"Yes."
Bai Sheng did not ask any more questions and quickly left.
At this time, Gong Dai turned around and looked at the palace door behind him thoughtfully … The tension in the imperial court today was not an illusion. The emperor must have made a move, but he did not know who the target was or why. Why did he feel so uneasy?
Bai Sheng was very fast. Even though Chang Xi was very careful, he still found out that Chang Xi was not in the capital because he had gone to the Medicine King, Li Xian, outside the city to ask for medicine. This medicine was not ordinary. It was the famous Qi Poison!
Bai Sheng was puzzled. Why did the emperor want Qi Poison? Wasn't this poison banned along with the Brown Poison? It was a banned medicine in Dai Yu state! This was a decree personally issued by the emperor!
Qi Poison was a colorless and odorless poison. It could not be detected by silver needles, but it could kill! The key point was that after a person died, it would cause the corpse to show purple ecchymosis and emit a strange smell, which would make people mistake it for the plague. Therefore, those who were poisoned were usually buried carelessly, and no one would examine the corpse.
With these questions in mind, Bai Sheng hurriedly went into the palace to find out more information. After spending a lot of effort, he actually managed to find out the whole story.
It turned out that the emperor had a concubine by his side — Li Pin. That person was the emperor's cousin. When she first entered the palace, the emperor doted on her for a while. After she gave birth to a somewhat slow-witted child, the emperor gradually distanced himself from her. After all, the imperial harem in Dai Yu state was so big that one woman was nothing.
However, Li Pin could not bear the loneliness and actually had an affair with a guard! When the emperor heard this, he was very angry. He wanted to directly explode, but he felt that he would lose face!
Li Pin's mother was also the emperor's aunt. She was the most unreasonable person. If Li Pin was directly killed, her mother would definitely come and make a fuss. She would definitely want to know the truth, but that would not do.
Therefore, the Emperor wanted her to die from the Qi Poison. This way, her aunt would only avoid her and would not investigate the real cause of her death.
With the results of the investigation, Bai Sheng quickly went back to report to Gong Dai. When Gong Dai heard it, although he felt strange, he couldn't find any flaws, so he didn't say anything.
On the other side, Chang Xi was standing in front of the Emperor, trembling with fear. He only felt that the two packets of poison in his hands were like scalding hot, and he couldn't hold them properly!
Not only did he bring the Habitat Poison, he also brought the Brown Poison!
"Is it done?" The Emperor lifted the teacup and took a sip of tea as he asked leisurely.
Chang Xi's old face was tense as he said in a low voice, "… It's done … As for Medicine King Li Xian, your servant used his wife's life to threaten him. He didn't dare to disobey. As for Concubine Li … she also followed Your Majesty's orders and spread the news."
Concubine Li and the imperial bodyguard were having an affair. In fact, Emperor Gong Cheng was aware of it before, but he regarded the other as his cousin and turned a blind eye to it. But after what happened last night, he could no longer tolerate such things! This time, he really wanted to kill Concubine Li as well!
"Since it's done … what are you still standing there for? Go, give Concubine Li a cup of Ice Top Bird's Nest. Remember, watch her eat it. "
"Yes."
Chang Xi hurriedly went to do it. This wasn't the first time he poisoned someone, but it was the first time he felt so guilty. But the Emperor's expression was very calm.
He knew that with Gong Dai's ability, he might be able to find some clues, so he came up with this idea.
He also decided that after Concubine Li's death, he would also execute the Medicine King's family. This way, even if Gong Dai found out about this matter, he would only think that he killed them to cover up the cause of Concubine Li's death. In this way, no one would know that he not only brought the Habitat Poison, but also the Brown Poison!
In order to ensure that his plan was foolproof, Emperor Gong Cheng specially threw a tantrum and attacked some people related to his aunt to mislead others. In this way, there shouldn't be any problems!
That night, the Emperor called GongYimo to eat.
This was a common occurrence, so GongYimo didn't think much about it and went to Zhao Yang Hall. But when she was changing her clothes, the steward aunt told her that a concubine in the palace had just died, but because it was suspected to be caused by the plague, it was dealt with in a low-key manner. The courtyard where she lived was also under martial law. She also told GongYimo to be careful when she went out, so she didn't get infected by this unknown disease.
This wasn't a big deal, people in the harem died every day in all kinds of ways, so GongYimo was already used to it.
So when she heard it, she didn't take it to heart and only sighed with regret about the unfortunate fate of a beautiful woman.
Almost as soon as Concubine Li died, Gong Dai received the news. Bai Sheng couldn't help but feel relieved. Since he brought back the news in the afternoon, His Highness had been preoccupied. Could he be at ease now?
Who knew that Gong Dai, who was looking at the document, closed it and said in a low voice, "Prepare the horse! Ben wang wants to enter the palace! "
Bai Sheng was surprised and quickly went out to prepare the horse. Although he was curious about why he wanted to enter the palace so late at night, he didn't dare to ask.
In reality, Gong Dai also didn't know what he wanted to do, but today's matter was too strange. First, the Emperor was furious. Later, he found out that the people who were involved in his outburst were all related to Concubine Li. Combined with what he found later, it was easy to connect the dots that the Emperor was angry because Concubine Li had an affair with a guard.
Concubine Li had indeed taken the Habitat Poison. The Medicine King, Li Xian, didn't dare to hide it from him. Then where did it go wrong?
Concubine Li had an affair, so Fuhuang was furious and attacked the people involved. It made sense.
The Habitat Poison — the entire capital knew that only Li Xian could make the forbidden medicine … … this wasn't wrong.
Concubine Li's mother was the Emperor's aunt. That woman was very difficult to deal with. Fuhuang would choose to let Concubine Li die from the Habitat Poison and save some unnecessary trouble.
Then where did the problem come from?
It wasn't until Bai Sheng brought the horse over and Gong Dai got on the horse that his mind cleared up for a moment.
The Emperor, that person … … was the most conceited and looked down on women. Therefore, he wouldn't go through so much trouble to deal with a woman, even if it meant executing her!
Only Concubine Xue could receive such serious treatment, and now … …
"Royal Sister!"
His expression tensed up and he quickly rode the horse towards the Imperial City!
GongYimo had already arrived at Zhaoyang Hall. Looking at the table full of good dishes, she widened her eyes and asked, "Fuhuang, what's the occasion today? Why are there so many dishes? "
Emperor Gong wasn't an extravagant person. When he had a meal, he usually had nine dishes and one soup, with the intention of perfection. But today, there were a total of ninety-nine dishes. Every one of them was exquisite, making one's appetite whet!
Ever since GongYimo came in, Emperor Gong had been staring at her. When he heard her question, he didn't even think about it and said, "This is … … a special reward for you, Mo 'er."
"Reward me?" Gong Yi Mo sat down and stared at him with a pair of beautiful eyes. She grinned and said, "What did I do?"
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