Generals of the Great Song Dynasty.

Summary

In this chapter, Zhao Zhen faces a crisis after the Empress is poisoned, leading to a heated discussion among his ministers. They suspect Miao, the Esteemed Consort, who made the pastries for the Empress. While Zhao Zhen defends Miao, he reveals that the pastries were given to the Empress without her knowledge of their intended recipient. The ministers debate the possibility of tampering during delivery, and they question the reliability of the Imperial Medical Bureau. Wang Ning An suggests consulting Qian Yi, a skilled doctor previously expelled from the Bureau. Qian Yi examines the pastries and the Empress's vomit, concluding that the ingredients could be poisonous when combined. He requests death row prisoners for testing, leading to a grim demonstration of the pastries' lethal effects.

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