Chapter 69: Strange Things

The two of them kept warm for a while, and Wu Meiniang suddenly remembered something: "By the way, speaking of which, a strange thing happened today, and I think it is necessary to talk to Your Highness about it." ”

"What's the matter? Worthy of your solemnity? Li Zhen didn't care either, and asked casually.

"Actually, it's not a big deal, it's just this morning, a maid died." Wu Meiniang said casually, don't think that Wu Meiniang is cold-blooded, mainly in this era, the death of a subordinate is indeed not a big deal, not to mention that at least dozens of people in the palace disappear inexplicably every year, even if it is those big families, what year has no one died?

"Dead?" Li Zhen's brows furrowed: "How did you die?" How did I not know? ”

"It's because I don't know how to die, so I think it's strange." Wu Meiniang's eyebrows also frowned, and said: "According to the report of the people below, that maid has no scars on her body, and it doesn't look like she was poisoned or drowned, and the most important thing is her expression, she is actually laughing, and her smile is very weird." I was afraid that the matter would spread and cause panic, so I ordered the matter to be suppressed, but the more I thought about it, the more I felt that something was wrong, and I thought it would be better to tell your Highness. ”

"Laugh?" When Li Zhen heard this, she couldn't help but simulate a dead woman in her mind, with a weird smile on her face...... Thinking of this, Li Zhen's hairs stood up, and he couldn't help but give a cold war, Rao is he has experienced a hundred battles and killed countless people, thinking of this kind of strange thing, he still can't help but feel worried in his heart.

"Yes, it's a smile." Wu Meiniang was in Li Zhen's arms, feeling his shiver, and she also felt afraid in her heart: "The more I think about it, the more I feel that something is wrong, this maid definitely did not die of natural causes." ”

"Of course it wasn't a natural death." Li Zhen also reacted, patted Wu Meiniang's shoulder gently, and comforted: "You don't have to be afraid, there are many murderous methods in this world, if you want to make a person die with a smile, as far as I know, there are no less than five ways." ”

"Your Highness, who do you think the other party is?"

"I don't know about this, but since the other party left such a clueless puzzle, this is telling us that they will still make a move, and definitely not once or twice, we have time to wait." Li Zhen felt that he had vaguely grasped a little bit of the context of the matter, and he felt that this kind of killing method was really familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, but he just couldn't find a clue.

"Anyway, I'd better take a look first, where is the body?"

Wu Meiniang said: "In the firewood room, I was originally going to bury her at night. However, the more I thought about it, the more suspicious I felt, so before I came, I had invited Dr. Sun to conduct an autopsy, and I didn't know if I could find anything. ”

Li Zhen said: "Then I'll go over, but there may be a little blood during the autopsy for a while, so don't go over." ”

"Yes, the concubine is waiting for Your Highness here."

"Hmm."

The firewood room is located in the backyard of the palace, Li Zhen stepped here, and found that it was already full of people, and the innermost one was Sun Simiao, who was examining the corpse. Ignoring the people who saluted him, Li Zhen lined up the crowd and walked into the firewood room, only to see a table set up in the firewood room, covered with a white cloth, looking at the outline, there is no doubt that it is indeed a woman.

"Daochang Sun, what's the situation?"

"It turned out to be His Highness the Holy Son, and I have seen His Highness."

Sun Simiao's title is very strange, but Li Zhen is used to it: "If there is no need for these false courtesies in the future, don't do it, what is the situation now?" What exactly is the reason? ”

"The deceased's name is Qingli, she is a small palace maid in the laundry room, nineteen years old, there are parents and brothers and sisters in the family, the body was found on the bed, there is no trace of passivity, it should be the scene of the first crime......" Sun Simiao said the situation of the deceased, and then said: "Qingli's death is very strange, and when others die, they will leave more or less traces, but Qingli has no wounds all over her body, not to mention, there are no traces of poisoning, drowning, hanging, etc. And with a smile on his face, it's really strange, if the ordinary guy sees this kind of corpse, I'm afraid he won't even dare to perform an autopsy, even if he dares to perform an autopsy, he will definitely not be able to detect anything. ”

"What does Sun Daochang mean......" Li Zhen's eyes moved slightly, he naturally heard the subtext in Sun Simiao's words, ordinary pretense does not dare or can't perform an autopsy, that is to say, an unordinary pretense can detect some clues?

Sun Simiao said confidently: "This thing is indeed helpless for ordinary people, but Lao Dao is not among them. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"Your Royal Highness also knows that Poor Dao has no other hobbies in his life, and his only hobby is to see all kinds of strange medicinal materials or medical skills, such as the reason why Poor Dao went to Nanyang, not only for Princess Jinyang's illness, but more importantly, to see what is unique about Nanyang medical skills that are independent of the Tang Dynasty's medical system...... "No one thought that Sun Simiao, who has always been known for his kindness, would also learn to be a talker, and he even followed Li Zhen to raise his appetite.

Li Zhen was helpless: "What does the Taoist want to say?" ”

"Huh...... Your Highness, don't be in a hurry, and listen to the poor Tao and talk to you carefully. Sun Simiao chuckled twice and continued: "When Lao Dao was young, he once saw a book of "Strange Chronicles of Exotic Countries" in the Longhu Mountain Scripture Pavilion, which recorded some strange things in some countries outside the Central Plains. ”

"So what?"

"In that book, there is a record that the surname Zhaowu Jiu has a magical poison, and according to our Chinese translation, the name should be called Xiaoyaosan, or Kuaihuosan. The reason for this name is that after taking this poison, it can allow the poisoned person to enter the illusion, in which everyone's dreams can be fulfilled and all your desires can be satisfied, hence the name.

It's just that poison is poison after all, and Xiaoyaosan can indeed take people into the illusion, but the effect of the medicine is too strong, so strong that if you take this poison, you will never have the possibility of waking up, and the effect is very fast, usually within an hour, it will make people die, and it will definitely not leave a trace, because the poor nature is interested in this strange drug, so I paid attention to it, otherwise I really can't see the other party's means. ”

"It's no wonder that ordinary drug testing techniques can't detect it." Li Zhen suddenly, this Xiaoyaosan is a kind of drug to put it bluntly, but the effect of this drug is too strong, as long as you take it, you will be directly excited to death, and there is basically no possibility of waking up and coming back.

(End of chapter)