Chapter 295 Harming People
After talking to Aunt Xu, Jixiang left with the coral red bracelet.
When she went to Wang Yu's military camp, Wang Yu happened to have a cold, so he asked a military doctor to take his pulse and prescribe medicine.
The doctor sat beside Wang Yu and took his pulse. Wang Yu smiled at Jixiang and said, "Why are you here? What do you want ?"
Because there were outsiders present, Jixiang did not mention the matter of selecting guards. He just played with the coral red bracelet he brought out from the palace and said, "I came here to play. It's so boring in the palace. I'm bored every day. I want to go horse racing with Brother Wang."
As she spoke, she sat down casually on the chair next to Wang Yu. Her appearance of a woman dressed as a man and her unruly sitting posture made her look like a delicate and tender little dandy.
A coral red bracelet was being toyed with in her hands. Wang Yu glanced at it and said, "When did you start liking these?"
Jixiang didn't say much, just said: "I picked it up on the road, it looks pretty good."
After taking the patient's pulse, the doctor glanced towards Jixiang. When he saw the coral-red bracelet, he couldn't help but frown.
Seeing the doctor's reaction, Jixiang was already wary of the coral red bracelet, so he immediately asked the doctor, "Why, do you think there's something wrong with this?"
This doctor was brought back by Wang Yu from Datong. Although he was not the original doctor of the Su family army, he was recommended by the magistrate of Datong County and was considered reliable.
Wang Yu always trusted him. He took the bracelet from Jixiang and threw it directly to the doctor. Wang Yu asked, "Is there a problem?"
The doctor put the bracelet to his nose, sniffed it, and looked unhappy. "Where did Miss Jixiang pick this up?"
Jixiang didn't tell the truth, he just said: "On the way out of the palace, it's in a corridor."
"Can I break a bead off this bracelet?"
Jixiang immediately said, "I'll smash it for you?"
There was no need for auspiciousness. Wang Yu took the bracelet, pinched one of the bright red beads between his thumb and index finger, and exerted force.
Click~
Wang Yu pinched a round red coral bead into two halves, and the powder inside was immediately exposed.
Unexpectedly, there was stuffing inside. Jixiang and Wang Yu were both shocked. Jixiang asked, "What is this?"
The doctor said, "These beads are soaked in musk and have a strong musk smell. As for the powder, it is called fetus-breaking grass. As the name suggests, it can harm the fetus and is very toxic."
Jixiang's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Harm the fetus.
These four words are like a fire that ignites the kerosene of auspiciousness.
But since neither the doctor nor Wang Yu knew about Su Qingqing's pregnancy, Jixiang gritted his teeth and held back his anger, only pretending to frown in confusion, "You have a really good eye. I'm just playing with it, and you can tell there's something wrong with this bead?"
The doctor shook his head. "I followed my master in practicing medicine in the early years and saw this thing before. The abortion grass in it is too toxic and can cause serious harm to pregnant women and their fetuses, so I remember it clearly."
"Where have you seen him?"
The doctor said, "My master and I were staying at an inn in Bazhou at the time. It happened that the wife of a merchant had a miscarriage. The innkeepers knew that my master was a doctor, so they asked him to come over to help.
When my master arrived, the merchant's wife was already bleeding profusely, and the amount of blood was so large that there was no time to control it.
The fetus she miscarried was a dead fetus, which was black all over. The fetus, which had already taken human form, was missing a leg but had two heads.
Jixiang's face turned pale when he heard this, "Are you telling a ghost story?"
There was compassion in the doctor's eyes.
"It's a true story. The merchant was terrified at the time, thinking that his wife had given birth to a monster. He wanted to perform a ritual. The innkeeper was afraid that the ritual would make too much noise and affect the inn's reputation, so he tried to dissuade the merchant.
While they were struggling, my master saw a coral-red bracelet on the merchant's wrist.
The merchant said that the bracelet belonged to his wife. Because his wife bought a new bracelet that day, she replaced the old one with this one. He put the bracelet on his wrist when he was packing his things. He originally planned to give the bracelet to the daughter of the innkeeper after packing his luggage to thank the innkeeper for taking care of him during those days.
At that time, my master only smelled the scent of musk on the bracelet, and he told others about his discovery. It is common knowledge that musk is harmful to the fetus and pregnant women. When the merchant heard this, he was so angry that he took off the bracelet and threw it out.
Maybe he hit it with too much force or maybe it was just a coincidence, but he hit it just right and broke one of the beads, revealing the powder inside the bead.
The bead at that time contained the powder of this abortion grass, which can cause the fetus in a pregnant woman to become deformed in her womb. It is highly toxic, and basically, pregnant women who are infected with this poison will most likely give birth to stillborn and deformed fetuses. "
Jixiang's face turned pale, "How can there be such a poisonous grass?"
The doctor said, "It's not the grass that's poisonous, it's the people. This poisonous grass, if used in the right place, is very effective in treating rashes."
Jixiang's fists were clenched so tightly that they made crackling sounds.
The doctor said solemnly, "So, how did something like this get into the palace? There are only the Empress and Concubine Qi in the palace now. Miss Jixiang, please remind the Empress to be careful when you go back. Something like this got in, and it must be targeting the two masters."
Jixiang glanced at Wang Yu, and Wang Yu understood what Jixiang wanted to say, so he said, "Okay, go and do your work. I'll call you if there's anything else."
The doctor was about to leave when Jixiang suddenly remembered an important question he hadn't asked. "Oh, wait, did the merchant tell you where their bracelets came from?"
The doctor said, "The merchant only said that he bought it from a street stall, and it has been nearly a year. The seller probably didn't know there was anything wrong with the bracelet at the time."
Jixiang asked, "Did he say where he bought it from?"
The doctor shook his head. "No, he was so angry at the time, and his wife was bleeding profusely. He was too busy trying to save her to ask about this."
As soon as the doctor left, Wang Yu immediately asked Jixiang: "What's going on?"
Jixiang omitted the matter of Su Qingqing's pregnancy and only told the story of Concubine Qi's past today, "...His Majesty is worried that something might happen to the Majesty, and that no one else can be trusted, so he wants you to pick a few reliable ones to serve as guards for the Majesty."
Wang Yu said, "It should have been done a long time ago. The queen and I mentioned it several times but she disagreed. Don't worry, I have already chosen the person and you can take her back later. The matter of the bracelet cannot be taken lightly. Concubine Qi must have bad intentions.
Our queen is not pregnant, but she doesn't know. His Majesty always stays at our queen's place. She might want to use this to harm her."
Jixiang felt a chill in his heart.
Concubine Qi doesn’t know?
I'm afraid it's just the opposite!
