AWB Chapter 173 That bowl of chicken soup is poisonous!
Chapter 173 That bowl of chicken soup is poisonous!
Fang Qingqing smiled bitterly and looked up at the man wearing a golden mask, who still couldn't hide his handsome and elegant temperament, and she couldn't help but curl her lips.
This bastard's kissing skills were clumsy. After all his actions, her lips were numb and painful. She seriously suspected that he had bitten her.
If it weren't for the fact that he was injured and looked pitiful, she would really want to take revenge.
"On the surface, this letter looks like a reply from Mingye Palace to Lv Shufang. However, one thing is suspicious. At that time, the ghost hunting event at Prince Qi's mansion was originally scheduled by my father to take place at midnight.
Later, due to consideration for our health, we temporarily changed the time to the hour of Xu. The time was clearly a temporary change, so why did the letter state so firmly that the action would take place at the hour of Xu?
"Qing'er, are you saying that this letter was actually written by the person behind the scenes?"
Li Zhenting suddenly realized.
"Exactly. This tactic of using a borrowed knife to kill someone was a brilliant move, but it backfired! I was in such a hurry when I wrote this letter. I didn't even have time to wait for the ink to dry before hurriedly folding the paper and throwing it into Kunning Palace, so the handwriting is illegible."
"That means this person is in the palace! Your Majesty, guess who he could be?"
Li Zhenting smiled, grabbed her hand, gently stroked her palm a few times, and wrote a word.
"The one who understands me best is the prince! We really think alike. Haha, why not play along? Let's not tell Father about this for now. Let's have a couple of days of peace and wait for the banquet to welcome Xue'er to see if he can reveal his true intentions!"
When she got up and washed, she realized that the maid who usually served her had been replaced.
The new maid was a young girl who looked at people with a timid look. Her hands trembled when she helped her comb her hair, which made Fang Qingqing very confused.
After all, she has always been kind to her servants and knows everything about the entire Prince Yu's Mansion. Why is this girl so frightened?
"Where's Xiaohong?"
Xiaohong was the little maid chosen by Nanny Huang to serve her temporarily. Xiaohong was diligent and smart, about the same age as Tong'er, and had quite the same style as Tong'er, which pleased Nanny Huang very much.
She had just gotten familiar with the place and had changed her maid, so she was really a little uncomfortable.
Since she came to Prince Yu's Mansion, she implemented a series of reform measures and distributed the monthly allowance that Tian Wanyue had embezzled to the servants. Many servants were very grateful to her. Moreover, she was very approachable. Who wouldn't be happy to call her Princess Yu?
Why does this little girl look like she is very scared of her?
"Princess, please forgive me. Fang'er has failed to serve you well. Please show some mercy and don't give me the medicine..."
Fang'er knelt on the ground and replied in horror.
"Give me medicine?"
After hearing this, Fang Qingqing became even more suspicious.
As Princess Yu, she re-established the rules in the palace as soon as she arrived. Although there was a distinction between masters and servants in the palace, in her eyes, she had never looked down on these servants. If they made mistakes, they would naturally be dealt with according to the rules of the palace. When had she ever given them medicine?
"Xiaohong has served the princess for a few days, but she's definitely not as attentive and considerate as Miss Tong'er. The princess calmly gave Xiaohong poisoned chicken soup. Now Xiaohong can't get out of bed. She's been thrown into the woodshed to die. She'll be thrown into the mass grave to feed the dogs when she finally takes her last breath..."
Fang'er was so frightened that her body was shaking like a sieve. She didn't dare to raise her head and spoke incoherently.
"what!"
Fang Qingqing immediately flew into a rage. As the mistress of the palace, she had no idea that such a thing had happened right under her nose!
Without even having time to ask any questions, she asked Fang'er to help her tie a simple bun. She quickly told Fang'er to take her to find Xiaohong immediately!
On the way to the woodshed, she suddenly remembered something. That day, the chef brought her some red date chicken soup. Because it was a little cold and tasted fishy, she specially gave the chicken soup to Xiaohong, who took care of her daily life!
She never expected that Xiaohong almost became her scapegoat!
Poor Xiaohong was lying alone in the woodshed waiting to die. Her eyes were closed and she was dying, with a faint groan coming out of her mouth.
The princess wouldn't harm her. That bowl of chicken soup was definitely meant to harm the princess. It was worth it for her to save her life...
"hold onto……"
Fang Qingqing asked the two maids who followed her to lift Xiaohong up and put her on a simple bed. After ordering her attendants to leave, she quickly drew blood and put it into her personal space for Xiaowu to help with the testing.
The results came out quickly, and it turned out that Xiaohong had a large amount of ingredients similar to the bone-eroding and heart-breaking powder in her body!
Two days have passed since Xiaohong drank the chicken soup. Why hasn't anyone come to report this?
Saving lives is the most important thing. Fang Qing quickly found the gastric lavage tools from the space. With the help of Xiao Wu, she quickly helped Xiaohong to wash her stomach, and then injected her with dimercaprol for detoxification.
After a busy period, Xiaohong finally regained some consciousness.
"Princess... Xiaohong has never wronged you..."
"I know, someone wants to harm me! I will definitely find this person!"
Fang Qingqing stroked her pale cheek and comforted her softly.
Seeing Xiaohong finally regain consciousness, Fang Qingqing wiped the dense beads of sweat from her forehead, supported her waist with both hands, and instructed the nanny and others who had rushed over to take care of her to take good care of her. Only then did she walk back with difficulty, supported by Bai Lianyi and Xue'er who had rushed over after hearing the news.
"Go, go and bring the imperial chef that my father has transferred here to see me..."
"Also, call Nanny Huang over here..."
"Second sister-in-law, Li Lao Er has already captured the cook, and Nanny Huang has been waiting in the hall for a long time. Li Lao Er is currently investigating this matter..."
Bai Lianyi's face was paler than white paper, and her teeth gnashed as she spoke. This was a blessing in disguise; Xiaohong had accidentally saved her second sister-in-law's life. If she had drunk that bowl of chicken soup that day, she would have been the one lying dead!
It's true that even if you're on guard against everything, you can't prevent a thief from within your own home! The poison has even reached Prince Yu's mansion!
The key point is this chef, who was specially dispatched from the palace by the emperor because he saw that his second sister-in-law liked to eat palace snacks. How could he have the guts to try to poison the princess!
He didn't dare to think further!
Inside the hall, Li Zhenting, who was wearing a black robe, his hair tied up high with a jade hairpin, and a golden mask on his face to cover his injuries, had completely changed his usual friendly attitude towards the servants and maids, and now had a face full of hostility!
He took a long whip in his hand and swung it at the chef who was tied up and had a terrified look on his face without saying a word!
"Snapped!"
"what!"
There were bursts of wailing sounds.
"Ah...it's unfair...Your Highness..."
"Ah... Your Majesty, please spare my life..."
Wailing sounds rang out, and after a while, the cook was covered in blood!