After reading the contents of Huo Yuanji's summons, Chen Yutian let out a long sigh.
"What did Yuanji say?" Xue Tianhan asked.
"They found the missing eighth princess." Chen Yutian said, "And, according to the eighth princess, the person who designed to kill the two princes and kidnap her was the eldest princess. In addition, they based on Ling Fei's prediction We can surmise that the black-robed national master is probably Xie Ying. And the maid next to the eldest princess is most likely Huajian."
"Huajian? Evil shadow?" Gongsun and others were startled, and then they frowned slightly.
After a moment, Xue Tianhan nodded first, "This is not impossible. After all, it was Concubine Ling's order that Long Yue go to the Central Plains to visit Daliang Mountain."
Speaking of Daliang Mountain, everyone recalled the scene where Lang Yue inquired about the ghost town's past. They also asked at that time whether those were orders from Concubine Ling, but now, they also knew that Concubine Ling's orders were based on her spirit. Above the skill of fox prediction.
"Linghu's prediction technique never fails. If so, I'm afraid what was said in the message is true. Those two people are most likely the remnants of the Jianghuai Alliance." Long Zun and Sword Master were rarely present today.
Chen Yutian looked at the two saints and frowned slightly. If so, there will be an explanation for the princess's maid leaving the palace to see Ye Hong that day. These three people are all remnants of the Jianghuai Alliance, so it is not surprising to meet each other.
What really worries him is whether there is a shadow of Futian Sect behind these things.
"I remember that your Excellency once asked the Ninth Princess a question: Can a woman from the barbarian country ascend to the throne and become a king khan?" Gongsun suddenly asked.
Everyone nodded.
Xuan Xi even said: "I still remember that Lang Yue once said that in the barbarian country, as long as you are good enough, you can reach a high position even if you are a girl."
"Yes, I remember it too." Tang Fengling nodded, then looked at Gongsun with some confusion, "But sir, why are you bringing this up now?"
Gongsun smiled and glanced at Chen Yutian, "I think we should already know the eldest princess's motive for doing this!"
Chen Yutian smiled and nodded.
"Motive?" Ling Miaoyin looked at Chen Yutian and Gongsun in confusion, and then recalled what Gongsun said just now, her eyes flashed slightly.
"You mean...the eldest princess's motive for killing the two princes?"
"More than that, in my opinion, adding chronic poison to Jie Li's lunch should also be her method." Gongsun shook his head lightly.
"You mean... she did all this to seize the throne?" Xuan Xi understood Gongsun's meaning and spoke with a little surprise.
"Of course. Killing the two remaining princes removed the last obstacle to becoming the crown prince, and killing her father with poison would allow her to ascend to the throne in the shortest time. With such a clever plan, why wouldn't she Why?" Gongsun gave a rare sneer.
Everyone nodded, Gongsun's inference was reasonable, and if the poisoning was done by the eldest princess, then the problem of adding dead wood grass to the two princes' teacups would be solved.
"You guys... what would happen if Jie Li knew that he was poisoned?" Chen Yutian thought for a long time and suddenly said to everyone with a smile.
Everyone looked at his smile, and for some reason, they felt a hint of... fear in it.
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"Do you really mean what you said, sir?"
Jieli suddenly stood up from behind the desk, his expression shocked and a little frightened. Just now, he had learned the fact that he was poisoned from Gongsun. However, Gongsun did not directly reveal that the eldest princess was the mastermind behind the poisoning.
Gongsun nodded and said, "The student has seen this with his own eyes, and there is absolutely no mistake. If Your Majesty still has doubts, the student only needs to try it with a silver needle and he will know."
Jieli pondered for a moment and nodded.
Gongsun looked solemn and came to Jie Li holding the silver needle he took out of the needle bag in his arms. Jie Li gently raised his arm, Gongsun took the needle and pricked it gently, then pulled it out.
Gongsun Fang pulled out the needle and saw that the bright silver on the needle tip, which originally reflected the light of the candle, had turned black in an instant. Suddenly, Jie Li and the guards in the study all changed their expressions.
"This... this is..." A very obvious gloomy look flashed across Jieli's frightened expression.
"Does your Majesty believe it now?"
"Believe it. Believe it." Jie Li nodded quickly, and then looked at Gongsun a little anxiously, "Sir, you have great medical skills. You may be able to tell what kind of poison this king is. Is there any solution?"
Gongsun sighed, "I feel ashamed to say this. Although the student studied under the Medicine Sage, he is from the Central Plains after all. The poison that His Majesty was poisoned by has never been seen in the medicinal materials classics of the Central Plains..."
After hearing this, the original look of hope on Jie Li's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a kind of despair, a kind of fear of death... despair.
"Can't you, sir, get rid of this poison..."
Gongsun sighed again, "No... Although the student could not find this poison in the Chinese medicinal materials classics, this afternoon, the student has visited the medicinal materials shop and pharmacy in your country. After identifying the original medicinal materials, it can be found It is confirmed that the poison His Majesty was poisoned by is an extremely harsh and chronic mixed poison. The effect of the poison requires at least three years of continuous consumption before the cure can be achieved. The student has also found it from the medicine shop."
Hearing this, Jieli's heart almost reached his throat before he dropped.
Damn it, can you stop breathing so heavily when you talk in the future?
Jieli wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and was speechless.
"So, this king's poison can still be cured?" Jie Li asked with a hint of probing.
"Of course." Gongsun nodded slightly, took out a written prescription from his arms, and handed it to the chamberlain, "As long as your Majesty takes the medicine according to the prescription, I guarantee that the medicine will cure the disease."
"In addition..." At this point, he took out four crumpled and smoothed papers from his arms and handed them to the chamberlain. "This is the evidence collected by the student after he witnessed the poisoning by the imperial cook. My family The Lord ordered me to hand it over to His Majesty."
Jie Li's face became more and more gloomy.
He slowly took the solution and the paper wrapping the poison from the waiter's hand, and stared at it.
"Mr. Youlao, please tell Palace Master Chen that I will not let him down."
Hearing this, Gongsun's lips curled up slightly, then he turned around and left.
Looking at Gongsun's leaving figure, the smile on Jie Li's face completely disappeared. His face was as gloomy as water. After staring at the thing in his hand for a moment, he suddenly clapped his hands.
A gust of wind blew up, and then a figure appeared in front of him like a ghost.
"His Majesty."
"Go and investigate everything for me." Jie Li ordered coldly.
The man nodded, followed by another gust of wind, and disappeared...
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Mingxiu looked at Xue Tianhan, who was dressed in white, with half fear and half infatuation.
He came to question him about the details before and after the disappearance of the second princess.
Mingxiu was still a little afraid of this person who had always been cold and cold, but compared to his personality, his face really made Mingxiu unable to feel afraid, because it was... so beautiful.
Even though the aesthetics of the barbarian country were different from those of the Central Plains, Mingxiu couldn't help but become a little obsessed with such a handsome face that even women would be jealous of.
Especially when such a perfect handsome man was standing not far in front of her, Mingxiu felt that her heart was about to jump out of her chest.
"Young... Young Master, I told you everything that I needed to say that day. I really don't remember what else I missed?"
Seeing her like this, Xue Tianhan couldn't help but frown slightly. Although he sees her often, it doesn't mean that he can understand why every woman who sees him has such a strange reaction? Are they all sick?
"You don't need to get excited. I just want to ask for other details. Just try your best to answer." After frowning, Xue Tianhan said calmly.
"Yeah, I understand." Mingxiu nodded vigorously, the nymphomaniac look on his face getting more and more serious.
Xue Tianhan naturally didn't care about this and asked directly: "I have two questions to ask you this time. One is, was there anything unusual about the night the second princess disappeared?"
"Something more unusual?" Mingxiu thought hard, then shook his head, "No, Her Royal Highness read a book for a long time as usual that day, then locked the doors and windows and went to bed."
"You said she has been reading for a long time? How long?"
"About an hour or so." Mingxiu thought for a while.
"Does Your Highness the Second Princess like to read books? If you say so, she and the Third Princess are somewhat similar..." At this time, a voice suddenly came, and Ling Miaoyin, who was also dressed in white, had arrived here at some unknown time. .
Xue Tianhan frowned and glanced at Ling Miaoyin - Why are you here?
Ling Miaoyin smiled and winked - why can't I come?
Xue Tianhan was silent, but Mingxiu shook his head and said: "It's different. Although the third princess and Her Royal Highness both like reading, their ways are different. Apart from the poems and songs of the Central Plains, the third princess only likes medical books. Pharmacopoeia, and my princess, she especially likes the Central Plains' Art of War book, which is completely different from them."
"The second princess likes the art of war. Could it be that...she is eager to go into battle to kill the enemy?" Xue Tianhan touched his chin and pondered. This inadvertent and habitual action made Mingxiu's heart beat faster.
"Yes, yes. The second princess really hopes to go into battle to kill the enemy, but we have not had a war with the Central Plains for many years, and she has never been able to fulfill her wish..." At this point, Mingxiu remembered that the two people standing in front of her were Coming from the Central Plains, he quickly covered his mouth and said softly, "I'm sorry, I made a mistake."
Xue Tianhan seemed to have thought of something, a very seductive smile appeared on his lips, and he thanked Mingxiu: "I see... Then the second question is, has the second princess had any contact with the eldest princess recently?"
"Princess?" Mingxiu looked at Xue Tianhan and Ling Miaoyin with suspicion, not understanding why they would ask such a question.
Ling Miaoyin explained with a smile: "Don't think too much, we are just asking casually, there is no other meaning."
Mingxiu nodded lightly, but there was still doubt in her eyes. She obviously didn't believe what Ling Miaoyin had just said. However, she didn't think about it anymore and instead spoke.
"Although the eldest princess and my princess are biological sisters, since they have grown up, their interactions with each other have become much less frequent. The most recent time, I remember, was more than a year ago... By the way, my princess disappeared. That afternoon, we went to the tea party proposed by the eldest princess."
"Tea party?" Ling Miaoyin frowned slightly.
"The eldest princess proposed to hold it...so what's unusual about the eldest princess's tea party?" Xue Tianhan asked.
Mingxiu shook his head, "No, everything was normal that day. Except for the Eighth Princess, the Third Princess and the Ninth Princess, the other princesses gathered together to drink tea and chat. The same was true for the Eldest Princess. There was nothing unusual about it."
After hearing this, Xue Tianhan nodded slightly, "I understand, thank you..."
After saying that, he clasped his fists and packed his luggage.
Mingxiu said hurriedly: "Young master, you don't have to be so polite."
Xue Tianhan said: "Girl, you have provided us with such important clues, and you deserve to be treated as a gift. I have other important matters, so I will take my leave. Please."
After saying that, he and Ling Miaoyin left.
Mingxiu was left alone, still standing there and feeling infatuated.
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The night is deep and solemn.
In Jieli's study, the candles are brightly lit and the silence is so quiet that you can hear a needle drop.
Jie Li had a serious look on his face, sitting behind the desk, his eyes scanning the seven daughters who were standing respectfully below.
At this moment, all the princesses had solemn expressions on their faces. Even the fifth princess, who was usually out of her way, was standing there quietly at this moment, with a pair of beautiful eyes looking at her in shock and fear. Father Khan.
The atmosphere was so solemn that almost everyone in the hall could not breathe.
All the princesses were looking at Jie Li, secretly guessing the purpose of their father Khan's gathering of everyone.
They were all summoned suddenly, without any warning before this. Therefore, all the princesses are not clear about the purpose of this gathering.
However, seeing Father Khan’s face so serious, it must be something big.
After Jieli's eyes moved away from the face of Lang Yun, the last seventh princess, he slowly said: "You must be wondering why I called you here? In fact, the reason why I called all of you here today is because there is something This is something extremely important that I want to announce to you.”
At this point, Jieli's expression suddenly changed, and then he said in a cold voice: "Bring it up!"
Several guards escorted a dejected and embarrassed figure in. The moment they saw this figure, all the princesses' expressions changed slightly.
Because this person is wearing the clothes of an imperial chef.
But at this moment, Jieli spoke again, "I have called you here today because I want to tell you two things. First, I just learned from Mr. Gongsun today that someone gave me the lunch He was poisoned, and the person who poisoned him is this person!"
Hearing this, all the princesses were shocked!
