Chapter 266: Minbin, are you pretending?
From time to time in Chengqian Palace, the shrill and painful screams of the Wang Concubine could be heard.
Without personal experience, no one would have imagined that the usually petite and beautiful Suzhou woman would make such a terrifying sound.
It's getting late.
I do not know how long it has been.
Lu Zhi stayed close to Babu's bed, from kneeling to squatting, and then directly sitting on the cold black wooden footrest in summer.
In response to the concubine Wang's shouts, she used a spoon to bake red cakes, bamboo rolls, fried tofu with black bean sauce, and shredded bird's nest chicken.
I don’t know if it’s because the food in Sifujin is too good, or if the concubine Wang is really tired.
Under the guidance of Si Fujin, even the concubine Wang drank a large bowl of honey water and took a bite of rice noodle pastry.
The others took turns filling their bellies.
After Si Age asked people to escort Hirazun over, he got the news that Eni had captured the people, so he returned to the Ministry of Household Affairs to work.
It was only when it was getting dark that the person who kept tabs on the news came back and told him that he seemed to have given birth.
like?
Because no one has left yet, the messenger eunuch cannot be sure.
The baby's loud cry came from the delivery room.
Lu Pheasant asked Niu Wenpo to wrap up the child and carry it out to receive the reward, but he stayed behind and asked Dr. Pan to stay behind to ensure that the concubine Wang did not bleed heavily after giving birth.
At this time, the empress Minbi of Chengqian Palace rushed over with her people.
The emperor, who was waiting for news in Qianqing Palace, soon arrived. He glanced at the fair-skinned Sixteenth Prince and began to reward the palace officials.
After the concubine Wang closed her eyes to rest, Lu Zhi came out of the delivery room and saw the emperor sitting upright with a bad look on his face, and the people of Hellason kneeling in the hall.
Concubine De had prepared her plans a long time ago, knelt down and saluted, and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine's delivery is dangerous this time. There is no stable mother-in-law to be on duty and no imperial doctor to take turns to guard the birth. I cannot escape my responsibility."
The emperor turned the Eighteenth Son in his hand and refused to let Concubine De get up: "I heard that you had someone take the Harasson. Is there a reason?"
Hirazon was eager to defend himself: "Your Majesty, this old slave has been wronged."
"I have explained to Empress Dowager De Fei many times that it is not that I am not in a hurry, but that the Wen Pos I found this time are not experienced enough and are not qualified to be the Concubine's Wen Po. That's why I haven't handed over the Wen Po for a long time."
"Originally there were still seven days, but who knew that the concubine Wang had moved ahead a few days, so it was delayed. The old slave is guilty! Concubine De took the old slave into custody, and the old slave was willing to accept the punishment."
The emperor said: "As the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Hirazon has neglected his duties. I will punish him."
Concubine De lowered her head and saluted and said, "Your Majesty, this concubine has overstepped her bounds."
"If Lord Hai only delays the delivery of Wen Po, I will never dare to be disrespectful to Lord Hai."
"But Mr. Hai was not busy looking for Po Wen, but he sent many rare potted plants to Lingsheng of Chengqian Palace several times."
"I have checked those potted plants. It doesn't matter if there are one or two potted plants on weekdays. But when they are mixed together, when they bloom, the two will mix and make a drug that will cause people nearby to fall into coma."
"Because of this, I, the concubine Min, and the concubine Wang were delayed in preparing for the birth, and the concubine Wang was once in danger."
Kangxi was shocked: "How could there be such a powerful plant in the imperial city? Where is Ling Zheng?"
Empress Minbin, who had been quiet all this time, waved her hand and moved in several potted plants with their buds wrapped up.
Doctor Pan on the side cut off several flower buds and put them into different boxes.
Go to the ear room next door to test it out.
Soon, Imperial Physician Pan came back and confirmed what Empress Minbin said was true: "Your Majesty, this flower blooms alone and is ordinary. If put together, it doesn't take a stick of incense to knock down a tall man." Chinese."
"Ling agrees, do you have anything to say?"
Ling agreed and knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, I have been wronged. You know that I like flowers."
"Master Hai got the plant and said that the flowers were of average size, and some of the concubines thought they were too flowery. It was my concubine who overheard it when she went to get her palace share."
"I asked Lord Hai to send some to Chengqian Palace. I really didn't know that the blooming of these plants would cause people to coma. I myself have been in a coma for a long time since last night. It's a medicine that is three parts poisonous. It's so intoxicating. If I knew in advance and had a plan, how could I not hide?"
Min Bin said: "Your Majesty, Ling promised not only to like flowers, but she is also good at planting flowers, dividing them, and inserting stems to cultivate them. The plants sent by Mr. Hai were originally not large enough for drug use, but Ling agreed to skillfully transform them to expand them. range."
“Right now, it’s only the adjacent Chengqian Palace and Yonghe Palace. I don’t know where it will spread to in the future.”
Kangxi's eyes narrowed when he heard this: "If we expand further, wouldn't it be possible that both my Qianqing Palace and Yangxin Palace would be knocked down by your poison?"
"Tell me, what do you mean? And who ordered you to murder the emperor's heir?"
Ling agreed: "Your Majesty, I am unjustly accused. I don't have it. I really don't have it. I am innocent. It was Empress Min who was afraid that the concubine Wang's concubine would have trouble giving birth and would be punished, so she deliberately framed me. I am really wrong. I don’t know that these potted plants are harmful, Your Majesty, please tell me clearly!”
Ling promised to cry so much that she was overcome by tears, but she still spoke clearly.
Min Bin said: "Ling promised, do you still remember half a month ago, you brought a bowl of lily and lotus heart porridge every day?"
"You know I have a bitter summer, and when the weather gets hot, I can't eat anything. I can only drink the lily and lotus heart porridge you sent me to relieve my greasiness."
"Originally, I thought you were clever and clever and would do what I wanted. Who would have thought that it was you who planted the silver root leaves in the porridge."
"Silver root leaf is similar to dried lily. Taking it for a long time is not only addictive, but also prone to headaches and nausea. The initial symptoms are similar to heat stroke, so it is difficult to diagnose."
"If the nun beside Concubine De had not known this thing, I would have been killed by you at some point."
Ling promised to be surprised: "Minbin, you are not sick at all? Are you pretending? Are you deliberately trying to trick me?"
While Lu Zhi listened, he closely observed the expressions of several concubines who were watching.
Concubine Hui closed her eyes after hearing this.
Princess Chu Xiu’s concubine Hesheli didn’t look good either.
Yi Fei snorted coldly.
Concubine Rong, on the other hand, had the usual look of eating melons and watching a show.
However, little Concubine Tong seemed to have guessed what she was thinking, and her eyes met hers.
Lu Pheasant looked back calmly, and it seemed that the culprit was completely obvious.
Perhaps they had arranged for Lian Ling to agree to this person and send him to the dragon bed.
And Ling promised to stand out precisely because she knew the uses of plants.
In the deep palace, a person who knows how to make his own poison and is unaware of the ghosts is worthy of their efforts to send him to the palace even if his brain is not easy to use.
Concubine Min smiled and said, "Your Majesty, at first I was ill for several days. Later, after I stopped taking lily and lotus heart porridge, my symptoms gradually eased. I was deeply afraid that the other party would continue to poison me, so I had to continue to pretend to be sick. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
"Concubine Min has suffered." When the emperor heard this, he probably understood that he had been arranged by someone, and said, "Ling agreed, who arranged for you to enter the palace in the first place? And why did you let you kill the emperor's heirs and poison the emperor?" Concubine?"
Kangxi's eyes turned: "Hilasun, is that you?"
Hirazon, who was named on the side, quickly knelt down: "Your Majesty, you are definitely not an old slave."
"How dare this old slave do such a betrayal of his master?"
