Children of Loulan

Chapter 397 Itself is non-toxic and harmless

King Cheng was extremely worried about this and even invited the imperial physician to carefully diagnose his and the princess's pulse. Strangely, both the imperial physician and other famous doctors concluded that both of them were fine and everything was normal. However, even so, the princess's stomach still did not move.

King Cheng knew that if he wanted to accomplish something earth-shattering, he absolutely could not do without a child. Therefore, after waiting in vain, he resolutely took in four or five concubines in succession, hoping to increase the chances of having an heir.

Even so, in the following years, not a single new life was born in the Cheng Palace. Not only did the main wife fail to give birth to a child, but even the concubines and many other concubines never had a happy event like pregnancy.

This strange phenomenon gradually aroused the prince's vigilance and suspicion. He was keenly aware that there must be something fishy going on. So, he quietly launched a careful investigation of the entire palace. However, it was frustrating that despite his painstaking efforts, he still could not find any useful clues or traces.

After repeatedly hitting a wall and failing, the prince finally couldn't hold back his anger and frustration, and flew into a rage in the palace! His anger surged like a volcanic eruption, frightening everyone in the palace into silence, not daring to speak easily.

Time flies, and just when everyone thought that this matter would continue without a clue, an accident suddenly happened - at this time, the Crown Princess was pregnant with her third baby! This news was like a bolt from the blue, instantly igniting the jealousy and uncontrollable resentment that had been hidden deep in the prince's heart for a long time.

The prince, unable to bear it any longer, decided to take extreme measures to eliminate his hatred. So, he secretly instructed his trusted men to secretly attack the pregnant Hanguli. At the same time, since his own palace had been investigated many times but still found nothing, the prince was furious and simply ordered all the food and daily necessities in the palace to be replaced with new ones.

From the huge beds, tables and chairs to the carefully planted potted plants in the courtyard; from the small and exquisite kitchen utensils to the daily indispensable rice, flour, grain and oil, etc.... All the objects that can be thought of were replaced without exception. For a time, the whole palace fell into a busy and chaotic scene.

During this exchange, the court doctor slowly walked to the front yard, casually looking at the various items piled up and about to be disposed of. Suddenly, his eyes were attracted by an inconspicuous plant in the corner.

It was a small potted plant that looked ordinary, no different from other common potted plants. A closer look revealed that it bloomed only a few times a year, and most of the time it was just like an ordinary green plant, quietly staying there, and it was easy to be overlooked.

However, the experienced court doctor did not let it go easily. He walked forward, bent down, approached the potted plant, and looked at it carefully. The doubt in his heart prompted him to return to the study, find those long-forgotten medical books, and read them carefully page by page. After a lot of hard searching and comparison, he finally found the record about this plant.

When all the clues were connected together, the court doctor suddenly realized that this seemingly ordinary potted plant actually concealed such a huge secret - it was the culprit that had caused the Chengwang Mansion to have no heirs for many years!

After realizing the seriousness of the problem, the court doctor did not dare to delay for even a second and immediately hurried to where King Cheng was to report this astonishing discovery to the prince in person.

After seeing King Cheng, the court doctor bowed respectfully, and then said solemnly: "Your Highness, I just found something very important in the front yard. It is that inconspicuous potted plant. After investigation, I found that this potted plant did not come from our Loulan, but was passed down from the Tang Dynasty. Because it is relatively rare in the local area, I also happened to see a related record in an ancient medical book, and then I remembered its origin."

King Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly, and a chilling light flashed in the narrow slits of his eyes, as if it could penetrate people's hearts. He stared at the person in front of him, with murderous intent in his eyes, and questioned word by word: "You said that this insignificant thing is poisonous, which caused this king to be childless in the past few years?"

The court doctor standing nearby had cold sweat dripping down his forehead. He answered tremblingly, "Your Highness, to be precise, this substance itself is not toxic, but it is incompatible with other substances. If someone smells the scent of this substance first and then eats food that is incompatible with it, it is very likely that they will have difficulty conceiving!"

Hearing this, King Cheng's face instantly became extremely gloomy. He clenched his fists tightly, and the joints turned white due to excessive force. The entire palace has always been managed by the princess. Could it be that she wanted to harm him secretly?

But when he changed his mind, he realized that the military power controlled by the family behind the princess had not yet fallen into his hands. If he completely turned against the princess at this time, it would probably be more trouble than gain.

So, he suppressed his anger, took a deep breath, and said slowly: "In this case, I have to check it out carefully! The purchase of these items must be recorded. Go to the warehouse immediately and get the account book for me. I must take a look at it personally!"

If this matter was really related to the princess, he would definitely not hesitate at all and would use this opportunity as a threat to force the princess to help him obtain military power. However, after he carefully checked the relevant information, he was shocked to find that the person who was responsible for purchasing these items was actually the housekeeper of the palace!

It turned out that the princess had just given birth and was still in the confinement period, so she had no time to take care of the management of the palace affairs. In desperation, the princess had to temporarily entrust the power of managing the palace to him at the time and asked him to make his own arrangements. And he did not hesitate to transfer the power of the housekeeper to the housekeeper.

After he carefully read the account book, his face instantly turned gloomy. Without saying anything, he immediately ordered someone to summon the butler to question him, making sure to find out whether there was anyone else behind this. When the butler heard that someone wanted to ask about the cause and effect of this matter, he felt like he was struck by lightning.

I was so frightened that my legs went weak. I fell to my knees and kowtowed, begging for mercy: "My Lord, please be more discerning! I remember that you once told me that we should buy more beautiful flowers to put in the yard to make the princess happy because we are welcoming a new princess. So I went to the flower market to choose. It happened that the flowers had just been transported from the Tang Dynasty. I saw that they were so beautiful that I couldn't help but buy several more pots!"