Yangyue

At night, the palace is still lit with faint lights.

Qi Zhu walked to Xiao Yangyue's side and asked in a low voice: "My lord, I remember that there was an incense burner in the room where we lived on the Tuhu boat, right? We didn't use the spices sent by the sorceress in those few days. But I also had nightmares."

Henry Zhang's eyes were cold. Before, he only checked the spices in the incense burner. He never thought that the problem was in the incense burner itself. Some people tampered with the base of the incense burner. It was really thoughtful.

Henry Zhang: "Bai Yu."

Bai Yu, who was guarding the door, took a step forward: "Yes."

"Find out what this powder is."

"Yes."

Xiao Yangyue raised her eyes and looked at Qi Zhu, the two went out together in a tacit understanding, and walked towards the bedroom where the King of Minjun lived in the palace these days, and the King of Minjun also had nightmares at night these days, Maybe it was affected by this powder.

When walking out of the palace gate, Qi Zhu pretended to stagger a little on the threshold, and Bai Yu, who was holding half of the incense burner beside him, quickly reached out to help him: "Master Hou, be careful!"

Bai Yu didn't notice, some of the powder from the incense burner in his hand spilled onto Qi Zhu's palm, and he closed his hands calmly.

Qi Zhu stood firm and thanked him.

Henry Zhang glanced back at him, and there was a little impatience in his eyes: "If Lord Hou is not feeling well, you don't have to hold on here."

Qi Zhu: "It's okay, it's just that someone doesn't allow me to eat dinner, and I'm a little hungry."

"Where am I not allowed?" Henry Zhang said slightly annoyed, "I asked the back kitchen to change a table, but Master Hou himself refused."

"Yes, Lord Pavilion Master is doing it for my own good. Let's go to the King's bedroom first."

Henry Zhang turned his head and walked forward, Qi Zhurang followed him, hiding his hands in his sleeves slightly.

The two came to the palace of the King of Minjun, which is located on the west side of the palace, and they have to pass through several arches. Outside the courtyard is a small pond with weeping willows and rockery, which is very clean.

Henry Zhang hurriedly walked into the hall, but Qi Zhu suddenly raised his head to look at the rockery, and from behind the rockery, there seemed to be a short and strange sound faintly.

The shadow of the lamp passed through the weeping willows, mottled and imprinted on the rockery, the sound disappeared without a trace, and only the chirping of insects at night could be heard around.Qi Zhu slowly held his breath and walked towards the rockery, quietly holding the handle of the folding fan in his sleeve.

At this moment, Henry Zhang came out of the house and shouted: "Master Hou."

Qi Zhu turned his head and saw Henry Zhang's complexion was different.

Henry Zhang said in a deep voice: "The kind of powder was not found in the incense burner used by King Minjun."

Qi Zhu's heart moved, he recalled Zhu Zhongyan's every move in the past few days, chuckled in a low voice, and said meaningfully: "My lord, if it were you, you are obviously a son, and your elder brother is not as good as you, but with an eldest son With your status, you will enjoy the glory and wealth of the prince in the future, but you can only cling to the title of a county king, are you willing?"

Qi Zhu's words were clear, and he almost didn't point out by name that the king of Min County was the mastermind behind this scene.King Minjun returned to the Prince's Mansion before dinner, and he probably just arrived at the Prince's Mansion, even though Henry Zhang wanted to send someone to chase after him on a fast horse, he was stopped by Qi Zhu.

Qi Zhu: "My lord, wait a minute. The powder in the incense burner has not been found out yet, so it cannot be used as evidence. In addition to tampering with the incense burner, there are other methods that are unknown. If you go to question so rashly, the king of Minjun will definitely He would grit his teeth and insist that he really had a nightmare, and instead of questioning him, he would scare the snake away."

Qi Zhu's words were indeed reasonable, Henry Zhang was silent for a moment, then ordered: "Go and see how Bai Yu's investigation is going."

After Xiao Yangyue took people away, Qi Zhu turned his head secretly, he walked to the back of the rockery, and saw that there was no one here, only the shadows of trees on the ground.

At this time, at the other end, Zhu Zhongyan arrived at the Prince's Mansion of Minjun. He stopped for a moment in front of the gate, carefully staring at the plaque of the Prince's Mansion, as if he was trying to trace something. After a while, he sneered and walked into the main entrance.

Zhu Zhongyan had dinner in the main hall, drank a lot of wine, and slumped on the table drunkenly. The young servant standing beside him bowed his head and said: "My lord, it's getting late, my lord should not drink any more, I'm afraid I will hurt you." Stomach, can I help you back to rest? Which courtyard do you want to stay tonight?"

Zhu Zhongyan said stupefiedly: "Go...go to Concubine Xu..."

"Yes."

A group of servants led Zhu Zhongyan to the courtyard where the concubine lived, Zhu Zhongyan opened the door and entered, the candles in the room were flickering, half of the bed curtains were lowered, it seemed that concubine Xu was leaning on the head of the bed.

The servants closed the door silently, and Zhu Zhongyan staggered towards the house belching from his wine.When he was still in the palace, the eldest brother always got the first order of everything, even the beauties sent from outside had to be picked by the eldest brother before giving it to him.

If he becomes the eldest son in the future, he no longer needs to pretend to be a respectful brother.At that time, the elder brother was dead, and the younger brothers were all concubines, and his status was the most noble. Who would he "respect" to show?

Zhu Zhongyan lifted the bed curtain and flung himself on the brocade quilt. Concubine Xu is a very favored concubine in his mansion, and now he also wants to take advantage of the wine to enjoy the tenderness.

However, the body under the brocade quilt, which should be soft, is as stiff as wood. Zhu Zhongyan raised his head in a daze, and saw that the one leaning on the bed was his beloved concubine, but his personal servant who had been dead for a long time!

The boy's body was stiff, his face was gray and blue, and there was a horrible blood hole in his chest. His expression was frozen at the last moment of his life, and his face was distorted and horrified as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

Zhu Zhongyan opened his mouth, was so frightened that he lost his voice, stared at the corpse's empty eyes, let out a twitching breath, fell back and fell heavily to the ground.

This boy is dead!The person who has been following him today is...

There was a slight sound of closing the door behind him, Zhu Zhongyan turned his head abruptly, and there was a figure standing in front of the door, it was this young servant!

Zhu Zhongyan's face was as pale as frost, and he trembled intermittently: "You...you..."

The candles in the room were flickering, reflecting the boy's face as if covered with a layer of tulle, and suddenly, his facial features twisted and changed like clouds, mist and quicksand, one eye was still open, and the other eye was open. It elongated and flowed down like a fluid, and the whole face was not human-like, extremely terrifying.

In a few breaths, the appearance of the man in front of him changed, an old and wrinkled face covered with strange facial lines appeared in front of Zhu Zhongyan.

Zhu Zhongyan was so frightened that his limbs became stiff and his whole body was trembling. After seeing this person's true face, he suddenly came back to his senses and lost his voice: "It's you...how are you here?!"

You Jinlin stared at Zhu Zhongyan expressionlessly, then he walked over slowly, and said indifferently: "Why, the king of the county took the initiative to ask the old monk to join hands to get rid of your father and brother, why are you so surprised when you see the old monk? "

"You bastard! You shouldn't be here!" Zhu Zhongyan yelled angrily. After finding out who it was, he was no longer afraid, "You want other people to find out that you and I are not related?! You are still in my palace Killed someone here! Didn't kill Henry Zhang and Xian Kunhou, even the assassins sent last night were so useless, Zhu Zhongqian couldn't kill them either!"

You Jinlin said quietly: "Last night? I don't know about this matter, my teaching has never sent an assassin to assassinate the prince."

Zhu Zhongyan didn't want to argue with You Jinlin, and said coldly: "You'd better get rid of these people as soon as possible, don't say that Zhu Zhongqian and Xian Kunhou, Henry Zhang's martial arts are superior to you, don't kill him as soon as possible , and you will bring disaster to yourself in the future!"

"Xiao Yangyue..." You Jinlin smiled secretly, "There is one person who is a hundred times more difficult to deal with than Henry Zhang."

"what?"

You Jinlin approached Zhu Zhongqian, the look in his eyes was dead, cold and lifeless, as if he was just staring down at an ant: "Your Majesty, if you want to get rid of your suspicions, you have to suffer a little."

"Of course this king knows." Zhu Zhongyan shouted, "This is not something you should worry about!"

"The current emperor is suspicious, and the crime of murdering his father and brother by the county king may not be cleared so easily." You Jinlin said, "I came here today to help the county king."

Looking at the dead and hazy look in You Jinlin's eyes, Zhu Zhongyan suddenly noticed something strange, he showed a bit of panic, and took half a step back: "You..."

You Jinlin stretched out his hand and put it on Zhu Zhongyan's shoulder. Zhu Zhongyan suddenly felt a burst of burning air pouring into his body, and that air pulled his limbs like silk threads, twisting his arms, legs and feet like boneless twists. move.

Zhu Zhongyan wanted to cry out in pain, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something greasy, and he couldn't make a sound. He watched his limbs twisted and twisted like snakes, and his ears rang through his bones and flesh. The sound of tearing and squeezing.

In the end, Zhu Zhongyan's neck turned around violently, his throat was twisted into a hemp rope, his body fell to the ground, his joints were covered with blood and flesh, and a large cluster of small black snakes scrambled out of his mouth Come out and spread out to the corners of the room.

You Jinlin stared at Zhu Zhongyan's body expressionlessly, he turned his head, and with the flicker of the candle, his face changed back to that of the servant boy before.

In Prince Xian's mansion, after nearly two hours of investigation, Bai Yu quickly walked through the corridor, came to the room where Xiao Yangyue and Qi Zhu were located, and reported: "Lord Pavilion Master, Lord Hou, your subordinates have been investigated. That powder, that powder contains a Jianghu medicinal material called 'Hunling'. This medicinal material is highly effective, colorless and odorless, and can be volatilized when exposed to heat. Inhaling a small amount can cause difficulty in falling asleep, night sweats, and nightmares. Long-term inhalation of large amounts can cause mental disorders, loss of qi and blood, visual and auditory hallucinations, and severe cases may even cause death from fright!"

Qi Zhu and Henry Zhang looked at each other, and now it can be confirmed that the nightmare disease of King Xian and his son was indeed caused by this poisonous powder.

Bai Yu: "These powders are sprinkled on the base of the incense burner. Whenever the incense is burned, the heat from the core will slowly seep into the base, causing the powder to volatilize, and then through the holes at the bottom, it will mix with the smoke of the incense and float out. It's not easy to notice."

Qi Zhu: "Is there anything else added to the powder?"

Bai Yu nodded: "Yes, but there are so many poisons in martial arts, it's hard to distinguish them in a short time."

"If it was really done by the King of Min County, he wanted his father and brother to suffer from the nightmare and die in horror. It is really vicious." Qi Zhu pondered, "My lord, in my opinion, there are If we have no evidence, we might as well tell King Min County the results of the search and see what he can explain."

Xiao Yangyue didn't want to wait for a moment, and wanted to go to the King's Mansion in person. Unexpectedly, he just got on his horse at the gate of the King's Mansion and was about to leave. In the middle of the night, a fast horse came running from a distance. A messenger guard.

The guard hurriedly grabbed the reins, his face flustered and anxious, one accidentally fell off the horse, and fell a big somersault, the guard didn't care about the pain, got up and said in a panic: "My lord, my lord... the lord died suddenly Already!"