It was common one which is beautiful, elegant, graceful and light. And it could stand out the beautiful figure of the dancing woman, so it was very popular.
When the music started, Cao Shanxiu started to dance trippingly. Her long sleeves were elegant, and her waist was so slim. At first, she danced very slowly, and then she became faster. The most unique part was that Cao Shanxiu began to rotate more than twenty circles in a row. Everyone clapped their hands to applaud, but they saw that Cao Shanxiu's face suddenly changed. She suddenly stopped and her body was a little unstable. She spat out blood and fainted on the ground.
There were full of screams. Yun Shang quickly stood up and walked out of the pavilion. She squatted down in front of Cao Shanxiu, stretched out her hand in front of her nose, and breathed a sigh of relief. "Not bad. She is still alive. Be quick. Call the imperial physician. "
Qian Zhuo answered yes and ordered a servant to run to the imperial hospital in a hurry. Yun Shang took Cao Shanxiu's pulse and said with a serious look, "She has been poisoned."
Yun Shang carefully checked the symptoms and keep them in mind. Then she stood up and said, "Send Lady Cao back to her palace."
The servants carried Cao Shanxiu back to Qinxin Palace where she lived. Yun Shang, together with other ladies, also went there. Yun Shang saw the fifteenth Princess looking around, not knowing what was happening.
Yun Shang hurriedly waved at her. When the fifteenth Princess came to Yun Shang reluctantly, Yun Shang said, "Your mother was poisoned and passed out. I don't know what poison it is now, but your mother is fine for the time being. The imperial physician will be here soon. Don't worry. There might be some noise later. Do you want to take care of your mother here or go back to your room?"
The fifteenth Princess seemed to be stunned. She bit her lips and looked into the hall, but saw nothing. After a long silence, she said softly, "I'll wait here."
Yun Shang was quite satisfied with this answer. She nodded slightly and said, "Good girl, come with me to see if your mother is all right."
Yun Shang said as she entered the bedroom with the fifteenth Princess. Cao Shanxiu was lying in bed quietly. Her face was pale and there was a dark blood stain on her chest. Yun Shang took out a brocade handkerchief and wiped the blood stain from the corner of her mouth for her. The fifteenth Princess held the bed pillar tightly and carefully poked her head out to have a look. It seemed that she couldn't bear it. She suddenly retracted her head and frowned.
"Ask someone to cook a bowl of mung bean soup." Yun Shang ordered in a low voice, "Green food antidote. Although I don't know if it is useful to the poison in Lady Cao. We can have a try."
The servants immediately responded. The ladies who came into the room started whispering among themselves. They were still a little scared. "How could she be poisoned all of a sudden? Is the poison in the tea? "
"It shouldn't be like that. We have drunk the tea, haven't
ed Qian Zhuo to take it. Then she said to the imperial physician, "Have a look. Is the poison of sappan root tainted on this dancing dress?"
The imperial physician quickly responded. He took the dancing dress and said softly, "There is a way to identify the poison of sappan. After being stained with sweat, the color of the clothes will become deeper."
The imperial physician said as he squatted down to carefully examine the dancing dress. Then he pointed at the sleeve and the part beside his neck and said, "Your majesty, please have a look. The color of the sleeve and collar are a little deeper than other parts. Presumably, the poison of sappan root was on this dancing dress. "
Yun Shang's eyes fell on the reddish purple mark, and her eyes darkened. She slammed on the table beside her. "Investigate! We must find out the truth. "
Qian Yin answered in a hurry with a serious look on her face.
"Send someone to the imperial hospital to get some medicine and boil it for lady Cao. Then send someone to feed her. Send someone to other palaces and tell them that lady Cao was poisoned by the Su Fang root and the poison was from the dancing dress that I should have worn. I have ordered to investigate this matter thoroughly, and the real murderer will be found soon. " Yun Shang ordered softly and turned to look at the fifteenth Princess.
After thinking for a long time, Yun Shang ordered, "Your mother is now poisoned. There are not many servants in the Qinxin Palace. I'll send two people to serve here, and you should spend more time with your mother, okay?"
"Okay." The fifteenth Princess replied. Yun Shang gave a smile and left Qinxin Palace with Qian Zhuo.
After leaving the Qinxin Palace, Yun Shang turned around and said to Qian Zhuo, "Go and bring Yu Nian here. I have something to ask her."
Qian Zhuo nodded in a hurry. After all, Yu Nian was the director of a department in the imperial household. Qian Zhuo thought she'd better go in person. She curtsied to Qian Zhuo and headed towards Shangyi Bureau.