"You personally go to Chen Guogong's Mansion and deliver the instructions," Xiao Junzhan said: "Let Chen Zishu lead a team of forbidden troops to search An Guogong's Mansion overnight. No corner is allowed to be spared. Regardless of whether anything related to the poison is found or not, They captured everyone in the Liu family in the palace and told him that the poison was of great importance and no other person was allowed to know about it."
There are only a few imperial doctors and four female officials in the room, including plum blossoms, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums, plus green pearls and green orchids.
Aware of the prince's murderous intent, they all remained silent, lowered their eyebrows and lowered their eyes, not daring to make any sound.
Using the East Palace guards to seal the palace can be said to be a private matter for His Royal Highness, but once the imperial army is used to search the residence of the courtiers, even if it is only a temporary residence, the meaning will be different.
Even if Wei Hanzhang is not familiar with government affairs, he still knows this truth.
There was no intention to be kind at all. Even if it was found out that the matter had nothing to do with Duke An Guo, a courtier who was searched by the imperial army would lose all his dignity, and the superiors had no intention of leaving them any dignity at all.
However, this was not Wei Hanzhang's business. She called to Ning Hai, who was about to leave, and said, "There will be no problems in my grandma's courtyard. There is no need to disturb them."
Xiao Junzhan lowered his eyes and looked at her without saying a word.
"..." Wei Hanzhang was a little nervous when he saw him. He could only continue: "At Aniang's place, whether it is tea or meals, they are the same as those used by my family. If I took the Guyin at Aniang's place, then my father, Aniang, and even my brother probably also took it. ”
According to this calculation, Jiang's probability of being bewitched is even greater than hers. Didn't Wei Heng and Wei Yunpei also be bewitched?
Even if the person behind it has a lot of poisonous insects, he wouldn't abuse it like this, right?
Aren't you afraid of being discovered?
Her words reminded several imperial doctors, and Imperial Doctor Wei hurriedly said: "Huanqing Gu is a rare Gu in Miao territory. Decades before the popularity of Gu, the number of this Gu was extremely rare. Now the line of Gu masters is almost cut off. , this Gu can definitely be called rare."
...Therefore, the Gu Yin must be used with caution, ensuring that only Wei Hanzhang takes it, so that it will be foolproof.
Xiao Junzhan lightly pressed the armrest with his fingertips, and after a few breaths of silence, he and Wei Hanzhang almost said three words at the same time: "Green plum soup."
He was slightly startled and looked at the girl next to him. The two looked at each other. Xiao Junzhan took the lead and said, "It's my fault. The small kitchen is only allowed to make one cup of green plum soup every day, so someone took advantage of this loophole."
"..." Wei Hanzhang was silent, once again surprised to realize that this man had a really good temper.
It was his fault. She was obviously greedy for cold food, which caused blood stasis and cold body. She had a stomachache when she came to Kuishui. After he found out, he restricted her diet.
Xiao Junzhan waved away Ning Hai who was stopped: "We won't seal the Wei family for now. You ask Chen Zizhu to go to An Guogong's Mansion. In addition, ask Li Yue to bring everyone who can get close to the small kitchen of Qixiang Palace. Come in."
Not long after Ning Hai left, Li Yue walked in, followed by seven or eight palace officials who had already been interrogated.
When he entered, he knelt on one knee and said: "Your Highness, everyone who has entered the small kitchen of Qixiang Palace in the past few days is here, except..."
Xiao Junzhan said: "Who else?"
"Except for Miss Wei's two maids, Luzhu and Lulan, the four female officials Meilan, Zhuju and Meilanzhuju have all entered the small kitchen, and..." Li Yue paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "There is also the Palace of Duke Wei. The second young lady.”
Wei Hanzhang was suddenly startled, thinking of the chicken soup yesterday morning, and relaxed again.
Xiao Junzhan stopped lightly clasping the armrest with his fingertips, lowered his eyes and said, "Tell me what's going on with this second young lady."
Li Yue replied respectfully: "According to the confessions of several palace maids, she often went into the small kitchen to cook. The night before yesterday, she cooked chicken soup in the small kitchen. Yesterday at noon, because Miss Wei did not eat in the palace, the small kitchen was not very busy." Busy, the second young lady said she wanted to steam lotus seed cake and stayed inside for a while. At that time, there was green plum soup in the small kitchen that Miss Wei must drink every day." "Really?" Xiao Junzhan looked sideways to his side, He said calmly: "Ran Ran's seventh sister also works part-time as a cook?"
"...She does like to cook, so I can't stop her from going to the kitchen, right?" Wei Hanzhang moved his lips and said truthfully: "But I didn't drink the chicken soup, and I didn't taste the lotus seed cake, only the green plum soup. …I drank it yesterday.”
Xiao Junzhan nodded slightly. Although he didn't know what the conflict was between the two sisters who were relatively close before, it was obvious that Ran Ran was alienating her sister.
His sweetheart knows that his little girl has a sweet temperament, but she is a very reasonable person. She never bullies the weak, nor loses her temper with her sisters at home for no reason.
The sudden alienation must have happened, making Ran Ran no longer want to pay attention to this concubine.
Looking at it this way, this seemingly most unlikely concubine of the Wei family does have some motives.
His eyes fell on the people in the small kitchen: "Who is making green plum soup for the Crown Princess? Are you watching the whole process?"
Among the kneeling palace servants, a palace maid who looked like a cook turned pale and kowtowed: "Green plum soup is something that the master must use every day. I have always been careful and never left my eyes. Only yesterday, Miss Wei Qi said it was I ran out of sugar for steaming the lotus seed cake, so I directed my slave to go to the kitchen to get it. The seventh girl is the master's sister, and I dare not disobey her order..."
She broke down in tears as she spoke, realizing how much of a taboo she had committed.
It is a great blessing that the master likes your craftsmanship. No matter how careful you are about what you put in your mouth, she was easily taken away...
Xiao Junzhan didn't want to ask anymore, he raised his hand, and there were soldiers in the corner who covered his mouth and dragged him out.
Wei Hanzhang was about to speak, but was interrupted by his eyes.
Xiao Junzhan said: "She neglected her duties and you were poisoned. Ran Ran still wants to plead for her?"
"..." Wei Hanzhang was silent and whispered: "It's not necessarily about Qingmei Tang. The seventh sister and I just had a little quarrel, and she doesn't know Liu Wanning, so she won't unite with outsiders to harm me."
"Whether it is true or not, it is a fact that this palace maid has neglected her duties." Xiao Junzhan said patiently: "If you are reluctant to part with the green plum soup every day, I will just send you a cook. Don't interfere in this matter, I will make the decision."
As for Wei Hansu...
He smiled coolly and said to Li Yue: "Go to Duke Wei's mansion and invite their second young lady over."
This was the first time that he completely ignored her opinions and made his own decisions.
Wei Hanzhang was stunned for a moment, and felt that this should be the case.
He is Qian Gang's arbitrary crown prince. Someone plotted against his princess in the palace. Wasn't it a slap in the face?
Li Yue took the order and left, taking away a dozen people who came in with him.
The hall was suddenly empty, and the matter was temporarily settled. Xiao Junzhan tightened his fingertips on the armrest slightly, lowered his eyes and said to several imperial doctors: "Do you remember how to undo this poison?"
