Nongmen Shenjue

After a day of leisure, in the evening of the next day, someone from the palace delivered an order, and Xuan Mu Qingyan entered the palace to have an audience with the emperor.

Mu Qingyan was a little surprised, but not afraid.

After changing his clothes again, Jiao Li drove the car and went with the inner eunuch.

Jiao Li parked his car outside the palace gate and waited while Mu Qingyan walked in.

The palace is very large, and it is not possible to ride a horse or a sedan chair, and it takes a lot of effort to walk.When I arrived outside the gate of Qianqing Palace, I happened to meet someone coming out. He was dressed in red uniforms, with a fair complexion, a beard on his chin, slightly long eyelids, and dignified eyes. He was about 50 years old.

Seeing this person come out, all the guards at the palace gate saluted him.

The inner eunuch who was leading the way for Mu Qingyan even signaled to Mu Qingyan, and turned sideways to avoid it.

Mu Qingyan's mind turned sharply, and he quickly guessed the identity of this person - King Xianjun!

This time is not a regular meeting time, nor is it the time for the princes and ministers to ask for instructions, but the king of Xianjun is responsible for supervising the country, and he has to ask the emperor for instructions when encountering important events. Sometimes, I will come to report and say hello.

King Xian stopped in his footsteps, his eyes fell on Mu Qingyan, and he said with a gentle smile: "Could this be the famous Fenglin Mu Qingyan?"

The eunuch who delivered the decree hurriedly said: "Exactly."

The attitude is respectful, but the words are cautious. After all, he is the person summoned by the emperor, and the inner eunuch dare not speak too much under the watchful eyes of everyone.

"I've heard about the great name for a long time, but I never expected to see it today." Duke Xian didn't care about the inner eunuch, after all, he grew up in the palace, so he didn't know what the palace people looked like.King Jixian looked at the young man in front of him, frowned slightly, and suddenly said, "Raise your head."

Mu Qingyan's eyes flickered, but he couldn't disobey, so he had to raise his head slightly.

In this way, his face is fully revealed.

King Xian Jun looked at it for a while, but he still couldn't understand it, so he couldn't get too entangled.To cover up, King Xian took off a string of beeswax beads on his wrist and handed them over: "Seeing you today, I feel kind, let's make a greeting. Alright, don't delay the emperor's summons, you guys go quickly."

Mu Qingyan thanked her, and took the bead, but felt something bad in her heart.

In fact, he didn't have too many worries about entering the palace this time. In the previous meeting, besides the emperor, there were other ministers present, and there were more than one or two people who had seen Yan Zhihe, but no one thought his face was kind, let alone reminded him of Yan Zhihe. home.How do you know that meeting King Xianjun this time made him suspicious.

The words and deeds of King Guanxian County should not have revealed his identity, but there must be doubts.

I don't think about it right now, maybe I will think of it in a flash of inspiration that day.

After entering the Qianqing Palace, there was a solemn silence.

It seems quiet here, but in fact, not only are there many palace people on the surface, but there are also many people guarding it secretly.

"The emperor has a decree, Fenglin Mu Qingyan has an audience."

Mu Qingyan stepped into the door of the bedroom, about ten steps away, there was apricot yellow veil hanging down, behind him sat a figure, his face and figure could be vaguely seen with naked eyes alone, but his complexion and expression were not clear.

Mu Qingyan went first to meet and kowtow.

"Get up." Although the emperor's voice was not loud, he didn't feel too weak. Besides, he was sitting upright at the moment, and he didn't think he was holding on.If the scene in front of him is true, then the emperor's situation is far from what the outside world spreads.

However, there is a saying that there is nothing wrong with it. After all, the emperor is not young anymore. Mu Qingyan does not believe that the emperor can really return to his original state.

Mu Qingyan started from Shanruliu.

"I've heard from Wen Ruyu that you have contributed a lot to finding the real and fake Liu Sheng."

"The emperor's will, I dare not ignore it. Although the grassroots ability is limited, but with the support of Young Master Wen, they are lucky enough to fulfill their mission."

The emperor smiled softly, as if he was very kind: "I believe it now, you have real skills. I announce you today because I have another matter for you. If you do it well, I will marry you as a princess."

Mu Qingyan's heart skipped a beat.

Although marrying the princess is not what he likes, but what he cares more is the meaning of the words, what kind of thing is more important than the murder of King Zhuangjun?If it was not important, the emperor would not have personally announced to him, and personally made a promise.

The emperor cares most about his own life, he will never...

"What kind of people are the grassroots? I'm afraid they will lose the trust of the emperor." Of course Mu Qingyan didn't want to accept it, but the emperor said it well, so there might be no room for him to refuse.

Sure enough, the emperor waved his hand, and his tone was soft but could not be rejected: "Mu Shen, there is no need to belittle yourself. I have learned your skills. You are investigating the poisoning of the empress. Go and help him and find out who is behind the scenes. I want to know who is behind the scenes." How much did you do!"

wrong.

Mu Qingyan thought quietly, the emperor's order had other intentions, if it was just to check that the queen was poisoned, he would never have made such a solemn and promise.

It can be deduced, for example, who poisoned the queen?

It was analyzed earlier that Mu Qingyan suspected Concubine Hui.Wen Mingyu probably had the same guess in his heart, and many people also wanted to get this point, where is the emperor?The emperor is suspicious. How can he trust Concubine Hui even if he can abandon the married couple who have been together for many years?I'm afraid the emperor doesn't trust the other concubines in the harem, and it's because of this that since they got seriously ill, they haven't seen them all, and they've seen each other through the curtain.

If the emperor suspects that Concubine Hui ordered the poisoning, then the implication is to ask him to investigate Concubine Hui.

Analyzing the emperor's original words again, the first half is to ask him to assist in the investigation of the Queen's case, but the focus is on the second half, which is to investigate how much "Concubine Hui" has done.It is obvious that there is more than one murder of the queen. It is not clear how many things there are, but judging from the emperor's attitude and reaction, one of them must be important and involve the emperor himself.

Could it be that Concubine Hui dared to attack the emperor?

When he came back to his senses, the emperor had left.

Mu Qingyan quickly used his ability to check the emperor's true expression, and then retreated.

It's hard to judge from the emperor's voice alone, but if you see the emperor's face, you will never doubt the serious illness.The emperor's cheeks were thin, his complexion was dark yellow and heavy, he was short of energy, his eyes were cloudy, and because of the use of supernatural powers, he could still see the dead air in the emperor's body. His internal organs seemed to be overwhelmed, and his vitality was suppressed It's amazing.

Presumably, the medicine prescribed by the imperial doctor has supported the emperor until now.

However, treating the symptoms is not the root cause, the emperor's qi and blood are declining, and his illness is lingering, and he has come to an end.

Coming out of the palace, Mu Qingyan felt uneasy, and said to Jiao Li: "From now on, any big or small incidents that happen in the palace of Xianjun will be reported to me. I suspect that the Xianjun has suspected my identity."

Wen Jixue had already arranged someone to watch over Xianjun Wangfu, but now he is more solemn when he tells Jiao Li again.

Jiao Li was also clear about Mu Qingyan's identity, and he didn't dare to be careless when he heard the words, so he sent him home and then went to spread the news.

At this time, the sky was dark, and the plum blossom candlesticks on the table in the main room were lit, making the room bright.

It took nearly an hour to go to the palace, and in fact, it was not enough time for him to meet the emperor.

I was really tired from running today. I was too lazy to cook, but I didn't even want to go out to eat.I looked in the kitchen and saw the pumpkin I bought yesterday, which was yellow and fragrant, so I cleaned up the casserole, cut up the pumpkin, and cooked pumpkin porridge.The side dishes are also simple, with fresh and tender spinach, hot and sour shredded cabbage, simple and appetizing.

It is very slow to cook porridge in a casserole, but it tastes better when it is simmered slowly.

Mu Qingyan poured a cup of tea and drank it slowly, sitting leisurely in the kitchen, thinking about today's interview.

Jiao Li came back quickly, followed by Wen Mingyu.

Wen Mingyu had heard about the emperor's call.

"I heard that the emperor asked you to investigate the empress's case, and you have also got the order to seal the place. Someone will pick you up tomorrow and go directly to the palace." Wen Mingyu mainly came to see him, seeing his calm expression, he was relieved.

Mu Qingyan said with a smile: "Maybe we will end up the same way in the end."

After all, they suspected the same mother and child in both cases.

"If it's really what we guessed, how crazy. Who knows what will be done under this kind of madness, you should be careful in everything and don't act alone." Wen Mingyu ordered to do nothing.

"Don't worry, I have the numbers."

Send Wen Mingyu away, the pumpkin porridge is ready.

After dinner, I took a walk in the back garden and sorted out the things to do tomorrow, which made me feel a lot easier.

The errand given by the emperor was indeed dangerous, but for him, it was also a great opportunity.Xian County Prince's Mansion was originally the target of his investigation. If he intervened, it would naturally push the matter to end faster. He has this confidence!

The next day, sure enough, Feng Xing sent someone to pick him up.

Feng Su did not enter the palace first, but waited for him at the gate of the palace.

The suspension is as cold and sharp as ever.

"Mr. Mu." Feng Ting greeted him and handed him the case record.

"Young Master Feng." Mu Qingyan took the record and quickly flipped through it.

Earlier, Wen Mingyu had only briefly mentioned the Queen's poisoning, but I didn't know the details, but the records were very detailed.After reading it, the suspicion of Concubine Hui is even greater, and this matter is quite similar to the case of King Zhuangjun.

The name of the poison the queen suffered is unknown, but after investigation, the poison came from the fragrance of flowers.

The queen is young, and the palace is long and deep. Apart from taking care of palace affairs, she has too much free time to spend.The empress doesn't like to chant scriptures and Buddha, and the high-ranking concubines are too old to talk to one place. The concubine of status is either flattering or fearful, so she reads books and enjoys the scenery in her spare time.

In the past, queens liked flowers and plants, and the longer they lived in the palace, the more interested they were in tending flowers and plants.

There are a lot of potted flowers and plants in the Queen's Palace, which are taken care of by a dedicated court lady gardener, but the Queen herself also likes to do it herself, and she spends a lot of time in contact with flowers and plants.The poison is a fine powder, which turns transparent when exposed to water. Some people put the poison into the stamens, and after watering it every day, the poison is transparent and hidden, and the fragrance of the flowers is attached, making the fragrance of the flowers poisonous.

It smells nothing for one or two days, but over time, the poisonous aroma enters the body through breathing, a little bit of precipitation accumulates, and one day the body can't hold on and explodes.

To accomplish this, the court ladies who take care of the flowers and plants are an insurmountable hurdle.

Besides the queen, the maids of honor are the ones who have the most contact with flowers and plants, so they should also be poisoned.Furthermore, other people in the Queen's Palace are inevitable and should be more or less poisoned.

In fact, this is exactly the case. When the source of the poison was determined, all the people in the palace were carefully checked, and more than a dozen showed signs of poisoning, but they were not as serious as the queen.These dozen or so people are all close to serve the empress, usually when the empress tends flowers and plants, they are also by her side.

As for the two maids in charge of flowers and plants, they have been rotated.

One maid was ill and was replaced by someone else, and the other made a small mistake and was sent elsewhere.If these two people hadn't left halfway, they would definitely have been poisoned earlier than the queen.As a result, the "departure" of the two court ladies was also calculated by the behind-the-scenes.

In addition, there was a wet nurse beside the queen, who died half a month ago.

The wet nurse fell down when she was preparing food for the queen, and her head hit a stone on the ground and died.They all thought she was old, her feet slipped, and she died accidentally.It was only after the empress incident happened that a young maid said that the nurse had complained that she had a headache and felt uncomfortable, but at that time the palace was chaotic, and the nurse was afraid that the queen would worry, so she didn't say anything, and she only thought it was because of her old age and poor health.

Therefore, the wet nurse was the first to be poisoned to death.

Furthermore, there are two batches of maids, a total of four, who take care of the flowers and plants. After review, they know nothing about poison.

Since the court lady who tends the flowers and plants doesn't know, it can only be that there is a problem with the water for the flowers.

There are many wells in the palace, but the nobles in the palace don't drink the water from these wells, because they think the water quality is not good. The water they drink is the spring water brought from the mountains outside the city, and the water trucks come and go every day.The water in the palace is used for fire prevention, cleaning, watering, starch washing and so on.

Naturally, the queen grows flowers, and the water she uses every day is the water in the well.

The water in the palace of the nobles is also managed by a special person. During the specified time every day, there will be eunuchs pushing water trucks to deliver water to the palace, and the maids only need to pick up the water.The water from the same waterwheel was not only sent to the Kunning Palace, so it was impossible to put the poison directly into the waterwheel, and the water would be too large and consume too much poison.

So he stared at the person in charge of fetching water in Kunning Palace.

Two young eunuchs fetched water, and when something happened to the queen, one of them asked for leave, saying that he was ill.But if a palace official is sick, he cannot serve his master. This person deliberately made himself ill and took money to manage it, so it was easy to get permission.What's more, even if they are asking for leave, they are still in the palace. There is a eunuch's room in the palace, and those with minor illnesses usually stay here for a while. After all, palace servants on errands cannot leave the palace without authorization.

How do you know that the queen was poisoned, the whole palace searched, and when the little eunuch was found, he was already dead.

The roommate said that the little eunuch had gone out and was finally found in an abandoned well, so he was naturally out of breath.Moreover, the young eunuch was stuffed into the well as an abandoned corpse. There were strangle marks on his neck and scratches from struggling. He was thrown into the well after being strangled to death.

The murderer was naturally a person in the palace, and he was the one who bought the little eunuch.

The little eunuch is a tool, and if the goal is achieved, naturally there is no need to live anymore.

Feng Su had just taken over the case, and had only been investigating for a day, and it happened to straighten out everything that could be found on the surface.The next step is to investigate the murderer. If the murderer is found, the instigator behind the scenes will naturally be found out.That's why it is said that using poison and killing people in the palace are inferior methods. The palace is a closed place. Once there are more traces left, the faster they will be found, and they will not be able to escape.

If Concubine Hui did it...

Are you so confident?

Yan Guo left a message, the little eunuch was killed during the day, could it be possible that no clues were left behind?

For more detailed information, you have to go and see for yourself.