Chapter Eighty-Three: The Fragrance of the Whiskers and the Apricot Blossoms
"What's the matter?"
"Wolves! Yesterday, the cage where the wolf was kept, and the chains on it were not tampered with. Although the wolf was dead yesterday, nothing could be found, otherwise, something should be found from it. But the chains are real. As long as someone checks in that direction, they can still find something. ”
Xin Yan explained to them: "This chain must be good before coming, don't ask." The time when the problem must have occurred was between the time the wolves were locked up and the time they were pulled out of the cages where the animals were held yesterday. And during this time, there are guards and guards, as long as you investigate well, you will always find something, and maybe, you can also find out the person who poisoned you. ”
Everyone was quiet, yes, although yesterday's events didn't seem to have any connection, maybe they were all going to Emperor Chengwu, maybe the person who was plotting behind it was the same person. As long as there is a breakthrough point, maybe you can touch the melon.
It's only to blame that they were distracted by what happened later, and instead ignored what happened before......
It's just that Chang Nuan was puzzled: "Although there are guards guarding every day, it is inevitable that there will be negligence, if during this period, the thief will take advantage of this time to start, and others will not know." ”
However, Xin Yan just teased the kind of rabbit brought by Shao Yunqing, and said slowly: "This is actually not difficult, frankly speaking, I smelled a smell in the paddock yesterday." ”
"What does it smell like?"
"Clear whiskers."
The three people on the field were confused, and Shao Yunqing asked, "What is the matter with Qingxu Xiang?" ”
"Qingshu incense is a kind of medicine, in fact, he usually uses it to calm the nerves, but because it conflicts with the medicinal properties of many drugs, it is rarely used in prescriptions nowadays, and it can almost be said that there is none. However, if it is used in combination with a flower called apricot, if the dosage is good, it will stimulate the nerves, make people restless and aggressive, in short, it can make people gradually irritable, unable to calm down, and can also make people aggressive. "To put it bluntly, it's similar to stimulants, but with a little more effect.
"And what does this have to do with the broken chains?"
Chang Ruan actually already had some understanding, and was a little helpless in the face of Chang Nuan's words, so he directly pretended not to hear it, and asked Xin Yan instead: "You mean, that wolf was given a clear beard?" ”
Xin Yan cast an appreciative look: "Yes, although I smelled a little fragrance yesterday, I didn't think about it for a while." Now that I think about it, I'm afraid that the guards who besieged the wolf yesterday had someone who carried a heavenly apricot flower, which would stimulate the wolf, otherwise the wolf would have been hungry for so many days, and he would have no strength, let alone be injured. ”
The three of them couldn't calm down, but Xin Yanyan continued: "Fortunately, on this day, the apricot blossoms can not be asked except for those who use the fragrance of clear whiskers, and they are stimulated, but once they come into contact, they will leave the juice on the flowers, and this juice will only be visible with specific things." Just try using that kind of thing on a chain, and blue juice will appear. Therefore, as long as those guards are in one place and the medicine is used, whoever has blue juice on their hands is undoubtedly the murderer. ”
Chang Ruan didn't know what to say anymore, and looked at Xin Yan as if he wanted to see through something.
"If only the man had washed off the juice from his hands. Wouldn't it be impossible to find out? Shao Yunqing asked.
Before Xin Yan could answer, Chang Ruan had already taken the lead in answering: "I think, that juice shouldn't be washed off with water!" ”
Although it was like a question, Chang Ruan looked at Xin Yan, and his eyes were indeed unusually firm.
"That's right, the juice of the apricot blossom can't be washed off with water, so it can be said that it can't be washed off with anything. However, after only three days, this juice will disappear, and even with a specific thing, it will not be detectable. ”
Three days, less than two days have passed since the incident, as long as the murderer is found on the last day, it will be a great achievement.
Chang Nuan couldn't wait to ask, "What is that kind of thing that can be measured?" ”
Xin Yan didn't sell Guanzi: "Lime water." As long as you put a little lime water on it, it will be obvious. ”
The three of them also suddenly quieted down after hearing this, since Xin Yan had long known that there was such a way, why didn't he tell Emperor Chengwu?
Chang Ruan said tentatively: "Then why don't you tell the emperor, after all, this matter is a credit." You say to us like this, aren't you afraid that we will rob you of your credit? ”
As soon as Chang Ruan spoke, Chang Nuan and Shao Yunqing were also stunned, right! Xin Yan told them about this matter, and he was not afraid that they would take the credit for themselves.
Xin Yan suddenly smiled slightly: "Indeed, but if I make a clear relationship with the emperor now, maybe after I say it, the guard will have died." Unless the guard is directly controlled and made clear to the emperor, then he may have to bear the thunderous wrath of the emperor. It's not worth it. ”
When the three of them heard Xin Yan say this, they seemed to be the same. Didn't the palace maid and the little eunuch commit suicide yesterday? If the news leaks out, wouldn't it be that the mastermind behind it will escape?
However, at this time, Chang Ruan stared at Xin Yan like this, without any superfluous expression on his face: "Then what are your plans for the future?" ”
Xin Yan looked at Chang Ruan's solemn expression and had the intention to tease her, but after thinking about it, he forgot it, and asked rhetorically: "Doesn't Ah Ruan know what to do?" ”
Chang Ruan was stunned, not only because of Xin Yan's words, but also because of her title.
Suddenly she felt that her mind had nothing to hide in front of her. That's right, she wanted to tell her father the news and let him investigate secretly, she could imagine that if the murderer was caught, Emperor Chengwu would definitely greatly reduce his vigilance against their Ningyuan Marquis Mansion and no longer suppress them one by one.
However, this kind of thought was seen by Xin Yan, she still had no way to be disliked, and there was a lot of shame in it, after all, this matter was not discovered by them, and if she did it now, it would be like robbing Xin Yan of the credit.
So when I asked like this, I found that Xin Yan seemed to have this plan from the beginning.
"Why?"
Xin Yan knew that this was Chang Ruan, and asked her again why she wanted to give this credit to their Hou Mansion.
"Hmm...... If you want to say a reason, it should be that Hou Ye took care of me a lot at that time. What's more, I'm quite satisfied with my current situation, and I don't expect any change. Therefore, it is also beneficial to leave this matter to Hou Ye to handle. ”
Chang Ruan really admires this bearing. Just ask who can give up the wealth that is about to arrive, but this woman can say no, don't want it.
She suddenly remembered that her father had said that she didn't want tens of thousands of gold and said she didn't want it, perhaps, she was also like this at that time and said that she didn't need it.
After a while, Chang Ruan seemed to have made up his mind, so he got up and said to Xin Yanfu, and said: "Miss Xin's friendship, the Hou Mansion has written it down, if there is anything needed in the future, the Hou Mansion will do its best to help." Let's take our leave. ”
After finishing speaking, he directly pulled the inexplicable Chang Nuan back.
The rest of Shao Yunqing was also in the clouds, but seeing that Xin Yan didn't seem to have an explanation, she swallowed the words she was about to ask back into her stomach.
Again curiously stared at Xin Yan, who was concentrating on teasing the rabbit.
And Wei Xiaochun is the same, she believes in her girl unconditionally, even if she doesn't understand, she knows that the girl has the idea of doing things on her own, so she didn't ask.
It is also beneficial to talk to a smart person, and before the words are finished, the other party can accept it clearly, and she does not need to speak much.
Xin Yan naturally did this for a reason, she knew that someone was going to do it before, but she just kept moving, and she wanted to know what they were going to do.
Yesterday she smelled the scent of whiskers there, and she knew what they were going to do. It's just that when the poisoning happened again, she felt that something was wrong.
It doesn't seem like it's coming from the same person. That person just wanted to show that he wanted to assassinate Emperor Chengwu, so he took a lot of trouble to find two things, Qingshu Xiang and Tianxing Flower.
These two things are not common, but they are not readily available. Needless to say, as early as when it was tested to be compatible with a variety of drugs, basically no one planted it, since no one planted it, it must be scarce.
And after he and Tian Xinghua are combined, there will be such a medicinal effect, Xin Yan believes that no one knows. Although the apricot tweed is not as rare as the fragrance of clear whiskers, it also grows in the far north, and the environment in the south is not suitable for its growth.
This man took such pains to pretend. The reason why Xin Yan felt that the person behind it was not really for Emperor Chengwu's life, because if he really wanted to, he could wait for Emperor Chengwu to take everyone to watch the animals later, and it would be unwise to choose to do it at the beginning of the banquet.
But it's not just that, Emperor Cheng Wu has so many masters around him, and there are so many guards, even if he chooses to do it when he is watching, he may not be able to hurt Emperor Cheng Wu, let alone kill him.
And the later poisoning made Xin Yan feel that this matter was from another person's hand. Since you would think of using such a complicated method, how could you use the simplest and easiest to detect arsenic and cream to poison at this time.
Xin Yan believed that the person must have a poison that was more troublesome, more complicated, and less easy to detect. Then what made Xin Yan puzzled was that although she was sure that it was not the same person behind it, neither of them seemed to want to kill Emperor Chengwu.
Arsenic, frost, as long as a certain dose is reached, is certain to die, and there will be no time for detoxification. Although Concubine Yun only drank a glass, as long as the dose was enough, even a small sip was enough to be fatal.
But the person who did it was obviously just a little bit, is this just a threat?
Things are getting more and more complicated......