Chapter 581: Drugged
"Besides, Your Majesty, you have to be close to each other. Queen, she is your legitimate wife, your daughter-in-law. Your daughter-in-law was poisoned, and you didn't think of redressing your grievances, but you still protected the murderer. This can't be justified. Ah.”
Princess Zheng Na had an "I am doing this for you" expression.
The queen's decoction was delivered, and after the palace maid fed it to her, her face, which had gradually darkened due to poisoning, was gradually recovering.
Although venomous snakes are highly venomous, they are not difficult to treat.
After pouring down a bowl of decoction, the poison in the Queen's body began to be excreted.
The emperor stared sharply at Princess Zhengna, who had a ferocious look on her face due to her excitement.
To be honest, he believed Chu Yu.
Not only because Chu Yu is his brother's wife, but also because of Chu Yu's personality.
As she said, she had no reason to poison the queen, and on a day like today, she had even less reason.
Chu Yu also made it clear that she was very good at medicine and martial arts. If she really wanted to harm the queen, she would not resort to the help of a little palace maid. She would do it herself and not let anyone catch her.
What happened today was completely framed by the little palace maid.
The emperor sneered, hmph, he wanted to see who had the courage to frame the wife of a famous man in front of him.
Dare to frame his own princess.
It's really... you really don't take him as an emperor seriously.
With one look from the emperor, his mind changed a hundred times.
Suddenly, the emperor slapped Gao Ji with one hand and said, "Princess Chuyu, can you plead guilty?"
"I will never plead guilty to anything I have never done, and I will not take the blame for anyone." Xia Zihan said firmly.
The emperor said, "Now, if someone accuses you, and you can't provide evidence that it was not a crime, then you can't blame me."
Then, he ordered the palace guards, "Take him to the prison and guard him well. I will interrogate him personally tomorrow."
"Your Majesty..."
Mrs. Zhuo turned pale with fright. She knelt and crawled forward a few steps, wanting to plead for mercy, but was held back by the second princess.
The second princess looked at Zhuo and shook her head slightly, signaling her not to act rashly.
The palace guards came over and escorted Xia Zihan to the prison.
Princess Zhengna looked at Xia Zihan's back, and she could hang an oil can on the corner of her mouth.
In addition to Princess Zhengna who was extremely happy, Rong Wu was also elated with joy, as if Chu Jingqi's eight-carriage sedan was waving to her again.
Zhuo collapsed on the ground, her face as pale as snow, her hands clenched tightly, her teeth clenched tightly, unable to say a word.
Woohoo...
What should I do? My daughter-in-law has been imprisoned. How will she explain to the boss?
Mrs. Zhuo was so panicked that she ran out of ideas, but the second princess came closer to her and said softly, "Don't worry, Chu Yu will be fine."
She didn't believe that the emperor could really be so cruel. He would just casually condemn a little palace maid and then convict Chu Yu.
You know, Chu Yu is not only a great benefactor of the Second Prince's Palace, but also the eldest concubine of Prince An's Palace, and even the princess conferred by the late emperor.
The emperor is not a confused person. He has locked up Chu Yu, so he must have some tricks up his sleeve. Yes, the emperor has another plan.
As expected of the royal daughter-in-law, the second princess guessed the emperor's thoughts just based on her understanding of the emperor.
The next day, Xia Zihan was released, but that night, the prison was not quiet at all.
After Xia Zihan entered the prison, he stayed quietly.
Although the emperor imprisoned her, he also knew that Chu Jingqi loved his wife, so he specially told the prison guard that Xia Zihan must be imprisoned on the ground floor of the prison.
The prison is divided into three floors.
On the ground floor, there are all high-ranking officials above the third rank who have made minor mistakes. It is considered the first-class ward in the hospital. They are all single rooms with simple furnishings.
There is a table, a chair, and a small bookshelf on the wall. You can read a book when you are bored. In addition, there is a single-person heated kang. The kang is covered with mattresses, quilts, and pillows. Although they are a little old, they have been washed. It's quite clean. It's much better than other cells where people sleep on the floor and have hay.
On the underground floor, there are general prisons for serious prisoners. There are no furnishings inside, but there is a large heated kang in each cell. Although the kang is covered with straw mats, it is not cold to sleep in this winter. .
Only the second floor below contains important prisoners. Basically, those who have committed capital crimes will be imprisoned in this floor.
On this floor, there is no hot kang, only hay all over the floor. Because it is a basement, damp and dark, the hay has long become moldy, and the musty smell can make people do evil.
Fortunately, the emperor greeted the palace guards and asked them to take Xia Zihan directly to the ground floor. He was also worried that she might catch a cold in the cold weather, so he left two guards to warm Xia Zihan.
Lunch and dinner are also served as three dishes and one soup.
Although it didn't taste very good and Xia Zihan didn't like to eat it, in order to have the strength to fight the people behind the scenes, she still ate a bowl of rice at noon.
However, the meal in the evening was spoiled by someone, and Xia Zihan's sensitive nose smelled it. She thought about it carefully, got up and took down an ordinary vase on the wall, then picked up the dish, Each of them poured nearly a third into it.
After half an hour, someone came to collect the dishes. Xia Zihan was lying on the kang, motionless, as if he hadn't heard anyone coming.
The man glanced at her several times, then cleared the dishes on the table and went out.
Later, Xia Zihan kept lying on her side, motionless, as if she was sleeping so deeply that no thunder could wake her up.
It wasn't until midnight that two black figures entered her cell quietly, and then... one of them pulled out a dagger from his boot and slowly approached her...
When he reached the kang, the man stopped, raised the dagger in his hand, took a sharp breath, and stabbed her neck hard.
I thought that stabbing a little woman who had been drugged and passed out would be a piece of cake.
But just when the dagger was about to touch her slender white neck, suddenly, a little foot wearing sheepskin boots stretched out from the quilt and kicked her hard...
Because the man was too close, he couldn't avoid it, so he was kicked. He flew backwards, knocked over the wooden chair, and made a loud noise in this silent night.
This sound seemed to be a signal, but within ten seconds, before the two people could react, they were surrounded by a group of palace guards.
At the same time, Xia Zihan, who had been pretending to sleep for most of the night, jumped up from the hot bed and attacked another person.
The man turned pale with fright and drew out his sword from his waist to face the enemy.
How could a small jailer guarding a cell be Xia Zihan's opponent? Xia Zihan chased and beat him fiercely, forcing the man to retreat step by step.
From the unlocked cell door, he retreated into the circle of palace guards. The palace guards swarmed up and pushed the man to the ground.
(End of chapter)