Han Changmu's heart sank, but when he raised his eyes, he saw that Yao Yao was not panicked at all, but looked confident. He smiled knowingly: "What did you do again?"
Yao Yao raised his eyebrows: "Sure enough, nothing can escape the eyes of the Commander-in-Chief."
Han Changmu said with a sigh: "As expected, flattering people is Yao Shenjun's specialty."
Yao Yao curled his lips: "My lord, what you said is quite biased. In a humble position, you would even replace the medicine with flour."
Han Changmu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then laughed out loud, pointed at Yao Yao, shook his head with a smile, rubbed the corner of the paper, and thought to himself.
According to Shidong's oral confession, she was sold to the Prince of Annan County five years ago through the arrangements of the Four Saints Sect. There were seven or eight girls who entered the mansion with her, but they were sold out one after another. , or dead, she is the only one left now, but among the girls who entered the house at that time, she did not know that any of them had the same status as her.
Han Changmu didn't think that Xie Liangzhan only had Shi Dong as an informant in the Annan County Prince's Mansion, and he didn't think that Xie Liangzhan started planning this matter five years ago.
It is not easy to plan this matter, and it is even more difficult to find out the origin of the Princess of Annan County.
Back then, even if Prince Annan was an unpopular and underappreciated prince, it was not easy for him to marry a remnant of the previous dynasty.
He must wipe clean the past of Princess Annan County and create a new identity for her that is suitable and worthy of the prince.
After all, the Princess of Annan County married the Prince of Annan County as the daughter of the famous Gu family in Yangzhou.
It is a coincidence that the Gu family in Yangzhou was somewhat related to the Gu family of the former Emperor Ming.
Therefore, for so many years, no one has ever doubted the relationship between the Princess of Annan County and the former Emperor Ming. Although they are both the same "gu", and although they are related by relatives, it is a very long time ago after all.
It must have taken some effort for Xie Liang to find out the past affairs of Princess Annan. He had been coveting Emperor Ming's treasure for a long time, and it was impossible for him to only arrange for Shidong.
So, the identity of the Ruyu mentioned by Yao Yao is questionable, and it is very likely that Xie Liangzhan planted it.
In the vast darkness, the insects in the grass nest chirped intermittently, gently breaking the silence of the night.
Han Changmu suppressed his smile and looked at Yao Yao while sitting upright: "There was such a commotion in Annan County Prince's Palace today. It is estimated that after dawn, the saint will announce my entry into the palace, and everything in Annan County Prince's Palace will be left to you for the time being. ."
Yao Yao sneered: "No, how can such an important matter be left to a person like me who only knows how to flatter others? Mr. Meng Qi is more suitable."
Han Changmu looked at Yao Yao's smiling face, swept away the slight gloom in his heart, and said with a smile, "Why, you still hold a grudge."
Yao Yao pursed his lips and said, "This is not a grudge against my humble position. It's clearly because I'm afraid of ruining the envoy's job."
Han Changmu smiled bitterly: "Meng Suiyan has other errands, and after I enter the palace, I have to deal with it carefully. I don't know when I will be able to leave the palace. As long as there are no problems in the Annan County Prince's Palace, I will have no worries."
Yao Yao looked solemn and said: "Don't worry, Sir, your humble position must be keeping an eye on the prince and the four beauties." She paused slightly, then suddenly changed the subject: "But sir, since the saint has placed more than one person in the Prince's Mansion of Annan County, Eyeliner, how dare you take such a risk and make such a big scene, you are not afraid," she hesitated and looked at Han Changmu.
Han Changmu said seriously: "It's nothing, just say it."
Yao Yao sighed: "I'll be honest about my humble position. The Saint has been wary of the military power in the hands of Prince Han's Palace for a long time. The Chief Minister has intervened in the affairs of Prince Annan's Palace. He is not afraid of arousing the suspicion of the Saint and causing the family to be destroyed by Prince Han's Palace." Disaster?"
"Are you worried about me?" Han Changmu pursed his lips tightly and wanted to laugh, but he held it back.
Yao Yao's face was as usual, half-smiling but not smiling: "I'm more worried that if the saint attacks you, he will be angry with us little pawns."
Han Changmu wanted to raise his hand to rub the top of Yao Yao's hair. He raised his hand in the air, but finally took it back and gave a helpless smile: "Don't worry, since I dare to do this, I naturally have the means to deal with it, and I won't hurt you. ."
Yao Yao raised his eyelids and looked at Han Changmu suspiciously.
Don't worry, she won't worry. There is no fire at the city gate, but there are not many things that have affected Chi Yu?
Han Changmu pursed his lips and said nothing.
Just when the two looked at each other and questioned each other, a maid hurried in, her forehead covered with sweat and hitting the ground, with a look of panic on her face: "It's not good, the prince, the prince is gone! Something happened to the prince. !”
Han Changmu and Yao Yao stood up together and looked at each other in astonishment.
Did the worst result finally occur?
Han Changmu said with a cold face: "What's wrong? What happened?"
The maidservant was so frightened that she couldn't even speak. She replied in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, after Your Majesty took the antidote, your breath had calmed down. However, just a short while later, Your Majesty vomited." The blood was gone, and even the breath was weak, so the doctor looked at it and said, yes, the prince is dead!"
Han Changmu and Yao Yao looked at each other quickly: "Let's go and have a look."
The Annan County Prince's Mansion should have been the quietest late at night. The air was filled with fresh and moist moisture. The fragrance of green grass was more soothing than the fragrance of flowers, making people sleep peacefully and deeply.
But tonight, the Annan County Prince's Mansion was no longer peaceful, people were in panic, and no one could sleep. Such a big thing happened, and the prince's injuries suddenly worsened. Everyone in the mansion was worried about their future, and even their life and death.
Han Changmu braved the heavy night dew and rushed to the front hall. Before he walked in, he heard heart-wrenching crying and shouting.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."
"My son, you, what's wrong with you, my son!"
Han Changmu and Yao Yao looked at each other, feeling ominous in their hearts.
Yao Yao's heart skipped a beat. The reason why she dared to change the antidote into flour in order to test Ruyu was because she was sure that Ruyu and those behind Ruyu only dared to threaten the Annan Princess with the life and death of the Annan Prince's son, but they did not Dare to really kill the Prince of Annan County, otherwise he wouldn't have administered this kind of chronic poison that would only make people vomit blood and weaken them, like a dull knife cutting flesh.
If you really want to kill the prince, wouldn't it be simpler and easier to just use a powerful poison that can seal the throat with blood, once and for all?
But now, I heard Princess Annan crying like her own father had died. Could it be that she made a mistake in judgment and these people were so cruel and reckless that they really killed the prince?
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but panic. She passed Han Changmu, walked a few steps quickly, and squeezed into the front hall first.
Broken porcelain pieces were smashed on the floor in the front hall, and around the partition, the floor of the bedroom was even more messy. Dark brown concoction and bright red blood were mixed and dripped all over the floor.
I don't know how many people have been in and out of this dormitory. Their messy footsteps left bloodstains everywhere, which made people's hearts tremble.
Yao Yao's heart was beating fast. He had to vomit a lot of blood to make the ground look like this.
She walked over uneasily and saw Princess Annan lying on the crown prince, crying uncontrollably. Deep and shallow tears spread on the brocade quilt, and the brocade quilt in front of her was soaked.
Her heart almost jumped out of her chest. She moved step by step to the kang and looked at the prince's face.
The face was as pale as paper, and the blood stains on the corners of his lips were half dry before he could wipe them clean. The blood stains on his clothes and brocade quilt were completely dry and looked hard.
His breathing was a little weak, but it wasn't like he would die in a short time.
Yao Yao breathed a sigh of relief. When she heard footsteps coming from behind, she turned around and said, "Sir."
Han Changmu saw Yao Yao's calm expression and nodded slightly: "Let me take a look."
Princess Annan County heard the noise and turned around to see Han Changmu. It was as if she was seeing a god and Buddha. Her eyes were shining. She grabbed Han Changmu's sleeves and begged: "Prince Han, Crown Prince Han, save the Crown Prince, please." Save the prince."
"I will." Han Changmu pulled out his sleeves and comforted him, then sat on the edge of the Kang, stretched out his hand and put it on the prince's wrist. His face became uncertain, and he remained silent for a long time.
Yao Yao was also worried. He came closer and lowered his voice and asked, "Sir, how are you? Is it really going to end?"
Han Changmu frowned tightly and shook his head slightly.
Yao Yao took a breath slowly.
"Your Majesty is fine, there is just something wrong with the antidote." Han Changmu retracted his hand and looked at Princess Annan County with burning eyes.
"Is there something wrong with the antidote?" Princess Annan County sobbed: "How could there be something wrong with the antidote? Wasn't the antidote found from that little hoof?"
He raised his head and glanced at Yao Yao, then said slowly: "To be precise, it's not the antidote that has a problem, it's the person who made it."
"The person who makes the medicine." The Princess of Annan County was at a loss for a moment, but she suddenly understood and said coldly: "Ruyu, go and call Ruyu over! Hurry up!"
The people outside didn't know what happened, but they thought Princess Annan's tone was serious, so they hurriedly went to find someone.
Yao Yao came closer, opened the mouth of the Prince of Annan County, and wiped his tongue and teeth with a clean handkerchief. The handkerchief was stained with dots of brown marks.
She smelled it gently, and there was a faint sweetness on the handkerchief. This sweetness was particularly familiar to her.
After just one sniff, she felt so nauseous that she covered her mouth and vomited.
Han Changmu heard the movement and asked quickly: "What's wrong?"
Yao Yao took several deep breaths before suppressing the feeling of vomiting, and put the handkerchief under the tip of Han Changmu's nose: "Sir, smell it."
Han Changmu frowned slightly: "What does this taste like? It's a bit sweet?"
"It's licorice." Yao Yao couldn't even mention the word "licorice". When he mentioned it, he felt that the bird's nest porridge he just ate didn't want to stay in his stomach.
"Licorice, are you sure?" The taste is too weak, and many medicinal materials have a faint sweetness. Han Changmu cannot accurately distinguish it, and he also doubts whether Yao Yao's identification is accurate.
Yao Yao nodded firmly: "I'm sure I'm in charge. I'm sensitive to licorice and will make me sick if I smell it."
She thought that before she traveled to this world, when she was in college, a classmate had a cough in the dormitory. The doctor prescribed licorice tablets and placed them in the dormitory.
Yao Yao was finished now. When he returned to the dormitory, he could smell the strong smell of licorice that no one else could smell, and he could vomit the disgusting overnight meal.
In the end, Yao Yao had no choice but to make do in another dormitory for a few days. She didn't dare to move back until the classmate recovered from his cough, disposed of the bottle of licorice tablets, and all the smell in the dormitory dissipated.
Licorice is like arsenic to her.
Hearing Yao Yao's words, Han Changmu was particularly surprised. He looked Yao Yao up and down with great interest: "It's rare to be sensitive to licorice. Why can't you smell it?"
Yao Yao narrowed his eyes with a fierce look: "I feel sick when I see the errand, does that count?"
Han Changmu raised his eyebrows: "That's laziness."
When Princess Annan heard the word "licorice", she frowned and shook her head: "Licorice, that's impossible. How could licorice make the prince suddenly seriously injured and even vomit blood! Licorice is not poisonous!"
Han Changmu said softly: "Licorice itself is not poisonous, but the medicinal ingredients include Shibadan. Licorice is Euphorbia euphorbia, Daphne genkwa, kansui, and seaweed. In other words, the medicine used by the prince contains licorice and Shibadanli. Another medicine. These two medicines are non-toxic when taken alone, but when put together, they will aggravate the prince's injuries and cause the poison to develop faster."
The princess of Annan County also knew about the eighteen traitors, and asked with tears in her eyes: "Then, then, the prince, can the prince be saved?"
Han Changmu nodded: "Fortunately, the amount of medicine is very small, and the prince uses less, so there is no serious problem."
The Princess of Annan County had stopped crying. There were still tears on her face, but her expression became resolute and vicious. Looking at the weak-breathing Crown Prince, she gritted her teeth and asked Han Changmu: "The antidote is gone. So, what else does the Commander-in-Chief have?" Is there any way?"
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Of course there is an antidote, but I can't tell him directly now. Han Changmu nodded confidently: "Of course, there are just some things that I want to ask Ruyu."
Within a moment, Ruyu walked into the bedroom covered in night dew. When she saw Han Changmu and Yao Yao were there, her heart skipped a beat. She maintained her usual expression on her face and saluted, "Your Majesty."
Princess Annan pursed her lips and said nothing, and only glanced at Han Changmu.
Han Changmu said coldly: "Did you dissolve the medicine that the prince used just now?"
Everyone in the kitchen saw this. Ruyu couldn't hide it even if she wanted to. Ruchang said, "Yes, it's your servant."
Han Changmu asked again: "Where is the medicine bowl?"
Ruyu said: "After giving the medicine, my servant took it off and washed it."
Han Changmu raised his eyebrows: "It's quite thoughtful."
Ruyu said calmly: "Thank you, Sir, for the compliment."
Han Changmu glanced at Yao Yao and raised his chin.
Yao Yao understood, hurriedly walked over, held Ruyu's hand, and sniffed it twice.
After Ruyu finished these things, she washed her hands carefully with soap. She was not worried about being seen through, and she watched Yao Yao's movements indifferently without any resistance. The scent of scented soap still lingered on her fingertips. She used magnolia scented soap, which was not strong in taste but elegant.
Under the cover of the elegant fragrance, the subtle sweetness was looming, and Yao Yao suddenly felt sick.
She retreated to Han Changmu's side and whispered: "It's licorice."
Han Changmu nodded. It was Ruyu who made the medicine with his own hands, and it was Ruyu who had the smell of licorice on his hands. Of course, if this piece of evidence was placed in the court of Jingzhao Mansion, it would never be able to convict her.
But this is not the court of Jingzhao Mansion, and the person hearing the case is not the governor of Jingzhao Mansion.
The Internal Security Department handles cases not to convict a person, but to dig out all the shady people and things.
The doubts in Ruyu's body now are enough to make her die eight hundred times. The reason why she is still alive now is just because she is still useful.
It didn't matter whether she was guilty or not. What was important was that Han Changmu determined who she was, and what the Internal Security Department was best at was prying her mouth open.
Whether she is guilty or not, whether she will die or live depends on how many secrets she reveals.
Han Changmu said calmly: "You changed the Crown Prince's antidote and added some licorice to it to make it into the Eighteen Antidotes, which aggravated the Crown Prince's injuries. I know what you are planning, and I think you are also clear about my methods. , I will not go around in circles with you, you will tell me everything you know clearly, and I will save your life."
A trace of panic flashed between Ruyu's brows, and it disappeared in an instant, and she smiled calmly: "My maid can't quite understand what the Commander-in-Chief is talking about."
As soon as she heard this, the Princess of Annan County exploded, jumped up, and slapped Ruyu hard in the face.
With a "pop" sound, the slap was crisp and loud. Ruyu fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a while. Bright red blood oozed from the corners of her lips, and half of her face suddenly became red and swollen.
Princess Annan's peony-like face was twisted, her eyes gnashing with hatred. While punching and kicking Ruyu, she yelled angrily: "I have always treated you well, and I am the most trustworthy of the four girls who are accompanying you." You, you, you, you are so ambitious, you are heartless, you!"
She gasped in anger, her face turned red, her pretty almond eyes were soaked in tears, and her eye sockets were red.
Ruyu lay on the ground, clenching her teeth tightly, her clothes were wide open after being beaten, and her hair was messed up. It was painful and ugly, but she refused to make any sound, and just let the big tears hit the ground. Some seeped into the cracks of the bricks, and some left water marks on the green bricks.
Annan County Princess fell down on the bed, covering her face tightly, tears flowing out from between her fingers, crying so hard that she was out of breath, and cried blood in a desperate voice: "You are the person I trust most, You are my personal maid!"
Ruyu lowered her head, trembling all over, her eyes tightly closed, tears overflowed from the corners of her eyes and slid down her cheeks.
Han Changmu caught the deep meaning in Annan County Princess's words and glanced at Yao Yao.
Yao Yao nodded and took Ruyu out of the front hall.
After a moment of silence, Han Changmu suddenly said: "Ruyu, are you from Ming Palace?"
The Princess of Annan County suddenly raised her head, her eyes seemed to be covered with mist, and she was so sad that it was beyond words: "Yes, she came from the Ming Palace. She was only six or seven years old at the time. She fled with me and was sold with me. We went to Qiuci and later married into the prince's palace together. To me, she is not a maid, but a sister."
Han Changmu stared silently for a moment and then said: "Yao Canjun will personally deliver the antidote to Ruyu Na. I wonder what the princess's plan is?"
"Plan?" Annan County Princess said blankly.
Han Changmu's words were simple and straightforward: "No matter how people are judged by the Internal Security Department, torture is one of them."
The princess of Annan County shivered, with a look of horror on her face.
She was born into a noble family. Although she also experienced a period of danger in the world after the fall of the country, these difficult days did not last long and she was rescued by Prince Annan. Her life became better and better as time went by, and her family became more and more valuable, which shows that the world is dangerous. There are fewer and fewer people, and people are simply ridiculously naive.
Logically speaking, after being tortured by Emperor Yong'an for so many years, she shouldn't be like this. No wonder she couldn't escape from the clutches of others.
Her little compassion is now a cage that traps her, and will be the wilderness where she is buried in the future.
Han Changmu sneered slightly and shook his head: "Is it possible that the princess is reluctant to part with you?"
Annan County Princess suddenly recovered from the huge blow and injury, her lips trembled slightly, and she reluctantly uttered a sentence: "I don't want to see her again."
After making the final decision, Han Changmu raised his eyebrows slightly and walked out slowly into the vast night.
Princess Annan suddenly collapsed on the bed, covering her face and sobbing loudly.
Of the maidservants who escaped with her back then, only this one survived. Now, even this one is gone.
In the future, who else will tell her about the past events of the Ming Palace, and who will tell her about her father, emperor, mother and concubines.
Her carefree teenage years were finally gone.
She was so sad that she couldn't help crying.
Han Changmu walked into the ear room and saw Ruyu sitting in a mess against the wall with a numb face. When she heard his footsteps walking in, she didn't even raise her eyelids.
It was obvious that he was determined to die.
Han Changmu walked over slowly, squatted in front of Ruyu, and said word by word, his voice was as cold as the cold wind of thirty-nine days, which made people's hearts hurt: "You are from the Ming Palace. She is the most trusted maidservant around the Ming Palace twins, but you betrayed her, you want to hand over the Ming Emperor's treasure to outsiders, you are the eternal sinner of the previous dynasty."
"I'm not, I'm not a sinner, I didn't betray Emperor Ming, I didn't betray the previous dynasty, I didn't!" Ruyu was trembling with excitement and her face turned pale. She retorted in a sharp voice, but she didn't say anything more useful. The rebuttal seemed particularly weak.
Han Changmu stood up slowly, turned to Yao Yao and said: "Go and dissolve the antidote and feed it to the prince of Annan County. Emperor Ming was also pitiful. He left his daughter with people who were all around, even his own master's." It can kill even your own flesh and blood."
"I didn't, I didn't!" Ruyu hugged her head tightly, her mind already teetering on the edge of collapse.
Han Changmu smiled slightly and said coldly: "No, it was you who revealed the whereabouts of the Crown Prince, and you were the one who gave the Crown Prince the eighteenth birthday." When he looked at Ruyu, his consciousness was a little unclear, and the whole person seemed to be about to die. Falling into madness, he added more energy and said aggressively: "It's not easy for the twins of Ming Palace. It's so easy to have such a little bit of flesh and blood, but you almost killed me."
Ruyu screamed desperately and sharply: "No, no, he is not the eldest princess's son at all, he is not, he is a rebel son, he deserves to die!"
