Forced Into the Palace: Becoming the Emperor's Favorite-Chapter 407: Seeking the Antidote

Such a sight naturally frightened the Fourth Prince and Fourth Consort.

Inside the room, there were only the three of them present.

The Fourth Consort immediately stepped forward to support the Second Madam, Mrs. Yun, and spoke.

"Second Madam, please speak freely, there’s no need for such formality."

Second Madam Yun seized the invaluable opportunity to legitimately meet the Fourth Prince and naturally wouldn’t let it slip away.

She promptly informed the Fourth Prince about the matter of the Green Sweet Fruit.

"Please have the Prince understand, someone has poisoned the medicinal materials sent by the Dong Family to the Charitable Hall with Aconite Gold, causing the illness among the benevolent citizens. It is not as rumored outside that our Dong Family sent expired medicines and moldy rice, flour, grains, and oil."

Hearing this, the Fourth Consort was obviously shocked.

"Poisoning? Poisoning in the medicinal materials?"

"Yes, Your Ladyship, it took me several days to discover it. The Aconite Gold lingers and has effects in wintertime, so initially, no one noticed. It wasn’t until the other day when I saw a faint blue hue on it that I realized. Doctor Dou also knew and confirmed this matter."

Second Madam Yun mentioned Doctor Dou, hoping to earn more trust from the Fourth Prince and Fourth Consort.

After all, compared to herself and the Dong Family, Doctor Dou, who has served the court for decades, obviously carries more weight.

"This is good news. Since we know the cause of the poisoning, those benevolent citizens should be easier to save. Once they regain consciousness, they can naturally clear the Dong Family of wrongful accusations."

Fourth Consort comforted and said.

But Mrs. Yun still had a worried face, yet looked at the Fourth Prince with some hope.

"To cure the Aconite Gold poison, we need the Green Sweet Fruit as a medicinal guide. But the stock in the Imperial Hospital has mysteriously disappeared. The only hope now is that the Dong Family Medicine Warehouse has it, and we can only ask my elder brother. He knows the warehouse best, and if there is any, bring it immediately, and I can ensure those benevolent citizens are cured."

What she asked for was the hardest for the Dong Family at this moment.

But perhaps much simpler for the Fourth Prince.

They thought the Fourth Prince would agree immediately, but who knew he remained silent.

Second Madam’s heart sank, could it be that the Fourth Prince does not intend to help?

If so, wouldn’t the Dong Family be unsaved?

With turmoil in her heart, she heard the Fourth Prince speak.

"Second Madam, rest assured, I will definitely find the Green Sweet Fruit for you. However, at present, it’s not wise to alert the enemy. Otherwise, it will be difficult to coax the snake out of its hole again. I beg for your understanding."

Rescuing people is a must, but the calamity of the Dong Family cannot end so quickly.

Otherwise, their grand chess play has just started, and there would be no follow-up, wouldn’t it be a hassle?

Following that, he again spoke to Second Madam Yun.

"Second Madam, stay at the Prince Mansion with ease. With me and the Consort, we won’t allow the Dong Family and the Imperial Concubine to encounter any trouble."

Mrs. Yun’s mouth opened slightly, suddenly not knowing how to continue the conversation.

Regarding the Fourth Prince’s words, she had countless questions but didn’t know where to start asking.

Even if she was slow, at this moment, she had some sense of the matter.

Could it be, the misfortune on the Dong Family today can’t escape the connection with the Fourth Prince Mansion or even the Emperor?

Thinking of this, Yun felt a deep chill.

Fourth Consort saw this and waved to the Fourth Prince saying.

"Go quickly and handle your matters; I will explain to Second Madam."

"Alright, alright, Consort will say then."

Then he strode swiftly towards the outside.

Upon reaching outside the courtyard, he turned stern-faced, yelling to the dozens of ready followers in his household.

"Go, get the medicine for the Consort from the Dong Family!"

"Yes!"

When the Fourth Prince went out, he made sure to bring enough attendants.

After all, it’s a military family and a Prince Mansion, so everyone inside is skilled.

This large group of people headed towards the Dong Family.

Those who knew were aware the Fourth Prince was fetching medicine for the Consort.

Those who didn’t might assume the Dong Family had harmed the Fourth Consort, and the Fourth Prince’s display was like seeking vengeance for the Consort.

Wherever they went, no one dared to stop them.

The group went mightily to the Dong Family.

In the bedroom, Yun started speaking doubtfully to the Fourth Consort.

"Consort, could it be the trouble in Dong Family was deliberately by the Emperor?"

She was not one from the imperial court, hence she didn’t understand court matters.

Just felt, if the Emperor were using the people’s lives to lure out something, it seemed excessive.

As a monarch, shouldn’t he love his people as children?

Who would use their own children as bait?

Fourth Consort saw she misunderstood and promptly replied.

"Impossible? As His Majesty cherishes the Imperial Concubine, you likely understand even better than I do. How could he do something to cause the Imperial Concubine distress?"

Upon hearing this, Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

At least the Dong Family hadn’t become the sacrificial victim under royal power conflict, which relieved Yun somewhat.

Then the Fourth Consort explained.

"When the Dong Family’s incident stirred up, His Majesty already knew it was deliberately plotted. However, it involved matters from the former court, so he purposely distanced himself from the Imperial Concubine and Dong Family to lull those behind into a false sense of security. Though today they target you, next might be Lin Family, and after that, maybe the Feng family, or even our Fourth Prince Mansion; ultimately, they mean to drag us all down."

"So, His Majesty and the Prince secretly discussed that rather than letting them harm us one by one, they might as well kindle this fire even further. When the person shows flaws, it will be time to resolve this matter."

Fourth Consort looked apologetically at Second Madam Yun and said.

"But we didn’t expect Mr. Dong to be hurt in this, fortunately, there were people from the Prince Mansion among those staff, so no harm was done. Had anything severe occurred, how could the Prince and I face you with peace?"

After hearing the explanation, Second Madam Yun felt a moment of indignation.

But more of a sense of powerlessness.

Sure enough, her father-in-law had foresight.

Early on deducing the court situation, leading their family to resign and return to peaceful life.

Originally intended to steer clear of deceitful conflicts, yet ultimately still drawn in.

"Sorry for the hardships your Dong Family has endured."

Fourth Consort’s apology left Second Madam Yun unsure how to respond.

Through countless nights of horror and sleepless efforts finding evidence, she persisted purely on a breath of resolve.

Yet now Fourth Consort tells her they actually watched from the sidelines.

However, to catch big fish, they let the drowning Dong Family struggle a bit longer, waiting for the opportune moment to save.

One who is not a fish does not know the joy of fish.

Similarly, one who does not drown does not know the terror of those drowning.