C135 Who Was the One Who Poisoned Her?

“Your Royal Highness, what poison did Ninth Highness get?” The doctor checked the blood from her mouth with a silver needle and the needle turned black.

“How is she?” Gu Jun’an was anxious. He didn’t want to know the cause of her illness, he just wanted to know if she was okay.

“I’ve already fed her Heart Protecting Pill and temporarily protected her heart. As for the follow-up, I can’t say for sure. I don’t know what poison it is or how fast it spreads. Second, Ninth Highness is young and I don’t know if she can withstand the poison. Please ask a few experienced physicians and poison masters to come and take a look.”

Gu Jun’an immediately thought of Heng Yucheng who was about to come to the Qianming Academy. “Is Mr. Heng here?”

“Not yet. I heard that it will take half a month!” the person in charge said.

“What did she eat?”

“Most of the food is the same. I can’t tell for sure. The other students haven’t found anything wrong. I’ll go ask who she talked to and what she did.”

Gu Jun’an carried Lan Qingqian. “San, go to the palace and find the old physician who often treats children.”

San Er immediately ran away without saying anything.

San Er had already found a carriage and put Lan Qingqian on it. Gu Jun’an ordered, “I don’t trust them. Go and ask them. What did she eat and what did she do after lunch?”

Sanba nodded and Gu Jun’an drove away.

Sanba asked a few students and they all said that they saw her eating sugar in the afternoon. They then went to look for her and saw a piece of candy beside the stone bench.

They carefully put it away and took it back.

“The prince found it. According to what they said, he went to ask the prince. The candy was given to the Ninth Highness by the Red Jade. The maid who was responsible for making tea said that the Ninth Highness went to ask for tea in the afternoon and said that he ate a bad candy and even used tea to rinse his mouth.”

The old doctor knocked the candy and made it into a little bit of tea. He then heard Sanba say, “The Ninth Highness is so lucky. He didn’t spit it out. Otherwise, if he ate it all, the little kid would die on the spot because of the poison.”

The old doctor was not very good at poisoning. The kid was still young, so he didn’t dare to do anything reckless. He could only try his best to protect the Ninth Highness’s heart. The prince should find a master who was good at poisoning as soon as possible. It was necessary to be familiar with the poison and know how to control it. It would be very dangerous if he didn’t know how to control it.”

Gu Jun’an immediately thought of a person, “Has the Imperial Physician Zhang ever heard of Lu Qi?”

“Is she the junior sister of Master Heng Yucheng?”

“Yes!”

The Imperial Physician Zhang immediately said, “I think it is possible. I heard that the junior sister of Heng Yucheng was also a medical genius. However, because she had a falling out with her master and her brothers, she left her family and came out by herself.

“She likes to use poison against poison. That’s why she was looked down upon by her master. She is the most suitable person to find her. However, she has a weird temper, so she might not be willing to come.”

Gu Jun’an nodded, “Please take care of her heart. I will handle the rest.”

It was already dark. Chun Sui sat on the soft couch and wiped Lan Qingqian’s face with a handkerchief. She said with tears in her eyes, “Your Highness, why are you so pitiful? You have suffered so much at such a young age.”

“Wake up quickly. If anything happens to you, I will not be able to die in peace.”

Gu Jun’an and San Qi went to find Lu Qi. San’e asked Gu Xinghe to find Hongyu.

In the palace, Prince Gu pushed Hongyu to the ground and didn’t dare to get up. She sat on the ground and cried, “Your Highness, I really didn’t mean to harm Your Highness. That sugar was given to me by the ladies.”

“Hmph, you bad girl. You did it on purpose. It was poisonous, but you still gave it to Little Jiu. You wanted to poison Little Jiu to death. Luckily, Little Jiu saved you!” Prince Gu naturally didn’t believe her.

When the Empress and Gu Xinghe came in, Prince Gu was scolding Hongyu.

“Prince, what are you doing? Is this right?”

Prince Gu stood next to her, “I was teaching her a lesson and venting my anger on Little Jiu. Who asked her to be so bad and hurt Little Jiu?”

Hongyu immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed, “Your Highness, I really didn’t poison her. This sugar was given to me by the Imperial Concubine Jing. She praised me for doing well that day, so she gave me two pieces of sugar. Before, Your Highness liked to eat sugar in the palace. I told her that I would give her more when she came next time. That’s why I gave her one piece of sugar.” She spoke anxiously and kowtowed on the ground a few times.

She was kind-hearted, but in the eyes of the Crown Prince, it was her fault.

The Empress saw that she was crying pitifully, so she didn’t seem to be lying.

She ordered, “Find Empress Jing and tell her that I have something to talk to her about!”

When Empress Jing arrived, she glanced at the crying Red Jade and said, “Greetings, Empress. It was quite lively today. The Fifth Prince has also entered the palace. Why is this girl crying in the Crown Prince’s palace? Did she attract the Crown Prince’s attention and get scolded?”

“Empress Jing, I heard you gave this girl two candies?”

“Yes, I gave some candies to them because they were very obedient when I saw them. Not only did I give them to this girl, but I also gave them to a few other girls.”

Gu Xinghe said anxiously, “Did you poison the candies? The little bean sprout ate the candies and got poisoned. You said that you gave the candies to her, so why are you so sure?”

Empress Jing smiled, “What are you talking about? I gave the candies to them, but everyone has a share. Why did the other girls get poisoned when they ate the candies? Why did it become poisonous in her hands? You have the intention to harm others, so don’t put yourself in danger. Why would I harm you?”

Red Jade’s face turned pale, “You, you… I really didn’t do anything to the Ninth Princess. I didn’t have any grudge with her. She even saved my life and took care of me for a while.”

“Who knows! There were a lot of other girls there, so the Empress asked someone else. Everyone has a share of the candies, so why is it your poison?”

Red Jade couldn’t even say it out loud. She felt so wronged and hateful. Because she was a lowly person, everyone wanted to humiliate her?

“I didn’t!” She cried out loud.

Princess Jin straightened her sleeves. “Alright, your highness. I’ll take my leave now. You can ask the maids later. If you need anything, just let me know.”

Gu Xinghe looked at Princess Jin and then looked at Red Jade who was crying on the floor. He wasn’t sure who it was.

“Should we go ask the maids?”

Gu Xinghe and Sanba went out and asked the maids. Gu Xinghe asked where the candies were sent from and who sent them.

Sanba went to ask the maids.

“Brother Wu, where are you going? Why are you in such a hurry?” Gu Mengyue ran over with a little eunuch who was around her age. He had a pretty face.