The emperor's face was gloomy and he stared at Jin Xin without saying a word. Concubine Lan was also a little angry, but she said mildly, "Gu Gu didn't take good care of her. She didn't know what she drank, so the third prince almost went there, but I believe this is not your mother’s original intention.”
Although the last sentence showed her feelings, this fact actually happened, and Concubine Lan was also a little angry.
She suspected that Cui Gu had selfish motives for doing this.
Cui Gu was the most trusted person by the Queen, and she had medical skills. She didn't care about Cui Gu's care at all. In less than two hours, the child was like this.
I was holding my breath and couldn't breathe out, and my face turned red from holding it in. I didn't cry for a long time, and I was very red. Although it was Cui Gu who rescued me in the end, I didn't know how to press it. I vomited some things, and Cui Gu sucked them out with her own mouth. The third prince finally cried out, but his body was so hot and his face was as red as boiled shrimp that Concubine Lan was so frightened that she lost consciousness.
Jin Xin was confused and looked at Cui Gu, "What's going on?"
Cui Gu knelt forward and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know. I didn't do anything to the third prince. The third prince did eat aconite by mistake, but I didn't give him anything to eat."
She left for a while to go to the latrine. When she came back, the third prince noticed something was wrong, started crying, started to feel hot, and then vomited.
At this time, Concubine Xuan came after smelling the smell and walked into the messy palace. "This third prince is really pitiful. He suffered like this at such a young age. This poisoner must be so evil-hearted."
Jin Xin frowned and looked at Xuan Bin, "Xuan Bin, you don't sleep at night, what are you doing here?"
"Yilan Palace is next door. There is such a big movement, so it's not wrong for me to come over and pay attention." Xuan Bin looked at Jin Xin pretending to be innocent.
Jin Xin was in no mood to argue with Xuan Bin and quickly said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, there is definitely a misunderstanding about this matter. Cuigu will not harm the third prince."
The emperor remained silent. Hearing Jin Xin's words, he didn't find them credible.
"Why did you leave Cuigu here to take care of the third prince? What on earth do you think?" The emperor looked at her slightly disappointed.
Jin Xin's heart tightened, "Does the Emperor suspect that this concubine wants to poison the third prince?"
"You are already a queen. If you intend to plan for Hong'er, it is not impossible."
"Your Majesty, I will not do anything to children. Besides, even if I have intentions, am I so stupid to let Aunt Cui take over?" Jin Xin explained quickly.
"The more there is no doubt, it is often the biggest doubt. It is precisely letting Cui Gu do it openly that makes people less suspicious." Xuan Bin interjected.
Concubine Lan frowned and thought about this matter seriously.
This matter is not something he can just say. He is not the biological mother of the prince, but the emperor is the biological father. If he wants to doubt the queen, Concubine Lan can't make the decision.
But Concubine Lan was actually very angry about this matter. She believed in Cui Gu so much that she almost cost the third prince his life.
"Your Majesty, I definitely did not do this. As you said, I am already the queen, and Hong'er is also the legitimate son. I would not do this. Besides, the emperor is in good health and will live a long life. How can I hand over the kingdom? How can I control this? I only want the Emperor’s sincerity, so why can’t the Emperor see the truth?” Jin Xin said, crying sadly and looking at the Emperor with disappointment.
The emperor heard this and thought about it carefully.
The only two princes that Jin Xin knew about her body were Hong'er, who was smart, and the third prince, who had not yet grown up. Who knew what the future would be like, the emperor was also more interested in training Hong'er, and Jin Xin also knew that.
So many things happened in the past, and although Jin Xin was involved, in the end, Jin Xin was innocent.
Jin Xin is indeed not so stupid as to keep things on the surface.
"You get up first." The emperor's tone finally softened a bit.
Jin Xin slowly stood up.
"But Cuigu has a non-negotiable responsibility, and the third prince almost died at her hands." The emperor said in a cold tone.
As soon as these words came out, Jin Xin was stunned, "Your Majesty, Cuigu will not do this, I am willing to guarantee it."
"Your Majesty, I also believe that Cuigu didn't do it intentionally, maybe it was just an accident." Concubine Lan also said quickly.
If the Queen didn't do this, and many of the details didn't match up, then it must have happened in her own palace. She didn't know who it was, so Concubine Lan didn't want to offend the Queen.
"Concubine Lan, if you can't protect the third prince, you might as well stop being domineering. He was at peace in the concubine's palace, but now he is almost dead here. Are you indifferent to taking care of him or are you deliberately negligent?" Xuan Bin immediately took the opportunity to speak.
Concubine Lan was furious, but she couldn't come up with a strong rebuttal.
She was indeed entangled with the second princess, and she couldn't openly say that she couldn't take care of her, lest the emperor send the child away.
"Your Majesty, Cuigu is the maid in charge of my concubine. She has some medical skills. How could she make such a low-level mistake? It must be an accident."
Let’s save Cui Gu for now, and let’s talk about other things after tonight.
At this time, Doctor Wen came out and said, "The third prince is fine. Fortunately, he vomited it up. The vomitus was removed in time just now, so there is no serious problem."
Jin Xin breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
Concubine Lan also breathed a sigh of relief, and her body suddenly softened. She had been nervous all night. She was really afraid that the third prince would just die like this.
Cui Gu also relaxed.
"Will aconite have any more side effects?" the emperor asked again.
"It'll be fine once you spit it out. It looked serious just now, but it was actually blocked breathing, which led to coma. Now it's cleared, and the poison hasn't been absorbed much, so it's nothing serious." Dr. Wen explained.
After hearing this, the emperor felt relieved and said, "The poisoning is indeed true. Although she is the queen's maid, in order to deal with it fairly, Cui Gu was beaten ten times and kicked out of the palace."
"Your Majesty, the matter has not been clarified yet, so it would be a bit arbitrary." Jin Xin said anxiously.
"Queen, this matter is very controversial. It is true that the third prince almost lost his life, and it is also true that he was poisoned. You said you have no selfish motives, but if you don't deal with this matter, how will others see you? I have made my own decision on this matter. ."
After saying that, he got up and left.
Concubine Lan didn't say anything. She didn't dare to plead for mercy. The third prince was finally raised by her. She didn't want to lose her qualification to raise the third prince because of Cui Gu.
Jin Xin watched the emperor go out without any mercy.
Cui Gu was kicked out, and there was no one else available around her.
Lianrong left, and Cui Gu left again. She was really lonely.
"Your Majesty, don't do stupid things for this slave. I'm fine. You can be reunited with your family." Cuigu said with a wry smile.
Her husband-in-law was guarding outside the palace with his children, and she had not paid much attention to them in these years. In this case, she just went back to live a good life.
Xuan Bin frowned. It was not worthwhile to spend so much trouble and only scratch a little bit of the skin.
