After dinner, Yongle Hall rarely did not work overtime. The eunuch in charge said that the emperor said that he was not good today, so he let everyone disperse first.

The emperor of this dynasty is known for his strange temper, but in addition to his love of playing ministers, he is also famous for his diligence. On weekdays, there is no other holiday throughout the year except for a day off during the New Year and a day off on my birthday.

Ever since the imperial court began to revise the book, the emperor had to add at least two hours to review the manuscript every day after dinner. The big boss doesn't leave, and the part-time workers are naturally more embarrassed to go first, so working overtime every day has become a fixed routine. Moreover, the emperor has never had bad habits, nor is he addicted to the harem, and he goes to bed early and gets up early with a regular work and rest time, so he rarely gets sick, and never drops out of the court or is sick because of physical discomfort.

In the afternoon, it was good to see the emperor, and in the evening, a eunuch came to inform him that he could disperse, and although everyone was full of suspicion, they had to disperse one after another.

After Xuehe sent the fourth brother away, when he came back, he found that the sky above the Yongle Hall was empty, and suddenly half of the figure was gone, and he was still a little uncomfortable.

Could it be that he said too much, and Qin Bai lost his temper again? This person, cowardly, is quite resentful.

Xue He flattened his mouth, but he didn't take it to heart. She ate too much dim sum in the afternoon, and she was still a little tired at this time, so she didn't go back to her house first, and walked around the Yongle Hall with her hands behind her back.

In the front row in the middle of the hall is the editor-in-chief's desk, with a neatly stacked pile of manuscripts like a hill. can't help but remind people of the annoying bad old man, this is her biggest obstacle at present, and Qin Bai is resolutely unwilling to go to the queen to open another academy, so she has to think of a way to overcome the difficulties in front of her.

But after thinking about it, there is still only one way to find the queen, and I am stuck here.

Xue He sighed softly and simply didn't think about it. She stood in front of the emperor's bookcase, the book was opened, and the blank space of the manuscript in front of her was full of dense Zhu batches, but apparently the last line was not finished - she left without even finishing a sentence? This doesn't quite look like Qin Bai's character.

He has always been rigid, pursuing perfection in doing things, even if he encounters something in a hurry, he will not just write half a sentence and throw down the pen and leave, not to mention that there is nothing more important than repairing books now?

There is half a cup of leftover tea on the case, which has bottomed out, but no one has cleaned it up.

Zhang Mazi has been a waiter all his life, and serving the prince can be said to be dedicated. Usually there is no need to order to serve tea and pour water, and the teacup on the emperor's desk is always warm and full.

"Awn?"

Feeling faintly strange in her heart, Xue He called casually, but no one answered her quietly in the hall.

Could it be that you are really sick? No, if the emperor is in poor health, then the imperial doctor will definitely come to the Yongle Hall like a marquee, how can it be so quiet?

As soon as I looked down, I saw that the brass charcoal stove was not far from my feet, and there was no heat at all. Xue He bent down, opened the lid and saw that the charcoal had already burned out, and no one had come to add it? The emperor has always had a strange personality, and he is notoriously difficult to serve, and the little eunuchs in this palace are all smart and clever, how can anyone dare to be lazy under their noses? Doesn't this make it clear that you are begging for a beating?

Wrong.

Xue He suddenly became alert, and called several "coming" in succession, but no one answered. The lights on the Yongle Hall were bright, but it was a dead silence, indescribably weird.

It's too quiet.

It is not yet the time when the palace gate is locked, and the guards patrolling around the Yongle Hall change shifts every half an hour, but since Fang just went out to send the fourth brother until now, at least half an hour, I haven't heard anyone patrolling and changing the guard.

Xue He suddenly realized something, and immediately walked quickly towards the inner room where the emperor was resting.

"Your Majesty!"

I passed through three or four gates in a row, and they were all hidden. Even if the emperor is not in the Yongle Palace, there has always been a little eunuch on duty in this inner room, and now there is not even half a figure?!

Xue He's heart suddenly pinched, and he obviously smelled the smell of conspiracy: he stumbled with Qin Bai today, he was unhappy, and when he saw Junyi, he was likely to be angry with him; Jun Qi knows that I am in the palace, and the fourth brother comes to see that I am also in the Yongle Palace, maybe he will relax a little, and it is very possible to hide out in anger!

Qin Bai usually offends a lot of ministers, in case a courtier bribes a eunuch to do something wrong, it is not new in the palace of all dynasties!

- Let you usually die, this reward should come, right? In case the boat capsizes in the gutter, it will be too late for you to cry!

Xue He was in a hurry, and he tripped and almost fell down. When I looked down, it was Zhang Mazi!

"Awen!"

Xue He was shocked, crouched down and leaned into his neck, his pulse was weak, but there was no external injury, probably just fainted. With a slight widening in his heart, Xue He looked left and right, and sure enough, a pair of boots embroidered with dragon patterns were revealed under the bright yellow curtain in the inner room, Xue He's heart was pulled up again, and he hurriedly abandoned the old inner prison and hurried a few steps to the inner room.

I saw the teacup fall to the ground and shatter, Qin Bai fell to the side with his back facing the sky, his eyes closed, and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive.

"Qin Bai! Qin Bai! ”

Xue He screamed in fright, and he didn't care about anything else, so he immediately stepped forward to pick him up and slapped him on the cheek: "What's wrong with you?!" Wake up! Qin Bai! Qin Bai! ”

Xue He's heart was beating wildly, and it was already in chaos. For a while, I was panicked and scared, my brain was in a daze, and I couldn't think, so I was so anxious that two lines of tears flowed down, shaking him vigorously while crying, and shouting his name indiscriminately in my mouth.

However, after holding him for a long time, he shouldn't, Xue He slowly came to his senses, and suddenly shook his spirit, and he was simply shocked by himself - oh my God, is this still me? Is it time to cry?

Only then did she notice that his body was still warm, there were no obvious injuries on the outside, and there was no abnormality in his mouth and nose. Xue He took a deep breath, closed his eyes and said to himself:

"Don't panic, calm ......"

After a moment's pause, she wiped the tears from her face with the back of her hand, and suddenly noticed the smashed cup on the ground—it wasn't something in this room, although it was in the palace, but the four teacups on the table were fine, and this was obviously brought in from outside.

Thinking of the abnormalities on the emperor's book case and all the things in front of him, it is very likely that the eunuchs in the palace did it - poisoning?

As soon as this thought popped up, Xue He's gaze immediately returned to his face again. Seeing that there seemed to be reddish fingerprints on his cheeks, she reached out and compared, which should have been the marks left by someone trying to force him to open his mouth and pinch his mouth hard. And it should have been just now, the fingerprint still looked fresh.

With so much strength in his hands and so ruthless in his hands - it should be a man, or a eunuch.

Thinking of this, she leaned down to his lips and sniffed lightly, there was indeed an unusual smell, and she was already very sure in her heart: this was a premeditated poisoning.

Thanks to the blessing of the master of cooking, she has seen and tasted almost all the poisonous things in the world, and she knows all the things that can poison people in the mortal world. But the residual smell is too light to smell anything. Xue He was in a hurry, so he simply kissed him directly with his lips, and boldly used the tip of his tongue directly to probe the taste of poison that might remain between his lips and teeth.

Fortunately, the smell was not a very poisonous substance, just an ordinary thing like sweat medicine, and the dose was very limited. The other party seems to be just trying to stun him?

Knowing that his life was worry-free, Xuehe breathed a sigh of relief and relieved himself a little. Looking up at the furnishings again, the furnishings were almost the same as they were ten years ago. The furnishings were as she remembered, and even the hairpin rings on the dresser were still the way she was used to them, as if she would come back at any time.

A warmth swelled up in Xuehe's heart inexplicably: it turned out that he had never forgotten me, on the contrary, he put everything about me in the most important position in his heart.

Even the rune paper cut into the shape of a rabbit was pressed under the wooden comb. It seems that when Jiaotu left, he actually left these things to him.

- Wait, if everything is as before, then the corpse oil paste I use to maintain my skin should also be in the makeup box!

Thinking of this, Xue He gently flattened him, got up and opened the box to rummage through. Sure enough, the awakening pill for detoxification is still there!

Although she herself is invincible to all poisons, none of these things that Master asked her to carry with her are not highly poisonous. In order to prevent innocent injuries, the antidote has always been put together with poison.

Xue He was overjoyed, and hurriedly opened the vial, put it under his nose and shook it. After a while, he slowly woke up.

When I opened my eyes, I saw that her face was full of anxiety, her cheeks were still wet, her long eyelashes were full of tears, and her nose was also red.

“…… Are you crying? ”

"You're scared me to death!"

Xue He didn't hide it, he said angrily, and then stretched out his arms and hugged him in his arms: "You idiot, if you leave me, what should you do?" ”

"So, don't leave me again!"

The two of them had just come to their senses when a ghostly figure flashed outside the window.

Like an alert rabbit, Xue He immediately covered his mouth and nose with his hands and signaled him not to make a sound.

The other party did not choose to poison and kill, it should be because Junqi is very strict, and it is difficult to get the murder weapon and poison into the palace; Didn't use a rope or anything else to commit the murder, maybe because there was too little time, or maybe it was because someone was afraid of being discovered? Or, is the killer a newbie?

The broken teacup on the ground was probably due to panic, right?

Xue He looked at Qin Bai, who was still unclear, and sneered in his heart: You are lucky to meet a layman, if the opponent has half of their profession, I am afraid that you will already be cold by this time!

"Where's Junyi? Where did he go? ”

Suddenly thinking of this serious question, Xue He asked in a low voice.

"Well, I just stumbled a few words with him and sent him out of the palace."

“…… You can do it. ”

Sure enough, it is self-inflicted, and you can't live! Sooner or later, you'll have to die in the pit you dug yourself!

As he was talking, he suddenly saw the figures outside the window shake one after another, and then he saw something spilled on the window lattice.

Hemp, it's oil!

Xue He suddenly understood: the formula of the Mongolian and Han medicine they used was simple, although the effect was very limited, but it could be made without illegal drugs, and it was probably made in the palace; Then deliberately set fire to create a fire that seemed to be caused by negligence, then it would be reasonable for the emperor to be burned to death in the palace! In the future, even if the matter is revealed, it will be difficult to find traces!

Jun Qi is not there, and the guards in the palace don't know if there is any collusion with this matter?

"This ,...... Was this an attempt to assassinate? ”

Qin Bai obviously also saw the bright oil on the window, and asked with a confused expression.

"Congratulations, you got it right."