Quick Transmigration: The Green Tea Mistress's Guide to Seduction - A Master's Handbook

King Shen has been poisoned.

When the imperial physician uttered this diagnosis, everyone present paled.

"That cup of wine!" The Seventh Prince was the first to stand up.

"The imperial physician has examined it and the wine is fine," Changliu stepped forward to reply.

"What happened? Fifth Brother just recovered, how could he be poisoned? Tell your princess to come over quickly, isn't she supposed to bring good luck in a marriage? Let her stay here with you!" The Seventh Prince shouted to Changliu without regard for anything else.

Before his words had even finished, Luo Qingran rushed over, looking flustered.

She had also heard what the Seventh Prince had just said.

The Seventh Prince showed no remorse for his words and didn't even address his sister-in-law as "Sister-in-law." He simply said, "Go in and see if Fifth Brother wakes up."

It was clearly impossible to expect Luo Qingran to come and wake up the poisoned Prince Shen.

The outer hall was full of people. Since Prince Shen had an accident at today's banquet, none of the princes could possibly leave.

Especially since King Shen is still unconscious.

A dense crowd of people knelt under the eaves outside, and Changliu and Changfeng were already conducting interrogations under the arrangement of the First Prince.

Calmness, tranquility, and a reluctance to speak are all present, along with unease as one awaits the interrogation.

Xie Qingyu was unaware of the situation outside and was even trapped inside the house.

When King Shen leaned towards her, he grabbed her sleeve and hasn't let go since.

Xie Qingyu was forced to stay in the house with him.

Upon seeing Luo Qingran enter, Xie Qingyu gave an awkward bow.

Luo Qingran glanced at Prince Shen on the bed, then turned and went out to ask the imperial physician.

Several imperial physicians had been whispering and discussing for a long time, and when Luo Qingran asked, several princes also came over.

"The prince had accumulated poison in his body, and this time it was aggravated by the alcohol, causing the poison to take effect prematurely." Every word the imperial physician spoke was carefully considered, as the prince's life was at stake, and he could only be extremely cautious.

"Accumulated poison? What do you mean? Does that mean he's already been poisoned?" The Seventh Prince was the youngest and the most impatient.

"It's like this, Prince Shen... there may be a slow-acting poison in your food. It may not be noticeable in the short term, but if it accumulates over time, it will gradually erode your body. This time, because of your weak constitution and drinking alcohol, the poison took effect prematurely, but it hasn't reached the point of endangering your life," the imperial physician replied with trepidation.

Giving such an answer would be fatal.

Who could possibly poison a prince's daily diet over time?

After the imperial physician finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

"I'm going to tell Father Emperor!" The Seventh Prince was furious.

"This matter must be thoroughly investigated! How could my fifth brother's household have fallen to such a state!" Prince Ling was also furious.

Only Luo Qingran remained silent. Upon closer inspection, one could see that her hands were trembling, and her eyes were subconsciously searching for something in the crowd.

Accumulated over time...accumulated over time.

The words "Imperial Physician" immediately reminded Luo Qingran of the packet of "tonics" that Consort Gui had given her when she asked Fang Ruo to get her some ginseng.

What Fang Ruo said back then was this: This is a prescription that Her Majesty specially asked the imperial physician to prescribe for Prince Shen, so that Prince Shen can recover better, especially in that aspect...

Fang Ruo added meaningfully, "The Second Princess Consort is already pregnant. As a princess consort, she needs to have a child to maintain her position, especially..." Luo Qingran still remembers the look in Fang Ruo's eyes at that time.

Even before she finished speaking, Luo Qingran knew what she was going to say next: 'Especially since she was a princess who only got married in through a marriage of convenience, and didn't even have a proper wedding ceremony, her status is illegitimate...'

Luo Qingran never thought twice when she accepted the medicine.

They assumed that the Imperial Concubine was afraid of hurting Prince Shen's pride and that hiding something from him might cause serious harm, so they simply added the medicine to his diet slowly to regulate his body.

But now, listening to the imperial physician talk about the accumulation over time, she inexplicably remembered that medicine.

After returning from the palace, she would send some food laced with medicine to Prince Shen almost every day.

Connecting these two events, Luo Qingran felt a chill run through her body.

Luo Qingran took a deep breath. "I will investigate this matter thoroughly. Thank you all for your hard work, Your Highnesses. It's late, so please get some rest."

"What can you possibly find out? You can't even manage the Prince's mansion properly, yet you have people poisoning Fifth Brother every day," the Seventh Prince retorted directly.

"Seventh Brother!" Prince Ling shouted.

The Seventh Prince snorted in dissatisfaction, but did not say anything more.

“Sister-in-law, there’s no need to worry. Let’s move to the front hall. The people sent by Father have arrived,” said Prince Ling.

When news of Prince Shen's poisoning reached the palace, the emperor was furious and immediately dispatched the Imperial Clan Court to investigate.

When the poison took effect, the other princes were present, making the situation far-reaching and ensuring that this night would be a sleepless one.

The crowd outside moved in a large throng to the front hall, and even the imperial physician was taken away for questioning, leaving only Changfeng standing guard outside the door.

Inside the room were Prince Shen lying on the bed and Xie Qingyu, who had been held in one position for a long time because her sleeve was being grabbed.

Once all other sounds could be heard outside, Xie Qingyu finally stirred, tugging at her sleeve. "Your Highness, you can let go now."

The person on the bed lay quietly, and no one responded to Xie Qingyu's words.

Xie Qingyu's body was already half numb, but she couldn't help but speak again, "There's no one else here, Your Highness can wake up now."

The room was completely silent.

After a moment, a soft laugh rang out, "Thank you for your hard work."

With her cuffs loosened, Xie Qingyu regained her freedom.

The person who had been unconscious on the bed just moments before had sat up, leaning lazily against the headboard. She reached out and pinched Xie Qingyu's chin, curiously manipulating it to look around. "So clever."

Because her chin was being pinched, Xie Qingyu's voice was muffled, "You didn't intend to hide it from me in the first place."

Prince Shen's smile widened. "Good girl, you have good observation skills. Tell me, what else do you know?"

"You know what? You know that Prince Shen, who is nominally favored by the emperor, is actually not liked by his own mother, nor is he well-liked by his brothers, and even His Majesty, who is said to love you the most, is secretly wary of you?" Xie Qingyu stared into Prince Shen's eyes and said each word slowly and deliberately.

The moment she uttered her first words, King Shen's expression changed, becoming even more cheerful, the smile in his eyes seemingly encouraging her to continue.

"The discovery of the poisoning was a play you staged yourself, and even the injury a year ago might have been a play, and the year-long coma was just a cover-up..." Xie Qingyu said, reaching out to touch the chest of Prince Shen, which was exposed by the loose inner garment, her cold fingertips touching the warm pectoral muscles. "This body doesn't look like someone who has been lying in a coma for a year."