The punishment of the female imperial court

Chapter 231 Trouble rises again
Yu Qiansi almost bit her lip, but she couldn't help it and uttered a sound.

"Just now——"

"Regarding the Lan family——"

Unexpectedly, Bo Yi also spoke at the same time.

Yu Qiansi breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "If you don't want to, you don't have to tell me. Everyone has their own secrets, and I have no intention of prying into your privacy. I'm really sorry for what happened in the underground palace just now. I was rude."

When Bo Yi heard her say a lot of things at once, he was slightly surprised, but his heart was warmed. He stopped and turned around to look at Yu Qiansi, who rarely showed a bit of embarrassment.

Even though the sky was dim and her hair was slightly loose, it was difficult to conceal her beauty.

"I don't blame you." Seeing the embarrassment in her shallow eyes, Bo Yi's eyes were filled with warmth, and he said gently: "I never blamed you. I was just thinking about what you said. The death of the late emperor."

"I didn't tell you about the Lan family before because, firstly, I didn't know much, and secondly, I was worried that you would be implicated."

"Aren't you afraid that I'll be implicated now?"

Bo Yi sighed, lowered his head, and said in a depressed voice: "Now that the cause of the late emperor's death has been found out, the affairs of the Lan family are no longer unrelated to you."

Yu Qiansi suddenly thought of what Lan Shu said that day.

"Lan Shu said that I shouldn't have the last name Yu. Is this related to this?"

Upon hearing this, Bo Yi frowned again and pondered for a moment: "Perhaps they feel that the other three tribes are living happily while they are trapped here, and they are unwilling to accept it."

Seeing that Yu Qiansi wanted to ask more questions, Bo Yi whispered, "I can only say that the ancestors of the Jiang family used some methods to trap them here, forcing them to rely on the royal family to live. But for what reason, no one knows."

Yu Qiansi understood immediately: "Using blood as a medium?"

This can explain why the late emperor and Jiang Jiqing had strange chest injuries, and why Bo Yi was shocked when he heard that the late emperor died of excessive blood loss.

"Then everything becomes clear."

No wonder the Lan family has connections with people in Beijing.

If the real murderer of Empress Mingdao had secretly colluded with Lan and helped Lan obtain the blood of the late emperor, it would make sense that he was now using favors to force Lan to obstruct him.

But she still felt it was a little ridiculous.

If it is said that what the emperor cares about most is the continuation of the country's prosperity, no matter how it looks like, the big families are more involved in the country's prosperity.

Furthermore, although she was not proficient in medicine and poisons, she knew that if there was really a way to control people through blood, it would definitely not be a poison that ordinary people could easily concoct.

She had only heard Yu Linyi mention that before the fall of the Southern Xinjiang Kingdom, only a kind of blood poison that could be controlled by the royal family had such an effect.

The Southern Xinjiang Kingdom was destroyed during the reign of Emperor Gaozu.

Is this the crux of the problem?

No wonder she saw that the Lan family members all looked sick and was not allowed to see Jiang Jiqing. It was probably because of a disagreement between them.

Having said this, Bo Yi no longer concealed the truth: "Five hundred years ago, during the war, those noble families did not bet on Emperor Gaozu. Only Empress Yu was barely considered a small noble family in Jiangdong. Therefore, Emperor Gaozu had a difficult start. In the chaotic times, he relied on..."

Having said that, he looked at Yu Qiansi.

Yu Qiansi shrugged nonchalantly: "I know this story. Emperor Gaozu relied on a bunch of people from all walks of life to seize the world, and the four families today were the most meritorious among them."

But there was one thing that Yu Qiansi couldn't understand.

"Among the four families, the ancestor of the Yi family was a sorcerer who was good at Taoism and observing the stars and calculating, which was beneficial to the war; the Yu family was good at the art of Qi Huang, which ensured the safety of the soldiers; the Mo family was first-class in mechanical engineering. Emperor Gaozu was able to stand out thanks to the mechanical engineering of the Mo family. But what about the Lan family?"

Why is the Lan family ranked among the four major families, and why was it the only family trapped in the imperial mausoleum in such a decisive way by the ancestors of the Jiang family?

No, to be precise, the Lan family was tied to the Yu Jiang family's kingdom, forcing them to share life and death with the Da Sheng kingdom.

The darkness around her was like an abyss, and she felt like she was almost suffocating.

Suddenly, a few warm orange lights flashed above their heads. Bo Yi looked at Yu Qiansi's fuzzy hair and said, "They are coming. You should get ready, follow the back of the team, and blend into the team of the Ministry of Justice."

No one from the Lan family participated in the sacrifice today, and no one else would focus their attention on the two of them.

Even if the Lan family noticed something unusual after they came down the mountain, Shi Moer had already left, and the autopsy had yielded unexpected results. Lan Shu had no evidence, so he probably wouldn't bother to pursue the matter any further.

Yu Qiansi smoothed her hair and brushed away the grass and thorns that were stuck to her sleeves.

The fire above his head grew brighter like a snake, and wherever it slid past, there was a warm color. Yu Qiansi raised his head and noticed the back of Boyi's hand.

There were many blood marks on the back of his hand, crisscrossing each other, left when he turned around to cover himself today.

So her hair was only slightly messy, but Bo Yi himself, even his outer clothes were in a mess.

With this appearance, even if you sneak into the team, you will be noticed.

"Okay, then watch your step when you go down the mountain." Yu Qiansi raised his head and said cunningly, "I have to go ahead and take a hot bath down the mountain to relieve my fatigue and get rid of the gloomy air on my body."

Although he looked sincere, his slightly messy hair made him look very much like the little fox he had rescued in the snow.

Bo Yi resisted the urge to touch that furry head, and leaned against the mountain wall, watching her gradually walk away and disappear into the end of the snake formation.

The fire snake turned lightly on the mountain path, creating ripples in the darkness. By the time it reached him, he had already sunk into it, unable to restrain himself, and unwilling to do so.

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Yu Qiansi took a deep breath and sank herself into the bathing tub. She looked up at the water and saw the light of the candle gently lapping at the water, leaving rings of bright and clear light on her face.

She opened her mouth, letting the chaos in her stomach ripple the surface of the water. In the chaotic bubbles, she tried to clear the irrelevant things from her mind.

But those questions still sneaked into the water and into her ears.

If it was really someone from the Lan family who killed the late emperor, where did the blood go?

They all dared to kill the emperor, so naturally they would not be willing to be trapped here.

If I tell the young master about this, will it cause him more worries?

The water surface returned to calm. She felt depressed and quickly emerged from the water. She slapped the water surface in frustration and said, "Forget it. It's the business between the Royal Family and the Lan Family after all. Why should I bother with it?"

Right now, the most important thing is the case.

The water temperature gradually cooled down, so she got up, changed into clean clothes, and while twisting her hair, she thought about her next arrangements.

After returning to Beijing, I only need to go to the palace once, and I'm afraid everything will be clear.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but think positively.

If you are lucky, you will know the origin of the strange Buddhist beads.

Yu Qiansi shook his head and said silently in his heart: "Everything has its uncertainties before the end. Yu Qiansi, don't be too optimistic about everything. Haven't you experienced enough of the feeling of nothing in the end!"

There were slight noises outside the window.

Yu Qiansi threw away the towel she was using to tie her hair, took the dagger from the shelf, approached the window and shouted, "Who?"

"Lord Si Yin, it's your subordinate."

Brightness?

"Sir," Tongdu's voice was filled with worry, "something went wrong in Weisi Palace."

Yu Qiansi opened the window and asked in surprise, "What happened again?"

Tongdu looked outside the courtyard, and became even more worried: "I'll tell you in detail on the way. I'll have to ask Lord Si Yin and his men to sneak over there. We must not let anyone find us."

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