There is no moonlit night sky, and the clouds tonight have not even released stars.

The sound in the well became more and more obvious, "Alert-" Long Xiang Tiandao, all the guards surrounded this well. There is a sound, but there is only a sound.

Long Xiangtian sent someone to check on the well. The team leader, Gu Qian, Ling Hucheng, and several guards looked at the well together, it turned out that the water had just formed a layer of thin ice, as if it had been broken by a group of living creatures. Linghu Cheng ordered his subordinates to throw torches into the wellhead to check, and the torches searched the well, and everyone at the well saw clearly that it was a group of frogs poking their heads out on the surface of the well and panting for breath - these were the sounds.

"The dragon is the leader of the group, and it is a group of water frogs in this well water. I don't know where they came from, but it was the sound they made as they broke through the thin ice probe on the water's surface. "Linghu Cheng Road.

Long Xiangtian said: "At such a season, the sky is cold. Frogs have long been hibernating, how can there be frogs here......" As he spoke, Long Xiangtian walked to the well and looked at the well water by the light of the fire, and then said: "Catch all these living creatures - these living creatures can be in the water in the season, I am afraid that there is a strange poison, so you need to be careful when salvaging." ”

At this time, Concubine Rong had fallen asleep, and she heard some noise outside the door, so she sent the palace maid out to inquire. As soon as the palace maid went out, she saw a group of living creatures fished up from the well by the guards in the courtyard, and the palace maid was taken aback and asked in a low voice, "Commander Dragon...... This is...... What?"

Long Xiangtian said: "I waited to see something strange in this well, so I fished out these living creatures after investigation." Now we need to seal this well and check the origin of these living creatures. The tired girl returned to the palace and told Concubine Rong not to worry, we will protect the Wanhua Palace wholeheartedly. ”

The maid replied, and when she returned to the palace, she locked the doors and windows.

Long Xiangtian looked at the dense water frogs in this net and said, "Send it to the Elixir Department for inspection." ”

After Gu Qian received the order, he sent someone to tie up the net, and was walking outside the Wanhua Palace, when he ran into Zhao Zicheng and several guards who came, Zhao Zicheng entered the courtyard, and said: "Commander Long, these water frogs are what I put them-"

"You put it?" Long Xiangtian said confusedly.

Zhao Zicheng informed Long Xiangtian of his conjecture, and Long Xiangtian thought for a long time - today's inspection in the imperial dining room was fruitless, and the records of the Tai Hospital were not abnormal, could it be that Concubine Rong had a miscarriage caused by non-diet?

"What's the use of your water frog?" asked Long Xiangtian.

Zhao Zicheng said: "The dragon commander doesn't know, this thing is not an ordinary water frog, it grows outside the ocean, and it is a thing of Fanbang. This thing is good at dissolving the medicine in the water, and it can find the source of the medicine, and if it swims through the water with the medicine, the body can be stained with the powder scattered in the water. I fed them the fiery elixir to ensure that they would not die from the cold, so I placed them at the source of this well, and let them find the source of their own medicine, so they came here. ”

Long Xiangtian said: "Is this frog famous? I don't know where Zhao got it?"

"This frog was found by the brother of the Elixir Division in Xiyue, as if there was also a land of Baiyue, and in the original classics and history, only Fanbang outside the ocean had it, called 'Flowing Frog'. Now it can also be found in the territory of our dynasty. Just when the commanders were handling the case, the brothers of the Elixir Division brought this thing back from Xiyue, and then cultivated it in the palace, so it bred a lot. Zhao Zicheng said.

Long Xiangtian nodded and said, "If the Elixir Division can have this strange thing, it will definitely be beneficial for us to investigate and handle the case in the future." This thing still needs to be cultivated and propagated, and if it can be produced on a large scale, or its source can be found, it can be distributed to the criminal department in the future. You're going to test the medicine—"

Zhao Zicheng replied to the order and sent someone to carry the net out of the Wanhua Palace.

Another sleepless night. At dawn in the east, Wang Yu arrived in front of the Hall of Ten Thousand Flowers to alternate shifts with Long Xiangtian, and Long Xiangtian informed Wang Yu of what had happened in the well. Wang Yu naturally knew about it, so he replied that it was Zhao Zicheng who thought it, and he sent Zhao Zicheng to investigate. In addition, the two chatted for a while, and after explaining the progress of the case to each other, Long Xiangtian left the Wanhua Palace.

The other six people on the bookcase in the Moon Dragon Pavilion were all resting on their stomachs, Long Xiangtian returned to the Moon Dragon Pavilion, closed the door softly, jumped into the barracks, and entered the room to rest.

Today's sky is the same as yesterday, the clouds have not yet cleared, and it is difficult for the snow to melt at this time. The Moon Dragon Pavilion was the quietest at this time, and the six people who were taking a nap seemed to be asleep at this time - they discussed a lot last night, and Pu Mu and Chen Renhai reviewed the palace maids and eunuchs involved, but they were still the same as Guo Yu's interrogation. In addition, the six of them discussed the method of examination proposed by Duan Gan Weifeng. Of course, although Duan Gan persuaded Bai Yang and Guo Yu, Chen Renhai, Pu Mu, and Li Defei still opposed Duan Gan's idea. The six of them continued to discuss for a long time, and after the investigation process was finalized, the fourth watch had passed. The six people waited for Zhao Zicheng to test the medicine, so they only waited for a nap next to the bookcase, but they had not rested all night, and last night was a sleepless night, and the six people couldn't hold back their exhaustion, so they fell asleep on the bookcase.

The whole sky was clear, but the clouds had not yet dispersed. Today it was as cold as ever. The door of the Moon Dragon Pavilion opened again, and Zhao Zicheng rubbed his red eyes and handed a stack of papers to the bookcase. Of course, this movement broke the sleep of the six people lying on their stomachs on the bookcase.

The six of them woke up one after another, and before they had time to freshen up, they saw the paper of the bookcase. Zhao Zicheng said: "After a busy night, it can be seen from the dander scraped on the skin of those 'driftfrogs' that the medicinal powder mixed with the well has a lot of flavor. It took nearly an hour for the brothers of the Elixir Division to sort out the medicines one by one, and another half an hour to compile them into a book and send them to the Tai Hospital and the Moon Dragon Pavilion. ”

Duan Gan said treacherously: "Can't the elixir officers of the Elixir Division distinguish these medicines, why do they send them to the Tai Hospital?"

Zhao Zicheng said: "Although they know these drugs and the characteristics of these drugs, no one knows the effect of these drugs on pregnant women, so they were sent to the Tai Hospital." ”

Pu Mu said: "The doctors of the Tai Hospital have all protected the fetus for the harem concubines, and they want to come to these medicines. Pu Mu looked through the stack of papers, and gave them to the other commanders to circulate.

Long Xiangtian came out of the barracks at this time, shook his head, walked down the stairs, and said as he walked: "I think there has been progress, this night was not in vain." ”

While speaking, Long Xiangtian arrived in the hall, Guo Yu handed the paper to Long Xiangtian, Long Xiangtian carefully flipped through the records, put the paper on the bookcase and said: "'Flowing frog' has been measured in this well, and now it is time to check how the medicine was administered." ”

Pu Mu opened the paper recorded by the six people yesterday and said, "Yesterday, we discussed how to administer medicine if it was caused by well water. With that, Pu Mu began to flip through the booklet, and turned to the page and put it on the bookcase. Long Xiangtian leaned over to look at it, and said after a while: "So, what do you think is the cause?"

Guo Yu said: "Last night, I tried the palace maids and eunuchs involved twice, and everyone said that after taking water, whether it is drinking, cleaning or bathing, it must be tested. If someone administers medicine, will they not be discovered?"

"What they say is true?" Long Xiang said.

Guo Yu took out the manuscript of yesterday's interrogation and put it on the bookcase, and said: "Yesterday, we waited for the second trial of the palace eunuchs, and the questions and answers recorded are all here, and we also have records of their demeanor and voice, Brother Long, please take a closer look——"

Long Xiangtian read the manuscript, put it back on the bookcase, and said, "All the questions here are about meals, and as for the well water, you only ask about the use of the well water." What does it mean that they have one more word to answer?"

Pu Mu and the others fell into thought, and Long Xiangtian continued: "The palace maid 'Xing'er' who said this, in my opinion, is very suspicious. ”

"What Brother Long said is not unreasonable, but this is just speculation, and it cannot be judged without conclusive evidence. Chen Renhai said.

"In this way, I will first go to the prison to interrogate this palace maid, and if there is any gain, I will talk to you in detail-" After that, Long Xiangtian picked up his sword, sorted out his official uniform, and walked out of the Moon Dragon Pavilion.

At this time, there was a guard outside the Yuelong Pavilion to send a message, and the guard came to report, saying: "Commander Pu, the prince has a secret letter." ”

Pu Mu accepted the letter, and when he smelled the familiar fragrance on the letter, he knew. After everyone saw Pu Mu put the letter in his pocket, they all seemed to understand where the letter came from. Duan Gan said treacherously: "Brother Pu is so anxious about the affairs in the palace that he doesn't even have time to read the love letters of the beauties. ”

Bai Yang said: "Brother Duan, what you said is inappropriate." Even if Brother Pu wants to see it, he can't open the letter here......"

There was a smile in everyone's eyes, and Pu Mu said: "Don't laugh yet, you still need to close this case now." ”

Chen Renhai said: "Speaking of which, why is this hospital so slow, it's almost noon, why hasn't anyone come to talk to me yet?"

Duan Gan got up and said, "The people from the Tai Hospital swore yesterday that it was caused by the diet, if it weren't for the Elixir Division discussing with me and them, and arguing with them on the basis of reason, they probably wouldn't have admitted that they had not treated it properly." Saying that since they had the Elixir Division, they had a lot of unhappiness. First, the Elixir Division belongs to my Ouchi Department, and the monthly income is better than them; second, the Elixir Division has recently found many rare medicinal materials in the world, and at the same time has issued many antidote recipes, which makes the original detoxification duty of the Tai Hospital greatly reduced in the palace, and the emperor has rewarded a lot of silver money and the brothers of the Elixir Division, so they will have a good face with Ouchi?"

Pu Mu said: "This is not appropriate, the Tai Hospital has always been responsible for diagnosis and treatment, and the Elixir Department only takes the antidote to find medicine, how can they be jealous?

As he spoke, the Imperial Physician of the Tai Hospital entered the Yuelong Pavilion, and the Imperial Physician Fang said, "Your commanders have been waiting for a long time, and when the guards brought the medicine, the Imperial Doctor on duty at the Tai Hospital at night could not distinguish the ability of these medicinal materials, so he sent someone to summon me to the Tai Hospital. The composition of these medicinal materials is complex, and we have looked through the medical books, examined and demonstrated, and unanimously concluded that if these drugs are mixed and used externally, the medicinal materials will soak into the skin and cause weakness, but there is no other reaction. If it is concluded that it caused Concubine Rong's miscarriage, there may be a lot of inappropriateness. ”

When everyone heard this, they were disappointed, and after accepting the manuscript of the record of the Tai Hospital, they fell into deep thought again. After Doctor Fang and the others left, Chen Renhai said: "Even if this medicine will not directly cause miscarriage, the flowing frog has found out that this well water is the source of the medicine, for no reason, how can there be medicine here?"

Pu Mu nodded and said, "Yes, there are still so many medicines mixed in the well water, who is trying to cover it up?"

As he spoke, the palace maid in the imperial dining room brought food and said, "It's time for you to have lunch. ”

The group motioned for the food to be brought to the kitchen, and the six returned to the bookcase to discuss. The people in the imperial dining room left the Moon Dragon Pavilion, and everyone returned to the kitchen to eat and discuss.

Li Defei said: "Now the situation has become complicated, the medicine in the well water has no effect, and the method of administration has not been determined. Even if the cause is found, what should it be? This drug should not cause miscarriage...... If you use this to inform the emperor, there must be a lot of inappropriateness. ”

After that, Li Defei finished eating, put away the dishes and chopsticks, and continued: "My wind and cold are getting heavier, if there is no urgent edict from the emperor at noon, I will not leave the barracks." ”

Pu Mu saw that Li Defei only ate some food, and knew that he was a little unwell today, and said: "Brother Li rest assured, just wait for me to investigate the case." ”

The noon cold had not subsided, and after everyone finished eating and left Long Xiangtian's own part, they cleaned up the table. When he was young, Long Xiang Tiancai arrived in the Moon Dragon Pavilion and saw that everyone was in the kitchen, and said upstairs: "Everyone, I examined the palace maid named Xing'er, she said that she has never drawn well water, but is only responsible for testing the well water, and the color and taste of yesterday's well water are no different from usual." I didn't believe it, and I interrogated the rest of the palace maids and eunuchs, and they all said that Xing'er was indeed only responsible for inspecting the well water, and rarely approached the well. ”

After that, he went to the cabinet and took out the dishes and chopsticks, and lifted the food box to the corner of the table to eat. "The manuscript is on the bookcase, so let's wait and see if there is anything abnormal. ”

After Pu Mu and the others heard it, they walked to the hall, took the manuscript and circulated it, and put the manuscript on the bookcase when they were young. Looking at the manuscripts and records full of books, Pu Mu sighed: "There are so many papers, but only the medicine in the well was found, and then there is no follow-up." At present, the clue is broken, and it is not caused by bathing that it causes a miscarriage, so what should it be?"

"This matter is by no means simple, I want to inform the emperor of the current clues first, so that the emperor will learn about it, and analyze whether it was done by the harem. Guo Yu said.

"Today...... Let's tell the emperor first. The emperor wants to come to the Qinzheng Palace at this moment, why don't you go with Brother Guo and Brother Duan?"

"That's very good," said Poplar, "I'd better rest for a while, and I slept for less than an hour this night—" With that, Poplar jumped upstairs and entered the barracks.

"This ......" Duan Gan pointed upstairs, and Pu Mu smiled: "Brother Duan, Brother Bai feels shallow, and he was really unwell last night." I'll take care of me......"

Chen Renhai said: "Why don't I go and tell the emperor that you are resting here-"

"Eh, this is the best, Brother Chen is eloquent, I'm afraid that I will go and tell the emperor, the emperor will be confused, and in the end, I am afraid that he will give me a crime and add a degree-" After that, Duan Gan also performed light skills and jumped outside the barracks in the attic, opened the door and entered the door.

"Brother Chen, I'll go with you. If there is any omission, we can also supplement each other. Guo Yu said.

After Chen Renhai agreed, the two went out of the Moon Dragon Pavilion together.

At this time, Chen and Guo went to the Qinzheng Palace, and the guards on duty patrolled the palace to the Yuelong Pavilion to alternate, and after Pu Mu explained to the guards and the team leader, the team alternately patrolled the palace and guarded.

Pu Mu came to the bookcase, and Fang Cai's manuscripts and records were taken by Chen and Guo to present to the emperor. Then he remembered the letter, took it out of his pocket, opened the envelope, took out the letterhead, and began to read it.

When he was young, Pu Mu's eyes lit up, and he stuffed the letter paper into his pocket indiscriminately, and went straight to the outside of the Moon Dragon Pavilion. Long Xiangtian in the kitchen saw Pu Mu running out of the Moon Dragon Pavilion, so he immediately cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and after putting them away, he immediately went out of the kitchen and went downstairs to the hall.

There can be no shortage of people under the hall, and Long Xiangtian naturally understands this truth - Pu Mu knew that he was eating in the kitchen, so he didn't wake up the few commanders in the barracks.

For them, many things need to be trusted by each other, and there needs to be mutual tacit understanding to get things done. In the case of Dongting Mansion, the tacit understanding between them has already begun to emerge, so after returning, their tacit understanding will naturally not decrease.

It is said that Pu Mu saw that this letter was indeed written by Yan Yu. The letter mentioned several methods for inducing labor and miscarriage, and also listed some medicinal materials that can be used to induce miscarriage with diet. Pu Mu saw the medicinal materials mentioned in this letter, which matched the records sent by the Tai Hospital. Pu Mu immediately wanted to go to the Tai Hospital to verify the authenticity - he knew that Yan Yu was originally a fireworks woman, and when he wanted to come to the Qinglou, he saw how those women beat the fetus they were accidentally pregnant. Because those women are engaged in a living, their bodies and bones still need to be maintained, so the methods of beating the fetus are all some home remedies and earthwork, many of which are small and safe. Therefore, Pu Mu felt that these medicinal herbs were combined with the diet to make Concubine Rong have a miscarriage.

It gets dark early, and as soon as the hour passes, the clouds will darken the sky. Long Xiangtian went to the Ten Thousand Flowers Hall to guard again, Concubine Rong had been lying down almost for the past two days, and she was in a very bad mood, Long Xiangtian ordered all the guards to be soft, and there must be no action to alarm Concubine Rong.

A light snow fell again, and the snowflakes fell into the courtyard, and the guards continued to be on duty unaffected. At this time of year, there would be nothing in the sky but snow - a crow landed on a branch in the courtyard, and Long Xiangtian saw the crow. "Go, get rid of this old eagle—" Long Xiangtian said to the guard next to him. The guards immediately stepped forward to coax the crow away, and the poor crow had just landed, but was driven into the air again - of course, Long Xiangtian and the others understood that the crow was not suitable for this, and it had never been a popular bird. But in this cold winter, they are the few birds left in this land. Most of the revered birds go south, and they don't always accompany the people here.

In the palace of the harsh winter, there are not many birds coming. Long Xiangtian looked at the crows hovering in the air, and said to Dugu Nuo, the leader of the guards: "Quick, send someone to check the bird houses in the palace——"

After that, Long Xiangtian knocked on the door of the palace softly, and when he was young, the palace maid came to open the door and asked softly, "What is the matter with the dragon commander?"

"Ask the girl to get me a pen and paper, where I need to write something. "Long Xiang Heavenly Dao.

The palace maid took the order and closed the door gently. When she was young, the palace maid opened the door and said, "Niangniang asked the dragon commander to enter the hall to write." ”

Long Xiangtian was a little surprised and said, "This ...... I'm afraid something is wrong......"

The palace maid said: "Niang Niang said that it is cold outside, and the dragon commander must have something important to pass on to the inner or the emperor, and it is cold outside that there is no bookcase that is not easy to write, and the dragon commander comes to the palace to write——"

Long Xiangtian entered the palace under the guidance of the palace maid. In the outhouse, with coals burning, Concubine Rong was sitting in the hall of the outhouse, holding Tang Yuan in her hand, wearing cold clothes, dressed plainly. When Long Xiangtian saw Concubine Rong, he bowed and saluted, and said: "Weichen visited Concubine Rong, it is really abrupt to come here to borrow paper and pen, and I also ask Niangniang to forgive her sins——"

Concubine Rong opened her mouth and said: "Commander Long is on duty for the Wanhua Palace, and he was also ordered by the emperor to investigate the affairs of the palace. Come on, arrange the bookcase and lead the dragon. ”

Long Xiangtian looked up and saw Concubine Rong's face, and suddenly felt that this person in front of him was so standard, no wonder the emperor would be so fond of the concubine in front of him. And the concubine's words were as gentle as water, which was moving. Long Xiangtian replied to the order, and the pen he picked up was a little uncomfortable.

"Dragon Commander?" Concubine Rong asked.

"Wei Chen thinks that his hands are a little cold, and his mother forgives his sins—" Long Xiang Tiandao.

Concubine Rong smiled: "Dragon Commander doesn't have to be like this, just write." ”

After Long Xiangtian wrote it quickly, while waiting for the ink to dry, Concubine Rong said, "Commander Long, what's wrong in that well?"

After being silent for a long time, the ink was dry, and Long Xiang opened his mouth to inform Concubine Rong of the matter.

After the paper was folded, Long Xiangtian said goodbye to Concubine Rong and walked out of the Ten Thousand Flowers Palace. Immediately went out, handed the paper to the guard, and asked him to send it to the Moon Dragon Pavilion.