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Chapter 277 Substitution
The eighth young master died of poisoning?
Shen Tang was stunned by the news, because nothing happened to the Eighth Young Master in his previous life, and how could someone in the Jingyang Palace poison a seven-year-old child?
The eighth young master is the second son of the fourth wife and is deeply loved by the old lady.
Shen Tang asked, "How could the Eighth Young Master be poisoned?"
Si'er's voice trembled as he said, "The Eighth Young Master ate a piece of cake at the old lady's place, and suddenly he started bleeding from all seven orifices. He died before he could even see a doctor..."
After a pause, Si'er lowered his voice and said, "The cakes that the Eighth Young Master is eating were sent from the palace, specially given to the Crown Prince and his wife..."
As soon as he said this, Si'er felt a chill on his back.
If the servant in the front yard had not delivered the wrong things, and sent the things that should have been delivered to Chenxiangxuan to Wutongyuan by mistake, Si'er didn't dare to imagine what would happen if the prince and the princess ate the cakes. He was annoyed with the servant before because he couldn't handle even the smallest things, but now it was too late to be thankful.
When Si'er's words entered Shen Tang's ears, he felt a chill spreading from his heart to every part of his body, and the hand holding the ivory chopsticks trembled violently.
The eighth young master died of poisoning in Wutong Courtyard, and died after eating the pastries that the palace rewarded to Shen Tang and Xie Guimo. The two of them definitely had to go and see, so they put down their chopsticks and stood up.
When they arrived at Wutong Courtyard, they saw from afar the fourth master who had rushed back after receiving the bad news.
The fourth master staggered, after all, the one who died was his most beloved youngest son, and his heart was broken.
Inside the house, the Fourth Madam was crumbling on the ground, holding the already breathless Eighth Young Master, crying uncontrollably. The Second Madam asked the wet nurse to take the Eighth Young Master away. The Fourth Madam was like crazy, saying, "Xuan'er is not dead, Xuan'er is not dead, Xuan'er will not die!"
Shen Tang and Xie Guimo walked to the screen and just heard the Fourth Madam crying heart-wrenchingly.
Although Shen Tang and the second and fourth wives were not on good terms, the eighth young master was only a seven-year-old child who lost his life because of a piece of cake. Even the most heartless person would feel sympathy.
But thinking that the pastries were snatched from her and Xie Guimo by the old lady, and that this disaster was caused by the old lady's greed, Shen Tang could not feel any sympathy.
The old lady sat on the Arhat couch, her eyes were red and her hands holding the Buddhist beads were shaking.
When she saw Shen Tang and Xie Guimo come in, the old lady's eyes flashed with terrifying murderous intent, as if they were the ones who killed the Eighth Young Master.
The old lady could still restrain herself a bit, but for the grief-stricken Fourth Madam, Shen Tang's arrival was the last straw that broke the camel's back. She rushed towards Shen Tang like crazy, "It's you! You killed my Xuan'er!"
The fourth wife's eyes were bloodshot and her face was ferocious, which scared Shen Tang. Xie Guimo held Shen Tang in his arms.
The princess, who had entered the room earlier, had a very unhappy expression on her face. "Everyone is upset about the Eighth Young Master's accident. The Eighth Young Master was eating cakes in Wutong Courtyard when the accident happened. What does this have to do with the Crown Princess and Mo'er?"
The princess knew why the fourth wife blamed Shen Tang and Xie Guimo.
Because the matter of the contraceptive drug was exposed, the old lady brought the disaster to the palace, which angered the emperor and he took back the reward given to the old lady.
The old lady was unwilling to accept this, so the servants delivered the wrong reward. However, no one thought that the cakes given by the palace would be poisonous. God knows, when the princess heard this, her blood ran cold.
The princess knew that the eighth young master died innocently, but the fourth wife said that Shen Tang and Xie Guimo killed her son. No matter how good-tempered the princess was, she would not allow the fourth wife to throw mud like this.
Tears welled up in the Fourth Wife's eyes. "My Xuan'er died for you!"
Shen Tang didn't like to hear this, as if they deserved to die, and no one wanted the Eighth Young Master to die for them.
It’s just that the Fourth Madam lost her son, and Shen Tang was unhappy about it, but it was not easy to confront the Fourth Madam, so he could only endure it.
The imperial physician arrived soon. Although the eighth young master was already dead, the servants didn't know about it, so they had to ask the imperial physician to save him. Moreover, they had to determine the cause of the eighth young master's death.
The pastries were sent from the palace. We have to make sure that the pastries were poisoned before we can report to the emperor and find out who wanted to harm Shen Tang and Xie Guimo.
When the imperial physician came, he didn't even need to take the eighth young master's pulse. Just one look and he knew that the eighth young master was dead. He was poisoned by a deadly poison that killed the enemy instantly. Judging from the time the poisoning took effect, it was undoubtedly because he had eaten the cakes that the palace had rewarded to Shen Tang and Xie Guimo, but the remaining cakes were not found to be poisonous. Fortunately, some residue fell on the ground when the eighth young master was eating the cakes.
A thin silver needle pierced into the remaining corner of the pastry, and the tip of the needle was pitch black.
The silver needle seemed to pierce the old lady's heart, and the pain almost suffocated her.
The death of the eighth young master in the mansion was no small matter, not to mention that the cakes were meant for Shen Tang and Xie Guimo. Steward Zhou sent someone to the military camp to report to the prince, and the prince rushed back immediately.
The prince strode into the room. The old lady, holding Madam Wu's hand, stood up with difficulty. Her eyes were red as she said, "The gift from the palace was mistakenly sent to my Wutong Courtyard. A small piece of cake cost Xuan'er his life. I dare not say that Xuan'er died for the Crown Prince and his wife, but the cake sent from the palace was poisoned. It is an indisputable fact that they were trying to murder our Jingyang Palace!"
"I can't let Xuan'er die in vain!"
This means that the prince is asking to find out who poisoned the person. In fact, the prince would have done it without the old lady telling him to.
These pastries are for Shen Tang and Xie Guimo.
Royal study room.
The emperor is reviewing the memorial.
Eunuch Xi placed the tea on the dragon table and whispered, "The Emperor has been reading the memorials for half an hour. It's time to rest."
The emperor closed the memorial in his hand, picked up the teacup, and gently fiddled with the lid.
A young eunuch hurried in from outside, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened. The cakes given to the Crown Prince and Consort of Prince Jingyang were poisoned. The Eighth Young Master of the Jingyang Palace ate them and died from the poison..."
The emperor's expression changed.
Eunuch Xi hurriedly asked, "Where are the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Jingyang?"
The eunuch replied, "Prince Jingyang's Crown Prince and his Consort are fine..."
Eunuch Xi breathed a sigh of relief.
I'm glad that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of Jingyang are okay, but how could the pastries given by the palace be poisonous?
Fengluan Palace.
Empress Xu was handling harem affairs, rubbing her brows tiredly.
A palace maid hurried forward and said, "Your Majesty, something bad has happened in Prince Jingyang's mansion..."
Empress Xu paused as she rubbed her brows, then suddenly opened her eyes. "What happened at Prince Jingyang's mansion?"
The palace maid replied, "The Emperor took back the reward intended for the old lady of Jingyang Palace and gave it to the Crown Prince and his wife. The reward sent today was poisoned. The servants of Jingyang Palace thought it was still for the old lady of Jingyang Palace, so they sent it to Old Madam Xie. The Eighth Young Master of Jingyang Palace saw how exquisitely made the cake was and took a piece to eat. It turned out that the cake was poisoned and he died on the spot..."
Queen Xu's face changed drastically.
The reward given to the old lady of Prince Jingyang's Mansion was previously obtained by Concubine Ye on her behalf. Because Shen Tang and Xie Guimo were already openly supporting Prince Yu, Empress Xu knew that the Emperor trusted and valued Xie Guimo, so she and the Emperor gave the reward to Shen Tang and Xie Guimo in advance.
The palace had bestowed so many rewards before, and there was no problem with that. But when she wanted to give the cakes to the Prince of Jingyang and his wife, someone poisoned them. It was obvious that they wanted to use her to murder the Prince of Jingyang and his wife!
Concubine Ye!
Queen Xu couldn't think of anyone else except her!
No one else in the palace would do such a thing!