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On the first day of May, Xiaoer and others officially entered the palace as errands.

Gu Yuanwu circled around secretly, placed the younger two and five people in five places in the palace, and gave them a task - to secretly investigate the real culprit who poisoned and murdered the prince.

The situation in the palace is complicated. Gu Yuanwu has not found the murderer who assassinated the prince so far, and he doesn't know whether this person hid too deeply, or they ignored some important clues. In short, the person who poisoned him has still not been found.

Now I am in the open and the enemy is in the dark. The prince is like a living target. No one knows what the poisoner will do next. If you don't find the murderer quickly, the prince may be assassinated again at any time.

Xiaoer and the others entered the palace for the first time, and they were the least suspicious, and secretly investigating the matter was considered another way.

"It's your first time working for the prince. This is also a test. Whether you are loyal or not, how capable you are, and whether you can let the prince reuse it all depends on how well you handle this mission." The night before entering the palace, Gu Yuanwu secretly Gathered the younger two and five people together, and confessed: "This matter is very confidential, remember to keep it in your heart, don't tell outsiders, people's hearts are unpredictable, even the closest people should not be trusted. If something happens in the palace No matter what, I can't save you."

In the past few days, Gu Yuanwu has repeatedly said several times, telling Xiao Erwu to be careful, not to act recklessly, and to notify him as soon as possible if there is any disturbance, and not to act without authorization, etc.

"This medicine, take it." Gu Yuanwu took out a porcelain bottle from the sleeve of his robe, uncovered the sealed agate stopper, and poured out five vermilion pills.

The pill was red all over and was only the size of a grain of rice. Xiaoer and the others took it and looked at Gu Yuanwu with doubts on their faces.

Gu Yuanwu didn't hide anything, and said bluntly: "This medicine is called Bairihong. If you don't take the antidote regularly after taking it, you will feel great pain all over your body after a hundred days. The pain lasts for twelve hours, and finally you vomit blood and die. This medicine, It's poison."

poison?

Yunxiu's hand trembled, and she almost threw the pill in her hand on the ground.Even getting drunk was frightened, Zhao Qing's expression froze, he just sneered and put the pill into his mouth.

Xiao Er held the pill with his right hand, heard Gu Yuanwu's words, pressed the round pill with his left index finger, and rolled it back and forth.

Poison, what a big gift.

"You must not let anyone know that you are working for the prince. Remember, it is anyone, even today. If your identity is exposed, even if you commit suicide, you cannot admit the prince. If someone is greedy for life and fears death, and involves the prince, Needless to say about your own fate, your family, big and small, not only your parents and brothers, but also relatives, offspring, and old neighbors in the same village will be buried with you. Since you are loyal to the crown prince, you must be loyal and turn your back on the master What is the end, I don't need to warn you again."

Gu Yuanwu's tone was not high, and his voice was very gentle, but the words he said still sent chills down the backs of the juniors.

After explaining everything, Gu Yuanwu said: "As long as you serve the prince faithfully, I will send someone to deliver the antidote to you on time."

After finishing speaking, he took out another thing, a few small purses made of bright red brocade, embroidered with multicolored silk threads in some new patterns, and pulled out the drawstring, each with ten golden lockets inside.

The prunes were made into the shapes of plum blossoms and begonias, each was delicate and beautiful, the molds were carved meticulously, and the prunes made were also delicate, except for Zhao Qing, Xiaoer and the others had never seen such a beautifully made thing.

"Everyone in the palace has a pair of rich eyes. This thing is not worth much, but it can finally help you resist for a while when you are in trouble."

No one answered, Xiao Er and the others stood quietly without even glancing into their wallets.

"We are low-ranking officials, and we only have one or two taels of silver a month when we enter the palace. Eunuch's things are too expensive. If they are placed on us, if someone sees them, it will be another piece of criminal evidence."

Xiao Er spoke of humility, but Zhao Qing couldn't bear it, and when Xiao Er finished speaking, he bowed and said, "If Eunuch has nothing else to say, I'll take my leave first."

Turning back and pulling Xiao Er and Lian Zui, Zhao Qing turned around and left.Yunxiu supported Ma Cheng, and hurriedly followed him out.

After the five children left the house, Gu Yuanwu laughed, "These children really hate me."

The poison was collected, but the gold was not. It was obvious that you didn't want to be slapped by Gu Yuanwu and then rewarded with a sweet date. If you want to show both kindness and power, you can use money to bribe someone after intimidating them.

Gu Yuanwu laughed, feeling a rare joy in his heart.Young and frivolous, it is inevitable that they place too much value on their face and integrity. Xiao Er and the others are only in their teens, and they don't have deep plans. They also know that Gu Yuanwu is in the middle of employing people at this time, and they will not do anything to them, so they simply give it to them. Gu Yuanwu turned around and refuted his face cleanly.

Even after suffering so many humiliations and grievances, it was rare for Gu Yuanwu to still have such arrogance.It seemed that he was right. After these children entered the palace, they would definitely bring him countless unexpected surprises.

Gu Yuanwu felt much lighter, took a pen and paper, and recorded a detailed list of the eyeliners assigned to each palace and courtyard this time, and sealed it with wax after writing, Wang Kong clapped his hands, and there was no sound on the beam immediately On the ground, a samurai in black was thrown down.

The man covered his face with a black veil, leaving only his eyebrows and eyes.He couldn't see his true face, only the light flickering under his pair of phoenix eyes, his eyes seemed to have two clusters of flames, scorching and shining.

"Send this to Duanhua Palace." Gu Yuanwu handed the list he just wrote to the man in black.

The man in black took the list without answering. He walked to the door and listened intently to the movement outside. Then he pushed open the door, turned over on the roof, and flew towards the Duanhua Palace. Then disappeared into the night.