Zhu Hao took a carriage back to Prince Xing's Mansion.
After returning, he immediately went to the toilet and then vomited and had diarrhea. Things changed so quickly that Zhang Zuo and Lu Song, who accompanied Zhu Hao back, were caught off guard.
Zhang Zuo hurriedly sent someone to inform Yuan Zonggao.
When Yuan Zonggao arrived, he brought a doctor with him and took Zhu Hao's pulse in detail.
"Master Yuan, this child should be... poisoned." The doctor did not say this in front of Zhu Hao. He reported to Yuan Zongao in a low voice after they left the yard.
In fact, what he meant to ask was whether the palace had poisoned the child?
Yuan Zonggao turned around and asked Zhang Zuo who was standing beside him: "Zhang Fengzheng, why is this happening?"
Zhang Zuo sighed, "At that time, Zhang Zhong called Zhu Hao into the restaurant and did not allow anyone from the palace to enter, saying that he wanted to test the prince's knowledge and insight alone... Zhu Hao came out and recounted that he only drank a sip of tea inside, but because Zhang Zhong was staring at him, he did not dare to spit it out, and when he came back, it was like this... I guess the tea was tampered with."
Yuan Zonggao frowned.
When the eunuch Zhang Zhong from the Imperial Stables arrived in Anlu, he poisoned the prince directly without caring that this was the territory of Prince Xing's Mansion?
"Could the diagnosis be wrong?" Yuan Zonggao looked at the doctor again.
The doctor shook his head and said, "Yuan Changshi, you also know medicine. You saw the child's appearance. It is undoubtedly because he ate something bad... unless he ate something else."
Yuan Zonggao looked at Zhang Zuo and Lu Song again.
Zhang Zuo was very sure: "It's impossible. After leaving the tavern, Zhu Hao didn't drink a drop of water, let alone eat! In fact, on the way back, he said he was not feeling well... Alas! This time, Zhu Hao might have saved the prince from a disaster again."
Lu Song frowned and thought. With his understanding of Zhu Hao, he would first consider whether this was Zhu Hao's conspiracy, but he had no clue after thinking about it. Zhu Hao couldn't pretend to be weak, so the only explanation was that this kid had ruined his own body...
The question is how did Zhu Hao do all this?
"Do your best to treat him, and inform King Xing immediately about this matter."
After confirming that Zhu Hao's poisoning was an irrefutable fact, Yuan Zonggao did not linger any longer and hurried to report the matter to Zhu Youqiu .
Zhang Zuo hurriedly chased after him: "That Zhu Hao..."
Yuan Zonggao didn't even turn his head, and said lightly: "There is no need for me to interfere in the treatment, right?" The unspoken meaning in his words was, I will leave the detoxification to you, I'm not a doctor, why are you asking me?
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After watching Yuan Zonggao's back disappear at the end of the alley, Zhang Zuo turned around and looked at the doctor, but the doctor was also in a very difficult situation.
"I don't know what kind of poison he was poisoned with. If it's a strong poison, it will be very dangerous... Maybe we need to wait for some time before we can make a diagnosis..."
It was obvious at the moment that Zhu Hao was poisoned, but the problem was that the symptoms were single. If it was just vomiting and diarrhea, many poisons would show such symptoms.
Lu Song asked: "What should we do? Just ignore it?"
The doctor shook his head and said, "Not really. First boil some strychnine in water and drink it. Be more careful these few hours... There is a lot of traffic here, so it may not be suitable for treatment. It's best to move to another place..."
Zhang Zuo looked at Lu Song and said, "Lu Dianzhang, please make arrangements quickly. How about this? Instead of moving the patient, first move the son of the county magistrate to another place, and let the guards living in the courtyard find a new place to rest. If they need treatment, they can get it here."
Lu Song nodded: "I'll do it right away."
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The group is busy.
Zhu Hao's health was sometimes good and sometimes bad. Lu Song arranged for someone to take care of him, and he would come to see him from time to time.
Zhang Zuo was gone for a long time before returning, but the doctor did not come with him.
"How are you? Are you feeling better?" Zhang Zuo asked.
Lu Song shook his head: "The situation is not good. His breathing is intermittent and he falls into a coma from time to time... Zhang Fengzheng, do you want to send him back to his home? He is a local. If he is taken care of by his family... wouldn't it be more convenient?"
Zhang Zuo glared at Lu Song and said, "How can such a thing be spread outside?"
Lu Song asked, "Should we go ask other doctors to get more antidotes and give them to him one by one?"
Zhang Zuo frowned, thought carefully and then said, "As you said, go ahead."
Then Lu Song left the palace.
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It was not until the evening that Zhu Hao's condition improved, but he was still pale, his lips were dry and cracked, and he lay there extremely weak.
There was a tung oil lamp lit beside the couch, and no one stayed to take care of him. Usually after a quarter of an hour or two, a servant from the palace would come in to check on the situation, and leave when he saw that there was no problem.
The third watch drum sounded, and everything was silent. Lu Song walked into the house silently.
"No one is in the yard."
Lu Song said something.
Zhu Hao, who was leaning against the head of the bed, glanced at him, as if asking, why are you telling me this?
Do you think I'm pretending?
Lu Song said: "I went to see Captain Lin, and he said that your tea was not poisoned... Shouldn't you explain the situation?"
Zhu Hao was too lazy to pay attention.
"If I tell this to Yuan Changshi..."
Lu Song threatened further.
Zhu Hao said weakly: "Do you think I poisoned myself and tortured myself like this? What's the purpose? Where's the poison?"
Lu Song was speechless for a moment.
He did go to see Captain Lin, who told him that there was nothing wrong with the tea, but he couldn't be sure whether Captain Lin was lying to him, or whether Zhang Zhong had poisoned the tea without Captain Lin's knowledge.
There is also a possibility that Zhu Hao was pretending and poisoned himself.
but……
Not really.
Poisoning himself is like Zhu Hao's soul-searching question: where does the poison come from?
Zhu Hao had a sad face: "I pretended to be the prince of Xingwang to meet the palace steward, and was poisoned and left here to die. They couldn't even send me home, and you still think I killed myself? How ridiculous, how ridiculous."
Lu Song was so ashamed of himself.
He thought about it and realized that his suspicion was not so reasonable. Zhu Hao followed Zhang Zuo and himself to meet Zhang Zhong. It was originally a banquet hosted by the palace, but they said that Zhu Hao had prepared poison in advance... Was this an attempt to frame the palace?
Zhang Zhong told Zhu Hao to go to a banquet elsewhere. The palace was not aware of this beforehand. How did Zhu Hao know this? Moreover, he saw with his own eyes that Zhu Hao was vomiting and having diarrhea when he returned to the palace. Unless Zhu Hao had brought poison with him beforehand, but Zhu Hao did not leave the palace after being notified to meet Zhang Zhong. Where did he get the poison?
A child was arranged to pretend to be the prince to attend the banquet, but he actually brought poison with him and waited to poison himself...
Lu Song didn't want to think about it anymore. If he still had doubts in this situation, he felt that there must be something wrong with his brain.
"Captain Lin asked me to find a way to warn you as a member of the palace not to tell the Zhu family that you are pretending to be the prince. Just assume that you don't know about this."
Only after Lu Song dispelled his suspicion of Zhu Hao did he tell him the important things.
Zhu Hao closed his eyes: "Can I ask why?"
Lu Song said, "It could be that... this matter is of great importance, and you were poisoned... If it was really done by the eunuch Zhang Zhong from the Imperial Horse Administration, and he knew your true identity, he would definitely blame Captain Lin for not informing him in advance."
Zhu Hao said coldly: "I'm telling the Zhu family , not Zhang Zhong, what is Captain Lin afraid of?"
Lu Song was impatient: "The more people know about this, the easier it will be for it to leak out. I think it's better for you to follow my instructions... If you tell your family about this, it will bring disaster to you."
Zhu Hao did not comment.
Lu Song continued, "Until now, Captain Lin doesn't know that you and I already know each other's identities, but don't worry, he will go to the capital and will not return to Anlu for the time being."
Zhu Hao said: "With Captain Lin not here, it is you who should be at ease, not me."
Lu Song thought about it and nodded.
"Take good care of yourself. You have saved the prince from disaster this time, which can be regarded as a great contribution to the palace. The palace will trust you more in the future... Come to think of it, I didn't expect that a eunuch from the Imperial Stables would dare to poison the prince."
Lu Song stood up and was about to leave, and his parting words revealed that he still had doubts in his heart.
Zhu Hao curled his lips slightly. "When the palace steward asked to see the prince of Xing Wang, I'm afraid the whole Xing Wang Mansion expected that someone would plot against the prince, otherwise why would they ask me to pretend? To test my knowledge and experience? It's the biggest absurdity in the world... Meet once, ask a few questions, let me drink some tea and leave... Haha, are you, Lu Dianzhang, pretending to be confused, or are you really confused?"
Lu Song was speechless.
Zhu Hao's analysis is reasonable. When Zhang Zhong came to Anlu, he did not meet Prince Xing but went directly to see the Crown Prince. No one would believe him unless he had ulterior motives. That's why Yuan Zonggao asked Zhu Hao to impersonate him and ward off disaster for the Crown Prince. He still stubbornly believed in Captain Lin, and it was likely that Captain Lin was also Zhang Zhong's accomplice.
The Jinyiwei have been using him all along. When did they ever consider him as one of their own?
"Lu Dianzhang, I want to leave the palace, no matter what method you use, even if it means you want to harm me... I'm just a child, the palace is too deep, I don't have the ability to protect myself, just consider it as your mercy, okay?"
Zhu Hao made a request to Lu Song with a sincere attitude.
Lu Song said nothing, just sighed and left the room.
The moment Lu Song left, Zhu Hao's eyes suddenly lit up...
The strategy of inflicting pain on oneself still works at the critical moment!
Poisoning?
Of course he was poisoned, but Zhu Hao had drugged himself. He always carried many things with him, stuffed them in the soles of his shoes, so he wouldn't be discovered. It was just a little laxative to pretend to be poisoned . Was it that difficult?
Originally, Zhu Hao was planning to give these laxatives to those craftsmen who coveted him, but he had never done it. Now, they finally came in handy at the critical moment.
"Zhang Zhong, Captain Lin, the Zhu family, Lu Song, and the Xingwang Mansion, each of you has your own agenda, and you are sharing truth and lies. You don't even share the same information. If I say I was poisoned, how can you prove it? Do you trust each other?"
Zhu Hao remained calm and composed. After all, this time he was "warding off disaster" for Zhu Si and made Zhu Si owe him a huge favor. These were all political capital for his future promotion.
If you can get one, grab it.
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the next day.
Zhu Hao seemed to be feeling better, and the doctor came to diagnose him early in the morning.
"Zhang Fengzheng, it seems that Zhu Hao's poisoning was not serious. After taking medicine, he is fine now, but he still needs to rest for a few days to see the effect."
The doctor said to Zhang Zuo who was waiting to report the news.
There were two people standing behind Zhang Zuo, one was Lu Song, and the other was Jiang Lun who led Zhu Hao into the palace.
Jiang Lun asked, "So was the poison cured or not?"
"this……"
The doctor didn't dare to make a conclusion easily.
Zhang Zuo said, "Since your health has improved, I will go and inform the prince and Yuan Changshi. Please do not disturb Master Zhu's rest here."
Then they left the house together.
After a long time, Jinghong came back and helped Zhu Hao to the toilet.
When he came back from the toilet and before he entered the house, he saw Zhu San, Zhu Si and Lu Bing running into the yard. The three children all looked concerned.
"Zhu Hao, I heard that you were poisoned when you went to meet someone from the capital for me yesterday? Zhu Hao, I'm really sorry." Zhu San apologized to Zhu Hao as soon as he arrived.
Zhu Si came forward and together with Jing Hong helped Zhu Hao to the couch.
Zhu Hao forced a smile: "It's okay."
Zhu San said, "You said you were fine, but you look pale. The people from the capital are too cruel. They actually want to harm me... I will let my father settle the score with them. Humph!"
When it comes to expressing gratitude, Zhu Sanfa is full of emotion.
It’s not that she was thanking Zhu Hao for warding off disaster on behalf of her brother, but she thought that if it was her who went there yesterday, with her knowledge she would definitely not be on guard against poisoning, and she might have eaten the delicious food with gusto. But if it was her who was lying on the couch now, the situation might have been even worse, and she might even die.