One is Jingmeiren's personal maid Ban Yue, and the other is Liu Zhaorong's maid Lu Yan.

But in this, neither of them had direct contact with soup.

After leaving the prison, Chu Jingran ordered his servants to bring back two servant girls from Jingmeiren and Liu Zhaorong, and interrogate them personally.

After being busy until midnight, Chu Jingran sorted out the relevant information.

Jingmeiren, just like her name, is an unusually quiet woman. She doesn't like to socialize with others, but likes playing piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Liu Zhaorong, Concubine Xian's concubine's younger sister, because she is from the same clan, Concubine Xian took good care of her, and the two had a good relationship.

Unable to find out the motive, Chu Jingran turned around and searched for the source of the medicine. According to what Chu Jingran learned from the residue of the soup, the poison of Concubine Rang Xian was oleander.

Oleander, highly poisonous, this kind of ornamental flower has never been planted in the imperial garden or even in the entire imperial palace. In terms of medicine, in the past two days or even a month, no one has ever prescribed it to the imperial doctor under any name. Therefore, this oleander is most likely obtained by people in the palace from outside the palace through some channels.

Putting down the plan in his hand, Chu Jingran called Wurun, "Tomorrow morning, go to the imperial dining room and other places in the palace to find out who can communicate with the outside world. Has anyone bought oleander recently?"

Sure enough, a few days later, Wurun got the latest news from the Imperial Dining Room.

"...Some time ago, the little maid in Jingmeiren Palace secretly bought an oleander plant from outside the palace for help in the imperial dining room, and gave the person who bought the flowers a lot of money to keep the secret. , but after Concubine Xian's incident happened, the person who bought the flower was in fear every day, we asked him a few times in the past, and he showed his feet and explained everything."

"In Jingmeiren's Palace?" Chu Jingran put down the medicine in his hand and said, "How did he know that the little maid was in Jingmeiren's Palace?"

Wurun said: "It was the little palace lady who accidentally dropped the badge when she was paying the silver. When she hurriedly took it back, she happened to be spotted by sharp-eyed people. I also went to Xiuyu Hall to find someone to verify it. People also say that there is indeed such a little palace lady."

"Where is the little maid now?"

"Master, the little maid disappeared." Wurun said: "Not long after the crime happened, the little maid suddenly disappeared from Jingmeiren's palace. No one knew how she disappeared, and everyone thought it was a collision. Which empress was secretly executed."

Chu Jingran frowned deeply, this little palace lady was extremely suspicious, but compared to this little palace lady, Jingmei was more disgusted.

In the imperial palace, an ordinary little palace lady has less than a tael of silver per month. How did she get so much money to buy precious oleanders, how did she get so much money to seal the mouths of others, and why she disappeared suddenly? Doubtful.

Furthermore, according to the latest news reported by the people in the dark, this Jingmei can even make fragrances and medicines. All kinds of suspicions are directed at Jingmei.

"Send more people to secretly search for the trace of this little maid, and report immediately if there is any situation."

"Yes, master."

In the past half a month, except for going to the court, Chu Jingran devoted himself to this poisoning case, but the whole case did not make any progress. The little maid seemed to have evaporated from the world, and she didn't know where to find her. As usual, nothing out of the ordinary.

Mu Qianqian was still locked up in the prison, and every time Chu Jingran left with the excuse of understanding the case, the other party would cry miserably in front of him with snot and tears. With tears streaming down his face, Chu Jingran planned to use the existing evidence to bring Jingmei to justice after half a month of being unable to find the most important little maid, and unable to openly search the residence of the imperial concubine in order to seek new evidence.

Imperial study room

Putting down the memorial in his hand, Mo Jiujun raised his head, "Who did it that the national teacher investigated to poison the concubine Xian?"

"Quiet beauty."

Mo Jiujun stared at the person without saying a word, and Chu Jingran explained: "According to what I learned from the remaining soup, the concubine Xian was poisoned by eating oleander by mistake, and a month ago, a little maid from Xiuyu Palace secretly came from The oleanders were bought outside the palace, and Jingmei is good at making fragrances and medicines, so I think that Jingmei is the murderer who ordered the little maid to buy oleanders and poison them."

"Where's the maid?"

"It may have been killed and silenced."

"Therefore, the national teacher has no conclusive evidence."

Chu Jingran paused for breath, tightened his fingertips, and said word by word: "I... would like to guarantee it with my life."

The imperial study room fell into a long silence, and Mo Jiujun just looked at the respectful man with his head down, his eyes were full of colors that made it difficult to see the truth.

Finally, after nearly half a cup of tea, Mo Jiujun withdrew his sharp gaze.

"Come here, arrest Jingmei and bring her to justice." Then he said word by word: "At the same time, release Shuzhao

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