Chapter 144 Abandoning the Crown Prince, Chaos in Shengjing
That day, the two women rolled across the bed of nails with their thin bodies in full view of everyone, their snow-white mourning clothes dyed dazzling red.
The two stumbled up to the current crown prince. Witnessed by all the civil and military officials, they bowed and kowtowed three times, imploring the emperor to thoroughly investigate the Jiangnan salt case.
The emperor solemnly stated that he would make the decision for them.
The court ordered that the Ministry of Life and Punishment, Dali Temple and Yushitai jointly try the case, forming a situation of three joint trials.
Due to the high-profile case, public opinion was closely following it. In addition, Zhou Meidai and Jiang Shang came prepared and held key evidence provided by the Zhennan Palace, run by Fu Siye and Fu Jingchao.
Coupled with the various forces adding fuel to the flames, the dust settled in just half a month.
On July 18, the prince returned to Beijing.
On July 20th, the emperor ordered his concubine to depose the prince on the grounds that the prince had colluded with salt merchants and Jiangnan officials to manipulate salt prices!
Imperial Concubine Lu knelt outside the emperor's palace for a whole day and was never summoned. Finally, she fainted and fell seriously ill.
The Lu family, which was once famous for a while, began to keep a low profile. The prince was obviously eliminated and became useless. The officials of the prince's lineage were panicked.
The remaining princes are ready to make a move, and the long-standing calm situation in Shengjing is broken!
And Jiangnan was in even more chaos! A large number of salt merchants and officials were involved in this incident and were arrested one after another.
After the crown prince was abolished, the Xie family's designated position as crown princess was naturally gone. However, the Xie family still had a queen who was firmly seated in the middle palace, so the Xie family's influence was still there.
During such a great purge, the threshold of the Xie family was almost broken, and people came to inquire for information, to establish relationships, and to invite the Xie family to take action.
However, the Xie family thanked guests behind closed doors on the grounds that Xie Zhuohua's serious injury was not optimistic!
Xie Zhuohua's condition was really bad. She fell down and injured her left foot so badly that even famous doctors from Jiangnan couldn't do anything.
In the end, the Xie family found Fu Siye somehow, and Fu Siye planned to take the military doctor there in person.
Shen Xingwan hesitated for a moment, then took Dongqing along with him. Chanyi was a disciple of the ghost doctor Mo Jianchou, who formed his own school of eccentric swordsmanship and had unique methods for treating ailments.
Xie Zhuohua helped her a lot and was the first person to reach out to her when she was in the most difficult time. She couldn't just know about it and ignore it.
In the secret villa of the Xie family, Xie Fengyuan personally greeted him at the door.
Everyone exchanged a few words and got down to business.
Xie Fengyuan looked a little tired and said, "The doctors here in Jiangnan had no choice. I thought the doctors in the army should be better at treating injuries in this area, so I boldly asked General Fu for help."
Fu Siye said gently, "It would be great if I could help."
A group of people walked through the winding water village courtyard and arrived at the place where Xie Zhuohua lived.
Xie Zhuohua was reading a book. When he heard the announcement, he looked up and saw Shen Xingwan immediately smiling and waving to her, "Come here and let me see if there are any injuries. You will worry me to death."
The Xie Zhuohua in front of her still looked bright and cheerful. Although her face was wrapped with splints and gauze, she seemed unaffected. She was still the most dazzling rose blooming in Jiangnan.
Shen Xingwan walked over and sat down next to her, "Sister Xie, I'm sorry, I just came to see you now."
Xie Zhuohua pinched her face and said, "It's okay. Seeing that you are fine makes me relieved."
"Miss Xie, we meet again." Fu Siye said in a calm tone.
Xie Zhuohua raised his head and smiled brightly at him, "Young general Fu, you are well."
Fu Jingchao's eyes glanced back and forth between the two people, always feeling that there was something going on. When did the two people know each other?
A man who looked young stood up, and Fu Siye introduced him, "Lou Ran, my military doctor, hopes to be of help to Miss Xie."
Shen Xingwan also said quickly, "The maid Chanyi beside me has some unique medical skills. I hope I can help Sister Xie."
Xie Fengyuan said, "Your Majesty, General Fu, grandpa wants to meet you."
The contemporary great scholar, the previous prince and emperor's teacher, many people wanted to visit but could not see Mr. Xie. He asked to see them, so of course he went.
Shen Xingwan naturally stayed to accompany Xie Zhuohua.
"Miss Xie, can you let me take a look at the injured area?" Lou Ran said with a cold tone.
"sure."
The maids helped Xie Zhuohua to the couch next to him, and Chanyi quietly used scissors to cut off the gauze on Xie Zhuohua's legs.
The two of them gathered around her knees and inspected her carefully.
Xie Zhuohua acted very calmly and even chatted with Shen Xingwan about the recent situation in Jiangnan.
On Fu Jingchao and Fu Siye's side, after they entered Mr. Xie's study, Xie Fengyuan personally stood guard outside the study from a distance. No one knew what the three of them talked about inside, and they didn't come out even when it was dark.
Fortunately, there is good news from Xie Zhuohua. After checking the side, Chanyi suggested, "Miss Xie's foot is not completely helpless, but the process will be more painful."
"Fighting poison with poison and using insect voodoo for treatment will be a more painful process."
Chanyi was already interested in voodoo insects. After catching the voodoo bug from Shen Xing's bed that time, she became completely obsessed with it.
Lou Ran glanced at Chanyi and said, "Although the idea is rather strange, I can definitely give it a try."
The focus of Xie Zhuohua's injuries was not on the bones, but on the upper and lower legs. When he rolled down the mountain in the woods, the wounds on his legs were scratched. It is unknown what was contaminated.
The piece of flesh that caused the wound on her calf ulcerated repeatedly and tended to expand. It could not heal despite all the efforts. If this continued, amputation was likely to be necessary.
Chanyi's idea is to use Gu insects that specialize in eating carrion to eat the carrion on Xie Zhuohua's legs, and then use drugs to help grow new meat.
It is a bloody and painful method.
"Go ahead and do it boldly. I was already prepared for amputation, and it won't be worse than this." Xie Zhuohua said calmly.
Lou Ran, who has always been cold-tempered, couldn't help but praise, "Ms. Xie's character is as resolute and strong as a soldier in the army."
There was hope for a cure, and Shen Xingwan breathed a sigh of relief.
"The old lady said that after this incident is over, she will officially let you join the Shen family's genealogy." Xie Zhuohua said.
Shen Xingwan smiled bitterly, "I don't really want to enter now."
Xie Zhuohua patted her head, "After entering, she will be the granddaughter of the Shen family, which is always a good thing."
"Old lady, do you know why I'm fine?" Shen Xingwan squinted his eyes, belatedly realizing the flaw in Xie Zhuohua's words.
Lou Ran and Chanyi had just retreated and went to the study next door to discuss the treatment plan.
There were only two of them in the room. Xie Zhuohua said without concealment, "The old lady naturally has her own channels for information."
Speaking of which, Mrs. Shen is actually Mr. Xie's younger sister. Speaking of which, Xie Zhuohua wants to call her aunt.
Unfortunately, after Mrs. Shen returned to Jiangnan, she lost her son overnight and had a cold personality, so she could not escape from the world.
In fact, Xie Zhuohua was not close to her. He was used to calling the old lady when he saw her with everyone.
There are two queens of the Xie family, one is the queen of the late emperor, the elder sister of Mrs. Shen, and the eldest daughter of the Xie family at that time.
Later, the prince died, and the queen died soon after.
Now that he is in power, the late emperor has decreed that Mr. Xie's legitimate daughter and aunt of Xie Zhuohua will be the new emperor's empress.
