Chapter 236: Yong Pingzang has a guilty conscience
Later, people from Tai Hospital also came forward to testify, saying that Youzhu and the others were indeed short of medicine.
Youzhu, on the other hand, swore to heaven that Yongping was falsely accusing her.
"It's true that Mao Dachun is from my hometown, but he hasn't gone so far as to poison me," Youzhu cried. "I did ask him to treat guests on my behalf, but I only gave him five taels of silver. I don't know anything about the rest."
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"It is indeed impossible for Mao Dachun to help you poison, because even he didn't know that you poisoned the food," Yongping said. "In order to dispel our suspicions, you buried him too."
"You are such a mouthful! I think it was you who gave the poison! Otherwise, why would you be the only one among six people to survive?!" Youzhu really hated Yongping to death.
"What you said is simply ridiculous. That's arsenic." Yongping seemed extremely angry, and his lips began to tremble again. "I was lucky to survive because I had gastrointestinal discomfort in those days and didn't dare to eat more.<
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You said I was the one who administered the poison, but you didn’t see me struggling to my death. Who dares to take such a big risk, risking his own life, and then falsely accuse you?
I would only do this unless I have a deep grudge against you and I still have to go to the Lord of Hell to sue you."
It can be seen that Yongping is very articulate and Youzhu is no match for him.
"Don't be so arrogant in front of His Majesty!" Liang Jing sternly stopped him.
The two people immediately knelt on the ground and did not dare to speak.
"According to Yong Ping, Concubine Fu first instigated the young eunuch to murder the sixth princess. After being discovered, the young eunuch took the responsibility and committed suicide.
When the young eunuch died, Concubine Fu had to ask the maids around her to burn paper as a memorial because of her uneasy dreams.
They happened to catch up on this incident, and the palace maid went back and told Concubine Fu, who then asked her to find a way to silence those people.
It happened that the palace maid had received termite poison from the Imperial Hospital, so she came up with the idea of using poison to kill the termites.
Under the guise of asking a fellow villager to treat the guests, she poisoned the food, and her innocent fellow villager was poisoned to death.
But unexpectedly, Yongping escaped and survived.
If this is the case, it makes sense from beginning to end.
But if this is a trick, then the designer will naturally make it look reasonable.
For example, someone pretended to be the maid in front of Concubine Fu, burned paper, and then secretly poisoned the meals prepared by Mao Dachun.
For the matter to come to light, more evidence must be found. Otherwise, this servant girl will inevitably be tortured." The emperor did not ask any more questions, but gave the solution.
Judging from the current situation, it is not easy to overturn Yongping's statement.
Because whether it is the testimony of Taiyuan Hospital or the incident of the polydactyly child, they are more inclined to Yongping's statement.
Both the former dynasty and the harem mostly followed this routine when trying cases, and it was relatively straightforward and effective.
"Your Majesty, wait a minute!" Concubine Fu said, "Don't rush to torture my concubine's maid yet. We have new evidence here."
"Oh," the emperor was very surprised when he heard this, "What evidence is it?"
"I'm stupid, how about I let my maid explain it for you?" Concubine Fu pointed at Xue Hengzhao next to her.
In fact, Liang Jing has been paying attention to Xue Hengzhao's expression. Of course, she cannot stand by and watch if something like this happens.
But Liang Jing was also curious and wanted to know how she could save Concubine Fu and Youzhu.
"Okay, let her say it." The emperor glanced at Xue Hengzhao and felt that she was a bit unfamiliar.
The emperor seldom went to Furong Palace, and when he did, Xue Hengzhao was probably not around.
"Thank you for your permission, Your Majesty." Xue Heng saluted accordingly, and then stood up straight, "I also ask for permission from the Emperor and Queen to allow this servant to confront Yongping."
"That's right." The queen took a special look at Xue Hengzhao and knew from her demeanor that she was of extraordinary origin.
She had also heard that there was a maid in front of Concubine Fu, who was selected from the family members of the guilty ministers.
But there were people like this around Concubine Ying in the past, including Concubine Rong.
Therefore, it is not a bad rule for Concubine Fu to do this.
"Thank you, empress." Xue Hengzhao saluted the queen again, and then slowly walked to Yongping.
Yongping glanced at her but said nothing.
Naturally, he recognized Xue Hengzhao and often interacted with her.
I know that she is Xue Yingchen's daughter, knowledgeable in books and etiquette, smart and capable.
But that's all. After all, she is just a little girl who is not experienced in the world.
He was confident that Xue Hengzhao could not help himself.
"Yongping, do you think no one can see through this plan?" Xue Hengzhao asked as he came up.
"What are you talking about? I only know that I and my brother have been harmed by others. As for the strategies, they were all set up by others." Yong Ping snorted coldly.
"You're not poisoned." Xue Hengzhao said, "right?"
"Are you crazy? Or are you blind?" Yong Ping glared, "The remaining poison in my body has not been cleared yet."
Others didn't believe Xue Hengzhao's words, because so many people had witnessed Yongping being treated at Tai Hospital.
The imperial doctor had already diagnosed him with arsenic poisoning, how could he not be poisoned?
"The most brilliant part of this strategy is here." Xue Hengzhao's expression remained unchanged, not taking Yongping's ridicule into consideration at all, "Everyone thought you were poisoned and thought you were the victim. The most they thought of was what you said.
What you said is not completely correct, but I will never doubt that you are the one who harmed others.
As long as this is not overturned, you will be invincible."
"Are you just being fanciful? No one can spit like this." Yong Ping's voice couldn't help but get louder, "Physician Zhou is here now. Ask him to take my pulse and tell me if I've been poisoned." After saying that, he rolled up his arms and sleeves and asked Dr. Zhou to come over.
"You don't have to be so bluffing. You have been called by the Imperial Physician of Pulse Zhou more than once." Xue Hengzhao said, "Judging from the pulse, the symptoms of nature are very similar to those of poisoning. That's why you dare to be so arrogant.
I ask you again, are you going to explain it yourself, or am I going to expose your cover?"
"Stop coming! It's you who's bluffing! You're still trying to confuse right and wrong!" Yongping blushed and his neck was thick, so naturally he couldn't show his cowardice.
He decided that Xue Hengzhao was deceiving him. He bowed from left to right without turning back, so he had to fight hard to the end.
"Yongping, you have a problem. You can't drink, right?" Xue Hengzhao asked.
"Yes," Yongping admitted, "but don't forget, there is no poison in the wine Mao Dachun invited, only the food is poisonous."
"But what if I say that there is no poison in the vegetables?" Xue Heng looked at him, like a ferret staring at a mouse.
"What are you talking about? How can there be no poison in the food?" Yongping's tone did not soften, but he couldn't help but feel weak in his heart.