allonlinenovel Chapter 871 I have a motive?
Chapter 871 I have a motive?
Seeing Chu Muyao's horrified expression, as if something terrible was about to happen, Song Ruozhen smiled slightly and said:
"Don't worry, he's under the influence of the puppet talisman right now, so he shouldn't do anything to us."
"So what does he intend to do by placing the puppet talisman on you? To frame you?"
Although Chu Muyao didn't know what the Puppet Talisman was, she could roughly guess its function from its name, and she found it terrifying.
"When Prince Liang suddenly asked the Emperor to let you treat Consort Duan, I thought he was genuinely filial. I never expected that he would do such a thing without even treating the illness. It's all because of you!"
As she spoke, Chu Muyao seemed to have figured everything out, "It just so happens that my brother is not in the capital right now. He clearly planned this on purpose. He's really too wicked!"
Looking at the stunned Imperial Physician Wang standing to the side, Song Ruozhen also had a guess in her mind.
"If I'm not mistaken, they must be trying to frame me for harming Consort Duan."
Daring to plot against a concubine in the imperial harem, and being caught red-handed, is a capital offense!
Chu Muyao instantly felt goosebumps all over her body. This was not treating a patient; it was clearly trying to take a life.
"Sister-in-law, what should we do? Let's go back quickly!"
"No rush." A cold glint flashed in Song Ruozhen's eyes. "Didn't we bring people with us when we came? Since they've set this up, it would be a shame to leave now!"
Soon, gasps of surprise came from inside the house.
"Help! Someone's going to die!"
Chu Muyao let out a terrified cry and hurriedly ran out.
Hearing the commotion, the people outside rushed in, and the people in Consort Duan's courtyard also arrived in quick succession, filling the room in the blink of an eye.
Then everyone witnessed an extremely horrifying scene.
It was only then that the Imperial Physician Wang was seen grabbing Consort Duan's neck with both hands, and no matter how much the Princess of Chu tried to stop him, it was to no avail.
Princess Chu still had a head injury, clearly inflicted to protect Consort Duan, but as a woman, she was no match for the royal physician and thus failed to stop him.
"Quickly, stop Physician Wang!"
Chu Muyao spoke hurriedly, her expression filled with disbelief, "He suddenly seems to have gone mad, determined to kill Consort Duan, and nothing we do can stop him."
Soon, Physician Wang was stopped, but his eyes were fierce, and he muttered, "I'm going to kill her, and none of you can stop me!"
After hearing what had happened, the Emperor and Empress rushed over.
"How is this going?"
The Empress looked at Song Ruozhen and Chu Muyao with concern. Seeing that neither of them was injured, she breathed a sigh of relief, but her mood was extremely heavy.
Having spent so long in the palace, she could naturally know many things at a glance. He truly hadn't expected that the Prince of Liang could have hidden things so well before!
Everyone thought he was a sickly man with no ambition, but now it seems he was hiding his true intentions very well.
Now that Jun Ting is increasingly favored by the Emperor, Prince Liang can no longer sit still. He first went to Tianci Nunnery, which was already suspicious. Now, all these things... indicate that they have already started to compete.
"Father, Mother, what happened just now was truly terrifying!"
Chu Muyao recounted the events that had occurred earlier with a look of lingering fear, "After my sister-in-law and I arrived, Imperial Physician Wang was initially quite normal, but he seemed to think that I was in the way of the room. He also said that Consort Duan's illness required air circulation and that it was best not to have too many people in the room."
My sister-in-law and I were unaware of Consort Duan's illness, so we assumed he was telling the truth.
Just as the Empress Dowager was about to take Consort Duan's pulse, Imperial Physician Wang suddenly went mad. He first tried to knock us unconscious, and then he tried to attack Consort Duan.
If it weren't for my sister-in-law saving me, I probably would have fainted by now, but she was also injured in the process.
The Emperor also noticed the injury on Song Ruozhen's forehead, and his face immediately darkened. He said sternly, "Wake this bastard up for me!"
"Wow."
A basin of water was poured directly over Doctor Wang, drenching him completely, before he finally came to his senses.
However, when he saw the scene before him and remembered what had happened before he lost consciousness, his heart skipped a beat.
He's finished!
"How dare you harm the princess and the queen, and even attempt to kill Consort Duan! Who gave you permission to do this?" the emperor asked sternly.
Imperial Physician Wang immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I know nothing. Just now, I saw Princess Chu taking Consort Duan's pulse, and then she suddenly lost consciousness."
"Your humble servant... Your humble servant truly has no idea what happened!"
"Lost consciousness?" The Emperor sneered. "Nonsense! So many people witnessed you attempting to murder Consort Duan. The Princess Consort of Chu and the Princess were nearly killed. Now you say you don't know what happened?"
Physician Wang was extremely anxious, when suddenly a brilliant idea struck him:
"Your Majesty, it's the Princess Consort of Chu! The Princess Consort of Chu is skilled in metaphysics. She must have cast a curse on me, which is why I did such an illogical thing!"
"If I truly wanted to harm Consort Duan, I would have had plenty of opportunities to do so. I could have easily killed her without anyone noticing. Why would I have chosen to do it when Princess Consort Chu and the Princess were both present? It simply doesn't make sense!"
The old nanny in Consort Duan's palace also said, "Your Majesty, Imperial Physician Wang has been doing his duty these days. He would never harm Consort Duan."
Song Ruozhen glanced at the people in Consort Duan's palace. Sure enough, these guys were in cahoots, just waiting for this opportunity to plunge her into an abyss of no return.
After all, now that she is the one who plotted against Consort Duan, even as a princess, she must give an explanation for this matter.
Even the things that King Liang had done before could be conveniently attributed to her, all of which were said to be her deliberate scheme to frame him and clear all obstacles for King Chu.
What a good plan!
However, although puppet talismans are extremely rare, she happened to have seen them before.
Not only have I seen it, but I also know its function very well.
Once a puppet talisman is attached, the person afflicted will do whatever the other party does.
For some esoteric practitioners with malicious intentions, this is the best weapon to kill without leaving a trace.
On the one hand, it leaves no room for anyone to find fault, and on the other hand, it leaves the other party with no way to defend themselves, since it was witnessed by someone, and it is impossible for them to prove their innocence.
It has to be said that this move was really clever, but coincidentally, she also knew it, so trying to scheme against her was destined to disappoint them.
"That's an interesting point. I have no grudge against Consort Duan. Could it be that I deliberately entered the palace to harm Consort Duan?"
"Is Physician Wang trying to say that you have no reason to harm her? Do you think I would have a motive to return Consort Duan to her?"
Chu Muyao nodded, "That's right, wouldn't my sister-in-law have even less of a motive?"