no! I absolutely cannot continue to pretend to be asleep.
Otherwise, Xiaodongzi might still be able to do something treacherous and unethical!
Ji Ziyue thought so and suddenly slowly opened her eyes.
"Huh? Why did I suddenly fall asleep..."
"Xiao Dongzi, why are you here?"
"Ah? Your Majesty, you are awake!"
Yang Dong's body trembled, and he bowed down in a panic, as if he was covering up something.
But Ji Ziyue has a pair of phoenix eyes, but she has already seen through everything.
As the saying goes, an inch long is an inch strong.
Xiaodongzi's size is six inches, right?
Ahem, what am I thinking about? ?
The empress coughed lightly, suppressed the charm in her heart, and lowered her voice majestically:
"Xiao Dongzi, what happened? Why are you in my study..."
"There's also Blue Bird, why didn't I see her?"
Yang Dong took a deep breath, suppressed the fire in his heart, and explained seriously:
"Your Majesty, you suddenly fell into a coma just now. I rushed over from the West Factory after knowing this."
"According to my investigation, His Majesty was probably poisoned and fell into a coma."
"Fortunately, I accidentally learned a technique that can use the power of Qi and blood to eliminate toxins. Because the situation was urgent and I was worried about your safety, I decided to take action without authorization. Please punish me."
Hearing this, the empress frowned slightly.
Strange, someone dared to poison me! And it bypassed Blue Bird’s detection...
If you count the last time in the bathtub, this is already the second time.
Is my palace actually infiltrated by outsiders?
Thinking of this, a cold murderous intention flashed in her eyes.
As an emperor, the most basic element is to kill decisively. As long as there are threats around her, she doesn't mind at all, replacing them with a new group of people.
"That's all, the situation was critical at that time, I don't blame you for this!"
The empress spoke slowly, with no hint of joy or anger on her majestic face.
"Xiao Dongzi, can I trust you?"
The sudden question caused Yang Dong's brain to shut down for a second.
But he soon came to his senses and nodded firmly.
Are you kidding, you are my son, of course I will protect you.
"Your Majesty, don't worry, my loyalty to you can be seen from the sun and the moon!"
"Very good. If that's the case, then you will find out the real culprit behind this for me!"
"If the matter is done well, I will reward you greatly. But if it is not done well...this will be your West Factory's dereliction of duty, and as the owner of the factory, you will naturally bear the blame!"
"Xiao Dongzi, do you understand what I mean?"
After the empress finished speaking, her cold eyes glanced between Yang Dong's legs intentionally or unintentionally.
At this moment, Yang Dong only felt the wind blowing on his crotch, and his lower body was cold.
You're so brave, you're threatening me with this matter again, right?
If there was no young master in Fang Cai, how could you have detoxified so quickly?
The emperor is ruthless, the emperor is really ruthless!
He complained in his heart, but on the surface he bowed his hands honestly and said:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely investigate this matter with all my strength."
"It's late at night, my dear, please retreat."
…
After returning to the small building in Xichang, Yang Dong did not go to sleep, but called Shu Shuxiao.
"Xiao Mouse, you immediately bring a few brothers to investigate who has approached His Majesty today."
"Except for Blue Bird, everyone else must keep an eye on them secretly. Of course, don't keep an eye on them too closely, so as not to alert the enemy."
"If there is any abnormal behavior, report it to me immediately. This matter is of great importance. If anyone finds out the clues, I will personally reward you with five hundred taels of silver!"
As soon as these words came out, Shu Mouse was stunned.
He even forgot to breathe and just stared at Yang Dong.
Five hundred taels of silver, this reward is too generous!
They, the spies, worked so hard for a month but only had a few taels of silver.
Five hundred taels of silver could even equal their monthly income for decades!
"Don't worry, Mr. Yang, I will take my brothers and keep an eye on this matter."
"If there is any trouble, I will report it to Mr. Yang immediately."
Yang Dong nodded slightly and said, "Go ahead."
On the soft couch,
Yang Dong tossed and turned, but couldn't sleep.
Logically speaking, having access to Yourong's basic necessities, food, clothing, housing and transportation, this person's status in the palace should not be low.
And this person should have a very good understanding of Yourong's living habits.
In this way, those ordinary eunuchs and maids became less suspicious.
This matter can be investigated from the people around Yourong.
However... now that the matter has been exposed, it is no longer possible for the person who poisoned the house to escape from the imperial city.
In this case, he would most likely choose to commit suicide.
Just as he was thinking of this, Shu Shushu's hurried voice suddenly came from outside the door.
"Mr. Yang, are you asleep?" 33
"We have a clue. Our brothers found out that a palace maid from the Shangqing Palace committed suicide out of fear of guilt. Now the body has been found, and the brothers are conducting further investigation."
Sure enough!
Yang Dong suddenly stood up from his bed, picked up a coat at random, put it on his body, and hurried out of the dormitory.
As soon as he went out, he saw Shu Shushu's solemn face.
Then he opened his mouth and asked:
"Why, is there something fishy about this matter?"
Hearing this, Shu Shuzhu had a difficult look on his face.
"Mr. Yang, I'm afraid it will be difficult to investigate this matter."
He said, handing over a file from the Ministry of Internal Affairs with both hands.
Yang Dong took the file and looked at the highlighted name.
Tao'er, a palace maid in the Shangqing Palace, entered the palace at the age of six. Her parents died.
After entering the palace, he has been serving His Majesty in Shangqing Palace. Since there are no living relatives at home, there is no contact outside the palace.
With such a clean and green life, Yang Dong couldn't help but frown secretly.
He pondered for a moment and then said:
"I'm afraid the records in the file may not be accurate. Xiaoxiao, go and call the eunuchs and maids who are acquainted with this taro'er."
Upon hearing this, Shu Xiaoxiao immediately bowed and said with a proud look on his face:
"Mr. Yang, my subordinates have brought these people back."
"They are in the dungeon at the moment. You can inquire now."
"This was well done!"
Yang Dong glanced at Shu Shuxiao in surprise and threw a twenty-tael banknote away.
Shu Xiaoxiao took the banknote, a look of greed flashed in his eyes.
But the next second, he returned the banknote intact.
"Mr. Yang, these are all things that subordinates should do. I absolutely dare not let Gong Yang give me any more rewards."
"Please also ask Mr. Yang to take back the bank notes and don't embarrass your subordinates."
"You kid..."
Yang Dong glanced at Shu Xiaoxiao with interest and took back the banknote without saying a word.
After all, who is willing to spend money when you can get it for free?
"Not bad, not bad. You have a great future. Work hard in the future!"
When Shu Shuzhu heard this, his face immediately turned red and his face was full of excitement.
"Don't worry, Mr. Yang. When my subordinates work for Mr. Yang, they will definitely be ruined! Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire, my subordinates will not be afraid."
Some people died, but not completely...
