with words in mind

Chapter 332: The East Palace Medicine Person's Case 5
Joy Palace.

Concubine Qi guarded the peacefully sleeping Twelve Princes, but her heart was in constant turmoil. The plan was not over yet, and she could not relax her vigilance.
"Your Majesty, it's time to rest." Mother Leng persuaded softly.

"Is there still no movement in the East Palace?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this plan is flawless, and the East Palace will not be able to lift its head!"

Concubine Qi frowned deeply, and asked: "This matter can't be left alive, is the tonic reliable?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry." Mother Leng said coldly, "There is no cure for this disease, and Immortal Da Luo can't save him!"

East Palace.

Lu Qi, who was originally on duty, had an extra task tonight.Under the care of Dr. Huang, Eunuch Chou's condition improved, but in the middle of the night, Eunuch Chou suddenly had a high fever!

He didn't know medical skills, so he could only use a kerchief to cool him down first, and when he was about to ask for help, he heard a lot of noise outside!

The little eunuchs in the East Palace were all afraid of the well rope because of the corpse and the matter of the little eunuch Chou. When they saw someone crawling out, they ran away in terror! ! !

"Escort! Escort!!" The guards rushed into the East Palace in unison when they heard the noise!
"Get out of the way!!!" Regardless of his own safety, the emperor pushed aside groups of guards to ensure the safety of his eldest son!
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty—"

The guards crowded into the inner courtyard to protect the emperor!The one who rushed ahead swiftly controlled the woman in white!
"Jin'er!!" The emperor rushed up quickly, and through the crack of the door, he saw his son in the mattress motionless, very anxious, "Jin'er!!!"

Hearing the noise, Lan Xue and Bai Xue who hurried over saw the situation, they were terrified!

"Your Highness!!!"

It's too late to say it!

Before everyone could step in, Lu Qi flashed into the room first!
"Your Highness?!" He obviously didn't feel the murderous intent, but who is so powerful that he can escape his perception? !
"Jin'er! Wake up! Jin'er!!!"

"His Royal Highness! Your Royal Highness!!!"

The emperor followed closely with Lan Xue and Bai Xue, but the prince didn't respond!

Under all kinds of tension, Qi Jin frowned and moaned, and woke up slowly.
"What happened?" Qi Jin opened her eyes, and saw a group of people looking at her nervously, "Father?"

"Jin'er, you." The emperor asked anxiously while observing, "Are you injured?"

"My son is fine." Qi Jin said while getting up from his side. He looked at the battle outside and asked in confusion, "What happened?"

Lan Xue and Bai Xue looked out and found that the medicine man was in the hands of two guards!

"!" Qi Jin followed Lan Xue's gaze and saw the medicine man. Surprised, he checked his bedroom. The water stains left on the ground just showed that the medicine man crawled out from here!

"Father, son, minister"

"Xuan Wuzhao enters the palace!" The emperor stretched out his hand to silence, "Jin'er, you don't have to cover up for others anymore, leave everything to me!"

Cover up for others?The first thing Qi Jin thought of was Qi Zheng!Did the emperor already know? !
"Lu Qi, bring the man in white, Mr. Chou Xiaogong, together!" the emperor ordered, "Concubine Xuanyi!"

Qi Jin: "!!!"

Originally, the medicine man was going to be sent out of the East Palace tomorrow, but unexpectedly it was exposed!How can this be explained? !

The stars and the moon fade away, the cold wind blows, and the shadows of the whirling trees become darker and darker as the moonlight recedes.
After a stick of incense, Wu Zhao, Concubine Qi, the Prince and other relevant people gathered in the front hall of the East Palace.

"Your Majesty." Concubine Qi said with a sad and weak face, "I summoned you in the middle of the night, but is there news about Cuili?"

"My dear concubine, don't worry." The emperor pretended to comfort him, "I'll find out in a while. Master Wu, tell me what you checked today."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wu Zhao saluted, "Late yesterday night, the corpse that appeared in the East Palace, I have already checked. Judging from the size of the corpse's palm, it should be a woman."

"Female." Concubine Qi couldn't help but clenched her hands tightly, her expression was well controlled, as if she was asking, could that woman be Cuili?

Who is Cuili?Qi Jin frowned, and cast a scrutinizing gaze at Concubine Qi, and then, he cast his gaze at Nurse Leng, who was silent with downcast eyes, and his expression became more and more puzzled.
"Mother, don't worry." Wu Zhao glanced at the emperor's face, and continued, "The exact identity of the corpse is still undetermined, and the most important question is, how did the corpse appear in the East Palace?"

"Ah..." Concubine Qi pretended to let out a sigh of relief, and murmured softly, "It's better not to pick pears."

The emperor saw everything in his eyes, and his face was stern: "Master Wu, continue."

Wu Zhao: "The East Palace is heavily guarded. If an outsider commits a crime, the criminal must not only avoid the eyes of the guards, send the corpse into the East Palace, but also leave the East Palace while avoiding the eyes of the guards. However, if an insider commits a crime, he can easily Some, just think about how to transport the corpses in and place them at the target location. Little Eunuch Chou is besieged by evil spirits, so Chen Zai carefully checked his bedroom and found these things."

Everyone looked at the evidence. There were a few pieces of shredded leather in the tray, some replaced blood-stained gauze, and a pile of gray powder.

During the daytime, although Wu Zhao could not enter the inner courtyard of the Eastern Palace, he turned the outer courtyard thoroughly: "These gray powders were discovered by the minister from the brazier in the outer courtyard of the Eastern Palace." As he spoke, he walked a few steps and took a torch , picked up a piece of leather fragments and set it on fire, and the last piece of leather was burnt into gray powder.

Everyone can see clearly that the off-white powder in the brazier in the outer courtyard of the Eastern Palace is the result of burning leather.

Wu Zhao continued: "When I found this powder in the brazier, the rest was sunken under the charcoal. Since the northeast wind was blowing in the past two days, the gray powder in the brazier must have been blown away. few.

The leather is waterproof and oil-proof. If you wrap it around the corpse and tie it with a rope, it will not only prevent blood from leaking, but also block the smell of blood. As he spoke, he came to the unconscious Eunuch Chou in a few steps, "Eunuch Chou was tortured with a cane because he lost his palace clothes, and his body already smelled of blood.And because he only had one set of palace clothes left, and he couldn't wash and change them, the smell of blood would always follow him. In this way, he became the best 'tool' to carry the remains.The reason why the corpse has only two arms and two calves, no head, no torso, is for the convenience of hiding in the sleeves or trouser legs of the palace clothes. After finishing speaking, he looked at His Majesty, and continued with some embarrassment, "Then the remaining question is, why does Mr. Chou do such a thing at the risk of death?" "

"Concubine Qi." The emperor asked calmly, with an indifferent expression, "What do you think?"

"!" Concubine Qi was startled, and she pretended to be calm, "Chenqie. Chenqie only wants to know the whereabouts of Cuili. This kind of cheap thing that harms the master" said, she glanced at Mr. Chou and said, "Just He should be executed immediately!"

"It should be executed!" The emperor said coldly, "But what I'm asking is, what does Concubine Qi think, why does Eunuch Chou not hesitate to risk his life and put the corpse in the East Palace?"

"The courtiers and concubines don't know"

"You don't know." The emperor's eyes turned cold, he stared at the downcast Concubine Qi without moving, "Master Wu continues."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Wu Zhao agreed, and came to Nanny Leng, "Today, I went to the Palace of Joy to ask questions, and Nanny Leng received me."

Mother Leng saluted in a low voice and replied: "Yes."

Wu Zhao: "After I finished asking, about a stick of incense, I saw you leaving the Palace of Joy with a food box. Where did you go?"

When Mother Leng heard this, she couldn't help trembling all over!
Even Concubine Qi looked at Nanny Leng curiously.
Wu Zhao: "Unfortunately, Nurse Leng, you thought I was gone, but in fact, I was still asking the guards around you. You were holding a heavy food box, and I thought it was strange, so I stepped forward and followed you." , I don’t want to, this officer not only smelled the smell of chicken soup, but also smelled a trace of medicine. At that time, where were you going?”

"Old slave, old slave"

"I have been wondering, how did Eunuch Chou get the great tonic medicine and food?" Wu Zhao continued, "Until I saw you come out with a food box, I think it was for Eunuch Chou to continue eating." Send medicine and food?"

Nurse Leng showed a distressed look on her face, with an inexplicable confusion. She held her hands tightly, not knowing how to explain.
Seeing this, Concubine Qi showed doubts, everything was well arranged, Mother Leng was always cautious in her actions, why did she have to leave the palace with a food box afterwards?

"Bitch slave! Don't tell the truth!" The emperor couldn't wait impatiently, and shouted sharply!

"Ah!" Nurse Leng said with a plop on her knees, "Forgive me, Your Majesty! This old slave doesn't know Mr. Chou! That food box. Yes or no." Seeing the emperor was angry, out of helplessness, she had no choice but to tell the truth, " It was sent to Cuili."

Wu Zhao: "Cuili?!"

Hearing Cuili, everyone was surprised!
Even the emperor was surprised, he thought that the corpse was probably Cuili's.

And the one who was most surprised was Concubine Qi!She looked at Nanny Leng quietly, her eyes were full of doubts!

Mother Leng felt ashamed to face her master, and began to explain: "Your Majesty, forgive me, this old servant is too jealous, seeing that you rely heavily on Cuili, I just want to punish her for not wanting Cuili, she is weak and can't stand the trouble , the old slave was afraid of being punished, so he had to hide Cuili in the old slave's bedroom first. The big tonic diet in the food box is for her."

Concubine Qi froze in place, but her heart was spinning!
Cuili should be dead!Mother Leng didn't kill Cuili? !

Of course, the most important thing right now is not Cuili, but the last thread!

From the beginning to the end, in front of His Majesty, she only came here to find pears. Now that the East Palace is in a state of chaos, the goal has been achieved, and the last thread needs to be cut. In this way, not only will she be successful, but she will also be able to escape completely!

Thinking of this, she secretly glanced in the direction of Eunuch Chou, and when the medicine is fully effective, everything will be fine!

"." The emperor couldn't help frowning, he didn't expect the clues Wu Zhao found to be so unreliable, he went around and around, but he couldn't get out of the small circle of Cuili!
"Bring Sui Pear!"

After receiving the order, the palace guards immediately went to Mother Leng's bedroom, and brought the unconscious Cuili to the East Palace not long after.

"Return to Your Majesty, the person is still alive." The chief guard confirmed his breathing and replied.

The emperor looked at Cuili, who was breathing evenly, and waved his hand to make the guards back down. He was thinking that without direct evidence, Concubine Qi would not admit it. If she was allowed to escape this time, there would definitely be another time!

Looking at all this, Qijin felt an indescribable sense of disobedience. Since Cuili is still alive, who are the mutilated corpses?What is the reason for Concubine Qi making such a fuss?
Not only that, but how did the medicine man wake up?Why did you come out of the secret room?
The emperor looked at the unconscious Eunuch Chou, for the sake of the crown prince, he needed Eunuch Chou to recover and identify the mastermind behind the scenes, or... thinking about it, he set his sights on the medicine man in white
Since both of them were unconscious, he decided: "Take these two people into custody, no matter what method is used, they must be cured!"

Seeing this, Wu Zhao just wanted to salute and agree, but he didn't want that thick little father-in-law to have a fever attack, and after coughing up a big mouthful of blood, his complexion became even paler! !
"Quickly send someone from Tai Hospital! Be sure to save him!!"

"Yes!" Wu Zhao didn't dare to delay, and followed the guards who came to transport Eunuch Chou and the medicine man out of the East Palace together!
For a while, as all the people left, the front hall became more and more quiet, and the remaining emperor, prince, and concubine Qi were each thinking differently.
Back at the Palace of Joy, Concubine Qi retreated the crowd, and summoned Nurse Leng to question her!
"Why is Cuili still alive?!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me!" Mother Leng hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy, "That day, this old slave wanted to kill Cuili by accident, but she was so fateful that she just couldn't die."

"Cuili is not dead, the severed limb in the East Palace, where did you come from?" Concubine Qi asked with a stern face, but she had to lower her voice!

"That's what the old slave bought from outside the palace." Mother Leng said timidly.
"Bought from outside the palace?!" Concubine Qi couldn't believe it! "Do you know what a felony it is to bring something inauspicious into the palace?! Killing Cuili can solve all the troubles in the palace. Why don't you understand?!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry!" Nurse Leng argued anxiously, "Those corpses with severed arms were hidden in the meat and transported here quietly, no one knows."

"Confused!" Concubine Qi shouted loudly, "From outside the palace to inside the palace, those things have gone through so many checkpoints, can you ensure that no one suspects it?! A little maid, can't you go down and kill?!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me! Your Majesty, please forgive me!!" Mother Leng saw that her master was very angry, kowtowed and begged for mercy, "This old servant dare not! This old servant will not dare again! I hope that your mother will see that this old servant has served me for many years. Forgive the old slave. The old slave is also thinking of his mother, and he doesn't want to let the Palace of Joy be stained with blood."

"Hmph!" Concubine Qi's chest heaved violently because of her uncontrollable anger, "I didn't expect you to give her medicine and food?!"

"Old servant, old servant is afraid that if His Majesty investigates further, it may be detrimental to the empress. Therefore."

"." Hearing this, Concubine Qi fell into silence for a moment. She understood that it was precisely because of Cuili's appearance tonight that she was able to retreat from her body. Now that His Majesty knows that Cuili is still alive, you can't do anything in the near future, and you can't make Cuili wake up. You look at her first, and once she wakes up, notify me immediately!"

"Yes" Nurse Leng trembled, and responded cautiously, grateful for the forgiveness of the master.
East Palace.

"Your Highness, the medicine man was taken away by His Majesty, what should we do?" Bai Xue stood beside the prince's bed and asked in a worried voice.

Lan Xue looked at the sad expression on the prince's face, stopped her younger brother and said, "Your Highness, Your Majesty knows everything and always favors His Highness. As long as we explain this matter well, His Majesty will understand. It's late at night, let's go to bed tonight. "

"Lan Xue." Sitting on the bed, Qi Jin fell into self-doubt, "Am I really too soft-hearted?" He didn't understand what Concubine Qi's intention was. If he wanted to frame him for murder, he should have done something smarter. right. "Concubine Qi has caused troubles many times, and last time you were poisoned. In the future, will you harm Bai Xue and Lu Qi?"

"Your Highness!" Lan Xue stopped, "Last time, I was careless, Your Highness, don't blame yourself. Your servant, Bai Xue, and Lu Qi will protect themselves."

Qi Jin still frowned deeply, and sighed: "Brother Ming and I miss our mother so much, and how painful it is. I really don't want Brother Dian to do the same."

"Your Highness is merciful." Lan Xue comforted, "I hope that Concubine Qi can understand His Highness's painstaking efforts as soon as possible."

For several days in succession, the Eastern Palace had experienced many twists and turns, which had attracted a lot of attention in the palace.

Tai Hospital received Chou's little father-in-law and rescued him with all his strength, but unfortunately, the tonic medicine was too powerful, and Chou's little father-in-law died.

The emperor was very displeased when he heard the news.

"Where is the woman in white?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the woman in white is awake, but..." Wu Zhao secretly raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and said cautiously, "She doesn't know anything, even she can't tell who she is."

Hearing this, the emperor's eyes became darker and he said coldly, "It's just right."

(End of this chapter)