Conan's physique? The Crown Princess is involved in a murder case again

This time, even the genius doctor Du Huaigu was helpless and could only use silver needles to acupuncture points and prescribe medicine in the hope of slowing down the spread of the poison.

Jing Zhichen's condition became more and more serious, to the point that everyone in the Eastern Palace was in a panic. The palace maids and eunuchs who had received Jing Zhichen's favor cried every day, fearing that something might happen to the prince.

Dusk passed and morning came, and in the blink of an eye, it was already the ninth day predicted by Du Huaigu.

One more day and nothing will change.

On this day, the atmosphere in the palace was particularly depressing.

After experiencing the panic of the past few days, Emperor Yan Ning has now regained his former composure and calmness, but his eyes are full of bloodshot, obviously he has not had a good rest in the past few days.

After the court meeting was over, he returned to the East Palace with a gloomy face, and the place where he discussed state affairs with several important ministers was also moved to the main hall of the East Palace.

"Your Majesty, the drought in Lizhou..."

The Minister of Works was just talking about something when he saw a palace maid rushing in in a panic and reporting excitedly.

"Your Majesty, Eunuch Cui wants to see you! He said that the Crown Prince was poisoned, and the real culprit behind it has finally been found!"

As soon as the palace maid finished speaking, everyone in the hall was startled, and then their faces showed joy.

Emperor Yan Ning stood up suddenly and said excitedly.

"Quick, let Cui Detao in!"

The palace maid nodded in agreement and immediately summoned Cui Detao to come in.

After a while, Cui Detao walked in with a solemn expression. After bowing respectfully, he presented the case with both hands.

"Your Majesty, I have accomplished your mission. Over the past few days, I have investigated one by one and have basically identified the suspect. However... this matter involves many people, and I dare not delay. I respectfully ask Your Majesty to make the decision."

Emperor Yanning took the case with a serious expression and quickly read through it.

His eyes quickly swept across the case, and the doubt between his brows gradually turned into solemnity, and finally turned into a hint of anger.

By the end, his voice was filled with indescribable shock and anger.

"Someone from Fengyi Palace?!"

Fengyi Palace, that’s where the successor to Queen Xiao Lu lives.

Cui Detao nodded and said without hesitation:

"That's right. The person who poisoned the Queen is a second-class maid in Fengyi Palace, called Nanny Lin. Nanny Lin is not close to the Queen, but... there is no grudge between them. Why would she poison the Crown Prince for no reason? I think this matter is very strange."

Emperor Yanning's face turned pale, he held the case tightly in his hand and asked.

"Are you sure this person is the one who poisoned you?"

After Cui Detao nodded, he carefully explained the whole story to Emperor Yan Ning.

"That day, I followed the instructions of the Crown Princess and started a secret investigation from the matter of the lost key. I initially locked onto more than ten palaces. The only person who might match the footsteps on the day of the crime, the time of the crime, the strange behavior, and the possibility of contact with poisons is Nanny Lin.

Moreover, a palace maid witnessed Nanny Lin burning something in the middle of the night after the incident. Although she was not caught, her behavior was extremely strange! Later, I specially asked the Jinyiwei to secretly investigate Nanny Lin's residence and found the nightgown.

There is also some plant juice that was accidentally smeared on this clothing. Although the smell is light, it is indeed mulberry leaf juice after being checked by the Imperial Medical Bureau. I think it was smeared on it in a hurry when committing the crime. The color of the nightgown is not obvious, so this important evidence was overlooked. "

Emperor Yanning smiled coldly, his eyes filled with cold light.

"Go, bring Nanny Lin here to me. I want to interrogate her personally! The crown prince is related to the foundation of the country. No matter who it is, I will never forgive anyone who harms the crown prince, and the same goes for the queen!"

After Emperor Yanning finished speaking, the Jinyiwei left as ordered.

Unexpectedly, when the Jinyiwei came back to report, he looked embarrassed.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. When I went to arrest Nanny Lin, she had already committed suicide out of fear of punishment. Before she died, she left a letter in blood, admitting her guilt. She regretted and felt guilty these days and couldn't sleep at night, so she died to apologize. She also said that no one instructed her to do this, and she was just dissatisfied with the Crown Prince's reprimand for her."

Emperor Yanning's face turned pale, he threw the blood letter to the ground and cursed angrily.

"Bastard!"

Seeing Emperor Yanning so angry, the officials who came to discuss the matter looked at each other, and for a moment, they didn't know what to say.

How could this be such a coincidence?

As soon as the Eastern Palace found out something, the Fengyi Palace was just about to "die to atone for its crime". When the Jinyiwei went there, the body was still warm. How could a second-class nanny get information this fast?

I originally thought that the empress dowager of Fengyi Palace was just a little harsh in her daily methods, but I didn't expect that she would dare to attack the empress's legitimate son. She is really a ruthless character!

But it is also true that if anything happened to the Crown Prince, wouldn't the one who would benefit be Prince An, the son of Empress Lu?

Emperor Yan Ning's silence made the atmosphere even more solemn.

It was unknown how long it had been before Emperor Yan Ning's cold voice of inquiry was heard again in the palace.

"The crown prince is related to the foundation of the country. You are all pillars of the country. Why don't you all tell us what you think about Nanny Lin committing suicide out of fear of punishment?"

Everyone looked at each other, all with embarrassed expressions.

Nanny Lin's "suicide out of fear of punishment" was obviously instigated by someone who wanted to make a big thing small.

But now the evidence is conclusive. Although the witness is dead, the physical evidence is still there. It is obviously impossible to cover up the past.

If the investigation is continued, it will inevitably involve Fengyi Palace and even Empress Lu.

No matter what, Empress Lu is the mistress of the harem, and there are countless forces behind her. How dare they, the ministers, speak easily?

The silence of the crowd made Emperor Yan Ning sneer.

"Why? Aren't you all so knowledgeable and sane when handling state affairs on weekdays? Why are you all so dumb now?"

Emperor Yan Ning's tone was full of sarcasm and disdain, making everyone look embarrassed.

At this moment, a clear voice sounded from the corner of the main hall.

"Your Majesty, I think this matter is indeed quite strange. Nanny Lin is only a second-class nanny. Even if she is dissatisfied, she would never have the courage to poison His Royal Highness. Moreover, the timing of the poisoning was chosen so well, it is obvious that someone is behind it. Nanny Lin is just taking the blame for someone else."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was Song Qingyun.

Song Qingyun has always been famous for his upright character. He was originally the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture. Later, he was promoted to the Ministry of Justice for solving the silver needle serial murder case.

In this case, he has some connection with the young couple of Donggong, so it's no wonder that he dared to say this.

The ministers were silent, but Emperor Yanning sneered.

"What a scapegoat! The people in Fengyi Palace are so smart, thinking they can clear themselves of any responsibility by dying? I want to see what tricks are hidden behind this!"

After saying that, Emperor Yan Ning stood up abruptly, strode out, and gave orders in a cold voice.

"How can we rule the world if we can't even clean our own house? My dear ministers, follow me and take a walk to Fengyi Palace!"