Chapter 169 The Cook Confessed
"Go in and find the chief physician of the Imperial Hospital." Ye Hongwei said sullenly, "Concubine Li said she was not feeling well, so she called Chief Physician Zhang and several other imperial physicians over."

It’s Concubine Li again.

The princess looked unhappy: "Let's go to the Imperial Guards first. If you still need a doctor, I will go to the palace myself."

Ye Hongwei nodded: "Let's go."

As soon as the carriage stopped at the gate of the Beijing Guard Bureau, the eldest princess got off the carriage and hurried in with Ye Hongwei.

The poisoned young men have been moved into the house and placed there.

People were coming and going in the house.

Several doctors who were temporarily invited from the nearest clinic were taking turns giving acupuncture, inducing vomiting and providing pain relief to several people.

In addition to the smell of medicine, the room was also filled with an unpleasant smell of filth.

From time to time, there were sounds of vomiting.

Ye Hongwei poked his head out to take a look, frowned and blocked the door: "The room is dirty and smelly, you wait in the yard."

Ye Chenting said: "I will accompany my father to take a look."

Ye Hongwei glanced at him and said, "Come in."

The father and son entered the house together.

Ye Wanqing helped her mother to sit down in the pavilion in the yard.

The pavilion is far away from the house and is located upwind, so the night breeze is fresh and smells good.

The eldest princess sighed, "I have watched these children grow up. I don't know why they have suffered misfortunes one after another."

Ye Wanqing was silent.

Although he suffered, he was still alive.

This is already a very good result.

In the previous life, because of his involvement in Prince Duan’s rebellion, the best ending among these young men was being exiled.

Among them, some died at a young age.

At this time, flames shot up into the sky outside the yard.

There was a sound of footsteps coming towards the yard.

The firelight shone into the courtyard. The person walking in front had a robe that was brighter than the firelight: "Princess, Qing'er."

"An Lan?" The princess looked up: "Why are you here?"

Chu Anlan strode over and saluted: "I heard that Chu Shaozhen and the others were in trouble, I came to take a look."

Ye Wanqing looked at the man who was tied up at the door: "Who is he?"

"This man is the cook of the Jade Building."

Chu Anlan frowned: "I passed by the Jade Building when I came here, and he was sneaking around there, so I just caught him."

Ye Chenting just came out of the meeting.

Seeing the cook thrown to the ground, he walked over quickly and asked, "Did you tamper with the food?"

The cook trembled, but still gritted his teeth and denied: "It's not me!"

"Don't listen to his nonsense!" Chu Anlan put his hands on his hips. "If he had done nothing wrong, how could he sneak away? I would break his legs first, then his hands. If he still doesn't confess, cut off slices of his tongue and feed them to him."

As he said this, he raised his voice: "Come here, bring knives and sticks!"

The cook was trembling with fear: "It's not me...it's really not me..."

A stick was handed to Chu Anlan.

Chu Anlan gestured and handed the stick to Ye Chenting: "My body has not fully recovered yet, and I can't break it with one blow. Brother-in-law, you are strong, so you should do it."

Ye Chenting said: "If one stick can't break it, just hit it a few more times." "That makes sense." Chu Anlan walked over with the stick: "Tell me, should I break your left leg first, or your right leg first?"

The cook collapsed: "I confess! I confess everything! I was only paid to do the job for others, it's really none of my business!"

Get money to do things?

In the courtyard, several people looked at each other silently.

The cook was tied up and unable to move, with snot and tears. "This morning, someone from Prince Duan's Mansion found me and gave me a packet of croton seeds, asking me to add it to the food to be sent to the Beijing Guards to teach the young masters a lesson. In the morning, the young master of the Li family gave me a bag of silver and a packet of unknown medicine and asked me to put it in the food. I am just a humble cook, how could I dare to refuse? So, I suddenly had an idea and added some croton seeds and some medicine to the food..."

Chu Anlan sneered: "You really dare to make money at any cost! Which of those young masters in the prison is not of noble status? If anything happens to them, your nine clans will not be enough to kill them all."

The cook was so scared that he was shaking all over. "I didn't mean to kill you guys! I was afraid something might happen, so I gave you some medicine symbolically! I ran away because I was afraid of being caught by the Li family and Prince Duan!"

Ye Chenting asked: "How do you prove that the croton and poison were given to you by the people from Prince Duan's Mansion and the Li family?"

The cook was stunned.

After a moment, he said, "I have the money bag they gave me! The money bag can prove it! Moreover, I have hidden all the remaining croton seeds and poison! I specially kept a portion of the poisoned food, you can send someone to the Jade Building to check! I specially put the food in jars and locked it in the cabinet!"

This is interesting.

Chu Anlan smiled and said, "The employer paid you to do something, but you deliberately left them with something to threaten them, right?"

The cook choked.

At this time, Ye Hongwei came out of the house: "I heard everything you said just now. Come, take someone to the Jade Building and bring the remaining food and medicine. Also, go to the prison and release Ye Chenxi."

The subordinates took action.

The eldest princess asked, "How are those children?"

Ye Hongwei said: "The doctor checked and found that the amount of poison would not be fatal, but would cause constant abdominal pain. The children suffered from abdominal pain and diarrhea, and some gastrointestinal bleeding. They have damaged their vitality. I'm afraid they will need to be nursed back to health for a long time."

The eldest princess clenched her hands and said, "You are so young, but you have such a vicious mind!"

Ye Hongwei came over and held her hand. "When I left the palace, the emperor had already sent someone to pass on his instructions to the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple. They should be sending people here soon. Please sit down for a while and have some refreshments. I will take you home after the people are handed over from the Jingwei Division."

"Yes." The eldest princess nodded.

Seeing that everyone was busy and talking until their mouths were dry, Ye Wanqing asked a clerk for tea sets and tea leaves, and whispered to Yingxiang and Qianxi who were accompanying them: "Go and make a pot of tea. Also, ask the kitchen if there is any corn. If there is, make a pot of porridge and send it to the gentlemen later."

The two maids responded and retreated.

Ye Wanqing looked up and saw that there was another person beside her.

Chu Anlan's clear eyes were filled with worry, and he couldn't be happy even when he saw her: "Qing'er, I'm a little worried about them..."

As he said this, he let out a breath of foul air.

Ye Wanqing patted his hand through her sleeve and said, "Don't worry, everything will be fine. They are all strong and healthy. Once the poison is removed and they are well, they will be back to normal."

Ye Chenting comforted her, "I just went in to check, the poison has been almost resolved, don't worry too much. When you and Qing'er get married, they will be able to attend the ceremony."

"I hope so." Chu Anlan felt better: "I'll go and take a look at them first."

Ye Wanqing nodded.

Chu Anlan took a deep breath, prepared himself mentally, and strode into the room filled with people.

Soon, Qianxi came over with tea.

Ye Wanqing poured several cups of tea and handed them to her father, mother and second brother respectively.

Just after taking a sip, I heard voices coming from the door again.

The Minister of Justice and the Supreme Court Minister came with their men. When they first entered the courtyard, they saw the eldest princess and came forward in surprise, "Greetings, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess."

"No need to be polite." The princess said, "I am here to see the children. You gentlemen don't need to bother with me. Just handle the case on your own."

Several people saluted again and called Ye Hongwei to the side to inquire about the situation.