"I do not know anything!"
When Wang Yinger said this, it meant that she knew something.
"Ying'er, don't be afraid, His Majesty is here, no one will dare to harm you." Cui Lujin turned to Wang Ying'er and comforted her softly, the certainty in her words was inexplicably reassuring.
Xie Hengwu smiled silently.
Cui Lujin seemed to be trying to comfort her, but she was actually leading Wang Yinger to point out that someone was harming her.
Who can harm her? Wang Yinger must not dare to tell the truth, and the dirty water will have to be poured on Xie Hengwu in the end.
No wonder Cui Lujin agreed so readily to meet Xiao Yanzhou.
"Yes, Madam Wang, if someone harms you in the forbidden area of the palace, you must tell the truth. If someone with evil intentions dares to harm the minister's daughter, who knows whether..." Xie Hengwu's eyebrows were filled with worry and concern. He looked at Xiao Yanzhou.
The latter held his forehead with one hand and said nothing.
Wang Ying'er was stunned and met Cui Luxi's eyes.
She seemed to understand something and cried: "My maid... My maid dare not say..."
Cui Lujin was about to speak, but was interrupted by Xie Hengwu.
"Your Majesty, I see that Madam Wang's mind is not yet clear, so even if she asks something, it may not be entirely true. How about asking the imperial doctor first?"
Xiao Yanzhou didn't want to care about these messy things, so he just hummed when he heard this.
Then the imperial doctor was called, and he knelt down in fear and said: "Your Majesty, my young master, Madam Wang's illness is not congenital, but... it is..."
The imperial doctor stumbled and couldn't continue. Xiao Yanzhou's narrow eyes dimmed and he tapped his fingertips on the armrest twice.
"It's Five Stone Powder!"
The hall fell silent.
Xie Hengwu's eyes narrowed slightly and his eyes darkened.
It’s really five stones scattered.
Wushi Powder, also known as Hanshi Powder, needs to be taken with hot wine. After taking it, the whole body will be unbearably hot and it will become addictive if used frequently.
That's why Wang Ying'er was so hot that she tore off her clothes in public and ran rampant in the palace, all to dissipate the heat.
The old emperor of Nanliang was obsessed with seeking immortality, and his ministers followed his wishes to find prescriptions. Under the influence of his ears and eyes, Xie Hengwu also knew a little bit about this.
Five Stone Powder has long been something that the old emperor no longer wanted to use, because a few years ago a minister overdosed and died suddenly that day. The old emperor was so frightened that he ordered all the Five Stone Powder to be destroyed, and several people who suggested it were killed. A kind of alchemist.
"Five Stone Powder?" Xiao Yanzhou said one word at a time, his fingertips still tapping rhythmically on the armrest, "Wang Shilang, can you explain to Gu why there is such a thing on your beloved?"
The Minister Wang who was named was sweating coldly, his legs went weak and he knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I really don't know this! My little girl has never left the house, and it is even less likely that she will be stained with five stones! The little girl was framed, and she also Your Majesty, please take a closer look!"
"Your Majesty, I don't know what Wu Shi Powder is like here, but when I was in Nanliang, Wu Shi Powder was a forbidden drug by the imperial court." Xie Hengwu said warmly, "This prescription has strong medicinal properties and is not easy to refine. I thought... … Madam Wang is a lady, so I’m afraid she won’t be able to get this recipe on her own.”
"You mean, someone harmed her?"
"No, I thought... Madam Wang was an innocent victim."
Xiao Yanzhou then became more interested and looked sideways: "You tell me."
Xie Hengwu Yingying Yifu said: "After Madam Wang and my concubine left Huayi Palace, they only took a rest in Nuan Pavilion. Nuan Pavilion is originally for people to rest between banquets. There are many people coming and going. Even if someone wants to kill Madam Wang, so what? Do you think Madam Wang will go to Nuan Pavilion?"
"It was an accident that Madam Wang accidentally spilled the wine. If it hadn't been for this accident, I wouldn't have had to change my clothes, and Madam Wang wouldn't have gone to Nuange with me."
"There happens to be hot wine in the Qi Nuan Pavilion. As far as I know, Wu Shi Powder needs to be taken with hot wine. So I think that Madam Wang accidentally fell into someone else's trap and was unfortunately harmed."
Xie Hengwu pushed the matter into an accident with every word, but it made people feel more and more that it was not an accident.
Even if Wang Ying'er is not a daughter of an aristocratic family like Cui Lujin, she is still well-known in the capital. After years of upbringing and etiquette, it was unusual for her to be rude and knock over her wine glass.
What's more, the crowded palace maid's appearance was too coincidental. The people who served at the palace banquet were well-trained and would not make such stupid mistakes.
It's a pity that I can't question the palace maid now, because she has been thrown into the forbidden lake by Huo Heng.
Those present were not fools, so they all understood.
This game was against Wang Ying'er and Xie Hengwu, but one of them was an accomplice.
Cui Lujin lowered her head, her eyes changed slightly, but quickly returned to normal.
"Wu Shi Powder is a banned drug from Beijiang," she said as if unintentionally: "Xie Meiren seems to be familiar with Wu Shi Powder...?"
These words changed the target of the attack again, and Xie Hengwu chuckled: "Ms. Cui is right."
"I do know a little bit about Five Stone Powder."
Cui Lujin glanced at Wang Ying'er and sighed sadly: "If beauty knew about Wushi San, why didn't she remind Ying'er at that time?"
After saying this, she shook her head and said, "I have no intention of complaining against the beauty. I just think that Ying'er is like this... It's really an unreasonable disaster."
Xie Hengwu felt that Mrs. Wang's expression had changed a lot because of Cui Lujin's words. If it hadn't been for Xiao Yanzhou being still here, she would have rushed forward and questioned her loudly.
"Ms. Cui's words are wrong. The five stones scattered in Nanliang were not banned substances, but they were completely destroyed after an accident. Before that, I was familiar with it, which is reasonable."
"However, I have only heard about it. This medicine is not easy to obtain. I am still in the boudoir. I have never seen it. It is impossible to identify it and alert Madam Wang in time."
"What's more..." Xie Hengwu Cuidai frowned slightly, as if thinking about it, "...there was nothing wrong in the Nuan Pavilion, but after I changed my clothes and came out, Madam Wang handed me a cup of hot wine, saying it was to warm me up. Everyone If you don’t believe it, you can call the maid from Nuan Pavilion and ask.”
Cui Lujin's lips curled down slightly, and she cursed an idiot in her heart.
No wonder something went wrong. She was in a hurry to deliver something to someone, so how could she not notice it?
The scene suddenly fell into a stalemate. Cui Lujin deliberately put the blame on Xie Hengwu. Unfortunately, Wang Ying'er no longer had the courage to make such false accusations, and Xie Hengwu could not let them pour dirty water on him.
"It's so noisy." Xiao Yanzhou half-closed his eyelashes, pressed his eyebrows with one hand, and uttered two words out of nowhere.
Everyone in the palace stopped talking. Even Wang Ying'er stopped crying and suppressed her face until it turned red.
"Zhao Quan, search her body."
Previously, no one dared to search Wang Ying'er because of concerns about her identity, but now with Xiao Yanzhou's order, there is no problem.
Zhao Quan responded and bowed slightly to Wang Yinger: "Ms. Wang, I'm offended."
"Your Majesty, you must not do this!" Wang Shilang quickly begged for mercy, but unfortunately Xiao Yanzhou didn't care about him at all.
Cui Lujin frowned slightly, but she didn't want to plead for Wang Yinger. This would easily arouse Xiao Yanzhou's disgust.
Therefore, she avoided the help-seeking glances of Wang Shilang and his wife.
Several nuns stepped forward and pulled Wang Ying'er behind the screen. After a while, the nuns returned to the front of the hall and respectfully handed over a crumpled paper ball.
Zhao Quan motioned to the imperial doctor to take a look.
After the imperial doctor made a distinction, his expression changed drastically: "Your Majesty, what's above this is Five Stone Powder!"
Regardless of whether she hid the Five Stone Powder to take it herself or to harm others, it was enough to commit a serious crime.
Xiao Yanzhou looked at Minister Wang with a half-smile but not a smile: "Wang Aiqing, you are really good at teaching your daughter."
"Your Majesty, this must be a misunderstanding! There is no way that my little girl will come into contact with this thing!"
Wang Shilang was so frightened that he said the same sentence several times.
Cui Lujin pursed her lips, her brows and eyes shaped like frost and snow becoming increasingly cold.
A person who would keep evidence of guilt on his body without destroying it has no value for her to plead for him.
Xiao Yanzhou's eyes swept over Cui Lujin, who was standing quietly at the side, without leaving any trace, and settled the matter:
"There is no need to explain the crime of concealing prohibited drugs."
"Today, all the people from Nuange Palace will be sent to the Shenxing Department."
This was regarded as understanding of the matter. Xiao Yanzhou stood up with a roll of his sleeves and everyone saluted.
When he passed by Xie Hengwu, he paused, tilted his head slightly and whispered: "Aheng, let's go."
Everyone changed slightly at the sound of "Ah Heng".
Cui Lujin quickly raised her eyes, jealousy flashing in her eyes. But she quickly lowered her eyes and knelt down respectfully, and said first, "I send you off to your majesty."
As soon as she started, everyone came to their senses and bowed respectfully.
Wang Shilang seemed to understand something. He lowered his head and seemed to sigh, as if he had aged ten years all of a sudden.
"I have no idea how to teach my daughter, so I ask for help. Please allow your majesty to do so."
Xiao Yanzhou nodded slightly and did not object.
Shilang Wang and Mrs. Wang bowed deeply. Xiao Yanzhou did not look back, but only extended a hand to his side.
Xie Hengwu held him.
She knew that this was a deliberate attempt to hit Cui Lujin, and Xiao Yanzhou must have seen something.
This time Xiao Yanzhou seemed to be stronger than before, squeezing her hand until it hurt.
Before leaving, Xie Hengwu looked back.
Cui Lujin lowered her head and couldn't see her expression clearly. Even when she was saluting, her back was as straight as a pine tree, clean and not stained by snow.
Perhaps feeling her gaze, Cui Lujin raised her eyes to greet her.
The two people's eyes collided slightly, and they were separated immediately.
Xie Hengwu was pulled out of Chengde Hall by Xiao Yanzhou. After walking a few steps, Xiao Yanzhou let go of her hand.
He deliberately slowed down his pace so that Xie Hengwu could keep up.
"Did she do it?"
His words were a bit confusing, but Xie Hengwu understood what he meant.
She lowered her eyelashes and said softly: "I don't know who I am."
Even if she thought it was Cui Luyi who was the instigator, she had no evidence. She could get nothing out of her unfounded accusations except hard work.
This time, they were at least a tie.
Wang Yinger is certainly pitiful, but if she had no intention of harming others, she would not have ended up like this.
It's just your own fault.
Xiao Yanzhou had roughly guessed it, but unfortunately he couldn't do anything to Cui.
For a long time, he frowned and said seriously:
"Stay away from them."
Xie Hengwu nodded.
"I drank too much today and I have a headache."
"You don't have to go back tonight, I just want to hear you play the konghou."
When he walked in front of the chariot, he suddenly stopped and turned around to look at her. His dark eyes were so dark that it was inevitable to be scary when staring at people at this night.
Xie Hengwu, however, did not shy away and came forward, saying softly:
"I obey your orders."
