The queen mother was buried in the pouring rain, and a group of people waited outside, and only after the funeral was over, did Lu Qingyi quickly send Shen Xi back to the bookstore.

This royal funeral, except for being heavier, is no different from ordinary people's.

Shen Xi doesn't understand, this person is dead, who will watch the funeral.

After the Empress Dowager was buried, the emperor was too sad and seriously ill, so he called Lu Qingyi to visit, and he believed that Lu Qingyi was even more than the imperial doctor in the palace.

After Lu Qingyi checked the emperor's pulse and read the tongue coating, he prescribed a few prescriptions to the emperor and handed them to the imperial doctor, "The emperor's constitution is weak, you can decoct the medicine for the emperor to drink every morning and evening." Then he turned to the emperor who was lying on the hospital bed and whispered, "Your Majesty, you are depressed, and if you want to recover quickly, you need to relax yourself." ”

Since the emperor was poisoned last time, he has been very cautious about the people around him, and with the murder of the queen mother this time, it is normal for him to be afraid.

After all, this majestic palace seems to be his world, but in fact, there are a few ministers in the court who are not ready to move.

"You hurry up and find out the murderer and avenge the queen mother, too many things have happened during this time, I have to slow down." The emperor looked at Lu Qingyi, although his voice was not loud, but he was still calm.

"The third prince and Lord Liu are trying their best to find the truth, and in a few days, the real murderer will definitely surface." Lu Qingyi can only comfort the emperor like this now.

The emperor patted Lu Qingyi's hand gently, "I know that the harem is not governed properly, but I also have my difficulties. ”

Lu Qingyi looked at the emperor, he bowed his head slightly, "Xiaosheng knows." ”

"Okay, you ask the Imperial Doctor to give the prescription to Chang Qing, and she will take care of me in the next few days." The emperor didn't say anything, only explained Lu Qingyi's words and then turned around to rest.

Lu Qingyi then handed over the prescription to Chang Qing with Shen Xi.

"The emperor is also relieved to hand over the medicine to Changqing, will she boil the medicine?" Shen Xi and Lu Qingyi came out of the Evergreen Courtyard and said to Lu Qingyi.

"He trusts Evergreen the most." Lu Qingyi just whispered a word to wake up Shen Xi, and didn't ask any more questions.

The palace is a mixed place, and he is naturally clear about the struggle between the princes, and he understands the battle between the harem, although he is the king of a country, he also needs to rely on the support of the ministers of the court.

The emperor is like a mirror more than anyone else.

Shen Xi was also a little weak because of the rain, and when she returned to the bookstore, Shen Fang cooked ginger soup for both her and Lu Qingyi to drink, and then she went back to her room to sleep.

In the past few days, Lu Qingyi and Chang Yi have not been idle, and they have been investigating the poisoning of the queen mother.

Lu Qingyi and Chang Yi turned the Great Zen Temple upside down, only to find the poison that the Queen Mother had put in her previous food.

"This poison is not strong, and it won't kill people in a day or two." Lu Qingyi checked all the food before frowning slightly, "So it's very likely that it's someone from the Queen Mother's side." ”

"The Queen Mother's diet is very strict." Chang Yijie frowned, "You have to start with someone she trusts." ”

Because it was already late tonight, even if there were clues, they couldn't find out, so Lu Qingyi and Chang Yi went back to their respective mansions first.

In the early morning of the second day, they went to the Great Zen Temple and the palace to inquire about who the palace maid who sent food to the queen mother all the year round.

But when they found the man, they found that she had her tongue cut out. Newcastle

She is the palace maid in the palace of the queen mother, and she has been selected by the queen mother to serve the queen mother since she entered the palace. has been with the Queen Mother for many years, and is also loved because of her clever personality, and later when the Queen Mother was in danger, she was desperate to save the Queen Mother's life, and her status in the palace was obviously improved for a while, and she served by the Queen Mother's side.

Then she followed the Queen Mother to the Great Zen Temple to pray for the people of the world, and was punished by the Queen Mother for making a mistake and went to the kitchen.

Shen Xi couldn't bear to look at her, she had her tongue cut not long ago, and blood flowed from the corners of her mouth from time to time.

Who would have thought that the palace maid who was calling for wind and rain by the side of the Queen Mother at the beginning would be so miserable after the death of the Queen Mother, and she would be thrown into such a place to do chores.

Xu is because he has no tongue and can't eat, so he looks so thin that he only has a few bones left.

Lu Qingyi leaned down, staring at the palace maid's eyes that looked widen with fear, and Sen Ran asked, "Do you regret it?" Skinning with tigers. ”

Since she had her tongue cut out, this matter must be related to her, but there are people behind her. It can also be seen that the person behind her can't bear to see her dead like this, so he just cut her tongue to give a warning.

Their relationship is not bad.

Otherwise, she would not have taken such a big risk to murder the Queen Mother, which is a crime against the Nine Clans.

I only heard the palace maid smile bitterly, tears slid down her eyes, and her eyes were full of coldness.

Lu Qingyi only glanced at her, because of a bad smell, he covered his nose with his hand and said coldly, "You would never have thought that person would be so cruel to you, right?" ”

I saw that the palace maid kept shaking her head, crying heartbreakingly, and the voice she made was extremely ugly, and when she opened her mouth, the voice she shouted was also harsh, and no one could understand what she was saying.

The wound in her mouth had not yet healed, but now when she cried, blood kept flowing out of her mouth, mixed with tears, and slipped down together.

How pitiful and pitiful she looks now.

Shen Xi couldn't stand it anymore, so she turned her head to the side, this was really more abusive than the books she wrote, she thought that she had written a lot of abusive books, and she would be able to be hard-hearted, but now when she saw this scene, she just felt unbearable.

"Didn't she send you to the Queen Mother just to kill the Queen Mother?" Lu Qingyi's expression was cold, and he approached the palace maid and poked her heart every word, "You have been dormant for many years and completed the task for her, but she abandoned you like a shoe, and you still have to hide it for her?" ”

The palace maid was still crying, no one knew whether she was crying about being abandoned or crying about the death of the queen mother, but Shen Xi always felt that something was wrong.

She walked up to Lu Qingyi, pulled him aside, and said softly, "I don't think the murderer may be the queen." ”

"And who do you think it is?" Lu Qingyi and Chang Yi were both shocked by Shen Xi's words.

Shen Xi shook his head, "I'm not sure who it is, but it's not necessarily the queen, why is she working so hard for the queen?" Was it threatened or did the queen give her some benefit? ”

Glancing at the palace maid again, "Didn't you say that he had no relatives?" Who would make themselves look like no one or a ghost for a little benefit? ”

Shen Xi endured the discomfort in her heart, walked to the palace maid and squatted down, she stared at the palace maid with two eyes, "The relationship between that person and you is not simple, right?" ”

Sure enough, the palace maid stopped crying when she heard this, just saw her bite her lip and shake her head desperately.

Shen Xi touched the palace maid's hand and asked softly, "You have done so much for him, but he treats you like this, is it worth it?" ”

The palace maid was silent at this time, and she was looking at Shen Xi with a flustered look.