amaotonovel Chapter 282 The prince is as hard as a firecracker
Chapter 282 The prince is as hard as a firecracker
The emperor exerted a little strength and helped the queen up.
"I promise you."
"Your Majesty, I bow to you." The queen bowed again. The emperor supported her, held her hand tightly, and walked into the house.
An imperial physician came out in a hurry and bowed to the emperor and the empress.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Third Prince has woken up."
"The prince has woken up! That's great. Doctor Lin, is the Third Prince in no danger?" The Queen was still a little worried.
"Your Majesty, the Third Prince is fine now."
The Queen then strode into the house, and the Emperor followed her in.
The third prince’s face turned pale, and as soon as he saw the queen and the emperor, he immediately struggled to get up.
"Your son pays homage to the Emperor, Father, and the Empress."
"Lie down quickly, no need to be so polite." The emperor replied.
The queen walked forward, held the Third Prince's hand, and helped him lie down.
The emperor also walked forward, reached out to touch the third prince's forehead, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead.
"Thank you, father." The third prince was so moved that his eyes were filled with tears.
"Take good care of yourself. Your father and your mother will investigate this matter thoroughly."
"Yeah." The third prince responded softly.
"Your Majesty, there is news from the Prince's Mansion that the Duke wishes to see Your Majesty." The eunuch came forward to deliver the message.
"Your Majesty, the Duke is coming to the palace to see you now, it must be because of the birthday banquet. The Prince's Mansion is still sealed by the royal guards, and the guests attending the banquet are also trapped in the Prince's Mansion. Now that the Third Prince has woken up, let the guests leave first. Before the matter is investigated clearly, no one in the Prince's Mansion can leave the mansion!"
"Okay, let's do as the Queen says."
The Emperor summoned the Duke, and then the royal guards released all the guests.
After hearing the news, Concubine Luo felt uneasy.
"Mammy, do you think I should go see the Third Prince?"
"Your Majesty, please don't panic. I think it would be best to go later. It would be a bit hasty to go now. There is no movement from the Empress Dowager yet! We should just follow the Empress Dowager."
"Okay." Concubine Luo nodded. "What exactly happened? How could such a big mistake happen? Did Liao Yunfei take the initiative and ruin my good deeds?"
"Liao Yunfei probably doesn't have that much courage."
"She didn't, and neither did my people! When the third prince was six years old, he was nearly killed by the snacks I gave him. It was as if he was poisoned at the time. Not only did he breathe in the poison, but his entire face was swollen like a pig's head! Fortunately, no poison was found in the snacks I gave him, so I was not charged with murdering the prince! Even if it had been investigated clearly at the time, my suspicion has never been cleared for so many years! I have been carrying this blame all the time!" Concubine Luo felt more and more aggrieved.
She still remembered how, that day, in order to prove her innocence, she not only ate the snacks that the Third Prince had eaten, but also ate all the snacks that day.
After so many years, today, if anything happens to the Third Prince, everyone will suspect her!
Who made her Fourth Prince too outstanding? He always overshadowed the Third Prince. As long as the Third Prince, the legitimate son, was eliminated, the Fourth Prince would have no rivals!
"Could it be Ji Chuhe?" Concubine Luo guessed.
"Even if Ji Chuhe had the guts to do this, would he dare to murder the Third Prince?"
"But who else could it be besides her? The Queen?"
"Maybe it's really the Queen!"
"I suspected her last time! This time, she's using the same old trick again! The Third Prince is her own son, how could she have the heart to do that? Isn't she afraid that something unexpected might happen? Is the Third Prince really poisoned to death?"
Concubine Luo could not bear to harm her own son.
The Fourth Prince was in poor health. Only she knew how much effort she had put in over the years to take care of him and ensure his healthy and safe growth.
The Fourth Prince is her life!
……
Ji Chuhe and Xiao Yan'an had just sent all the guests out of the house when the people sent by the Queen to investigate arrived.
The Chief Justice, Lu Hongru, personally tried the case.
The chief eunuch Chao Sihai, the imperial physician Lin Shen, and Nanny Shang, the head of the Queen's palace, also came to accompany the trial.
Inside the palace, the Chief Justice, Lu Hongru, dressed in a dignified official uniform, glanced sharply at Xiao Yanan and Ji Chuhe in front of him.
"Prince, Madam." He bowed to Xiao Yan'an and Ji Chuhe.
"Lord Lu, there is no need to be so polite. I have long heard that Lord Lu is upright and incorruptible. I am relieved that Lord Lu will personally hear this case today. Lord Lu, please take a seat."
Lu Hongru walked to the main seat and sat down.
"Eunuch Chao, Madam Shang, please take a seat as well." Xiao Yan'an made another gesture of invitation.
"Your Highness, you are too polite. I will just stand here." Chao Sihai responded immediately, looking humble.
Xiao Yan'an personally helped him sit on the chair below.
Ji Chuhe also invited Nanny Shang over.
"Doctor Lin, I'm sorry to bother you. This is the banquet that the Third Prince had today. Please check which dish is the problem." Xiao Yan'an led Lin Shen to the table.
Lin Shen immediately began to check, and after checking each dish one by one, he finally brought the first-class eight-treasure pot to Lu Hongru.
"Lord Lu, it's about this Eight Treasures Pot. I smell a medicinal ingredient mixed in it. This medicine is cold and poisonous. Eating it can cause abdominal pain, diarrhea and vomiting."
"Yes." Lu Hongru nodded. "This is the case with the guests at the banquet hosted by the Prince's Mansion today. However, the Third Prince's symptoms are different from those of these people. Have you found out the cause of the Third Prince's poisoning?"
"No clues have been found yet." Lin Shen said, then turned to look at Ji Chuhe, "Madam, I still need to go to the kitchen to investigate."
"Lord Lin, please." Ji Chuhe personally escorted Lin Shen out of the house.
"Lord Lin, after the incident, the prince and I started investigating. The dishes with problems at the banquet were all made in my house. There was nothing wrong with the ones sent by the Duke's Mansion. It can be seen that the problems were all caused by my house."
"Then it will be easy to check."
"Excuse me, Doctor Lin. Please make sure to check it thoroughly."
"Don't worry, Madam Crown Prince."
"Qingluo, you stay with Doctor Lin. Doctor Lin, if you need anything, just tell Qingluo."
"it is good."
Ji Chuhe returned to the house and immediately said to Lu Hongru, "Lord Lu, seven days ago, my family started preparing all kinds of ingredients for the banquet. I handed the inspection of the ingredients to the concubine of the family. She once reported something to me."
"What's the matter?" Lu Hongru asked in a deep voice.
"She said that someone sent by the Imperial Concubine in the mansion contacted her privately and wanted to tamper with our banquet. The concubine informed me of this."
"Since the Crown Prince's wife had already heard that someone was planning to tamper with the banquet at the Crown Prince's Mansion, why didn't she take any measures? And why did she invite the Third Prince to the mansion to attend the banquet?" Lu Hongru's tone was questioning.
"Lord Lu, my wife is just a woman. She doesn't have the ability to solve cases like you! She told you what she knew to facilitate your investigation! What right do you have to question her? Before the incident happened, she said that the imperial concubine wanted to tamper with our housewarming banquet. Do you believe it? I'm afraid everyone will say that she is so bold as to frame the imperial concubine!" Xiao Yan'an's tone was sharp, like a lit firecracker, exploding!