Shen Haolin sat on the thick cushion that Shen Cha brought over, picked up the files he took out from the drawer, and started to look through the files with the light of two candlesticks. However, after reading a few pages, he discovered that question.
"Cha'er, come here!" Shen Haolin looked at Shen Cha and waved to her.
"What's wrong? What's the problem?"
"The date recorded in this file is wrong. I have roughly browsed through these volumes. It should be the later one, recording the affairs of Aunt Xue. But now, what we need to find is twenty years before this time. Even further back, there are files related to the empress’s youth and the Xue family in Xijing.”
"Brother, the Xue family in Xijing is very accurate."
"At that time, there was no Wudinghou Mansion in Jiaping Pass, only the Xue Family in Xijing."
"That's what my brother said."
Shen Cha squatted in front of the cabinet, carefully looked at the labels on the bottom drawer, and raised an eyebrow at Shen Haolin.
"Brother, look here."
"Is this the older one?"
"It should be related to the Xue family in Xijing. If not, there is no need to put it in such a remote place. My parents probably don't want people to notice it, so they put it in such an inconspicuous place. Generally speaking, if we store things , will put all the items in the same time period together, unless you don’t want people to see them, then they will be scattered.”
"You're right, those above are all deceptive, that's what's important." Shen Haolin raised his chin towards Shen Cha, "Open it and take a look."
"good."
Shen Cha pulled two cushions over and sat down. He opened the six drawers in the bottom row one by one. Counting from the left hand side, the first to third drawers were filled with files. In the three drawers at the bottom, each drawer contains seven or eight square or rectangular wooden boxes. Judging from the texture and craftsmanship of the wooden boxes, they are basically the same as the wooden boxes that previously held bracelets and waggles. Yes, the age is about the same.
She blinked at Shen Haolin and reached out to pick up one of the boxes. She didn't open it in a hurry. She looked at the wooden box carefully first, thought about it, and then picked up the one containing Bu Yao for comparison.
"What did you see?"
"These two boxes should be a set." Shen Cha approached Shen Haolin and asked him to take a closer look. "Judging from the carvings and patterns, as well as the smoothness of the wooden boxes, they are made by the same craftsman." hand. "
"Coincidentally, we have several similar wooden boxes at home in the capital, right?"
"Yes!" Shen Cha nodded with a smile, "Not only our family, but also the palace also has many artifacts made by this craftsman."
"And this craftsman is Xiaotian's great-grandfather." Shen Haolin sighed softly, "But this doesn't mean anything. It just means that the old man's craftsmanship is good and everyone likes it."
Shen Cha smiled and opened the newly taken out box. What came into view was a spherical object wrapped in gold foil.
"What is this?" Shen Cha was about to reach out and pick it up, but was stopped by Shen Haolin, "Brother?"
"Don't move." Shen Haolin took out a handkerchief, padded it with the handkerchief, picked up the spherical object wrapped in gold foil, looked at it carefully, and put it back again. "I know this. Before the late emperor passed away, he took this medicine. It is said that it can alleviate the late emperor's condition, but..."
"If you take out this medicine and keep it alone, does it mean there is something wrong with it?" Seeing Shen Haolin nod first and then shake his head, Shen Cha looked helpless, "Is there a problem? My brother is going to make trouble for me. Confused?"
"I have read the late emperor's pulse record. The late emperor did not take this medicine very often, only three or four times in total. The person who recommended this medicine to the late emperor was Lu Yuantian from the Imperial Hospital, and this Lu Yuantian was... …”
"The Empress Dowager single-handedly promoted me."
"It should be considered as childhood sweethearts who grew up together, not someone who was promoted by one hand." Shen Haolin thought for a while, "To be disrespectful, if the Empress Dowager does not enter the palace, it is probably Mrs. Lu."
"I heard this rumor and thought it was just a rumor, but I didn't expect it to be true."
"It's true." Shen Haolin nodded, "The Empress Dowager entered the palace out of desperation." He waved his hand towards Shen Cha, "None of this is important."
"It's true, it's been fifty years." Shen Cha rolled his eyes and sighed heavily, exuding an aura of self-abasement, "But brother, you know what I hate being involved in such royal secrets. .”
"I know, I don't like it either, but there's nothing we can do about it." Shen Haolin reached out and touched her head, "Our origins dictate that we will often be involved in such incidents. Right?"
"I understand, I'm just complaining." Shen Cha looked at the pill wrapped in gold foil, "Speaking of which, after the late emperor ate this, did he have any special reaction? Has his physical condition improved slightly, or has it worsened? "
"According to the records on the pulse record, things have improved, but..."
"Some things eat away at life bit by bit, right?" Seeing Shen Haolin nod, Shen Cha sighed, "This doesn't mean that the Empress Dowager deliberately wanted to kill the late Emperor. After all, it was her... ..." She originally wanted to say that he was her biological son, but suddenly she remembered that the late Emperor was not born to the Empress Dowager, and she swallowed back the words that came to her lips. "Is it... revenge?"
Shen Haolin didn't say anything, just shrugged his shoulders and motioned to Shen Cha to open the other boxes.
The second box in this drawer is larger than the first box. After opening it, there is a dagger with a scabbard inlaid with various gems.
"Is this a dagger?" Shen Cha picked it up and looked at it with a look of disgust, "Especially the style of those from the Western Regions. They like to put many gems on various scabbards to show their wealth."
"This should be from the Western Region. There are several kinds of gems on it, and they are only found in the Western Region." Shen Haolin gestured to pull out the dagger, "See what it looks like inside."
"good."
Shen Cha took the other glove, put it on her hand, and pulled it out gently, but it didn't move. She frowned slightly, glanced at Shen Haolin, and applied some more strength, but the dagger still didn't move.
"Give me a try"
Shen Haolin put on his gloves, picked up the dagger, and pulled it out hard. Hearing a squeaking sound, the dagger finally came out of its sheath.
"Wait a minute, brother." Shen Cha pointed at the rust-red mark on the dagger blade, "What is this? Blood stain?"
Shen Haolin leaned over and smelled it, then nodded towards Shen Cha,
"Yes, it's blood." He thought for a moment, then looked at the scabbard, tilted his head and thought, "Could this dagger be the one the empress used to assassinate the late emperor, right?
