Chapter 1,602
Concubine Shao was punished, which suppressed the hearts of some restless people who were about to move, and the remaining days of the wake went on smoothly.
Although all entertainment activities and marriages have been suspended in the imperial capital, spring plowing is proceeding in an orderly manner.
This is a major event related to next year's harvest and cannot be delayed.
Xiao Lintian was dealing with spring plowing matters while keeping vigil.
After the Empress Dowager's coffin was delivered to the imperial mausoleum, Concubine Shao was taken to the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
Xiao Lintian and Ling Yu both knew that Concubine Shao did not go to the Ancestral Temple willingly, and they were always wary of what tricks she would play before leaving.
But until she left, Concubine Shao didn't make any waves, which made Ling Yu feel that something was wrong.
How could Mrs. Shao leave so quietly?
King Kang was the same, without any movement.
But the spy who had been keeping an eye on King Kang reported that King Kang seemed to have changed. He was inseparable with the new Princess Kang, and he often accompanied Princess Kang out for walks and shopping.
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Ling Yu was even more wary of Zhao Ruirui's methods.
Ling Yu had already tested the skin taken out from near the red spot on the Queen Mother's back.
There is nothing unusual about the skin except for the red spots.
However, after Ling Yu's tests and biopsy, it was found that the nearby skin showed signs of tissue damage, which seemed to be caused by third-degree frostbite.
But how is this possible?
Ling Yu was puzzled. If the Empress Dowager suffered third-degree frostbite, how could there be only this red spot? The damage should be extensive.
And such red spots are more likely caused by something as thick as a silver needle.
In order to verify her guess, Ling Yu secretly made a model of the upper body of the human body and asked Xiao Lintian to use his spiritual power to shoot a silver needle into the back of the model.
The wound left by the silver needle was consistent with the red spot on the Empress Dowager's back.
Xiao Lintian tested it several times with different strengths according to Ling Yu's instructions. The result was just as Ling Yu thought, the silver needle could penetrate to the heart from this position.
It's just that the Queen Mother didn't show any pain at that time.
That proves that Zhao Ruirui did not attack the Empress Dowager directly with silver needles, but made slow-release medicine into ice as thick as a silver needle and injected it into the Empress Dowager's body with spiritual power.
This would explain third-degree frostbite in skin tissue.
The Empress Dowager may have had palpitations at the time, but she didn't notice anything unusual and didn't take it to heart.
Even if Zhao Ruirui did not approach the Empress Dowager afterwards, the Empress Dowager's heart would not be able to bear the release of the sustained-release agent to a certain extent, so she would develop signs of sudden death from heart failure.
Logically speaking, Zhao Ruirui had quietly killed the Empress Dowager, and the subsequent method of using rats to eat the Empress Dowager was in line with Concubine Shao's style.
Concubine Shao must have not wanted the death of the Empress Dowager to go to waste, so she used it to frame herself and Xiao Lintian.
It is impossible for anyone except Zhao Ruirui to understand those poisonous rat scents!
According to Zhao Ruirui's style, he must have thought that he couldn't find it out, so he dared to use it.
Even in modern times, very few people know the scent of poisonous rats, let alone ancient times!
Zhao Ruirui's failure this time was meeting Ling Yu from modern times and her space that can analyze blood components.
As for Zhao Ruirui not coming out to intercede for Concubine Shao, Ling Yu and Xiao Lintian guessed some of the inside story through their understanding of the Zhao family.
The Zhao family had been raided by King Kang before, and since Xiao Lintian ascended the throne, Princess Shao and King Kang spent money like water in order to win people's hearts.
Even gold and silver cannot withstand such a search. Zhao Ruirui must not want the Zhao family to be plundered by Concubine Shao, so she does not want to care about Concubine Shao's life or death.
And Xiao Lintian also received news that Concubine Shao already wanted to reach out to Xilai Bank. This is currently the main source of money for the Zhao family. How can the Zhao family tolerate it?
