The old emperor's attitude was deeply in line with Liu Yu's speculation, although the emperor hated Su Yan's indisputability, but after the accident, the emperor did not find a way to make up for the relationship between the master and apprentice, and made them return home, as if he wished they would break off the master-apprentice relationship early.

Facing a suspicious old emperor who is about to die, Liu Yu must be prepared in all aspects.

Coming out of the palace, Liu Yu heard from the guards that the emperor summoned the national teacher to meet him, and the next day Liu Yu heard that Wu You and the old emperor had been talking in the Yaqian Hall before leaving in the second half of the night, and after talking for so long, Liu Yu didn't know what to say, and at this time he was not suitable to ask Wu You. It's roughly related to the overlapping of imperial power.

A puddle of water looks clear and quiet, but the bottom of the pool has begun to turbidize.

In the early morning of 2 August, as soon as Liu Yu entered the Imperial Forest Military Office, there was news that the king of Chu had returned to Chang'an and had left the territory of Huaibei Province and would return to Chang'an City within 11 or 2 days. If the old emperor issued an urgent order, the king of Chu might give up the large army escorting grain and grass and return early, and the time would be shortened to six or seven days.

Liu Yu's heart also pinched inexplicably.

The return of the king of Chu to Chang'an either means that this battle has officially begun, or Liu Yue has a bold idea, and by then everything may have been settled.

Liu Yu compiled a list of promotions for the Imperial Forest Army, which was basically to promote subordinates and fill in the gaps. Just as he was about to present the emperor's imperial tour, he heard the sound of hurried footsteps, and with the shouting of the guards of the Imperial Forest Army, Liu Yu heard Qi'er's plea outside the door.

"Please, let me go in and see Commander Liu."

"Qi'er?" Liu Yu went out and looked at Qi'er who came to visit in a panic in surprise.

Qi'er's originally anxious face couldn't help but shed two lines of tears, and she threw herself into Liu Yu's arms. cried out: "Brother Liu...... My mother. Caught ......"

The sudden warm fragrance made Liu Yu feel that the happiness came too quickly. At a loss, he repeated: "Your mother was arrested? Can...... Your mother is a concubine! ”

Liu Yu instinctively realized that something was wrong in the inner court. At this time, Qi'er was completely panicked, and when Liu Yu asked again, Qi'er cried and couldn't say clearly. Delicate as a flower, Liu Yue was reluctant to cry and be sad for Qi'er.

Qi'er's mother, Lin Meiren, was arrested, which happened not long after this morning. There are only so many clues that Liu Yu can get, and he can't unfold the clues. Liu Yu could only go into the inner court to find out. As soon as he passed Changle Palace, he saw Han Sheng's figure. Han Sheng was stunned for a moment and said, "I was about to look for you, so I came." ”

Han Sheng didn't know Qi'er, just an ordinary little palace maid. Liu Yu hurriedly asked what happened in the inner court.

"Today is the thirty-fifth birthday of Concubine Yu, early in the morning, Concubine Qin, Zhuang Meiren and Lin Meiren sent wedding cakes to celebrate, who knew that after eating it, Concubine Yu foamed at the mouth and fell unconscious, which was clearly poisoned." Han Sheng explained, "Immediately, the female officials of the inner court took the three maidens into custody and waited for the emperor to investigate the matter clearly. ”

"Poisoned?" Liu Yu finally had thoughts, but his thoughts were confused.

But think about it. My thoughts were reorganized. Mrs. Lu was poisoned, and her son was the king of Chu. Zhuang Mei and Lin Meiren, who offered the wedding cake, were already powerful in the inner court, so it was not to be said, but Concubine Qin, that was the mother of the fourth princess Su Bi!

There is no way to know how many battles Liu Yue has in the inner court, but the king of Chu and the fourth princess are at the forefront of the power struggle. And when the prince was about to be appointed, this poison was full of the smell of political struggle.

"Could it be that there was no palace maid and eunuch who had poisoned before the concubine ate the wedding cake?" Liu Yu asked.

"The test has been tested, but it can't be detected by the silver needle alone, and now the emperor has ordered the imperial doctor to inspect the wedding cake in the inner court, and summon you, the commander of the Imperial Forest Army, to the inner court at any time to be dispatched."

Liu Yuxin said that even the silver needle could not be detected, and it seemed that the person who poisoned it did take a lot of effort. The most popular poisons such as arsenic contain sulfur.

When I arrived at Mrs. Lu's bedroom, the palace maids and eunuchs at the door went in and out, bringing hot water and sending decoction and medicine endlessly, Liu Yu thought that he couldn't enter without the emperor's permission, but Han Sheng said: "It's urgent, go in and find out." ”

Mrs. Troll's bedroom is divided into two entrances, the middle is usually separated by a veil, and today it is deliberately separated by a screen, and there is a plate of wedding cakes on the table outside, one of which has been eaten in half, and the three old and dizzy imperial doctors are inspecting, feeding the cat with the dregs of the wedding cake.

The cat looked alive and well, and it didn't look like it was poisoned after eating it for a long time. The three imperial doctors seemed to be very incomprehensible and were discussing countermeasures.

Soon, a person came out of the screen, it was Qu Ning, who was previously diagnosing Mrs. Troll's pulse.

"General Liu, this is where you can come in?" When Qu Ning saw Liu Yu, he scolded in an unkind tone.

Liu Yu tilted his head to the side to look at the cat instead of looking at her, and Han Sheng explained, "It was the emperor who summoned Commander Liu to come. Qu Yinu, don't know the body of the concubine? ”

"It's indeed poisoning, but ......" Qu Ning's expression was suspicious, "The poison in it is not an ordinary poison, although it has been applied, but I am afraid ...... Of vital importance. ”

Liu Yu said: "Can you go in and have a look?" ”

Qu Ning immediately said: "No! How can the body of a concubine be seen by an ordinary man like you? ”

Liu Yue knew that Qu Ning was deliberately embarrassed, what did he say, could it be that he took off his clothes and let her be treated? On weekdays, Mrs. Lu is also popular in the inner court, and she is only thirty-five when she gives birth to a twenty-year-old son, that is to say, she has been in the palace since she was thirteen or fourteen years old, and she has won the favor of the emperor, and she has a powerful son, and she is low-key and does not fight with others, which is a model of the concubine of the inner palace.

But then again, the most important thing in the inner court is all kinds of women, who can go through two generations of queens, and then under the long-term gaze and suppression of the cunning and vicious Li Guifei, they can trap the emperor's heart without any means?

The most important thing is that she gave birth to a son whose temperament is deeply loved by the emperor. When he was young, he was already beautiful and petted, and when he was older, he naturally relied on his son.

Liu Yue can't see Mrs. Lu, so he can't check the illness through his insight, which is an unsolved case in itself. Liu Yu came out of Mrs. Yu's bedroom, Qi'er was still waiting anxiously at the door, and as soon as she saw Liu Yu, she stepped forward, her eyes full of trust and expectation.

"It's fine, trust me." Can't be too intimate in the inner court, Liu Yu nodded and gave Qi'er confidence.

When Qi'er heard Liu Yu's words, she seemed to be relieved.

At this time, an old eunuch in his forties and fifties walked over, holding a whisk, and said as he walked: "Mr. Han, Mr. Han." ”

Han Sheng hurriedly greeted him and said, "Father-in-law Wu, what are you looking for?" ”

Liu Yuzhi said that this Gonggong Wu was the chief eunuch who was in charge of the inner court after the fall of Li Guifei and Linggonggong, and he himself was still very modest, and said with kind eyes: "Mr. Han, the Holy Lord said that this poisoning case was handed over to Mr. Han for a detailed investigation, and the old slave came to pass on a message." Keep that in mind, Mr. Han. ”

Seeing off Gonggong Wu, Han Sheng walked over and said, "Little Brother Liu, you also heard it, and now the emperor has ordered me to investigate." ”

"You're not going to pass it on to me, are you?" Liu Yu asked.

Han Sheng smiled: "Yes, that's what I thought. What, can you take this errand? ”

"It's okay for you to assist Brother Han, but I'm young and vigorous, and it's inconvenient to walk around in the inner court, so ......"

Han Sheng nodded in understanding, and said a few more words, saying that he was going to go in and make arrangements. Liu Yu and Qi'er went out of the inner court together.

Before I got to the door, I heard someone arguing at the door, a woman's voice was very loud, and she was teaching the guards of the Imperial Forest Army who were guarding the door. Liu Yu walked out, and his voice stopped. A man and a woman all looked up and down at Liu Yu, who seemed to be strolling leisurely.

It was Su Bi and Chai Jin and his wife. After learning that their mother was involved in the poisoning case, they also entered the palace for the first time to find out.

"Your Royal Highness the Fourth Princess, don't have to embarrass these gatekeepers, it is the emperor who decrees that no one is allowed to enter the inner court." Liu Yudao.

Su Bi said angrily: "It's easy to say, the feeling is not that your mother was wronged, go, donkey, today you and I will take a step inside, who dares to stop him and leave his bones!" ”

Su Bi was about to break in, but Qi'er timidly walked out from behind Liu Yu and said, "Sister, don't ...... It's embarrassing for Brother Liu. ”

When Su Bi saw Qi'er, her attitude was not so tough, and she turned suspicious and surprised: "Brother Liu? He nodded immediately, as if he understood something, "Commander Liu is really a good means and a good person, it turns out that he is so familiar with the fourteenth sister, so to put it this way, Commander Liu and this princess have the same purpose, is it to expose the evil concubine's own poisoning and deceiving the emperor?" ”

Mrs. Trolling poisoned herself? Liu Yue smiled bitterly, it seems that the people who are related to the inner court like to think about things in the direction that is most beneficial to them. (To be continued......)