Eight hundred and eighty-eighth chapter thorough investigation
If there is hope of living, no normal person would be willing to die.
Even though Chen Huang felt that he was terminally ill and almost resigned to his fate, when he heard the news that he could still be saved, he couldn't help but feel excited, and his whole body instantly became much more energetic.
Obviously, whether the throne is passed to King Run or to King Duan, how can it be better to be the emperor yourself?
If he could still be emperor, he would not consider this issue at all.
Tang Ning looked at him and said, "Your Majesty, I have recruited two strange people when I came back from Guizhou this time. Why don't you let them diagnose your Majesty first?"
How could Chen Huang give up the hope of living? He said anxiously: "Xuan, Xuan quickly!"
After a while, the fourth elder withdrew his fingers from Chen Huang's wrist. Chen Huang looked nervous and asked: "How is it?"
The fourth elder stood up and said, "Your Majesty, this poison can be cured."
"Hahaha!" The depression in Chen Huang's heart for many days was gone. He couldn't help but smile up to the sky. He smiled and laughed without taking a breath. He covered his mouth and coughed violently.
Wei Jian hurriedly stepped forward, patted him on the back, and said hastily: "Your Majesty, please slow down, please..."
The fourth elder changed his tone and said: "However, His Majesty has been deeply poisoned and his internal organs have been damaged. Even if he is nursed back to health, his lifespan will be greatly reduced..."
Emperor Chen asked: "How many years do I have left? Do I have it in five years?"
The fourth elder said: "If you take good care of it, it will last ten years."
"Please, old man." Chen Huang looked at her and said, "If you can help me save ten years of life, I will be very grateful..."
Tang Ning glanced at Chen Huang, wondering if he would have said what he just said if he knew that the thing that almost poisoned him was invented by the Fourth Elder.
After saying these words, Chen Huang seemed to have exhausted all his strength, leaning on the bed weakly, and asked feebly: "I, how did I get poisoned?"
Tang Ning pointed to the incense burners in the palace and said to Wei Jian, "Go and extinguish those incense burners."
Chen Huang looked at Tang Ning and said in disbelief: "Is there something wrong with the incense burner?"
Tang Ning nodded and said, "The incense that Your Majesty usually uses has been mixed with a drug called Anshen Incense. This drug comes from Guizhou. When consumed in moderation, it has the effect of calming the nerves and promoting sleep. But if it is used day and night,
If you smell it at night, this medicine will turn into a deadly poison..."
Emperor Chen lowered his face and asked: "How could there be such a strange poison in the palace? I will summon the provincial official responsible for this matter and interrogate him strictly!"
Tang Ning looked at Emperor Chen and said: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, this matter should not be made public. Someone in the palace dares to plot against Your Majesty. The intention must be huge. If you act rashly, I am afraid it will scare the snake..."
Tang Ning did not directly tell Emperor Chen that this incident was done by Concubine Tang Hui. Firstly, he had no direct evidence, and secondly, he could not explain why he knew about it. Fortunately, as long as he knew that the problem was with the incense
, follow the clues, and you will soon be able to find out the mastermind behind the scenes...
Chen Huang obviously figured out the reason behind this, his face became extremely gloomy, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.
This was the closest he came to death. The last time was when King Kang rebelled. Without Tang Ning's advance preparation, he would have died long ago in Xishan.
This time, if Tang Ning came back a month late, she might have to attend his funeral.
His chest rose and fell a few times, he looked at Tang Ning and said, "I will leave this matter to you to investigate. Wei Jian, you are here to help."
Wei Jian bowed slightly and said, "I obey the order."
After Chen Huang took the antidote, he fell into a deep sleep. Anshenxiang is a chronic poison, and the detoxification process is also very long. It will take at least half a year to completely remove the remaining poison from his body.
Tang Ning and Wei Jian walked out of the palace. Wei Jian looked at him and asked, "Master Tang, where should we start investigating?"
Tang Ning said: "Let's go to the Ministry of Internal Affairs first."
The Ministry of Internal Affairs, also known as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, is an organization responsible for the daily living expenses of the royal family. The incense used by Emperor Chen to calm the gods was prepared by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and then the eunuchs or maids fetched it from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and brought it to the Yangtze Temple.
Since we want to investigate, we naturally have to start from the source.
Of course, Tang Ning knew the answer in advance. He knew that the problem was not with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but was just a matter of going through a process to dispel Huang Chen's suspicion.
The chamberlain, Tang Ning looked at the incense burner on the table, pinched up the ashes, put it under her nose, smelled it, and said, "No problem."
Since there is no problem at the source, someone must have tampered with the process of transporting the incense burner from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to the Temple of Yang.
Tang Ning looked at the officials and servants of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and said, "Don't tell anyone what happened today. Just pretend that nothing happened..."
Several officials immediately bowed and said: "Yes..."
Despite Tang Ning's advice, Wei Jian was still worried and placed several trusted eunuchs here to monitor every move of everyone in the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
When he reached the chamberlain, Tang Ning glanced at him and asked, "Who is holding the stove and burning incense every day?"
Wei Jian thought for a moment and said, "Palace Maid Zi Zhu."
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Zi Zhu is a palace maid, and her duty is to take the incense burner that His Majesty uses every day from the Chamber of Servants and put it in His Majesty's palace to light it.
She has been doing this boring but not onerous task day after day for several years.
Therefore, she had long been familiar with the eunuchs in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Today, she came to the Ministry of Internal Affairs on time. She looked at a young eunuch in the palace and asked, "Brother Cui, is the incense burner ready?"
The little eunuch forced a smile on his face and said, "Okay, take it away quickly, don't keep your majesty waiting."
Seeing that the smile on his face was a little stiff, Zi Zhu asked doubtfully: "Brother Cui, what happened? Your face doesn't look good..."
The young eunuch looked up and saw a eunuch at the door looking at him, and hurriedly explained: "It's okay, I just did something wrong and was scolded by the steward Wang..."
Zi Zhu picked up the incense burner with a smile on her face and said: "Steward Wang is doing this for your own good. It is better to be scolded by Steward Wang than to be punished by His Majesty and Empress if you do something wrong in the future..."
The young eunuch nodded and said: "Go quickly, be careful if you go late you will be punished."
"Then I'm leaving..." Zi Zhu smiled sweetly at him, hugged the incense burner, and walked towards the direction of Yangshen Temple.
She left the chamberlain and walked to a deserted place. She looked around and saw no one was around. She took out a paper bag from her sleeve, poured the white powder in the bag into the incense burner, and stirred it a few times with her fingers.
, and carefully flattened it, then put away the paper bag, picked up the incense burner again, and walked towards the palace ahead.
She walked to the front of the palace, looked at the two young eunuchs guarding the door, and said, "Zizhu has brought incense to His Majesty."
After she finished speaking, the palace opened from the inside, and Wei Jian walked out and said, "Your Majesty said that he is tired of smelling sandalwood. Please take down this incense burner and tell the Minister of Internal Affairs to ask them to replace it with a burner of agarwood tomorrow."
Zi Zhu was stunned when she heard this, then nodded and said, "Yes..."
She returned the furnace of sandalwood to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, conveyed Manager Wei's words to them, and then walked out of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and returned to her residence.
A quarter of an hour later, she sneaked out from the back door, looked around and found that no one was paying attention, and then hurried towards a palace somewhere.
Chuhui Palace.
In a room somewhere.
Zi Zhu lowered her head and conveyed Manager Wei's words to Concubine Tang Hui.
Concubine Tang Hui looked cold and said: "Whether it's sandalwood or agarwood, just add that thing in. How much of that thing is left?"
Zi Zhu said: "There are still two months left."
"Add a few more times and use up that thing within half a month." Tang Huifei said with a ruthless expression on her face: "Ming'er is already the crown prince, and it's time for His Majesty to pass away...
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"Are you just looking forward to my death?"
After Tang Huifei finished speaking, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.
This voice contained various emotions, shock, confusion, grief, and fierce murderous intent.
Bang!
The door that was closed by Concubine Tang Hui was violently opened from outside.
Outside the door, the eunuchs and maids of Chu Hui Palace knelt on the ground. Emperor Chen stood at the door, supported by two eunuchs, looking at Concubine Tang Hui with extremely disappointed eyes.
Zi Zhu's face was pale and bloodless. She looked at Chen Huang standing at the door and the imperial guards behind him. She suddenly gritted her teeth and slammed into the pillar beside her.
Bang!
After a muffled sound, there was a dazzling blood stain on the pillar, and Zi Zhu's body fell to the ground, making no sound anymore.
Tang Huifei looked at everything in front of her in a daze, looked at Chen Huang's complicated eyes towards her, and then looked at Zi Zhu's body on the ground. Her mind went blank and her whole body collapsed on the ground.
