Chapter 652 - Chapter 652: Chapter 639: Great Joy (1/2)

Chapter 652: Chapter 639: Great Joy

“But what’s wrong?” Mrs. Ruo urgently asked.

“Replying to Princess, the Prince and the concubine were not stricken with an acute illness, but were poisoned,” the imperial doctor truthfully answered.

“They were poisoned?” Mrs. Ruo’s face turned pale instantly, “What kind of poison? Is it dangerous?”

“Princess, do not panic. Although the poison is dangerous, the Prince and concubine did not consume much food, so there’s no immediate danger to their lives. As for the type of poison, allow me to further investigate their food and then I shall make sure about it.”

The sudden and strange poisoning of Prince Qi and Hang Xueyun made the leftovers in the room untouched. The imperial doctor scrutinized them and examined each one with a silver needle.

Soon, the imperial doctor came to a conclusion.

Two dishes were found to be poisoned, which were jujube Astragalus stewed black chicken and the donkey-hide gelatin stewed lamb.

What?

Mrs. Ruo’s pupils suddenly contracted to the size of rice grains, her body swayed slightly.

The imperial doctor, having served in the palace for a long time and often treating the princes and nobles, was well acquainted with the disputes within the royal houses. Seeing Mrs. Ruo’s reaction, he roughly guessed something, but he didn’t speak to her anymore, concentrating only on treating Prince Qi and Hang Xueyun.

After composing herself, Mrs. Ruo hurriedly explained when she saw the doctor’s misunderstanding, “Although I had these two dishes specially sent to the Prince and the concubine, I didn’t poison them…”

The imperial doctor didn’t want to get involved in this contest, he only said, “I am just a doctor, I merely treat others’ illnesses. I don’t know about the rest, nor do I need to.”

“Although this poison is not lethal, if left untreated for a long time, there might be side effects.”

Mrs. Ruo’s face turned another shade whiter, intending to explain further, but she sealed her lips.

It took a while for the detoxification, hence the imperial doctor stayed at the house of Prince Qi that night.

Only at midnight were Prince Qi and Hang Xueyun stabilized. Then, supporting her tired body, Mrs. Ruo returned to her own courtyard.

But despite her fatigue, Mrs. Ruo wasn’t able to sleep.

According to the current situation, Prince Qi would wake up tomorrow, and once he wakes up, he would definitely ask about the poisoned food.

And the poisoned food just happened to be those two dishes, Prince Qi would certainly believe that she was the one who did it.

Even though she didn’t do it.

Frankly speaking, if she really had such a thought, she wouldn’t have been so obvious, attracting such suspicion to herself.

However, based on her understanding of Prince Qi, he would definitely believe she was behind this.

Mrs. Ruo bit her lip repeatedly, gritting out a sentence through the clenched teeth, “This must be a scheme of Hang Xueyun.”

The biggest beneficiary of this incident was her. It had to be her doing.

“But we don’t have evidence,” Bi Tao replied in a low voice.

They had already inquired from the people in the kitchen, but there were no traces left, and there were no gains to be had.

“Then what to do?” Mrs. Ruo was somewhat restless.

Bi Tao remained silent.

Because she didn’t know either.

In a situation like this, one could say it’s the most frustrating of all. If one remains silent, it would be seen as an admittance of guilt. Yet, if one proclaims one’s innocence, it could be seen as a hard denial and could backfire.

You could say, the final outcome and whether Mrs. Ruo would be fixed for this misdeed, all depend on Prince Qi.

It could even be said that it doesn’t matter whether she did it or not. If only Prince Qi thinks she didn’t do it, then she didn’t. But if Prince Qi believes she did, even if she truly didn’t, she would still be blamed for it.