Shen Xihe never expected that Bian Xianyi would die in front of her like this.
Bian Xianyi, that tenacious girl who never bows her head, even though the Bian family committed a crime and was sent to the imperial court, she still tried hard to live a path of her own. Such a person must care so much about her life, how could she die so easily
Shen Xihe couldn't understand it, but Bian Xianyi did die just like that.
After the palace maid following Bian Xianyi discovered it, she screamed, attracting countless palace maids from all around. Soon, the palace guards, eunuchs, and doctors came, followed by Concubine Rong, who was in charge of the harem, and Princess Pingling.
"What happened?" asked Concubine Rong.
Bian Xianyi's death was tragic. Everyone who saw her bloody face was terrified. They mistakenly thought that Shen Xihe had poisoned her in the palace, so they were all trembling with fear and dared not say a word.
"Dr. Fang, why did Mrs. Bian die in such a tragic way?" Concubine Rong asked the doctor who came rushing over.
"Your Majesty, Mr. Bian took poison. The poison was extracted from a poisonous mushroom. It instantly caused bleeding from all seven orifices and damage to all five internal organs. Even the gods are powerless to save him." The doctor replied.
"Why was Lady Bian poisoned? Why is there such a poison in the palace?" Concubine Rong looked around fiercely, and everyone was silent. Finally, her expression relaxed and fell on Shen Xihe, "Why is Princess Zhaoning here?"
"My Lady, I came to the palace today to seek the advice of Lady Bian, and Lady Bian committed suicide by taking poison in front of me." As she spoke, her eyes fell on the tea bowl that Bian Xianyi was eating from, "If I'm not mistaken, there is poison in the tea bowl."
After receiving a signal from Concubine Rong, Doctor Fang immediately went to check the tea bowl and found that it was indeed poisonous.
Shen Xihe originally thought that only Bian Xianyi's bowl was poisoned, but not her own bowl, so that she could frame herself more easily. However, it turned out that her tea bowl was also poisoned, and finally it was found that the poison was in the teapot.
The teapot was brewed by Bian Xianyi herself. Many palace people in the tea room saw it, and then someone else came with her.
She helped her bring over all the tea and snacks made today, and she waited here until someone brought Shen Xihe here.
Shen Xihe had only been here for less than half a cup of tea. It was impossible for him to order Bian Xianyi away and then poison the tea behind her back.
"It seems that Master Bian knows that the princess will be coming today. I will be waiting for you outside tomorrow." The palace maid who led Shen Xihe said in a low voice.
"Mrs. Bian said something strange today." Another maid said, "She said she may not be able to drink tea with us in the future."
"When I went to the tea room today, Lady Bian had just made tea. Lady Bian is an excellent tea-maker. She used to treat us very well, so I asked for a bowl of tea shamelessly. But today, Lady Bian refused to give us one and even said, 'This tea is not drinkable.'" said another maid.
Her words attracted many people to agree with her.
In this way, the matter was clear. Bian Xianyi committed suicide by taking poison, but why did she take poison? Was she forced into a desperate situation? The matter involved Shen Xihe again. Concubine Rong did not dare to make a rash judgment and could only report it to Emperor Youning.
Emperor Youning called them all to Mingzheng Hall and asked them what happened.
At this point, Shen Xihe couldn't hide it anymore, so he briefly explained the matter: "Zhao Ning is weak and has been treated by a famous doctor. He must not be disturbed during the treatment. On the eleventh day, someone suddenly entered the mansion pretending to be the guard who left with my brother. While Zhao Ning was being treated, he shouted that my brother had been ambushed..."