The Executed Saint Reincarnates as a Princess and is Loved by Her Older Brothers - Episode 58

In the secret archive, there were confidential documents that were not to be taken outside. These included medical records regarding the condition of the former queen, Diane, as well as reports of the autopsy results.

It’s too dangerous to take it outside, so we have no choice but to view it here and memorize it.

The medical records meticulously detailed the specific symptoms, the items of food provided, and the prescribed medications, starting from the time the late queen began to complain of her ailments.

It seems even the court physicians were struggling with the diagnosis.

As Lionel pointed out, the initial diagnosis of a migraine, which was given at first, shifted back and forth between seasonal flu and gastrointestinal infection, and it was evident that the doctors were also perplexed.

“However… no poison has been detected at all…”

Angela realizes that Lionel, who had muttered that, had the same doubts.

Was Queen Diane really sick? Angela also harbored suspicions that the sudden deterioration might have been caused by poison.

“If it’s being scrutinized this strictly, it would be difficult to poison someone…”

As far as the records show, everything that entered the queen’s mouth was strictly controlled.

Of course, not only food and drink but also medicinal baths prescribed by doctors are all tasted in advance for poison.

All the dishes that were used were silver. If poisons like arsenic were mixed in, the color would change and it would be immediately revealed.

I considered the possibility that they might have tried to kill the poison tester with a slow-acting poison, but only the queen has died. No one else has shown the same symptoms.

It would be extremely difficult to slip past multiple tasters and poison only the queen.

“Is it possible that the culprit and the taste tester were accomplices and had taken the antidote in advance?”

“There might be, but… there’s no way to check it now.”

Angela weakly shook her head.

The possibility that the antidote was used to target only the queen with the poison.

The possibility of bribing a doctor to make false statements.

In the first place, there is a possibility that this record itself is a forgery by the real culprit.

What is true and what is false, once you start doubting, there’s no end to it.

“Or perhaps they disguised the poison as medicine… Even if it can be used as medicine in the right amount, it often becomes poison if taken in excess…”

Medicine and poison are two sides of the same coin.

Poison is dangerous, but if used in the right dosage and manner, it can be used as medicine. Plants that grow wild in nature can be beneficial or harmful depending on the conditions and combinations.

For example, while potatoes are now widely consumed, it is also true that their sprouts and green parts are toxic.

“Jill taught us how to safely eat potatoes back in the day, didn’t she?”

Once, Juliet had taught young Lionel to remove potato sprouts and not to eat them if they turned green.

“Conversely… is it possible to intentionally increase the toxicity?”

Could it be possible to intentionally expose potatoes to sunlight, cause them to discolor, and deliberately make them highly toxic?

“I think it’s possible. But isn’t it going to be difficult to make the queen eat a potato that’s been poisoned like that?”

If the toxicity increases, the bitterness will also increase. Even if you put it in your mouth, you would feel something wrong and spit it out.

Moreover, it’s not so highly toxic that one bite would cause instant death, so you won’t die unless you consume a considerable amount.

Even if the cause of the princess’s death was poison, it could be inferred that what was used was not a potato, but something much more toxic and close to being tasteless and odorless.

What kind of poison is so strong that it could kill the queen, whom Juliet had supposedly healed and restored, in just one day?

When Angela fell into deep thought, Lionel tilted his head.

“When Jill last met her, the queen’s pupils were dilated, which is also concerning.”

“Lil, could it be…?”

“Ah. Speaking of the poison that dilates the pupils when ingested… could it be that one…?”

The two looked at each other and nodded at the same time.

“Then there’s something I’m curious about. There’s a difference between the day I was ordered to heal the queen and the day after that…”

When Angela lowered her voice, Lionel bent down his tall frame.

Angela stretches up on her toes and whispers softly so only he can hear.

“──was it. The reason for the change in just one day might be…?”

“Ah. I need to confirm that.”

“Lil. If you didn’t mix poison into the food and drink… how about the cosmetics?”

If it’s not oral intake, it might be transdermal intake──Angela pondered.

The queen, troubled by her husband the king’s repeated infidelities, was obsessed with beauty and youth.

The queen, who bought expensive cosmetics without sparing any expense, was surrounded by people who all presented her with gifts they claimed were beneficial for beauty.

In the past, white powder makeup containing lead and mercury was widely used as a cosmetic to brighten the skin.

Many women who used it suffered health issues, leading to its ban, and it is no longer available to the general public.

“But… I don’t think you can tell just by looking.”

Even though I know that there are dangerous cosmetics, I can’t identify the ingredients with the naked eye.

If it is recommended as a high-end product that is safe and secure, I might use it without a doubt.

Even if the maids and servants were to try it first, the symptoms of lead or mercury poisoning do not worsen overnight.

There is also the possibility that the poison that was secretly administered slowly accumulated, gradually weakening the queen.

There is a possibility, but… it’s just a possibility.

Even if there were cosmetics that could harm the queen, they would have been disposed of by the real culprit long ago. There is no evidence left.

“Yeah…”

Lionel nodded calmly.

──If the late queen’s death is in the thicket.

“Do you wish to summon the current queen?”