Detective in the Red Chamber

"In the second round of testing, another elder couldn't hold on, and died in the process of venting himself."

"In the third round, there are still no surprises."

"In the fourth round, one of the young men suffered a stroke and died."

"In the fifth round, the last young man also died unexpectedly."

"From this, it can be basically inferred that this Leopard Tai Yi Jin Wan,  Bo Er⒁ Yue Ao holds a simmering box to stir-fry the glaze and yellow rice.

"And this mixed toxin will cause people to be overly excited, and the blood in the whole body will boil. Once stimulated by external forces, it may cause sudden death."

"The chance of sudden death is related to the depth of poisoning and your own physical fitness. People with poor physical fitness or who are in a state of exhaustion are more likely to trigger sudden death."

"Because the physical characteristics of this kind of poison are not very obvious when it occurs, and the poisoned person is often in a special situation, so it is very easy to be ignored, and then they are repeatedly exposed to danger until the poisoning occurs suddenly."

"Currently, Dean Qin and others are continuing to try, with the intention of finding out which spices contributed to the fusion of toxicity..."

After finishing the process of testing the medicine in one breath, Sun Shaozong put his head on the ground again, and said in a loud voice, "The above is the result of my thorough investigation overnight. As for whether to continue to investigate, please ask your majesty to judge."

This one knocked his head on the ground, but he didn't hear Emperor Guangde's response for a long time. Instead, some small movements kept coming to Sun Shaozong's ears.

Sun Shaozong pricked his ears to discern for a long time, but he could only vaguely distinguish some of them from gnashing his teeth and buckling the wood with his fingernails.

But no matter what the other movements are, there is no doubt that Emperor Guangde is in a state of fury.

hmm~

Probably mixed with fear and panic.

After all, according to what Sun Shaozong learned, he has taken six 'Leopard Tai Yijin Pills' in a row, which is equivalent to walking back and forth in the gate of hell six times.

Only relying on Emperor Guangde's body and bones, and he has always been restrained, otherwise he would have died long ago!

Looking back now, how could he not be surprised, how could he not be afraid? !

It took a long time for the emperor to restrain the boiling emotions, and said in a deep voice, "The errand was done well, you first..."

"Long live."

Just at this time, a certain young eunuch came in tremblingly and reported, "The prince has come back to answer the order, and he is waiting outside right now."

"It's a coincidence!"

Emperor Guangde said viciously, "Go, let him get out!"

The emperor has always been moody, and this sudden outburst

When he came out, the frightened little eunuch shrank his neck, hurriedly bowed and stepped back.

Not long after, King Zhongshun came in with his robes from the outside, passed Sun Shaozong and walked two steps forward, then bowed his hands and said, "My brother..."

Dang bang~

As soon as he uttered the two words, he heard a few crackling sounds, but it was the emperor who grabbed the tea cup in front of him and threw the cup holder on the ground.

"idiot!"

King Zhongshun took a half step back in fright, and before he could figure out what happened, he heard Emperor Guangde scold, "You are a little clever on weekdays, how can you be fooled and used by others when you are talking about right and wrong?" Already?!"

It seems that the emperor did not doubt King Zhongshun's loyalty even after walking through the gate of hell a few times.

King Zhongshun was stupefied at first when he was scolded, but he was a little clever after all. Then he suddenly woke up, turned his head and stared at Sun Shaozong and asked, "That medicine... is that medicine really poisonous?!"

"Reporting to the lord, the seven death row prisoners who tested the medicine yesterday have all died one after another. The cause of death is..."

Sun Shaozong repeated the theory of mixing drugs, King Zhongshun was dumbfounded and speechless.

After being dazed for a while, he suddenly turned around and knocked his head on the ground. He didn't know whether he had no idea in a panic, or he was deliberately trying to win sympathy. His forehead was knocked on a fragment of a teacup, making a crescent-like cut.

"Your Majesty, my younger brother...Your Majesty is really speechless, please deal with my younger brother seriously, so as to make a warning to others!"

Sure enough, he is a smart one, knowing that at this time the more he can't cover up.

And when the emperor saw that he was bleeding profusely when he looked up again, his heart suddenly softened a lot - after all, he was a brother of the same mother, and he was the only one who followed him from childhood.

"Come here."

So he ignored King Zhongshun's plea, instead he raised his voice and ordered, "Quickly send the imperial physician to treat King Zhongshun's wounds."

"Your Majesty! My younger brother... my younger brother is really... really..."

King Zhongshun's voice suddenly choked up, he stammered a few words, and suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself heavily, the blood on his forehead flew far away, drawing a rainbow bridge on the ground.

Then he sobbed again, "Your Majesty is in danger because of my negligence for a while, and Your Majesty is still so considerate of my younger brother. This kindness, my younger brother will never be redeemed by death!"

There is no need to die, it is enough to die quickly.

Sun Shaozong knelt in the back silently, but in his heart he wished that King Zhongshun would return to the throne, otherwise he had offended him twice before and after, and he might make things difficult for him in the future!

Of course, now that King Zhongshun has just made such an oolong, he must restrain himself in a short time, especially since Sun Shaozong is also credited with protecting him this time, King Zhongshun may not dare to retaliate blatantly.

Just thinking about these things, the emperor suddenly changed the subject and ordered, "Sun Aiqing, you did a great job this time, I really didn't misunderstand you - go down and rest first, you have been tired all day and night. "

What do you mean by resting here?

Is it possible to leave the palace and go home directly, or to fix it on the spot?

However, looking at the emperor's appearance, it was obvious that he was eager to discuss some secrets with King Zhongshun, so Sun Shaozong couldn't ask carefully, so he had to go back to Yongning Palace first.

When we arrived at Mingde Hall, seeing that Qin Ming and the others were still testing the medicine, I didn't know how long they would have to toss about.

So Sun Shaozong simply hid in the Zhenshun Zhai opposite, simply ordered eight dishes and two soups, and fell asleep after eating.

I don't know how long I slept this time.

In a daze, I heard someone calling myself beside me.

"Master Sun, Master Sun? Wake up, Master Sun."

Sun Shaozong suddenly opened his eyes, and saw that the room was pitch black, and there was a strange little eunuch standing in front of him. He hurriedly sat up from the bed, and while putting on his boots, he asked, "But what is Your Majesty's order?"

"The slave is not sent by Long Live God."

As the little eunuch spoke, he glanced furtively at the door, then lowered his voice and said, "The slave is following the orders of the Xiande concubine to come to your lord."

Chapter 567

Someone sent by Jia Yuanchun? !

Sun Shaozong suddenly became fully awake, got up from the bed, looked at the man suspiciously, but didn't say a word.

Logically speaking, after all, my family has an in-law relationship with the Rongguo Mansion, and Jia Yuanchun didn't personally give and receive, but just sent a little eunuch to pass on the message. Although it was inappropriate to come here at night, it was not a big deal.

But now the emperor has just traced the head of Prince Yizhong through the psychic jade, who knows if he will doubt the origin of the piece of jade in Rongguo Mansion because of this?

If this is the case, Concubine Xiande is afraid that she will fall out of favor soon, and I have been in touch with her in private, if someone finds out, wouldn't I be implicated in vain?

Speaking of which, Jia Baoyu was troubled and insisted on passing the news to the palace. If things go wrong now, the whole family would be screwed!

Sun Shaozong hadn't made up his mind yet, what attitude he would use to face the person sent by Concubine Xiande, but the little eunuch was already frightened by his glaring.

He swallowed awkwardly, and said embarrassingly, "My lord, I don't have any other intentions, but just want to find out, has your majesty extinguished the fury of thunder now? Does it...do you mean to stay in Qianqing Palace?"

Originally wanted to ask this.

Sun Shaozong still didn't answer, instead he pulled out his pocket watch from his lapel, looked at it against the moonlight coming in from outside, and found that it was 10:30 pm on the second quarter of Haizheng.

So, I have slept for three hours.

When he left Qianqing Palace, the emperor must have been in a state of fury, but whether he was happy or angry right now would depend on what news King Zhongshun brought back from the Palace of Yizhong.

As for whether he will stay in Qianqing Palace...

According to Sun Shaozong's judgment, probably not. After all, the discovery of the 'Baotai Yijin Pill' proved that the threat did not come from Jingren Palace.

The most important thing for Emperor Guangde right now is to give birth to a son, so it is naturally impossible to completely give up the brooding plan.

Of course, considering the properties of the poison, Emperor Guangde might have abstained from desires for a period of time to make sure that there was no residual toxicity in his body before moving back to Jingren Palace.

"grown ups."

Seeing that Sun Shaozong had checked the time, the eunuch remained silent, feeling a little anxious, and said in a sharp voice, "Our mother's natal family is related to your family after all, you really have the heart to see our mother's worry, But you won’t even say a word?!”

tone?

Is it so easy to inquire about the emperor's emotions, anger, sorrow, and residence? !

When it's okay, it's easy to talk about everything, but if you really look into it carefully, it's a matter of minutes to charge him with the crime of presuming holy intentions and ulterior motives.

Especially right now, Emperor Guangde has just suffered a fatal threat, and it is a time when he is suspicious and irritable.

Although it may not be possible to say anything about Sun Shaozong, a hero, but as long as he lowers his evaluation of Sun Shaozong in his heart, the invisible loss will be gone.

Considering this aspect, Sun Shaozong should keep his mouth shut.

However, the problem is that the Sun family does have an in-law relationship with the Rongguo Mansion—to be precise, he even planted a seed in the stomach of the daughter of the Jia family.

This is not looking at the face of the monk or the face of the Buddha...

The more realistic concern is whether Concubine Xiande will fall out of favor.

Once she categorically refuses, she will definitely offend Jia Yuanchun. If she does not fall out of favor afterwards, and even gives birth to a prince...

tsk~

This is a dilemma!

Right now, I'm afraid I can only fool around for a while, so that the little eunuch knows the difficulty and retreats.

Thinking of this, Sun Shaozong solemnly raised his hand, pointed at Mingdetang opposite and said, "Do you know that seven people have died in Mingdetang today?!"

As he spoke, the corners of his mouth were raised slightly, revealing a few thick white teeth. He stared at the little eunuch condescendingly, and asked word by word, "Are you sure, really want to ask?!"

This is bullying the opponent's information asymmetry.

The news that Yongning Palace tried the medicine and killed several people is probably spread in the palace, but not many people know why the medicine was tested.

Therefore, Sun Shaozong first mentioned this matter, and then pressed the other party to ask if he really wanted to ask the truth, just to let the other party think wildly, scare himself, and then retreat when he knows it is difficult.

Sure enough, as Sun Shaozong expected, the little eunuch shrank his neck when he heard the words, his face changed a few times, he stopped talking twice, and finally said with a bitter face, "My lord, you...you can't just let the servant go back to deal with business like this." Bar?"

"Ok."

Knowing that he was already discouraged, Sun Shaozong sighed 'helplessly', put on a face of 'you are willing to die, I am willing to bury', and said sullenly, "Since you insist on asking clearly, my officer At once……"

"Slave...slave..."

Seeing Sun Shaozong's hypocrisy, the little eunuch was even more afraid to listen to it - after all, in the palace, the legend that if you listen to a few words, you will lose your head has a history of hundreds of years!

So he retreated half a step hastily, and said in a trembling voice, "Slave... Slave go back and report to the master first!"

As he said that, he turned his head and rushed out of Zhenshunzhai, scurried along the wall like a crab, and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.

I don't know what this guy wants to talk about when he goes back.

Who cares, anyway, I didn't disclose anything useful at all, and if someone really exposes it in the future, I can completely prevaricate it.

but……

Right now, I'm afraid that I can't stay in Zhenshun Zhai for a long time, otherwise, if Concubine Xiande sends someone again, it will be difficult to prevaricate.

So Sun Shaozong simply tidied up his appearance, and then stepped out of Zhenshunzhai, planning to go to the opposite Mingde Hall to hide for a while, and by the way, to see what progress Qin Ming and others made.

In other words, isn't this Jia Yuanchun famous for his poise and grandeur?Why didn't you think clearly, so you sent someone?

But after thinking about it, Jia Baoyu has been hailed as a genius among the people—as Jia Yuanchun, as a sister, what's so rare about having a steady and dignified personality?

It seems that the rumors really can't be believed.

"Master Sun, Master Sun!"

Just as he was secretly lamenting that Jia Yuanchun's reputation was hard to live up to, Sun Shaozong heard people shouting for him again.

Looking at the prestige, he saw a strange little eunuch in the shadow of the steps. Looking at his sneaky appearance, he knew that it was impossible for him to deliver the emperor's message.

Why is there another one?

But I don't know which concubine sent it this time.

Sun Shaozong stopped suspiciously, still waiting for the other party to speak up, so that he could strike later.

Who would have thought that the little eunuch took a few steps forward, but lowered his voice and said, "This slave is following the orders of the Xiande concubine, and came to ask the lord for guidance."

isn't it?

He came back so quickly, and even changed people...