Scarlet Fang of the Pearl

Solante slept for three days without any intention of waking up.But there was no further deterioration, at least the imperial physician did not diagnose and treat any signs of weakness, it was just a deep sleep.It seemed that time had completely stopped on him for some unknown reason.

In the past few days, many people came to visit in the palace every day, but only when Qianlong was in court, and they did not dare to come when Qianlong was in court.Except for going to court, Qianlong stayed by Solante's side every day.In private, he tried many methods of the blood race, trying to wake him up, but all of them were in vain.But he also didn't believe that any poison could work on the blood race's body.At this time, it seems that only the technique of nightmare victory is the only explanation.

Today was the deadline, and it was past noon, and He Shen hadn't shown up yet.Qianlong was guarding Solante's bedside. At this time, there was no one in the inner hall, only Qianlong and Solante, they were not human...

Gently picked up the child who was stuck in the bed, let him lean on his shoulder, stretched out one arm, and stacked his sleeves up.The blood race sitting on the head of the bed looked at the little man in his arms tenderly with bright red eyes.He opened his mouth and bit his wrist, slowly feeding the blood into that delicate mouth.

Since Solante fell into a coma, this kind of feeding has continued until now.Qianlong has been feeding him according to the amount of food every day, but the food for ordinary humans has not been moved. This is one of the reasons why the imperial doctors have been surprised.

But in contrast, Qianlong himself did not eat.Although not eating for a few days is not very harmful to the blood race, but the feeling of weakness is unavoidable.This gave his otherwise pale complexion a yellowish tinge, an obvious sign of malnutrition.

He Shen is a shrewd person and a person who knows how to seize opportunities.At the beginning, he would accept this job without hesitation. On the one hand, it was because there was no way to refuse;

The motive for murdering the prince with the trick of nightmare is very simple.What's more, brother Jiu is so favored, even if the emperor announced that he has no inheritance rights, some people will inevitably feel jealous. This is not uncommon in the royal family.

But now, seeing that the deadline is approaching and the person sent to investigate has yet to be seen, He Shen inevitably becomes impatient.Finishing this errand is tantamount to saving Brother Jiu's life. It can be said to show his face in front of the emperor. From then on, it is no problem to make progress, especially seeing the appearance of the emperor's baby these days.This matter can bring great benefits, but if it is not done well, it is very likely that you will be in trouble soon.

Thinking of He Shen's always holding the wisdom beads, he couldn't help showing a bit of a wry smile. According to the appearance of the emperor's precious nine princes, if the nine princes really have troubles, it would be trivial for us people to demote officials. I'm afraid it is, life is in danger!

"Head, don't worry, maybe there will be news from Xu Lin soon!" He Shen is now the leader of the imperial guards. And avoiding the errand that will lose his head if he doesn't do it well, that's why he can go so smoothly.

However, this errand involved the harem and the Yin Division. Although it carried the two chapters of the emperor and empress dowager, it was not so easy to handle.Especially those key suspects—harem concubines.The concubine and relatives have the biggest motive to murder the prince, but the nine princes have always been in contact with few people. Except for Ji Xiaolan, they basically don't interact with foreign ministers, so the concubine is the most suspected.

He Shen also thought so, and on the day he took over the errand in Qianqing Palace, he had a preliminary object of suspicion—Concubine Ling.That day in Qianqing Palace, all the concubines were crying and not daring to show a smile, but he could see the fear and fear on Lingfei's face.Qianlong's demeanor at that time was indeed terrifying, but considering Concubine Ling's seniority in the palace, she looked like those little nobles who had just entered the palace.The noble concubines and concubines of her generation are much more stable than her.Judging from the outcome of previous battles in the palace, the concubine Ling was far more powerful than them, and even once directly surpassed them to pick the queen, and had been favored for a long time. Although such blatant fear seems to be no problem, but Obviously very unreasonable.

Just as He Shen was thinking, a figure quickly ran in from outside.

The speed of the visitors was irregular in the palace, but He Shen didn't care about it at this time.He greeted him quickly, "Xu Lin, what's the matter? Did you find anything?"

The imperial guard named Xu Lin cupped his fists and said, "Head, luckily I didn't disgrace my life. Sure enough, there was something wrong with the concubine Ling. His subordinates found out that the little eunuch of Yanxi Palace, Xiao Lizi, had recently quietly left the palace for a trip to the suburbs." In a Taoist temple, he seems to have a relationship with Concubine Ling's eldest maid, Dongxue, so Concubine Ling feels at ease with them. These two people are also very strict with their mouths, and most of the concubine Ling's subordinates are handled by them."

"Have you found out the most important thing?"

"Not really, but my subordinate went to the imperial hospital to check the records. She used a few slices of the Tianshan snow lotus that the empress dowager gave to concubine Ling when she gave birth, and returned it back."

He Shen narrowed his eyes, "Have you tampered with it?"

"The imperial doctor said no, but my subordinates took it out and looked at it. There seemed to be some red cores in the middle of the lotus leaves, which were not white like other snow lotuses. I asked the imperial physician, and the imperial physician said that it might be an underground apprentice pharmaceutical. When I cut my hand, the red one is blood, but it doesn’t affect the properties of the medicine. The snow lotus is precious, and that snow lotus is currently used by the Ninth Prince to recuperate the body. The imperial doctor said that the used snow lotus should not be used up. It will wither quickly. And they have always prepared the medicinal food from the hospital, so no one has discovered it."

"What's the use of this! If we search now, I'm afraid we can only find it in other palaces. Her Yanxi Palace should be very clean!"

"Boss, don't worry. Although I haven't found evidence that Concubine Ling murdered the Ninth Prince, ah, I have found evidence that Brother Sixteen was murdered."

"Brother Sixteen? That's her own son."

"No, the most poisonous woman's heart!

"Your Majesty, please see your lord." Gao Wuyong saw that He Shen had arrived, and hurried in to report back, looking at those legs, hey, they were quite neat.

Qianlong was taking a nap on the bed with Solante in his arms, but got up immediately when he heard the news.Carefully lay down the people around him and tuck in the quilt. Although the person in the quilt is like a corpse in a deep sleep, Qianlong still takes care of his body carefully.

He Shen was directly announced into the inner hall, and when he entered, he saw Qianlong sitting beside the bed, holding the hand of the Ninth Prince with one hand, looking intently at the person on the bed.He Shen suddenly had a feeling that he had discovered some kind of secret that he should not have discovered.Surprised, he quickly bowed his head and knelt down to pay his respects, "The servant He Shen pays his respects to the emperor."

Qianlong's hand stroking Solante's forehead paused for a moment, then glanced sideways at Heshen on the ground, "Get up, the three-day deadline has come, tell me the result!"

He Shen raised his head, hoping that the results of the investigation would satisfy the emperor, "Back to the emperor, after three days of investigation, I found that..."

Qianlong listened to Heshen's report with a blank face, holding Solante's hand more and more tightly.Apart from Concubine Ling, there were other small actions of the concubines, all of which were found out.These people... Suddenly Qianlong turned his head, "You said that the bottom of the snow lotus is particularly red?"

"Yes, Your Majesty." Although He Shen also felt that the snow lotus was suspicious, but the imperial physician had already experienced it, and He Shen could not find any loopholes.

"Go and show it to me!" Gao Wuyong was about to take the order to go out, when suddenly there was an uncomfortable hum on the dragon bed.

Qianlong immediately turned his head away in surprise, "Yan'er? Yan'er, are you awake?"

Opening his eyes in a daze, Solante felt a headache. He vaguely saw Qianlong in front of him, and his hands were tightly held. Solante opened his mouth to speak, "Yes...cough cough... ..." His throat was hoarse and uncomfortable.

A glass of water was brought to his mouth, and Sorant drank some from the water glass before feeling that his throat felt better.Qianlong slightly lifted him up and leaned against his shoulder, "Gao Wuyong, call the imperial physician and bring that snow lotus with you."

Then he lowered his head and softly asked about Solante's condition. He Shen knelt down and listened to the soft voice above, wondering if he should cover his ears. He knew that this was definitely not what he should listen to now.

"Huang Ama, don't be so nervous, I'm already much better." Sorante smiled to appease the restless man, but it seemed that his own weak smile made people more worried.He raised his hand, wanting to touch the haggard face in front of him, but he couldn't use his strength at all.

The hand that slid down in mid-air was caught, Qianlong took Solante's hand and pressed it to his cheek.

"How long have I been sleeping? You are much older." His weak fingers followed the contours of Qianlong's face and touched Qianlong's nose.

"It's been three days, and I'm naughty just after waking up." She grabbed the little hand that was playing tricks on her face and stuffed it under the quilt.

Sorant laughed, no matter how many quilts his body was covered with, it wouldn't reach that warm temperature.

"Let's get up with the adults, look at you, you have forgotten about him." As if returning to before the first embrace, the child's coquettish voice softened Qianlong's heart, and for the first time there were so many smiles on his face. A smile from heaven.

"He Shen, get up." He Shen stood up with a sigh of relief and stood aside, secretly glanced at the boy in the arms of the emperor's treasure, "It doesn't matter, my life should be saved."But the Ninth Prince, who looks like the emperor dotes on him, really doesn't want to pass the throne to him?Otherwise, if he is so pampered, after a hundred years, I am afraid that the new king will not be at ease. While thinking, he suddenly saw Solante smiling at him, and He Shen froze in shock.

"How did you suddenly become like this?" Qianlong's words brought He Shen back to his senses immediately, and he also looked at Solante with piercing eyes.

Solante narrowed his eyes dangerously, and snorted coldly, "If I'm not mistaken, it's dead blood."