Chapter 198: Three Birds with One Stone
At the moment before the emperor ate the snack, Hou Han stopped Mingxiu and Xie Zhan, who were about to retire and leave.
At the same time, the dim sum in the emperor's hand was snatched.
When Mingxiu and Xie Zhan heard this, their faces changed together.
In the process of making dim sum and sending it to the emperor, these dim sum never left Mingxiu's sight, and at this time, hearing Hou Han say this, Xie Zhan was okay and could calm himself down.
But Mingxiu couldn't help it, she stepped forward and snatched the dim sum from Hou Han's hand to observe it carefully, if it wasn't for Xie Zhan to stop her, she even wanted to taste it.
"What's the poison in this snack?" Xie Zhan frowned, no matter what happened, as long as it was related to the palace, it would not be easy.
It was also because he was arrogant and boasted of his prestige, and no one dared to do anything under him, thus temporarily forgetting the lessons of this time.
And the dim sum made by Mingxiu was poisoned, which was a resounding slap in the face for Xie Zhan.
Laughing at his arrogance.
Even though Hou Han was an old minister of the former emperor and an old man who watched Xie Zhan grow up, he still felt a little panicked in his heart when facing the angry Xie Zhan at this time.
"The imperial doctor is still checking, and this snack has been tasted by the drug test eunuch when it was in the small kitchen, and it has been ...... at this time He's dead. ”
Hou Han's face was a little ugly, and at the same time annoyed.
This time, the emperor did not eat the poisonous dim sum, completely because he was lucky.
The poison in the dim sum took effect slightly later than the poison next to it, if it weren't for Xie Zhan's delay in talking to the emperor for some time, I am afraid that the emperor would have eaten this poisonous dim sum before the death of the eunuch who tested the poison.
Isn't that going to be a big deal?!
"It seems...... The person who poisoned him knows a lot about what is going on in the palace, and may even be hiding in your palace now. ”
In the emperor's palace, from the chief eunuch like Hou Han to the little eunuch who sweeps the floor, they are all innocent, and before they go to the emperor to serve, there is already a special person to check the eighteen generations of their ancestors clearly.
But even so, there are still dark lines in the emperor's palace.
Xie Zhan sneered in his heart, not knowing whether the person who started the attack was proud of his clever methods, or simply looked down on him.
No matter what the reason was, Xie Zhan's mood and face were not any better at this time.
He couldn't leave for a while, and sat down next to him, "Check, I will definitely find out today!" ”
It was the first time for Mingxiu to face such a thing, and she couldn't help but feel a little at a loss.
"That'...... I'll wait here with you. ”
At this time, it doesn't seem appropriate for her to leave or not.
If she leaves, these snacks are from her, and before the real murderer of the poison is found, Mingxiu should be the first suspect.
But if she doesn't leave, she will inevitably be present when Xie Zhan and the emperor are examining the palace people.
Now it's not a matter of whether Mingxiu wants to get involved in the dispute in the palace, she can't help herself.
In addition to being at a loss, Mingxiu was more impatient.
glanced at Xie Zhan secretly, and the disgust in his eyes was not concealed.
Even if Xie Zhan had a lot of anger in his heart, the eyes that were disgusted by Mingxiu at this time almost dissipated.
More often than not, I can't laugh or cry.
Who is he so angry for?
As a result, the owner still didn't appreciate it.
Mingxiu turned her head and ignored him, if Xie Zhan hadn't asked her for the title of county lord, the emperor wouldn't know which green onion she was, where would there be so much follow-up trouble?
Well, when facing Mingxiu, Xie Zhan always has no temper.
He touched his nose and turned his head to look at Hou Han, who became the regent who did not smile again.
"Bring all the people who have entered the kitchen, and this king will personally question him."
Hou Han has been waiting for Xie Zhan to give an order, originally this kind of thing should have been done by the emperor himself.
But......
He quietly glanced at the emperor who was sitting on the top of the old god, and reasoned to tell him that it was irrational to persuade Xie Zhan to go ahead at this time.
Originally, the emperor himself didn't want to care about this matter, he was a slave and caught up, isn't that annoying?
Hou Han didn't dare to refute Xie Zhan's words, and respectfully bowed, "The old slave will go." ”
Before leaving, he glanced at Mingxiu absently.
Compared with these palace people in the emperor's palace, Mingxiu is slightly more likely to poison the emperor.
The relationship between her and Xie Zhan is here, if the little emperor is gone, and the king can't have children, whether Xie Zhan wants it or not, he will have to be driven to the shelves.
At this time, Hou Han still thought that Xie Zhan didn't want to be the emperor was his own idea, and Mingxiu was ......
What woman in this world doesn't want to sit on the throne of the queen?
Even if she is not the queen and becomes the emperor's woman, it is a person who has attained the Tao and ascended to heaven!
Hou Han didn't know that Mingxiu was the one who didn't want to have anything to do with the complicated relationship with the superiors.
Although Mingxiu was the number one suspect in his heart, Hou Han did not look so blank as to directly talk to Xie Zhan in front of Mingxiu.
At this time, the emperor, who had been silent, stretched lazily.
"There's nothing to do with me here, Brother Huang, this matter is left to you, and it is extremely important to find out the real culprit who poisoned and murdered me!"
Xie Zhan would give respect to the emperor most of the time and put himself in the position of his subordinates, and this time was no exception.
"Yes, I obey."
From beginning to end, the emperor explained such a sentence.
And then he was gone.
Mingxiu watched the emperor turn around and go out in disbelief, and she said, "It's really big." ”
It was the emperor who was going to be murdered, and he didn't show any anger and panic from beginning to end, and directly asked Xie Zhan to investigate thoroughly, and he really didn't care?!
Xie Zhan couldn't help but feel a little funny, and gently touched Mingxiu's hair, "As the emperor, you only need to take the overall situation." ”
The emperor only needs to know that this matter needs to be investigated, and it is enough that the culprit should be severely punished after it is found.
As for the other details, naturally someone will help him figure it out.
And all the emperor has to do is to choose this person to help him solve it.
Looking at Xie Zhan's demeanor, he was very satisfied with the emperor's actions.
Well, Mingxiu doesn't understand these things, and since that's the case, she doesn't have to hold on to it.
The emperor was not there, there were only two people in this room, she and Xie Zhan, and Mingxiu didn't have to rush up to suffer, so she stepped forward and sat next to Xie Zhan.
She propped her chin, a little melancholy, "Who could be poisoning the palace?" Is this the emperor or you and me? ”
It shows that Xiu is simple, and she doesn't really understand scheming at all.
At least at this time, Mingxiu could see at a glance that if she was disposed of for poisoning the emperor, Xie Zhan would definitely be implicated.
Who let Xie Zhan take her into the palace?
What's more, the closeness between the two has never shied away from people.
If something happens to the emperor, what will happen to Mingxiu is secondary, and the most important thing is that Xie Zhan will be charged with being a rebellious minister and a thief.
And Xie Zhan is disposed of, who will benefit from it?
Become a king?
It doesn't seem right, after all, it is a fact that he can't have children, and it has been publicized again, even if there is no one in the first emperor's lineage, but there are still many Xie clan people in the desert, or royal people.
In the case that there is no one to follow, it is still very easy to search for a suitable candidate from the side branches.
But when you think about it this way, things are complicated.
Mingxiu didn't know much about the royal affairs, and he broke off when he suspected King Cheng, even if he hesitated to have children, he wouldn't be as heavy as Xie Zhan.
“…… A good plan to kill three birds with one stone is really powerful. Xie Zhan narrowed his eyes, he didn't want to suspect anyone in vain under the uncertainty of the situation.
This poisoning doesn't seem to have anything to do with the things in his house.
But for some reason, Xie Zhan subconsciously felt that there was a connection between there and nothing.
Perhaps, if either of them has a clue, all the mysteries can now be solved.
Naturally, before other specific suspects are discovered, Cheng Wang's suspicion is still the greatest.
It is naturally impossible for Mingxiu to interfere in the matter of interrogating the palace people, but Xie Zhan will not let Mingxiu go.
told Hou Han to serve her well, and Xie Zhan went outside.
"The prince really values the county lord."
Hou Han's face was a little complicated, originally he shouldn't have done chores like serving tea, after all, Mingxiu was just a county lord and not an emperor.
But for some reason, Hou Han just wanted to take a closer look at what Mingxiu was so good about.
Forgive him for his old age and clumsiness, but he really didn't find anything different from the woman next to Mingxiu.
Mingxiu shrugged his shoulders, "The prince is a gentleman. ”
Hou Han couldn't help but be a little amused.
Who has seen the so-called gentlemanly demeanor in Xie Zhan?
At least he rarely has pity for women.
It's hard to talk about this topic deeply, no matter whether Xie Zhan is loyal to Mingxiu through this matter, this kind of thing will not be his turn to lift his spirit.
There was no one left and right, and Hou Han whispered: "Concubine Zhen wants to see the county lord." ”