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

The next day, Shen Lanxi took Wei Dongzhu and his follower Sicao to the Grand Princess's Mansion to search the house.

It can be seen that many things in the Princess's Mansion have been rearranged, and weapons and armor are missing.

No one dared to touch the things here except Emperor Renxiao.

"Che Mingyuan, watch over the property and make a list. Wei Dongzhu, follow Ban Sicao. The two of you follow me to the secret room."

There is a large secret room in the basement of Zhou Yunshang's room. She had only heard reports from the secret guards before, but she didn't know what was inside.

Wei Dong and Ban Sicao followed her in, and the scene in the basement came into view little by little.

"The gold and silver will be turned over to the national treasury after being recorded."

"After the jewelry and porcelain are listed, they will be sent to the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

Porcelain and large pieces of jewelry were placed on display shelves, and gold and silver were stored in boxes. In addition, Ban Sicao also took out a small box from the secret compartment.

"There must be something more precious in here." Otherwise it would never be stored separately.

Shen Lanxi: "Open it and take a look."

Ban Sicao fiddled with the box for a few seconds and then opened it.

Unexpectedly, there was neither gold nor silver nor any valuables inside, but bottles and jars.

Ban Sicao had an idea, opened it and smelled it, and his expression immediately became strange.

"Are they all poison?" Shen Lanxi had a guess after the box was opened.

What made Ban Si Cao feel strange was: "This medicine seems to be a sick beauty."

Shen Lanxi's eyes fixed on the secret room, then she retracted her gaze and looked at the bottle in Ban Sicao's hand.

"What do you mean?"

Ban Sicao recalled what she had asked before and said, "This poison is very similar to what you said before. It has been improved by the sick beauty. The specific effect can only be known after it is used."

Shen Lanxi's face changed.

"Where's the rest of the medicine?"

Ban Si Cao frowned after opening them one by one and checking them. After thinking for a moment, he spoke: "There are several bottles in here, and I don't know what they are used for. Together with these poisons, they must be poisons. I just don't know what the medicinal properties are."

Shen Lanxi: "It seems that our previous guess was correct. There are indeed people from the former Ten Thousand Poison Sect in the capital."

Ban Si Cao said angrily, "It must be this man who caused our Wan Du Sect to be expelled from the Central Plains. I must catch him and clean up the mess for our Wan Du Sect."

Shen Lanxi: "I'll leave the medicine to you."

There was a small stir in Shen Lanxi's heart. From her observation of her mother, she seemed to have expectations of her.

If he really had expectations for her, he would definitely not have poisoned her in the first place.

Could it be that she was wrong from the beginning?

The one who wanted to poison her was not her mother, but Zhou Yunshang.

Whether it is true or not, you will know after asking Zhou Yunshang.

Zhou Yunshang is now imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, and no one can visit her without the Emperor Renxiao's order.

After nightfall, Shen Lanxi and Ban Sicao sneaked into the prison quietly.

Zhou Yunshang was woken up in a daze. Although her head was clear, she couldn't open her eyes and couldn't see clearly who was in front of her.

I can only act like a wooden man and answer whatever others ask me.

"Did you poison Shen Lanxi on her wedding night with Zhou Ruyuan?"

Shen Lanxi clearly heard Zhou Yunshang say: "Yes."

"How was the poison administered?"

Zhou Yunshang: "Bribed the cook and maids in the palace."

"Why did you poison her?"

"I hate her, I hate her to the core. I am the most honorable princess in the palace, but the Queen Mother and father can only see Shen Lanxi every time. She has repeatedly asked me to take action. I wish I could deal with her myself."

Shen Lanxi: "Where did the poison come from?"

Zhou Yunshang: "It was made by the pharmacist in the Princess's residence."

Shen Lanxi's eyes flashed. This pharmacist reminded her of the man in Zhou Qiwu's mansion.

"Why not use poison?"

Zhou Yunshang laughed and said smugly, "How can I let her die so easily? I must let her die in agony."

Shen Lanxi asked another question: "Are you related to the Wei Jiajun case?"

There was a flash of surprise in Ban Sicao's eyes. Wasn't the Wei Jiajun case already closed?

"It has nothing to do with it."

Shen Lanxi: "Besides the Fifth Prince, who else in the palace is yours?"

Zhou Yunshang suddenly stopped moving, and then blood began to flow from the corners of her nose, eyes and mouth.

Ban Sicao's face changed drastically.

"No, she's been poisoned."

Ban Si Cao leaned in and sniffed, and smelled a rotten smell. He actually smelled it when he first entered the prison, but at that time he only thought that the prison was dark and damp.

I just realized now that this is not right.

"Sir, something is wrong here, let's leave quickly!" Ban Sicao felt a sense of crisis and wanted to leave urgently.

Shen Lanxi looked around and put her hand under Zhou Yunshang's nose.

"died."

"go!"

……

"Someone is one step ahead of us." Shen Lanxi said with a gloomy face.

Ban Sicao guessed: "Could it be that the Fifth Prince's men wanted to kill and silence the witnesses?"

Shen Lanxi: "Let's go back first."

She already knew what she wanted to know; Zhou Yunshang's death was not a pity.

"Sir, the princess's people have gone to the palace again." After returning to the mansion, someone immediately came to report.

Shen Lanxi began to think about another thing. If the poison was not administered by her mother, did that mean that she and Zhou Ruyuan had no blood relationship?

This makes sense.

If she was the daughter of Emperor Renxiao, he would definitely not be so afraid of her holding military power.

But we can't say it too absolutely. After all, Emperor Renxiao was not very good to his children, especially the princesses, who were tools that were pushed out at any time to balance the ministers and exchange interests.

It's easy to know the truth, but... she is her mother after all!

The next day when the court was in session, Zhou Ruyuan also came.

"Is Prince Zhennan feeling better now?" Wu Yanzhi asked casually.

Zhou Ruyuan said coldly: "It's better now. I heard that my father is in trouble, so I went back to Beijing to visit him."

"Why can't I see Shen Lanxi?"

Wasn't it said that she handled state affairs together with three other court officials?

Wu Yanzhi smiled and said, "Lord Shen is in charge of the palace's security, so naturally he can't come to the palace often."

This was the place where important court affairs were discussed. How could a woman like her come here?

Zhou Ruyuan saw Wu Yanzhi's contemptuous expression and frowned.

"I heard that she repelled the eldest princess's attempt to force the emperor to abdicate and protected the safety of the imperial city. She has made great contributions."

Wu Yanzhi was very disdainful of Zhou Ruyu's words.

Everyone knows about the past between Zhou Ruyu and Shen Lanxi. Now that Zhou Ruyu says this, it seems a bit hypocritical.

Wu Yanzhi: "Shen Lanxi leads the Beijing Guards and the Imperial Guards. It is her responsibility to protect the capital and the imperial city. It cannot be said that she has made great contributions. At most, it is her responsibility."

Zhou Ruyuan kept silent with a gloomy face. It was none of his business to deal with state affairs. After he left, he went straight to the residence of Emperor Renxiao.

"Your Highness, you have come at the right time. His Majesty was just looking for you." The eunuch who was delivering the imperial decree had the imperial edict in his hands and simply opened it and read it out.