freenovelworld Chapter 187 King Chen Dies Suddenly
Chapter 187 King Chen Dies Suddenly
Mo Yan, who was brought back by the prince, disguised himself again and became a substitute for Qin Wang Zhao Defang, commanding his subordinates to continue investigating the case on Shandong Road.
In order to conceal their tracks, the King of Qin and the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor did not ride horses. Instead, they disguised themselves and used their martial arts skills to rush to the capital in the dark.
The two of them did not take the main road, but flew through secluded mountains and forests. This way they could travel in a straight line and avoid the risk of being seen. When they were thirsty, they drank mountain spring water, and when they were hungry, they ate some dry food. They did not hesitate to use their internal energy, flying all the way, crossing mountains and ridges to shorten the journey by nearly half. At 9 o'clock on the second day, the two of them arrived outside the city of Bianjing.
In a safe house near the city gate, the two of them rested, washed off the dust on their bodies, had a hearty meal, and recharged their batteries. …
After being reminded and warned by his father, the Second Prince Zhao Yuanxi has been very careful these past two days and has not gone out at all. He has been flirting with his favorite concubine Wu while having dinner in the inner house.
"My beloved, come here! Use your cherry lips to be a wine glass for me."
Sitting in the Second Prince's arms, Concubine Wu laughed charmingly! She took a sip of the wine and fed it to his mouth...
"Your Highness, the princess has fallen ill again. She is convulsing all over and unconscious!" A maid came to the door in a hurry, bowed and reported anxiously.
The Second Prince pushed Concubine Wu away, sat up straight, frowned and said impatiently: "Don't you have a court doctor when the princess is sick? What's the point of you coming to me? Just let the court doctor take a look!"
The little maid didn't dare to say anything more, so she turned around and walked back with tears in her eyes.
Concubine Wu wrapped her arms around the Second Prince's neck again, her eyes like a charm, and she made a request in a coquettish voice: "My Lord, you promised me that after she dies, the position of Princess Chen will be mine."
Under the light, Concubine Wu had a beautiful and charming face. The Second Prince was aroused by her teasing and lowered his head to kiss her charming and enchanting face.
"My beloved, my word is as good as gold! When she dies, I will make you my principal wife."...
Two ghostly figures floated into the heavily guarded Chen Wang Mansion, bypassed the patrolling guards and secret sentries, and quietly approached the Xinxiang Courtyard of Chen Wang Mansion.
The corners of Qin Wang Zhao Defang's lips curved up under the black scarf, but his eyes revealed outside the black scarf were full of sarcasm and coldness. The two spies deployed in Chen Wang Mansion are very powerful. Chen Wang Mansion, which is heavily guarded in the eyes of outsiders, does not have many secrets for this king.
A wisp of smoke floated into the room from a thin bamboo tube. Prince Chen, who was making love with Concubine Wu, suddenly stopped moving, and Concubine Wu also fainted.
Two dark figures in night clothes pushed open the window and went in.
"Uncle Master, let him die knowingly."
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor raised his two short eyebrows that were exposed outside the black scarf, "That's right! We can't let him get away with being a fool."
As he spoke, the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor took out a porcelain bottle, opened the cork and put it under the Second Prince's nose.
The second prince sneezed! Youyou woke up.
His pupils suddenly shrank in fear: "Who are you? Come..." He was about to call for help when King Qin pressed his mute point.
The King of Qin pulled down the black cloth covering his face and said, "Zhao Yuanxi, you actually dared to send people to kill my princess and nephew. Today is the day you die!"
The second prince was immediately frightened out of his wits!
Is it the King of Qin? My life is over!
He couldn't beg for mercy, nor could he shout for help. His whole body was so limp that even his fingers wouldn't move. His naked body was shaking like a sieve, and a strong smell of urine emanated from him.
The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor sneered with disdain: "The Second Prince is so scared that he peed himself? You don't have the courage to bear the consequences. Why are you desperately courting death?"
The King of Qin snatched away another porcelain bottle that the Ghost Hand Poison Doctor had taken out, pinched the Second Prince's chin to make him open his mouth, and poured the potion in the porcelain bottle into him without hesitation!
The second prince was so frightened that he struggled desperately, his eyes filled with fear and pleading...
Seeing the Second Prince twitching for a while and then becoming motionless, the King of Qin asked his uncle, "Uncle, where is the root of the medicine in this porcelain bottle?"
Having his chance to avenge his master's death robbed by his nephew, Ghost Hand Poison Doctor said unhappily, "Of course the more secret the better."
: "That won't work! It would be bad if they can't find it."
As the King of Qin spoke, he looked around the furnishings in the room, poured the remaining medicine in the porcelain bottle into the half-full cup of water on the table, and casually stuffed the porcelain bottle under the foot of the bed.
"Let's go! Use the same poison to send poor Princess Chen off..." The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor took out a small porcelain bottle from his arms and raised his eyebrows proudly at his nephew.
The seriously ill Princess Chen was found in Fengxia Residence. The Ghost Hand Poison Doctor poured medicine into the unconscious Princess Chen while muttering, "Princess Chen, I am helping you escape from the sea of suffering. You are freed by this good deed. If you want revenge in the underworld, go to Prince Chen and Concubine Wu. They are the ones who killed you."
After the crime was done, the uncle and nephew floated out of Chen Wangfu like ghosts, and used their Qinggong skills to return to Shandong Road along the original route overnight. …
It was still dark when Concubine Wu woke up slowly and pushed the prince who was lying on top of her.
"Ah!..." A shrill and terrified scream was heard!
The two maids who were on duty in the outer room had just woken up in a daze. When they heard the screams, they rushed into the inner room in panic.
"The Prince... The Prince is dead!" The naked Concubine Wu was so frightened that her soul left her body. She was limp all over but had no strength to push away Prince Chen who was still lying on her with his stiff body.
……
"A sudden wind?" A maidservant shouted out her first feeling in great fear.
"Don't talk nonsense! Chunling, do you want to live?" Another maid quickly stopped her companion.
The clever maid courageously stepped forward and touched the prince's body, and found that he had become a cold, stiff corpse! She turned and ran out of the house, screaming in horror: "Someone come! Someone come quickly! The prince... The prince died suddenly!..."
The Chen Wang Mansion immediately became a mess! ...
"What? The second prince died suddenly?!" The emperor was so shocked that he fell down behind the desk!
The emperor was so heartbroken that his robe and hands were shaking, and his eyes were glaring: "Investigate!... Find out the cause of death of the prince and arrest the murderer!" The emperor's hoarse roar echoed in the hall.
Cheng Wuya hurried to Prince Chen's Mansion with a few subordinates and two imperial doctors.
There was a scene of panic and fear in Prince Chen's mansion! Another concubine and the maids knelt in fear in front of the bed where Prince Chen died suddenly, crying in grief and heartbreak. The servants huddled aside and dared not even breathe, everyone was in danger.
Cheng Wuya pushed open the door and frowned when he saw the ugly naked body of the Second Prince dead on the bed!
He gave the order: "Autopsy!"
Two imperial doctors came forward to examine the second prince's body, carefully checking it several times.
After the two doctors exchanged opinions, Doctor Cheng reported in a low voice, "Reporting to Master Cheng, the second prince died of poisoning. The poison was Aconitum and Strychnos nux vomica!"
Poisoned to death? Who could have poisoned the second prince in the heavily guarded palace? It must have been an insider!
Cheng Wuya walked to the table, picked up the teacup with only half a cup of tea left and smelled it.
: "Look, is there any poison in the remaining tea?"
Doctor Cheng took the tea and smelled it, then said without hesitation, "Yes, the remaining tea contains the poison of Aconitum and Strychnos nux vomica."
Cheng Wuya searched the room and found a small porcelain bottle at the foot of the bed.
The moment the cork was opened, the same pungent smell entered his nostrils. Without asking the two imperial doctors, Cheng Wuya knew that this was the weapon containing the poison.
"Search Prince Chen's Mansion thoroughly and interrogate everyone in the mansion one by one!" Cheng Wuya turned around and gave a cold order to his men.
The Chen Palace was turned upside down, and everyone was interrogated. Several suspects were even tortured and severely beaten!
Cheng Wuya will go to the palace to report the results of the investigation and interrogation to the emperor truthfully.
The two princes died one after another, and the emperor seemed to have aged ten years in these two hours. Especially the death of the second prince, who he had placed great hopes on, made him feel as if a large piece of his heart had been cut out, and it was bloody and painful!
"Your Majesty, the Second Prince was poisoned by an overdose of Aconitum and Strychnos nux vomica and died in Concubine Wu's bed.
The two poisons were found in the teacup in the room, and a porcelain bottle containing the poison was found at the foot of the bed."
"How could it be? If they didn't destroy the evidence after poisoning, there must be something fishy about this!" The veins on the emperor's hands bulged as he grabbed the imperial case, and his eyes were red! Despite his grief and rage, his mind was clear.
Cheng Wuya continued in a cold and emotionless voice: "Princess Chen was also poisoned by Aconitum and Strychnos nux vomica. It's just that the dosage was much smaller. I died when I was investigating the case in Chen Wangfu.
I ordered people to torture the servants in the mansion. According to the confession of Concubine Wu's two personal maids, the reason why Princess Chen fell ill with a cold for two months and was seriously ill was that Concubine Wu secretly sent someone to poison Princess Chen. "
"Where is Concubine Wu? Did she confess? Why did she poison Princess Chen? Why did my son die of poisoning?!" The emperor's eyes were bloodshot with anger, and blood was about to drip out.
"Concubine Wu is of noble status, and I dare not torture her privately. She just cried and refused to admit that the poison bottle in the room was hers."
"Beat her! Beat her to death! I must pry her mouth open!"
"I obey your order!" After receiving the imperial edict, Cheng Wuya immediately went to interrogate the most suspicious concubine Wu.
After several torture instruments were used, Concubine Wu, who could no longer bear the torture, confessed.
Because she wanted to take the position of Princess Chen, she deliberately gave the Princess Chen, who was suffering from a cold, a poisonous aconite. However, she did not dare to use too much medicine, and only gave a little every few days. She also bribed the court doctor, so Princess Chen was seriously ill due to the cold, but she survived until today.
As for Prince Chen who died of poisoning, he had promised that after Princess Chen's death, he would make her the Princess Chen's legal wife. How could she have poisoned the prince?
After reading the confession, the emperor slammed the desk in anger!
: "This rebellious son who favors his concubine and neglects his wife! This vicious woman with a heart of a snake and a scorpion! ..."
Although there were many suspicious points in this case, no other evidence could be found, so the emperor had to make a conclusion and close the case.
Concubine Wu was sentenced to beheading, and her family was also implicated in the case. The murder of the prince was a heinous crime, and the three clans of the Wu family were confiscated and killed, leaving no one alive. More than a thousand relatives of the Wu family were exiled.
After hearing the news, Luo Li pondered for a moment.
[Zhao Defang is once again desperate for his beloved! The emotional entanglement between this lady and him is getting deeper and deeper. But why is he still so sweet in his heart? ]