Dongli drinks wine after dusk

Chapter 235
The one who took the lead in wanting to leave was an old concubine, the most bad-tempered and bad-mouthed, never saving face for others, even her own son couldn't stand it, and she stayed away from home every day, let alone outsiders.

Concubine Ping didn't want to invite her at first, she was just expressing interest in the invitation to her daughter-in-law, she didn't expect that she really came, just now she had a quarrel with someone in the water pavilion, this time she is the first to jump come out.

"Hehe, the cause of my mother's and concubine's death is unknown. The murderer is on the run. The people present just now are waiting. One counts as the other, and no one is allowed to leave." Chen Shen is also a man of action. Surround it tightly so that no flies can fly in!
His hostile appearance really shocked many people, and of course there were those who didn't care about him. They raised their legs and wanted to leave, but as soon as they stepped out of the attic, they were directly put on the neck with a knife.

The sweat on Zhao Dongli's face is almost dripping down. This cousin is too fierce. Now that someone has a knife in your hand, he has to bow his head. It won't be long before the memorial of King Shen'an will be flying all over the sky tomorrow. up.

If he guessed right, the officials have always wanted to deal with this half-brother from the bottom of their hearts, but Wang An was cautious and honest, and he didn't get what he wanted.
But the eldest brother didn't say anything beside him, so Zhao Dongli naturally didn't talk much.

The royal family's joke was not good, and soon the Zhao family brothers used the investigation as an excuse to return to the waterside pavilion, leaving Chen Shen alone to manage the place.

The gray-bearded imperial physician Tang is an old imperial physician who is often used in Prince Ping's mansion. Concubine Zhao died of poisoning. In terms of distinguishing poison, the imperial physician is obviously much more useful than Wu Zuo. Things to use.

At this time, the banquet has just started, there are not many dishes served, there are only three dishes in front of the table, and a glass of fruit wine.

Doctor Tang took a silver needle and tried them one by one. In one of the dishes, the needle suddenly turned black!It is obviously highly toxic!

Doctor Tang picked up the plate, looked at it carefully, and sniffed it: "My lord, there seems to be arsenic in it."

A highly poisonous thing was put into the dish, but there was nothing wrong with the inspection of another same dish across the table from her.

Obviously, Concubine Zhao is the murderer's intended target!

"Who was the maid in charge of serving the dishes at that time? Bring them here." Zhao Dongzhi ordered.

Soon a person dressed as a maid who was very young, about fourteen or fifteen years old, was brought along with two maids beside Concubine Zhao.

The people around Concubine Zhao knelt down as soon as she came in. Their faces were ashen, and they followed the master out to the banquet, but the master was killed by someone. Seeing King An's appearance, the royal family is under house arrest if they say so, and they follow back to the mansion. Ninety percent of his life would be lost, so he naturally looked desperate at this time.

"Let's talk about it."

The female envoy next to Concubine Zhao spoke first: "Young Biao, before the accident, there was nothing abnormal."

The banquet is the same old way, three plates of dishes have just been brought out, they serve with two chopsticks, because Concubine Zhao thinks they are blocking her from talking, she asks them to step back, without serving dishes, they retreated a step behind Concubine Zhao and stood there.

Originally everything was fine, Concubine Zhao happily talked to Princess Xiangyang for a few words, then quietly put a mouthful of food into her mouth, and then continued to chat with others, but before the fourth dish was served, Blood gushed straight out of her mouth.

Concubine Zhao desperately wanted to grab the people around her for help, but she couldn't make a sound, she died after getting blood on the shoulder of Princess Xiangyang.

Jiang Wenyuan accompanied the Zhao family brothers here because he knew that his daughter was also coming to the banquet today, so he was a little worried. Concubine Zhao is a valuable person. If the case is not solved for a while, the people who came to the banquet will definitely not be able to return to the mansion. He has to personally see that his daughter is safe. .

At this time, he was standing beside Jiang Jiuying, listening to Zhao Dongzhi's questioning.

How much arsenic at this time can cause death?This thing is limited by the purification process at this time, it is difficult to have no impurities, unlike later generations with high purity, 60 mg can basically kill.

It must take a lot of arsenic to make people die within a few minutes.

Even if Jiang Jiuying had a mediocre knowledge of chemistry in his previous life, he knew that arsenic is not very pure arsenic trioxide. The pure one is a white powder, colorless and odorless. The impure one usually contains sulfide, so the color will be yellowish or reddish. With a faint foul smell.

The cold dish just now is not sticky, and the orange color is indeed suitable for poisoning, but judging from the amount of remaining dishes, it is full of food, and Concubine Zhao only ate three or five mouthfuls.

Can just a little arsenic poison people to death?This thing can be used as medicine in a small amount!Moreover, poisoning can be divided into acute and chronic poisoning, even if it is acute poisoning, there is a high probability that a stomach wash can save it.

Although the medical conditions are poor at this time, it is still possible to induce vomiting. Using some wicked means, such as filling some rice fields, will definitely ensure that there is no leftover bile.

However, Concubine Zhao vomited blood and died.Will arsenic poisoning vomit blood?She is not a forensic doctor, and this aspect is her blind spot of knowledge, and she does not know the specific manifestations of acute poisoning.

There is not even a trace of water in the sanbu, and the arsenic is in powder form, and it may not melt for a while after being sprinkled on it. If you really eat it in your mouth, it still feels a bit like eating sand?

Not to mention Concubine Zhao's fine clothes and fine food habits, even Jiang Jiuying herself finds it hard to swallow, so why would she take a lot of it?
There is something strange about this matter.We still have to check the body one or two.

The father and daughter stood outside and bit their ears. Jiang Jiuying told his father his doubts, and the latter fell silent.

Just kidding, let's examine Concubine Zhao's body, not to mention that King An heard that they were going to kill their father and daughter, even the brothers of the Zhao family might not agree.

The deceased is the eldest, and she is also the honor of the concubine. How could it be possible for a woman of the late emperor to have her body checked by a lowly assistant?
Just as she was worrying, the little girl's cry of grievances came over: "This servant just followed the example of the other sisters and put the dishes on the table one by one. This servant has only been working in the mansion for half a year, and I have never seen Princess Zhao before." , how dare you harm the empress dowager! The maidservant did nothing, please check it out.”

Fortunately, arsenic is a poison well-known to the masses, and buying in large quantities can easily attract attention. Go to a pharmacy in the capital and check it out. Anyone who has bought it recently will know.

Because it is a sensitive drug, any pharmacy will ask a question or two when selling it, and keep a record to prevent someone from using it to harm others.

After a while, the cooks and maids in the kitchen were also found out one by one. Without exception, they all claimed that they had been wronged. , are eager to choose themselves out.

Prince Ping's son Chen Di returned home at this moment.He also knew that something happened at home, so he hurried back from the racetrack in the suburbs, and he arrived a little late.

First went to Chen Shen's place, saw that the concubine and his wife were just a little irritable, and their bodies were fine, so they relaxed a little bit, said a few soft words with Chen Shen, and sent some chairs in, making sure that they could at least sit and rest. I came to the water pavilion in a hurry.

(End of this chapter)