The rebirth of a concubine: Gong Du will become the Queen Mother

Chapter 144 Medicinal Powder and Vinegar

Lu Zhaolin clenched his fists, feeling as if a big stone had fallen into his heart.

Then, the tent was opened at a corner, and Zhao Yuanshi came out with other imperial doctors.

"How is it?" Lu Zhaolin took two steps forward and asked.

He had obviously expected it, but he still had hope.

All the imperial doctors knelt on the ground one after another. The leader, Zhao Yuanshi, said solemnly: "I am incompetent. The princess has already gone."

I don’t know when the crying in the tent stopped.

In the huge racecourse, there were obviously many people, but it was silent.

After a while, suddenly the wind blew. The tent was blown and rubbed against the grass blades on the ground, making a "rustling" sound.

This sound broke the silence on the racecourse and woke Lu Zhaolin from his dream.

He lifted his steps, opened a corner, and walked into the tent.

Yao Xingde wanted to follow, but he stopped him.

The palace attendants around Princess Yongning who were originally guarding the tent were also driven out by him.

After a while, I heard the palace people saluting and greeting each other: "See you, the Queen."

Jiang Shiying and others turned around and saw the Queen walking over quickly with someone.

She was wearing autumn-colored casual clothes, and her hair was simply pulled up. I think it was because I came in such a hurry that my hair was already a little messy and about to fall apart.

No matter how much the queen was banned, no one dared to stop her if the princess fell off her horse.

Even the imperial concubine did not dare to say anything sarcastic at this time. She only brought the concubines to greet her: "See you, the queen."

The queen didn't even look at them, only looked at Zhao Yuanshi and others who were kneeling on the ground, and asked: "How is Yongning?"

Zhao Yuanshi lowered his head and said: "I am incompetent. The princess has already gone."

The queen stumbled back, and Huaping quickly supported her.

"I don't believe it." The queen shook her head slightly, stood firm with the help of the screen, then looked at Doctor Liu and said, "Mr. Liu, tell me."

Doctor Liu raised his head and said what he said broke the queen's last hope: "I am incompetent, the princess has already passed away."

The queen's voice suddenly rose, with a sharp tone of tears: "I don't believe it!"

After a moment of silence, Lu Zhaolin's voice came from the tent: "Xinwei, why don't you come and see Yongning for the last time?"

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Two quarters of an hour later, the most distinguished couple in the world walked out of the tent holding each other.

Lu Zhaolin's face was stern, and the corners of his eyes seemed to be slightly red. He said, "What happened today?"

The eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor was already waiting aside. Hearing the words, he came forward, knelt on the ground and lowered his head to report: "Your Majesty, please report to the Queen. At the beginning of Shenshi today, Princess Yongning suddenly brought someone to the Imperial Palace. The horse supervisor said he wanted to see the horse king.

In recent days, there are always masters in the harem who come to take a look out of curiosity. The slave thought that the princess was also curious about the horse king, so he took the princess to see it.

Unexpectedly, after arriving at the stable where the horse king was, the princess ordered the servant to bring the horse king out, saying that she wanted to tame the horse.

The servant said that the horse king was unruly and might hurt others, so he refused the princess. Unexpectedly, the princess came forward in person to lead the horse king out.

The servant brought the people from the Royal Horse Prison to stop her, but because the princess was so rich, the servant and others were afraid of hurting the princess and did not dare to touch her, so they still could not stop her.

Strange to say, the horse king has always been untamed. In the past, he had to be more careful when adding fodder. The little eunuch would be injured if he was not careful.

But today the princess personally led it out, and it was very obedient. It didn't even buckle until the princess mounted the horse.

After the princess got on the horse, the horse king was also very cooperative. The slaves were all surprised as to why the horse king suddenly changed his temper today. After running for only half a circle, it suddenly saw its hooves flying into the air, leaping fiercely and knocking the princess off.

Then, he stepped on the princess and ran away until the slaves came to drive her away. "

The queen paced slightly, walked up to the eunuch in charge, and asked coldly: "Yongning is not good at riding and shooting, why does he suddenly want to train horses?"

"Empress Rong Bing, this servant doesn't know about this." As he spoke, the eunuch pointed to the side: "Miss Huaxi is the eldest maid beside the princess. She is also leading people to follow the princess today, so she must know the inside story."

Lu Zhaolin and the Queen both turned to look at Hua Xi and others.

Hua Xi and others were all kneeling on the ground, their faces turning pale.

Hua Xi replied with a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please report to the Queen. Her Royal Highness is anxious because of the Queen's ban. The princess thought that if she could tame the horse king and make great achievements, she could ask your Majesty to release the Queen. After I came out, I started thinking about taming horses."

This explanation seemed reasonable, but it could not convince Lu Zhaolin and the Queen.

Lu Zhaolin frowned: "Yongning is not a three-year-old child. She knows how dangerous it is to train a horse. The queen has only been banned for a month, why should she risk her life?"

"This, this -" Huaxi looked here and there for a long time, but didn't say anything.

How dare she say that it was she who came up with a good idea and made Princess Yongning think that it was a sure thing, so she unfortunately fell off her horse and died.

At this time, Jiang Shiying was heard saying: "Your Majesty, the Queen, that little eunuch has a strange look on his face. He must know something."

When Lu Zhaolin and the Queen followed her finger and looked over, the little eunuch who was pointed at had already knelt down with a plop.

The eunuch in charge said: "He is responsible for feeding the horse king."

The little eunuch was kneeling on the ground, trembling all over. Before anyone could ask, he heard him say: "It's the girl from Huaxi. She brought the medicinal powder and asked the slave to add it to the fodder fed to King Ma."

Jiang Shiying asked: "What kind of powder is it? The powder that makes horses crazy?"

Hua Xi said anxiously: "It's not a medicinal powder that makes horses go crazy, it's a medicinal powder that calms horses. After eating it, the horses will become docile."

The queen asked: "Since it is a soothing powder, why is King Ma still going crazy?"

The little eunuch who fed the horse king replied: "The horse king came to Dajin for the first time. I wonder if it is because he is not accustomed to the climate. He has a bad appetite these days. Today, he did not eat all the forage with medicinal powder. He only ate it. A little bit.

Because of this, when the princess wanted to tame the horse, the slave kept trying to stop her. "

This is why the horse king was very docile when he was led out by Princess Yongning, but after running for a short half circle, he suddenly became angry.

Hua Xi said loudly: "Why didn't you tell me this!"

The little eunuch cried: "How dare I say in front of so many people that I drugged King Ma."

After hearing this, who can still understand what is going on?

Princess Yongning asked someone to drug the horse king, hoping to take this opportunity to successfully "tame the horse". Unexpectedly, King Ma had a poor appetite, so he only ate a little bit of the powder, and the effect soon wore off. Princess Yongning failed to perform meritorious service, but lost her life because of it.

Lu Zhaolin closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were filled with coldness. He ordered, "Let someone check the forage."

Yao Xingde said "Promise" and arranged for someone to take Zhao Yuanshi and the other two imperial doctors to the stables.

A quarter of an hour later, Zhao Yuanshi and others came back.

Zhao Yuanshi looked serious, and after bowing, he said: "Your Majesty, please inform the Queen, the forage has indeed been added with soothing medicinal powder, and the amount is quite large. If King Ma uses up the forage, at least for today Inside, you won’t go crazy.

In addition, Chen and others discovered that the inside of the stable's trough smelled like vinegar. The smell is not obvious, you need to get closer to smell it.

The horse's sense of smell is much more sensitive than that of humans. The ministers and others speculated that the horse king only used a small amount of forage, not because he was not acclimatized to the soil, but because of the smell of vinegar. "

As soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch in charge of the Royal Horse Supervisor said, "Your Majesty, horses don't like the smell of jealousy!"