The legendary fate of the female consort will be destined for three lives

As the sun slanted to the west, the two walked slowly back along the Yiyi grass on both sides of the path.

As soon as Donghua and Chaoyue stepped into the room, they could smell a strange fragrance. They saw that Baicao was roasting a thin iron sheet with charcoal fire, and when they walked in, there seemed to be some fine particles on it.Donghua approached and smelled it and couldn't help asking Baicao, "Is this aroma coming from these particles?" Baicao nodded." Yes, these are the seasoning residues in the soup. It is special, and later I suddenly remembered that Master once said that although the particles have been ground into powder, it is extremely difficult to identify, especially after entering the decoction, but you can still identify what they are based on their smell."

"Then why do you want to roast the herbs?"

Baicao shook his head, "At present, these particles are mixed together and boiled together with the puffer fish. It is no longer possible to smell their respective smells. Now after roasting, the aroma can be fumigated to distinguish them."

Chaoyue couldn't help but asked: "Then now, have you figured out what special things have been added to this soup?"

Baicao wanted to speak but stopped looking at Donghua. Donghua saw that Baicao was asking himself if he should speak enough to prove that there was something wrong with the soup, but thinking of what Chaoyue said just now, he couldn't help but nodded: "Baicao, you will check it now. Tell it all, the princess should know all about it."

I saw Baicao's serious face: "As I said the day before yesterday, although this puffer fish itself is highly poisonous, it will be fine if it is handled properly, but everything in the world is mutual growth and mutual restraint. If this puffer fish is cooked with certain things, it will be poisonous. Toxins are produced, and now the dregs of the sauce contain the poppy leaves."

"Poppy flowers and leaves?" The two couldn't help but say in unison in surprise, Donghua was puzzled: "But the poppy that is harmful but can be used as medicine?"

Seeing that Donghua knew about poppy, Baicao continued to nod and said, "Yes, this poppy can be used as an analgesic, and some folks also use it to make soup to enhance the aroma. It is not harmful to eat a small amount occasionally, but if it accumulates over time, it will be harmful. Accumulated addiction and disease, life is worse than death. But now, the poppy leaves are dried and ground into powder and cooked with the puffer fish to become a new poison. As for the degree of toxicity, it depends on the person who cooks. The amount added is modulated."

Chaoyue's face turned pale when she heard this, and thinking of the day Cheng Yuanzhen said in the side hall that it had been two months, she asked in a trembling voice: "If it has been two months... what will happen?"

Baicao lowered her head and couldn't bear to look at Chaoyue anymore, and couldn't bear to continue talking.Donghua quickly said, "We don't know how Cheng Yuanzhen uses it. Maybe the toxin hasn't accumulated yet."

Zhaoyue seemed to have a sliver of hope at first, but after thinking about it, two months had passed, and the poison, no matter how light or shallow, had already accumulated in his body, not to mention the fact that his father was old. His biological brother offered it with his own hands, and he couldn't help but collapsed and couldn't stand upright.Seeing this, Donghua hurriedly stepped forward to support Chaoyue, Chaoyue looked at Donghua who was full of worry, and suddenly felt ashamed to see this person again, the pride in his whole body was instantly shattered by this shameless side of the royal family .

Chaoyue stabilized her body and walked slowly outside the door, "I'm tired, I want to go back to rest earlier." The voice was as subtle as drifting from afar, without any strength.

Donghua followed up, but before opening his mouth, Chaoyue waved his hand, and without turning his head, a weak voice came out: "It's good that I have Xiang'er by my side."

Donghua had no choice but to stand where he was, staring blankly at Chaoyue who walked out the door alone, his thin figure seemed a little frail at this moment.

Baicao saw that Chaoyue had gone away, and raised her blank eyes to look at Donghua, "Brother, you have asked me several times how His Majesty is doing, did you know that His Majesty would end like this?"

Donghua said helplessly, "I do know the ending of Your Majesty, but I also don't know the reason for this."

Baicao thought about it for a while but still couldn't figure it out, "It stands to reason that this country belongs to the prince, why is he so impatient?"

Donghua sighed, "I'm afraid it's not the prince who is impatient, but Cheng Yuanzhen."

After Donghua said that, he went back to the room alone, thinking in his heart that he didn't know what Chaoyue would do tomorrow, he was afraid that the worst was yet to come, no matter how persevering she was, how would she endure the pain of bereavement?She already lost her mother, but now she has to watch her elder brother harm her biological father. Anyone would be in pain, not to mention that she still has a unique pride in her body.

Thinking of Chaoyue's desolate back, Donghua's heart twitched suddenly, not knowing how he could share some of the burden for her.

Donghua woke up early the next morning, got up hurriedly and ran to the study, but Chaoyue was nowhere to be seen. He searched the front hall and found no one. Suddenly, he saw Xiang'er in the distance hurried forward and asked, "Where's the princess?"

Xiang'er didn't know why Donghua panicked so early in the morning, and said without answering: "Princess has no intention of eating, she just said to go for a walk alone." Donghua hurried to □□, and saw Chaoyue standing by the lotus pond Hastily stepped forward and hugged Chaoyue from behind.

Chaoyue was taken aback by Donghua's sudden hug, and felt a little embarrassed when she realized that it was Donghua. She was about to break free from Donghua, but she hugged Donghua tightly and did not relax at all.Donghua waited until Chaoyue calmed down and whispered in Chaoyue's ear: "Princess, don't think wildly, Donghua is here no matter what."

At this moment, Chaoyue realized that Donghua was worried that she would do something stupid, so she couldn't help but sighed and put her hand on Donghua's hand, feeling that Donghua's arm was loose and turned to look at Donghua with a wry smile: "I'm not fragile yet. At this point, not to mention that I haven't explained everything to my father." After speaking, he found that the two were so close that he could feel each other's breathing and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, Donghua only loosened his arms but didn't let go, facing towards But Yue couldn't move, so she had to lower her head slightly to avoid Donghua's gaze.

Donghua noticed Chaoyue's strangeness and could only slowly lower his arms to free Chaoyue, but behind Chaoyue was the lotus pond. Donghua couldn't help but backed up and took Chaoyue's hand to lead her to a side path.

Donghua took a closer look at Chaoyue and saw that she was indeed not as haggard as last night, and asked as he walked, "Princess really intends to tell Your Majesty?"

"Of course!" Chaoyue replied without hesitation: "Not only do I have to tell my father, but I also need to ask the prince's elder brother to clarify. At most, I will just pretend that there is no such elder brother."

The two of them were talking and suddenly caught a glimpse of Baicao coming towards them as if there was something important. Baicao approached and saw no one around and said to Donghua and Chaoyue: "Brother and Princess, do you still remember the carp soup that Your Majesty drank?" ?”

Donghua nodded in confusion, and Baicao continued: "Yesterday I was just thinking about the connection between carp and puffer fish. This morning, after hearing Uncle Rong cough twice, I suddenly thought of carp and licorice."

Chaoyue has already guessed a thing or two when she heard this, so there is no need to ask any more questions, just listen to Baicao continue to talk, "I remember the master said in the early years that carp and licorice are actually mutually restraining things, but few people in the world know about it, and people with diseases Generally, they eat light vegetarian food and do not eat fish and medicine together. People who use poison know that puffer fish and poppy should not be eaten every day, but the poison of carp and licorice will delay and intensify the poison of puffer fish and poppy The resulting toxicity."

Chaoyue couldn't help shaking her head at this moment and sighed: "The person who used poison is actually my elder brother."

The three of them were silent for a moment, Chaoyue said, "I'm going to tell my father tomorrow that I must never eat those poisons again!" The voice sounded resolute as if he had made up his mind.

Donghua got up to stop Chaoyue from going: "This is a big matter, the princess really thinks it through. Even if the princess is not involved, Chao Gang will be shaken by it."

Chaoyue nodded: "I have been thinking about it all night. If I don't ask, I am afraid that I will not be able to be peaceful in this life. Even if I die, I will have no face to face my ancestors."

Seeing that Chaoyue had made up his mind to go, Donghua stopped talking, and simply said five more words, "I will accompany the princess to the end."

When Chaoyue saw Donghua's resolute face, she couldn't tell whether it was moved or relieved. She didn't want to drag Donghua, but she still hoped that Donghua could be by her side. Maybe Donghua could make herself more courageous and not back down halfway, maybe In case something really happens, Donghua can help him, maybe... I don't know how many other possibilities, anyway, Donghua will feel more at ease when he is by his side.Thinking of this, Chaoyue nodded.

Seeing that Chaoyue was hesitant and worried that Chaoyue would insist on going alone, Donghua felt relieved when he saw Chaoyue nodding, and then said: "Everything is about evidence. , the carp and Prince Licorice can excuse that they don’t know anything, and now the only thing they can buy is the puffer fish soup.”

The next day Donghua and Chaoyue entered the palace together, Baicao also wanted to go together but was stopped by the two, Baicao had no choice but to watch the two leave.Chaoyue didn't say a word all the way, Donghua naturally didn't say much, just followed Chaoyue, the two of them walked to Linde Hall and saw Suzong lying on the couch coughing from time to time.Looking at the haggard father, Chaoyue still couldn't bear to tell the truth, but if she didn't tell her, how could she let her father continue to drink, but she still retreated and left Donghua on the scene. The poison in the soup was said, and Suzong's face turned pale and coughed continuously after hearing this, and he couldn't believe Chaoyue's words anyway, but in the end he listened to Donghua's words, and when the prince sent the soup, he would keep the soup for investigation.

But when the crown prince brought out the soup from the food box, he only heard Suzong's order: "Come here, take the crown prince down!"

I saw the prince panicking: "Father, why is this?"

Suzong shouted loudly: "Nizi still dare to ask why? If I don't take you again, I will kill you!" As soon as he finished speaking, he coughed violently again.

The prince still exclaimed loudly: "Father, please don't listen to the words of the traitor and wrong your ministers!"

Suzong was already coughing out of breath: "I will wrong you? I... I will find out everything today! If I wrong you... I will give way to you directly!" He was under house arrest in the dormitory and could not leave for half a step, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood by the time he finished speaking.