Qiao Zhenzhen's expression was so serious when she spoke that people couldn't help but believe her.

Although we ignore the fact that she has only been studying medicine for a short time, we have to say that she is the only disciple of the miracle doctor and cannot be compared with the apprentices of ordinary doctors.

Chu Cong hesitated for a moment, "I understand."

"The person behind the scenes should know that the poison in your body has been cured. The walls in the palace are very porous, but the person who can plan for so long is naturally a patient hunter. If one plan fails, he will come up with another one. Prince, be careful."

Chu Cong smiled bitterly and said, "It's really not easy for me to be the crown prince."

Qiao Zhenzhen smiled, "Since ancient times, it has never been easy to be a crown prince. These open and secret attacks are just minor details."

The real key lies in whether we can grasp His Majesty's heart.

Many princes behaved well at the beginning, but they became completely different after ten or twenty years.

Chu Cong raised his eyebrows slightly, wondering if he understood the meaning of this sentence.

Han Zheng changed the subject, "Let's not just chat, let's take a walk in the Imperial Garden. I just saw the chrysanthemums over there are in full bloom, let's go and take a look."

Qiao Zhenzhen smiled at him and stood up, "That's exactly what I meant."

The three of them walked and stopped in the imperial garden, looking at various flowers and chatting about random things.

Qiao Zhenzhen stopped in front of a dozen or so bamboos and quietly looked at the lush and beautiful flowers.

The first time she came here, she thought it was strange to have this plant in the imperial garden.

But at that time she wanted to ask Cui'e in the Queen's palace who wanted to plant it, but her thoughts were interrupted by the appearance of the eldest princess.

Han Zheng saw that she was focused and asked, "Do you like this kind of flowers? Do you want to plant some in Suiyuan?"

Qiao Zhenzhen came back to her senses, looked sideways at him, and shook her head slowly, "Let's not do it. I was wondering, who liked this No. 1 bamboo, or if this piece was planted in the Imperial Garden itself, and I don't know when it was planted."

Chu Cong thought about it for a long time, then shook his head and said, "I can't remember clearly."

Han Zheng said, "When I entered the palace as a tutor, it seemed to have been there, but it seemed to be only that high at that time." He compared it to about waist height, "Is there any problem?"

Qiao Zhenzhen hesitated, shook her head uncertainly, and looked at the flowers and trees again, "You should know that killing people is actually very easy."

Han Zheng and Chu Cong were both stunned and looked at each other, wondering why she suddenly said such a thing.

Qiao Zhenzhen continued: "Everyone says that poison is hard to find. It seems that if you want to poison someone, you either have to use arsenic or arsenic. Arsenic has to be bought at a pharmacy, but arsenic is hard to find for most people."

She paused, then smiled and pointed at the top bamboo in front of her, "This plant, also called oleander, is highly poisonous. It's really highly poisonous."

Picking a pink flower at random, "The flowers, leaves, stems, and even the roots are all poisonous."

Han Zheng quickly snatched the flower from her hand and threw it into the flowers. "You're holding it with your hands when it's poisonous. Find a place to wash your hands."

Qiao Zhenzhen smiled, "Don't worry. This poison doesn't mean you'll be poisoned to death if you pick a flower. I won't eat it. But if you want to poison someone, just pick some leaves, not many, a dozen or twenty will be enough. Then squeeze the juice and add it to dishes with thick oil and red sauce. The medicinal properties are enough to poison a strong adult male."

Chu Cong was stunned. He didn't expect that the flowers he had seen since he was a child were so amazing. Moreover, they had been planted in the imperial garden for so many years, and no one thought there was anything wrong.

"This flower blooms for a long time, and its pollen is also poisonous. If bees were to collect honey from this flower, the honey would also be poisonous, but the toxicity might not be that strong."

An idea suddenly occurred to her. "Long-term use will cause chronic poisoning, gradually weakening the person and eventually leading to death from heart failure."

She looked at Chu Cong, "Can the prince eat honey on weekdays?"

Chu Cong nodded slowly, "It was given to me before. It was given to me by my third brother's mother, who said it was a specialty of her hometown. My mother didn't like honey, so she gave it to me. But she didn't just give it to my mother, she also gave it to other concubines in the harem."

It was normal for concubines in the harem to send food to each other.

If you are more cautious, you probably won’t eat it.

I guess the prince loves sweet food, and he probably thinks that no one would tamper with it so blatantly, and if he is discovered, he will be in big trouble.

"You're not eating now, are you?"

"No more. I listened to you before and stopped eating the things that the rabbits were used to eating." Chu Cong said, "And I also gave some things to the rabbits to eat every day. So far, I haven't found any problems."

"How long did you use the honey?"

"Four or five years."

Qiao Zhenzhen nodded thoughtfully. If the poison was in the honey, it would take more than ten years to take effect. If it was used on rabbits, it would probably take several years to kill one.

"And this year, Concubine Shu sent honey to my mother as usual."

"If the poison is inside, it won't be too obvious if you don't deliver it." Han Zheng said, "And if the dosage of the honey you have left is too small, the rabbits may still be alive after they are fed. The new honey should not be poisonous."

Therefore, it is not easy to determine what was poisoned.

Chu Cong sighed softly, "I thought of what you said."

"Who would have thought that a deadly poison could be easily obtained."

Han Zheng was moved as he looked at the lush and beautiful flowers blooming.

"This is normal. In fact, many plants are poisonous, it's just a matter of quantity. Most of the toxicity is not fatal. And some poisons, after being eaten, will not cause bleeding from all seven orifices as described in the storybooks. They will only make people dizzy, nauseous, have diarrhea, and have a faster heartbeat. It looks like there was some hidden disease before and it has now manifested itself." Qiao Zhenzhen said lightly.

When I read novels in the past, I always heard about how difficult and rare poisons were to obtain. But after I studied medicine, I realized that in fact, the truly useful poisons are readily available.

There were oleanders on the roadside when she went to and from elementary school. She thought the flowers were beautiful at the time, but later she learned that they were actually very poisonous.

So much so that every time she passed by that flower bed, she would cover her nose and hold her breath.

In fact, there is no need to be so exaggerated...

This is common sense in modern times, but in ancient times, those who did not study this field might know nothing about plants.

For example, rhododendrons, daffodils, and tulips are all poisonous and cannot be placed in the bedroom for a long time.

"Should we have someone shovel all of this away?" Chu Cong asked.

Qiao Zhenzhen said: "There is no need to dig them up right away. After a few days, find an excuse to replace a batch of flowers. Or just leave them there. Maybe they are innocent. If they are the culprit, digging them up might alert the culprit.

I told you before that there are many ways to poison and many poisons, so you can only be careful yourself.

And I will come to check your pulse every two months, don't be afraid. Now the enemy is in the dark and you are in the light, so let's try to keep you in the dark, while the enemy is in the light, but thinks you are in the dark, isn't it better?"

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