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

The palace maids, eunuchs and guards did not dare to take action. Chunxue and Qiushuang said nothing, one of them covered their mouths, the other twisted their arms and took them aside.

Shen Lanxi let out a long breath.

"It's finally quiet."

Cao stared with disbelief on her face.

This is the imperial palace. How dare Shen Lanxi commit crimes against the royal family?

Are you all blind? Hurry up and arrest Shen Lanxi!

Unfortunately, no matter how much Cao said, it was all stuck in his throat.

"You, continue!" Shen Lanxi motioned Shen Yuantang to continue.

Zhou Ruyuan originally disagreed with Shen Lanxi's approach, but since his eldest brother, the husband, didn't say anything, he didn't say much.

While Shen Lanxi was asking questions, Zhou Rulin said a few words to Zhou Ruyuan.

"Third brother, if it is found out that Cao was responsible for your mother's affair, I will definitely not cover it up. I will do what needs to be done."

Zhou Ruyuan said in a deep voice: "I also don't think it was the Empress's sister-in-law who did it." If it was really the Empress's sister-in-law, then she was too stupid.

Seeing him say this, Zhou Rulin said gratefully, "Thank you for your trust, Third Brother. The imperial physician said that Concubine Shu is not in danger of death. You can relax."

The reason why Zhou Ruyuan can still stand here now is entirely because Emperor Renxiao gave the order and the Emperor and Empress have already visited him.

The two people with the most say in the palace have already gone there. Anyone who dares to do anything will be seeking his own death.

Even if he forced his way in now, he could only wait outside Chaoyun Palace. Instead of taking that much time, he might as well find out the real culprit behind the scenes.

"Thank you for your comfort, my great brother."

The two of them exchanged a few words indifferently, and Shen Yuantang finished his questioning.

"The eldest prince's wife is in charge of the drinks, so it's only natural that she handles them. Besides the eldest prince's wife, who else can come into contact with the drinks?"

Zhou Rulin: "The wine was selected from the palace's wine cellar and transported here, passing through many hands."

Shen Lanxi: "It only takes a few people to deliver it exquisitely to the hands of the Concubine Shu."

The person responsible for guarding the wine, the person who gets the wine, and the palace maid who serves the wine.

Because it was a major event in the palace, each of these positions was staffed by two or three people.

Shen Lanxi: "Bring here all the people who are responsible for the drinks today."

"Where is the maid who served wine to Concubine Shu?"

When Emperor Renxiao left, he left Wang Bao behind to prevent Shen Lanxi from having trouble mobilizing people in the palace.

As soon as she gave the order, someone went to carry it out immediately.

Soon everyone was brought there.

Wang Bao: "Is everyone here? If you conceal anything, you will be guilty of the same crime as the thief who poisoned Concubine Shu!"

A eunuch immediately stepped forward.

"Eunuch, the person who was on duty with me didn't come."

Wang Bao explained to Shen Lanxi: "After the incident, I immediately ordered people to control the palace maid who poured the wine. But I didn't pay attention to the person who delivered the wine."

Shen Lanxi: "If he's not here, he may have fled because he's afraid of the crime. Go find him quickly."

The guards immediately went to search.

Afterwards, Shen Lanxi asked the princesses one by one. Each of them was either responsible for pastries or for the decoration of the hall, and each person's responsibilities did not overlap.

The guard who was looking for someone came back quickly, but brought back bad news.

"Sir, the eunuch has been found. When we found him, he had drowned in the lotus pond not far away."

Push a scapegoat out and make sure there is no evidence?

Shen Lanxi: "According to you, did he fall and drown, or was he killed by someone?"

The guards were not coroners, so they dared not make any assertions.

Shen Lanxi: "Your Majesty means that this matter should be resolved in the palace and not disturb people outside." Su Yi could not find a coroner.

"You are martial artists, so you should be able to tell the cause of a person's death. Send some experienced people to take a look."

Anyway, the result was for others to see, and she could guarantee that no one would stand up to refute the result.

The guards glanced at Wang Bao, who waved his hand and let them go.

"Check who the dead eunuch had contact with before he died!"

Wang Bao asked his confidant to investigate.

Shen Lanxi: "The victim is the Concubine Shu. Logically, I should go over and question her. But the Concubine is not feeling well now, so it is not convenient for me to go over at this time."

Zhou Ruyuan suddenly spoke up, "How about I go over and ask?"

Shen Lanxi looked at Zhou Rulin.

Cao shouted loudly: "No, everyone here is a suspect. No one can leave until the investigation is complete."

Zhou Rulin scolded with a dark face: "Nonsense, Third Brother is also trying to clear your name."

Cao was not grateful and said with an evasive look: "The victim was Consort Shu, the mother of the Third Prince. What if the Third Prince thinks I did it and hates me?"

How could Shen Yuantang just watch the prince being framed and accused? He immediately started arguing with Cao.

"You said that, you must have something to hide. Did you harm my mother?"

Cao was anxious: "You are talking nonsense. I didn't harm Concubine Shu. I was just worried that the prince would take it out on me if he couldn't find the murderer."

Shen Yuantang: "You are judging others by your own standards. I think you are definitely involved in the drugging of the Empress."

Cao was anxious and angry, and she immediately yelled, "You are talking nonsense, you are slandering me. You think that a mere concubine, whose rank is not as high as mine, is not qualified to speak to me like this. You are just jealous of me, that's why..."

"Enough!" Zhou Rulin growled.

"Do you still look like a prince's consort at all? You're actually roaring in the palace. Do you still have any bearing as a prince's consort in this state?" Zhou Rulin glared at Cao.

Cao started crying again.

Shen Lanxi: "Since the eldest prince's wife believes that the Prince of Zhennan is also involved in the case, then let's put off asking Madam Shufei for now. We'll make a decision after we have thoroughly investigated the matter here."

Zhou Rulin hurried to apologize to Zhou Ruyuan.

"Third brother, I'm sorry. I will definitely give you an explanation after the truth is revealed!"

Although Zhou Ruyuan was indignant, he couldn't get angry since Zhou Rulin apologized so sincerely.

"Your Highness, the Queen was murdered. This matter must be related to the eldest prince's wife." Shen Yuantang ran to Zhou Ruyuan and whispered, speaking up for Zhou Ruyuan.

"That's enough. Don't talk nonsense until the matter is fully investigated."

Shen Yuantang glared at Cao fiercely. She hated it most when people brought up rank as an issue. Although she was a concubine in the title of a concubine, she was far inferior to the principal concubine.

Cao had been at odds with her before, and after she investigated, she found out that she was implicated by her elder sister again.

Cao didn't get along with Shen Lanxi and suffered several losses at her hands. She couldn't do anything to Shen Lanxi, so she transferred her hatred for Shen Lanxi to her.

She was implicated by Shen Lanxi again.

The several groups of people that Wang Bao had sent out before have returned, and the guards have also returned.

Wang Bao: "The deceased eunuch had contact with the maidservants around the eldest prince's wife before he died. Someone saw the maidservants around the eldest prince's wife give something to the eunuch."

The guards took out the dead eunuch's belongings.