As soon as Lao Zhu finished speaking, several maids knelt down and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, I have been wronged. I definitely don't have the guts to harm the Lord."
The whole room was filled with begging for mercy. Only Han Duding looked at the medicine bowl placed on the coffee table beside the bed, stepped forward to pick it up and asked: "Madam, is this the medicine my father-in-law drank?"
The Duke's wife nodded and said while crying: "Yes, I didn't even finish the medicine, so..."
Han Du took a look at the bowl and said, "Whether it is a problem with the medicine or not, you will know after you try it."
"How to try?" Lao Zhu asked in a deep voice. .??.
Han Du smiled, dipped a spoon into the potion in the bowl, raised his head and poured two drops into his mouth.
"Han Du, you are crazy!" Lao Zhu suddenly opened his eyes wide and shouted immediately.
Not only Lao Zhu, but everyone else, including Lao Furen and Hua Zhong, all looked at Han Du in shock.
Han Du waved his hand to stop everyone, and was about to explain that no matter how poisonous the poison is, even a small dose cannot kill people. "It's okay, this is just a little medicine."
Before Han Du finished speaking, he felt that his mouth kept moving, and all the strength in his body was taken away. His whole body seemed to have no bones, and he fell limp towards the ground.
"Handu~"
"Handu~"
"Handu~"
When Lao Zhu, the Duke's wife, and Huazhong and others saw him, they immediately stepped forward to support Han Du.
Han Du's eyes could clearly see the anxiety on everyone's faces, and his ears could hear everyone's voices calling him. But his whole body was not under his control at all, and his body seemed to suddenly have nothing to do with him.
Same thing.
Han Du seemed to feel that he was being stripped out of his body, as if the whole world was moving away from him, and he was falling into the deepest darkness.
I don’t know how long it took, maybe ten thousand years, but it seemed like only a second had passed. Han Du suddenly felt that his imprisoned body was in contact with his consciousness again. His eyelashes moved slightly a few times, and he slowly opened his eyes.
eyes.
Seeing Han Du open his eyes, Lao Zhu suddenly became happy and continued to shout: "Han Du, are you okay? Don't scare me anymore."
The poison comes on violently, but fades away quickly.
Just as Lao Zhu spoke, Han Du recovered a lot and was able to speak, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'm fine."
"Are you really okay?" Lao Zhu was a little worried. Li Wenzhong's death made him have some opinions about Han Du, but he never thought that it would take Han Du's life. But Han Du's impetuous behavior just now really worried Lao Zhu.
Zhu was quite frightened.
If Li Wenzhong died and a good son-in-law was lost, Lao Zhu would probably go crazy with anger.
Han Du slowly reached the ground alone, raised his head and asked the Duke's wife, "May I ask, Madam, after Duke Cao Guo drank this medicine, did his symptoms resemble those below?"
Mrs. Cao Guogong immediately nodded repeatedly and said: "It's exactly the same as you, but it's much more serious than yours. I couldn't wake you up no matter how I screamed. By the time I found out, it was already too late."
Han Du nodded, knowing it well. He explained: "That's because the father-in-law drank too much. I only drank two drops and I almost didn't survive."
Lao Zhu also understood that the medicine must have been poisoned, so he said: "What kind of poison is this that is so powerful?"
Handu said: "This is tetrodotoxin."
"Pufferfish
?" Lao Zhu was stunned.
Everyone knows that puffer fish is poisonous, but no one knows that puffer fish's poison is so powerful.
"It's the pufferfish." Han Du nodded and continued: "The pufferfish is not only poisonous in its meat, but also poisonous in other parts, and even more toxic than what's inside the meat. Especially the pufferfish's ovaries, which are the most poisonous part of the pufferfish."
"But this medicine has been cooked. Even if you put the puffer fish in it, it would still be cooked, right?" Hua Zhong asked in confusion.
Han Du's body had recovered and he struggled to stand up from the ground. He sighed and said, "The meat can be cooked, but the toxins in pufferfish will remain even after it is cooked."
Seeing that the imperial doctor was still being held by the guards of Yiluansi, Han Du said to Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty, this is none of their business, can you let them go first?"
Lao Zhu was silent for a moment, and finally waved his hand to let everyone go.
Seeing this, Han Ducai said: "Where is the medicine dregs? Whether it is the medicine dregs or not, you will know after taking a look at the medicine dregs."
In a place like Cao Guogong's Mansion, the dregs of the decoction must be kept intact so that things can be traced.
Soon someone brought the medicine dregs, opened it, and after rummaging through it carefully, they found some small spherical objects inside the medicine dregs.
Han Du gently picked up a pill with a medicine spoon and asked several imperial doctors: "Look, do you see this in the medicinal materials you prescribe?"
"This, this, this is absolutely not the case. There is absolutely no such thing in the prescriptions prescribed by the ministers. What on earth is this?" Several imperial doctors were immediately shocked.
"I'm afraid these are pufferfish eggs." Han Du sighed.
Lao Zhu's expression condensed, and he turned to look at the maids who were grabbing the medicine and decoction.
"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life. I will never dare to poison the Lord~"
But no matter how they begged for mercy, Lao Zhu never let them go. When things got to this point, it was obvious that someone took the opportunity to mix the puffer fish eggs into the pot while they were making or decoction. And these people have the biggest
Suspected, no one dares to exonerate them now, including Han Du.
Han Du looked at the maids being dragged away by the guards and lamented in his heart, these people would have to shed their skin even if they died. But there was no way, who would let them be unlucky enough to do such a thing. After all, Cao Guogong was poisoned and no one was buried with him.
, it can’t be justified no matter what.
Not only do they have to be buried with someone, but it’s also not enough without them.
Three days later, Han Du was summoned into the palace by Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu was rare and did not sit on the dragon throne, but sat on His Majesty Dan with a lonely expression. Even Han Du's greetings, Lao Zhu did not react at all.
Han Du lowered his head and knelt on the ground, silent.
After coming over for a while, Lao Zhu sighed and said, "Han Du, do you still remember the female official who assassinated my grandson?"
"Remember." Hearing Lao Zhu say this, Han Du couldn't help but have some guesses in his heart. Apart from those people, Han Du couldn't think of anyone who could use so many secret methods.
"The interrogation has come out. One of the maids who cooked the medicine belongs to them." After Lao Zhu finished speaking, there was a long silence.
Han Du was kneeling on the ground and didn't know what Lao Zhu was planning, so he didn't dare to speak rashly.
Lao Zhu opened his right hand, and a jade pendant appeared in his hand.
"This jade pendant was presented to me by Bao'er during the last Longevity Festival. However, it has only been less than a year. Who could have imagined that things have changed?"
(PS: Today is also my darkest moment, woo woo~) As soon as Lao Zhu finished speaking, several maids knelt down and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, I am unjust. I definitely don't have the guts to harm the Lord."
The whole room was filled with begging for mercy. Only Han Duding looked at the medicine bowl placed on the coffee table beside the bed, stepped forward to pick it up and asked: "Madam, is this the medicine my father-in-law drank?"
The Duke's wife nodded and said while crying: "Yes, I didn't even finish the medicine, so..."
Han Du took a look at the bowl and said, "Whether it is a problem with the medicine or not, you will know after you try it."
"How to try?" Lao Zhu asked in a deep voice.
Han Du smiled, dipped a spoon into the potion in the bowl, raised his head and poured two drops into his mouth.
"Han Du, you are crazy!" Lao Zhu suddenly opened his eyes wide and shouted immediately.
Not only Lao Zhu, but everyone else, including Lao Furen and Hua Zhong, all looked at Han Du in shock.
Han Du waved his hand to stop everyone, and was about to explain that no matter how poisonous the poison is, even a small dose cannot kill people. "It's okay, this little medicine"??
Before Han Du finished speaking, he felt that his mouth kept moving, and all the strength in his body was taken away. His whole body seemed to have no bones, and he fell limp towards the ground.
"Handu~"
"Handu~"
"Handu~"
When Lao Zhu, the Duke's wife, and Huazhong and others saw him, they immediately stepped forward to support Han Du.
Han Du's eyes could clearly see the anxiety on everyone's faces, and his ears could hear everyone's voices calling him. But his whole body was not under his control at all, and his body seemed to suddenly have nothing to do with him.
Same thing.
Han Du seemed to feel that he was being stripped out of his body, as if the whole world was moving away from him, and he was falling into the deepest darkness.
I don’t know how long it took, maybe ten thousand years, but it seemed like only a second had passed. Han Du suddenly felt that his imprisoned body was in contact with his consciousness again. His eyelashes moved slightly a few times, and he slowly opened his eyes.
eyes.
Seeing Han Du open his eyes, Lao Zhu suddenly became happy and continued to shout: "Han Du, are you okay? Don't scare me anymore."
The poison comes on violently, but fades away quickly.
Just as Lao Zhu spoke, Han Du recovered a lot and was able to speak, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'm fine."
"Are you really okay?" Lao Zhu was a little worried. Li Wenzhong's death made him have some opinions about Han Du, but he never thought that it would take Han Du's life. But Han Du's impetuous behavior just now really worried Lao Zhu.
Zhu was quite frightened.
If Li Wenzhong died and a good son-in-law was lost, Lao Zhu would probably go crazy with anger.
Han Du slowly reached the ground alone, raised his head and asked the Duke's wife, "May I ask, Madam, after Duke Cao Guo drank this medicine, did his symptoms resemble those below?"
Mrs. Cao Guogong immediately nodded repeatedly and said: "It's exactly the same as you, but it's much more serious than yours. I couldn't wake you up no matter how I screamed. By the time I found out, it was already too late."
Han Du nodded, knowing it well. He explained: "That's because the father-in-law drank too much. I only drank two drops and I almost didn't survive."
Lao Zhu also understood that the medicine must have been poisoned, so he said: "What kind of poison is this that is so powerful?"
Handu said: "This is tetrodotoxin."
"Pufferfish
?" Lao Zhu was stunned.
Everyone knows that puffer fish is poisonous, but no one knows that puffer fish's poison is so powerful.
"It's the pufferfish." Han Du nodded and continued: "The pufferfish is not only poisonous in its meat, but also poisonous in other parts, and even more toxic than what's inside the meat. Especially the pufferfish's ovaries, which are the most poisonous part of the pufferfish."
"But this medicine has been cooked. Even if you put the puffer fish in it, it would still be cooked, right?" Hua Zhong asked in confusion.
Han Du's body had recovered and he struggled to stand up from the ground. He sighed and said, "The meat can be cooked, but the toxins in pufferfish will remain even after it is cooked."
Seeing that the imperial doctor was still being held by the guards of Yiluansi, Han Du said to Lao Zhu: "Your Majesty, this is none of their business, can you let them go first?"
Lao Zhu was silent for a moment, and finally waved his hand to let everyone go.
Seeing this, Han Ducai said: "Where is the medicine dregs? Whether it is the medicine dregs or not, you will know after taking a look at the medicine dregs."
In a place like Cao Guogong's Mansion, the dregs of the decoction must be kept intact so that things can be traced.
Soon someone brought the medicine dregs, opened it, and after rummaging through it carefully, they found some small spherical objects inside the medicine dregs.
Han Du gently picked up a pill with a medicine spoon and asked several imperial doctors: "Look, do you see this in the medicinal materials you prescribe?"
"This, this, this is absolutely not the case. There is absolutely no such thing in the prescriptions prescribed by the ministers. What on earth is this?" Several imperial doctors were immediately shocked.
"I'm afraid these are pufferfish eggs." Han Du sighed.
Lao Zhu's expression condensed, and he turned to look at the maids who were grabbing the medicine and decoction.
"Your Majesty, spare your life, Your Majesty, please spare your life. I will never dare to poison the Lord~"
But no matter how they begged for mercy, Lao Zhu never let them go. When things got to this point, it was obvious that someone took the opportunity to mix the puffer fish eggs into the pot while they were making or decoction. And these people have the biggest
Suspected, no one dares to exonerate them now, including Han Du.
Han Du looked at the maids being dragged away by the guards and lamented in his heart, these people would have to shed their skin even if they died. But there was no way, who would let them be unlucky enough to do such a thing. After all, Cao Guogong was poisoned and no one was buried with him.
, it can’t be justified no matter what.
Not only do they have to be buried with someone, but it’s also not enough without them.
Three days later, Han Du was summoned into the palace by Lao Zhu.
Lao Zhu was rare and did not sit on the dragon throne, but sat on His Majesty Dan with a lonely expression. Even Han Du's greetings, Lao Zhu did not react at all.
Han Du lowered his head and knelt on the ground, silent.
After coming over for a while, Lao Zhu sighed and said, "Han Du, do you still remember the female official who assassinated my grandson?"
"Remember." Hearing Lao Zhu say this, Han Du couldn't help but have some guesses in his heart. Apart from those people, Han Du couldn't think of anyone who could use so many secret methods.
"The interrogation has come out. One of the maids who cooked the medicine belongs to them." After Lao Zhu finished speaking, there was a long silence.
Han Du was kneeling on the ground and didn't know what Lao Zhu was planning, so he didn't dare to speak rashly.
Lao Zhu opened his right hand, and a jade pendant appeared in his hand.
"This jade pendant was presented to me by Bao'er during the last Longevity Festival. However, it has only been less than a year. Who could have imagined that things have changed?"