The Moon Dragon Pavilion was quiet at the moment. Bai Yang, Li Defei, and Duan Gan Weifeng were still resting in the barracks. Wang Yu sat on duty next to the bookcase, he had just returned from the Wanhua Palace, and there was still some time before dinner. The manuscripts on the bookcase were all taken away by Chen Renhai and Guo Yu, and the bookcase is now very clean.

The corruption case of the Ministry of Rites has just ended, and it has not been half a month, and they have another case to investigate, and the case in the palace seems smaller than the place, but they all know that the situation is far more complicated than last time. The door of the barracks opened one after another, and Li Defei and the other three arrived in the hall one after another, and Wang Yu said: "You can sleep here for a full hour." ”

Duan Gan said treacherously: "Not only that, but I think there are two more moments." ”

Wang Yu didn't reply, and the hall was quiet at this time. I saw a guard run to the Moon Dragon Pavilion and immediately handed over the note written by Long Xiangtian. Wang Yu took the note, and the other three also gathered.

"Brother Long is suspected of drugging flying birds?" asked Li Defei.

"At this time, there are no birds in the palace. What he wrote here was what he thought of after meeting an old eagle. Wang Yu said. With that, Wang Yu put down the paper, and Bai Yang picked up the paper again, and looked carefully at the words written on the paper. Chen Renhai and Guo Yu also returned to the Moon Dragon Pavilion at this time. Guo Yu put down the stack of manuscripts and said, "Although the emperor has dissipated his anger, he is still dissatisfied with our verification......

Chen Renhai said: "The emperor said that we have found out that the well water is the place where the medicine is applied, which is also a credit, but the merit cannot be deserved. Brother Wang, you and Brother Long still need to be on duty in the Hall of Ten Thousand Flowers. The emperor's intention is clear, and we must find out who did it. ”

When he was young, Pu Mu also entered the Moon Dragon Pavilion, and Pu Mu said as he walked: "Brother Chen, quickly open the book of records in the imperial dining room——"

Chen Renhai felt that Pu Muding had made progress, so he immediately moved the manuscripts one by one and looked for the records of the imperial dining room. When he was young, he turned out the manuscript of the imperial dining room and handed it to Pu Mu, who hurriedly flipped through it, and his excited hands couldn't hide his joy at the moment - thinking about what he already knew.

Pu Mu flipped to the page and put it on the bookcase, and said: "It's the noon pastry, there were roses in the ingredients of the noon pastry yesterday, and those few medicinal herbs will soak into the skin after external use, and they will be washed with flowers, and the fetus will be angry in the abdomen, and this will be a miscarriage——"

"How did Brother Pu know?" asked Poplar.

Pu Mu said: "The medicine in this well water will not be put in vain for no reason, I thought that the first diagnosis of the imperial doctors was caused by diet, so I thought about whether it was the medicine and the ingredients to make a rush? I went to the Tai Hospital to ask the Tai Yi if this kind of medicinal materials can be mixed with the ingredients, and the Tai Doctor only said that these medicines should not be mixed with flowers after mixing. In this way, I remembered that there seemed to be flowers in the meal. I hurried back to investigate, and as expected. ”

Duan Gan praised treacherously: "Brother Pu is really talented, I also sold contraceptive pills and exchanged money with some Qinglou women when I entered Beijing, why didn't I expect that it was a hedge between medicine and ingredients——"

"I've been so busy these two days, it's normal to think about forgetting this clue. Pu Mu said - he naturally would not make public what Yan Yu mentioned in the letter, only Duan Gan and Chen Renhai knew about Yan Yu among these people, and he didn't want to tell Yan Yu about Yan Yu's past to one superfluous person.

"By the way, Brother Pu, this is a note sent by Brother Long's guards-" Bai Yang handed the paper to Pu Mu, and Chen Renhai and Guo Yu also came to see it.

Pu Mu was puzzled: "Flying birds dosing medicine, although this method can be followed, but the birds are difficult to control, and what birds will be here at this time?"

Chen Renhai said: "Is there a place to keep birds in the palace?"

"Listen to what my father-in-law said, there are birds among the eunuchs in the palace, and the birds they raise are for the concubines or princesses and princes in the harem to play with. But at this time, the birds in the bird house can not leave: first, the weather is cold, and the birds cannot get out of the bird house; second, as soon as the winter is over, it will enter spring, and the birds will be plagued in spring, and the birds must be inspected by the eunuch who raises the birds before they can be supplied to the harem. In this way, at this time, there is no place in the palace except for the bird house, but these birds cannot fly out of the bird house, and it makes no sense for this bird to take medicine. Wang Yu said.

While he was talking, another guard came to deliver a letter—it was still written by Long Xiangtian.

Pu Mu took the paper, and the rest of the commanders surrounded him. When everyone looked at the matters written on the paper, they couldn't help but enlarge their eyes - it turned out that Long Xiangtian had sent someone to check all the bird houses, and although there were all the birds in each bird house, there were some medicinal materials left in the bird house in the imperial garden, and the eunuch in charge had been temporarily detained by the guards.

"Medicinal herbs, how can there be medicinal herbs in the bird's house?" Li Defei asked.

"Did the eunuch hoard medicinal herbs to check for bird plague in the spring?" said Poplar.

Chen Renhai said: "Then why is there only that place where there are medicinal materials? And as Brother Long said in his letter, the guards have sent the medicinal materials to the Elixir Department for inspection." When you think about it, you will get results. ”

Pu Mu said: "Brother Long's move is decisive, and I am afraid that he will be able to advance the outcome of this case." ”

The people from the Elixir Division came, and Leng Jue visited several commanders, and said, "Commanders, those medicinal materials are correct with the medicinal materials in the well. ”

Duan Gan was overjoyed and said, "Okay-after capturing this eunuch, I'm afraid that this case will be solved quickly." ”

"It's better to inform the emperor of this matter first, and let the emperor secretly interrogate this eunuch—" Guo Yu said.

Pu Mu nodded and said, "It's just that it's almost time for dinner, and the emperor wants not to come to dine in the Qinzheng Palace." If the emperor goes to the harem at this time, if I go to face the saint, the news will easily enter the harem. If the emperor is still there, we will inform the emperor; if the emperor is not there, we will only send the guards to invite the emperor to come to the palace and say that there is something important to repay. Another passer-by went to the inner prison to guard, but fortunately, Brother Long's letter said that this bird house was far away from the harem, and there was only one eunuch left there, so the news would not leak out too quickly. If there is a person guarding the prison, you can be sure that nothing will go wrong. ”

Wang Yu said: "At this time, I need to go to the Ten Thousand Flowers Hall to be on duty, and then I will let Brother Long go directly to the prison to guard." ”

"Okay-I, Brother Chen, and Brother Guo are going to the Qinzheng Palace, Brother Li and Brother Duan are going to prison, and Brother Bai is staying in the Moon Dragon Pavilion, what do you think?"

Everyone had no doubts, so the two teams of people left the Moon Dragon Pavilion and went to one side in two ways. It was already dark, and the light snow had just stopped before it cleared up today. When I think about it, it's hard to get out of the moon and the stars.

Lights were lit everywhere in the palace, and everyone was busy, and the same was naturally true in the harem. Pu Mu's worries are reasonable, even if the guards who pass the order are just a sentence that the commander of the inner country has important matters to discuss with the emperor, he can let the speculation pass on the harem everywhere. In the past two days, there have been concubines in the palace who have had a miscarriage, and they are the emperor's favorite concubines, and it is certainly not difficult for people in the harem to guess that the matter is about the cause of the miscarriage and the mastermind behind the scenes.

The light snow was drifting sporadically, and the guards in the palace began to assemble, thinking that there was a result. After two busy days, things finally came to light.

A few people came back from the Moon Dragon Pavilion, and Li Defei, Guo Yu, and Duan Gan all returned to the Moon Dragon Pavilion. When Bai Yang saw the three of them coming back, he said, "The matter has come to an end? The Iron Dragon Banner Order has just arrived, and all the guards in the barracks have been transferred." ”

Guo Yu said: "The eunuch confessed." He is Concubine Ning's subordinate, and he is a crow bought outside the palace on the order of Concubine Ning, and he trains in the palace every night, and the rest of the people buy some medicine, and after reconciliation, they save it into a small pill. Because part of the power of the assistant director of the internal affairs department is in the hands of Concubine Ning, Concubine Ning knows a little about the imperial diet recipes purchased outside and in each palace. In this way, Concubine Ning had the recipe for a miscarriage. ”

"If the person who has a miscarriage is not the emperor's favored mother, he can only consider himself unlucky at this moment. Poplar said.

Duan Gan said treacherously: "It's just that this Concubine Ning is also pregnant, and this matter is ...... It's not easy to deal with. ”

"I don't know about the harem, but whoever does something bad should pay the price. Li Defei said.

Guo Yu said: "This matter has not yet been decided, and it is very complicated to think about it. However, we have thoroughly investigated the suspected case, and the palace should be more peaceful. ”

Wang Yu had just returned to the Moon Dragon Pavilion at this moment, and when he saw everyone discussing, he stepped forward and asked, "Has it been revealed?"

Duan Gan told Wang Yu about the matter, and Wang Yu said: "Listen to what my father-in-law said, Concubine Ning's father is a squire in the military department, and Concubine Rong is a woman who married from the southwest and relatives, and the two have very different backgrounds. Although the emperor favored Concubine Rong more, Concubine Ning's father was an important member of the court and was pregnant with a dragon fetus. And Concubine Rong will make enemies in the palace......"

While speaking, someone came to the Moon Dragon Pavilion again, and Pu Mu and Chen Renhai came back. The two of them were speechless, and their faces were very flat and haggard. When the two arrived in the crowd, Chen Renhai only said lightly: "The case has been closed, and there is no need for a record of this case." We can't tell the people in Taixue about this case, and we can only say that the eunuchs under Concubine Ning are the ones who make trouble, and the reason is that the eunuchs have disputes with the eunuchs under Concubine Rong and hold grudges. ”

Pu Mu was listless, sat on the bookcase, and said: "I've stayed up for two nights in a row, I'm tired, I rested early today, and everyone who has the spirit is still on duty here." With that, he got up and went up to the barracks in the middle of the building.

Chen Renhai looked at the back of Pu Mu entering the room, and the door was closed. Chen Renhai sighed: "Brother Pu naturally can't accept such a result. Concubine Ning's ability to justify herself is really not low, in addition, she cried and made trouble, saying that she was pregnant with a dragon fetus and couldn't stand being so wronged, and also said that which slave who killed a thousand knives was so harmful...... After that, they were looking for death and life, and the queen mother, the rest of the queen's concubines came. What else can the situation be? The emperor had no choice but to punish the eunuch involved, without asking at all how he could enter the palace without so many medicinal materials and without the general order of internal affairs. ”

Wang Yu said: "There is a lot of snow in winter, and it is almost spring." It's better to have more things in the palace than less...... The emperor did it a little hastily this time, but this move not only failed to give Concubine Rong justice, but made Concubine Rong make more enemies in the palace. ”

Duan Gan said treacherously: "I understand the meaning of Brother Wang, but Concubine Rong's bedroom is far away from the harem, and Concubine Rong is rarely involved in the affairs of the harem, but even so, there are still people who are unhappy." Make enemies, I think I have already made enemies when the Ten Thousand Flowers Hall was built. ”

Bai Yang got up and said, "I've been on duty for a long time, who will be on duty at night?"

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'll be on duty all night. You've been tired lately, so it's better to rest early. Guo Yu said.

"Thank you so much, Brother Guo—" Bai Yang said and went upstairs with light skills, and he didn't take the stairs like this. Duan Gan smiled slyly: "Brother Guo doesn't have to, I'll be on duty tonight." Brother Li felt the cold, Brother Wang was on duty in the Wanhua Hall today, Brother Chen was handling the case, Brother Guo was the same, and Brother Bai was also on duty at this time. I was the only one who slept for a long time, and I couldn't sleep at night. So it's good for me to come—don't say anything more. ”

Guo Yu smiled: "Thank you so much Brother Duan." ”

When he was young, everyone went upstairs one after another. Duan Gan turned his head to look at the rotation chart, and after a while, the guards came to the Moon Dragon Pavilion, ready to take over the shift.

After Duan Gan stepped forward to explain the matter of night patrol and duty with the team leader, the guards withdrew from the Moon Dragon Pavilion again. The guards were gone, and only a treacherous sigh remained in the Moon Dragon Pavilion. He wondered why they were all so familiar endings?

Snow fell again outside the Moon Dragon Pavilion, and the snow was not small. Duan Gan had no choice but to close the door, return to the bookcase and sit down, looking at the manuscripts, he only shook his head.

He said to the wind and snow outside the door: "The snow has accumulated a little thick, and it is time to sweep the snow and remove the ice in this palace......"

The wind and snow are very strong, and the guards on duty tonight will be very hard, but fortunately, they are all first-class good players, and these severe colds can be survived in the future.

Long Xiangtian naturally knew the result of this matter, he stood in the wind and snow outside the courtyard, watching the snowflakes sprinkle on the floor tiles in the palace - there is indeed a lot of snow here, this season, the snow cannot be easily melted, but if it is like this all the time, people walking will slip. No one came to inform Long Xiangtian, but if the culprit was really caught, how could there be no movement in the palace at all? When he was in prison, the emperor's demeanor when he heard that the eunuch was Concubine Ning's subordinate let him know that the emperor would not deal with this matter severely.

But his gaze is different from Pu Mu - Pu Mu is only haggard and helpless when he arrives in the Moon Dragon Pavilion, that kind of anger seems to be hidden deeply, if he is not a careful person, he can't detect Pu Mu's anger, and as long as anyone with a discerning eye can see the anger in Long Xiangtian's heart, his anger is all gathered on those eyes, he looks at the night sky, it seems that the fire in his eyes is going to melt all those snowflakes.

It was almost dawn before the snow stopped.

Today's sunny day, the Ouchi ministries have naturally returned to normalcy. The snow has been cleared everywhere in the palace, and the eunuchs and palace ladies are busy. Pu Mu left the barracks very early, and when he opened the door, he saw the eunuchs and palace maids clearing the snow. After a few glances outside the door, he returned to the hall. Duan Gan said treacherously: "Brother Pu got up early-"

Pu Mu said: "Brother Duan worked hard at night, and it snowed a lot last night...... But today it seems to be clearing...... The palace maids and eunuchs are clearing the snow, and the palace may have been busy for a long time today. ”

Duan Gan Weifeng also went to the door to take a look, then returned to the hall, and said as he walked: "The snow fell long last night, and the snow fell heavily the previous hour, and then the snow became lighter, and it didn't stop until it was almost dawn. ”

After Wang Yu freshened up, he took his weapon and went downstairs to greet the two of them and then went straight out of the door. At the end of the day, the rest of the people got up one after another and left the barracks after freshening up.

Bai Yang said: "It's sunny today, the palace patrol and the guards on duty are about to change shifts, Brother Duan is on duty all night, and I have already arrived in ......the hall at this time."

Duan Gan interrupted Bai Yang's words and said, "I think Brother Bai is letting me go to rest, hahaha...... You are on duty here, and I will rest first—" With that, he leaped upstairs with a light effort, and closed the barracks door and was silent.

Pu Mu thought for a long time and said, "The New Year is coming, and it should be peaceful in the palace." I'm out of the palace today, and if there's anything urgent, I'll send a message to the Dingnan Palace—"

Everyone looked at each other and smiled, Guo Yu said: "Brother Long was only punished for going out two days ago, is Brother Pu ......?"

"There won't be so many urgent things in the palace, even if you are punished for something urgent, you don't have to be afraid-" With that, Pu Mu walked out of the Moon Dragon Pavilion.

Chen Renhai said: "Today's sunshine, I want to practice outside the attic, what are your plans?"

"The wind chill is much better, and today's practice is just right—" Li Defei said.

The rest of the people also responded, and they went to the open space outside the Moon Dragon Pavilion to practice together—they returned to their normal state and turned the Moon Dragon Pavilion into a place for martial arts cultivation. The female eunuchs of the Snow and Ice Removal Palace couldn't help but look at the few people in front of the Moon Dragon Pavilion: I saw that they were not wearing official uniforms, they were dressed in regular clothes, practicing fists and kicks, meditating and practicing qi. It seems that they don't look like the Ouchi commanders at the moment, but like some Jianghu warriors.

The kitchen of Dingnan Wangfu is busy, and the cold of winter makes it very warm. Someone from the front yard came to spread the word that the Ouchi commander had come as a guest, and that today's kitchen meal must be prepared carefully. The man in the kitchen replied and continued to get busy.

Pu Mu and King Dingnan are chatting, and Pu Mu has informed King Dingnan of the conclusion of the case in the palace yesterday, and King Dingnan said: "Commander Pu is still unhappy in his heart?"

"The prince also knows that a mere eunuch can't have such a careful mind, even if he has this heart, such a variety of medicinal materials, for him to be unable to touch the recipes of the imperial dining room, these ......" Pu Mu said.

King Dingnan interrupted what Pu Mu was saying, and raised his hand to signal him to stop talking. King Dingnan said: "These things, Commander Pu may be able to encounter them in the future." The matter of the harem is not as simple as solving the case. Today, Commander Pu came, the king set up a banquet to entertain - Commander Pu should not be worried, after the luncheon, and then go to the back garden to drink tea and play chess, we only talk about poetry and songs, anecdotes about rivers and lakes, and do not discuss court affairs. How?"

Pu Mu said: "Thank you, can you let Miss Yan attend the banquet together?"

King Dingnan stroked his palms and laughed: "Hahaha...... I want to come to Commander Pu to find Miss Yan, hahaha...... Good...... Miss Yan will naturally eat at the same table as me, and as soon as the luncheon is over, the small building in the back garden will let the two of you talk and drink tea, and this king will not bother——"

Pu Mu didn't know how to reply for a while, and only said after a while: "That's it...... Thank you, Lord Wang—"

Today's sky is very clear, and after the luncheon, Pu Mu and Yan Yu are playing in the attic. Peeking at Xiao Zhu in the corridor, King Dingnan smiled and said, "Ai Concubine—"

The princess smiled and said, "Lord Wang, it seems that Commander Pu is my favorite sister." ”

King Dingnan said: "Haha...... Commander Pu is a person in the rivers and lakes, and he wants to be a little disgusted by the matchmaker's words, so he wants to talk to Miss Yan more. ”

"Miss Yan can also play chess, and her chess skills don't seem to be bad. Pu Mu said.

"I was forced to learn back then, and in those places, there were many scholars who liked to write and play chess, who seemed to be reading, but actually liked these things. Yan Yu said.

"The girl is right, this person can never just look at the appearance......" Pu Mu said, and after that, the chess pieces in his hand fell decisively.

Yan Yu smiled: "I lost this game of chess." ”