Chapter 1831: Poisoning Lin Yue Pavilion
Qiuxiang shook her head and said,”Your Highness, sob sob… Everything this servant said is true! If Your Highness doesn’t believe me, you can ask the Imperial Physician!”
“Imperial Physician Chen, what is going on?” The Empress asked first.
Imperial Physician Chen respectfully replied,” Replying to the Empress, this lowly official diagnosed that the Crown Princess Consort had a miscarriage. It was caused by poisoning!”
“What poison?” The Crown Prince asked.
“A poison called Sunset Glow!” Imperial Physician Chen replied.
When the Crown Prince and Empress heard this, they frowned and asked doubtfully,” What kind of poison is Sunset Glow?”
Imperial Physician Chen explained,” Sunset Glow is a red colour poison that is odourless. It can make a person dizzy, and their entire body go weak. Then, the pain will start from the bone marrow and spread to the entire body. The skin will bleed, and when all the blood seeps out, it will dye the clothes red like the red glow of the evening. Only when the last drop of blood seeps out will the poisoned person die. It is extremely miserable. That’s why it’s called Sunset Glow.
“I found the source of the poison on the crown prince consort’s clothes. It’s Sunset Glow!”
As for whether the poison came from Lin Yue Pavilion, it was no longer something that he, as an imperial physician, could worry about.
Hearing Imperial Physician Chen’s words, the Crown Prince couldn’t help but take two steps back in disbelief.
Then, he asked,” Does Sunset Glow have an antidote?”
Imperial Physician Chen immediately kowtowed and apologized,” Your Highness, I am incompetent. Please forgive me, Your Highness!”
When the Crown Prince and Empress heard this, their expressions immediately changed and became somewhat solemn.
The Empress asked suspiciously,” So, it’s very likely that Linyue Pavilion did something to this dress?”
Imperial Physician Chen’s expression changed, and he immediately replied,” Your Majesty, this lowly subject does not know!”
He was just a doctor, not a court marshall. He didn’t know how to investigate cases.
The empress did not ask any more questions. Instead, she focused her gaze on Lin Qingzhu, who was still in the midst of diagnosis.
The Crown Prince was silent.
A moment later, seeing that Lin Qingzhu seemed to have a diagnosis, the crown prince immediately asked,” Director Lin, how is Yao ‘er?”
Lin Qingzhu’s expression was serious and grave as he said,” Your Highness, Your Majesty, just as Imperial Physician Chen said, the Crown Princess Consort has indeed been poisoned by Sunset Glow.”
When the Crown Prince and Empress heard this, their expressions changed again.
The Crown Prince asked,” Does Director Lin have a solution?”
Lin Qingzhu shook her head and said,” Usually, people who are poisoned by Sunset Glow will have three stages: early stage, middle stage, and late stage. In other words, the earlier we discover it, the more likely it is that the poison will be cured.” At this point, he looked at the Crown Princess, who was still bleeding and said with a serious expression,” The Crown Princess has already reached the final stage. Your Highness the Crown Prince, Your Highness the Empress, forgive me for being powerless!”
Hearing Lin Qingzhu’s words, the Crown Prince and Empress ‘expressions turned even uglier.
The Empress was furious.” Investigate, investigate, investigate for me! I want to see where Lin Yue Pavilion’s guts come from to actually dare harm the Crown Princess!”
Lin Qingzhu’s expression changed when she heard the empress’s order. Then, he returned to normal and continued,” Your Highness, Your Highness, I’m powerless. However, my master, princess Guguo, might have a way. In this world, who has the ability to cure Sunset Glow’s late-stage poison? It must be my master, Princess Guguo! She will be here soon!”
Hearing Lin Qingzhu’s words, a glimmer of hope finally rose in the eyes of the crown prince and empress.
Indeed, Lin Yuelan was publicly acknowledged as the most skilled doctor in the world. Other doctors might not be able to cure Sunset Glow’s poison, but Lin Yuelan might be able to.
Looking at Lin Qingzhu’s worshipful expression, Lin Yuelan might really be able to cure the poison.
Lin Qingzhu stole a glance at their expressions from the corner of her eyes and then said,” Your Highness, Your Highness, Imperial Physician Chen said that Your Highness the Crown Princess Consort had been infected by someone poisoning her clothes. Can you let me examine that dress again?”
“Of course!” The Crown Prince nodded and replied,” Men, go…”
“Hall… Your Highness, I… ” I’m in so much pain.” Just as the crown prince ordered the clothes to be brought over for Lin Qingzhu to see, the crown princess consort began to moan in pain and stopped the crown prince’s order. “I… Am I… going to die?”
The crown prince immediately went forward and grabbed her hand, which was about to move. He comforted her softly,” Yao ‘er, you’ll be fine. Don’t worry. Princess Guguo will be here soon. She will definitely have a way to save you.”
The Crown Princess shook her head gently and said,” I… I know, I… I might not be saved myself.” Her face was pale, and her voice was very weak. It really felt like she was going to go at any time.
Then, her extremely pale face was filled with confusion as she asked, “Your Highness, I… I have no grudges against Linyue Pavilion. He… Why would they want to harm me?”
Lin Qingzhu, who was kneeling on the ground, frowned again.
He felt that the poison the Crown Princess Consort was poisoned with was very unusual, but the Crown Princess Consort was even more unusual.
He said that he wanted to check the clothes, but she interrupted him. It seemed that he wanted to shift the focus of the Crown Prince and Empress to Lin Yue Pavilion, making them really think that Lin Yue Pavilion had poisoned her.
However, as his master’s first batch of subordinates, he knew very well that Lin Yue Pavilion was his master’s property.
Master was already siding with the Crown Prince, so how could she suddenly attack the Crown Princess for no reason?
This was simply impossible.
Therefore, the only explanation was that the Crown Princess Consort wanted to frame Lin Yue Pavilion!
If that was the case, he was puzzled. Why did the Crown Princess Consort do this?
Didn’t she know that doing this was extremely disadvantageous to the Crown Prince?
However, as a member of Lin Garden, how could he watch helplessly as she was framed?
Lin Qingzhu said again, “Your Majesty, The Empress, please allow me to examine that dress!”
Since the Crown Prince was being held back by the Crown Princess Consort, there was still someone who could make the decision, right?