Chapter 82
After the group left, the old lady could no longer sleep and sat cross-legged on the soft couch in her outer robe and recited scriptures.
Lin and Yu Miaoqi also left waiting for news. A few candles were blown away by the wind, and they projected the figures of several people on the wall, which stretched and shortened, and became thicker and weaker, and seemed to have entered a room of ghosts and monsters. The atmosphere was very gloomy and ominous.
The old lady opened her eyes and looked at the sky, with many wrinkles on her face.
Lin was also very panicked, and Qiqi Aiai said, "Mother, what did you say about the Crown Prince's Royal Highness asking them for the middle of the night? It would be fine to call Yan'er, why did Xiang'er call him away together? What big thing can happen? Could it be that the Crown Princess won't be able to do it?"
The old lady glared at her fiercely and shouted loudly, "Shut up and wait until the children come back."
Yu Miaoqi's eyebrows moved slightly, guessing that something might have happened to the Crown Princess, and the accident also involved Yu Xiang, otherwise he would not have called the person away in the middle of the night. Could it be that he was poisoned again?
Thinking of this, she covered her mouth with a veil and smiled slowly.
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Yu Pinyan and Yu Xiang were directly led by the guards to outside the princess' wing room. Many people stood at the door, including several concubines from the princess' mansion, the third sisters of the Min family, the ninth princess, and the prince. Everyone had a look of anxiety, whether true or false, on their faces.
"Yi Feng, you are here." The prince quickly stepped forward, patted Yu Xiang's head again, and said in a gentle voice, "Xiang'er, the princess kept saying that he wanted to see you when he was sick, otherwise the orphanage in the middle of the night would not be called to you. The imperial physician comes out later, you can go in and accompany the princess."
Yu Xiang nodded and said yes. Yu Pinyan put his sister in a wheelchair and handed it over to the ninth princess who rushed over. He walked with the prince and talked, "Your Highness, what happened to you?"
"The Crown Princess is poisoned..."
The two avoided the women and found a secluded corner to talk, but only half a sentence was enough to shock Yu Xiang: The Crown Princess was poisoned? What poison was he poisoned? Where was he? Why did he get me in the middle of the night? It was really the Crown Prince's order rather than the prince's suspicion?
Thinking of the pot of evil-removing grass given to the Crown Princess today, Yu Xiang's forehead was covered with fine and dense cold sweat.
The Ninth Princess was confused about this, and Concubine Xu and others did not say anything. Min Lan suddenly rushed forward and slapped him hard, "You poisonous woman, sister treats you so kindly, you secretly kill her! If something happens to my sister, I want you to be buried with you!"
Yu Xiang was not beaten while sitting in vain. He blocked his eyes and hands quickly, and then pulled him back with a whip.
Min Lan couldn't beat someone but a bright red mark was drawn. From a distance, she looked like she had her throat cut. Her eyes were so angry that she could slash out her sharp nails and she wanted to scratch Yu Xiang's bright and erotic face. Her hatred for Yu Xiang not only stems from the other party's sharp words and arrogant behavior, but also from this unparalleled face. It is said that beauties are inferior to each other, and when it comes to jealousy, Min Lan is one of the best.
Min Song and Min Zhi couldn't hold her back. The Ninth Princess wanted to block her friend but was brushed away with one hand. Yu Xiang whipped her several more whips one after another. This time she was not polite, and she greeted Min Lan's face.
Min Lan had no intention of pinching people, so she hurriedly hugged her head and dodged.
The scene was a little out of control for a moment. Concubine Xu was about to step forward to stop him, but Yu Xiang stopped first and sneered, "The imperial doctor is still taking the pulse inside. What's your intention to make a noise? Do you intend to interfere with the imperial doctor? If you have something to say, don't touch your feet."
When it comes to touching her, who has moved her? Even if she breaks her legs, Yu Xiang can't provoke her. Min Lan calmed down, rubbing her scarred arms, and whispering, "Yu Xiang, don't pretend. If the potted plant you sent was highly toxic, how could my sister bleed continuously?"
"Where is bleeding?" Yu Xiang asked calmly. With her brother protecting her, she didn't feel any remorse.
"The nosebleed has been bleeding for several hours, and I still have a headache and roll in pain. I still hold your potted plant and refuse to let go." The Ninth Princess was about to cry. This was the first time she saw such a tragic scene.
Yu Xiang was silent for a moment and said slowly, "I have been raising that potted plant for more than three years. Although it has a strange fragrance, it can only drive away mosquitoes. If it is poisonous, hundreds of people from all over the Yu Mansion would have died long ago. Besides, why should I assassinate the Crown Princess? What are the benefits for me?"
Min Lan immediately sneered, "No benefit? You have gained great benefits. You have long been coveting your sister's position as the official concubine. If you get rid of your sister, you can replace it?"
Yu Xiang looked contemptuous, "I am a useless man. Not to mention being the prince's concubine, even if I marry an ordinary family, I will not want to. The lady in Manjing stands in a row for others to choose. The emperor and the prince will never choose me. I still have this self-knowledge. Don't use your thoughts to guess me, I am not as strong as you."
This statement is so reasonable that it makes people unable to refute it. What makes people even more embarrassing is the last sentence, which is simply to the point.
Inside the room, the princess' moans suddenly stopped, and I don't know if it touched the heartstrings. Everyone glanced at Min Lan, her eyes with deep meaning. Min Lan's face turned red, she pointed at Yu Xiang with trembling lips, her lips trembled and she couldn't make a sound. The prince and Yu Pinyan were standing three meters away at some point, looking at him with a cold expression.
"Your sister is very ill inside the house. What's the point of being clamoring outside? You haven't stepped back yet!"
The prince was always gentle and elegant, and suddenly fell down his face, which was really horrifying. Min Lan's eyes were filled with tears, and she raised her head to stare at the prince's handsome face, and called pitifully, "Your Highness, why do you treat me like this..." She looked like a 'a infatuated woman meets a heartless man'.
Yu Xiang turned his face away in a terrible way. Several concubines showed contempt, Min Song and Min Zhi were extremely embarrassed, and they wanted to hide their heads in their arms.
In the room, the Crown Princess suddenly screamed, her high voice filled with deep fear, which made everyone's hearts jump suddenly. Yu Pinyan quickly bent down and pressed her sister's face into her arms, gently patted her back and comforted her, "Don't be afraid, brother is here. Brother will not let anyone hurt you." Finally, she put her earlobe in her mouth and emphasized in a low voice, "Even the Emperor, I can't do it."
Yu Xiang's stiff body slowly relaxed, scratched his numb earlobes, raised his little face and smiled sweetly at his brother. Yu Pinyan quickly rubbed her plump and red lips, then stood up and looked at the door that was suddenly pushed open.
The imperial physician stepped out of the threshold while wiping his head full of sweat, bowing and reporting, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess is already in peace."
Before the prince could speak, Concubine Xu and Min Lan shouted in unison, "What? Is it so safe?" Isn't it dead? Are you sure you are not wrong?
There was a strong feeling of disappointment hidden in the words of the two. Everyone present could tell the difference as long as they were not deaf. The prince's happy face suddenly sank, and there was a loud noise of cups breaking in the room.
The imperial physician glanced at the two of them indifferently and nodded, "Yes, the Crown Princess was not poisoned. She is now in peace and will not have any worries about her life in the future. Please come in, and I will tell you in detail."
The prince immediately followed him in. Yu Xiang stretched out his neck and looked at it, feeling uncomfortable when he was scratching it.
Yu Pinyan grabbed her jaw and turned her face, whispering, "Don't look around, I want to know what brother will tell you when I go back. The Crown Princess can be safe, which is related to the potted plant you gave me."
There were many candles in the house, illuminating the corners of all sides. Many blood-stained cotton balls were thrown on the ground. A sweet fragrance filled with blood was floating in the air, but it didn't smell uncomfortable. The Crown Princess was half lying on the couch, with a lot of nosebleeds stuck to her clothes, her face was paler than before, but the dead aura in her eyes had disappeared completely.
"Zhen'er, are you really okay?" After all, it was a young couple. The position of the crown prince in the prince's mind was irreplaceable. Seeing her eyes bright, she almost burst into tears.
The Crown Princess had already cried, and big tears fell down, and soon wet her clothes.
The prince ignored the blood stains on her body and looked at her carefully in the bend of her arms, as if she could not see enough in her life. The imperial physician lowered his head and listened to the couple's words. Seeing that they had expressed their feelings, he walked forward with a small teacup.
The princess immediately withdrew from the prince's arms, held the small potted plant that Yu Xiang gave him firmly in his arms, blocking the small teacup, as if an evil ghost was imprisoned inside, and he would open the lid and pounce on her.
The prince was puzzled and looked into the cup, and he suddenly felt goose bumps. He saw an eight-inch long dark leech that was thick with his thumb at the bottom of the porcelain white cup. Because he could not find blood to suck, he was raising his sharp head with a suction cup and arching around the wall of the cup.
The imperial physician looked at it a few times and felt it was disgusting. He thumped the lid on the cup and spoke slowly, "Report to the Prince Prince, this leech crawled out of the nostril of the Crown Princess. It should have survived in the Queen Mother's body for more than half a year. After the Queen Mother gave birth, the qi and blood were greatly damaged. The leech was sucked in the nose and sucked into the Queen Mother's brain. This is the culprit that caused the Queen Mother to be seriously ill. Now that it has been taken out, the Queen Mother only needs to take some tonics and can recover as before in less than two or three months."
The prince was stunned when he heard this, and then seemed to be struck by lightning. He asked in surprise, "The leech only survives in the sewage and silt. The princess has never approached such a pickled place. How did this leech penetrate into her mind?"
The imperial physician was stopped and couldn't answer for a long time.
The prince suddenly sneered, and his joy was replaced by a sensation. Either the princess was contaminated by himself, or someone had taken action. Such sinister means were unprecedented. If you can implant such evil things into the princess' nose without knowing it, this person must be someone close to the princess.
If the leech was not washed out by nosebleed, how long could the assailant hide and how many people would heal with this method? After thinking deeply, the prince felt creepy.
The imperial physician had never seen such an angry prince before, and he couldn't help but feel panic and quickly explained, "Report to the Prince's Highness, the reason why the Crown Prince's Concubine was defeated by the little tree. This matter is a blessing. If the leeches penetrated the brain, there would be no medicine in the world except this little tree. In the most dangerous moment, this magical medicine was sent directly to the Queen, which shows that the Queen and the Queen are blessed by God."
The prince turned his head and looked at the pot with a surprised look.
The Crown Princess hugged the potted plant tighter, and her face was full of expressions of surviving the disaster. Xiang'er is indeed the lucky star of the palace. As long as Xiang'er is called by her side, the palace will always be safe. Since she successfully gave birth to twins and saw the light shining with her own eyes, this idea took root in the Crown Princess' heart.
Chapter completed!