The Emperor’s face became cold and rigid, gritted his teeth in anger: “You actually wanted to torment me, tormenting your own self for how long so that you could be contented?!”
The Blind Concubine struggled to pull apart from the Emperor’s hand, still with his choked by sobs voice he said: “Because of you….. even a peaceful life……. unwilling to give……” His throat was terribly hoarsened. His words were unable to complete his speech.
Jue Yu lifted the curtain and entered the room. His face was calm and quiet. Putting the carved food box on the table.
Xiao Bao busily stepped forward: “Have you found out anything?”
Jue Yu’s eyes lightly swept past The Blind Concubine who was laying on the bed, said: “Let’s go outside to talk.”
The three of them lifted the curtain and walked out the room.
Jue Yu told them: “The poison was in the cake, all the food inside the box was mixed with the poison, it wasn’t really only in the sweet-scented Osmanthus cake.”
Xiao Bao made a light “Ah!” sound, covered his mouth with a look of disbelief.
Jue yu said again: “The poison was not a deadly dose. The dosage was merely enough to poison a cat, dog, and a little child to death. However, The Blind Concubine’s body is frail and weak, it hasn’t recovered at all from his illness, therefore only a small bite would be enough to cause his death.”
The Emperor upon hearing what Jue Yu had said, angrily said: “Who exactly had put in the poison? Truly is heartless and without compassion!!”
Xiao Bao nodded his head: “The Little Prince also almost ate that cake!”
Jue Yu hesitated for a while, then as if muttering, he said: “According to my speculation, the only one who could put the poison, remained the Empress Dowager alone.”
Xiao Bao’s pupils contracted in an instant, he couldn’t help but face towards the inner room and give a quick glance. But very quickly he lowered his head, acting like he didn’t hear anything regarding this matter.
The Emperor’s face had sunk like deep water, his voice also became heavy and serious, “This kind of talk, how do you explain your accusation?”
Jue Yu explained: “The cake and snacks and every meal within the Palace was cooked in the Imperial Kitchen before being delivered to each and every Palace. All along during the process, it had been inspected strictly. It was nearly impossible to poison the food. Needless to mention about the food which is about to be given to the Empress Dowager. The Palace’s servants who acted as the food testers are about five to six people. If they truly intended to put the poison, and placed the blame on the Empress Dowager, the only way they could make their move was to smear the poison on the wooden case which the food was packed. However, I had cautiously investigated, this wooden box’s exterior, the base inside, the tray, even the handle, all of them did not contain the poison, therefore, I am certain that the poison must be inside the food, during the cooking process it had already been mixed in with the poison. Jue Yu has the nerve to make a speculation on this matter. This food container wasn’t really coming from the Imperial Kitchen. It was the Empress Dowager who ordered someone to make them in her own Palace. The Empress Dowager packed the poisoned food inside this box, made The Little Prince bring it and give it to be eaten by The Blind Concubine. The Blind Concubine has always loved the Little Prince, of course he wouldn’t suspect that there was something unusual inside the cake. Today, if it wasn’t for Yu Li, I wonder if The Blind Concubine and The Little Prince would have lost their lives at the same time.”