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In the middle of the night, the originally quiet Yingxue Palace suddenly heard the cry of "there is an assassin".

When Chu Huanyan got the news and rushed over with Qin Li and Xianyue, the assassin was gone.

Only the little eunuch who encountered the assassin was left huddled in the corridor, looking a little shaken.

"What's going on?" Chu Huanyan asked the little eunuch.

The latter fearfully told what happened.

He was responsible for keeping watch inside on weekdays, and his schedule was in the middle of the night. Although there were guards guarding the outside of Yingxue Palace, they did not dare to be lazy.

He was in a daze, and when he was about to go there, he saw a dark figure under the wall from a distance. He was startled and shouted in panic that there was an assassin. As a result, the shadow quickly ran away after hearing the noise.

"Didn't anyone get caught?" Chu Huanyan asked the guard.

The leading guard shook his head with a solemn expression, "We have searched the entire Yingxue Palace, but we haven't found any suspicious men in black."

"Could he have escaped from Yingxue Palace?" Qin Li asked.

"Impossible. There are guards guarding all sides. Unless you are really strong in Qinggong and have excellent skills, you will never be able to slip away unnoticed." The leader immediately denied Qin Li's guess.

"Is this little eunuch lying? There is no shadow at all?" Qin Li looked at the little eunuch.

The latter quickly shouted that he was wronged, "I can see clearly that there is a dark shadow. I really didn't lie!"

"That's strange. It can't disappear out of thin air." Qin Li said doubtfully.

"There is another possibility." The leading guard looked solemn and glanced at everyone present, "That black figure is someone from Yingxue Palace!"

After hearing the cry of an assassin, they rushed in immediately and began to search around. Unless the person was originally from Yingxue Palace, it was impossible for him to disappear without a trace.

As soon as these words came out, everyone around him became quiet, especially the palace servants of Yingxue Palace who were surrounding him. They all looked at each other in confusion.

On the one hand, they are suspicious of each other, and on the other hand, they are afraid of being misunderstood.

Chu Huanyan has been silent since she spoke just now. Until now, she looked at the little eunuch again, "You just said you saw a black shadow at the base of the wall. Where is its specific location?"

"It's at the base of the west wall." The little eunuch quickly led the way, leading Chu Huanyan and the others over.

Qin Li held up a lantern and carefully inspected the place as the little eunuch said.

"The soil here seems to have been dug up." Qin Li pointed to the opening at the base of the wall.

The leading guard hurriedly asked people to come forward. After a while, he dug out a cloth bag. When he opened it, he found that it was white powder wrapped in brown paper.

"Could this be the poisonous powder in the imperial concubine?" Qin Li guessed, and at the same time, he immediately reminded everyone to cover their mouths and noses.

Chu Huanyan asked Shen Chi to be called in, and after inspection, it was confirmed that this was the poison in Concubine Xue.

"That's right, the exact same poisonous powder. Did any of you accidentally inhale it just now?" Shen Chi carefully wrapped the powder.

Everyone shook their heads quickly. After Qin Li reminded them, they all covered their mouths and noses and were very careful.

"So, that dark shadow is probably here to bury the medicine?" the leading guard frowned.

"Maybe he wants to dig it out." Chu Huanyan stared at the paper bag, "After all, the entire Yingxue Palace has been searched up and down before, and no poison was found. The murderer is most likely to avoid the search, so he will temporarily I buried the powder under the wall. I thought I would find an opportunity to dig it out after the search."

"If you want to get rid of it, can't you just throw it away? Why bother?" A guard couldn't help but say.

"This is a medicinal powder that will be poisonous if inhaled. Throw it anywhere. If it blows into the air and someone inhales it, the imperial concubine will not be the only one who will be poisoned." Shen Chi said in a deep voice.

The leading guard also quickly understood that if someone else was poisoned, it would mean that the poison was not just hidden in the painting book, and it would naturally be more difficult for Miss Chu to be identified as the murderer.

"Miss Chu, tonight's events will need to be reported to the Emperor." In the afternoon, he received a message that Chu Huanyan's investigation process must be carefully reported to the Emperor.

Chu Huanyan nodded, and then said: "The medicinal powder in Doctor Shen's hand is evidence, and I would like you to present it to the emperor together."

"Okay." The leading guard stretched out his hand to take it.

Shen Chi took a step back and said, "This powder is highly poisonous. Can you ensure that no accident will happen when you present it to the emperor and it will not be inhaled by the emperor?"

The leading guard was startled and stopped for a moment, "This..."

He has never studied medicine, so naturally he can't guarantee it.

"Well, let me handle this powder first. If the emperor wants to see the evidence, I will hand it over. I can also use this powder to study it and see if I can find a way to detoxify it earlier."

"Okay, just follow what Dr. Shen said." The leading guard spoke quickly. When he retracted his hand, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and let him hold the highly poisonous powder. To be honest, he was also afraid.

By the time dawn came, the news about the medicinal powder and the black shadow had spread throughout Yingxue Palace.

Emperor Xiao issued an order, and Yingxue Palace, which was already guarded by guards, was surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside, and no one was allowed to take a step.

And Chu Huanyan only had two days left.

After getting the news, Yuegui and Youlan both came to Chu Huanyan to inquire about the situation.

After learning that Shen Chi took the medicinal powder to study, but the results were not yet known, Yuegui did not stay long and immediately went to the dormitory to find Shen Chi.

Youlan did not leave with her, but stayed. After Yuegui walked away, she knelt down in front of Chu Huanyan.

"Ms. Chu, my slave had a bad attitude yesterday, but I was just too angry and couldn't believe you for a moment, so I was very offended. As long as you can find out the murderer, no matter how you want to deal with this slave, I will have nothing to do with you." Complain.”

"It doesn't have to be like this." Chu Huanyan stretched out her hand to help Youlan, "If we want to find out the truth, we need your cooperation."

"Don't worry, Miss Chu. As long as the murderer can be found and the empress is cured, I can do whatever I ask you to do." Youlan immediately spoke without hesitation.

"You are really loyal to Concubine Xue." Chu Huanyan said with half emotion.

Youlan's expression darkened, "Miss Chu, to tell you the truth, I have a bad temper, and I suffered a lot because of this temper before. During that time, there was a rumor in the palace that the empress had fallen out of favor, so I was Send it over.

But since she came to Yingxue Palace, the empress has been very good to her slaves. Not only has she never punished or beaten her, but she has also treated them favorably and tolerated them everywhere. To put it bluntly, for the slave, the empress is the slave’s relative! "

Youlan looked sincere and couldn't see any problem.

Chu Huanyan was silent for a moment, looked at her and asked.

"What about Laurel, how is your relationship?"