Three days passed in a flash, but Zhu Yu still didn't investigate any favorable evidence from the queen and Tang Meiren.

Xu Yu stood beside Mu Qing and looked at the gloomy look of his master with trepidation. "The slaves and maids have been checked very carefully, and even the queen and Tang Meiren have checked what items they received from the inner chamberlain, but they really haven't found any clues."

Mu Qing had a chill on his face, and he was puzzled: "So strange?!" How could the good Qin Hu Lotus suddenly wither? What exactly did they add to the pot? ”

"The slave maid also wanted to investigate the flower pot where the lotus was planted, but after the flower pot was broken that day, the fragments and soil were not cleaned up by the inner attendant, and there were no fragments and evidence left for us to investigate. Moreover, the eunuchs and palace maids who collected the fragments and the slaves and maids also investigated, and there was nothing suspicious. Zhu Yu frowned, and her heart was also indescribably anxious and helpless.

Mu Qing pondered for a moment, trying to sort out his thoughts, and then asked, "A few days before the accident, what did the inner chamberlain send to Tang Meiren and the queen's palace?" ”

"It's just something very common, with some cloth, charcoal and a hand stove." Zhu Yu described carefully, not daring to miss a single piece of information.

Mu Qing still didn't give up, and continued to ask, "Did you send anything suspicious in the dining room?"

"The dining room sent some walnut crisp, golden mash, and a small amount of winter ingredients, which were nothing special."

Mu Qing Huoran interrupted Zhu Yu's words out loud, and asked in a fierce voice, "Wait, you said golden pulp mash?" ”

Although Zhu Yu didn't understand why her master was so excited when she heard this, she had followed Mu Qing for so long and knew that her master had a keen sense of observation, and there must be something wrong with this. So Zhu Yu said carefully: "Yes, this is a kind of wine that Xijing paid tribute to a few days ago, and every lady in the palace has it, even some ministers and clansmen who are valued by the emperor, and there are two altars in our palace!" However, because the mother has been in poor health recently, the slave has not brought it to you. ”

"Wine...."Mu Qing pondered, "Does Tang Meiren also have this kind of golden pulp mash there?" ”

"Yes, she also received two altars." Zhu Yu nodded.

"This is strange....Didn't Tang Meiren say a few days ago that she had been eating fasting Buddha for several months? Since she wants to perform this drama of single-mindedness to the Buddha, she should naturally not drink and meat, why did she receive two jars of wine two days before the crime? ”

Zhu Yu guessed: "Could it be that she can't help it and wants to take two sips?" Try it first? ”

Mu Qing quickly shook his head, rejecting Zhu Yu's speculation. "Impossible, Tang Meiren is very smart, since she wants to be favored by the Empress Dowager, she will definitely do a good job, if it weren't for some unknown purpose, she wouldn't have made this kind of mistake."

"What does Niangniang mean...."Zhu Yu looked at Mu Qing in confusion, and the next moment, her eyes lit up, "There's a problem in this wine?!" ”

"No, wine is ordinary, the same as wine given to other palaces." Mu Qing's pupils were like stars in the night, and there was an unfathomable light hidden in them, "It's just that the key is that Tang Meiren doesn't drink, so what is she using for these wines?" "Ahh Tang Meiren poured the wine into the flower pot planted with the lotus plant!" Zhu Yu suddenly realized and shouted excitedly, "Any flower and plant is sensitive to wine, let alone such a precious and rare Qin Hu lotus. Once the Qin Hu lotus touches the golden mash poured by Tang Meiren, it will wither and wither. ”

Mu Qing's brows tightened even tighter, and there were still doubts in her heart, she said thoughtfully: "But there is another question, if Tang Meiren bought the little eunuch in advance and instructed him to pour wine in the flower pot, but how can she control the time when the lotus is withering?" Why didn't that damn flower wither sooner or later, but didn't start withering until it reached Liang Xi's hands? ”

Zhu Yu was also choked by Mu Qing's question, what she said was indeed the most important point, if she couldn't perfectly control the time for the lotus to wither, then the effort done by the queen and Tang Meiren would be in vain. But how did they do it so appropriately?

"I just can't figure out how she managed to do that." Not only did Zhu Yu not understand, but even Mu Qing was confused, and after thinking about it for a while, he finally felt that the key to the matter might still be on Liang Xi. So Mu Qing immediately got up and said to Zhu Yu: "Without further ado, it seems that we still need to make a trip to Yiqian Palace to see if we can send Liang Xi to ask for some information." ”

After Mu Qing decided, he hurried to Yiqian Palace with Zhu Yu.

Shen Zhen was also a little surprised when she saw Mu Qing suddenly come to Yiqian Palace, she didn't expect Concubine Chen to run over so openly in broad daylight, completely ignoring the eyes of the queen and others. But after thinking about it, Concubine Chen rushed over so anxiously at this time, maybe she found some key clues. So Shen Zhen asked eagerly, "Did something happen?" Did Concubine Chen find something? ”

Mu Qing didn't hide it, and directly told Shen Zhen of his discovery. "It is true that there are some discoveries, but they are not enough, so I came here today in the hope of talking to His Royal Highness the Grand Prince, to see if I can let him recall the details of that day, so that I can find more useful clues from them."

Shen Zhen was slightly stunned, thought for a moment, and ordered the palace maid in the corner: "Go and bring the eldest prince up." ”

After a while, Liang Xi followed the palace maid into the hall with a blank face. Liang Xi is actually very afraid of life on weekdays, but when he saw Mu Qingshi, he had a cheerful smile on his face, although he hadn't seen this sister a few times, but he had a good impression of this silent sister.

Mu Qing walked to Liang Xi's side with a smile and asked softly, "Your Highness, I need to ask you a few questions, you can remember it and answer me again, okay?" ”

Liang Xi almost didn't think about it and nodded again and again, he knew that Mu Qing was not a bad person, so he was defenseless in his heart.

Mu Qing asked, "Your Highness, do you think about what happened at the banquet that day that made you feel strange?" ”

Liang Xi thought for a long time, and then shook his head inexplicably.

Mu Qing asked in a different way: "When the eunuch gave the flower pot to Your Highness that day, was there anything strange?" ”

Liang Xi still shook his head.

Zhu Yu interjected anxiously: "Did Your Highness feel anything uncomfortable about picking up the flower pot at that time?" The pot is so heavy, do you see anything, smell anything? ”

"The flower pot is not sinking, I can move it!" Obviously, Liang Xi didn't focus on the right place, but looked up with a little face, looking unconvinced.

Dogwood was made to laugh and cry by his funny appearance. "Okay, your highness is the most powerful. It was His Highness who didn't stand firm under his feet, so he shook it. ”

"It's not me who shook it, it's obvious that the eunuch himself shook the flower pot a few times!"

As soon as Liang Xi's words came out, everyone was immediately stunned. (To be continued.) )