Ji Erlan knew what the Queen Mother meant. If Xiaoshuang and others are allowed to explain this matter, it will inevitably be mixed with some personal emotions, and maybe if they say something nonsense, it will hurt the emperor's face. Let her say it, it's to let her be in control.

"Yes." Ji Erlan bowed and saluted, then turned to look at Mrs. Xu and Xiaoshuang, and said, "This matter is complicated, and it has to start before the Lan nobles enter the palace. ”

Ji Erlan took out a prescription from his sleeve, but did not open it, and said: "In the process of finding the murderer, the courtiers went to the Jiang Mansion to inquire, and unexpectedly learned that Lan Guiren and the Prince of the Xu Mansion once had a family affair that was married to the prince, however, this family affair ended because of the sudden illness of the prince Xu. This suspicion came from Xu Gongzi's illness. ”

"Xu Gongzi originally just had a small cold, but after Lan Guiren visited with his mother, he suddenly became seriously ill, and then he became stupid, and the medicine was ineffective. When Jiang Fu learned about it, he wanted to withdraw from his family. It didn't take long for Lan Guiren to enter the palace. So, Mrs. Xu was suspicious in her heart, thinking that Lan Guiren was trying to cling to Ronghua and was unwilling to bear the infamy, so she assassinated Xu Gongzi and wanted to destroy this family business. ”

Speaking of which, Ji Erlan seemed to know that someone had something to say, so he paused.

Sure enough, Zheng gritted his teeth and said: "Xu, you and I have been friends for many years, Zhi'er is seriously ill, and we are also very heartbroken, however, how can this be blamed on us." With your momentary doubts, are you going to tarnish our friendship for many years? ”

Mrs. Xu glanced at her, but just said, "It's better to wait for Miss Ji to finish speaking, and she will have her own conclusion." ”

Mrs. Jiang's Zheng's punch fell on the cotton like a light flutter, and she was suddenly dumbfounded.

Ji Erlan glanced at the two of them and continued: "On that day, the maidservant girl who followed Lan Guiren was Han Jiang and a girl named Lianxin. Lianxin once helped decoction the medicine, so Mrs. Xu left the medicine residue for someone to check, but she didn't find it. But Mrs. Xu was unwilling and went to the Jiang Mansion to ask for an explanation. Only then did I learn that Lianxin had died. ”

Ji Erlan didn't mention the emperor in half a word, everything was explained from the perspective of Lan Guiren. The Empress Dowager Song was very satisfied with her very well-behaved. Maybe it's because this incident can make the emperor understand that Lan Guiren is far from Tinglan in his heart, just a woman who covets glory and murders her fiancé. This can undoubtedly greatly ease the relationship between her and the emperor's mother and son, so the Empress Dowager Song sneered very cooperatively: "It's very coincidental." ”

"It's a coincidence. However, although Mrs. Xu was more suspicious, she suffered from the lack of evidence. was worried about Xu Gongzi's illness, so the matter was put on hold. Seeing that Xiaoshuang's eyes were full of tears, Ji Erlan couldn't help but sigh lightly, and unfolded the paper in his hand: "Xu Gongzi's illness has not improved until one day, Mrs. Xu received a letter and a prescription. ”

Because Ji Erlan had already shown the letter to everyone as evidence, Xie Tangqian immediately thought of this when he saw the prescription, and asked, "Could it be that this prescription was sent by Xiaoshuang?" ”

"Exactly, after all, Xiaoshuang has been by Lan Guiren's side for a long time, and she knows that Lianxin's sister-in-law knows a little about pharmacology, so she made a secret visit and finally found out the reason why Xu Gongzi was stupid."

Ji Erlan looked at Xiao Shuang and said, "Xiao Shuang, is there anything wrong with what I said?" ”

Xiaoshuang shook her head with tears, and her expression was extremely sad: "You are right, I, like Mrs. Xu, suspect that Jiang Yun murdered Gongzi Xu in order to enter the palace." So, I coaxed and frightened and found out the truth from Lianxin's sister-in-law. It turned out that Lianxin didn't understand pharmacology herself, so she asked her eldest sister-in-law for ideas...... I threatened her that if I didn't tell me that Xu Gongzi was harmed by something, I would announce the matter in front of others. So, she told me that it was Lianxin who added a little hook kiss to Xu Gongzi's medicine......"

"Because Jiang Yun had already noticed my thoughts about Xu Gongzi and was afraid that I would do bad things, he found a reason to leave me in the mansion that day and brought Lianxin over. Lianxin took advantage of Xu Gongzi's maidservant to be unprepared, and put the hook kiss prepared in advance into the medicine. However, God did not fulfill people's wishes, Xu Gongzi couldn't stop coughing at that time, and accidentally knocked over the medicine bowl, so he only drank a small sip of the medicine, and most of it spit out with the cough. ”

Everyone present had more or less heard of the hook kiss, and sighed: "The hook kiss is highly poisonous, this Xu Gongzi is really fateful, but why did he become stupid?" ”

Ji Erlan explained: "Lianxin knew that the hook kiss was extremely toxic, and she was afraid that people would find out, so she only put a small amount, but it was enough to be fatal, but who would have thought that there would be an accident." He did have a great life, but it was a pity that even if he was only stained with a very small amount of hook and kiss flower juice, he still broke his heart, his limbs were weak, and his speech was slurred, like a child. Therefore, everyone thought that he had burned his brain with a cold and high fever, but in fact, it was caused by a small amount of toxic residue in the hook kiss. ”

The Queen Mother glanced at the silent emperor and asked, "So, it is indeed Lan Guiren who instructed Lianxin to move his hands and feet in Xu Gongzi's medicine?" But Mrs. Xu had looked for someone to see the prescription, why didn't she find out the problem? ”

Mrs. Xu once went to Jiang's Mansion to ask for an explanation, so many people heard about the origin of the two families and the stupidity of Xu Gongzi. Therefore, she took the medicine residue to ask Lang Zhong, and people didn't dare to say much, but they were afraid of getting into trouble, so after a cursory look, they said perfunctorily that there was no problem.

Of course, Ji Erlan didn't take trouble to elaborate on the reason for this, but just ordered someone to present the medicine residue and said: "There is really no problem with this medicine at a glance, only a very experienced person can find that there is a lot of articles in it." ”

"Among the prescriptions that Lang Zhong prescribed to Xu Gongzi, there is a blind honeysuckle. Honeysuckle flowers are sweet and cold, clear heat and detoxify, and almost all kinds of wind and cold recipes have a blind honeysuckle. And the hook nose flower, the root is light yellow and has a sweet taste. The whole plant is poisonous, especially the young shoots and young leaves. The poisoned person has weak limbs, slurred speech, and blurred vision, which is very similar to the appearance of honeysuckle. You can still distinguish between the two when they are fresh, but they are very difficult to recognize after drying. ”

The Queen Mother immediately ordered someone to call a doctor to come over and inspect the medicine residue, which proved that what Ji Erlan said was true.

Ji Erlan ordered the messenger to bring Lianxin's sister-in-law Liu up. The Liu family had already been so frightened that the six gods had no master, and they were forked to the hall by the messengers, and they didn't even dare to raise their heads. Only the mouth kept whispering 'spare my life'.

Xie Tang saw that the human and material evidence were there, and finally had the confidence, and immediately asked Liu: "The emperor and the queen mother are here, you still don't explain everything you have done?" ”

Liu had been told long before going to court that if she told the truth, she might be able to save her family's lives. She didn't dare to hide it, and said tremblingly: "The people are guilty...... It was the woman who took the money from her sister-in-law and told her how to use a hook kiss instead of honeysuckle...... The folk woman is a ghost for a while, and her family knows nothing...... I beg the emperor to spare their lives......"

"Hmph, if you really care so much about your family's life, you shouldn't do such a harmful thing!" The emperor has been holding back his anger in his heart, and at this time, when he sees the culprit, where will he have a good face. "If it weren't for you! Where could there be such a turmoil! ”

Liu was so frightened that he couldn't speak, and everyone hurriedly got up and bowed down to ask the emperor to calm their anger, and they all persuaded each other bitterly, saying that what they said was nothing more than to excuse the emperor, saying that the Lan nobles must have been provoked by Lianxin, so they sat down in confusion for a while to sit down and the reputation of the emperor who was involved in the wrong things.

The emperor's face was a little pale, and he asked Xiaoshuang: "That's why you have murderous intentions towards Lan Guiren?" ”

Xiaoshuang leaned on the ground, supporting herself with one hand and grabbing her heart with the other: "No, the slave maid, like Mrs. Xu, was concerned about Xu Gongzi's condition, and learned that he was harmed by Hook Kiss, but he sought medical treatment everywhere but did not find a solution." But Jiang Yun couldn't wait to enter the palace......"

Her eyes were full of resentment, and she said: "The slave has served by Jiang Yun's side since she was a child, and she also knows that she will marry to the Xu Mansion as a dowry girl in the future. Xu Gongzi is a talent, I have already secretly promised that even if I am a concubine, even if it is a girl, I am willing. Who knows, because of a small wind chill, all expectations have been ruined. ”

Xiao Shuang held the prescription in her hand, which was the only connection between her and Xu Gongzi. She gently tugged at the corners of her mouth, but in the end she couldn't laugh, she said, "There is no endless road." After I entered the palace with Jiang Yun, I learned about this method by chance in the Tai Hospital. He did everything possible to send a letter and prescription to Mrs. Xu...... Day and night, I was looking forward to the news of his recovery......"

Ji Erlan looked at her and said regretfully: "In the past six months, you finally heard the news that Xu Gongzi is gradually getting better, so you go and ask the Lan nobles to allow you to leave the palace when you are twenty-five years old." ”

As if being stabbed in the body by 10,000 steel needles at the same time, the severe pain was unbearable, and Xiaoshuang's voice trembled: "Yes, I want to leave the palace...... Even if Gongzi Xu has already married and had children by then, I will follow him for the rest of my life. After all, I am his savior, even if it is Mrs. Xu, she will not stop me from being by his side...... However, Xu Gongzi, who finally recovered from his illness, suddenly had an 'accident' and died......"

Everyone sighed for Xiaoshuang's infatuation, and Mrs. Xu couldn't help crying, and hurriedly covered her eyes with a handkerchief and cried silently.

Ji Erlan listened to Xiaoshuang's bite of the word 'accident', sighed, and asked, "Do you suspect that Lan Guiren killed him?" ”

Xiaoshuang gritted her teeth and said, "If it's not her, who else can there be?" She had already harmed Xu Gongzi once, and when she learned that he was well, she naturally couldn't rest assured! Although Xu Gongzi has been lying on the bed for a long time, his body is not as healthy as ordinary people. But even so, falling from a horse is only a serious injury at most, so why did he fall to his death?! Therefore, I secretly planned for a long time, and finally I was able to successfully kill her to avenge Xu Gongzi! If it's not you...... Maybe no one will know that I did all this! One day, I will leave the palace, and when the time comes, I will guard his grave for the rest of my life......"

Ji Erlan shook his head slowly, and his voice was soft: "If I tell you that Xu Gongzi's death was not the work of Lan Guiren, will you regret everything you did?" ”

Xiaoshuang looked up suddenly: "No, this can't be ......"