Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1218 Zhen Huan Enlarged to 142

There was indeed a problem in Jingren Palace.

Because Jingren Palace had always been Jiang Xinxin's residence, and it had not been renovated again in the more than ten years since Jiang Xinxin moved in, there were no problems with the structure of Jingren Palace. The problem was the newly added furnishings.

Even though the new queen was only staying temporarily in Jingren Palace, there were still many people in the Imperial Household Department who supported her, so the valuable ornaments were naturally given to the new queen first. This naturally created many places where it was easy for her to be tampered with.

The two imperial doctors had been idle for nearly ten years, and now they had encountered two fatal events in succession: the late emperor taking the elixir and the new queen being murdered. They were a little overwhelmed for a moment, but Qianlong asked for an explanation with a dark face. They were innocent and had not been used by anyone, so they choked and told the truth directly:

"Your Majesty, please look——"

"These ornaments were placed around the queen's bed. Sandalwood or other scents were used to cover up the scent of the datura. The whole plant of datura is poisonous. After a special blend, it can amplify emotions and paralyze the mind. If it is used for a long time or the dosage is increased, it can cause people to go crazy and die."

The queen was so frightened that her legs went limp. She pointed at the ornaments pointed out by the imperial physician and said, "Your Majesty, I like the jade cabbage because of its green color and the cute little snail on it. I put it by the bed so that I can admire it every day..."

"There is also the jade ruyi. Although the material is not as good as the one I chose when I was in Jiangxuexuan, the style is exactly the same as that one. I also like it very much..."

"also……"

The Queen pointed at the last pair of bright red cloisonné vases that were a perfect match and was speechless.

For the two imperial doctors, the most difficult beginning had already begun. The rest of the story was very easy to say. "Your Majesty, these ornaments use very little medicine, but when combined, the amount of medicine is more than doubled. Especially now that the weather is getting colder, if they are combined with winter dragons, the effect of the medicine will definitely be accelerated."

In other words, the people behind the scenes never thought about letting the queen survive the winter!

The Queen was still waiting for Qianlong to make the decision. She knew Qianlong very well. Although he seemed to care about nothing and had a very low bottom line on weekdays, he was a prince in the past and was the emperor now. How could he really allow others to slap him in the face!

It would be fine if he was powerless, but he was clearly in power.

Qianlong said to the queen with a sullen face: "Don't worry, Queen, I will give you an explanation."

The Queen quickly stood up and knelt on the ground to express her gratitude, not daring to say more. Qianlong had already instructed the imperial physician to search the Jingren Palace again and make sure that all harmful things were removed.

The two imperial doctors naturally agreed. This was their specialty. However, for safety reasons, they recommended other people from the Imperial Hospital. "Your Majesty, we are not very good at poisons. If you want Jingren Palace to be absolutely safe, we recommend the Imperial Doctors Wei Lin and Lin Qing from the Imperial Hospital."

"They both have a family background in medicine, and they were allowed to enter the Imperial Hospital because they are good at identifying and detoxifying poisons."

Qianlong agreed, but then he thought that fortunately his eldest son and daughter lived in the Qianqing Palace after entering the palace, otherwise it would not only the empress would suffer.

But maybe the person behind the scenes wanted to capture the Queen and her two sons in one fell swoop. Thinking of this, Qianlong's anger rose again, and this time he couldn't help but smash the teacup in his hand.

The two young imperial doctors, Wei Lin and Lin Qing, arrived quickly and moved very quickly. They searched Jingren Palace thoroughly in half an hour. Of course, they also found a lot of good things with added ingredients from the side halls and the back halls. Some of them could cause mental depletion, while others could cause people to lose vitality and become weak and sickly. Seeing this, Qianlong could not help but order them to search Kunning Palace as well.

Qianlong just had an idea and picked up the Kunning Palace which was under renovation. He didn't expect that the Kunning Palace would be a drug den even more powerful than the Jingren Palace!

The items originally used by Empress Xiaochengren and Empress Xiaozhaoren in the main hall had long been removed and turned into a place for shamanic prayers, so it was naturally considered clean.

However, the beams, pillars and floor tiles of the side halls and the auxiliary halls were filled with very strong poisons that weakened the body, as well as strong drugs that could cause a child to die.

Wei Lin and Lin Qing reported tremblingly: "Your Majesty, the beams and floor tiles of Kunning Palace contain poisons that weaken the body and cause extinction. Judging from the degree of volatility of the drugs, it is estimated that they have been there for decades..."

Qianlong was really amazed. This didn't even happen during the reign of the previous emperor, but during the reign of his grandfather, Emperor Kangxi!

The first mistress of Kunning Palace was Empress Xiaochengren, the first wife of Emperor Kangxi. The second mistress was Empress Xiaozhaoren, who died of illness less than a year after being enthroned as empress.

Qianlong couldn't help but let his thoughts wander for a moment, and then he took a breath. It seemed that the battle in the Emperor Shengzu's harem was quite fierce!

Qianlong quickly shut the mouth and rushed to the Cining Palace in a hurry.

After listening to Qianlong's narration, Jiang Xinxin couldn't help but gasp, especially when it came to Kunning Palace - how many harmful drugs did Empress Xiaochengren put in back then? They have evaporated for decades and there are still some left!

Exhaling, Jiang Xinxin said, "Keep the Sticking Rod Division and the Blood Dropper. I was thinking of suggesting that you lay off a group of people before, and let the remaining people collect intelligence and monitor the various vassal states. Now it seems that it is better to keep them all. They will also be of great use in China."

Qianlong had the same plan for the Sticky Rod Department and the Blood Dropper. After hearing what Jiang Xinxin mentioned today, he also felt that there was no need to cut staff in a hurry.

Then Jiang Xinxin started talking about business: "Not long after the late emperor ascended the throne, three pregnant women in the harem were killed one after another. Two of them had miscarriages. The last one was the noble lady Cao, who was protected by Concubine Hua at the time. She was also the birth mother of Princess Wenshu. Nian and Cao were very careful, but Princess Wenshu still gave birth prematurely when she was nearly nine months pregnant."

"Later, the palace went through a purge of the Imperial Household Department's baoyi, another purge of Concubine Shu, and another purge of the Mongolian concubines in the harems of Emperor Shunzhi and Emperor Kangxi. Even so, I cannot guarantee that the harem and the Imperial Household Department are clean."

"So, you still have to use the sticking rod department now to see if the old wives from Mongolia, the nobles who first entered the capital, and their relatives still have the so-called secret medicines of the previous dynasty or other harmful things."

Qianlong felt overwhelmed just by hearing this, but since it was related to his own safety, he could not afford to be careless about this matter.

However, judging from these two events today, his discomfort with the late emperor's harsh measures that left no way out for the concubines of bannerman origin has completely disappeared.

Even though Fu Cha Zhuying had her child harmed by the bannermen, and even caused her and Gao Xiyue to lose their dreams of becoming mothers, and even though they were both victims, the harm of the bannermen was obvious. For the sake of profit, they even ignored their comrades.