Everyone in my harem is talented

Chapter 132 Bitter Drunk

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician who has diagnosed the poison wants to see you. Would you like to summon him in to explain in detail?"

Huai Xu's bedroom was not big and was almost full of people at this time.

The imperial physician, the emperor, the empress, their attendants, the empress dowager and Concubine Zhen also came with their palace maids to join in the fun, and it seemed that there was almost no place to put their feet.

"The imperial physician and the attendants stay, and everyone else go out."

After Qin Zhi finished speaking, he strode out of the room without waiting for anyone else to react.

Meng Xinghe looked back at the Fourth Prince Qin Mingyun who was sleeping in bed with acupuncture, and anxiously chased after him.

The rest of the people also followed in a mighty manner and gathered in front of the hall.

"I have met your Majesty. May your Majesty be well and at peace."

"Stop talking nonsense and talk."

“Your Majesty, the poison that caused His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince to fall into a coma is hidden within the scroll of this painting.

The name of the poison is "Kuzui". It is a poisonous ore that is finely ground into powder. It is black in color and bitter in taste. The taste is light when dry, but strong when it is soaked in water.

Please, Queen Mother, Your Majesty, and all the ladies, cover your mouths and noses."

As the imperial physician spoke, he reached out and took a handkerchief from the medicine boy. He held the scroll upright slightly and pounded it gently. Black poison powder poured out, and a small cloud of dust was about to spread out, but was instantly covered by it.

He continued:

“The poison of the bitter drunkenness is the same color as the ebony wood of the scroll, and its smell is light, so it can be covered by the scent of the ebony wood.

Before the dust of bitter intoxication had completely dissipated, if Aunt Huaixu had not had some doubts about the painting in advance, I am afraid it would have been difficult for us to discover the mystery at this time.

The reason why I say this now is,

This is because the bodies of people who died from the poison of bitter drunkenness will look like they are drunk, with a red glow, making them easy to be discovered.

After a person dies, the body must be kept for seven days before burial. There is no need for a doctor to make a diagnosis. Ordinary people can tell that the person died of poisoning.

Only half of the bitter dust can be dissipated, and the other half will condense into particles with a stronger bitter taste and settle down and stick to the container.

This is also the reason why Kuzui was first popular in the disputes between the harem and the backyard in the previous dynasty, but no one used it anymore later. "

"When this painting is hung in the palace, the smoke of bitter intoxication will slowly dissipate.

The poison of bitterness and intoxication takes a long time to take effect.

The time is short, so it doesn’t matter even if it spills all over your face.

But over time, if the bitter and intoxicating dust is inhaled into the lungs for a long time and penetrates into the heart and spleen and flows through the whole body, it will be difficult to save the person if it is not discovered.

Fortunately, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is blessed with good fortune. The poisonous painting has only been hanging for less than ten days, and the bitterness has not yet penetrated into his heart and spleen, and he will recover as long as he takes good care of himself. "

Meng Xinghe suddenly remembered that one day when she went to the back hall, Qin Mingyun woke up early without waiting for her, and even ordered someone to take down the painting to play with.

She saw the Fourth Prince gnawing on the scroll, but he was done gnawing.

She remembered that children love to chew things, which can increase the toughness of their gums and exercise the chewing ability of the mouth, so she just wiped the scroll clean with a wet towel and let him do it.

The fourth prince said that the scroll smelled fragrant, and Meng Xinghe also smelled it.

Good fortune and misfortune are interdependent.

Meng Xinghe did not snatch the painting from the Fourth Prince's hand and have him hang it up again. Instead, he let him play with the painting before hanging it up, causing the poison to take effect prematurely.

"Huai Xu."

"The servant is here."

“Where did this painting come from?”

Huai Xu seemed to want to say something but stopped himself, looking a little embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, my birthday gift was delivered on the same day as the gift from the Shaofu. I did not distinguish them carefully, causing Mingyun to suffer. It was my negligence. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Meng Xinghe knelt down slowly, his eyes as bright as the morning stars filled with mist.

Deep guilt and fear flooded her heart.

When Meng Xinghe saw the nine pictures of tiger cubs playing, which looked childlike and cute, she thought they were supplies for the young prince. Now she was not sure.

She had thought that someone might have poisoned the food, clothes, and jewelry, but she had not expected that even the scrolls of paintings could be problematic.

If it was a gift to her, it would be poisoned by the real-name system.

If there is a problem with the supply of the prince, then the former manager of the Six Palaces, Concubine Yi Meng Wuyue, the current manager, Queen Shen Ningyue, and Concubine Zhen who has been holding the assistant power since entering the palace, all of them are suspects.

It was really hard for Meng Xinghe not to doubt Meng Wuyue.

"Go and bring over the palace servant in charge of the storeroom in Suzaku Palace, as well as this year's cash flow book."