Chu Junyue groaned: "There are many doubts in this matter, and we still need to think about it in the long run." ”

"Hmm. Ning Ke nodded in agreement, now that she has a rough guess of the direction, she is in a much more relaxed mood, which is better than being in the dark.

The two did not stay outside for long, discussed the plan in the carriage, and went back to their respective homes.

The next day, Ning Ke couldn't bear it, and ran into the palace again in the name of the prince's follow-up.

Recently, she has had a lot of contact with the prince, and the prince's attitude towards her has changed greatly, at first he was not willing to treat her, but now when he sees her coming, he is happy to flatter and flatter.

"Chun'er, hurry up and bring up the fruits from the South China Sea and give Ke'er a taste. The prince was overjoyed when he looked at Ning Ke, and as soon as he beckoned, he asked the palace maids to bring up all the fresh, delicious and fun things and give them all to Ning Ke.

Ning Ke sat honestly, without much enthusiasm, and went directly to the topic, "Prince, I actually came today to investigate the poisoning, and I still need the prince's help. ”

"If you want to investigate, then you have to eat!" The prince enthusiastically peeled the lychee for Ning Ke, removed the core, and then put it on with a bamboo stick, and put it in front of Ning Ke like jade beads, "Come on, come on, you taste it." ”

Ning Ke couldn't resist his enthusiasm, symbolically ate two, and then stopped moving, "Prince, although the lychee is good, it is easy to get angry if you eat too much, your body has just recovered, you can't eat more." ”

"Okay, well, this palace listens to Ke'er. The prince responded with a smile, and his eyes fell on Ning Ke brightly, as if he could see the flowers.

Ning Ke really couldn't stand his eyes, although she was cold, she was exquisite, and she could understand the prince's mind somewhat.

It's just that she has pretended to be ugly, and the prince can even look at it, and she really has a strange taste.

"By the way, what did Ke'er just say she wanted this palace to do?" As soon as she was so distracted, the prince took the initiative to open her mouth first.

Ning Ke was stunned and said lightly: "The prince still remembers what the queen mother has sent you? ”

"Ke'er, do you suspect that the fire Gu was all taken from the gifts that the queen mother brought to the palace?" The prince was not stupid, and immediately understood what she meant.

Ning Ke nodded, "The regent and I have investigated the palace maids and eunuchs in the East Palace, as well as the food and drink in the palace, and all the possible sources of poisoning, but there is no result. I happened to find the Fire Gu in the brocade bamboo given to you by the Empress, so I suspect that the previous Fire Gu was also brought into the palace through this method. ”

Before, she suspected that the Lin family had a motive, but it was not easy for the Lin family to poison them, and the queen and the crown prince would be very wary.

And other palace maids and eunuchs who serve the prince close to each other have great mobility, and it is almost impossible to poison them for a long time.

The only one who can get close to the prince for a long time and eliminate vigilance is the prince's biological mother, the queen, who poisoned the queen through the gifts that the queen brought out of the palace every month, and then gave them to the prince, which is the most tactful and imperceptible method!

"Okay! The things that the queen mother gave to this palace, this palace has a record, and this palace will show you later. The prince quickly asked people to bring up a thick stack of books, and for more than ten years, what gifts he received and what he gave out should be recorded.

Ning Ke guessed that the prince was locked up in the palace after being poisoned, and he was probably very bored, so he wrote it down, but he didn't expect it to really help her a lot.

She carefully looked at the gifts brought back by the queen, either strange flowers and plants, strange things, and most of all, peace charms from the temple.

Although the toxins had long since dissipated, she couldn't find the toxins when she checked them again, but she found that the gifts that the queen brought back were all suitable for the growth of fire Gu!

In other words, these things with fire Gu are inextricably linked to the temple that the queen frequents!

"Your Highness, I will borrow these booklets and return them to you another day. Ning Ke said to the prince seriously.

The prince waved his hand happily, "It's okay, Ke'er can just open his mouth if he wants, and this palace will definitely prepare it for you!"

"Thank you, Your Highness. Ning Ke stood up and said goodbye slightly, "I still have to go to the queen's mother, so I will retire first." ”

"It just so happens that the palace is also going to ask the queen mother to say goodbye, let's go together!" The prince didn't give Ning Ke a chance to refuse, so he quickly and neatly ordered someone to open the way in front and go together.

After the queen detoxified, her physique was somewhat weak, and when Ning Ke arrived, Baolinzhai's disciples happened to be still prescribing medicine to her.

"Ke'er is here. Seeing Ning Ke, the queen was very happy, repelled the palace maid, and greeted her in person.

The prince sneered: "The queen mother only has Ke'er in her eyes, and she doesn't care about her sons!"

"Don't you see it every day? Ke'er is rare to come, and the queen mother is happy!" The queen took Ning Ke's hand, stopped saluting her, sat on the couch, and greeted her affectionately.

Ning Ke smiled and responded one by one, his attitude was not enthusiastic, nor lowly, neither humble nor arrogant, so that the queen liked it more and more, and she couldn't close her mouth with a smile, and joked, "Ke'er is really a good child, if this palace is lucky enough to have a daughter-in-law like you, then this palace will wake up laughing when she falls asleep." ”

"What did the Queen Mother say? The prince's tone was strange, but his face was happy, "Erchen's body is ...... But don't drag Ke'er down. ”

Ning Ke didn't expect this mother and son to make up their minds, and they said it so obviously, they really didn't know how to answer for a while.

No matter how she is the ex-fiancée of the prince's younger brother Chu Yuxuan, the crown prince has this thought, which is quite embarrassing, not to mention that she doesn't mean that, even if it is really done in the future, it will have to be laughed at.

"Niangniang, don't laugh at Ke'er. Ning Ke smiled and wittily changed the topic, "Ke'er came today to ask Niangniang for something." ”

She told the story in detail, and the prince also made amends, and the queen understood it, and she was angry and ashamed at that time, how could she have thought that she would be so kind that she would become an indirect murderer who poisoned the prince.

Ning Ke comforted the queen for a while, and then the queen calmed down, "Ke'er, this palace is really guilty in my heart, if it can be found out, it must be severely punished!

"Then bother the mother to recall carefully, how did those things come about before. Ning Ke said.

"Well, it's been so long since this happened, and Bengong won't be able to think about it for a while, Ke'er is only afraid that she will have to wait two more days, and she will tell you when Bengong remembers. The queen nodded, cooperating.

"There's Lao Niangniang. ”

The queen liked Ning Ke very much, and after asking what she should ask, she insisted on leaving Ning Ke for dinner, and even the Queen Mother, who had not had time to meet for a long time, was invited over.

Ning Ke pretended to have something in his heart, and he didn't have much taste in eating, so he made an excuse and left the palace directly.

She first moved the booklet back to Ningfu to study it well, and then asked Qingqiang to find Chu Junyue to come over as a staff officer, who knew that Qingqiang came back and said that Chu Junyue had received the emperor's order to do something, and he was not there for the past two days.

There was no way, Ning Ke could only slowly flip through it by himself, and the result was actually not much different, it must be the carrier of the Fire Gu, but as for where it came from, this is the key to the problem.

And Chu Junyue is not there, she can't do anything.

Originally, I usually disliked him, but I felt that he was everywhere and was particularly troublesome and coquettish, but suddenly she couldn't see him, and she was a little weird in her heart.

But she didn't want to admit that she missed him, telling herself that it was because she was going to investigate the case!

Mama Wang stood aside with a fragrant lotus cake, looking at Ning Ke with strange eyes, sometimes frowning, sometimes shaking her head and sighing, and she felt more and more that her young lady was abnormal.

She pondered for a while before daring to speak tentatively, "Miss, or ...... The lotus flowers were just picked in the morning, but they are fresh. ”

At first, Ning Ke was still fascinated, and she didn't react for a long time, until Mama Wang shouted a few times, and she came back to her senses, "Ahh

"Miss......" Mama Wang replied helplessly and distressedly, "The old slave asked you if you would like to eat some lotus crisp, you seem to be depressed these days, and the old slave is very worried! But no matter what, things always have to be eaten, don't you?"

She was still wondering if the young lady was in love, or had a quarrel with the regent or something, otherwise how could this be?

Ning Ke didn't expect her to be crooked, but she didn't want her to worry, so she casually took a piece of lotus crisp and put it in her mouth, not to mention, Mama Wang's craftsmanship is good, the lotus crisp is sweet and delicious, not greasy, and the entrance is full of lotus fragrance.

She ate a piece, her mouth was full of fragrance, and she couldn't help but praise a few words, "It's so delicious, Mama can be the head chef for me in the future." ”

"If you like it, Miss. Mama Wang was so overjoyed that she laughed so much that the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes sank, and she asked Ning Ke to eat a few more pieces.

Ning Ke didn't eat much, and he couldn't eat a few more pieces, so he could only get up and go for a walk.

Mama Wang was not at ease, so she asked Qingqiang to follow, but Ning Ke did not refuse, and it was good to have someone to talk to.

The Ning Mansion was very quiet, without Mrs. Ning and Ning Yu, the huge Guogong Mansion was calm, Ning Ke walked along the lake, and suddenly thought of the two mothers and daughters, and didn't know what was going on.

"Where did Mrs. Ning go after she was kicked out?" she was also on a whim, and suddenly asked Qingqiang.

Qingqiang frowned and thought for a while, "It seems that I haven't returned to my parents' house, and I don't know where I went." ”

Mrs. Ning's maiden home is General Tang's mansion, but General Tang is old and has long since returned to his hometown, and there are no outstanding children in the family, so it is now in decline.

Mrs. Ning was divorced, and it was understandable that she was embarrassed to go back, but she was outside...... Ning Ke always felt that sooner or later something would come out.

"What about Ning Yu?" she just had nothing to do, so she asked casually.

Qingqiang pouted, "The slave only heard that the abolished second prince was not a man, and he always tortured the second miss, and later rewarded the second miss to the subordinates for fun, and it is estimated that he is not doing well." ”

Ning Ke then remembered what happened in the Lin family's warehouse last time, she was so amused by her brain that she forgot about it.

"Hey, Miss, look at it!" Suddenly, Qingqiang pointed to the big tree in front of her and exclaimed, "Miss, who do you think is that?"