Decades of experience in political battles made Zhang Lianying keenly feel that the death of Imperial Physician He in prison must have something to do with the person who walked out of prison that the jailer He Erstunned met, and it is very suspicious that He Erstunned was suddenly choked to death by a cake, Zhang Lianying guessed that the bizarre death of He Junren and He Erstunned was likely to be closely related to Shen Deyi, the eunuch of the Duzhi Prison, and only he would be involved in these incidents.

Although he was not able to find a clear clue directly, Zhang Lianying was confident that he would find out the clues, and he would not give up if he did not find out the name of the name, he believed that He Erzhuo's death was actually an increase in the clues that could be found, He Erzhuo met with someone at noon on the day he died, who was this person, why did he meet with He Ershuang, this is an important clue worth investigating.

Zhang Lianying sent people to ask several jailers who had a good relationship with He Ershuang, asked them which wine shop He Ershuang often went to eat, and asked them if they knew the fellows who often interacted with He Ershuang, the jailers did not know the fellows who often interacted with He Ershuang, they only knew that He Ershuang often went to eat at a small wine shop on a street not far from the prison.

Zhang Lianying's people went to the small wine shop to investigate, they asked the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper of the small wine shop, and asked them if He Erzhuo had gone to the small wine shop to eat at noon on the day of the birthday celebration with the jailers, and they all said that they had not seen He Erzhuo.

The clue was broken, and Zhang Lianying's men were about to leave the small wine shop, when suddenly, a middle-aged man who was eating at a table next to them said to them: "I know something about what you inquired about, that day." I met He Er and was stunned. ”

The investigator was very happy to hear this, and hurriedly leaned over and asked, "Tell me quickly, did He Er come here for dinner?"

"Before noon that day, I was about to come to this wine shop, and I met him on the street, and he said that he was going to have dinner with a fellow villager he hadn't seen for a long time, but the fellow thought that the wine shop was too small, and asked He Er to go to a big wine shop for dinner, which seemed to be the fellow to invite guests. He Er was stunned and looked very angry. The liquor store they were going to seemed to be the 'Qingxiang Pavilion' at the north corner of this street, and I teased him, 'Since there is a treat, why don't I go and have a meal?' Not proper. Wait for the next time to get acquainted. Be sure to ask him to invite you. Actually, I was joking with him, and he took it seriously. After saying that, he left in a hurry, and then I don't know what happened, and after a few days, I heard the news of He Er's death, and I was very surprised and sad, I used to drink with him. The middle-aged man said.

The investigators thanked the middle-aged man, and they rushed to the "Qingxiang Pavilion" and asked the shopkeeper inside, and the shopkeeper called a man, and one of the men recalled: " At noon that day, an old man with silver hair and a bright look came to dinner with a young man who looked like he was working in the yamen, and they asked for a private room, and drank and chatted in it, and seemed to have a good conversation, and after more than an hour, when they came out, the young man was very excited, as if he had drunk too much, and he kept laughing at the guys in the wine shop, and everyone thought it was strange, and then they left. ”

"Did the old man say anything here?" the investigator asked.

"By the way, except in the box, the old man just smiled, and he didn't say a word, but it can be seen that the old man is not an ordinary person, he has a good mental state and is very generous. ”

"It's not 'crane hair and children's eyes', but 'crane hair and children's face', you kid doesn't know how to pretend to understand, and you talk about the words of Wen Xuan. The shopkeeper corrected.

The investigators did not ask anything more, but they gave the shopkeeper a tael of silver, and asked the shopkeeper to reward them with the news, and they asked the shopkeeper and the men to send someone to tell them if they remembered any more situation, and they left the address of a firm.

The investigator reported the investigation to Zhang Lianying, and Zhang Lianying thought: "There must be something wrong with the mysterious old man who asked He Erzhu, according to the description of the guy at the wine shop, he has a childish face, and it is possible that he is a person with a high level of martial arts cultivation, why did he not say a word in the wine shop? Why did He Erfu get so excited when he came out after eating and drinking with him? Even the guy at the wine shop who had seen a lot of drunk people felt strange, which showed that He Er's appearance at that time was very abnormal, why is this?"

Zhang Lianying had a lot of questions, but he couldn't solve them for a while, so he decided to find a way to investigate.

In the middle of the night, He Zhihan was in her sleep, and was suddenly woken up by the palace maid Cuilian, Cuilian said to her in a panic: "Concubine De Niangniang, something is wrong, the queen's condition has suddenly worsened, her face is hot, sweating all over, she looks very uncomfortable, you go over and take a look!"

He Zhihan hurriedly ran over, she looked, the queen was panting rapidly, her face was flushed, He Zhihan hurriedly checked the pulse of the queen, the queen's pulse was very bad, the queen opened her eyes and saw that Concubine De was coming, she said very irritably;" Hell, why did the condition get worse again, I don't know why, my heart was beating hard, my head was very swollen and painful, I wanted to vomit, and it was very uncomfortable. ”

He Zhihan comforted her and said: "Don't worry, the queen mother, it may be that you moved a lot yesterday and were too tired, because your condition is not very stable, and it is a little repetitive, you relax, wait for your sister to take a closer look, and then prescribe medicine to calm you down, you will definitely be fine." ”

In fact, after He Zhihan took the pulse of the queen, she was very worried, she thought: "Why did the queen suddenly become strict, this is very abnormal, she has taken the medicine I prescribed in the past few days, and it has a very good effect, it stands to reason that the medicine I prescribed is all medicine that lowers liver fire and balances yin and yang, even if the dosage is a little more, as for the symptoms of such a strict zhòng, the queen seems to have taken some irritating medicine to be so feverish, excited, and irritable, which is too strange." ”

He Zhihan thought for a while, and she said to the palace maid: "Cuilian, you didn't give the queen any irritating food, did you? ”

"No, how dare the slave and maid casually give the queen mother stimulating food? Since you came to treat the queen mother, the slave and maid have only given the queen a little rice soup as you instructed. She was not given anything else to eat. Cui Lian said.

"You're right, we must be very attentive to the queen's diet, and didn't let her eat any food that is not conducive to treatment, why did her condition suddenly recur, and yesterday, it was only the Jiang Yuan envoy and the two judges from the Tai Hospital who came, they only stayed in the living room outside through the curtain for a while, and no one else came in, how could the queen mother suddenly become uncomfortable, this is very strange. He Zhihan said.

"Maybe it's providential. The illness of this palace is destined to be incurable. Don't bother, leave it to your fate!" said the queen pessimistically

"Don't think so, my sister will definitely be able to cure you, but now your condition is a little recurring. This is a normal phenomenon. Your sister knows what to expect. It is difficult for my sister to have a small repetition, so you can rest assured and wait for your sister to prescribe a pair of medicine for you to take. Soon the fire will go to the heat, the mood is calm, you relax and rest first, sister will go to prescribe medicine, Cuilian, you go out with the concubine, let's prescribe the medicine. He Zhihan gave Cuilian a look.

Cuilian understood, followed He Zhihan out of the bedroom, and when she arrived at the living room, He Zhihan asked softly: "How did the envoy of the Jiang Yuan come yesterday, can you tell me?"

"Eunuch Wu came in and said that Lord Jiang from the Tai Hospital was going to come in to greet the queen, and the slave maid was the queen, she agreed, and the slave and maid went out to bring Lord Jiang and them in, and when they arrived here, they knelt down through the curtain to say hello, and left quickly, and there was nothing unusual at that time. Cui Lian said.

"Did Jiang Yuan make them bring any items?" He Zhihan asked sternly.

"No, they all came empty-handed, and the slave saw it very clearly, and it would never be wrong!" replied Cuilian.

"I know, you go in to accompany the queen mother, and the concubine will go in after prescribing the medicine. He Zhihan said.

The queen's condition suddenly deteriorated, which made He Zhihan puzzled, she felt that the queen seemed to be stimulated by some kind of drug to have such symptoms, this sudden aggravation of the condition, it was too strange, she thought: " The sudden aggravation of the queen's condition this time is somewhat similar to the strange symptoms of the queen when her father treated the queen before, but this time the aggravation of the condition is not as strong as the last time, however, the prescription I prescribed yesterday will definitely not make the queen appear this kind of disease, it must be other drugs to guide the queen's condition to aggravate, yesterday only Jiang Dexing and the three of them came in, no one else came, it seems that this surname Jiang is very suspicious, before, the father treated the queen, it stands to reason that the queen's condition should not have worsened, but it unexpectedly appeared, the queen's condition was aggravated at that time, and it was Jiang Dexing who recommended his father to treat the queen, butAfter the queen's illness worsened, the surname Jiang completely put the responsibility on his father, the father was sent to prison, but he was poisoned and died in the prison, the whole thing before and after, there are shadows surnamed Jiang, this time, the queen's condition suddenly worsened, and the surname Jiang came very coincidentally, could it be that he did something? This person is very suspicious, he must be guarded against in the future, it is best to let him not get close to the queen again, otherwise, if he comes to make ghosts again, it is likely that I will be like my father, framed, and be treated as a substitute for the dead ghost. ”

According to the current condition of the queen, He Zhihan prescribed medicine for her, and she must first let the queen eliminate her excitement and irritability, and then she can be further treated.

After the prescription was prescribed, He Zhihan took it to the bedroom and handed it to Cuilian, who asked Cuilian to decoction the medicine as much as she could, and instructed her to invite Eunuch Wu to the living room when she went out.

After a while, Wu Degui came in, He Zhihan told him about the queen's aggravation of her condition, she whispered to him: "The sudden aggravation of the queen's condition is very strange, and the concubine suspects that someone used some irritating medicine to make the queen's condition worse, but now I can't figure out what's going on, we haven't seen anyone close to the queen, and now we can't suspect anyone, and the concubine really can't figure out what's going on." ”

"Didn't Jiang Yuan make them come yesterday? Does it have anything to do with them?" Wu Degui asked softly.

"Jiang Yuan made them just kneel in the living room to greet them after they came in, and they didn't get close to the queen, and now we can't suspect them, we don't have evidence, how can we casually suspect the envoy of the Tai Hospital? Your Majesty, it is best not to allow anyone to come to the queen's dormitory, it will affect the treatment if people come inconsequentially, can you ask Gonggong Wu to block people who want to come in on the grounds of the queen mother's decree, and no longer let people get close to the queen, including people from the Tai Hospital. He Zhihan said.

"The slave understands Concubine De's intentions, don't worry, for the sake of the queen's health, the slave will definitely listen to you and stop everyone. Wu Degui said.

He Zhihan approached Wu Degui and whispered: " Gonggong Wu is a sincere person, this concubine does not hide it from you, this concubine has a feeling, I feel that Jiang Dexing is very suspicious, last time my father treated the queen, there was a strange phenomenon of the queen's aggravation, this time the concubine treated the queen, and there was also a suspicious situation of the queen's aggravation, and when these situations appeared, Jiang Dexing was like a shadow, it seemed to be related to the strange things that happened, the concubine suspected that he did something from it, of course, the concubine has no evidence, such a view is just speculation. ”

"Jiang Dexing is not a cheerful person, and he is a little mysterious in doing things, but he should not have the courage to dare to harm the queen, unless he is instructed by others. Wu Degui said.

"Gonggong Wu must not say this suspicion, first, we have no evidence, if we say it, we will be very passive; second, in order not to startle the snake, you don't make a noise, this concubine Jianyi, you take some thought, send someone to monitor Jiang Dexing, to see what he is doing, of course, you must be careful when tracking the surname Jiang, if he really has a problem, as you said, someone must have instructed him, and once the people we sent to follow him are discovered, we will also be in a terrible danger, because the person standing behind him must be a high-ranking and difficult to deal with。 He Zhihan said.

"Please rest assured, Concubine De, the slave will definitely handle the things you explained!" Wu Degui said.

"In addition, don't report to the Queen Mother for the time being if her condition worsens. Of course, the concubine's request may bring you risks, once there is an accident, your responsibility is very large, if you don't agree, forget it, but once the queen's condition suddenly worsens to the queen mother, the queen mother will definitely be angry because she is worried about the queen's condition, at that time, her old man is likely to no longer allow the concubine to treat the queen, so that the queen's illness will be dangerous, and the concubine will have no way out, so the concubine can only quietly ask for your supportHe Zhihan said.

"Don't worry! For the sake of Concubine De, the slave is willing to go to the soup and go to the fire, even if he is smeared with liver and brain, he will not hesitate!" Wu Degui said.

He Zhihan thought: "Let Gonggong Wu send someone to keep an eye on Jiang Dexing, once he finds out what suspicion he has, reveal the news to Zhang Lianying, and let the celebrant come to investigate the Tai Hospital, according to my guess, if the surname Jiang is really problematic, then the person behind him is very likely to be Shen Deyi, and then, let Zhang Lianying deal with Shen Deyi, that will be a good-looking show!" (To be continued......)