jdhmnovel Chapter 519 The Crown Princess Made Pastries
Chapter 519 The Crown Princess Made Pastries
In fact, they were afraid that someone would poison their food. They didn't expect that no matter how careful they were, they could not guard against thieves in their own home. Someone actually tampered with the prince's food.
But what is certain is that the Second Prince's people have already invaded their entourage.
She would also place spies around the Second Prince. Naturally, she would be on guard against the Second Prince placing people around her and the Crown Prince. Every once in a while, she would order people to check the people around herself and the Crown Prince to prevent the Second Prince from placing spies around them.
The person who could poison the crown prince without being discovered must be someone close to the crown prince, and he could hide for such a long time. She really underestimated the second prince.
"Doctor Zhou, how should we deal with these insects? Also, since the poisonous worms have come out, why hasn't the prince woken up yet?" Su Tang asked a series of questions.
Zhou answered truthfully, "There's no need to deal with these bugs. They'll die within an incense stick of time after leaving the body. After that, they'll pose no threat and have no use. Also, the prince is a little weak and needs to rest. He won't wake up for a few hours."
Zhou did not prescribe medicine for the prince, mainly because she was afraid that he would not trust her.
Their imperial physicians can also prescribe some tonics, and in comparison, they trust their own imperial physicians more.
"Miss Zhou, I have another question for you. Apart from food, are there any other ways for these poisonous insects to enter the prince's body?" Su Tang felt a little nauseous when she saw the insects in the incense burner.
Zhou shook her head. "It's almost impossible to force it into his body. After all, the young master is the crown prince, and no one would force the worm into his body. It can only be put into his food, such as cakes or food. This kind of insect will still wriggle when it comes into contact with water, so it is impossible to put it into soup. This insect is not poisonous, and even if you use a silver needle to test for poison, it will not be detected. If you let someone test for the poison, it will not take effect in a short time, and no one will know. Therefore, this method of killing is difficult to detect."
Zhou only said what she should say, and naturally did not say anything else.
Gu Jianchu, however, said, "The person who could put the poisonous insect into the prince's food must be someone close to the prince, or someone close to him."
As Gu Jianchu spoke, his eyes couldn't help but glance at the Crown Princess next to him.
Gu Jianchu had no intention of leaving. She wanted to stay and enjoy the show. She had finally managed to leave the palace.
After hearing the second half of Gu Jianchu's words, the Crown Princess panicked and accidentally knocked over the teacup beside her. Everyone looked at her.
Facing everyone's gaze, the Crown Princess became even more panicked. She stood up blankly and walked to the Crown Prince's bedside. "Let me take care of the Crown Prince. Go get a basin of hot water and I'll help him clean up. Meanwhile, Doctor Sun, go get him some tonic. Miss Zhou said he needs some tonic to stay healthy."
People can appear busy even when they feel guilty.
Su Tang ignored the Crown Princess.
Although the Crown Princess is not of much use on a daily basis, she is still good at taking care of the Crown Prince.
Su Tang never doubted the Crown Princess.
After all, she was the granddaughter of the Prince's tutor. The tutor was devoted to the Prince and took care of him as if he were his own son, so she had never doubted the people around the tutor.
Su Tang looked at Lin Wen and ordered in a cold voice, "Bring all the people who serve the prince here."
It was obvious that Su Tang wanted to conduct the trial personally.
After hearing Su Tang's words, the Crown Princess paused while wiping the Crown Prince's cheek. A hint of panic flashed across her eyes, and her face turned slightly pale. However, no one took it too seriously. After all, the Crown Princess had just vomited because of the poisonous insect, so it was normal for her to look pale.
The Crown Princess thought carefully about what had happened. The snacks she made had not passed through anyone else's hands. There would definitely not be any flaws or problems.
Not only were the palace maids who served the prince brought over, but even the people in the kitchen were brought over.
Seeing such a big scene, Gu Jianchu drank tea leisurely.
With Su Tang's ability, even if she didn't tell him, Su Tang could still find out who wanted to harm the prince, it would just take a little longer.
Everyone knelt on the ground one by one.
Su Tang did not rush to interrogate the cooks, but instead turned her gaze to the servants serving the Crown Prince. "I want to ask you, from last night to this morning, while you were serving the Crown Prince, did you discover anything suspicious?"
The palace maids and eunuchs looked at each other, and then began to think carefully.
The senior eunuch who served Su Yu answered first. This eunuch used to serve the late queen and was loyal to her. After the late queen passed away, Su Tang assigned him to serve Su Yu. She was ten years old at that time and could take care of herself. The prince was stupid and needed someone to serve him and help him with some things. So she left her mother's most trusted wet nurse by her side.
"Your Highness, this old servant has been serving His Royal Highness the Crown Prince the entire time. He's been behaving as usual, with nothing unusual happening. There aren't even any suspicious people around him. Since His Royal Highness returned yesterday, he's been with the Crown Princess the entire time and hasn't gone out."
Through the reply from the eunuch beside the prince, Su Tang became more certain that the person who poisoned the prince was one of his close servants, or that the second prince had ambushed people in the kitchen. Among the chefs they brought, two were from the princess's mansion, and two were from the East Palace. It was not certain who had tampered with Su Yu's food. Moreover, in addition to the chefs, the staff serving in the kitchen were quite diverse, and the adults would also send people around them to the kitchen to get food, so anyone at the scene might have tampered. She could only check the people around the prince as much as possible first.
Another suspicious person is the prime minister, who has been making excuses from the beginning to the end.
"What did the prince eat since he came back yesterday until this morning?" Su Tang stroked the teacup with his fingers. Now he could only ask about the prince's diet.
The head maid who served Su Yu said, "The Crown Prince hasn't had a good appetite lately. After returning from the Ministry of Rites yesterday, he had some sweet soup made by the kitchen. In the evening, he had steamed pork ribs, chicken soup, bird's nest, bok choy soup, shredded chicken pancakes, and roasted lamb."
"This morning I had steamed dumplings, a bowl of white porridge, a bowl of hot soup, and some side dishes made in the kitchen."
"The other thing is some fruit, but nothing else."
After finishing speaking, the palace attendant seemed to recall something and hurriedly added, "No, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also ate the chestnut cake and yam and jujube paste cake made by the Crown Princess. At dinner, the Crown Princess saw that the Crown Prince didn't eat much, so she ran to the kitchen to make some cakes for him. Apart from these, the Crown Prince never ate anything else."