freenovelworld Chapter 33 A lackey of the imperial court, he'll pay for my mother's life!
Chapter 33 A lackey of the imperial court, he'll pay for my mother's life!
Pei Yunjing took a step forward. Gou Sheng's eyes were filled with resistance and anger. He quickly grabbed a stone from the ground and threw it at Pei Yunjing with all his might, shouting loudly:
"Get out of here! You lackeys sent by the imperial court, you'll pay for my mother's life!"
"call out……"
The stone flew straight toward Pei Yunjing at an extremely fast speed, as if carrying Gou Sheng's grief and despair.
However, Pei Yunjing simply raised his hand and caught the stone steadily. With a "thud," the stone fell heavily to the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
"Let the army doctor examine your mother first!" Pei Yunjing's voice was cold and firm, leaving no room for argument.
Gou Sheng shook his head frantically, tears streaming down his face like a burst dam. "No! No! You're definitely trying to destroy the evidence!"
His emotions became increasingly volatile, and he was unable to accept this fact.
Pei Yunjing frowned and gave a signal with his eyes;
Two tall soldiers immediately stepped forward, grabbed Gou Sheng's arms tightly, and held him firmly to prevent him from taking any further extreme actions.
In this way, the military doctor, Qin Ren, was able to successfully approach Gou Sheng's mother.
After a careful examination, Qin Ren's expression turned grave. He shook his head at Pei Yunjing and said in a heavy tone:
"Reporting to the Sixth Prince, he indeed died from poisoning!"
These words struck like a thunderbolt, resounding in everyone's ears.
The disaster victims present all looked at the bowl of porridge in their hands, and when they recalled what Gou Sheng had just said, a wave of fear and nausea surged in their hearts.
They slammed the bowl of porridge on the ground, then gagged themselves and began to vomit violently.
"vomit……"
"vomit……"
In an instant, the sounds of vomiting rose and fell, and the whole scene descended into chaos. But after swallowing only that little bit of porridge, no matter how hard they tried to vomit, they couldn't get it out.
A group of thin men—Zhang San leading the way—said, "Sixth Prince? Are you really here to poison us disaster victims, just as Gou Sheng said?"
No wonder they specially cooked such a thick porridge and added vegetables they'd never eaten before!
"Ouch... my stomach hurts so much!"
With a painful cry, the thin child next to Zhang San suddenly clutched his stomach and rolled on the ground, his little face scrunched up, a sight that broke one's heart!
!!!
Zhang San's heart tightened suddenly, and he panicked.
I felt sorry for my son, so I let him drink most of the first bowl of porridge I received. I never expected that the porridge was actually poisoned!
His eyes widened, his heart filled with resentment...
Seeing this, the other people were immediately enraged. They picked up sticks and stones from the ground and charged towards Pei Yunjing menacingly.
Some people even angrily overturned the pot of porridge on the ground, and the scene became chaotic.
Fortunately, the soldiers reacted quickly, immediately surrounding Pei Yunjing and protecting him closely.
"People, calm down, calm down!" Pei Yunjing straightened up and shouted with all his might.
"How can you expect us to stay calm! In this year of severe drought, we thought the imperial court had sent people to provide disaster relief, but instead they've come to take our lives!" Zhang San shouted hoarsely, filled with grief and indignation.
Meanwhile, his son, who was in his arms, was as pale as a sheet due to severe abdominal pain, and his condition was extremely critical.
Pei Yunjing said anxiously, "Quickly, let the military doctor examine her first!"
"quick!"
Qin Ren squeezed through the crowd with difficulty, carrying a medicine box on his back, and quickly walked up to Zhang San.
He slowly bent down, reached out and gently placed his hand on the wrist of the third son of the Zhang family, carefully taking his pulse...
After a moment, his tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed, and he let out a long sigh of relief, saying:
"It's nothing, it's just that I haven't eaten such nutritious food for so long, my stomach and intestines can't handle it all at once, which is why I'm having such severe abdominal pain..."
As he spoke, he quickly took out a few dark pills from the medicine box and stuffed them into the child's mouth without hesitation.
Seeing this, Zhang San was about to speak up to stop them, but it was too late.
Qin Ren stood up and added, "These pills can effectively regulate gastrointestinal function. In a little while, your son will no longer have abdominal pain..."
After saying that, he turned around and quickly walked back to Pei Yunjing's side.
Just then, Gou Sheng, who was standing nearby, went crazy and shouted, "Liar! Liar! If this porridge wasn't poisoned, how could my mother have died?"
As she spoke, she burst into tears, which flowed down her face like a burst dam.
Pei Yunjing did not speak, but waved his hand to signal the soldiers in front of him to step back;
Then he slowly walked up to the dead middle-aged woman, bent down, and picked up the porridge left on the broken porcelain bowl on the ground.
"Sixth Prince...you can't eat it..." Qin Ren shouted anxiously.
Ignoring Qin Ren's obstruction, Pei Yunjing resolutely put the mouthful of porridge covered in sand into his mouth and swallowed it without hesitation in front of Gou Sheng.
Then, he opened his mouth again, so that Gou Sheng could clearly see that he had swallowed the porridge.
Pei Yunjing stared intently at Gousheng and said firmly, "I have already eaten the porridge. If it is truly poisoned, I will surely die from the poison!"
However, there are indeed many suspicious points surrounding the death of Gou Sheng's mother, and we will definitely give you a satisfactory explanation!
After saying that, he continued to observe the middle-aged woman on the ground carefully and suddenly noticed that she was tightly holding something in her left hand.
Pei Yunjing quickly squatted down, forcefully pried open her fingers, and pulled out a yellowish-white plant root that resembled a ginseng root.
He turned his head, his brows furrowed, and asked in confusion, "Qin Ren, do you know what this is?"
Qin Ren stepped forward, took the plant root, examined it carefully, and replied, "Sixth Prince, this is wild ginseng!"
Upon hearing this, Gou Sheng roared angrily, "Hmph! Are you trying to say that my mother died from eating this? How could ginseng kill someone?!"
Native ginseng?
It seems this substance has been mentioned in books and pharmacopoeias...
Pei Yunjing's mind raced, carefully searching every corner of his memory, trying to find information about this herb.
Suddenly, his eyes lit up, as if he had found the answer.
Pei Yunjing took a deep breath and said, word by word, "Although this thing is called 'earth ginseng,' it is actually not real ginseng, but the root system of a plant called pokeweed."
If you accidentally ingest pokeweed root, it may cause a strong burning sensation from your mouth to your stomach;
Symptoms include abdominal cramps, severe vomiting, and diarrhea. In severe cases of poisoning, it can lead to paralysis or even death from cardiac arrest.
His voice was deep and powerful, like a sharp sword piercing Gou Sheng's heart.
Gou Sheng's eyes widened in astonishment. He couldn't believe what he was hearing, and his heart was filled with fear and self-reproach.
"No, impossible... How could this be?" he muttered to himself, his body trembling slightly.
Gou Sheng's inner world collapsed instantly; the so-called wild ginseng turned out to be poisonous.
He originally intended to use it to nourish his mother out of filial piety, but unexpectedly, he pushed her to the brink of danger.
"I...I...I killed my mother!" His voice was filled with remorse and despair, and tears welled up in his eyes.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, he abruptly broke free from the soldier's restraints, picked up the stick from the ground, and muttered:
"Aruhan, I'll fight you to the death!!"
Pei Yunjing stopped him abruptly, "Aru Khan? The leader of the Mongol Kingdom?" "Guess what, I can't sleep when I close my eyes at night."
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