usatvline Chapter 520: The Prime Minister’s Love is Despised Even if It’s Used to Feed Dogs
Chapter 520: The Prime Minister’s Love is Despised Even if It’s Used to Feed Dogs
When the Crown Princess heard the palace maid say that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had eaten the cakes she made, she panicked and the silk handkerchief in her hand suddenly loosened and fell into the washbasin, splashing water. The sound of water attracted everyone's attention.
The Crown Princess realized she had lost her composure and quickly picked up the handkerchief that had fallen into the basin. She also took the opportunity to tidy up her clothes that were soaked by the splashed water. "My hands were shaking and I couldn't hold it firmly."
Su Tang didn't think much about it.
Gu Jianchu said calmly, "It seems that the Crown Princess has been absent-minded tonight. First she knocked over the teacup, and now she accidentally dropped this handkerchief."
Before the Crown Princess could explain, Prime Minister Zhu hurriedly spoke up, "The Crown Prince is seriously ill, so the Crown Princess is naturally distracted. Furthermore, you've been taking care of His Highness the Crown Prince without taking off your clothes, so you must be tired. It's normal that you can't hold the handkerchief."
"I'm asking about the Crown Princess. Why is the Prime Minister so anxious to help explain? If someone doesn't know, they would think you two are having an affair." Gu Jianchu said jokingly.
When you say it, it's intentional, and when you listen, it's naturally intentional as well.
If you don't think about it carefully, you won't notice it, but if you think about it carefully, you will find that the Prime Minister has been protecting the Crown Princess all night.
However, the two of them have not been seen to have any contact on a daily basis.
This Queen of Jin is really troublesome.
Seeing Su Tang narrow his eyes, Prime Minister Zhu knew that Su Tang was beginning to be suspicious. "Your Majesty, please do not speak nonsense. The relationship between me and the Crown Princess is pure and innocent. Criticizing me is a small matter, but the Crown Princess's reputation is a big deal."
Prime Minister Zhu's words instantly put Gu Jianchu in trouble, making everyone think that Gu Jianchu deliberately sowed discord and framed the Crown Princess and his reputation.
Gu Jianchu couldn't help but laugh twice in his heart.
I never thought that Prime Minister Zhu is not only unfit to be entrusted with a lifelong relationship, but he's also a bitch. I said this bitch's love is not good enough, and it really is. If you feed it to a dog, the dog would probably despise it.
Gu Jianchu cursed inwardly, but outwardly maintained a nonchalant demeanor, rubbing her fingers back and forth on the teacup. "I was just joking, but I didn't expect the Prime Minister to take it seriously. I heard that the Prime Minister has no personal relationship with the Crown Prince, and he doesn't have a good relationship with the Crown Prince's tutor either. However, he has a good relationship with the Crown Princess. I don't know how many times he's seen her all night."
If you are a green tea with her, then just expose her true face as a green tea.
Everyone was only concerned about the Crown Prince's situation, and didn't pay much attention to the Crown Princess and Prime Minister Zhu. However, as the Queen of Jin, Gu Jianchu didn't seem like the type of person who would lie, and there was no need for her to fabricate things about the Crown Princess and the ministers. Without concrete evidence, if the matter got out of hand, it wouldn't be good for her as the Queen.
But Su Tang didn't want to deal with these things now. She hadn't investigated carefully and was not sure whether there was an affair between the two. Besides, the Crown Princess was chosen by her personally, and she didn't believe that there would be any problems with the Crown Princess.
Su Tang smiled gently and said, "Thank you, Queen, for your reminder. I will investigate thoroughly later, but for now, we still have to find the person who poisoned the prince. Doctor Zhou is here too, and she can help us find out what poisoned the prince's food."
Su Tang's words clearly showed that he didn't want to deal with this matter right now.
But even if you don't want to take care of it now, you will have to take care of it later. After all, the real culprit behind the poisoning is the panicked Crown Princess.
Gu Jianchu didn't say anything. He leaned naturally on the soft pillow with his hand outstretched. He wrapped his cloak tightly around himself, held the hot water bottle, and watched everything in front of him quietly.
Xie Ci'an on the side did the same, watching the show with Gu Jianchu.
Su Tang continued to inquire, "Who prepared the food that the prince ate?"
The palace maid who served the Crown Prince said, "After the Imperial Kitchen prepared the food, I personally went to the Imperial Kitchen to bring it over. Besides that, the cakes made by the Crown Princess were made by her in the kitchen herself, without anyone else's hands. Your Highness, I have served the Crown Prince since I was a child. It is impossible for me to poison him. Poisoning the Crown Prince would not benefit me in the slightest."
The young palace maid immediately realized that since no one else had touched the food, the few of them who were present were all suspicious.
Several cooks in the kitchen quickly explained, "Your Highness, we have served you for such a long time and have never had any problems. Moreover, the meals have been left there since they were prepared. Servants from other masters have also served dinners during this time. The kitchen is crowded with people and eyes, so it is very likely that someone else has drugged the prince's food."
It was exactly as the people in the kitchen said.
It was the peak meal time, and the servants around other people would also go to the kitchen to get their own meals. It would not be a bad idea for them to tamper with the prince's food while there were so many people around.
But this will involve a wide range of people.
It also makes the investigation more difficult.
Fortunately, the chefs they brought only cooked for them. The palace maids, eunuchs and guards who accompanied them ate meals prepared by Sifang Pavilion. If they asked the chefs they brought to prepare all the meals, they would not be able to prepare enough.
Su Tang rubbed his brows in pain. Seeing this, Lin Wen immediately came to Su Tang's side and asked, "I wonder who the masters sent to the kitchen to get dinner and breakfast last night."
General Lin said first, "It's a young soldier beside me."
After General Lin finished speaking, he did not forget to call in the young soldiers who were helping to get the food.
The servant beside Prime Minister Zhu was the one who helped him get the food.
Last night, Lin Wen and *** had dinner together. The one who went to get the food was a senior palace maid who had served *** since childhood. She was assigned by the late queen. She grew up with *** and was usually loyal to ***, but it was possible that she had betrayed *** in the middle of the meal. Therefore, Su Tang naturally had to interrogate everyone equally.
As for the one who served the prince at meals, it was the prince's maid, who was already in the main hall.
All the palace servants who had gone to the kitchen to get food gathered in the room.
The news of the prince being poisoned has now spread throughout the Sifang Pavilion.
The servants naturally knew why they were summoned by the lord. The young officer beside General Lin spoke first, "I went to the kitchenette to fetch General Lin's meal and then left immediately. I absolutely did not poison His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"Your Highness, I did not linger for long after fetching the Prime Minister's meal. Please observe this carefully."
"Your Highness, when I went there, the small kitchen had already prepared the Princess and Lord Lin's meals. I took them and left. Master Jiang saw it, and I even spoke to him. He saw me take the food away. And when I went there, only the Princess and Lord Lin's meals were left. The Crown Prince's meal had already been taken away. I absolutely could not have drugged him."