Chapter 232, Diagnosis
It was smooth for Uncle Wu to bring Qingshi into the palace, because he was the chief steward of the inner palace and the queen's most trusted person.
After entering the palace, they soon came to Chaohua Palace, the princess's dormitory. When they came here, they saw that the palace door was closed, leaving only a small side door open. There was a group of imperial guards standing like javelins at the door, a total of twenty. Four guards, and nearly a hundred people, patrolled the Chaohua Palace from time to time.
At this time, the person leading the team on duty in front of the gate was none other than Bacchus, the chief guard. This man had an unattractive appearance, a restrained aura, and was unpredictable. Qingshi judged that his true energy cultivation should be at the middle level of the elixir realm or above.
"Uncle Wu!" Bacchus clasped his fists and saluted, "You're finally back! How about you? Did you bring back the elixir?"
"I brought a miracle doctor!" Uncle Wu answered Bacchus' question directly, "This is the famous miracle doctor Qingshi."
"Oh?" Bacchus looked at Qingshi and said, "Here comes another 'miracle doctor'!"
"That's right!" Uncle Wu said, "This one was personally invited by the eldest princess. Please also ask Manager Ba to let me go!"
"To be honest!" Bacchus said, "Now even if you want to go in, you have to report to the princess. You can report it yourself!"
"Okay!" Uncle Wu walked to the door and said loudly, "Princess, my old minister Mu Siwu is back and has invited the fifth-level alchemist Qingshi."
"Uncle Wu and Doctor Qing, please come in quickly!" Princess Huaiyu's voice sounded, full of joy.
Uncle Wu and Qingshi entered the door. Uncle Wu led Qingshi forward, going around and around several times, and passed through two courtyards before entering a large luxurious room, which was Princess Huaiyu's bedroom.
The circle is not only because the palace is large and there are many courtyards, but also because there are magic circles set up in the palace. If you want to avoid triggering traps or alarms, you must follow the correct path.
The dormitory was very large, separated into two rooms by a large screen. The two walked into the outer room and saw a young man standing at the door. Uncle Wu introduced that this was the prince Murray, who had been granted the title of Prince Ping.
Princess Huaiyu took a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, turned around the screen and walked out of the inner room, greeted Qingshi and Uncle Wu, and introduced the little girl as Princess Huaiming Mu Mingming.
Qingshi volunteered to diagnose the Queen's poisonous injuries, and Princess Huaiyu was astonished. Qingshi had to take out his jade pendant as a fifth-level alchemist. Although this jade pendant was different from the one in Wanshanhai, after careful inspection by the princess and Uncle Wu, Still recognized Qingshi's identity as an alchemist.
Qingshi was not only Princess Huaiyu's savior, but also a fifth-level great alchemist. Everyone was pleasantly surprised, thinking that this person was really a 'miraculous doctor'! Immediately asked Qingshi to enter the inner room to check the queen's condition.
There were only two personal maids of the Queen in the inner room. When the two princesses, the prince, Uncle Wu and Qingshi came in, they stepped aside.
Qingshi came to the side of the couch and took a closer look, only to see that the queen was still in a coma. She looked very young, more like Princess Huaiyu's sister than her mother.
Qingshi originally thought that the Queen must also be a fat beauty, but she did not expect that she only looked slightly plump. According to the standards of the Tianlong Continent, her appearance and figure were definitely a beauty that would captivate the country.
Princess Huaiyu saw Qingshi's slightly surprised look, and immediately said: "The Queen Mother was originally thin. She stayed in bed for more than half a month and was so thin that she lost shape." Her voice was choked with sobs.
"Yes!" Princess Huaiming also said, "The Queen Mother is even thinner than me." She wiped her tears as she spoke.
Qingshi was speechless.
Princess Huaiyu and a maid turned the queen to her side. Qingshi gently pressed his right palm against the queen's vest, and penetrated her body with his true energy to detect the poisonous wound.
After a long time, Qingshi withdrew his palm, feeling shocked and uncertain in his heart, but his face remained calm and he just kept silent.
Back outside, Princess Huaiyu asked: "How is the situation?"
"Very good!" Qingshi said, "The Five Elements Chaos Fruit is indeed a rare treasure. The Queen's life is safe, but she will have to suffer like a living dead for a month. In addition, the Queen's true energy cultivation will also have to suffer. The impact is huge and I’m afraid we won’t be able to recover in twenty years.”
"Hi!" Prince Murray said, "As long as you can save your life, nothing else matters."
"Yes!" Princess Huaiyu sighed, "However, my mother has suffered so much, and my heart is like a knife..."
As she said this, Princess Huaiyu and her sister Princess Huaiming hugged each other and cried.
Qingshi asked Uncle Wu: "Uncle Wu, it has been almost twenty days since the Queen was poisoned. During this period, who has come to diagnose the Queen's condition?"
"There are three people who have seen it," Uncle Wu said, "the two imperial doctors and Prince Li, and, of course, Princess Huaiyu."
"Prince Li and the eldest princess are also doctors?" Qingshi asked.
"Of course," said Uncle Wu, "Prince Li is a fifth-level alchemist and one of the best doctors in our country. The eldest princess is also a third-level alchemist, so her medical skills are naturally very good."
"Oh, that's it!" Qingshi nodded, looked at Princess Huaiyu and said, "So, what's your diagnosis?"
"The diagnosis is unanimous," Princess Huaiyu said, "it was caused by an unknown poison."
"What about the treatment plan?" Qingshi continued to ask.
"Originally, we didn't have the same opinion," Princess Huaiyu said, "and we each tried our own methods. In the end, Prince Li's plan was the best and stabilized the condition. Then we agreed that since the toxin is unknown, we can only Use the Five Elements Chaos Fruit to treat it."
After talking about the Queen's condition, Qingshi and Uncle Wu resigned. Uncle Wu was originally the chief steward of the inner palace and the most trusted person around the queen. Therefore, Princess Huaiyu asked him not to leave the palace and made a room in the west wing for him to stay temporarily.
Princess Huaiyu asked Qingshi to take out the other three Five Elements Chaos Fruits first, and then go out of the palace to wait for news, but Qingshi said that he wanted to watch the queen take the spirit fruit with his own eyes to avoid being cheated. The princess had no choice but to let him and Uncle Wu live together temporarily.
Returning to the temporary residence in the West Wing, Uncle Wu asked: "Master Qingda, what are your plans? This Five Elements Chaos Fruit must be given priority to detoxify the Queen. If there is any leftover, I will give it to you."
"Yes, I know!" Qingshi said, "The Queen will take the second pill tomorrow night. You still have two pills on hand. Why are you in a hurry?"
"I'm not in a hurry now," Uncle Wu said, "I also know that Qingda's boss, Bo Yuntian, is definitely not really worried about a few spiritual fruits... Oh, I understand, Qingda's boss is afraid After handing over the spirit fruit, there is no reason to stay in the palace and stay with the eldest princess..."
"Stop it!" Qingshi shouted quickly, "I have no objections to the princess!"
"I don't believe it!" Uncle Wu thought to himself, shook his head and said with a smile, "What's the point of being embarrassed about, young hero? I think the princess treats you too..."
"Uncle Wu!" Qingshi interrupted him, "Let's not talk about the princess and the spirit fruit first, let's talk about how to find the traitor first!"
"Yes! Yes!" Uncle Wu said, "Master Qingda diagnosed the Queen, but what did he discover?"
"Not bad!" Qingshi said, "I made some discoveries, and then made some guesses based on them, but I need proof, so I want to ask you a few questions."
"Okay!" Uncle Wu said, "You ask, I will answer your questions and I will never hide anything!"
"Okay!" Qingshi asked, "I remember that on the way back, Uncle Wu once said that he was most worried about Yuyang Kingdom's interception, but in fact Yuyang Kingdom did not take any action at all. What is the reason why Uncle Wu is most worried about Yuyang Kingdom?"
"That's right," Wu Bo said, "The Queen was poisoned on the day of her birthday. On that day, envoys from more than a dozen countries stationed in our country came to congratulate us. The relationship between Yuyang Kingdom and our country is not good, and there are no permanent envoys to each other, but that day A special envoy came. The Queen hosted a banquet for all the guests, and was found to be poisoned that night. Therefore, although we do not know how the Queen was poisoned and what kind of poison she was, we think she was at the banquet. The possibility of being poisoned is the greatest, and the person with the greatest suspicion is naturally Yuyangguo. This time we went to get the medicine, and we pretended to go around because we were afraid that Yuyangguo would stop us from getting the medicine after poisoning. However, it seems now , Yuyangguo seems to have no idea at all."
"That's right," Qingshi said, "I still think the person who poisoned her was someone close to the Queen. Taking advantage of the opportunity when various countries come to congratulate the Queen on her birthday to poison her, wouldn't it be the best way to confuse the line of sight?"
"That's true!" Uncle Wu stroked his beard and said thoughtfully, "However, the Queen has always won the hearts of the people, and everyone in the court is convinced by her. I really can't think of anyone who wants to kill her!"
"If the queen dies," Qingshi said, "who will succeed? Don't stare, I'm just assuming! I want to know the order of succession to the throne."
"Okay!" Uncle Wu said, "The eldest princess is the first heir, then the little princess, and then Prince Ping. In addition, the queen's two sisters and two brothers are also eligible, in order of female first and male second. , and ranked according to age.”
"Where is the queen's consort?" Qingshi asked, "I remember you said that the queen currently only has one consort, which is Prince Li Ji Mingyang, right?"
"Yes!" Uncle Wu said, "The queen has many partners, but the official spouse can only be one person, and the fixed title is Prince Li. Only those who have descendants with the queen can be named Prince Li. Ji Mingyang He is the Queen's second prince. He is not qualified to inherit the throne."
"Well!" Qingshi nodded and said, "Since there are two princes before and after the queen, and she has three children, I guess the eldest princess must be born to the first prince, and the little princess Heping is born to Ji Mingyang. ,Is it right?"
"Yes!" Wu Bo said, "It has been thirty years since the death of the first Prince Li of this dynasty."
"This time the eldest princess ventured to Hongxia Island to get medicine," Qingshi changed the subject and said, "Who made the personnel arrangements? Is it Prince Li?"
"No, it was the eldest princess who took the initiative." Uncle Wu said, "Zhenren Hongxia is the eldest princess's master. It is impossible for others to ask for the spiritual fruit."
"Well! The eldest princess must go!" Qingshi nodded, smiled and teased, "What about the other candidates? For example, you, it's not that I look down on you, but with regard to your martial arts skills, Uncle Wu, it seems that you can't protect the princess. That’s interesting!”
"Yes, I'm ashamed!" Uncle Wu said awkwardly, "Originally, we discussed that the medicine collection team would be led by General Manager Ba, and the response team would be led by the Forbidden Army Commander Shenwu General Qin Xiao. Their martial arts cultivation is far higher than Me and Huang Yunhao. It’s just that the two of them have more important tasks, so we arranged for me and Lao Huang separately."
"Their mission is more important?" Qingshi asked, "Is it more important than getting medicine for the Queen?"
"Yes!" Uncle Wu said, "The Queen was unconscious at the time. In addition to getting medicine, we also had to worry about the stability of the capital and the safety of the palace. What if someone takes the opportunity to rebel or further harm the Queen?"
"Yes!" Qingshi nodded and said, "Although it is a bit far-fetched, this reason still makes sense! If my guess is correct, this reason was put forward by Prince Li, right?"
"That's right!" Uncle Wu said, "After the Queen was in coma, Prince Li took charge of the affairs of the country. Of course he had to consider many aspects... What do you mean, Master Qingda? You are doubting Prince Li!"
"That's right!" Qingshi said, "I just doubt Prince Li."
"This..." Uncle Wu waved his hands repeatedly, "Impossible, absolutely impossible! In my opinion, the person with the least suspicion is Prince Li. Where is the evidence? What evidence do you have?"
"Uncle Wu, please keep your voice down!" Qingshi said, "I have no evidence, what I said is just speculation! Can you please listen to what I have to say before you get excited?"
"Okay," Uncle Wu said after a long breath, "You say it!"
"Judging from what we know so far," Qingshi said, "the traitor must meet these conditions: first, he must be able to stay with the queen often and have the opportunity to poison; second, he must know the action plan to get the medicine and bribe the pirates. While intercepting and killing, he also provided the details of the action plan to the pirates; third, he immediately knew that the princess and you were back, which caused Boss Qiu to disappear immediately. Do the math, how many people can do these things at the same time? People? And Prince Li is the most suspicious among them, because he changed the personnel arrangement of the medicine retrieval team so that the pirates can easily get it."
"I don't believe it!" Uncle Wu still shook his head and said, "There are many people who can do these three things at the same time. In addition to Prince Li, the three princess sisters, myself, Manager Ba, Gentry, and the Queen's two It can be used as a maid. As for the Prince's change of personnel arrangements, it makes perfect sense."
"What's the motive?" Qingshi asked, "What motive do you people have? According to my analysis, I only see that Prince Li has a motive so far, and motive is the most important thing."
"Yes, motive is the most important thing." Uncle Wu said, "Then tell me what motive he has?"
"If the queen dies and the eldest princess is kidnapped by pirates," Qingshi said, "then his daughter or son will almost definitely be the one to take the throne, right?"
"Yes!" Uncle Wu said decisively, "But he will never do this! Absolutely not!"
"Why?" Qingshi asked.
"Because," Uncle Wu said, "according to the laws of our country, if the queen dies, her official spouse must be buried with her! Do you understand?"
"Ah!" Qingshi was stunned.
"How is it?" Uncle Wu said, "You know you guessed wrong!"
"Yes! That's right!" Qingshi slapped his thigh and lowered his voice and shouted excitedly, "That's right! I originally had one last doubt that I didn't know how to explain, but now it's fine, I finally understand."
"What's going on?" Uncle Wu asked inexplicably, "What do you understand? Tell me quickly!"
"Uncle Wu, I don't have time to explain to you now. You will know tomorrow at the latest!" Qingshi said, "Go and call the eldest princess now. I have a plan, but it must be agreed and cooperated by the eldest princess. ....."
