Chapter 485 Destiny

Emperor Yongxing did not have time to clean up the harem, and the young emperor had not yet married, so Jia Yuanchun still lived in Fengzao Palace with her son.

The bedroom was as warm as spring. Jia Yuanchun gently placed her son on the couch, took the thin blanket handed to her by Baoqin, and gently covered her son with it.

Baoqin said softly, “When the prince leaves the palace and sets up his own residence, we can ask the emperor for a decree and take the queen out to live a comfortable life.”

After hearing this, Jia Yuanchun smiled slightly.

Just then, a palace maid walked in silently and whispered something into Jia Yuanchun’s ear.

Jia Yuanchun frowned and said to Baoqin, “Take good care of the prince.” After that, she walked out.

As soon as Jia Yuanchun entered the warm room, the eunuch in charge of Fengzao Palace who was waiting there came to greet her excitedly. He kowtowed to Jia Yuanchun first, and then said with a face full of joy: “Your servant congratulates the queen!”

Jia Yuanchun walked to the couch on the south side and sat down. She looked at the eunuch in charge and asked, “What are you congratulating me for?”

The eunuch in charge came closer and lowered his voice: “I just heard that the emperor has been poisoned and is unconscious. He is dying.”

Jia Yuanchun was shocked: “The emperor was poisoned?!”

The eunuch in charge said excitedly: “The Duke of Lu is leading the people of the Imperial Household Department to catch the murderer! I heard that all the people who served the emperor were arrested and interrogated in the Imperial Household Department. Oh, and all the people in the imperial kitchen were also arrested.”

Jia Yuanchun: “Who is so bold as to poison the emperor?”

The eunuch in charge clapped his hands and said, “My queen! You still have the mind to worry about this matter at this time.”

Jia Yuanchun was puzzled.

The eunuch in charge was anxious: “Think about it, once the emperor dies, who else can inherit the throne except our prince? The prince Kang who married the female Tartar? The court officials will not agree!”

Jia Yuanchun was stunned at first, then a light flashed in her eyes. Suddenly, the four words “get rid of the mother and keep the son” flashed through her mind, and her face changed immediately.

The eunuch in charge: “Madam?”

Jia Yuanchun thought about it for a moment and expressed her worries.

The eunuch in charge smiled and said, “Don’t worry, madam. No one dares to hurt you. The grandfather of Ningguo Mansion is a cabinet minister, your maternal grandfather is the governor of Henan, the second master of the first house is the left assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel, and the uncle of the Wang family is leading the troops in Mobei. There are also two cousins ​​of the Shi family. Baoling Marquis Shi Nai is in charge of the Infantry Command Office, and Zhongjing Marquis Shi Ding has more than 100,000 elite troops. Duke Lu and Governor Lin, oh, by the way, the Southern Pacification Office is in the hands of the son of the Wang family.”

After a pause, he said, “The prince is still young and cannot leave the queen.”

Jia Yuanchun was silent for a moment, and looked at the piece of rice paper on the wall with the word “imperial” written on it. It was exactly the word that Prince An wrote during the one-year-old ceremony!
The eunuch in charge looked at the word “imperial” and said excitedly: “Our prince is destined by heaven.”

Jia Yuanchun scolded softly, “Don’t talk nonsense!” Then she stood up, walked to the window, looked at the snowflakes falling outside, and said nothing more.

All those who should and should not be arrested were arrested. Li Hu knew that this matter had nothing to do with those people, so he handed over the interrogation to the people from the Imperial Household Department and returned to the Yangxin Palace.

The whole room was filled with the smell of medicine. The little emperor was lying on the couch, still unconscious, and the Supreme Emperor was sitting beside the couch, lost in thought.

Several imperial doctors were gathered around a small stove, decocting medicine.

Li Hu sighed silently, turned around and walked out.

At this time, Dean Li was walking out of the West Warm Pavilion carrying a medical bag.

Li Hu walked over and asked, “Li Yuanzheng, are the Empress Dowager and the Queen Mother okay?”

Li Yuanzheng sighed and said, “It’s just a case of impatience. Take a few doses of medicine and recuperate, and you’ll be fine.” As he said that, he was about to walk towards the east warm room.

Li Hu grabbed Li Yuanzheng’s arm and asked in a low voice, “How is the emperor?”

Li Yuanzheng closed his eyes sadly, and opened them after a while. Then he patted Li Hu’s hand, and walked into the East Warm Pavilion with the medical bag. Li Hu closed his eyes, then turned around and walked out of the hall.

After walking less than three or five steps, Li Hu suddenly remembered that he had not yet visited the “crime scene”, so he turned and walked towards Changchun Study.

All the people who served the little emperor were arrested. Li Hu walked straight in, glanced at the desk, picked up a book, flipped through it, put it down, and walked around the study, looking around.

Finally, he found a book in the gap of the dragon throne cushion. He was stunned at first, and then began to read it.

As he read, Li Hu’s eyes flashed. There were traces of water on the corners of the book. He realized that it must be the saliva of the little emperor. Then he looked carefully and found that the book had been opened and rebound.

Li Hulue thought about it, then strode out with the book.

The frantic voice of the Supreme Emperor came from the East Warm Pavilion: “If we can’t find out the truth, we will all be beaten to death!”

The two red-robed eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department hurriedly retreated.

Li Hu walked in with the book.

The Supreme Emperor’s gaze immediately turned over.

Li Hu’s mind was full of questions now, and he had no time to pay attention to him. He walked directly to Li Yuanzheng, handed him the book, and expressed his doubts at the same time.

After hearing what Li Hu said, Li Yuanzheng hurriedly asked Doctor Wang to bring a bowl of water.

Li Yuanzheng dipped his finger in water and smeared it on the footer, then put it on the tip of his tongue to taste it carefully. His face suddenly changed: “Arsenic!”

Doctor Wang and others were horrified: “Ah! Arsenic, arsenic trioxide.”

The eunuch in charge of the seal: “When the emperor is reading, he has the habit of turning the pages with his fingers dipped in saliva.”

Li Yuanzheng: “That’s right.”

The Supreme Emperor came over and looked at the book: “This, this book is poisonous?!”

Li Yuanzheng nodded: “The person who poisoned is extremely scheming.” As he said this, he imitated the emperor’s habit of reading with his mouth drooling, and continued: “The murderer must be someone who is familiar with the emperor’s daily routine! Supreme Emperor, the person who poisoned is in this palace! The most likely person is by the side of the Supreme Emperor, the Grand Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager.”

The eunuch in charge of the seal caught sight of the cover of the book and exclaimed, “This book is not from the palace!”

The Supreme Emperor, Li Hu, Li Yuanzheng and others all turned their eyes to him.

The eunuch in charge of the seal said to the Supreme Emperor: “Several teachers in the Zhanshi Mansion did not allow the emperor to read military books, and they reported it to the Baohe Hall. The Supreme Emperor was reviewing memorials at the time and did not want to get entangled with them, so he asked the old slave to take all the military books from the Changchun Study.”

Everyone understood that the person who poisoned was outside the palace.

Li Hu suddenly remembered something and his head buzzed.

The Supreme Emperor only felt a pain in his chest, and a mouthful of hot blood flowed out of the corner of his mouth!
The eunuch in charge of the seal quickly hugged him, “Supreme Emperor!”

The palace maid beside her hurried over to wipe the corners of the Supreme Emperor’s mouth.

The Supreme Emperor now felt both guilty and heartbroken. If he had not ordered the confiscation of the military books in the Emperor’s study, no one would have taken advantage of it! As long as they found out who brought the book into the palace, they could track down the murderer!
Thinking of this, the Supreme Emperor said to Li Hu, “You must find out the culprit for me.” As he spoke, he spat out another mouthful of blood.

Li Hu finally came to his senses and hurriedly replied, “Don’t worry, Your Majesty, I will find him.”

The Supreme Emperor gritted his teeth and said, “I will chop these damn villains into pieces!”

Before he finished speaking, the Supreme Emperor fainted again due to his rage.
(End of this chapter)