The princess has always been observant and has never exceeded it, and today I don't know why, so insisting.
Murong Yuan put away the letter: "Tell her that this king is not available now"
Seeing that Zhou Fu was still in place, "how"
Zhou Fu hesitated and said, "The old slave has already told the prince that he has something to do, but the princess said that he must see the prince if he has something important today, saying that if the prince is inconvenient, he will wait outside for the prince to be free."