Chapter 570 - A Dangerous Accident (2/2)
Because of the allergic reaction, Long Yinghua, who had been choked by his swollen throat, had lost consciousness.
Lin Mengya quickly carried the child into her own medicine room, then she nimbly applied a few silver needles to stop his throat from further swelling from accumulated water, lest he should suffocate to death.
Thereafter, she quickly boiled a pot of medicine with Baiji’s help and fed it to Long Yinghua as well as to apply onto him externally.
It was only after two entire hours of hard work that Long Yinghua’s breathing finally stabilized and his countenance looked much better.
However, Long Yinghua’s stamina had been spent, so Ms. Tian carried him in her arms as he fell into a deep sleep.
“Master, it’s all because of our negligence that a thing happened to the 10th prince.”
Baiji and Baishao went on their knees before Lin Mengya. They were drenched in perspiration from the panic.
Their master had just given them instruction to protect the 10th prince and keep him safe, and they had quickly made such a mistake.
In retrospect, they shuddered at what happened a moment ago.
If not for their master’s fast reaction, perhaps now…
“You are not to be blamed. Yinghua was not poisoned, rather, he had an allergic reaction. However, in my impression, he was not allergic to anything. Will you investigate carefully into this to find out if anyone had used trickery or something?”
A child’s body might not be strong enough yet. If someone was intent on bringing harm to him, they would definitely be able to find some leads.
Immediately, Baiji and Baishao went out to carry out the investigation. Meanwhile, Lin Mengya felt a chill run through her.
Someone could not wait a moment longer to lay a finger on Yinghua when he had just arrived.
She supposed that the purpose was to give her and Concubine Xian a warning.
The style through which this person worked was many times more vicious than before.
Long Tianyu had handled everything outside and soon, news had it that a female cook had gone missing.
Although Long Tianyu had already sent men to investigate this, Lin Mengya was certain that this person had already disappeared from the face of the earth.
Baiji and Baishao had also returned, looking provoked and displeased.
Nevertheless, they managed to bring back a pack of powder medicine from the female cook’s room.
Lin Mengya could identify that it was a kind of herb that could cause a very fast allergic reaction in human bodies.
However, this substance, when ingested by adults who did not usually react to allergens, would at most result in rashes on their bodies.
However, Yinghua was still a young boy. A child’s immune system was naturally weaker. If she had not discovered the cause immediately, this child would have had an allergic reaction that caused him to suffocate and die!
“Outrageous! How could they be so ruthless? The 10th prince is merely a child. How cruel of them to do this to him!”
Baizhi could not help but make noise in her rage. Both Baiji and Baishao had also started frowning in displeasure.
Little did they expect that someone had sneaked in despite the much effort they put in.
It appeared that they had to be extra careful going forward.
“You shouldn’t overly reproach yourselves over this incident. I believe that the person had chosen to act today because he thinks that we’re busy with many things since this is the first day of Yinghua’s stay. He thinks we would let down our guards in terms of guarding him. All you have to do is be careful going forward. The heart of man is indeed evil, and we have to guard against it. ”
Baiji and Baishao exchanged looks and they were able to tell that they had the same thoughts.
What the master said made sense. The heart of man was the most difficult to control.
All the servants in the mansion were faithful to their master now.
Nevertheless, it was difficult to guarantee that they would not be tempted by greater temptations.
“Ms. Tian, I’m going to hand Yinghua over to you.”
Ms. Tian nodded and let out a sigh. She must have called to mind how Ms. Tian had shielded her and her older brother under her wings.
Lin Mengya watched as Ms. Tian and Baiji carried Yinghua into his own room.
Lin Mengya sank into deep thoughts while looking at the packet of powder medicine.
Lin Mengya was aware of what was happening among the servants without investigating them. What on earth did Concubine Xian do that had spurred the Crown Prince and the queen to harm Yinghua at all expense?
She was looking solemn in her thoughts when Long Tianyu finally came into the room from outside.
How audacious for these people to carry out their ploy under her nose! How extremely contemptuous of them!
How could the Jin State tolerate such people who did evil in broad daylight?
“The culprit who tried to harm Yinghua would have been eliminated. Even if we found any evidence, what can we do but let the matter rest?”
Lin Mengya knew what Long Tianyu was thinking. She used her delicate fingers to slowly open Long Tianyu’s tightly closed fist.
She gently pushed him down to sit on a chair and tenderly massaged his palm, which had turned red from holding it so tightly.
“She is also Yinghua’s legal mother! He is also Yinghua’s elder brother! Even if Concubine Xian takes over my mother’s place and fights with the queen in the palace, she still shouldn’t have made it so obvious!”
While Long Tianyu burnt hot with anger, the tone of his voice was chilling.
His dark and deep eyes were also filled with chilling coldness.
Having witnessed how his brother almost died at the hands of these people, Long Tianyu was angrier than if he were the one they tried to harm.
So this was what it was all about.
Lin Mengya could understand everything. It was no wonder that Long Tianyu was not at all surprised when Yinghua was arranged to stay in their mansion.
He even instructed her to take good care of Long Yinghua.
All of this was because Concubine Xian had wanted to work with the father and son in their plans. She had colluded with them to put up a very good act.