Seeing that Jada didn't answer, Lawler looked a little displeased: "What? This is the fruit wine that has just been sent as tribute from the Queen Mother's natal territory. The Queen Mother knows that Her Majesty cannot drink strong alcohol, so she specially asked me to send it. You don't think it is no?"
Jada paused and took the wine bottle, feeling a little unhappy. Tribute wine is available everywhere, so Lawler’s attitude is too arrogant, right? He planned to go back and pour the wine he had prepared for the king. As for the gold and gem-encrusted pot in his hand... Humph! Jada twitched her lips coldly and turned to leave, but Lawler held her back: "Good brother, are you angry? Don't be like this. The guests below are not ordinary people. No matter what conflicts we have, This is all an internal matter within the Wang family, don’t let outsiders see the joke, don’t you think so?”
Jada glanced at everyone and saw that almost all of their attention had been attracted by the Queen Mother's speech. It was probably the irony in her words that made some people's faces darken and made others look at her. Lively. Even so, some people still noticed what was happening in their corner and looked over frequently. His heart sank, knowing that Lawler's words made sense, so he put away the sneer on his face.
The Queen Mother ended her speech at this time and asked the King to join her in toasting to all the guests. Lawler pushed Jada and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's wine glass is empty, please pour him a glass."
Jada appeared in public with a jug, so she couldn't go back and change the jug in front of everyone. Thinking that Lawler had just poured a glass of wine for the Queen Mother with this jug of wine, she would not treat the Queen Mother, who had always loved him, Isn't it bad for his grandmother to protect him? Thinking of this, Jada looked at Minter who was standing not far away. She felt more at ease, poured wine for Gale II, and whispered to the latter that Lawler had sent the wine before she stepped aside and stood aside. Certainly.
Gale II's eyes flashed and he remained silent. He helped his mother step forward with a smile, raised his glass to the visitor, and drank it into his mouth. I shook it deliberately, and the wine splashed on my lapel, and only half of the glass was downed.
After the song ended, the guests left one after another. All the major lords and nobles returned to the city, while members of the royal family from other places gathered in several small buildings in a corner of the palace. Only Prince Mario's younger sons did not bother to accompany their grandmother and went back to their homes. They were busy investigating the background and residence of the noble lady they liked, and then threatened the marriage that should be made. To coerce, to seduce. The Queen Mother was a little unhappy, but she was quickly coaxed by Lawler and specially allowed him to stay in the palace for one night.
Minte watched those dandy boys leave from a distance. Frowning, he noticed that as early as the Queen Mother was delivering her speech. Prince Mario disappeared. Some guests privately commented that he was unhappy to see the recovered king being respected and left early, but Minte felt that the matter was not that simple. Thinking back to what he had just overheard, Mari Could Prince Ao have deployed his troops
He always felt a little uneasy, so he turned around to look for Jada, and happened to meet him coming towards her, but he hadn't spoken yet. He was grabbed by the other party, pulled to a corner, avoiding the attendants coming and going, and whispered: "His Majesty drank half a glass of wine just now, which was given by Prince Lawler. I always feel a little uneasy, please help me take a look. Bar?"
Minte responded and followed him to Gale II's room, where he saw Gale II had just changed into casual clothes and was sitting on a chair drinking tea. When he saw them coming in, he smiled and said: "I knew Jada must have gone to find you. I'm fine. I just drank too much and my head is a little dizzy. Lawler shouldn't be so bold."
Minte carefully observed his face and lips, but couldn't tell anything, so he said, "Is there any leftover wine? I'm not a doctor, so how can I judge?"
"There should be some wine left. I remember that the wine flask was taken away by the attendant. Find it now. It shouldn't have been washed yet, right?" Jada said. He stood up immediately: "I'll go find someone to ask!"
Gale II stopped him: "I'm really fine. There are more important things to do now. Just stop being busy!" He pointed to a stack of documents on the table.
Minte glanced at it. I only saw what seemed to be a list at the top. There was a pause. Cough slightly. When Gale and Jada both turned their eyes to him. He smiled and said: "Two big men, please go do big things. Leave these trivial errands to me." He walked to Gale II. Then carefully inspect the other person's nails, skin, and lips. "There are no signs of poisoning. But just to be on the safe side, I'd better go look for the wine bottle." As he walked away. Zhuangruo glanced at the pile of paper on the table next to him unintentionally. Memorize the first few names on that list.
When he walked outside the room. I immediately recalled those names. They all seemed to be pro-Prince Mario ministers and generals. Could it be that. Is Gael II going to take action
Come to the banquet hall. The attendants were still coming and going to pack things. He then walked to the place where the precious utensils were placed and inspected them. I remember that the jug seemed to be gold. It shouldn’t be placed together with ordinary drinking utensils, right
But he couldn't find the pot no matter how hard he looked. Instead, I found the cup that Gale II and the Queen Mother used to drink. Unfortunately it has been washed. He turned to the attendant and asked. But I heard several waitresses whispering: "The dance tonight is really luxurious. When the late king was alive, there was never such a grand dance. Look at these crystal wine glasses and silver carved wine bottles made in Italy. How many. It’s beautiful! I heard it is a treasure of His Majesty the King.”
"Yes, it's so beautiful... But I think the most beautiful and precious thing is the gold flagon. There are many rubies and emeralds on it! Unfortunately, it belongs to Prince Lawler and he has taken it away... I really want to see more A few glances…”
"Are you talking about the hip flask that Prince Lawler and Duke Jada used to pour wine at the end of the ball?"
"Yes, that's it. I stood next to the rostrum and could see it clearly. It's really beautiful."
"If that's what you're talking about, that's a pity. I just saw Prince Lawler take it to the promenade behind and throw it into the valley!"
Minte suddenly opened his eyes wide and stopped. The conversation between the maids continued: "What? Are you saying he threw the wine bottle down the mountain? Why?!"
"I don't know either, but he brought that pot from his own home and kept it in a small room next to it. No one was allowed to get close to it. He specially sent someone to guard it, and he even asked his lover to come over and check it out. I thought I thought it was a very precious thing, but I didn’t expect that he actually threw it down the mountain.”
"Hey? Is the lover you mentioned the dancing one? I heard he is from Weisha?"
"She is her, have you seen it? The princess's face is really ugly..."
Minte was not in the mood to listen to their gossip. He immediately walked up and asked: "You said Prince Lawler threw the wine bottle down the mountain. Where did he throw it?!"
The maids were startled when they saw that he was wearing the attire of an attendant. They hurriedly saluted, and then the eldest one answered: "It's at the end of the east corridor, exiting through the stained glass arch. Then. Just walk fifty or sixty meters to the north and you'll be there, facing the valley."
Minte immediately turned around and went to the place she was talking about. However, the night breeze was blowing on the corridor. Through the light from the room, one could see the dark valley outside the corridor. The gold jug had long disappeared, but there was still a trace on the railing. It was stained with traces of freshly dried wine and exuded a faint aroma of fruit wine.
Minte was shocked and confused. Lawler lost the pot. Was there really something wrong with the wine? But didn't he use the same pot to pour wine for the Queen Mother? Unless...there's something wrong with that pot!
He immediately turned around and returned to the king's temporary palace. Twenty or thirty meters away from the palace gate, I saw a large group of people surrounded by black crows. Except for some of the guards who were originally responsible for guarding, the others looked familiar. They seemed to have come to see Gale II before. Minister.
Did something happen
Without saying a word, Mint ignored the shouts and shouts of others and quickly passed through the crowd and entered the palace. He immediately heard Prince Lawler's voice: "What else do you have to say?! When something happened to His Majesty, you were the only one by his side." Yes. Who else did it if it wasn’t you?!"
Minte was startled and hurriedly squeezed into the room, only to see Prince Lawler and a group of ministers standing inside. Gale II was half lying on the bench, his face was black and blue, breathing heavily, his eyes Confused, clearly delirious, Jada held him tightly. He glared at Lawler with eyes that were almost bursting with fire. When he saw Mint entering the door, he hurriedly said: "Come and see His Majesty! He seems to be poisoned!"
Minte rushed over, looked at it for a few times, took out a bottle of magic potion from the ring, and poured it directly into Gale II's mouth. Upon seeing this, Lawler hurriedly said: "He wants to poison the king! Stop him!" Immediately, several soldiers came forward with weapons. Jada raised her foot and kicked the leader away: "Who dares to come up?!"
Hearing the screams of their companions, the soldiers hesitated to step forward. Minte took the opportunity to force Gale II to drink the medicine. Seeing that his face gradually turned pale, his mind began to clear up. After checking it carefully again, he breathed a sigh of relief and turned around and said to Jada: "It's okay. Your Majesty has drank the medicine, but the effect will be reduced, and you know the reason. The poison this time is a bit powerful, and Your Majesty only suffered a little." The impact will make the body weak for a period of time, but it’s not a serious problem.”
Jada felt relieved and became more confident when facing Lawler: "If I want to harm His Majesty, I won't resort to such stupid methods as poisoning. I know that His Majesty has drank magic potion, and ordinary poison cannot hurt him. His. Instead of poisoning, it is better to use other methods. If you think you can slander me with this, you are just dreaming!"
Lawler's face was a little ugly. Hearing this, he sneered: "Tell me, who else could it be if it weren't you? Is it him?" He pointed at Minte and then at the palace manager: "Or him? Humph, who knows? What did he drink for His Majesty? Maybe it wasn’t an antidote at all, but just to fool us!”
As if to refute his words, Gale II suddenly foamed at the mouth, coughed several times, gasped for breath, drank another glass of water handed over by Minte, and then said soberly: "I'm fine." , It’s just that my heart hurts..." Then he closed his eyes again and slowly adjusted his breathing.
When the surrounding ministers saw this, several older ones immediately came up to him in tears to greet him, including the three people who were trapped in the king's palace during the last turmoil, and some whom Minte had never seen before.
Lawler's face turned darker, he winked at the guards, and said sternly to Jada: "Even if His Majesty is fine, you can't get rid of the suspicion! Before the real murderer is found, I have to take you into custody first! "After a pause, he gave a ferocious smile: "Don't worry, you are still a member of the royal family anyway. I will give you a fair trial. As for Your Majesty, I will send more reliable people to take care of you!" After saying that, he waved his hand. The soldiers pressed forward with knives. Jada gritted his teeth and slowly touched the wrist guard of his left hand with his right hand.
Minter spoke at this time: "If Duke Jedda is suspected, then His Royal Highness Prince Lawlor is also suspected? At the end of the ball, you handed the Duke a wine flask and asked him to pour wine for His Majesty, but I just heard from him The maids heard that you threw the jug down the mountain. If the jug is fine, wouldn't it be strange for you to do so?"
As soon as he said this, the ministers who originally stared at Jada with suspicious eyes all looked at Prince Lawler. The three old ministers among them looked at each other, and one of them whispered: "Your Excellency, the Duke, must be innocent. Yes, if he wanted to harm His Majesty the King, he would have countless opportunities to do so."
"Isn't it?" Minte interjected coolly, "As long as I use the incense that you ordered in the front palace last time to make His Majesty sleepy, a pillow will solve the problem, and the doctor's examination will only say that His Majesty is Isn't it better to suffocate in sleep than to poison?"
Everyone shuddered and looked at Minte strangely. Jada even looked at him reproachfully. One of the old ministers coughed slightly and raised his voice slightly: "We also feel that the Duke will not be harmful to His Majesty. Your Highness should track down the real murderer, and the Duke can also help."
They had always been at odds with Jada, so they were called by Prince Lawler. Unexpectedly, they sided with Jada. Lawler's face was full of displeasure, and the suspicious looks cast on him made him even more furious. He said angrily: "He is suspected anyway! Are you speaking for him, are you his accomplice?! Come on, arrest these guys!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of soldiers rushed into the room and surrounded everyone. There were also bursts of exclamations and the sound of weapons clashing outside the window. Everyone in the room was shocked and confused. Soon, a person came in and reported: "Your Highness, we are under control." .”
Lawler showed a satisfied smile: "Very good." He turned to look at Jada: "Don't expect to escape. All your lackeys are controlled by my people. You'd better surrender." Then he scanned Min Special glance at everyone: "As for your accomplices, I won't let them go easily!"
The ministers did not dare to speak anymore, but the doubts in their hearts became deeper and deeper. Jada sneered and said: "You just said that you just happened to bring everyone to see His Majesty to discuss government affairs tomorrow morning. Not to mention that it is already late at night, the dance has just ended, and everyone is very tired. Your action itself is very weird. Besides, even if you really came to discuss government affairs, why did you lead troops? And you disarmed the guards in the king's palace? Lawler, are you asking for it? "
Lawler sneered: "It's useless what you say. Now, you are an ant on my hand. I said you are a murderer, but there are still people who say you are not?" He glanced at the ministers viciously, and everyone immediately cowered. Prince Mario holds an army, and Prince Lawler is the Queen Mother's heartthrob. More than half of the ministers are on their side. Even if the rest are dissatisfied, how dare they speak out
Seeing that the situation was leaning towards Prince Lawler, Minte frowned, and just as he was about to say something, he heard Jada sneer: "Do you think that after the last turmoil, I would leave you alone without any preparation?" Invading here?"
"What do you mean?" Lawler narrowed his eyes and was about to ask, but he heard someone running outside the door to report: "Your Highness! Your Highness! Something has happened to the Queen Mother! The Queen Mother has been poisoned! Go and have a look!"
"What?!" Lawler was shocked, as if he had realized something. He glared at Jada fiercely, and then ran out, leaving a group of soldiers looking at each other, not knowing what to do.
Minte looked at Jada with wide eyes, only to find that he also had a surprised look on his face.
(Guess how many people are working here?)