I don't know if Changsun Ke's aura is too frightening, or Tan Zhuoer is consciously guilty.In short, before Changsun Ke could speak again, Tan Zhuoer tilted his head and passed out again.

Anyway, it was a strong witness, and it was finally delivered to the door. Wei Zhao couldn't let her have any troubles, so he quickly asked the little maid to help her to the bed, and then asked old doctor Lin to make a good diagnosis and treatment.

Then, under Changsun Ke's sharp gaze, he hurried back to Guiyunyuan.

He asked Xiaolou to quickly bring up the iced mulberry, and brought it to Changsun Ke courteously, and said with a flattering smile, "You haven't returned for two days, you must be exhausted."

Only then did Changsun Ke feel that there was a lot of irony in his heart.It's true that Wei Zhao is too attractive, there are always some crazy bees and butterflies thinking about it, which is very annoying.

Changsun Ke responded bluntly, and glanced at Mulberry.Wei Zhao understood immediately, squeezed a mulberry and handed it to Changsun Ke's mouth.

The cool, sour and sweet juice spread out in the mouth, and the anger in the chest immediately dissipated a lot.

Changsun Ke said worriedly: "Last year it was rainy and rainy, but this year it is dry and rainless, and the weather is hotter than previous years. I am afraid there will be a severe drought."

Wei Zhao sat down on the rocking chair, thinking far away: "Last year there were floods and military disasters, and this year there was a drought. The situation has not been good for several years in a row. The emperor used troops against Beiyan again. Taxes have been increased everywhere, and people's lives have become more and more difficult." He turned his head and glanced at Chang Sun Ke: "Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"

"It's nothing, I just found some things and went to Yongzhou. Seeing the drought in the fields, I felt it."

Yongzhou is not far from Shengjing, and it takes less than a day to ride back and forth on horseback.

"Is it related to that roster?"

Changsun Ke should be.

"I focused on checking the palace maids in the roster. There were 25 people in total. Eight died in the palace chaos at the end of Chu, nine were released from the palace by Emperor Wu, and the remaining eight died of illness. Only three are still in the palace. One of them worked as a needlework nurse in Chunhua Palace of Concubine Zhao, one worked as a maid in charge of the Huanyi Bureau, and the other worked as an envoy in the Medical Bureau. The other nine people who were released from the palace were compared with the roster of the Chu Palace. According to the identities search recorded in the above, there are seven people whose identities can be found, six of them are dead, and one is a farmer in his hometown. The two people found no such person and disappeared."

Wei Zhao counted with his fingers, and said, "That means there are only four court ladies who are still alive and whose traces can be found on the roster we got."

"That's right. But based on the information you found after the queen was poisoned, Sun Wenpo's identity is suspicious."

Wei Zhao sat up straight: "What did you find?"

"I said earlier that these people on Empress Xun's roster will never escape the fate of spies. That is to say, those who were released from the palace temporarily lost contact with their masters due to the war. But there are also high-level spies among them. Under the command of the master, they can still lurk independently. From this point of view, it is very likely that the two people who disappeared without a trace re-arranged new identities for themselves after being released from the palace, and then entered the palace when Emperor Wu was recruiting servants."

"And the palace has certain requirements on the age of the servants. If they can enter the palace again, it means that the palace changes happened when the two of them first entered the Chu Palace. It was only a year before and after Emperor Wu entered the palace. The age of the person is still within the required range. It just matches the two people whose traces cannot be found."

Wei Zhao was puzzled: "What does that have to do with Sun Wenpo?"

Changsun Ke said unhurriedly: "The age of maids entering the palace is between thirteen and 15 years old, and those who have no fault at the age of 25 can be released from the palace. It has been 30 years since the first year of Emperor Wudi. The first batch of entrants The maids of the palace were released from the palace as early as 20 years ago, except for those who were favored by the master, served for life, or served as female officials in the palace. But how many of these people can there be?"

"Sun Wenpo entered the palace at the age of 15, just stepping on the upper age limit. She was released from the palace at the age of 25 and married into a wealthy family in Wangjia Village. Because she was a palace maid in the Palace of Traditional Chinese Medicine, she was proficient in medical theory. After returning to her hometown, she became a stable woman. At the age of 35, Li Huai's palace recruited Wen Po, and Sun Wen Po was among them. Princess Changle was delivered by Sun Wen Po. When Li Huai ascended the throne, Sun Wen Po also Followed into the palace."

Wei Zhao frowned and thought about it: "It seems that everything can be explained, and there is no problem found."

Changsun Ke said: "Apart from Grandma Sun Wen, there are three palace maids left over from Emperor Wu's dynasty to the present. The origins of these three people can be ascertained. Only Po Sun Wen has doubts. She read books when she entered the palace. It says that they are from Sunjia Village, Linshui County, Yongzhou. However, after investigation, there is indeed such a family in Sunjia Village, but this family has only two sons and no daughter. Asking the old local villagers, I learned that the girl from the Sun family fled She came here and was homeless, so she was adopted by the Sun family as an adopted daughter. After half a year, she was called into the palace. Therefore, the people of the Sun family village have a very low impression of Sun Wenpo. Even the two sons of the Sun family have no idea about her Not impressed."

"Anyway, the Sun family and his wife adopted her, gave her a bite to eat when everyone was starved of food, and raised her for half a year. Since she has the opportunity to leave the palace, she should visit her due to reason and reason. And never People in Wangjia Village know that Sun Wenpo is a warm-hearted woman who is kind and gracious. If so, how could she forget her adoptive father's family completely? From this point of view, she has no affection for the couple of the Sun family. Not even grateful."

Wei Zhao patted the table: "You mean she is deliberately avoiding the Sun family."

"That's right. She used the excuse that her parents were dead, and she had a large amount of money and rewards accumulated in the palace. If she could marry such a woman, the Wang family would like to confess her. How could she mention her family for no reason. If the poor Although the Sun family adopted her kindly, they did not want to ask for anything from her. After so many years, the weak girl might have passed away long ago. Life at home is hard, so naturally they never I want to find an adopted daughter who has no blood relationship."

"It is indeed reasonable for you to say that, but how can you be sure that Sun Wenpo is on the list?"

Chang Sun Ke lowered his eyes, stroked his fingers, and said with a faint smile, "Because I found Wang Quan, the son of Sun Wenpo." He was working in a farm in Yongzhou.In addition to a few tenants, this farm also raised many displaced teenagers and girls. "

Wei Zhao was startled: "Do you suspect that these people are spies trained by them?"

"It's not doubt, it's certainty. Don't forget what I do."

People of the same kind have a very sensitive sense of smell, and Chang Sun Ke is experienced and has a vicious vision.No movement could escape his eyes.

"These talents were admitted to Zhuangzi not long ago. They should be the people who were displaced by the disaster last year. As far as Xun Yi knows, when Emperor Wei of Chu fled to the south, Empress Xun trained spies to get on track. And when the country was destroyed, the spies in the palace suffered heavy losses. These Without Empress Xun's instructions, people can only lurk temporarily. After the complete destruction of Chu State, these people have no leader and gradually disperse. Even if there are high-level spies loyal to Empress Xun, their strength is weak after all."

"Based on my intuition, when Princess Yiyang got the secret order manual and took over this part of the spies, the results should be much worse than she imagined. Otherwise, they would not have trained spies in that village so hastily. This shows that They don't have many people available right now."

Wei Zhao heaved a sigh of relief: "If this is the case, it is good news. Since Sun Wenpo is a secret agent of the Chu State, could it be that the poisoning of the eldest sister was caused by Princess Yiyang? Doctor Liu, and Yuxiu Palace No matter how Eunuch Ming investigates, he can't find the mastermind behind it. If Princess Yiyang did it, everything would make sense. But there is still a little doubt..."

Wei Zhao told Changsun Ke what Tan Zhuoer said, and told him about the efficacy of silver needles he had discovered.

"We have never been able to determine whether the silver needles of Imperial Physician Chen have been quenched with medicinal liquid."

Changsun Ke knocked on the table and said: "Except for the silver needle, no other abnormalities were found in Yongning Palace. Since we can't be sure, it's better to start with Zhao's family. Zhao Tong offered the prescription to Xiao Zhang. Xiao Zhang wanted to secure his position and curry favor with him." Concubine Zhao, it is not impossible to dedicate the prescription to Concubine Zhao."

Wei Zhaodao: "Although Tan Zhuo'er can be a witness, Dr. Tan's medicine box has been detained by the Zhao family, and the silver needles that have been quenched with medicine may have been disposed of long ago. We have to find someone who changed Dr. Tan's needle pack."

Changsun Ke nodded: "There are still 27 internal eunuchs on the roster who have not been investigated. Find out their identities as soon as possible, and take precautions as soon as possible."

The two discussed for a while, and the division of labor was clear, and they went about their own business.

Dr. Tan has only a family of three, and the population is simple.Mrs. Tan advocates frugality, and there is only a cooking woman and a little maid in the family.After Dr. Tan returned home from the medical clinic, he often studied pulse cases and studied medical skills in his study.The medicine box will also be placed in the study for easy organization.There are many valuable classics and medical records in his study, which he cleans every day.Even Mrs. Tan never took a step into the study.If Dr. Tan is not in the study, he is used to locking the study.

According to Tan Zhuoer, Dr. Tan encountered a difficult illness before and had been staying in the study for more than ten days.This indirectly ruled out the fact that the family members were bribed to exchange needle packs.Apart from family members, the only people who are closest to Dr. Tan are the doctors and staff of Tongjitang.

Doctor Tan is the most famous doctor in Tongjitang, but there are also several doctors under Doctor Tan who are good at women's diseases, but they are not as famous as Doctor Tan.After Dr. Tan's accident, Tongjitang pushed Dr. Zhou out.

Wei Zhao came to Tongji Hall again, Huang Qi had sharp eyes, saw Wei Zhao hastily put down his work and greeted him, and asked with a smile, "Did you invite Dr. Tan?"

Wei Zhao shook his head discouraged, and said, "I heard from neighbors that Dr. Tan's family has returned home."

Huang Qi also showed a look of disappointment: "That's a pity. But Ma'am has serious matters, Dr. Tan is not here, why don't you invite Dr. Zhou."

Wei Zhao rolled his eyes and said, "My wife has a weird temperament. I heard that Dr. Tan lost his temper with me for a while after he left Shengjing. It's useless to scold me, and he can't even invite a doctor. She also said that if the baby is born Whatever the problem, I must look it up. So you have to be cautious when asking the doctor, for fear that my wife will get into a corner and hurt the reputation of Tongjitang doctor."

Huang Qi glanced at Wei Zhao sympathetically, and said, "Don't worry, Dr. Zhou's medical skills are not inferior to Dr. Tan's, but he is a bit rigid and disliked." He said reluctantly: "If Dr. Zhou is not good, Then there is only Doctor Wei."

Wei Zhao saw his awkwardness, and was curious for a moment, so he asked, "Look at your expression, what's wrong with Dr. Wei?"

Huang Qi hurriedly tugged at his sleeve: "Keep your voice low, if someone overhears me, I will be punished."

Wei Zhao was also made nervous by him, he hurriedly moved his head and asked softly, "Tell me?"

Huang Qi glanced at him in embarrassment, sighed, and said, "There's nothing wrong with that. Dr. Wei is not bad at medicine, but he's not a good person. He always likes to compete with others in everything. On weekdays, Dr. Tan doesn't get along well. , It’s not that Dr. Wei just pried away Dr. Tan’s favorite boy just after Dr. Tan left.”

Wei Zhao rubbed his chin, thinking secretly.

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