After Prince Guo was reborn, Zhen Huan became invincible

Chapter 197 Poisoning

Concubine Qi took a deep breath, trying to calm her inner panic.

Although she still felt a little uneasy, she decided to trust her father and believed that the medicine he gave her would definitely be effective.

Lady Qi bit her lower lip lightly, secretly reminding herself not to reveal any flaws. She had to maintain her calmness on the surface so as not to arouse other people's suspicion.

She knew that if people noticed her nervousness, it would probably cause more trouble. So, she could only pretend that nothing had happened...

Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong retched from time to time and were unable to vomit anything, but they looked extremely uncomfortable and painful. The Emperor felt so distressed and worried that something might happen to the babies in their bellies.

Zhen Huan stood between Shen Meiyu and An Lingrong for a while, looking at one and then that. Caiyue and Baojuan both helped and gently patted their masters' backs, hoping that they would feel better.

The other concubines all looked worried on the surface, but in their hearts they hoped that the two would have a miscarriage. Every woman in the palace wanted to have a child of her own, but everyone also hoped that others would not have children.

When Liuzhu rushed to the Imperial Hospital, Doctor Wen was studying pharmacology with his apprentice Wei Lin.

"Master Wen, Master Wen, something bad has happened..."

When Wen Shichu heard that the person coming was Liuzhu, he knew that something must have happened to Zhen Huan. He quickly put down the things at hand and ran to Liuzhu, "What happened to the queen?"

"The Queen is fine. It's Concubine Hui and Concubine An who are in trouble." Liuzhu said with a sad expression.

When Wen Shichu heard that it was related to his Mei'er, he frowned immediately, but there were so many people in the Imperial Hospital, so he needed to control his emotions.

Then Liuzhu whispered a few words in Wen Shichu's ear: "…………"

Wen Shichu understood instantly, and his emotions stabilized instantly. Then he turned to his apprentice Wei Lin and said, "Wei Lin, come with me to see the two ladies. I can't handle it alone."

Wei Lin replied: "Okay, Master."

Wei Lin immediately packed up his medicine box and followed Wen Shichu and Liuzhu to Suiyuxuan. Because Suiyuxuan was remote, when they passed by a remote place, Wen Shichu whispered to Wei Lin: "Wei Lin, you have followed me for quite a while, I trust you, no matter what I diagnose today, you must follow my instructions, this is the only request from your master."

After hearing what Wen Shichu said, Wei Lin realized that his master might want him to give false testimony today.

But he said without hesitation: "Master, I understand."

Although Wei Lin privately called Wen Shichu "Master" in the Imperial Hospital, as they were both on duty in the Imperial Hospital, Wei Lin was also a formal imperial physician. It's just that most of his patients were royal relatives rather than concubines in the palace.

Soon the three of them arrived at Suiyuxuan.

Wen Shichu and Wei Lin first bowed to the emperor, "Your Majesty, your humble servants pay their respects! Ladies and gentlemen..."

The emperor immediately urged, "No need to be polite, hurry up and show Huipin and Anpin what's going on."

Wen Shichu walked in front and went straight towards Shen Meizhuang. He didn't dare to look up at Shen Meizhuang, for fear that his eyes were too affectionate and someone would notice something.

Wei Lin followed behind him and walked towards An Lingrong.

They both covered their wrists with silk handkerchiefs and placed their fingers on their pulses.

Because Wen Shichu and Wei Lin both lowered their heads, no one could see what their expressions were.

After a moment, Wen Shichu let go of Shen Meizhuang's hand, frowned slightly, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, Concubine Hui was poisoned, but we have to check what Concubine Hui just ate before we can make an accurate judgment."

When Wei Lin heard his master's diagnosis, he was shocked, but he tried to remain calm and didn't show any surprise on his face. He knew that now was not the time to panic and he had to respond calmly.

So he also said, "Your Majesty, Concubine An was also poisoned."

Caiyue quickly said, "My queen only drank a sip of the scented tea and didn't eat anything else. She was fine in Xianfu Palace and hasn't had any pregnancy symptoms in the past few days."

Her voice was filled with a hint of anxiety and worry, fearing that something might happen to her master.

Bao Juan also echoed, "My queen also only drank that sip of scented tea. Her appetite was not good today, and she didn't eat a single bite of cake."

Her tone was also full of anxiety, as if she wanted to prove that her master had not eaten anything else.

As soon as Caiyue and Baojuan finished their words, everyone turned to look at Concubine Qi, with suspicion and anger in their eyes.

At this time, Concubine Qi was pale, her lips were trembling, and she couldn't utter a word.

The emperor's eyes became extremely angry. He glared at Concubine Qi fiercely, as if he wanted to eat her alive.

The emperor looked at Concubine Qi angrily and said in a cold voice, "Doctor Wen, please check if there is any problem with the tea that Concubine Hui and Concubine An drank just now."

Wen Shichu and Wei Lin followed Caiyue and Baojuan to the table and picked up the pot of freshly brewed tea. They looked at each other, poured out a cup, and smelled it carefully, but smelled nothing.

Wen Shichu frowned and thought to himself. According to what Liuzhu said, there must be something wrong with this tea. Wei Lin looked at Wen Shichu and waited for his instructions.

After a moment's silence, Wen Shichu slowly said, "Wei Lin, try the silver needle." Wei Lin nodded to show that he understood.

So, Wen Shichu and Wei Lin each took out a silver needle from their arms.

This silver needle is different from the silver needle the emperor usually uses to taste food. It has undergone special processing during the making process and can identify various poisons.

They both inserted the silver needle into the tea at the same time and quietly observed the changes.

At first, the silver needle did not react at all. Seeing this, Concubine Qi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that her medicine should not be so easy to identify.

However, time passed by, and after about two minutes, the silver needle began to gradually turn black. When Concubine Qi saw this, her face turned pale in an instant, and she became panicked.

"This tea is indeed poisonous! This poison is very rare, colorless and tasteless, harmless to ordinary people, but it is extremely harmful to pregnant women and can cause miscarriage of the fetus in the womb." Wen Shichu said solemnly.

The emperor was furious. "Well! Lady Qi, I didn't know you were a vicious woman? How dare you poison my heir!"

Concubine Qi collapsed to the ground in fear, begging for mercy again and again. She denied it flatly and said, "Your Majesty, I am innocent! I did not poison you... It must be... Someone must be trying to frame me... Your Majesty."