On her wedding night, she went into exile with her pharmacy arsenal

After hearing the words of the yamen runner, Yan Ruyu switched her eyes and looked at the legs of the corpse.

That’s right, I have an old injury on my left leg bone, which causes my legs and feet to be in bad condition.

"That should be it," Yan Ruyu said, "If someone deliberately used a beggar to replace Wu Zhouce, it would really take a lot of effort."

Governor Cao glanced at the yamen runner, who immediately said, "I will go check right now to see if that old beggar is still in the front street."

He ran out.

Yan Ruyu smelled that faint fragrance still there.

And it's a little thicker than outside.

This scent... is somewhat familiar.

Where have you smelled it?

Yan Ruyu couldn't remember for a moment.

Apart from the corpse, there were no other traces in the cell. Yan Ruyu guessed that the person who changed the prisoner did not enter the cell at all.

Wu Zhouce definitely wants to go out, and would jump at the chance to escape. If the person who replaced him was the old beggar, he wouldn't reject it. Firstly, they must have negotiated the terms, and secondly, he has accommodation and food here, so why not?

If both parties are willing, there will be no fighting or entanglement.

"Let's go."

Yan Ruyu turned and walked out, "Sir, call all the people who were on duty last night."

The jailer who was on duty last night went back to rest after handing over his shift early in the morning. There was a wedding banquet in the governor's mansion today, and Governor Cao specially prepared several tables for his subordinates. No matter if they were legal advisors, constables, or jailers, everyone had a share.

So today after the handover they did not go back, but went to help in the back.

As soon as they heard about this, they came over and lined up outside.

When they saw Governor Cao, they all felt guilty and bowed to admit their mistakes.

"Sir, it was my fault for being negligent. Please forgive me."

Now that things have come to this, it would be futile for Governor Cao to blame or punish them any further. The most urgent task is to get to the bottom of the matter.

"First, remember this beating," said Governor Cao. "I'll give you a chance to make amends. Think carefully about what happened yesterday and see if there's anything unusual."

Yan Ruyu reminded: "Think about whether there is anything special, for example, the taste, or the sound, or what you ate."

The jailers thought for a while, and one of them said, "I seemed to hear a rustling sound. At first I thought it was raining, and I asked Lao Li if it was raining."

An older jailer said, "Yes, he asked me. When I came in from outside, it wasn't raining. I said, it's almost snowing in the middle of winter, how could it rain?"

"Yes, that's what I said."

It really won't rain at this moment, could it be the yamen runner's illusion?

Yan Ruyu doesn't think so.

At this time, another yamen runner said: "I did hear the rustling sound, and I thought it was raining."

A few more people nodded to indicate that they had heard it.

"What else? Think about it again," Yan Ruyu guided them to recall, "Does anyone see anyone approaching that cell?"

Everyone frowned and thought hard, and finally shook their heads.

"Princess, after I knew it wasn't raining, I can't seem to remember anything else. I don't have any impression of what happened afterwards."

Someone started to speak, and the others also looked puzzled.

"It doesn't matter, just say whatever you want to say, regardless of right or wrong, as long as it's your true feelings at the time."

Yan Ruyu looked calm and gentle, which relieved much of their previous nervousness and worry.

"What Liu Touer said was right. After I heard the sound that sounded like it was raining... I don't remember a lot of things. Thinking back, it was just before dawn when I heard someone ringing the night watch. I felt like I had just woken up from a nap, but I clearly wasn't sleeping."

"That's true. We on night duty never sleep. Even if we feel really sleepy, we will switch shifts. There will always be someone awake."

"At that time, everyone seemed to be asleep, but when I woke up, I was sitting up with the cup in my hand. I wasn't asleep."

"So you guys are the same? I thought I was the only one. I'm so sleepy that I'm hysterical."

We didn't communicate before because we didn't know what had happened. We just thought we were sleepy and dazed for a while, and didn't take it seriously.

Now it seems that something is indeed wrong.

Yan Ruyu wrote these down and asked, "What about the smell? Do you smell anything?"

Everyone looked at each other, thought for a moment and shook their heads.

"The smell in the prison is already bad, there is nothing good about it. If there is a special smell, we should remember it."

"Who prepared the tea we used last night?"

"It's poured from the kettle. The tea in the prison is simple. It's all coarse tea bought. Although it's a bit broken, it's cheap. If you grab a handful, you won't fall asleep easily."

"If there was water in the pot, they would not have poured it out this morning. They would have continued to drink it."

What this means is, if it was a problem with the tea, then they felt something strange when they drank it last night, and people who drank it this morning felt something strange as usual.

But this morning everything went as normal, nothing wrong happened.

It can be seen that it is not about tea.

"How was dinner?" Huo Changhe asked.

"Your Highness, you may not know that it gets dark early here and the shift has not changed yet when we have dinner, so everyone has dinner on their own," explained Governor Cao.

Yan Ruyu listened carefully and found that the only thing that was problematic was the rustling sound that sounded like rain.

"If there's nothing else, everyone can go their separate ways. If you think of anything else, feel free to tell me."

"Yes."

The bailiff who had just run away came back panting and reported: "My Lord, Princess, that old beggar... is gone as expected."

Yan Ruyu nodded: "I understand."

Turning around and walking out, Huo Changhe whispered, "Don't worry, even if Wu Zhouchuan escapes from prison, he won't give up looking for that book. There are silver ingots over there, and as long as he goes there, we can catch him."

"Once we catch him, we will know who saved him."

Yan Ruyu groaned: "I think so too."

"Send a message to Yinding, asking him to pay more attention. If Wu Zhouce shows up, he should also make sure to see if anyone is following him. Don't alert the enemy."

"it is good."

Yan Ruyu was silent for a moment and said, "I think this matter should be related to the destruction of the Wu family."

Huo Changhe said slowly: "If so, it is really a big deal."

The two left Cao's house and were about to get on the carriage when Song Ping stepped forward quickly and said in a low voice, "My Lord, Princess, there is news from the princess at the post station."

He then handed over a note.

Yan Ruyu took it, unfolded it and looked at it, her eyes narrowed immediately.

"When was this delivered?"

"just now."

Yan Ruyu's heart was pounding and her fingers tightened unconsciously.

Huo Changhe took the note, which had only one line of words on it: "Be careful of strangers."

Alien? What is an alien?

Huo Changhe didn't understand it for a moment and wanted to ask Yan Ruyu, but saw that Yan Ruyu's face was pale and her expression was serious and tense.

He suddenly thought, strange people? Could it be... someone like Ruyu?

His heart suddenly trembled.