Chapter Seventy-Four: The Locked Toad in the City

After a long time in Huanning Palace, Xu Meiren was finally out of danger, An Su called two little palace maids to come over to serve, and walked out with Gu Wenzhou.

In the past, when I was in the palace maid's house, I also came to Huanning Hall several times, but I never carefully watched the scenery in it, and every time I was in a hurry, just take a cursory look. At this time, walking side by side with Gu Wenzhou, An Su paid attention to the scenery on the side. Xu Meiren is careful on weekdays, and the flowers and plants are taken care of by the palace people, and she looks comfortable.

"Wen Zhou, what method did you use to detoxify Xu Meiren? It's no wonder that the little palace maid was frightened, it did look a little weird. An Su remembered this, so he asked casually.

"Don't you know?" Gu Wenzhou was also a little surprised, he thought that An Su knew this method, so he let him perform it for Xu Meiren.

Ansu shook his head: "I've never seen anything like this. ”

"Then why didn't you even ask?" Gu Wenzhou said strangely.

"Don't be suspicious of employing people, don't use suspicious people, since I have found you to save Xu Meiren, then I should completely believe in you."

Gu Wenzhou laughed out loud at this time: "The poison in Xu Meiren is very ingenious, and it can quickly blend with blood, but its corrosiveness is not good. I cut Xu Meiren's arm to bleed, so that the poisonous blood can be discharged, and most of the poison can be removed, and the small amount of residual poison left in the body can be completely solved by slowly drinking the medicine and conditioning. ”

"I see, can this poison kill people?"

Gu Wenzhou nodded solemnly: "Yes, I just took a look at the poisoned pastry, the poison is not light, it is enough to kill people." ”

"It seems that someone wants to harm Xu Meiren." Ansu fell into deep thought.

"It seems that this is indeed the case from that pastry, but Xu Meiren has always been gentle and kind, and I heard that she has never punished the palace people, how could she invite people to do such a poisonous hand? Could it be that you have inadvertently offended someone? ”

An Su sighed: "Xu Meiren is the emperor's concubine, no matter how good her temperament is, she will inevitably be hated." As long as you have the grace of the Holy Grace, you will live in dire straits day and night. ”

Gu Wenzhou is a man, so he didn't have such feelings, but as soon as he thought of An Su's phoenix fate, worries hit his heart one after another. If she is a phoenix, sooner or later she will marry the emperor, and then she will be like Xu Meiren, living day and night on the tip of the knife. When he thought of this, he felt a sense of distress, accompanied by an endless sense of reluctance.

"Xu Meiren's matter, what are you going to do?"

"Check." An Su blurted out, "Of course, we have to find out, if the person who poisoned is not caught as soon as possible, Xu Meiren may be in danger again." This time we are lucky, if we are a step late, I am afraid that the Huanning Hall will change hands. ”

"According to what you just said, the person who poisoned must be a concubine who is jealous of Xu Meiren's favor, and the low-ranking concubine should not have the courage to poison directly." Gu Wenzhou turned his head and looked at her seriously, "An Su, if you want to investigate, it is very likely that you will deal with a powerful and high-ranking concubine." ”

"So what? No matter how high the position is, it is not in accordance with the rules to use the dirty method of poisoning to take the life of a beauty who was personally sealed by the emperor. In this palace, as long as there is no conformity, I have a way to make that person pay the price he deserves. Anso's eyes seemed to be on fire.

"Since you insist on investigating, if you need help, you can come to me at any time."

An Su nodded: "I know, Wenzhou, you have been helping me." ”

As soon as the two finished speaking, a shrill "The emperor has arrived-" came into his ears. At this time, they were walking to the gate of Huanning Palace, so they took advantage of the situation to salute and take the car.

Although Liu Ying came over in a sedan chair, her face was already anxious, and a little sweat broke out on her forehead. He hurriedly got out of the sedan chair, and when he walked in front of Ansu and the others, he paused, as if he recognized them.

"Gu Xiangshi? Shangguan Ansu? Why are you two here? ”

"If you go back to the emperor, the slave maid was asked by Xu Ji Niangniang to come to Huanning Hall on an errand, and as for Gu Xiangshi, the slave maid was specially called over. Xu Ji Niangniang was unwell, and the imperial doctors were not there, so the slave maid could only ask Gu Xiangshi, who knew a little about medical skills, to take a look, so as not to delay Niangniang's condition. If there is anything wrong, please ask the emperor to punish the slaves and maids, and do not implicate others. ”

"It's to save people, but there's nothing wrong with it. You're doing a good job, let me in! "Liu Ying is informal.

When she entered the dormitory again, Xu Meiren could already sit up and drink medicine, Liu Ying went up and directly took the position of the palace maid and personally fed Xu Meiren with medicine. The distress in his eyes was not pretended, and the anxiety on his face was really real.

It's just that An Su looked at this scene, and suddenly remembered what Xu Meiren had said to her before, she said that Liu Ying doted on her and his concubines, but there was no love in anyone's eyes. I don't know why I suddenly thought of this, An Su shook her head vigorously, after all, Xu Meiren is happy now.

"You all come with me to get some tonic for my mother!" An Su thought about leaving some space for the emperor and Xu Meiren to be alone, so he beckoned all the palace people in the dormitory to go out together.

Although most of the poison has been cleared, Xu Meiren still has to recuperate, so she sent most of the palace people who were waiting to the courtyard, and only asked An Su to take some people to serve carefully. After two days like this, I finally waited for Mo Shang to come back. An Su is not familiar with the affairs of Huanning Palace, and it is very difficult to do it, as soon as Mo Shang, the big palace maid in charge, comes back, things will be much easier.

An Su came to Huanning Hall to serve as promised a long time ago, and Mo Sheng was very happy to see her when she came back. I used to know that Xu Meiren thought of her as smart and clever, and she has always loved her, but now she has just come to Huanning Palace, and she is not flustered when she encounters trouble, and she has made a contribution, so she feels that she is a reliable person. Not only does Xu Meiren like her, but Mo Shang also admires her very much.

Standing in the courtyard of Huanning Hall and looking up, more than half of the autumn day has passed, and the leaves on the trees have fallen sharply, and there are already a few branches that are bare, looking very gloomy. An Su remembered his old days, whether it was in the palace maid's house or in Changle Palace, he had to clean up the layers of fallen leaves, which was really boring. But now standing here, looking at these fallen leaves, I think of those days again for no reason, and I feel a little nostalgic.

"Ansu, why are you standing here?" Mo Sheng suddenly patted her behind her, and An Su suddenly came back to her senses.

"It's just that when I saw the autumn scenery getting deeper, I forgot about it for a while." An Su turned around and asked, "Is there something wrong with Sister Moshang?" ”

"Niangniang doesn't need us to serve here, I wasn't in the palace a few days ago when Niangniang was poisoned, I heard that you rescued Niangniang. It's good that you're here, otherwise I don't know what kind of disaster it would have caused, and I must thank you. Mo Shang affectionately held An Su's arm, Xu Meiren has always been kind, and even the big palace maid beside her is also such a temperament.

"Since I have already served in Huanning Palace, that is Niangniang's person, of course, I have to think about Niangniang, Sister Moshang doesn't have to be polite."

Mo Shang smiled with crooked eyebrows, as if she remembered something interesting. The corner of her eyes lifted slightly: "Ansu, I came back from outside the palace this time and brought back some beautiful gadgets, among which there is a bracelet that suits you very well, I will give it to you as a thank you for saving my mother." ”

"Sister Moshang really doesn't need to be so polite." An Su knew that in this Chang'an City, an ordinary bracelet was worth a lot of money, and it was really difficult to accept it easily.

"Take it! When you first came to Huanning Palace, I should also take care of it. "There are very few people who can talk together today, and when An Su came, she was naturally very happy.

Before An Su could continue to say refusal, Mo Sheng hurriedly pulled her to her residence. The place where they live is behind the backyard of Huanning Palace, not far from Xu Meiren's bedroom, but there is still a certain distance. The two of them talked as they walked, but they soon arrived.

Mo Shang rummaged through the package that he hadn't had time to pack, and took out the crystal clear bracelet: "Ansu, you see, this is what I bought in a jewelry store, and I fell in love with it as soon as I entered the store, and the color is very eye-catching." Look, isn't it pretty? ”

An Su reached out to take it, but the moment his eyes touched the bracelet, he seemed to be stunned by a thunderbolt. This bracelet was worn by his younger brother Shaojun when he disappeared, it was handed down by their ancestors, and it was the only valuable thing in the family. This bracelet is extremely precious, so I let Shaojun carry it day and night, and I heard that it also has the effect of removing diseases.

"You, you just said that this bracelet was bought in a jewelry store?" Ansu's voice trembled.

Mo Shang was frightened by her expression, and replied suspiciously: "Yes, I did buy it from a jewelry store, and the store put this bracelet in the most conspicuous position, and I think it will definitely sell it for a good price." ”

"Sister Moshang, do you remember where the jewelry store is?" This clue is very important to Ansule.

She and her father had told Shaojun many times that this bracelet must be worn firmly on his body, and he must not lose it unless it is in a critical moment. Now that the bracelet has fallen into the hands of others, Shaojun must have encountered difficulties. It's just that Gu Wenzhou had divined the hexagram before and determined that his younger brother was in the palace, so why did the things in the palace flow to Chang'an City?

Mo Shang stroked his face and thought for a while: "It seems to be on the street where Hongyu Inn and Yanliu Lane meet." Ansu, what's wrong with you? ”

An Su adjusted his face for a moment before thanking Moshang: "It's nothing, it's just that I've never seen such a beautiful bracelet, so I like it very much, so I want to ask where the jewelry store is." If you have the chance, you can also go there in the future. ”

"It's really worth a visit, and the jewelry inside is pretty good." Mo Shang also nodded in agreement.

An Su eased his emotions and planned to hand over the bracelet to Gu Wenzhou and ask him to go outside the palace to help him check it. She just arrived at Huanning Hall on an errand, if she wants to find a way to get out of the palace at this moment, she really can't find any good opportunities. Besides, Xu Meiren's poisoning must also find out the truth as soon as possible, otherwise the enemy is in the dark, I am in the light, and I don't know when that person will come back.

"Sister Moshang, has Xu Ji Niangniang offended anyone recently?" An Su asked suddenly.

Mo Shang packed up the package and put it in the cabinet, pulled An Su to sit on the edge of the bed, and carefully closed the door. The look on her face is also very serious, after the last sachet incident, Mo Sheng will always pay more attention to waiting by Xu Meiren's side, this time she is really not present, so she will make such a mistake.

"I also think it's strange, Niangniang has always been gentle and has never had a grudge against anyone, why would someone want to put her to death?" Mo Sheng lowered her voice, "Even if it was the sachet last time, it just made the mother fall asleep, and it was not directly fatal, and this time it was too blatant to poison the pastry." ”

"If Niangniang doesn't take the initiative to grudge with others, it doesn't mean that no one secretly hates her." An Su thought for a while, "The struggle between the concubines in the palace has always existed, as long as the mother is favored, someone will want to get rid of her." ”

"But there is no need to be at this time, the emperor has recently recruited a few new young envoys, and the number of times he has come to Niangniang is not as much as before. Even if they want to be jealous, they should go to those young envoys, why do they want to attack our mother? Mo Shang thought about it carefully, but she couldn't figure out which concubine would have such a big hatred.

An Su thought for a moment and changed his way of thinking: "Then has anyone gotten closer to Niangniang recently?" In the past, I didn't come and go often, but there were many people who came and went during this time, is there such a person? ”

Mo Shang recalled carefully, but still couldn't remember anything: "I often accompany my mother, if the masters often come to visit, then I must know, but if their maidservants come and go, I don't know." ”

"The pastries that the lady eats on weekdays are all sent from the imperial dining room?"

"No, Niangniang is not used to eating pastries in the imperial dining room, so the emperor specially ordered someone to open a small kitchen in Huanning Palace, no matter when Niangniang wants to eat, she can make a meal that suits her heart."

"The emperor is really careful about his mother." An Su sighed, but couldn't help but think of what Xu Meiren had said. There is only pet without love, and I don't know whether it is careful or heartfelt!

Mo Shang never seemed to have heard Xu Meiren talk about this, and her face was full of joy: "Yes, the emperor has been kind to our mother, and since she entered the palace, she has taken care of all aspects." It's just that I'm afraid that because of this, Niang Niang has attracted the resentment of other masters and has to suffer these sufferings. ”

"Sister Moshang, these sufferings of Niangniang must not be in vain, let's find out the person who poisoned us together and get rid of this confidant for Niangniang." An Su patted Mo Shang on the shoulder.

"But the pastries are no longer there, and it's been a few days, where are we going to start?" Mo Sheng frowned, "Niangniang is about to get better, if that person knows, he will definitely clean up all the evidence." ”

"Since you are sure that the poison is in the pastry, then think about it, where does the cake come from?" Ansu reminded her.

Mo Shang suddenly realized: "You mean...... Kitchenette? ”