"No, that's still not right." After all, the old doctor has rich experience. He has been in the palace for such a long time. He has seen a lot of things, and some things are not surprising. He picked up the plate again and put it next to his nose. , smelled it, and frowned again.
"There is a chronic poison in this dish. I'm afraid I won't find out." The old doctor put down the silver needle in his hand and looked at Gao Qi next to him with a serious face, "Who is this food made for? ?”
"The prince of Leping County, the young prince who inherited his father's business at a young age and now controls the military and horses of the entire Leping County, did not know what mistake he made and was placed under house arrest by the emperor. These meals are all It was made for him." Gao Qi didn't understand why the old doctor suddenly asked him such a question, but he still answered truthfully.
After hearing what he said, the old doctor made a silent gesture, "If this matter has nothing to do with you, you should stop interfering. It seems that someone wants to attack this little prince. In his food It’s been poisoned.”
"Poison, how could it be possible? Didn't you just test it with silver needles? Then the food is obviously fine, right?" Although Gao Qi doesn't know anything about pharmacology, he still knows a lot about testing poisons with silver needles. , there was no reaction at all when the silver needle was separated just now. How could there be poison in this food
"Although you don't have any reaction, it doesn't mean that there is no problem in this meal. This is a very light dose of poison. It will not kill people in a short time. Only if it continues to develop, will it be possible?" It slowly wears down a person’s body.”
The old doctor had seen this kind of thing countless times in the palace over the years, but he never thought that one day, this thing would happen to Gao Qi. Gao Qi had never had any enemies. This time, this matter is not directed at him. As long as he escapes in time, there should not be any big problems.
"Does that mean someone really poisoned this meal under my nose?"
"Gao Qi, listen to me, but if it's not involved yet, let it go immediately. Don't get involved in this matter again."
The old doctor was able to stay peacefully in the palace for so many years because he never meddle in other people's business. However, Gao Qi once saved his life, so the two of them can be regarded as close friends. He didn't want Gao Qi to get involved in such a complicated matter, so at this time he hoped that Gao Qi could get away as soon as possible and stop getting involved.
"How is this possible? If someone is harming someone under my nose, how can I just sit back and ignore it?" Gao Qi has always been a dedicated guy. This day, the old doctor knew what he was doing, but he still wanted to give him more advice. A few words, after all, someone who can do such a thing must have great hands and eyes in the palace. He is afraid that the person behind this will be...
Gao Qi didn't stay too long and went directly back to Lou Mingyue's residence. He placed the dry food he took from Jin Yiwei where he was resting in front of Lou Mingyue, "You can rest assured this time. Although this dry food has a bad taste, It's a bit bad, but I can be sure that this is what we eat every day, and no one will dare to poison you."
Gao Qi's upright and awe-inspiring look made Lou Mingyue unable to react for a moment. After watching the expression on his face for a long time, Lou Mingyue slowly realized that the person in front of him had also noticed it. , there is something wrong with the meals delivered here every day.
"Of course I believe you, but if you help me, you may fall into this trap yourself. Please think carefully, I may not have a perfect plan to ensure that you leave safely." Lou Mingyue said What he said was all sincerity. Through these few days of contact, I really got to know this guy. Although he seemed cold and indifferent on the surface, he was very loyal to the friends and brothers around him. If it was true, It would be a pity if his sacrifice was in vain at the hands of Shen Zhongbai.
"I've already brought everything, do you still want me to take it back?"
Lou Mingyue looked at the dry food on the table and the kettle that Gao Qi had just taken off his body, and smiled, "Master Gao, I still hope you will not regret today's decision."
Shen Zhongbai must have arranged his own personnel among the Jinyi Guards. Gao Qi's taking the food to the Imperial Hospital was naturally hidden from his ears. It seems that the personnel he arranged did not do everything. It was so clean that Gao Qi discovered the clues.
After Gao Qi went to Tai Hospital, he didn't do anything drastic. Either the quack doctors at Tai Hospital didn't see the problem in the food at all, or Gao Qi already knew something and deliberately pretended not to. Knowing that he wanted to confuse himself, no matter what the possibility was, Gao Qi had begun to doubt his own methods, and he could never keep him here.
Shen Zhongbai was not prepared at all. He wanted to kill one of his most capable men because of the fire. But at this time, Gao Qi happened to foil his great plan and caused such trouble for himself. Big trouble, now I can't stay even if I want to.
In the blink of an eye, the ten-day agreement was up. Unfortunately, Gao Qi was still at a loss and had no clues. Shen Zhongbai had already thought about how to attack him without any hesitation. He called Gao Qi directly into his study.
"Master Gao, do you still remember the ten-day agreement you made with me earlier? It seems that the time has come today. I wonder how well Master Gao has prepared for this?"
Shen Zhongbai actually knew when the fire broke out that the fire was indeed deliberately caused by someone. However, he had a hunch that this matter was probably related to Gu Qiang, so he was not prepared to conduct a thorough investigation. After all, it was The one-time fire actually didn't cause any loss to me, it just made me feel a little angry.
But unexpectedly, Gao Qi always insisted on his own opinion. He originally thought that he could finish this matter earlier, but he did not expect that this matter was dragging on for longer and longer, and now Gao Qi also It has been revealed that he poisoned Lou Mingyue, and there is no need to show mercy to him.
"I remember." Gao Qi did not explain too much, "I did not find the real culprit of the fire as promised by Xiang, so I am willing to take the blame without any hesitation."
Gao Qi has not made any progress on Lou Mingyue's side, and still feels a little sorry for him. Gao Qi has always been unwilling to believe that the person behind this matter will be the emperor whom he has always trusted, so he still doesn't I am willing to admit that this matter is related to the emperor.
"Although you are not a soldier in the army, you should also know that the military order is like a mountain. Since you and I have already written an agreement that this matter must be resolved within ten days, now you are saying it for no reason. You can't find any clues. If I punish you for this matter, will you feel a little aggrieved?"
"No, but I am convinced that someone is indeed setting the fire deliberately. I will never flinch from this."
Gao Qi didn't understand why Shen Zhongbai always thought that this incident was an accident. However, as a monarch, such behavior was indeed a bit arbitrary. Gao Qi would inevitably be a little disappointed with such behavior, but also I didn't mean to rebel because of this incident.
As a minister, it is my own fault that I have not fulfilled my responsibilities. It is my own fault that caused such a situation to be unfavorable. In the final analysis, I really cannot blame others.
After entering the palace last time, Gusu Liang and Zhuiyun had almost figured out the topographic map of the palace. When the two of them entered the palace last time, there were actually no big tea sets. It seemed that because of the chaos caused by his own arson, the guards in the palace seemed to have been strengthened a lot.
"What should we do now? I always feel that it would be very difficult for just a few of us to enter the palace and get a living person out."
Gu Suliang looked at the people standing in the hall. To be honest, they were all sick and injured. Gu Huaian had been sick since he soaked in the water for most of the night last time. No matter what medicine you take, it is difficult to see improvement, and it seems that it will last for a long time.
Shen Qianshan frowned as he looked at the topographic map. After all, he had been living in the palace before. Even after Shen Zhongbai ascended the throne, there would be some changes to the palace, but the original structure should not change. Why did he feel that there was something wrong with this drawing, but for a moment he couldn't figure out what was wrong with it, so he could only think about it quietly, and naturally he missed Gusu Liang's question.
Gu Qiang stayed in the palace for a long time, but at that time, she was either with the Queen Mother, or she was under house arrest by Shen Zhongbai in the Qingxin Palace. The range where she could move around was really very small, so what could she do? It is really difficult to make suggestions.
"Did brother enter at this place?" Gu Qiang pointed to a small place on the map. Gu Qiang did remember that there was a small pool in that place, but she didn't seem to remember it very clearly.