GBP Chapter 297 Poison
Chapter 297 Poison
A eunuch walked in with a tea tray, a stiff smile on his face. "Your Highness, the princess has been here for so long, and I haven't had time to arrange tea for you two. I hope you won't blame me!"
He ignored everyone's gaze and walked straight to the couch between Lu Xuan and Jiang Xing.
The prince was standing next to Jiang Xing. He was unaware of many of Jiang Xing's previous arrangements. He was planning to tell Jiang Xing the secret in his heart after the eunuch left.
Suddenly, the eunuch holding the teacup straightened his body, and the teacup in his hand immediately spun rapidly towards the prince, like a blooming lotus.
"Prince be careful!"
In an instant, Lu Xuan saw clearly that the eunuch wanted to kill the prince, and he was so scared that his throat tightened and he blurted out.
The tea lid turned into a sharp weapon, with a blade as thin as a cicada's wing on it, heading towards the prince's throat.
Before the prince could react to why such a scene suddenly happened, Jiang Xing and Fei Xing noticed the eunuch's abnormality earlier.
Jiang Xing quickly picked up the tea tray on the table and blocked it. In a flash, with a "clang" sound, the sharp blade split the tea tray in half.
The prince was pushed back by Jiang Xing, and he leaned back and narrowly avoided the deadly blade.
Feixing had already rushed to Jiang Xing's side. Knowing that he had to cover up the fact that Jiang Xing was good at martial arts, he immediately drew his sword and quickly rushed towards the eunuch.
Seeing that he had failed to kill the prince and was surrounded by Jiang Xing and Fei Xing, the eunuch knew that he had lost the chance of winning. After exchanging three moves with Fei Xing, he found an opportunity and immediately ran out the door.
The eunuch was very agile and in a few seconds he climbed over the palace wall and quickly jumped out of the East Palace. Fei Xing was about to chase him but was stopped by Jiang Xing behind him.
"Don't chase!"
He stood with his hands behind his back, glancing warily outside the palace, "I'm only bringing you with me today. Stay with me!"
Fei Xing looked at the eunuchs who had disappeared in a few seconds, and stamped his feet anxiously, "Yes!"
If he left now, not to mention the safety of the princess and the prince, the prince would also be completely exposed.
We can only protect the present.
Jiang Xing quickly glanced around the hall and said, "Everyone, don't stay here. Let's go outside with me."
Everyone followed him out, and Jiang Xing then realized that Lu Xuan did not follow.
He quickly turned around and asked, "What's wrong, Xuan?"
Lu Xuan indeed did not hear what Jiang Xing just said. She was staring at the cup in front of her where the tea leaves had settled.
"This tea is poisonous."
It was clearly a calm whisper, but it startled everyone.
Everyone present looked at her suddenly, their pupils widened and trembling violently.
"I drink this tea every day at this time."
The prince spoke in a low voice, his throat seemed to be tightly pinched, so tense that it emitted cold air.
His eyes were sharp, "But in the past, he wasn't the one who delivered the tea."
Jiang Xing's heart beat faster when he heard the words.
He looked at the prince and clenched his fists tightly, "Remember to identify who usually brings you this tea later!"
As he spoke, he quickly pulled Lu Xuan over and walked out of the palace. "It's been more than a decade, and everything in the East Palace is no longer what it used to be. People's hearts are unpredictable. I can't guarantee what will happen if we stay in the palace now. Let's get out!"
Seeing that he was somewhat anxious, Lu Xuan knew that there must be some arrangements, and immediately nodded to the prince.
Passing through the lush trees and flowers of the East Palace, before he even reached the square in front of the palace, the prince heard the sounds of beatings and the painful cries of the palace maids coming from the front.
When he first dealt with it, his mind was still confused, so he didn't know what Jiang Xing was doing.
"Uncle, you are..."
"In your Eastern Palace, apart from Nanny Lan, there are almost no people who truly care about you. They are all spies for various forces."
Jiang Xinggu walked ahead with a stern expression, "You have just recovered from a serious illness today. You must not show any sign of recovery in front of the palace people. Those who have harmful intentions towards you must not be allowed to stay. Only in this way can we guarantee your temporary safety in the East Palace!"
As they were talking, they had already arrived at the square in front of the East Palace.
There were already several pools of blood on the ground, which were particularly glaring in the sunlight.
Bai He was being watched by several of Jiang Xing's guards, who were responsible for investigating all the crimes committed by the palace servants while in the Eastern Palace. However, this fight had been going on for nearly an hour, and seeing these palace servants, who usually obeyed his orders, now staring at him as if they had a blood feud, he was already terrified.
So when he saw Jiang Xing coming, he felt a little happy as if he had been saved.
"Your Highness, look, there are four or five people who were beaten to death, and the others were beaten to the point of being disabled or injured. We in the Eastern Palace have indeed failed to protect Your Highness's health, but over the years, even if we have no merits, we have worked hard. Please consider our dedication and spare these servants..."
He only blamed himself for tolerating the laziness of the Eastern Palace Guards on weekdays. At this critical moment, the dozens of people scattered outside did not even make a sound!
Jiang Xingqing counted the palace maids present. There were hundreds of palace maids in the Eastern Palace, and indeed, few of them had not been beaten.
It seems that these are the only loyal ones.
He glanced at his guards and asked, "Is what Chief Steward Bai said correct? Has everyone been properly judged for the right and wrong of today's torture?"
The leading guard immediately stepped forward and said, "Your Highness, all the interrogations were carried out in accordance with your previous instructions. Currently, there are six people who have never done anything to harm the Crown Prince. The rest..."
Jiang Xing raised his hand and stopped the guard from saying anything else.
"Well, if that's the case, then Eunuch Bai should select two people to report to the Emperor. Someone just broke into Wenhua Palace and tried to murder His Royal Highness the Crown Prince under the pretext of tea. If it weren't for the Feixing Guards' timely intervention, the Crown Prince would have been killed by that person by now!"
"As for the person chosen to report the news, I will forgive all the previous things for saving the crown prince. At the same time, you can also gain the credit of protecting the crown prince in front of the emperor..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a dense voice indeed rang out in the crowd.
"I'm going, I'm going!"
"I will, my lord, I am willing to go and tell you the news!"
"Let me go, I promise to bring the news to..."
"..."
Everyone rushed to raise their hands, making Bai He's face turn pale.
Jiang Xing looked at Bai He and smiled modestly and politely, "I am not familiar with these palace servants. Should Eunuch Bai choose the one?"
Bai He had no reason to refuse, so he had to bite the bullet and appoint a eunuch and a palace maid, ordering them to quickly report to the emperor the news that the prince had been assassinated.
The two people who were chosen were overjoyed. They quickly supported their wounds with one hand and limped towards the Qianqing Palace.
Lu Xuan looked at this strange scene and gave Jiang Xing a questioning look.
Jiang Xing whispered, "Bai He is on the side of both the Emperor and the Third Prince."
Lu Xuan suddenly understood.
Let the emperor's spy planted in the East Palace go and report the news to the emperor. First, he will trust the authenticity of the content of the report.
Secondly, since Prince Jin has asked the Eastern Palace to send someone, the Emperor will certainly send someone to investigate openly, and he can use him to get rid of the eunuch who wanted to kill someone just now.
Thirdly, and this is also very crucial, it allows one to clearly see the emperor's attitude towards this matter. At the same time, after the emperor takes action, he can also let all the spies planted by other people in the Eastern Palace see the consequences of being disloyal to their master.
Even if they were the emperor's men, and their names were not legitimate, if something went wrong, the emperor would still get rid of them...
Looking at Bai He's face that looked as uncomfortable as if he had constipation, Lu Xuan secretly praised Jiang Xing in his heart.
This is a great move!
Lu Xuan secretly turned his head to glance at the prince, and met his gaze. He also gave Lu Xuan a signal, his eyes falling on Bai and the two eunuchs who were kneeling on the ground closest to him.
Lu Xuan's mind suddenly became clear.
These two people were the ones who usually delivered poisoned tea to the prince.
The two men had been beaten up before, and when they heard Jiang Xing talk about tea and murder, they were already in a state of panic. When Lu Xuan and the prince's eyes met, they immediately noticed it.
The two men were beaten with boards and were already covered in wounds. Suddenly, they both fell down, one in front and one behind.
Lu Xuan immediately went to test it, but he never expected that he would suddenly commit suicide by biting himself with poison!
Lu Xuan's lips curled up slightly.
Oh, you thought she had no way out since he was dead?
As he was thinking, two soul-calling talismans rose up. In just a moment, two half-bright and half-dark shadows, as if swept by a hurricane, floated towards Lu Xuan in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, it turned into two wisps of gray smoke and was collected in the golden hairpin.
Seeing that she had finished her work, Jiang Xing glanced at everyone present and said solemnly, "I am free today. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in such poor health. The few people who have not been caned so far will stay. As for the rest, I will deal with them on behalf of the Crown Prince."
He glanced at Bai He and said, "Eunuch Bai, I will be merciful this time and dismiss everyone from the palace! If you don't leave the palace, I'm afraid you will end up like those palace maids who were beaten to death. Those who are disloyal to the master will never be employed again!"
Jiang Xing spoke nonchalantly, but everyone who listened was frightened.
Therefore, before Bai He could say anything, he saw hundreds of palace servants all prostrating themselves and kowtowing in a dense crowd. "Thank you, Prince Jin, thank you, Your Highness. I will leave now, right away..."
Bai He was filled with hatred and quickly lowered his head to glare fiercely in the direction of the prince.
Receiving Bai Hechang's usual coercive gaze, the prince, who had been standing beside Jiang Xing without saying a word, finally spoke up: "Let them go."