Just as Xue Baochai was about to enjoy the bowl of lotus seed soup, a eunuch suddenly came in and bowed to report: "Your Majesty, Lin Chongyi is outside asking to see your Majesty!"
Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai's implanted identities are cousins, and they have been close friends since childhood because of their similar interests. Hearing that Lin Daiyu came to visit, Xue Baochai immediately put down the lotus seed soup in his hand and said: "Please come in quickly."
"According to the order!"
Not long after, Lin Daiyu, dressed in gorgeous clothes, slowly walked into Xue Baochai's bedroom. She said with a slightly sarcastic smile: "Oh, I didn't expect that my sister is already up. I thought that my sister would not be able to get up this morning because of the rain from Your Majesty last night." It’s coming!”
"You damn girl, let's see if I don't crush your mouth." Xue Baochai said angrily and was about to stand up.
Lin Daiyu hurriedly stopped Xue Baochai and said with a smile: "Sister, don't be angry. I'll give you a hard time. If your sister gets angry, I can't bear it."
"You, you!"
Xue Baochai gave a helpless smile, sat down slowly, twisted Lin Daiyu's face and said, "She is really a pretty girl that makes people both love and hate her."
The two sisters sat down and chatted for a while. Lin Daiyu suddenly saw the lotus seed soup on the table and said immediately: "Sister, this lotus seed soup will get cold if you don't drink it!"
Unexpectedly, Xue Baochai pushed the bowl of lotus seed soup in front of Lin Daiyu and said, "Sister, I really don't want to drink this lotus seed soup. Give it to my sister to drink."
Lin Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled, "This is for my sister's health. Why is my sister so embarrassed to drink it?"
Xue Baochai gave a helpless smile and said, "Don't tell me about replenishing your body again. Ever since the imperial doctor found out that I was pregnant, the Queen Mother has been asking the imperial kitchen to give me these replenishing foods every day. I'm tired of eating them. But sister, you , I have been weak since I was a child, so it’s good to eat something to replenish my body.”
"In that case, thank you very much, sister!"
Lin Daiyu smiled and took the lotus seed soup from Xue Baochai's hand, and slowly began to taste it carefully.
boom!
After taking only two mouthfuls, Lin Daiyu felt as if a blazing fire was burning in her lower abdomen, and a severe pain arose spontaneously, stimulating her nerves. His face suddenly turned pale, his forehead was covered with sweat, and he fell down from the chair. He covered his stomach with his hands and kept moaning.
"Sister, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Daiyu suddenly became like this. Xue Baochai was also startled. He quickly picked up Lin Daiyu and loudly ordered the maid next to him: "Quick, call the imperial doctor over."
. . . . . . . . . .
Several imperial physicians were quickly summoned, and after diagnosing Lin Daiyu's pulse, they discussed and exchanged their opinions, and the truth emerged.
This bowl of lotus seed soup was obviously drugged. An ordinary woman would only experience cramping after taking this kind of drug, but it actually did little harm to the body. But once a pregnant woman eats it, the consequences will be disastrous. And this bowl of lotus seed soup was originally Xue Baochai's breakfast, so the answer is obvious. The target of the poisoner was the fetus in Xue Baochai's belly.
Yang Gao, who had just returned from the morning court, was furious when he learned the news. Even Li Yuan, who had sent assassins to assassinate him one after another, did not arouse much anger in him. Because he and Li Yuan had already reached the point of fighting to the death, if there was a chance, Yang Gao also planned to send a few assassins to fight back against Li Yuan.
But today someone actually extended his poisonous hand to his unborn child. An unborn child was so innocent. This made Yang Gao intolerable. He immediately issued an imperial edict and ordered Jiangdu County Governor Bao Zheng and Jinyiwei Commander Zhan Zhao to join forces to investigate. In this case, the culprit behind the scenes must be caught within five days.
Zhan Zhao was born as a warrior. Although he served as the commander of the Jin Yiwei, he was actually only responsible for the training of the Jin Yiwei and the handling of some daily affairs. Many important orders were personally issued by Yang Gao, and he was only responsible for executing them. After receiving the imperial edict, I was at a loss as to where to start.
Fortunately, this time Zhan Zhao was assisted by his old boss Bao Zheng. Since he took over the post of Jiangdu County Sheriff, Bao Zheng has solved many unjust and suspicious cases without fear of the powerful, and he enjoys the reputation of Bao Qingtian among the people.
Years of career in solving cases allowed Bao Zheng to make an immediate judgment: "The imperial palace is heavily guarded, and someone who could drug the morning meal of the Concubine De (Yang Gao consecrated Xue Baochai as Concubine De in the early dynasty) would never do it." It may be an outsider, but it must be someone from the palace. Moreover, the palace guards should not have the opportunity to come into contact with the breakfast meal of the Imperial Concubine, so the person who administered the medicine is most likely a eunuch and a maid."
Zhan Zhao still sighed gloomily, "But Mr. Bao, there are at least two to three hundred people in the palace, including maids and eunuchs. Can we find the murderer among so many people in five days?"
Bao Zheng chuckled and said, "Commander Zhan, don't worry, it's actually very easy to find the person who drugged you!"
Zhan Zhao was overjoyed when he heard this and asked, "Master Bao, what's your clever plan?"
Bao Zheng stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Commander Zhan, do you think the mastermind of this case will be a small eunuch or a palace maid? The person who drugged him must have been bribed. Just check who has been out of the palace in the past two days. If you compare the people who had the chance to come into contact with Concubine De’s breakfast today, there is no way for this drugged person to hide!"
Hearing this, Zhan Zhao was overjoyed and said: "Master Bao is really powerful. Zhan will immediately order his Jin Yiwei to thoroughly investigate the people who have been out in the past two days."
Bao Zheng nodded and said: "Then I will work hard to show my command."
Jinyiwei, founded by Yang Gao, was very efficient in its work. It took just half a day to target Duan Yi.
Zhan Zhao then sent Shi Qian, who had just been transferred from the army by Yang Gao and was assigned to the Jinyi Guard, and was good at flying over eaves and walls, to sneak into Duan Yi's house to search for evidence.
Shi Qian lived up to his high expectations and sneaked into Duan Yi's room while he was out. He searched carefully and finally found the unprocessed medicinal residue under his bed.
After confirming that Duan Yi was the one who drugged him, Zhan Zhao immediately said to Bao Zheng: "Master Bao, Zhan will go and capture Duan Yi, the evil thief, and torture him severely. We will find out the real culprit behind the scenes."
Bao Zheng immediately stopped Zhan Zhao's behavior after hearing this, "Commander Zhan doesn't have to do this. Duan Yi failed to administer the medicine this time. He will definitely meet the behind-the-scenes commander again in a few days. Commander Zhan only needs to arrange for someone to monitor him day and night." That’s it. If we imprison him now, it will be easy to alert the enemy and make the mastermind behind the scenes prepared."
Zhan Zhao suddenly understood. He looked at Bao Zheng with admiration and said, "Master Bao is really resourceful. Zhan will send his men to monitor this person day and night."
