"What's going on?" Wen Dabao subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, and when he saw the scene in front of him clearly, his eyes suddenly widened.
because…
That was actually the sound made when his head fell to the ground.
Moreover, the most important thing is that the person who fell down was not someone else, but Lord Yue, one of the six ministers of the Ministry of household affairs today.
As one of the six ministers, Yue Hu, the minister of household affairs, was obviously the first batch of courtiers to receive "grace". Naturally, he was also the first to eat the barbecue.
However, now the Master is lying on the ground with his legs spread apart, his eyes are white, and there is a red mark on his forehead.
He looked extremely embarrassed.
"Master Yue has fainted!" a courtier's voice sounded.
"Master Yue, what's going on? Could it be heatstroke? But..." Another courtier looked up at the sun above his head and swallowed back what he said. He had never heard of heatstroke in spring.
Prince Lin Tianrong looked at Yue Hu, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance, who was unconscious on the ground. His expression suddenly changed again, and his whole body started to tremble slightly.
Just as he was about to speak, another voice rang.
"Boom!"
Another courtier fell to the ground with his legs spread out, unconscious. Moreover, no matter how the other courtiers shook, there was no sign of waking up.
"Master Li, Master Li, what's wrong with you?!" A courtier was startled, because this was also a second-rank minister.
Two fell down in succession.
Moreover, they are all six ministers. How can this not make the civil and military officials panic
However, this is not over yet.
"Boom!"
"Master Wang, what's going on? Why did Master Wang fall too?"
"Boom!"
"Zhang Da... Sigh, I seem to have no strength in my body."
"Boom!"
“…”
As the sounds of heads hitting the ground continued to sound, the expressions of the civil and military officials finally changed, and an idea quickly arose in their minds.
"Could it be that... barbecue is poisonous!"
Thinking of this, the faces of all the civil and military officials also changed, becoming extremely pale, and even a few courtiers subconsciously started to pick at it with their fingers.
However, the barbecue is already in the belly, so how can it be done in time
"Boom, boom, boom..."
The sound of falling down became more and more urgent and numerous, just like a sudden burst of wind in the scorching sun, blowing down all the civil and military officials in a drastic manner.
Seeing the figures falling down around them, the courtiers who had eaten the barbecue but had not fallen down all turned blue.
They couldn't imagine it...
The dignified King Shanyu of the Southern Territory actually knew how to poison barbecue, and he poisoned it so openly. What on earth did she want to do
Pingyang was completely stunned at this time.
A pair of eyes as clear as water stared at the civil and military officials who fell to the ground one by one, and the pink mouth opened into a circle because of excessive surprise.
"Wow, they are all dead?!" Pingyang blurted out subconsciously, and then he seemed to think of something: "Oh, they are all fainted?!"
"Death?" Fang Zhengzheng glanced at Pingyang beside him speechlessly. What was going on in this girl's head? After all, she is also a princess of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Could it be that she was so happy when these civil and military officials died
There was also some slight surprise in Yan Xiu's eyes, but soon, that trace of surprise disappeared without a trace, replaced by his still indifferent face.
Naturally, Xing Yuanguo of the Zhenguo Mansion and Chihou Chihong of the Shenhou Mansion did not eat barbecue. As the Thirteenth Mansion, they have far higher patience and consciousness than the civil and military officials.
The Thirteen Mansion, the direct line army founded by the ancestors of the Great Xia Dynasty.
Even if the Holy Lord Lin Mubai said that the civil and military officials would eat first, how could they really take the first step to enjoy such "delicious food"
Therefore, when they saw the civil and military officials falling to the ground one after another behind them, Xing Yuanguo and Chi Hong also frowned, and subconsciously looked at the Southern Territory King Shanyu not far away.
Both of them clenched their fists subconsciously, as if they were ready to take action at any time.
The onlookers were equally confused at this moment.
They are basically people who have lived in Yanjing City for many years. They are indeed used to some conspiracies and tricks on weekdays, but like today...
It has never happened before that most of the courtiers were killed by one poison.
"Poison?!"
"The King of the Southern Territory actually poisoned the barbecue?"
"How can this be?"
"It's impossible to happen, she is the majestic King of the Southern Territory!"
No one dared to believe what was happening before them, but it was a fact that civil and military officials fell to the ground, a fact that could not be quibbled with.
Bai Qi, the deputy commander of the Royal Forest Army who had just retreated from the scene, also had his eyes widened at this time. Poison? The King of the Southern Territory personally poisoned him
Even though he was responsible for maintaining law and order and was used to seeing all kinds of crimes, he still couldn't react. After all, this was an unimaginable thing.
Duan Wang Lin Xinjue's expression is also wonderful.
In fact, he didn't fully understand Fang Zhengyi's words, "I don't have the ability to kill people" before, but now he seems to understand it somewhat.
His eyes subconsciously looked at Prince Lin Tianrong, looking at the gloomy and dark expression on Prince Lin Tianrong's face, and soon, a sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth.
And at this moment...
An obviously surprised voice also sounded.
"How could this happen? What's going on?" The person who spoke was naturally the Southern Territory King Shanyu. Just like her surprised voice, her expression was also extremely surprised.
There was a hint of panic and helplessness in his dark eyes, his mouth was wide open, and his chest was rising and falling with urgent breathing.
Whether it is from his expression or his voice, we can see the shock that King Shanyu of the Southern Territory is feeling now.
Fang Zhengzheng was shocked when he saw this scene, but he quickly came to his senses and let out a long sigh in his heart.
"Sure enough, they are all actors!"
Originally, Fang Zhengzheng thought that even if Shan Yu had to act, he would definitely have a dull expression or an exaggerated acting skill.
But, now it seems...
Whether it was his emotional control or his panicked look, it was almost to the point of being fake. If he hadn't known it beforehand, he would have been deceived by Shan Yu's acting skills.
It seems…
This girl has been the king of the Southern Territory for more than a year, so it's not like she hasn't improved at all. At least, compared to a year ago, her acting skills have obviously improved by several levels.
It started with the realistic acting of Nanyu Wang Shanyu.
The surrounding people, who originally thought that King Shanyu of the Southern Territory had poisoned all the civil and military officials, also showed expressions of surprise and confusion.
"Could it be that the person who poisoned him wasn't the King of the Southern Territory?"
"But... the roasted lamb was obviously roasted by the King of the South Territory himself!"
"Even if you roasted it yourself, it doesn't necessarily mean that the poison was given by the King of the Southern Territory? Do you really think that the King of the Southern Territory would poison most of the civil and military officials of the dynasty to death in front of the Holy Emperor? What are you planning on? !”
"You're right!"
People were speculating.
When Prince Lin Tianrong, who was already ready to speak, heard this, he quickly swallowed the words that came to his lips. He looked at the Southern Territory King Shan Yu with a pair of feminine eyes, and his teeth clenched.
Of course he knows what Shan Yu is thinking...
In fact, he had already made preparations to counterattack the entire army.
However, he still fell into passivity again. The reason was simple. He had no chance to take action before the courtiers actually took action.
And when the courtiers got angry...
However, Shan Yu was clearly superior and took the lead in stating his position.
How could he speak again
"Why did such a thing happen? Ah... who is framing me!" Shan Yu didn't mean to stop, and was still shouting in panic: "I clearly used the ingredients from the celebration banquet a year ago. These The ingredients have always been properly kept by me, so there can be no loss!"
"how so?"
"What the hell is going on?"
Shanyu, the king of the Southern Territory, kept shouting.
And those courtiers who had not had time to eat the barbecue and were desperately shaking the unconscious civil and military officials on the ground, all frowned after hearing the words of the Southern Territory King Shanyu.
They thought of many possibilities.
for example…
Those ingredients have changed in quality after a year? Or maybe some people had tampered with these ingredients during the preservation process
But soon, these possibilities were all denied by them one by one.
Because, normally, the shelf life of ingredients and spices is extremely long, let alone one year, even three to five years will not be a problem.
This can be obtained from the aroma emanating from the barbecue.
Secondly, being tampered with is also unlikely. After all, no one could have predicted in advance that something like this would happen today.
Moreover, the most important thing is that these comatose courtiers are not in a state of death. From the pulse point of view, they are even the same as normal.
But he was unconscious and looked like he was drunk...
Wait a moment!
Drunk? !
When this idea flashed through the minds of the courtiers, their bodies soon trembled, and an extremely bad thought suddenly arose.
And at this moment, a voice finally sounded.
“The Southern Territory King’s ingredients are well preserved!”
"Very good?!" Shan Yu, the king of the Southern Territory, turned around subconsciously, and then looked at a figure standing not far from her with his dark eyes: "Fang Zhengzheng, what do you mean?"
"What I mean is that the ingredients preserved by the Southern Territory King have not been tampered with." Fang Zheng pointed at the remaining ingredients in the hands of the Southern Territory King Shan Yu and continued to speak.
"No one has tampered with anyone?" When the people heard Fang Zhengzheng's words, they all looked at me and I looked at you with surprise in their eyes.
Because, according to what Fang Zhengzheng said, if no manipulation was done...
Doesn't that mean that the poison was administered by the King of the Southern Territory
"Then you mean to say that I poisoned the ingredients myself?" Upon hearing this, Shanyu, the king of the Southern Territory, flashed a cold light in his dark eyes.
"Of course not." Fang Zhengzheng shook his head.
"Then what do you mean?" Shanyu, the king of the Southern Territory, was slightly angry.
"Haha, there is no need for the Southern Territory King to be angry. In fact, what I mean is that the materials in the Southern Territory King's hands were already tampered with at the celebration banquet more than a year ago!" Fang Zhengzheng smiled softly and explained. .
"The celebration banquet more than a year ago? How did you know?" The Southern Territory King's eyes turned cold, and flames naturally rose up on his body.
Fang Zhengzheng watched this scene, and he admired Shan Yu's acting skills more and more. He had not seen her for more than a year, and he was really impressed.
but…
He had no intention of admitting defeat.
"Of course I know, because I was also poisoned by the same poison!" Fang Zhengzheng nodded, and then pointed his finger at Prince Lin Tianrong: "And the person who poisoned me is His Royal Highness!"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince?!"
"The person who poisoned is His Royal Highness?"
"This is how the same thing?"
The remaining courtiers who had not fallen all widened their eyes when they heard Fang Zhengzheng's words.
The people around him were also talking a lot at this moment, and all their eyes looked at Prince Lin Tianrong, looking extremely shocked.
"Insolent! Fang Zhengyi, how dare you slander this prince?! The person who poisoned him was obviously..." Prince Lin Tianrong never expected that Fang Zhengyi would point the finger at him at this time.
Moreover, he actually said that he was the poisoner
How absurd this is.
Subconsciously, he opened his mouth and replied.
But just as the last few words were spoken, he finally reacted and immediately closed his mouth completely, a chill rising behind him.
It's just a thin line.
If he had been a little more angry, or a little more impulsive, he would have lost just by saying that.
"Who is it?" Fang Zhengzheng asked again.
"How do I know this? I was drinking with the old King of the Southern Territory at a celebration that day and didn't leave even half a step away. This is something that everyone saw with their own eyes. How do I know who poisoned me?" Prince Lin Tianrong reacted after he realized this. Finally, his tone quickly returned to calmness.
"Really?" Fang Zhengzheng curled his lips.
He naturally wanted to lure Prince Lin Tianrong to tell the truth, but it was normal for Prince Lin Tianrong to react in a critical moment. Although he felt a little regretful in his heart, he didn't care too much.
"Fang Zhengzheng, do you know what the crime of unjustly accusing this prince is?" Prince Lin Tianrong's eyes turned cold and he raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead.
"Actually, I just guessed, but since His Highness the Crown Prince denies it, then I think there is only one person who may have poisoned him!" Fang Zhengzheng ignored Crown Prince Lin Tianrong's question and continued.
"Who?" Prince Lin Tianrong's heart tightened. He really couldn't figure out the meaning of Fang Zhengzheng's words now, and he didn't want to immediately accuse Fang Zhengzheng, so he asked subconsciously. (To be continued.)