Rebirth: The wedding night, my whole family was exiled, I raised 500,000 soldiers

Shen Lanxi said expressionlessly: "I put them in the Dali Temple, firstly to lure the snake out of its hole, and secondly to protect their safety."

Who would have thought that in a place with defenses as strong as an iron barrel, people could still die silently.

Ban Si Cao: "Poisons like Broken Soul Powder are not common. The properties of this medicine are very similar to Broken Heart Powder, but after taking Broken Heart Powder, it will cause severe pain, and the person taking the Chinese medicine will scream in pain."

Shen Lanxi understood what he meant.

"Do you know where the Soul-Breaking Powder comes from?"

Ban Sicao glanced at her and said without explanation, "We need to investigate slowly."

I guess the privacy of the Wan Du Men is involved here.

Shen Lanxi: "Can I still trust you?"

Ban Sicao was stunned, paused, and replied: "If you always believe in me, I am worthy of your trust."

Shen Lanxi: "Okay, the source of the poison is left to you!"

Zhou Ruyuan had already gone to interrogate the guards, and Shen Lanxi went to check the structure of the Dali Temple prison.

Che Mingyuan: "The people behind this dared to kill these people so blatantly. Either they were not afraid of destroying the spies planted in the Dali Temple, or they used other methods."

Shen Lanxi was going to get the construction drawings of the Dali Temple. She learned from Wei Jie that the drawings were kept and stored by clerks.

"Sir Shen, the blueprint you want should be here. This Dali Temple has been built for who knows how many years, and I don't know if the blueprint is still there. I'll trouble Sir Shen to find it himself!"

When Che Mingyuan heard the clerk's casual tone, he immediately reprimanded him: "We are here to check the blueprints. Your duty as a clerk is to find the blueprints for us. You let us find them ourselves. Are you the clerk, or are we the clerks?"

Not only did the high officials of the imperial court look down on Shen Lanxi's identity as a woman, but a small clerk also dared to speak so arrogantly. Che Mingyuan decided to teach this clerk a lesson.

The clerk immediately pretended to be scared and said, "Please don't misunderstand me, my lords. I have some important documents to file. I don't know when I can find the blueprints you mentioned. I'd better finish the important things at hand and then concentrate on helping you. This will also save time!"

Che Mingyuan: "Why is the clerk so anxious? Even more urgent than the matter His Majesty has instructed? We, the Lord, will have to write the details of the case to His Majesty in a while. Can you afford to waste His Majesty's time?"

The clerk had long been disgusted with Shen Lanxi's identity as a woman. A woman was learning to fight like a man? She was also learning to investigate a case like a man. It was simply overwhelming. Women were inherently lowly, and he couldn't stand women competing with men for fortune.

"I was confused. I will look for the blueprints right now. I will never delay the mission assigned by His Majesty!" Bitch, how dare she use His Majesty to pressure him. Isn't it just to find blueprints? He looks for them? She can't find them even if she tries to find them!

Che Mingyuan was furious when he saw the clerk's obviously perfunctory attitude, but he could not find any fault with it.

Shen Lanxi sneered: "I'm not in the northwest anymore, anyone can step on me, right?"

Che Mingyuan raised his eyebrows.

"This clerk deliberately delayed my investigation. He must be in cahoots with those who poisoned the witnesses. Che Mingyuan, you must pry open his mouth."

Che Mingyuan raised the corner of his mouth.

This was only happening in the capital. If it were in Dongchuan or the northwest, this clerk would have been hung on the city wall and whipped.

"Hurry up, this clerk is in collusion with the bandits, arrest him and torture him severely. Before nightfall, we must get something out of his mouth so that our lord can report the progress to His Majesty!"

When the clerk heard this, his face turned pale with fright.

How could she, a woman who knew nothing, dare to abuse punishment on him, an official appointed by the imperial court?

How dare she?

"I am innocent. I have no connection with the bandits. Lord Shen, you are wrongly accusing me. Someone, come... I want to see Lord Wei. I am a fifth-rank official in the Dali Temple. If you dare to touch me, just try..."

Che Mingyuan: "Shut up your mouth. When you get to the capital, you forget your cleverness in the northwest."

The men quickly covered the clerk's mouth and dragged him away.

Wei Jie was processing files from previous years when he heard his subordinates reporting in a panic.

"Master Wei, Master Shen has locked up the clerk for questioning. Go and have a look!"

Wei Jie paused and said thoughtfully, "Shen Lanxi was ordered to investigate the case. Do you want her to impeach me for obstructing the investigation?"

This subordinate is on good terms with the clerk, otherwise he wouldn't have come in such a hurry to ask for help.

"Sir, are we just going to watch Shen Lanxi make trouble in our Dali Temple?"

Wei Jieyi looked at him deeply and said, "Prince Zhennan didn't say anything, and you want me to say it?"

The subordinate's eyes turned and he quickly said, "Sir, you said that this was tacitly approved by the King of Zhennan?"

Wei Jie said calmly, "I didn't say that. I only know that those witnesses died in our Dali Temple inexplicably. If His Majesty investigates, he will definitely not hold Shen Lanxi and the Prince of Zhennan responsible, but only our Dali Temple responsible."

The subordinates understood that this was a way to push the clerk out to vent their anger.

This crime was too serious to be dealt with by a mere fifth-rank official like him. He tried his best and had no regrets.

Zhou Ruyuan also heard the noise. After knowing the whole story, he sent four people over.

The Dali Temple had a lot of files, and there was more than just that one clerk, so Che Mingyuan immediately transferred two more clerks over, and Wei Jie also sent two of his men to help.

"Sir Shen, we are sent by the King of Zhennan to help you!" Four people dressed as guards came to Shen Lanxi to report.

Shen Lanxi said calmly, "Just follow them and look for them!"

"Yes!" The four of them were respectful on the surface, but muttered twice in their hearts.

It's obvious that their prince still has feelings for Lord Shen, but Lord Shen doesn't seem to appreciate it at all.

Shen Lanxi returned to the cell where the witness was.

There were twelve guards in total, divided into three shifts, with four people in each shift.

The incident happened at night, and according to the guards, they saw them eating at dinner time.

When she arranged the people in the Dali Temple, she specifically explained that they were not prisoners and that all their daily necessities, including food and drink, would be delivered personally by her people.

If it's not a problem of manpower on her side, nor a problem of guarding, then where could the problem lie?

While I was thinking, someone came to report.

"Sir, someone from your house has sent you a message saying that your father wants you to go back!"

Shen Lanxi: "Where is the person who sent the message?"

"Still waiting outside."

"Bring it in."

"Yes."

Shen Lanxi: "Tell me, what happened in the mansion?"

The guard told the story about the Shen family's son being expelled from the academy.

Shen Lanxi: "You go back and tell my father that I will be back later."

"Yes!"

……

"Nu Bai, is there anything unusual in this cell?"

Nubai, who has been recuperating for many days, is online again.

"Master, there is a secret passage here, right under the wall of the opposite cell."

Shen Lanxi raised the corner of her mouth: "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's not hard. Nubai is glad to help the master."