Chapter 247: Does The Second Prince Have Any Other Ways?
Just now she wasn’t here, so taking advantage of no one around, she went to pour out the medicine, and also took some medicine residue to check if anything was added inside.
Jiang Ruanxi shook her head.
She also didn’t know what Sun Tina wanted to do.
Thinking of something, Jiang Ruanxi asked, “How’s the investigation going?”
Yushui’s complexion became extremely ugly.
“Crown Princess, a kind of medicine was added inside. The doctor said it’s called Gou Wen. It has the function of treating wounds, but generally doctors don’t prescribe it. Because it is both medicine and chronic poison. Taking it once or twice is nothing, but long-term accumulation will lead to death by poisoning. And in the medicine Sun Tina brought, there were also a few elixirs that mutually reinforce and counteract with Gou Wen. As long as taken, within less than half a month, it will lead to death. And the cause can’t be detected.”
After listening, Jiang Ruanxi’s eyes turned cold, only feeling her hands and feet ice-cold.
She didn’t expect Sun Tina to be so vicious.
If she hadn’t been vigilant early on and kept drinking the medicine she sent, she would have died soon.
“Don’t spread this matter. We need to plan carefully.”
Yushui knew Jiang Ruanxi had her own plans, so she didn’t ask further and nodded.
“Go investigate everything about Sun Tina for me, and be quick.” Jiang Ruanxi instructed.
Know the enemy and know yourself, then you can know how to deal with it.
“Okay.”
**
In the Imperial Study Room.
Emperor Qin fiercely swept a pile of memorials to the floor, his chest heaving with anger.
“Jiang Minghuai, what exactly does he want to do? I allowed him to return to worship his son, but who gave him the dog courage to bring the hundred thousand troops back to the Capital? He thinks he’s hidden it well and I don’t know? Does he want to rebel?”
Several ministers were scared trembling, not daring to speak.
Because ever since Emperor Qin was awakened by the Imperial Consort last time, his temper had become increasingly volatile.
Several ministers had been thrown into prison or exiled because of improper speech.
Especially the matters of the Qi Family and Sun Family made these sirs realize that after so many years, this His Majesty who seemed obsessed with immortal elixirs was not a paper tiger.
Wei Chang stepped forward and said faintly, “Father Emperor, calm down. Jiang General has only reached the Lingnan border now, with half a month’s journey left. We still have other ways to make him change his mind.”
The Second Prince said mockingly, “The Crown Prince speaks lightly. That’s a hundred thousand troops. What way does the Crown Prince think can stop them?”
Wei Chang retorted, “Does the Second Prince have a good way?”
The Second Prince refused to show weakness, “The Crown Prince just said there are ways. We just want to hear them. If the Crown Prince has ways, say them out and everyone can discuss together.”
“The Second Prince’s ideas in his heart may be even more useful. This palace won’t make a fool of himself.”
“All of you shut up for me.”
Emperor Qin looked at the two of them. Now that the eyebrows were on fire, they were still arguing here.
He couldn’t help but shout loudly.
The two fell silent.
Emperor Qin rubbed his brow and looked at Wei Chang, “Crown Prince, tell me what ways you have?”
“Jiang General’s actions aren’t easy to rebel. Since he has such courage, we arrest his family members to intimidate him, so he doesn’t dare act rashly. If he still continues forward, kill directly.”
Emperor Qin’s rubbing motion stopped, pondered for a few seconds, then frowned slightly and said, “Besides this, there are no other ways?”
Wei Chang lowered his head slightly, a mocking expression at the corner of his mouth.
This father emperor of his, shortly after ascending the throne, Jiang Kui entered the palace and proposed that with astrological mansions he could calculate past and present lives, and also govern the country.
Later he also said that taking his elixirs could prolong life and achieve immortality, after which his father emperor became obsessed with the elixirs, fully believing in Jiang Kui, and gave the Jiang Family supreme power.
He now couldn’t move the Jiang Family members because he was afraid of touching Jiang Kui, and his so-called benefits would disappear.
Seeing the situation, the Second Prince spoke in agreement, “I also think it’s inappropriate to move the Jiang Family. Jiang General bringing troops back to the capital this time may not necessarily be rebellion. It might be to intimidate the people in the netherworld who want to bully his deceased son.”
Wei Chang looked at the Second Prince like he was looking at an idiot.
He hadn’t expected that to oppose him, the Second Prince would speak so thoughtlessly.
These ministers, being both shrewd and turncoats, also saw Emperor Qin’s intentions and followed agreeing with the Second Prince’s words, “The Second Prince is right. Your Majesty, think thrice.”
Emperor Qin sat in the upper seat without speaking.
Wei Chang didn’t need to look to know Emperor Qin’s thoughts, so he no longer continued this topic, but shifted the subject.
“Without threatening with the Jiang Family, does the Second Prince have other ways?”
The Second Prince choked, but he wasn’t a fool to begin with. Soon he looked at Emperor Qin and said, “Father Emperor, the soldiers in Jiang General’s hands are originally our Great Qin’s, merely obeying Jiang General’s orders. As long as Father Emperor takes out the tiger tally, I believe those soldiers definitely won’t obey Jiang General.”
Emperor Qin also thought this made sense.
“The Second Prince is right.”
His gaze looked at the two of them, suddenly placing it on the Crown Prince, “Crown Prince, you take the tiger tally and go to Lingnan once, bring all those soldiers back to the border for me.”
Wei Chang was stunned, but still stepped forward to receive the tiger tally.
“Your son obeys the decree.”
The hand at the Second Prince’s side clenched tightly, his eyes full of extreme jealousy.
Holding the tiger tally was like grasping half the realm. He hadn’t expected such a major matter to be entrusted to Wei Chang by Emperor Qin.
Before the Imperial Consort died, even though Wei Chang was the Crown Prince, all the good things were his.
And since the Imperial Consort died, he had been neglected by Emperor Qin.
He was very unwilling.
Thinking that all this was because of Jiang Ruanxi, he lowered his head revealing a vicious expression.
After everything settled and walking out of the Imperial Study Room.
The Second Prince stepped forward sarcastically, “I didn’t expect the Crown Prince, just past twenty, not only has his body become better and better, but now he also received Father Emperor’s heavy responsibility. Congratulations indeed.”
“Mm.”
Wei Chang didn’t even give him a glance and left after saying that.
It made the Second Prince’s face turn green with anger.
But he didn’t dare make trouble here.
“Second Prince, the Imperial Advisor requests you.”
As the Second Prince was getting angrier, a eunuch had appeared by his side unnoticed.
Being seen with his emotions leaking, the Second Prince looked at the eunuch full of killing intent, just about to vent, but thinking of something, he still walked towards the Star-Plucking Pavilion.
As soon as he walked in, a chill hit his face.
And Jiang Kui sat not far away, with a chessboard in front of him, picking up a chess piece and placing it down again.
Without lifting his head, he said, “The Second Prince has come. Accompany me for a game of chess?”
The Second Prince wasn’t stupid; he wouldn’t be called over for no reason just to play chess with him.
He stepped forward impassively, “The Imperial Advisor really has such elegant interests, still in the mood for chess. Admirable, admirable.”
After speaking, he sat opposite him.
He gently picked up a chess piece, glanced and placed it down.
“What does the Second Prince mean? Has something big happened?” Jiang Kui said with a half-smile.
He knew that Jiang Kui could receive Emperor Qin’s favor and praise unchanging for decades, so he wasn’t a simple person.
