Pet official

Mo Zheng was startled suddenly, suddenly realized in his heart.

If Ruan Yunqing hadn't said that Yuan Youjiang's clothes were worn in the wrong direction, Mo Zheng would have been almost thrown away. According to the usual habit of people when dressing, the right lapel is pressed against the left lapel, the two lapels intersect, and then tied with a lapel rope. Tight, but the clothes on Yuan Youjiang's body, the left lapel is pressed against the right lapel, and it is not fastened, only the big belt around the waist is barely tightening the robe.

No wonder he always felt that something was wrong when he tested Yuan Youjiang just now. It turns out that the problem lies here.

Xiao Pei also looked in the direction of Ruan Yunqing's finger, and he saw that the collar of the royal blue eunuch's uniform worn by Yuan Youjiang was reversed from left to right, completely contrary to people's usual habit of straightening the right lapel when dressing.

And not only the coat, but also the inner cotton inner coat, silk and linen coat, etc., are all worn in the opposite direction just like the outer coat.

Ruan Yunqing looked at it for a while, and frowned more and more, "But it doesn't explain anything in detail. Master Yuan was restless before he died, and he may have worn the wrong clothes in a panic."

Xiao Pei's face turned pale, he nodded tremblingly, and repeatedly said yes, "Yes, the master must have worn it wrong."

But Mo Zheng felt that something was wrong, "No, if he is said to be restless, the expression on his face is by no means like one who is restless and unwilling to die. Look at him, his face is peaceful, his eyebrows are relaxed, Isn't it strange that you don't even have the stare and tongue out that a hanged person should have?"

Ruan Yunqing had never seen a dead person, but Mo Zheng had seen them a lot. It was rare to see such a peaceful face after death, unless it was the end of life.

"Well, if you only talk about this, I know the reason..."

Xiao Pei faltered and spoke, and both of Ruan Yunqing turned their heads and asked him what he knew.

Xiao Pei hesitated for a while, then walked to the table, took a copper incense burner from above, and said softly: "When you came in, didn't you smell the smell in this room? It's strange?"

Ruan Yunqing and Mo Zheng looked at each other, since they entered the outhouse, they were dizzy from the strong fragrance in the fragrance room, and when they got here, they still felt the fragrance in their noses lingering for a long time, how could they distinguish any other smells.

Xiao Pei lifted the lid of the incense burner, pushed the incense ash away with his fingers, and smelled it carefully.With a look of sorrow on his face, he brought the incense burner to Ruan Yunqing, choked up and said, "When the master died, he lit 'quelihong' in this room. After burning this incense, it can soothe people's minds, but if the spices If there is too much of it, the taste will become a poison that paralyzes the nerves. It can make people feel no pain when needles are pricked, and the knife will not feel the cut. Before the master died, he put all the remaining Quelihong in the incense burner and ignited it. The spice became After taking the poison, he felt no pain after inhaling it, and it is not surprising that his face did not become hideous after death."

"It turns out that the master has long been prepared to apologize with death, no wonder he these days... If I found out earlier, the master might not have to... Woo... It's all my fault..."

Xiao Pei began to cry again, sobbing, the more he cried, the more sad he became.Mo Zheng felt impatient and wanted to tell him not to cry, but his relative had just died, so it was really unreasonable.He listened patiently, and stared at the young man who was not much lower than him, sobbing that his shoulders shrugged, and he was almost out of breath.

Holding the incense burner in his hand, Ruan Yunqing studied it carefully for a long while, when suddenly his heart moved.He put down the incense burner, pulled Xiao Pei over, and asked him, "Does the spice you mentioned really have such a powerful effect?"

Xiao Pei sniffed, nodded and said, "Of course it's true. It's this time, why am I lying to you? These spices are developed by my master himself over the years. I have been with him for several years I only learned a little bit about it. I watched the master refine and grind four or five kinds of spices, and then made it into a blank. We have tried each other's effects several times, and I naturally have a deep understanding of the effect. experience."

Ruan Yunqing hurriedly asked: "Then what else? Is it possible to kill people with the smell of these spices?"

Xiao Pei stopped crying all of a sudden, he stared at Ruan Yunqing, speechless for a while.

Biting his lip, Xiao Pei showed a wry smile, and he murmured, "I knew it, I still can't hide it from you..."

Turning his head to look at Yuan Youjiang who was on the bed, Xiao Pei suddenly turned his heart to the side, and confessed to Ruan Yunqing: "Master once made a kind of spice, after inhaling it, it can make people fall asleep all the time."

Can't wake up often?

Ruan Yunqing and Mo Zheng thought of the prince at the same time, isn't this symptom the same as when the prince was poisoned?

"This spice? You, you mean... your master is..."

Xiao Pei was speechless, and only nodded slightly, "Master didn't say it clearly, but according to my guess, it's almost the same."

Ruan Yunqing's heart was agitated. On the one hand, he was delighted to find the real culprit, and on the other hand, he was shocked that the real culprit turned out to be Xiao Pei's master. These two emotions prevailed almost at the same time. For a moment, Ruan Yunqing really didn't know whether he was happy or not. Still sad.

Mo Zheng was anxious for a long time, he stepped forward, grabbed Xiao Pei by the skirt, picked him up, and asked sharply: "You already knew that your master was the murderer who assassinated the prince, why didn't you report it? What's the use of saying it now? You know, if Ning Bai hadn't thought of such a method of bloodletting and removing poison, His Highness the Crown Prince would have been almost killed by you!"

Mo Zheng's face was ruthless, and Xiao Pei's face turned pale with fright. He cried tremblingly, "I guessed all this! When the master did these things, I didn't know about it. Just think about such a confidential matter, how could he shout?" Everyone knows? I also realized that something was wrong because I saw him in a trance all day long, and after the prince was poisoned, he was haunted by nightmares every day."

There is some truth to this statement.Mo Zhengqian was angry for a while, feeling so bored, he let go of Xiao Pei, let out a yell, turned and went straight to Yuan Youjiang who was on the bed, "If I don't smash this dog thief into ten thousand pieces today, I won't be able to get rid of my hatred! "

Xiao Peifei rushed forward, stopped in front of Yuan Youjiang's body, and begged in a low voice: "No, I beg you, no matter how big he is, he is also my master. Now that everyone else is dead, don't you Are you willing to let him go? Besides, the master must have been coerced, he is so scared, he must have been coerced!"

Mo Zheng sneered, is it natural for him to do something that hurts nature and reason when he is forced to do so?How many people in the world are forced to be helpless, if this is the case, wouldn't there be no kingly law?

Ruan Yunqing came over in a hurry to persuade Mo Zheng. Doing these things at this time will not help the matter. With this time, it is better to let Xiao Pei explain the cause and effect in detail.

Dissuading Mo Zheng aside, Ruan Yunqing asked Xiao Pei how he found out that Yuan Youjiang was the one who poisoned him.

Xiao Pei just shed tears, but he couldn't say anything else. Who ordered Yuan Youjiang and why he poisoned and murdered the crown prince? have no idea.

Mo Zheng was about to go mad with anger, he was so angry that he stepped forward a few times, wanting to give Xiao Pei a hard time, and let him tell the mastermind behind the scenes.Ruan Yunqing was afraid that Mo Zheng would be frightened, so Xiao Pei was even more unwilling to talk, so she hurriedly dragged him to the outside room, comforted him for a while, then changed the subject, talked about other things first, and then asked him about the poisoning.

After talking for a long time, Xiao Pei still insisted that he didn't know.

Ruan Yunqing questioned for a while, and felt that Xiao Pei didn't seem to be lying.When Yuan Youjiang did these things, the less people knew about them, the better.It was because Xiao Pei had been with him for a long time that he discovered some clues. As for the specific details, maybe even Xiao Pei himself was still confused.

Ruan Yunqing sighed, seeing that Xiao Pei was startled and frightened, his eyes were swollen from crying, and couldn't bear to ask any more questions.I thought in my heart that there is no need to worry, since there is a poisoner, the envoy behind will check slowly, and there will always be a clue.

After persuading Xiao Pei for a while, we went back to the inner room with him.

Ruan Yunqing asked Xiao Pei what kind of spice Yuan Youjiang made.

Ruan Yunqing has always been thinking about the prince's body, and Song Ju's body is still poisoned. If he can find out what kind of poison he has at this time, Ning Bai will be able to prescribe the right medicine and find a cure for the poison as soon as possible.

"Do you recognize the spice you mentioned that makes people sleepy?"

Xiao Pei nodded, sobbing, and said: "Why don't you recognize it. The spice was originally used to soothe the nerves and help sleep. I tried it a few times, and it worked very well. Later, I don't know what the master put in it, but it turned out like that In those days, I often saw the master come back from the storehouse after catching some little mice, and asked him what to do, but he didn’t say anything, just stayed in the room all day, tossing these mice and a bunch of spices. After a while, every Every night, he would take some things and bury them in the bushes behind the house. Once I was really curious, so I secretly followed behind the master and opened up the place where he buried things, only to see..."

Little Pei paused for a moment, showing a look of horror, "There are some little mice that have just grown hair. The mice are covered with dirt, and there is a faint fragrance on them. I smell it, and it is the smell of spices." The little mouse's limbs are limp and its head drooping. I thought it was dead, but when I hold it in my hand, its body is still warm, and its belly rises and falls slightly, obviously still breathing."

"I saw that it wasn't dead, so I quietly brought it back to my room, thinking about how to revive it," Xiao Pei shook his head lightly, crying, "It didn't work! I tried everything, but nothing happened. I can't wake it up... Not long after the little mouse died, the crown prince had an accident, and his symptoms after being poisoned were almost the same as it. Only then did I know that the master made that kind of spice to kill people! "

Xiao Pei's eyes were blank, he stared blankly into the distance, and muttered incessantly: "I'm scared! I'm so scared, I don't dare to ask the master what's going on. I really hate myself, maybe I should have done it earlier If you ask, the master will not die..."

Tears rolled down again, Xiao Pei couldn't stop crying, he begged Ruan Yunqing: "Yunqing, I know you have an idea, you save the master, he has a very good heart, and he is so kind to me. He You are definitely not a bad person, you must have a reason for doing this kind of thing. You must help me. No matter what, you must help me leave a whole body for the master!"

Killing the prince with poison is a crime of extermination.If it is really confirmed that Yuan Youjiang is indeed the person who poisoned, then let alone his body, even his family's ancestral grave will have to be looted.

Ruan Yunqing smiled wryly, he is a little servant, how can he have such superb means to influence the court's laws.

Wiping Xiao Pei's tears, Ruan Yunqing persuaded: "Your master has done something wrong, and you should be punished. Don't be too sad. Since this matter has nothing to do with you, if anyone asks you in the future, you should just say what you are." I don’t even know, so as not to pursue it when the time comes, even you will be implicated.”

Xiao Pei nodded and thanked Ruan Yunqing repeatedly.

Ruan Yunqing waved his hand, finally persuaded him not to cry, and then asked: "Where is the spice now? But it has been destroyed by your master?"