eurekapd Chapter 160 Infected by Gu Insects
Chapter 160 Infected by Gu Insects
Despite his fear, Wang Zhi forced himself to calm down quickly, ordered people to guard the body, and then went to report to Emperor Taihe.
When Emperor Taihe learned that the palace maid had died suddenly, he was furious: "How do you do things? You can't even take care of a person? Didn't I say that I must pry open her mouth?"
Wang Zhi knelt on the ground, not daring to defend himself, and only said: "Your Majesty, I suspect that the palace maid had been poisoned long ago, and this time she was silenced by the person behind the scenes!
I have ordered someone to guard her body. After the coroner conducts a thorough examination, perhaps we will be able to determine the true cause of her death."
"Then let the coroner perform an autopsy immediately!"
Emperor Taihe was extremely angry. "I want to know how they managed to silence that lowly maid in the deep palace, under heavy guard!"
Wang Zhi knew that he was angry and did not dare to stay any longer, so he quickly took the order and left.
When the eldest princess came to ask for an audience, Emperor Taihe was very angry.
He endured it again and again before summoning the eldest princess.
Seeing his unhappy face, the princess' heart tightened. "My royal brother looks so unhappy, could it be that something unexpected happened at the border?"
Emperor Taihe frowned, feeling increasingly unhappy. "Why do you think something unexpected happened at the border?"
Seeing that he was actually taking his anger out on her, the princess felt even more anxious. "I heard that the Black Kirin Guards were galloping into the palace. I was worried about something happening at the border, so I came to the palace specifically to ask to see my brother."
Emperor Taihe then relaxed slightly: "It's not that there was an incident at the border, but that something unexpected happened with Luo Zheng and the miracle doctor."
The princess' heart instantly settled. She frowned and asked curiously, "Could it be that Luo Zheng dared to harbor evil intentions?"
Emperor Taihe sighed: "After he found the miracle doctor, he was attacked by someone. In order to protect the miracle doctor, he was seriously injured and almost died.
This time, I'm afraid it wasn't him harboring evil intentions, but someone else was hiding behind the scenes, trying to stop the genius doctor from entering the capital and take the opportunity to get rid of Luo Zheng."
The princess's expression changed drastically, and a raging rage instantly ignited in her heart: "Then this person truly deserves to die! My royal brother, do you know who this person is? Didn't that palace maid say that she was coerced by Luo Zheng? Why not ask her!"
Upon hearing this, Emperor Taihe's face darkened again. "Just now, when Wang Zhi was interrogating her, she suddenly died! I've already asked him to find a coroner to investigate and find out the cause of death of that lowly maid!"
The eldest princess's expression also turned extremely grim. "Who on earth is this person? How could he kill someone in the Forbidden Palace?"
If the other party has such ability, wouldn't it be easy to kill her?
Emperor Taihe naturally thought of this as well. He curled his lips and sneered, "I want to know too!"
The murderous intent around him seemed to become tangible, which frightened the eldest princess.
She did not leave, but stayed and waited for the results of the autopsy.
It was almost noon when Wang Zhi came back to report.
Before he could speak, Emperor Taihe asked, "Tell me, what did you find out? How did she die?"
Wang Zhi knelt on the ground, his face pale and covered in cold sweat. "Your Majesty, after a careful examination, the coroner said...said there were worms in her heart. They suspect...suspected it was a Gu worm from Southern Xinjiang..."
"A worm in her heart? Or a Southern Xinjiang Gu worm?" Emperor Taihe was horrified. "Did you see what the worm looked like? Did you really find it in her heart?"
Wang Zhi gritted his teeth and nodded, not daring to wipe the sweat from his forehead. He continued, "I watched the entire process. The coroner did indeed find the strange insect inside the palace maid's heart after cutting it open. The palace maid's heart also showed signs of being eaten by the strange insect."
At this moment, his mind was filled with that scene, which made him terrified and scared!
That palace maid was actually infected with a poisonous insect!
In order to interrogate her, he even contacted the palace maid many times!
If that poisonous insect had suddenly burrowed into his body and gnawed at his heart, he would be the one lying there with his eyes open, being cut open by the coroner!
Not only Wang Zhi felt scared, but Emperor Taihe also felt scared!
He and Concubine Jiang had previously met the palace maid in person and interrogated her!
This person was actually infected with the southern border poisonous insect and was killed without anyone noticing.
When exactly was she infected with the poisonous insect?
Was it before he was arrested or after he was arrested?
The more Emperor Taihe thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. This heavily guarded imperial palace had actually had poisonous insects from southern Xinjiang sneak into it!
How many such poisonous insects are there in the palace?
How many more people have been poisoned?
Concubine Jiang has been unable to get pregnant, and there has been no good news from the other women in the harem. Could it be because of the poisonous insect?
The more Emperor Taihe thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He immediately ordered the imperial physician to be summoned to take his pulse carefully.
The most skilled doctors in the Imperial Medical Bureau were all called in. They were all horrified to learn that a palace maid had been infected with a poisonous insect from southern Xinjiang and had suddenly died during interrogation.
They guessed the purpose of Emperor Taihe's summons and felt extremely embarrassed at this moment.
They had only heard of the southern Xinjiang poisonous insects, but had never actually come into contact with them, and they did not believe that such insects really existed in the world.
Therefore, none of them knew the habits of the poisonous insects, let alone how to determine whether they were poisoned.
Now that Emperor Taihe has summoned them, what else can they do?
It is said that Emperor Taihe might have been poisoned?
This is absolutely not possible!
These imperial physicians are supposed to check the pulses of the emperor, empress, and concubines on time. They have never discovered any poisoning before. Now they say that Emperor Taihe might have been poisoned. Isn't that an admission that they are too incompetent and are just a bunch of quacks?
So several people carefully took Emperor Taihe's pulse, looked at his complexion and tongue coating, and listened to his voice.
After confirming that there was nothing wrong with his dragon body, they all insisted—
"Your Majesty shows no signs of being poisoned."
These words naturally made Emperor Taihe feel much more at ease, but when he thought of the palace maid who died suddenly, he still felt as if there were bugs crawling on his body.
So he asked several imperial doctors in detail about the poisonous insects.
Several imperial physicians did not dare to admit that they did not know the truth, so they could only modify the theories about poisonous insects that they had heard in the past and give Emperor Taihe a brief scientific explanation.
With my scalp tense and trembling with fear, I racked my brains for some "popular science" and finally managed to deal with Emperor Taihe.
Emperor Taihe asked them to examine the eldest princess.
The eldest princess's health was not very good, but Situ Yuan had improved recently. The depression in her heart was relieved and her complexion was much better.
Several imperial physicians briefly described the eldest princess's symptoms and insisted that she was not poisoned.
The complexion of both of them looked much better.
Next, Emperor Taihe wanted to ask the imperial physician to see Empress Chen and Concubine Jiang, so the princess did not stay in the palace for long. She took her leave and hurried back to the princess's residence.
Inside the mansion, Situ Yuan was staring intently at Xie Ying and asked her in a low voice, "What did you hear?"
Xie Ying wanted to play dumb, but she heard him say again with certainty: "You secretly planted your seed in my mother, didn't you?"
Xie Ying looked innocent: Am I such a person? Don't talk nonsense!
Inwardly, he was secretly muttering, "That palace maid was actually poisoned by a Gu worm, and died suddenly at this time. It seems that the Chen family not only hid the Gu master, but also knew the news sent by the Black Qilin Guards this time, so they silenced her in time."
But where is that Gu Master hiding?
If we can find this person, maybe we can bring down the Chen family in advance!