Empress Dowager Han’s poison and the eternal life bead finally made Qin Zhen let go of his hand holding Ji Xiaotang.    ?

"Xiaotang..." Qin Zhen looked at Ji Xiaotang, a little puzzled. Ji Xiaotang had already explained the Longevity Pearl in the Ganqing Palace. And the cup of tea that Queen Mother Han suspected of poisoning was not touched at all.

"I think the prince should find a reliable person and check it carefully. Is this poisonous? What kind of poison is it?" Ji Xiaotang said, then walked to the side and picked up the big clothes he had just taken off.

The clothes he took off should have been taken down by the girls he served, but Ji Xiaotang deliberately kept them.

Ji Xiaotang took the clothes and carefully showed Qin Zhen his sleeves.

Although nothing can be seen from the outside, if you look inside carefully, you can see a piece of dry water mark.

Ji Xiaotang didn't touch the cup of tea at that time, but he took care to pour some tea into his sleeves.

"If it weren't for the crack of the Eternal Pearl, maybe I wouldn't have thought of this..." Ji Xiaotang raised his eyes and looked at Qin Zhen and said.

Qin Zhen understood what Ji Xiaotang meant.

"Xiaotang, thanks to your attention. Leave this family matter to me."

Qin Zhen was a decisive person. He immediately called his subordinates over, gave this instructions, cut off the sleeve of the clothes and took them away.

As for that dress...

"Take it and deal with it." Qin Zhen called Wang Ruhai and gave a few more instructions, then handed over the clothes to Wang Ruhai, and then turned around and told Ji Xiaotang, "There should be a result soon."

Ji Xiaotang nodded.

"Prince, have you noticed that Your Majesty's mood is very wrong today?" Especially after knowing about the matter of the Changshengzhu.

Qin Zhen nodded, obviously he also discovered this and was also confused.

The couple sat opposite each other on the kang, waiting for news from Qin Zhen, while softly talking about the matter in Cining Palace.

"Xiaotang, you guessed it right. Your Majesty's body is very bad now, and you may... I don't know about this when I haven't seen Your Majesty. The Empress Dowager is anxious, so she is so eager to attack you."

"She is not that easy for her to give up. Although the matter was stopped by His Majesty today. She knew that you were still alive and would definitely attack you again..."

Qin Zhen gave orders to strengthen the defense of the royal palace.

"From today on Xiaotang, you will take care of Xuan'er and Ying'er in the mansion. Don't go anywhere." Even if the palace summoned again, Qin Zhen made up his mind and would not let Ji Xiaotang go.

If you make an excuse at that time, Empress Dowager Han will not be able to send someone to Prince An’s mansion to capture Ji Xiaotang.

As for Emperor Longqing...

Whether it was Qin Zhen or Ji Xiaotang, they all believed that Emperor Longqing was very willing to come forward to rescue them again, but Emperor Longqing had such a willingness, but he might not have the strength or spirit to do so.

Moreover, when Empress Dowager Han suffered this loss and took action again, she would definitely be particularly careful and would not give Emperor Longqing the opportunity to go out of the Ganqing Palace to destroy her plan.

"Always passive prevention is not a solution, we still have to..."

Qin Zhen's eyes flashed and the corners of his mouth were tightly pursed.

Ji Xiaotang knew that Qin Zhen was murderous.

"No..." Ji Xiaotang hurriedly stopped Qin Zhen, "Prince, the time has not come, we must not act rashly."

"I know the timing is not good, but I can't just watch you in danger all the time, Xiaotang. Do you know, how sad this is for me?" Qin Zhen rubbed his eyebrows and looked at Ji Xiaotang.

"I know, but we must endure it." Ji Xiaotang said solemnly.

"Xiaotang..." Qin Zhen wanted to say something to Ji Xiaotang. Someone came outside to report it.

The poison that Empress Dowager Han gave to Ji Xiaotang has been found.

There was only a little trace on Ji Xiaotang's sleeve, and it was very difficult to find out the specific poison ingredients. Moreover, the poison given by Empress Dowager Han was obviously very rare. Even many knowledgeable imperial physicians in the royal palace could not distinguish the ingredients of the poison.

But there are other more convenient ways to determine whether it is poisonous or what kind of poison it is.

The imperial physicians dissolved the sleeve with water, then grabbed two rabbits, and poured the water into the two rabbits according to the dosage ratio.

The rabbits who had been filled with water were all normal at first, and they should eat and sleep, but after a few hours, the two rabbits fell asleep and never woke up again.

The imperial physicians used many methods but did not wake up the two rabbits. Then they found that the two rabbits had died in their sleep.

The dead rabbit was carefully examined without any trauma or any signs of poisoning.

These are two very healthy rabbits.

Empress Dowager Han did poison Ji Xiaotang in tea, and she was inactive and colorless. She would not do it immediately after drinking it, but after a few hours, it would cause people to die in their sleep and leave no traces.

Qin Zhen was glad for Ji Xiaotang, who really escaped from death this time.

Ji Xiaotang was stunned. She asked the imperial physician to repeat the attributes of this poison again, and then stopped talking.

Qin Zhen saw Ji Xiaotang's strangeness and waved his hand and made people retreat.

"Xiaotang..." Qin Zhen looked at Ji Xiaotang with concern.

"Prince, do you still remember how the eldest princess passed away..." Ji Xiaotang looked at Qin Zhen, with tears in her eyes.

"Xiaotang, you are suspicious..."

"It's not doubt, it's certain." Ji Xiaotang said firmly.

Now, she is very sure that the Taiyang Princess was killed by Empress Dowager Han. The poison used by Empress Dowager Han to kill Taiyang Princess is exactly the kind of thing she intends to use today.

Ji Xiaotang had long judged that the eldest princess died at the hands of Empress Dowager Han. The reason why she was so distracted is because she thought of another thing.

"Prince," Ji Xiaotang burst into tears, "If the eldest princess hadn't given me the Eternal Pearl, she wouldn't have died."

The Longevity Bead has the effect of cracking and calling the police when it encounters poison. Others don’t know it, but the eldest princess won’t know it.

It was at this moment that Ji Xiaotang truly understood the meaning of the Eternal Life Pearl. Eternal Life is not just auspicious meaning and expectation in the simple sense, but it is indeed able to save lives, so it is called the Eternal Life Pearl.

Qin Zhen also fully understood why Ji Xiaotang was so sad.

"Xiaotang..." Qin Zhen got up and walked over, then took Ji Xiaotang into his arms, and comforted him softly. "No wonder His Majesty would say that this is God's will."

Emperor Longqing obviously knew more than they did.

Unlike Qin Zhen, Ji Xiaotang didn't have the heart to think about Emperor Longqing at this time. She was thinking about the princess, how the princess gave her the beads, how she told her, how she entered the palace afterwards, and how she came back from the palace.

Slowly, Ji Xiaotang opened his eyes wide.

"The eldest princess gave me the beads to save my life. She came back from the Queen Mother. Although there was no Longevity Pearl, she must have known that the Queen Mother had attacked her and she could not survive..."

Or, when she decided to fulfill her and Qi Younian, the eldest princess became enlightened to die.

No, no, this is unreasonable?

Ji Xiaotang shook his head.

Why did she have to die if she is with Qi Younian?

Even if Empress Dowager Han wants to leave Qi Younian to Changning, there is no such reason.

The eldest princess died not only to make her successful and Qi Younian, but also to save her. She made a deal with Empress Dowager Han, so she died calmly?

This is indeed more meaningful, but it is still wrong.

The eldest princess knew that once she entered the palace to meet Empress Dowager Han, she would have to die!

But why is this for?

Ji Xiaotang couldn't think of it, so he could only ask Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen was silent for a while before slowly saying: "It should be the same reason as her living in Jingci Temple for years. No, it should be more than..."

Qin Zhen continued to remain silent, his face getting ugly.

"Prince..." Ji Xiaotang called softly.

"Xiaotang. Have I told you how my father died?"

Ji Xiaotang shook his head, Qin Zhen had never told her about this.

As for how Emperor Daxing died, Ji Xiaotang once accidentally heard from Master Ji Er talk about it. Emperor Daxing was not in good health in the last few years of his life. The consensus was that he became ill due to overwork and died of illness.

"In those two years, my father's body became worse and worse, and the imperial physician also hinted that my father would not live long." Qin Zhen let go of Ji Xiaotang, stood up, and walked slowly in the room. "The imperial physician prescribed many prescriptions to relieve the pain of my father. My mother and I both thought that even if my father wanted to leave, he would definitely leave in pain."

But things are not that way.

"The father left in his sleep. The imperial physicians later checked and said that the father left peacefully and there was no pain."

"There is a little sudden, because we all think that as long as the imperial physician tries his best to treat him, the father will be willing to take good care of him. Not to mention ten or eight years, three or five years of life will always be a life span. However, the father passed away very peacefully and there was no suspicious signs, so everyone did not pursue it."

There are no suspicious signs and no investigations. Such wording is already very telling.

"Prince..."

"Xiaotang, this is what I have always wanted to tell you, but hesitated, feeling that the time has not come, and I don't know if I should tell you." Qin Zhen walked over and looked at Ji Xiaotang.

Looking at Qin Zhen, a terrible thought slowly formed in Ji Xiaotang's mind.

"No, it won't be..., it's... it's..." Ji Xiaotang was speechless for a moment.

"Just doubt, there is no definite evidence."

But just today, this colorless and tasteless poison that would not leave any trace was captured by Ji Xiaotang by chance.

"I need to think about it carefully." Qin Zhen said, and sat down next to Ji Xiaotang.

Ji Xiaotang sat with Qin Zhen, not talking to disturb Qin Zhen. She understood Qin Zhen’s thoughts. Although she was suspicious, she was unwilling to believe. It was not that she was unwilling to believe that Empress Dowager Han would do such a terrible thing, but that she was unwilling to believe that the late emperor did not die naturally, but that she died under the calculations of the person next to her.
To be continued...