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"Do you eat the same thing as Bai Zhi? Why did she suddenly have diarrhea, but you are fine?"

"We ate the same thing, but we didn't eat at the same time. She came first and then me. I don't know why she is busy and my servant is fine, but Bai Zhi's body has always been a little weak, not as strong as my servant. You can also inquire about it." Physician Lu knew that the servants were not talking nonsense."

"So you let Qian Xi replace Bai Zhi?"

"Yes, Qian Xi is also an old man in the Palace of Compassion and Ning. She has always been dedicated and meticulous. Your Excellency does not know that the Empress Dowager is very picky about the people who serve her. Usually only the four major palace ladies and Qian Xi are able to serve her closely. Qing Gui and Su He were not on duty that day, and considering that it was quite late at that time, the maidservant decided to let Qian Xi replace Bai Zhi, and he and the maidservant will serve the Empress Dowager, so it should be fine for one night."

Duan Mingchen was noncommittal, hummed lightly, and signaled Bai Zhi to continue.

"After taking the medicine, the Queen Mother regained her spirits, and asked her servants to read to her for a while. At the end of the Xu Dynasty, Lord Wan Du came to greet the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother chatted with Lord Wan about the situation in Dongchang. It took more than a quarter of an hour before Lord Wan left.

After Governor Wan left, the imperial physician Lu took the queen mother's pulse again, feeling that the queen mother was in a stable condition, and told the servants and Qian Xi to let the queen mother rest early before leaving in peace.

At that time, it was Haishi, and it was time for the queen mother to go to bed, and the slaves and maidservants took care of the queen mother to wash and go to bed.After the queen mother fell asleep, the servant girl left the inner room and lay down on the small couch in the outer room, while Qian Xi stayed outside.

Until the early morning of the next day, just after Yin time, the slaves woke up, thinking that the imperial doctor had told the queen mother to take medicine at this hour, so they went into the room to wake the queen mother up.At this time, the servants realized...the queen mother is cold all over and has lost her breath..."

Zi Kui said, with a sad expression on his face, tears rolling in his eyes.

"The queen mother is ill, won't you go over to check on her condition in the middle of the night?"

"Your Excellency, I don't know. The Queen Mother has been in a bad mood recently, and her sleep is particularly poor. It often takes a long time to fall asleep. If she is fast asleep and is awakened by someone, the Queen Mother will be furious. The Queen Mother once ordered that once she goes to bed, if there is no special Don't disturb the important matters, otherwise you will be severely punished, so after serving the Empress Dowager to sleep, the servants will stay outside at night, unless the Empress Dowager calls me, the servants will not go in."

"From the time when the Empress Dowager went to bed at the beginning of the Hai Dynasty to when you found out that the Empress Dowager was dead, during the three full hours, did you notice anything unusual? For example, was there any unusual movement in the Empress Dowager's room?"

Zi Po shook his head blankly at first, and suddenly seemed to think of something: "Ah! This servant remembered... I slept in a daze at night, and seemed to hear a sound from the inner window."

"When was that?"

"The exact time, I really can't tell you, but I feel... it should be in Zishi."

"You heard the window ringing, why didn't you realize the problem and didn't go in to have a look?"

Zi Kao argued: "I was really sleepy at the time, and the sound was very slight, like the sound of a window being gently closed. This servant thought it was the sound made by that Persian cat. That cat is very psychic, At night, I often open the window and run into the Empress Dowager's room. The Empress Dowager likes it very much and allows it to come and go in and out of the bedroom at will, so the window is usually not fastened, just to make it easier for the cat to come in and out."

When Zi Po said this, he seemed to suddenly understand, and covered his mouth in panic: "My lord, could it be that the voice... was made when the murderer entered the room through the window? My God! I...I actually..."

Zi Ke fell to his knees with a plop, and blamed himself: "I... I didn't do it on purpose, it's all my fault, I slept so hard that I didn't even notice the murderer entered the house, I really deserve to die! Damn!"

With red eye circles, Zi Kui knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Duan Mingchen to plead guilty.

Duan Mingchen took a few glances at her before helping her up and said, "Actually, you don't need to blame yourself so much. If the murderer can avoid the eyes and ears of the Dongchang masters and sneak into the Empress Dowager's bedroom without anyone noticing, he must be a peerless master. Even if you find out, I'm afraid it won't help, and you may even take your life in vain."

After hearing Duan Mingchen's comfort, Zi Po seemed to feel better, wiped away the tears from his eyes with his hands, and stood up straight.

Duan Mingchen waited for Zi Ke to calm down, and continued to ask: "The Queen Mother was found dead on the bed, did you check the Queen Mother's body at that time?"

Zi Ke shook his head: "The queen mother looks very calm, and there is no painful expression on her face. At that time, the slave girl thought that the queen mother died naturally in her sleep. After all, the imperial doctor said the night before that the queen mother's condition is very unstable and may be destroyed at any time. There were repetitions. The servants found out that the Empress Dowager had passed away, and they were also very flustered at the time, so they rushed out to inform the bad news, and then returned to the bedroom, and found a coat for the Empress Dowager to wear."

"You changed the queen mother's clothes, but you didn't find any blood on her body?"

"The Empress Dowager is wearing a snow-white tunic. The clothes are neat, not messy, and there is no blood. So the servant did not take off her tunic, but just put on a tunic."

Having said this, Zi Kui couldn't help but ask, "My lord keeps saying that the queen mother was killed, but how did she kill her? Why can't I see any wounds?"

Duan Mingchen stared at Zi Po, and said without a word: "You really don't know? The Empress Dowager died of being short-blooded with a heavy hand."

Hearing the words, Zi Kui seemed to be stunned for a moment, and immediately said: "So, it is really a martial arts assassin who sneaked into the palace and killed the queen mother..."

"It's too early to make a conclusion at this time." Duan Mingchen took a deep look at her, "One last question: You are the empress dowager's most embarrassing court lady, and the empress dowager was killed. Based on your inference, who is most suspected?"

Zi Ke thought about it carefully, shook his head and said: "This question is too difficult. After all, the queen mother has many enemies both openly and secretly. Wang Momo is still alive, maybe she can provide more clues, but unfortunately... However, the servant boldly guessed that he should be a very powerful person, otherwise he would not have the courage to murder the Queen Mother, and he would not have the ability to arrange assassins to sneak into the palace .”

Duan Mingchen nodded and said, "I've finished asking all my questions. The information you provided is very helpful to us."

Zi Po and Duan Mingchen had a blessing, and said: "The Empress Dowager treats me well, and the servants are grateful, and there is nothing to repay. I only hope that your lord will solve the case as soon as possible, find out the murderer, and avenge the Empress Dowager."

Duan Mingchen said: "Don't worry, girl, this is my responsibility. No matter how complicated the case is, there will always be only one truth."

Zi Kui provided a lot of information, Duan Mingchen quickly recorded some key points, and then asked someone to call Bai Zhi over.

Bai Zhi is the unlucky court lady who eats badly and suffers from diarrhea.After two days, she had basically recovered, but her face was still haggard and sallow, her eyes were dull, and her speech was weak.

Duan Mingchen first cared about Bai Zhi's condition: "Is your health better?"

Bai Zhi showed grateful eyes: "Thank you for your concern, my servant took the medicine given by Imperial Physician Lu, and the diarrhea finally stopped, but the hands and feet are still a little weak, but it is no longer a hindrance."

"The night the Queen Mother had an accident, why did you suddenly vomit and have diarrhea? Did you eat something bad?"

"Don't dare to hide the truth from your lord. In fact, my servant's stomach is not very good. I can't eat meaty and greasy food. I was greedy and ate an extra pork knuckle that night. It may be because of this that I caused diarrhea." Bai Zhi bowed her head in shame, blaming herself Said, "The slave girl pulled too hard that day. Sister Zipo was considerate of me, so she allowed me to go to rest first, and let Qian Xi take the place of my vigil. The slave girl never expected that such an accident would happen that night, and the queen mother said it was gone. In the morning, Zi Ke ran out to tell the bad news, and the servants couldn't believe it was true!"

"Why are you so surprised? The Empress Dowager has been ill for a while and has been in a coma for three days. It is possible that she cannot wake up."

"I don't know, my lord. This servant has been serving the Queen Mother for more than five years. In fact, the Queen Mother has always been in good health. Although she has recently become irritable because of the threatening letter, she said she was gone overnight. Unbelievable."

Duan Mingchen looked at Bai Zhi carefully, and suddenly asked: "Miss Bai Zhi doesn't seem very sad about the Queen Mother's death?"

Bai Zhi didn't expect him to ask such a sincere question, but the queen mother is dead, so even if she said a few words, it would have no effect.

Bai Zhi coughed lowly and said: "I understand what your lord means. Logically speaking, the whole country mourns the death of the Empress Dowager. But to be fair, the maidservant said that it was okay to work in the Palace of Compassion and Ning before. After all, it was in front of the Empress Dowager. They all politely called aunt. However, during this period of time, the empress dowager's temperament changed drastically, and she punished people with severe punishments. No less than 25 people were injured and disabled. Everyone in the palace of compassion lived in panic Among them, no one knows whether the next unlucky person is themselves. Even the servants have the idea of ​​leaving the Palace of Compassion and Peace. Although the servants are not talented, they also hope to survive until the age of [-] and leave the palace safely, and return to their hometown to spend the rest of their lives in peace. .”

Bai Zhi's words were true, and she spoke out the feelings of most of the court ladies. Duan Mingchen thought, this court lady is also frank and straightforward.

Duan Mingchen asked some more about the night when the crime happened. Bai Zhi's statement was basically the same as that of Zi Ke. However, after Xushi, she went back to her room to rest because of persistent diarrhea, and she didn't know what happened afterwards.

Duan Mingchen finally asked: "Who is in charge of managing the Queen Mother's clothes?"

Bai Zhi said: "It's a slave."

Duan Mingchen said: "I need the girl to do one thing. Go to the Queen Mother's bedroom and check the clothes of the Queen Mother to see if there is anything missing."

Although Bai Zhi was puzzled, she faithfully carried out Duan Mingchen's order. It took more than half an hour, Bai Zhi finished counting the Queen Mother's clothes, came out and said to Duan Mingchen: "My lord, I have checked all the servants, and the other clothes are in good condition, it's just the cages. There were originally four silk inner garments in the house, which were made uniformly at the beginning of the year, but now there are only three left, and one is missing. In addition, the cage seems to have been opened by someone, and every time the servants finished arranging the clothes, They will cover the cage tightly, but when I went to check just now, the cage was not tightly covered, and the corner of a piece of clothing was exposed."

"One piece of underwear is missing?" Duan Mingchen was thoughtful, with some vague thoughts in his mind.

After Bai Zhi reported the situation, Duan Mingchen let her go and sent someone to call Qian Xi over.