Chapter 426 The Third Prince Instructs

That's what I said.

But what happened today seemed unusual.

After hesitating for a moment, He Yanxiu pulled out a dagger from his waist and stabbed it into the wound, cutting the flesh apart.

The cut flesh appeared in front of the two of them, purple mixed with black.

"This..." Zou Yunqi frowned, "Is this horse poisoned?"

"Not sure, but it looks like it."

He Yanxiu dug deeper with the dagger and actually dug out two silver needles.

Under the sunlight, the silver needle appears a deep blue-green color and emits a strange glow.

"Someone stabbed this silver needle into the horse's butt, so the horse went crazy?" Zou Yunqi exclaimed.

"Keep an eye on this horse, no one is allowed to get close."

He Yanxiu found a handkerchief to wrap the two silver needles, and hurried to find Su Yujin.

After Su Yujin carefully observed the silver needle, he frowned and said, "This seems to be the poison of the Three-o'clock Hell King Grass."

"Three o'clock in the morning, the King of Hell's grass?" He Yanxiu said in a deep voice, "What do you think?"

"As the saying goes, if the King of Hell orders you to die at three o'clock in the morning, who dares to keep you alive until five o'clock? The three o'clock King of Hell grass implies that the poison is quite toxic. Although the poison is strong, it does not kill instantly. In the early stage of poisoning, people will become unconscious, behave strangely, and have hideous expressions, as if their souls have been taken away by the Black and White Impermanence to see the King of Hell."

Su Yujin said, "Since this poison needle was found on the horse that the Great Prince rode, I think someone took advantage of the Great Prince's hunting and stabbed the horse with this poison needle, causing it to be frightened and in pain, and then went crazy due to the poison."

"That should be the case." He Yanxiu wrapped the silver needle with a towel again, "This matter is of great importance. We need to report it to the emperor."

"Yeah." Su Yujin nodded, and then went to see Qin Yishu with He Yanxiu.

After listening to what He Yanxiu and Su Yujin said, Qin Yishu's face darkened, "Go check!"

Let's investigate carefully how such a poisonous substance as the Three-night Hell King Grass got into the hunting park, how it got into the enclosure, and how it was put on the horse ridden by Qin Peiyuan! "Yes!" Minghai took the order and left.

Ask about the situation of those who were hunting in the enclosure at that time.

Investigator finds the origin of the Sangen Yanwang grass.

Check all suspicious persons...

Minghai and Zou Yunqi were busy from morning to night, and when the moon hung above the treetops, they hurried to meet Qin Yishu.

Qin Yishu was at Qin Peiyuan's residence at this time, his face full of worry.

Qin Peiyou and He Yanxiu were standing by, also with frowns on their faces.

Seeing Minghai and Zou Yunqi coming, Qin Yishu raised his eyes with a tired look, "Any clues?"

"Your Majesty, I got it." Minghai hesitated a little, but still replied, "This Sangen Yanwang Grass is a deadly poison, but if the dosage can be controlled accurately, it can be a good medicine for treating external injuries and can have a calming and analgesic effect. Because we are here to hunt this time, I prepared some in case of emergency."

"Originally, all of these Three-Watch Yama Grass were locked in the warehouse by the imperial doctors. But when the imperial doctors went to check in the afternoon, they found that all of them had been stolen."

"While I was questioning people from all over the place, I found a sneaky eunuch, so I called him in for questioning. But when he saw me, he panicked and even wanted to jump into a well to commit suicide. I realized something was wrong, so I arrested him and questioned him carefully."

Zou Yunqi said, "After I asked him in detail, the eunuch said that he was following the orders of the Third Prince to find a proper place to throw these things away. As for what was to be thrown away, he didn't know. I took those things to the imperial doctors for a closer look, and they said that they were the Three-night Hell King Grass."

"I have questioned all the people who were hunting in the hunting ground, and they all said that the eldest prince and the third prince had an argument in the hunting ground, which was quite unpleasant. Then the eldest prince rode away on his horse, and not long after, he fell off his horse." Minghai added.

In this case, the culprit who caused Qin Peiyuan to fall off his horse and be seriously injured was Qin Peiyou?

Qin Yishu was stunned.

Qin Peiyou and He Yanxiu were also stunned.

"Father." Qin Peiyou knelt down hurriedly to explain, "I have never stolen the Three-night Hell Grass, and I have never instructed any eunuch to dispose of the Three-night Hell Grass."

"In the enclosure, I did have some unpleasantness with my elder brother, but it was only because my elder brother started provoking me first, saying that my good harvest yesterday was just luck and I didn't have any real skills. He also said that the Lu brothers' moves were just showy and useless, and that they were a perfect match for me. That's why I had a few words with my elder brother."

"My eldest brother's fall from his horse has nothing to do with me. I hope your Majesty will investigate this matter!"

After Qin Peiyou finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Qin Yishu.

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Qin Yishu looked at Qin Peiyou at his feet and remained silent for a long time without saying a word.

I don't know whether he was weighing what Minghai and Zou Yunqi said, or trying to figure out Qin Peiyou's excuse at this time.

Seeing that Qin Yishu didn't say anything, Qin Peiyou refused to stand up.

It was obvious that someone had framed this matter.

But was it someone who harmed Qin Peiyuan and wanted to frame Qin Peiyou, or was it Qin Peiyuan who originally wanted to stage a self-torture scheme to frame Qin Peiyou, but something went wrong? But no matter what the situation is, the first thing to do now is to prove Qin Peiyou's innocence.

As for how to prove...

He Yanxiu thought for a moment and said, "Commander Zou, when and where was this little eunuch who claimed to be under the order of the Third Prince to deal with the Three-Month Hell Grass discovered?"

"It was around dinner time. I had just come out of the storeroom and was about to check around when I spotted this young eunuch near the kitchen," Zou Yunqi replied.

"Oh?" He Yanxiu raised his eyebrows. "This is quite interesting. It's almost dinner time, and the area around the kitchen is even busier. He wants to deal with something, but he chose to pass by the kitchen during the busiest time instead of the dead of night. It's as if he deliberately wanted to be discovered by Commander Zou."

"Bring the people up." Qin Yishu said.

Zou Yunqi ordered someone to bring the young eunuch in.

The young eunuch was trembling with fear at this time, shaking like a sieve, and knelt on the ground with a plop. "Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty, please spare me. I was only following the orders of the Third Prince. I didn't know that there was poison in it that could harm people. If I knew, even if I had a hundred heads, I would not dare to do such a thing for the Third Prince..."

He Yanxiu glanced at the eunuch and asked quietly, "Since you said you followed the Third Prince's orders, then let me ask you, when did the Third Prince tell you to throw these things away?"

"This afternoon." The young eunuch lowered his head and answered, "After lunch, the Third Prince called me over and gave me something like this, asking me to secretly send it away and throw it away."

The author is talking nonsense seriously, don't take it seriously~ 　　 　 (End of this chapter)