Chen Ying nodded.

Listening to what Pei Shu said, the eldest princess's confession will definitely not be available.

So, what about Guo Yuan?

"The county lord, can you ask for a confession?" She asked.

Pei Shu raised his hand and brushed the hem of his robe, and his face faded: "Lord Xu went to ask in person, but she said she didn't remember, and she said she was dizzy without saying a few words." The eldest princess sent a female official to follow all the time, and Lord Xu could only come out. ”

He obviously didn't believe it, but Guo Yuan was a victim, she refused to say it, and others couldn't be stronger, even if it was a third-grade member like Xu Yuanlu, in front of the emperor's relatives and relatives, under the coercion of the imperial power, it was also impossible.

Chen Ying took a breath and lowered her face: "In that case, have you ever asked about Xianfang?" Yesterday's incident, now I think about it is very strange, I heard afterwards, Cai Juan and Xifang whispered a few words, and actually forced the county lord to retreat. What did she say, Xiefang is the first person to know, and she should be able to find out the news from her. ”

"When I came back with Fang, I was beaten by thirty boards, and it rained again, and I am still faint and unable to ask." Pei Shu said.

Chen Ying was stunned, and immediately showed her usual strange smile.

That's the expected answer.

In this era, there are many times when lynching is greater than the law, especially for the royal family, and besides, what is wrong with the master punishing the slave who has made a mistake?

After walking silently for a while, Chen Ying changed the question: "The county lord's poisoning, but is it serious?" ”

Guo Yuan's hemorrhage can also be explained as Kwai Shui, as for the poisoning, it is just a self-admitting silk, and there is no supporting evidence.

It's just that when the words came out, she suddenly recalled that yesterday, Guan Yao and Zhenyuan Marquis whispered, the two of them stood at the end of the corridor, the sun was scorching, and the mottled shadows of the trees fell on their faces, solemn and depressed, this picture was still imprinted in her mind.

"Mr. Guan broke it out, it is indeed poisoned, and this poison is very tricky, like a mixture of more than a dozen or even dozens of medicinal herbs, there is a sequence of germination, and the urgency is ambiguous, the king is not the king, the minister is not the minister, it is like several people working together to pull out the tree, the tree falls and people are scattered, I don't know who is the master and who is second." Pei Shu replied, sighed, stretched out his hand and flicked the umbrella bone a few times, buzzing, as if beating a drum.

"I don't understand what you're saying." Chen Ying looked at him, and there was a hint of doubt in his clean eyes: "Is it that these medicinal materials are combined into a poisonous drug, and all of them are thrown on the county lord, all at once, or are the drugs separated in the same way, and they are put into drinking water or spices respectively, and slowly invade, and finally poison people?" ”

"It's the latter." Pei Shu turned his head to look back at her, with a faint appreciation in his eyes: "You are so smart, you can guess the whole picture by listening to a rough idea." ”

Chen Ying was amused by him.

A rebellious guy with a gangster in his bones, complimenting people, inexplicably becomes interesting.

It's just that after laughing, doubts arise again.

"Has Mr. Guan detected the ingredients of the poison?" She asked, gazing at the verandah outside the umbrella that was shrouded in smoke and rain: "Besides, what is the method of poisoning?" Since it is separated, and it is such a complex poison, it should not be achieved in a day, and it must be done in a few days or more than ten days, but I don't know what the eldest princess's mansion can find out by itself? ”

If it is poisoned for a long time, there will definitely be internal responses within the Eldest Princess's Mansion.

A series of questions fell, Pei Shu was not in a hurry, and patted his robe a few times, and the fine rain particles covered on the robe spread out, like fog and smoke: "Poison is such a thing, I have been walking the rivers and lakes for several years, and I know it, and it has always been difficult to solve." If this poison is in hand, it is fine, but now it can only be distinguished from the symptoms and pulses, where can it be analyzed? ”

He shook his head and sighed: "As for the method of poisoning, Mr. Guan thinks that everything that can be touched such as drinking water, incense, lip grease and facial fat, bath incense soup, and even clothes, covered bedding, etc., may be mixed with poison. Mr. Guan said that this poison is very tricky, and the pulse is also amazing, and he has checked the pulse for the county director today, but he is still at a loss. Now it can only alleviate the symptoms, but the poisonous effect cannot be solved, and the county lord is about ...... in his life."

He stopped.

Chen Ying is a bit mixed.

Is Guo Yuan innocent?

Definitely not.

From childhood to adulthood, there have been countless palace maids, eunuchs and maids who have died of "diseases" and "accidents" around her.

If Mr. Detective was here, he would definitely think that Guo Yuan deserved it.

A wicked man is duly punished, and with Mr. Detective's values, justice should be judged when the law is powerless to restrain evil, and he firmly believes that.

However, as a woman, Chen Ying felt pathetic.

In the case of one crime, another crime is punished, and in such an extreme form, there will certainly be new innocents, and these new innocents will always be the lowliest, the lowest group of people.

She suddenly felt a special urgency.

The girls' school must persist in opening, even if it is all paid, it must be persistent.

One day, the ceiling will be shattered, revealing the real sky, and one day, the new will replace the old, and the vitality will replace the rigid.

On that day, wicked people like Guo Yuan, who have been accumulated to a high place by the imperial power, will step down from the altar, be deprived of all the power to kill and take away, and return to the category of ordinary people.

Maybe that won't completely stop the evil deeds, but at the very least, it will make them have some awe and scruples when they are evil.

Chen Ying took a light breath and turned her head slightly at the courtyard gate.

Outside the door, the water is a pool, full of fallen flowers, deep crimson and light pink, and goose yellow and white. The flower stand in the moon season is still green, and a few new buds have emerged, with extremely strong colors, drunk and gorgeous, like blooming in the spring breeze.

However, in the end, it is already the end of autumn.

Pei Shu followed Chen Ying's line of sight, his slightly amber pupils, with a little emotion.

But when he turned around, he went back to normal and went on.

"As for the affairs of the princess's mansion. Last night, they tossed most of the night, and they were investigating the origin of the poison, but the county lord ate so much, and the people who served him were even more numerous, even if they brought them one by one for questioning, it would take several days. ”

He shook his head, and didn't look too sorry: "Besides, Mr. Guan also made it very clear that this poison can enter from the mouth, can be transmitted from the nose, and can also be soaked in the skin, and the scope of this investigation is large. ”

He suddenly smiled, raised his hand and flicked the umbrella bone again: "According to the investigation, in the past half a month, half of the county lord has lived in Changle Palace, and the remaining days are at home except for one day, and the rest are out to feast and drink." In this way, the county lord is really busy. ”

Chen Ying only listened with a big head.

It's really hard to check.

Changle Palace is the residence of Empress Dowager Xiao, and the banquets that Guo Yuan participated in were mostly invited by high-ranking officials and nobles. If you add up the number of people directly or indirectly involved, it will be a terrifying number, and the interrogation work will be extremely complicated and cumbersome.