Chapter 325: The Past
Ruo'an understood when he heard this: "Does Niangniang mean that she wants to leave the original work for study?" β
"That's right......" Wanxi Niangniang nodded. γFengyun Reading Network. γ
Ruo'an was puzzled: "But what does this Guanyin statue have to do with Empress An Yi's death?" β
Wanxi Niangniang sighed lightly: "After the death of Empress An Yi, the emperor became ill and couldn't afford to be ill for a long time, so Concubine Luo at that time took the opportunity of the emperor to see things and think about people too sadly, and carried out a big purge in the palace, destroying all the things related to Queen An Yi, including a painting......"
Ruo'an suddenly realized: "Could it be the portrait of Empress An Yi?" The prince once told me that he kept the painting and wanted to make a thought, but unfortunately it was destroyed by Concubine Luo......"
Wanxi Niangniang nodded: "That's right, it's that painting......"
"But what's different about the painting?" Joan asked.
Wanxi Niangniang smiled lightly: "Didn't you smell it too?" β
Ruo'an was stunned for a moment, but then understood what Wanxi Niangniang meant, and asked tentatively: "Is it ...... Aroma? β
Wanxi Niangniang nodded: "That's right, it's the fragrance, Empress An Yi received this painting before her illness worsened, it's this smell, I remember it very clearly......" Wanxi Niangniang said, dipping her fingers in the cinnabar on the forehead of Guanyin statue and continued: "The toner is mixed with spices...... Now the Queen Mother also received such a picture scroll with the same fragrance, yesterday as soon as she entered the Queen Mother's bedroom, the palace felt that this smell was familiar, until I saw this Guanyin statue, I remembered that I seemed to have smelled this smell before, and then I suddenly realized. recalled that before Empress An Yi died, the dormitory was full of this smell, lingering...... To know. Empress Anyi is a ...... who rarely uses spices."
"Does the mother suspect that someone is working on the painting?"
"That's right...... That's why this palace brought you here, hoping that you can buy more time for this palace to investigate this matter, and on the other hand, it can not alarm the queen mother, after all, her old man is not in good health, so she can't be worried, so this matter must be investigated privately......"
Hear this. Ruo'an finally understood and asked, "Who did these paintings come from?" Wouldn't it be better if we just went to him and interrogate him? β
Wanxi Niangniang smiled bitterly: "Ruo'an, don't think about this matter too simply. What we want now is evidence, a small painter is nothing in the eyes of some people, and once frightened, it is common to kill people and kill people. So we have to think long-term. Don't startle the snake......"
Ruo'an nodded: "Niangniang is thoughtful, Ruo'an admires, but I don't know where these paintings come from?" β
"Xuanhe Painting Institute, the hand of Lord Luo......" Jinping responded.
"Luo Tian?!" Ziyan was amazed, and suddenly remembered the scene when she met Lord Luo outside the Empress Dowager's bedroom before, and couldn't help but sigh: "The last time we bumped into Lord Luo, he wandered outside the Empress Dowager's bedroom in a hurry, was it just to send this painting?" β
Ruoan also thought about it, nodded and replied, "Very likely." Do you remember when I said I wanted to see the painting, but Lord Luo didn't want to? β
"Hmmm! He seemed to be talking about the statue of Guanyin at that time! And he won't let Madame see ......," Ziyan replied.
Wanxi Niangniang nodded: "Then all this makes sense." This painting was really sent by Luo Tian...... The painting in Empress An Yi's bedroom back then was also made by Luo Tian, and now he is the most suspicious......"
"Why does Lord Koro want to harm people? What are the spices on this painting? According to Niangniang, this fragrance can harm people, so everyone in our room smells it, won't they all be poisoned? Ziyan asked worriedly.
Wanxi Niangniang shook her head: "Don't worry, this palace has accompanied Queen An Yi for many days before, and there is nothing to do, presumably it can't be done just by relying on this fragrance, so you don't have to worry too much......"
"Is it really the spice that is to blame? I've never heard of the fact that spices mixed in toner can harm people invisibly, after all, this painting is hung on the wall to admire, even if you look at it every day, there is a synthesis of air, it must not have such a great effect, right? Joan wondered.
"In fact, this palace is also wondering, how can a little aroma harm people? But it's better to be cautious than to leave this thing in the queen's bedroom......" Wanxi Niangniang explained.
Ruoan nodded: "It's right to be cautious, so what is this spice, did Niangniang find it?" β
"It hasn't been verified yet, Niangniang is still deliberating, among the imperial doctors, which one can be trusted......" Jinping on the side responded.
As soon as she heard this, Ziyan hurriedly answered: "Wanxi Niangniang, you can call Master He from Tai Hospital, he can definitely trust ......"
Wanxi Niangniang hesitated slightly: "Doctor He?" He Qishan? β
"Well, that's ...... him," Ziyan replied.
Wan Xi Niangniang hesitated: "If this palace is not mistaken, his father should be He Hongxin......"
As soon as Ziyan heard this, she understood that Wanxi Niangniang had concerns in her heart, so she explained: "Niangniang Mingjian, He Hongxin is indeed Lord He's father, and he was also involved in Queen An Yi's death back then, but Lord He is an upright person, and he has always been the person by the prince's side, trustworthy, not to mention ...... Master He has always wanted to find out the situation back then, to find out who was behind the scenes, and to seek justice for his father......"
Wanxi Niangniang looked at Ruo'an with some hesitation, Ruo'an nodded: "Ziyan is telling the truth, Niangniang can rest assured to use He Qishan, he can be trusted......"
Wanxi Niangniang pondered for a moment: "Since you believe in any Qi Mountain so much, then this palace will follow the letter...... Jinping, find Lord He ......"
"Yes......" Jinping responded and turned around and went out.
Seeing Jinping leaving, Ziyan was very excited, and there was a kind of excitement that the mystery was about to be revealed.
Ruo'an is also waiting for He Qishan's arrival with anticipation, you must know that the prince has always been obsessed with his mother's death, if he can find out to the end this time, he will definitely let the truth come out.
During the period of waiting for Lord He's arrival, Ruo'an was not idle, and had already begun to paint, Ruo'an's skills are good, copying a painting, naturally, it is not a problem, and he learned the depth of it, and he is more and more attentive to this painting, every detail is not let go, and he tries his best to be exactly the same.
When He Qishan arrived, most of the whole painting had been painted, Wanxi Niangniang was full of praise for it, and He Qishan was also surprised to praise again and again, although it was not all painted, but it already had the essence of it, which was difficult to distinguish.
Ruo'an was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly explained the reason to He Qishan, and when he heard that it was related to the death of Empress An Yi, He Qishan suddenly came to his senses, became serious, and carefully observed the statue of Guanyin, rubbing the drawing paper with his fingers from time to time, and buttoning some toner down with his fingernails, and crushing it between his fingers to observe.
"What is it? Did Lord Ho see it? Joan asked.
He Qishan frowned and said to himself: "How can this kind of thing appear in the palace......
"What is it? Did Lord Ho see the clue? Wanxi Niangniang also asked.
He Qishan came back to his senses and explained: "Niangniang guessed correctly, there is indeed a problem with this painting, but the problem is not in the pastel, but in the paper...... That faint aroma is the ...... that overflows from the paper."
"Paper?" Ruoan touched the paper as he spoke, but he didn't feel anything useless.
"This kind of paper is not produced in our country, its surface is brushed with a layer of Gu powder, and the dark fragrance is not easy to detect......"
"Gu powder? What is the meaning? Joan asked.
"Gu powder is a kind of powder formed by grinding poisonous insects, animal bones and herbs, gray-white, melted with special glue and coated on the drawing paper, it can continue to volatilize Gu incense, making people poisoned......" He Qishan explained, and reached out to touch the paper again.
When they heard that it was really poisonous, both Wanxi Niangniang and Ruoan became nervous, because they had both touched the painting.
He Qishan persuaded: "Niang Niang and Mrs. don't worry about it for the time being, you still need medicine to stimulate the poison, so just smelling this smell, or touching it will not be dangerous, everyone can rest assured......"
Wanxi Niangniang let out a sigh and said, "That's good, where did this thing come from, why haven't you listened to it before......"
"These things belong to the pagan secret arts, not to the Wanqing Kingdom, and Wei Chen has only seen a similar introduction on miscellaneous diseases, so he has some impressions, but I didn't expect that Gu powder can be used like this, and it is smeared on the painting, and it quietly harms people...... "He Qishan explained.
"Can this thing be cured?" Joan asked.
He Qishan shook his head: "The ingredients of Gu powder are strange, and the drugs that promote toxicity are different, so it is difficult for people to detect ......."
"What happens if you get poisoned?" Ziyan asked.
He Qishan sighed lightly: "If it is light, it will be hallucination, and if it is heavy, it will die of internal organ failure...... This poison is not as obvious as the symptoms of ordinary poisons, and it is easy to overlook...... It's a hidden and dangerous poison......"
After listening to He Qishan's explanation, Wanxi Niangniang was even more convinced that Empress An Yi's death was not natural, but human.
"Empress An Yi must have been poisoned by this kind of poison, and then died of illness, and now this thing appears in the queen mother's bedroom, the purpose must be to take advantage of the queen mother's stroke, so she made a fuss and quietly asked for the ......queen mother's life," Wanxi Niangniang analyzed.
Everyone nodded, and Ruoan said worriedly: "Who has the courage to want the life of the queen mother?" Could it be ...... Is it the queen mother? β
Wanxi Niangniang sighed lightly: "If it is said that Concubine Luo is not used to seeing An Yi being favored, it is understandable that she wants to get rid of her quickly, but at this time, she wants to get rid of the queen mother...... And for what? After so many years of peace, why did you choose to poison the Queen Mother at this time? β
"Niangniang, let's not speculate, after all, there is no evidence in everything, it just depends on everyone's imagination, the queen mother is just suspicious, and there is no real evidence......" Jinping persuaded on the side. (To be continued.) )