Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1186: Influence on Offspring
royal palace.

The emperor soaked in the bathtub, closed his eyes and listened to Zheng Cheng reporting various news:

Based on the traces of weapons found at the place where Han Yaohui was attacked, a careful search of the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works yielded very little.

Since both the Shangshu were under the jurisdiction of the King of Qin, investigating the weapons made and distributed by the two ministries required going through the officials of the two ministries, and it would be extremely difficult to investigate without alerting the King of Qin.

During the investigation, it was discovered that the Crown Prince, the Duke's Mansion, and the Prince of Jin were all investigating the attack on Han Yaohui.

The former Crown Princess Yao Huining had just married into the East Palace, and her fall into the water was not an accident, but a human error. Although there is no actual evidence, a closer look at the people involved at the time revealed that one of them had received favors from the King of Jin in private.

Moreover, it was not only Yao Huining who was attacked. The Crown Prince, the King of Qin and his wife, and even the King of Qi all had a cold that would affect their offspring.

The person who did it was very careful. Over the years, he placed extremely cold objects countless times in things that the prince and his companions came into contact with on a daily basis, or in their food. Because the amount used was so small that it could not be detected, no one noticed.

The incident happened because of a banquet held by Lin Jinan in high school.

Both the Lin family and the Gu family fell into the trap. Lin Jinyan was already weak and had been infected with the cold, causing her to feel unwell. She was diagnosed by Bai Yiran, who checked her diet carefully but did not make it public, so it is unknown whether anything wrong was found.

"I found this matter to be too shocking. To prevent any mistakes, I asked the imperial physician Chen to carefully examine the pulse of His Royal Highness the Prince of Qi who was recovering from his injuries.

It was not diagnosed at the time, but it was only after taking medicine that counteracted the cold that it became apparent. Your Highness the Prince of Qi does have a cold that can affect his offspring."

The emperor half-opened his eyes, remembering that Lin Jinyan had given medicinal food to each of the guests the day after the banquet, and realized that there must be no evidence. This matter was too sinister, and the guests involved the crown prince, and there was no evidence, so the Gu and Lin families naturally did not dare to make it public, and they were afraid that someone would use a knife to kill others, so they used the excuse of nourishing medicinal food to quietly relieve the cold poison for everyone.

The Crown Prince and the King of Qin have been married for many years, but neither of them has any children. Even the King of Qi, who has not yet married, has a cold.

Only Chu Chengyao had a child. Although there was no concrete evidence, it was unclear who had done it.

I learned that there is a cure for the cold, but because it has been lurking in the body for many years, it will take at least two years of treatment to completely eradicate it without harming the body.

The emperor's eyes were filled with coldness. He had originally wanted to use Chu Chengyao's whetstone to sharpen the prince, but now it seemed that this whetstone was too sharp:
"He was well prepared. When the Crown Prince got married, he was still young, but he was able to think of ways to cut off his offspring and buy himself some time. I still underestimated him. And the King of Qin is also very ambitious. My sons have grown up, and I am old."

"Your Majesty is at a good age. No matter how old the other princes are, Your Majesty is still the king and father, and he will never surpass you."

Zheng Cheng said comforting words and helped the emperor put on his clothes. He mentioned the rumors about Lin Wanrong and the incident of Liu Yunxiang coming to his house. He had already found out that they were all Chu Chengyao's work.

Although it was confirmed to be a rumor, the emperor still had a grudge against Lin Wanrong's mother because she was a lowly woman. Although he looked down on her, he could not help but his fourth son, who was simple-minded, fell in love with the girl.

Chu Chengping had never asked him for anything, and his health had not yet fully recovered. The emperor did not want to hurt his son's feelings because of this matter, so he impatiently ordered Zheng Cheng to quell the rumors as soon as possible.

As for the people sent by Chu Chengyao to spread rumors and cause trouble, they were all dealt with privately.