Chapter 205

Chapter 205 - Pulse-checking

“Royal Father, this son is unfilial!” Second Prince's voice was as loud as thunder as he knelt in the middle of the imperial study.

The imperial study was filled with kneeling people. The only emperor sitting there was ashen faced and stretched out a hand to take the imperial physician's pulse.

“Why is my son guilty? Cough cough ... If not for you, Royal Father would actually still not know that he had been poisoned for a long time, and the person who plotted against us was actually the person we trust the most! ” The emperor gritted his teeth as he jumped out one word at a time while staring at the people kneeling at the side.

He felt as if there was a volcano hidden inside his body that could erupt at any time, and he was also coughing more and more. If not for the fact that all of the imperial physicians at the Grand Hospital had said that there was nothing wrong with him, he would have thought that he was suffering from tuberculosis.

“How is it?” The emperor withdrew his gaze and asked the imperial physician by his side.

“Your Majesty ... This, I am sorry for my incompetence, I was unable to diagnose any signs of poisoning! ” The old imperial physician's legs went weak as he knelt on the ground.

“Scram!” “Useless thing!” The emperor swept away the ink and paper on the imperial edict before pointing to the other imperial physician.

Previously, he had personally nurtured that imperial physician. Now, he was the one in charge of the Imperial Physician's treatment, and the person he trusted the most in the entire Imperial Hospital. However, from now on, his trust no longer existed.

With such a large Imperial study that even a pin drop could be heard, the people kneeling on the ground didn't even have the courage to raise their heads.

This was a eunuch who had watched His Majesty grow up. He was also the person that the emperor trusted the most, and no one could find a reason for him to betray.

Besides, if he really were to poison His Majesty, given the opportunity, how could he possibly allow the emperor to die without poison for so long?

Lai Jiquan kneeled with his head touching the ground in the lowest position. He looked calm but the truth was that he was already feeling uneasy in his heart.

It would have been fine if the emperor hadn't been diagnosed as having been poisoned, he could have sued the Second Prince for the crime of framing him, but if ...

However, he wouldn't resign himself to fate! No one in the Great Liang Palace was his match. If they fought, they could always carve out a path of blood.

After changing two or three imperial physicians in a row, each of them came to the same conclusion. His Majesty was in good health, and although there were signs of exhaustion and a lack of liver-fire, there was no poison.

If it was in the past, the Emperor would definitely believe it. However, when people confidently said that he was poisoned, as well as considering his recent body, the Emperor was sure that he was poisoned as well.

However, it was unknown if this group of quack doctors were being bribed or if their standards were insufficient, but none of them were able to find out.

The first imperial physician to check on the Emperor's pulse stepped forward and asked, “Second Prince, may I ask, you have solemnly swore that Your Majesty was poisoned. Do you know what poison it is? And when and where did it happen? “

The Second Prince kowtowed, “Royal Father, this son has already explained it to you. This son unintentionally discovered that Manager Lai was suspicious and actually secretly met with the Duke of Qin in the cold palace. When this son overheard that some of their conversations had poisoned you, I was so scared that my soul left my body. This son is afraid that if we delay it any longer, Royal Father's body will suffer for one more day. “

When the emperor heard that his trusted aide was secretly in contact with the Duke of Qin, he was so angry that smoke rose from his lungs.

“Your Majesty, this humble subject has already answered. Your Majesty has indeed been poisoned. It's just that this poison is too rare and has a peaceful effect on your body. It's impossible to tell just by looking at your pulse.”

“What poison?” the Emperor asked grimly.

“Please forgive this humble subject's ignorance, but I have never seen this poison before. This poison will not kill you in a short period of time, and will only gradually change the balance of yin and yang in the body, making people restless, irritable, dreamy, suspicious, and for a long time, will cause the body to weaken.

At this moment, another imperial physician suddenly understood. He stood up and added, “If that's the case, then this humble subject seems to have heard of this poison before.”

“What poison?” The emperor was getting more and more anxious.

“This poison should have come from overseas. This subject had also inadvertently heard this story from merchants. Rumor has it that the imperial harem of some foreign country likes to use this poison. Killing people without blood is hard enough to find.”

The emperor stood up and rushed to Lai Jiquan's front and kicked him heavily, “You dog slave! I trust you so much, why did you want to harm me? “

Lai Jiquan rolled on the ground, he did not resist, but crawled up and kneeled in front of the emperor, “Your Majesty, this old servant was wrongly accused!”

“Hmph, Manager Lai, you said that you were wrongly accused. Then, may I ask, where are you wrongly accused?” The Second Prince became more and more confident after getting the Royal Doctor's confirmation.

He changed from his sorrowful mood to aggressively asking, “Many people know that Steward Lai and Grand Concubine Xie of the Cold Palace have a relationship and come to the Cold Palace every month to visit her. But from what I know, you have a grudge against Grand Concubine Xie.”

He knew about this matter. Grand Concubine Xie had saved Lai Jiquan's life before, he had always thought that Lai Jiquan had come to the Cold Palace frequently in order to repay the debt of gratitude.

“Your Highness, this old servant doesn't know what you're talking about!”

“Hmph, then why don't we call that Grand Concubine Xie in to confront her?”

“Your Highness, Grand Imperial Concubine Xie went crazy back then.” Lai Jiquan reminded her helplessly.

“What's there to fear if she's crazy? Just know that you've abused her before.”

The emperor's face darkened as he instructed, “Bring Grand Concubine Xie over.”

Lai Jiquan's eyes looked around, and then landed on Second Prince, “Your Highness, why would this old servant do such an ungrateful thing? Grand Concubine Xie is this servant's savior. “

The Second Prince snorted twice and did not answer. The person who told him the news did not say anything about it and he could not find out through private investigations.

But it did not matter, as long as he knew that Lai Jiquan had joined hands with the Duke of Qin to assassinate the life of the Emperor.

Lai Jiquan had a sliver of luck in his heart. Back then, because he was by the side of the unfavoured prince, he did not tell anyone that the palace maid was his own little sister. Very few people knew about it, and most likely, no one else knew about the grudge between them.

Right now, the only thing he was worried about was the Duke of Qin. If he was caught, it would be more useful to reveal himself than any other evidence.

The Emperor definitely wouldn't let off any suspicious person.