Jiujiu could cure an epidemic disease that no one could cure, so she should be able to cure an eye disease as well.
"You said that Imperial Father suddenly got an eye disease?"
"I heard from the people around Imperial Father that he suddenly felt dizzy when he woke up one day and couldn't see clearly. After that, his eyesight became worse day by day. Although the imperial physician had already removed the blockage, his eyesight returned to normal after a few days. It was even worse than before."
"Imperial Father was poisoned."
Jiujiu nodded. "If it was an eye disease, it must have accumulated over a long period of time. If it really happened as you said, then it's most likely that he was poisoned."
"Can it be cured?"
"Yes, but how can it be cured? I have to see Imperial Father first."
Hearing Jiujiu say that it could be cured, the Eighth Prince was relieved.
Early the next morning, the Eighth Prince and Jiujiu had an audience with the Emperor.
After Jiujiu took the Emperor's pulse, she soon found out that the Emperor was poisoned by a poison called Hidden Fragrance.
Hidden Fragrance, the name was quite pleasant to hear, but its toxicity was just like its name. It had a fragrance, and as time passed, it would make the Emperor's eyesight become dimmer day by day.
If it was someone who didn't know, they would treat it as an eye disease.
However, the Emperor had a good foundation, so he only needed to take some medicine to pull out the poison.
However, it was easy to detoxify the poison, but the specific source of the poison still needed to be figured out.
Otherwise, if she was poisoned again after detoxifying the poison, wouldn't her work be in vain?
Moreover, the other party's identity could not be underestimated since they could reach out to the Emperor's daily life.
After confirming that he was poisoned and not an eye disease, the Emperor immediately sent people to thoroughly investigate the matter.
Soon, all the people who used to take care of the Emperor's daily life were brought to the main hall.
Jiujiu walked towards the group of people and soon found the person who had been exposed to Hidden Fragrance.
Hidden Fragrance had a fragrance, and those who had been exposed to it would have a long-lasting fragrance on their body.
Ordinary people couldn't smell it, but an old demon like Jiujiu could smell it.
After Jiujiu pulled the person out, she let the guards take the rest away.
The person who poisoned the Emperor was the little eunuch who was responsible for delivering food to the Emperor in the Imperial Kitchen every day. He looked to be about seventeen or eighteen years old. He had red lips and white teeth. He looked to be a clever person. Who would have thought that he would actually do something like drugging the Emperor?
The Emperor slammed the table and shouted angrily, "Who ordered you to poison me?"
The little eunuch didn't think that he would be caught. When he came back to his senses, he repeatedly quibbled, "I'm innocent, Your Majesty. Even if this servant had ten more guts, this servant wouldn't dare to poison Your Majesty."
"Wronged?" The Emperor coldly snorted. He raised his hand and threw the hidden powder that the imperial guards had collected from the little eunuch's room in front of the little eunuch. "You tell zhen, what is this?"
The white powder with a strong fragrance spread in the hall.
The young eunuch, who had been crying out for injustice, suddenly fell silent, as if someone had pressed on his mute acupoint.
The Emperor sneered, "Why aren't you shouting anymore?"
The eunuch's lips moved, but not a single word came out.
"Speak, who ordered you to do this?"
The little eunuch tightly bit his lips and didn't say a word.
Seeing the little eunuch so stubborn, the Emperor coldly snorted. He directly ordered people to drag the little eunuch out and beat him. He wanted to see if the little eunuch's mouth was harder than the plank.
The plank hit the little eunuch's body, making a muffled sound.
At first, the little eunuch tried his best to endure, but as the plank became heavier and heavier, the little eunuch couldn't bear the pain anymore and cried out.
The little eunuch's wail mixed with the sound of flesh and blood was particularly loud.
Soon, the outside came to report that the little eunuch had confessed.
It turned out that this little eunuch was the Second Prince's subordinate. And the reason why he poisoned the Emperor was also the Second Prince's order.
Of course, one couldn't say that the Second Prince was the one who poisoned the Emperor. After carefully confirming that it was indeed the Second Prince, the Emperor ordered people to bring the Second Prince here.
Just now, when the Emperor brought people to the hall, the Second Prince felt that something was wrong. Now that he was brought here, before the Emperor asked, the Second Prince confessed everything.
The reason why the Second Prince poisoned the Emperor was because of the position of the Crown Prince.
The Emperor had eight children. In terms of seniority, there was the First Prince. In terms of favor, there was the Third Prince and the Eighth Prince. In terms of maternal family, there was the Seventh Prince. Among all the princes, the Second Prince could be said to be the most mediocre one.
The First Prince was the eldest son. The Third Prince had the support of his mother, but the Eighth Prince didn't have a mother. He relied on his father-in-law to live off a woman. How could he be so favored by the Emperor?
The Second Prince was burning with jealousy, so he poisoned the Emperor. He wanted the Emperor to refuse to appoint the Crown Prince because of his eyesight. Then, he used the people he buried in the imperial kitchen to poison the other princes. When he was the only prince left, he could be the Crown Prince.
However, he didn't expect that someone could see through the extremely rare poison like the Hidden Fragrance.
Winner takes all. Now, he was seen through. After all, he was one step behind.
He was willing to accept his loss.
The Second Prince poisoned the Emperor. Together with his mother and outsiders, he was sent to prison to wait for punishment.
But before the first wave subsided, another wave arose.
As soon as the Second Prince was sent to prison, the Third Prince investigated the Sixth Prince's mother's family for embezzling the silver and grain sent to the disaster area. The evidence was conclusive.
The disaster area was already riddled with holes. They even dared to embezzle the silver and grain from the disaster area. It could really be said that they were crazy.
The Sixth Prince's mother's family was directly confiscated. Young men over the age of 16 were all beheaded. Those under the age of 16 were sent to the border.
As for the women, they were sold off as slaves.
Although the Sixth Prince immediately distanced himself from the matter, it was still his maternal family. The Emperor had a problem with the Sixth Prince, so the Sixth Prince was completely crippled.
In just half a year.
The Seventh Prince fell off his horse and became a cripple. The Sixth Prince's mother's family embezzled. The Sixth Prince had no chance of fighting for power.
The Second Prince had poisoned the Emperor and had been thrown into prison. It was unknown whether he was dead or alive. The Fifth Prince had always been timid. He had only fought for power because of his Imperial Mother's suggestion. At this moment, when he saw the miserable appearances of the other princes, he instantly wanted to retreat.
The mother and son discussed and directly went to his fief with the excuse that they were not young anymore and it was time for them to go back to their fief. They wanted to stay away from the troubles in the capital.
The Fourth Prince originally had no interest in the court. The reason why he stayed in the capital was just out of habit.
Now that the court was turbulent, the Fourth Prince directly left the capital to travel around the world.
The Emperor had eight children. In half a year, only the First Prince, the Third Prince, and the Eighth Prince were left by his side.
He clearly had eight children, but now there were only three left. The Emperor, who was originally unwilling to appoint a crown prince because he was afraid that his children would fight, suddenly had the idea of appointing a crown prince.
After all, if he did not appoint a crown prince, he was afraid that he would not be able to protect his remaining three children.
But, who should he appoint among the three children?
From the bottom of his heart, the Emperor wanted to appoint the Eighth Prince. However, the First Prince was the eldest son, and the Third Prince's mother's family was the most powerful. This made it difficult for him to choose.
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