Now that we know that the prince was poisoned, the next step is to see how we can find out the person behind it.
Their original intention of inviting someone into the palace was to use that person's hand to directly confront Imperial Physician Zhang and even the entire Imperial Hospital. However, they never expected that Fu Yanshuo would send Liu Wei into the palace, so they couldn't do this otherwise.
The Second Prince's Mansion will also be involved.
"All the objects in the East Palace must be handled by Xiao Lizi. Xiao Lizi has been serving the prince since he was a child and is deeply trusted by the prince. He is the person who is most capable of poisoning without anyone noticing." Chu Miao'er turned around and looked for him.
He took a chair and sat down, "But even if he has evil intentions, Princess Xu Ning has already fallen in love with the prince, and has been trying her best to persuade her father Xu Shangshu to support the prince. In my opinion, there is no need to collude with him. At the moment, it seems
, the Emperor is even more impossible."
Chu Qianqian had also thought about what she said. Xiao Lizi was loyal to Li Lian, and Xu Ning's sincerity was a lesson to behold. Besides, Xu Ning was the first to notice something was wrong with Li Lian, but... Chu Qianqian thought of it.
The last time Xu Ning came to see her, she didn't take it seriously. Wasn't this because she indirectly caused the delay in Li Lian's condition? Chu Qianqian seemed a little irritable and kept pacing back and forth in the hall.
He was not the emperor, nor was he a personal attendant, so who could he be? According to the clues given by Liu Wei, she had no clue.
Seeing this, Chu Miao'er reminded: "Sister, according to what Dr. Liu just said, that child must have reached the age of 18 by now. You might as well send someone to check if there is an imperial doctor named 'Geng' working in the imperial hospital. Maybe they can know something.
What."
"When my father passed away, several veterans from the imperial hospital came to express their condolences, and there was a young-looking imperial physician beside him. I remember those people called him 'Mr. Geng'..." Chu Qianqian murmured in a low voice,
After being silent for a long time, he suddenly stood up and said with a smile, "I will send someone to invite him right now...Chunliu!"
Chunliu opened the door in response, and a strong cold wind blew in through the crack.
"Chunliu, please pass on my decree to ask the imperial hospital if there is a young imperial doctor named Geng. If there is, please invite him here on my behalf and say that the situation is urgent," Chu Qianqian said with a solemn expression, "Hurry up.
, do you understand?”
"Yes, I'll go now, slave." Chunliu turned around and walked away quickly.
The medicines and meals used by the mistresses in the palace to recuperate their health are prepared every day by the Taiyuan Hospital, and then brought back by the palace attendants themselves. When Chunliu arrived at the Taiyuan Hospital, many people were already waiting outside, and they were all excited when she came.
Curts down and salute.
"Sister Chunliu, are you also here to get some medicinal food for the Queen?" A palace maid came forward with a smile and said with a flattering smile.
Chunliu glanced at her and saw the flattering smile in front of her, but couldn't remember which palace she was from. He nodded perfunctorily and looked away from her face.
"Oh, the newcomer just doesn't understand the rules..." A palace maid crossed her arms on her chest and sneered, "Chunliu is the coaxer around the Queen, she is very high-spirited, how can she pay attention to us?
!”
Several palace maids on the side gathered together and covered their mouths and laughed. One of them stepped forward and said flatteringly: "Empress Yin is getting favored by the Holy Spirit now. In time, she will be promoted to the position of concubine. At that time...Sister Yueying
It’s not like he’s rising to prominence...why should he be on the same level as her!"
"Yes, yes, we can't forget about us then!" Other maids echoed.
Putting aside the true feelings and falsehoods, Yue Ying sounded very pleasant to her ears. She glanced at the pitiful man beside her with his neck curled up, and snorted with disdain from her nose.
Each of the imperial doctors was busy with their work. When they saw someone coming, they just lowered their heads slightly to signal, but no one came forward to ask. Chunliu looked for a familiar face and asked.
Doctor Zhang saw Chunliu when he passed by, and hurriedly walked down the steps with his clothes in hand.
"As far as I know, Fengweigong didn't ask for medicinal meals yesterday." Doctor Zhang asked softly, "What's the matter with Miss Chunliu here?"
Chunliu saw the person coming clearly, stopped and bowed slightly, and said politely and politely: "Mr. Zhang, I am here to find a doctor named 'Geng' according to the order of the Queen. If it is convenient for Dr. Zhang, I can also
Please ask Dr. Zhang to help me lead the way."
"The imperial physician named Geng?" Imperial Physician Zhang muttered in a low voice, with a trace of uncertainty in his heart. He asked with a dry smile, "He just entered the imperial hospital this year and has not checked the pulse of the nobles in the palace. Miss Chunliu, Queen
Did your Majesty tell me what to do with him?"
Chunliu shook his head and said calmly: "Doctor Zhang seems to have forgotten the rules of the palace after returning to his hometown for a few days? How can the Queen's intentions be guessed by slaves like us? I have already asked,
He is brewing medicine in the backyard right now. If it is inconvenient for Dr. Zhang, I can just go there myself, so I won’t trouble Dr. Zhang."
People around her couldn't help but cast strange and probing glances at her. Doctor Zhang was already in her fifties, and when she said this, she couldn't keep her face off anymore.
"Geng Le is the grandson of my old friend," Dr. Zhang smiled helplessly, "Miss Chunliu, please come with me."
Chunliu nodded and followed him with a smile. But Doctor Zhang's heart was not so calm. When he turned around, a trace of annoyance flashed on his face.
The boy Geng Le said that last time. He thought about it over and over again and stayed awake for several nights. He had only heard a few mentions about the incident in Jingzhou by others. Whenever he wanted to find out something, Mr. Geng would make excuses.
Yes. However, the imperial court and Jianghu have never interfered with each other, so the poisoner was not found, so the matter was settled hastily.
It wasn't until Geng Le reminded him that he realized it later and broke into a cold sweat. To be honest, he didn't want to believe that His Highness the Crown Prince was poisoned, but he couldn't explain why he had been treating His Highness the Crown Prince for half a year.
, but it’s getting worse... Is it true that my medical skills are deteriorating as I get older?
"Miss Chunliu, he is Geng Le." Doctor Zhang called out to a busy figure from behind, "Mr. Geng——"
There were small stoves neatly arranged in the backyard, and several medicine boys were busy cooking various kinds of decoctions on each stove. Geng Le was fanning the fires of several nearby stoves when he heard someone
Asking him to turn around hurriedly.
"Mr. Zhang, who is this...?" Geng Le pointed at the woman beside him with his cattail leaf fan and asked blankly.
Doctor Zhang blinked and said in a deep voice, "This is Miss Chunliu, the stewardess of Fengwei Palace."
"That's it..." Geng Le handed the cattail leaf fan in his hand to the medicine boy beside him, saluted and said, "Miss Chunliu, I am being presumptuous."
This was Geng Le, the youngest imperial doctor at the Taiyuan Hospital. Chunliu couldn't help but look at him quietly. His grandfather was a figure in the Taiyuan Hospital back then, but he did not rely on the shelter of his family, but relied on his own strength at a young age.
He worked hard to get admitted to Tai Hospital and was willing to work with the drug boy.
"Mr. Geng, the Queen has urgently summoned you to see you in Fengwei Palace. Please come with me." Chunliu showed a hint of appreciation in his eyes and nodded with a smile.
Geng Le subconsciously turned to look at Dr. Zhang, and happened to meet Dr. Zhang's scrutinizing eyes. His eyes began to dodge, and he didn't come back to his senses until Chunliu called again, smiling and nodding in response.
Along the way, Chunliu was speechless and focused on leading the way, while Geng Le followed step by step, appearing full of doubts.
"The Queen, your servants have brought Dr. Geng here."
When Chu Qianqian was telling Chu Miaoer the news that Fu Yunqi had arrived in Mobei, she heard Chunliu's voice coming from outside the door.
"Come in." She nodded gently to Chu Miao'er and said.
Geng Le walked in from the outside calmly, bent down and saluted, and his whole movement was smooth and flowing. Indeed, as Liu Wei said, this man's teachings and etiquette have been deeply ingrained in his bones.
"Are you the grandson of Imperial Physician Geng?" Chu Qianqian asked tentatively.
Geng Le obviously didn't expect this to be the first thing she said. Then he twitched the corner of his mouth helplessly and said with a smile: "Back to the queen, she is none other than Wei Chen."
Hearing this, Chu Qianqian couldn't help but feel happy. She stood up slowly and her voice became brighter: "I asked you to come today because I want to ask about what happened in Jingzhou back then."
"What happened in Jingzhou?" Geng Le suddenly raised his head and asked doubtfully, "I don't know, what does the Queen want to ask about?"
"To tell you the truth, you should also know the condition of His Highness the Crown Prince, but I have just learned from an old friend that the Crown Prince's symptoms are very similar to those in Jingzhou back then. However, the royal family never participated in the disputes between the rivers and lakes, so the records
There are very few," Chu Qianqian stood in front of him and said seriously, "And you happened to witness the whole process with your grandfather in Jingzhou, and also examined the bodies of those people... So I hope you will tell the truth and don't lie.
.”
Geng Le remembered the day he had an argument with Dr. Zhang. After he returned home that day, he told his father in the mansion exactly what happened, but he was scolded by his father. He still remembers his father's warning to this day.
Xin, even if you know that this matter was done by people from Xiejiabao, you must not make it public. Otherwise, His Highness the Crown Prince will be cured, but it will bring disaster to the Geng family. My grandfather is a bloody example.
"The Empress," Geng Le pulled away from his thoughts and said unhurriedly, "I was young at the time, and my grandfather happened to pass by Jingzhou when he took me on a trip. I met someone dying on the street. Out of the kindness of a doctor, my grandfather
He decided to take me to stay with him, but my grandfather didn’t find anything at that time.”
What he meant was that he was too young to remember anything at that time, and he didn't know anything clearly. Chu Qianqian held back her anger that was about to come out, took a deep breath, and smiled again: "Mr. Geng, think about it, if it can be cured
Regarding the prince's illness, I can agree to anything you say."
If it were anyone else, his heart would have been shaken long ago, but Geng Le was not.
"The Empress doesn't know that there are thousands of poisons in the world, and they have the effect of mutually reinforcing each other. If the poisoner cannot be found, no one will dare to try it easily..." Geng Le gritted his teeth and said, "Back then, even my grandfather could not
If you find out, I...if you don't have good medical skills, you won't be able to find out the poison that His Royal Highness was poisoned by."
Chu Qianqian suddenly fell down on the chair, loosened her grip, and the hand stove rolled down.
As he said, isn't there nothing we can do?
"Mrs. Geng, with all due respect, your Majesty never said that the prince was poisoned..." Chu Miao'er, who had been silent until now, suddenly said, "If I understood you correctly, you should have known that the prince had been ill for a long time.
Is it a sign of poisoning?"
Geng Le's eyes widened in panic and he was about to quibble.
"The fourth princess is right. I have never mentioned the prince's poisoning." Chu Qianqian threw off her sleeves and stood up. She looked at him with stern eyes and asked, "I only mentioned it half an hour ago."
You are so certain about this matter, Imperial Physician Geng, how did you learn about it?!"