Chapter 116 Murder
The court doctor examined the little guy carefully from head to toe.
Finally, with a smile on her face, she made the final decision: "Don't worry, Concubine Ji, the Fourth Young Master is fine and is very healthy and lively."
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but after the court doctor said this, everyone present relaxed a lot.
Are you so... loyal?
It's just a simple physical examination.
Ji Yunqing took note of everyone's reactions for the moment, and said to the court doctor without changing his expression, "That's good. Thank you for troubling me, doctor."
The court doctor said repeatedly: "It's no trouble, no trouble."
He thought to himself that he was sleeping soundly last night, but someone had to dig him out of bed urgently, so what did all this matter now?
Ji Yunqing didn't know what the court physician was thinking. Since the court physician didn't accept gifts of thanks, she sent him away in a nice manner.
Turning around, Ji Yunqing looked around at everyone and finally chose Daylily.
"Hemerocallis, what's going on? What happened?"
Hemerocallis quickly stepped forward and told the whole story from beginning to end.
"My Lord, this is what happened. Yesterday at midnight, the prince suddenly went to see the young master and found that the window in the young master's room was opened a crack, and it was facing the young master's window..."
Now that the weather is getting colder, we might have to use the stove someday. In this kind of weather, especially at night when the temperature is the lowest, if no one notices, the little one might catch a cold.
The child is so young now, and the medical level in ancient times is limited. Ji Yunqing's face is gloomy. She dare not imagine how serious the consequences will be.
Sensing her master's low mood, Daylily paused, then plucked up the courage to speak again.
"The nurse and the maid who were on night watch in the room actually fell asleep, and were caught by the prince.
The prince asked people to wake them up, but they couldn't be woken up. The prince immediately asked the palace doctor to come over, and after a check, he found that these people had been drugged. "
You can tell with your toes that someone did this on purpose!
"The incident happened suddenly. The prince interrogated the wet nurse and several maids who served the young master overnight. Now wet nurse Shan has been released, while wet nurse Liao and a little maid have not returned yet."
In fact, not only those few people were interrogated, but all the servants in Guihua Courtyard were interrogated and were not released until dawn.
Ji Yunqing looked at the lonely wet nurse and realized that there was only one left.
For a moment, she was horrified and frightened.
No wonder King Zhao was out for so long last night, and no wonder he sent the child here and left again.
So many things happened.
If you have the guts, why not ask someone to open her window and drug King Zhao? What kind of hero is it to harm a newborn baby who can't even speak?
Looking at the frightened expressions of the others, Ji Yunqing knew without asking that Xuancao was not lying.
Nanny An stood aside, looking down quietly. In fact, the matter was more complicated than that.
And there was the strange fragrance that the prince smelled last night.
If used alone as a spice, but mixed with the flavor of another medicinal herb, it can become a poison that gradually weakens a person.
Especially for children, if they are poisoned by this kind of poison, they may not even live past the age of three, and others will just think that this child is unlucky.
And Nanny Liao happened to bring with her a wooden hairpin soaked in this medicinal herb.
It was just a wooden hairpin, of plain style, and worn on a woman's head, so no one would care.
However, there is no need to let so many people know about this matter. Just tell your master privately.
After listening to Nanny An's description, Ji Yunqing felt terrified.
Two calculations in one night, really busy!
Once a child has a fever, he will die if it is not cured. Even if he is lucky enough to survive, he cannot escape the second calculation.
If King Zhao hadn't suddenly mentioned it, she would not have taken a bath at all. If she didn't wash away the fragrance and mixed with that smell, the little one would be doomed, and maybe she would be doomed too in a few years.
What a risk!
Thinking about it this way, King Zhao was indeed of some use. Ji Yunqing secretly decided to be nicer to King Zhao in the future.
Ji Yunqing picked up Ruirui with lingering fear and dropped her hard.
She was silent. Why are you so serious?
"Your return is proof that you are all loyal."
Ji Yunqing held the little fat boy in his arms and said with a smile: "You must have been frightened last night, right? Xuancao, we will give each person in our courtyard five taels of silver to help you calm down."
When it comes to giving out money, it's hard for everyone to help but feel unhappy.
Although Master Ji was a concubine, she was not stingy at all. Although she did not reward him often, the reward he gave her once was more than what other people in the courtyard gave her several times.
Everyone likes to follow such a master.
Seeing that everyone looked much happier, Ji Yunqing continued, "Also, everyone should take a good rest these two days, Nanny An."
Nanny An immediately responded: "The old slave is here."
"Please arrange the shifts for the people in our yard so that everyone can have a day off these few days. They can go back to their homes, go shopping, have some fun, and feel at ease."
Nanny An: "Master, be merciful"
The next day, Ji Yunqing, contrary to his usual behavior, went to the main courtyard to pay his respects.
She was already prepared and could easily engage in a debate with a group of scholars.
Unexpectedly, when the morning meeting started, Ji Yunqing suddenly discovered that the number of people, which had been decreasing, was reduced by one more.
The princess glanced at Ji Yunqing, and before Ji Yunqing could figure out the meaning of that look, she announced directly: "Concubine Zhou bribed the wet nurse to murder the fourth master. The evidence is irrefutable. The prince has ordered the concubine to be abolished and was sent to the farm yesterday."
Sent to the farm, to work there for the rest of your life, and never able to come back.
Aunt Zhou?
Ji Yunqing was extremely surprised. How was he related to Concubine Zhou?
Isn’t that the scent that Miss Li brought?
Perhaps Ji Yunqing's thoughts were too obvious, so the princess continued, "The Pingyang Marquis's Mansion has also taken the Sixth Miss back home."
It's not as simple as just taking her back. With the prince's methods, this Miss Li Liu can only be married far away and can never return to the capital.
After the meeting, Ji Yunqing felt depressed. Miss Li was really involved, but she didn't think Concubine Zhou was so capable.
You have to know that the two wet nurses were chosen by the prince. Concubine Zhou was a concubine like her, how could she have such ability?
Just as he was thinking about it, concubine Liu came over.
She looked scared: "Sister Ji, you really can't judge a person by his appearance. Who would have thought that Sister Zhou would be such a person?"
Ji Yunqing glanced at her, not knowing her intention, and continued, "Yes, I consider myself ordinary, and the child is innocent. I really don't know what Concubine Zhou is thinking?"
She cursed angrily, "It's all the fault of the people who tried to harm Ruirui. They gave birth to a son who was blind and had hemorrhoids on his mouth. He fell into the toilet when he went to the toilet... God bless you!"
She cursed with great pleasure, but Concubine Liu looked unhappy: "Sister Ji, the first thing we women should learn is chastity, tranquility and elegance. What you just said is really inappropriate, isn't it?"