Chapter 264 There must be!

Orders were passed down quickly.

Jin Zhi soon received a reply from the emperor.

Unexpectedly, the emperor did not ask him to secretly send the prisoner into the palace, but instructed him to act in the usual way of escorting prisoners.

There is no need to conceal it deliberately, nor to publicize it.

If someone is interested, they will naturally know this.

The last time the imperial prison was used, it was used to escort royal criminals.

This time, Zhang Chengyan carefully selected a group of people from the Imperial Guards to be responsible for guarding the prisoners.

In order to ensure that the epidemic would not spread from the imperial prison, Zhang Chengyan acted decisively and ordered people to build a brick wall at the gate of the imperial prison as quickly as possible.

From then on, any news could only be transmitted across this wall.

All doors and windows were sealed.

All meals and daily medicines were delivered from the air by a special person in baskets.

The basket was discarded that day and the rope was thrown away as well.

After only two hours, the prisoner was successfully sent to the imperial prison.

Zhang Chengyan specially sent Lin Sheng to the imperial prison to be responsible for the interrogation.

"Mr. Lin, you can rest assured. I promise you that you will never die in there!"

"Your Majesty, your words are really embarrassing for me. It is my supreme honor to go through fire and water for you!" Lin Sheng knelt on one knee, bowed respectfully, and then resolutely walked towards the imperial prison.

As soon as Lin Sheng left, Zhang Chengyan could not wait to send someone to summon Bai Wutong. "Your idea is really brilliant! I didn't expect that we could actually find the key person! And Jin Zhi has already interrogated him in advance. This person was indeed involved in the spread of the disease, but it is still unclear who instructed him."

"But it doesn't matter. As long as we have clues, I will definitely find out the mastermind behind this! I have already asked Jin Zhi to spread the news while escorting the prisoner. The prison car is simple in structure, with only a few pieces of wood, and the prisoner's face is facing outside. I think the mastermind behind this will definitely recognize him!"

Bai Wutong raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a charming smile, and leaned into Zhang Chengyan's arms, saying softly, "Your Majesty, this is not my credit, it is clearly God's blessing on our Darong Kingdom. Since this person has been in contact with the source of the disease, he should have been the first to be infected. Moreover, he is not as strong as an ordinary man, but he can hold on until now. This must be God's will!"

"You are absolutely right!" Zhang Chengyan felt particularly relieved after hearing this. "Even God is on my side! Once the news gets out, the mastermind must be anxious. Now he is in the imperial prison, surrounded by the imperial guards. If he wants to take action, he can only think of a way from the outside."

Zhang Chengyan gently lifted Bai Wutong's chin, "According to Wutong's opinion, will anyone in the harem take action?"

"There will definitely be one."

Bai Wutong keenly noticed that Zhang Chengyan valued her more and more.

The suggestions that I made several times were of great help, and my status in the emperor's heart was also improved, which was undoubtedly a good thing.

"Your Majesty, I think that the Imperial Prison does not need to be sealed too tightly. It is better to leave some loopholes deliberately so that some people with ill intentions can take advantage of the opportunity and try to kill the prisoners in the Imperial Prison!"

"You are right. Lin Sheng and the Imperial Guards are people I have checked many times and trust very much. They will never give the other party a chance to take advantage of them. In this way, the other party can only start from other places. The eunuchs responsible for delivering meals are a good entry point. In order to prevent the other party from noticing the abnormality, I will pretend to randomly select different eunuchs to deliver meals every day. But in fact, there is a pattern here. As long as the other party finds the pattern, they will definitely bribe the eunuch who delivers meals the next day!"

Bai Wutong kissed Zhang Chengyan on the cheek and praised him, "Your Majesty is wise and brave. With such great talent, the mastermind behind this will not be able to hide for long. Wang Decai is the person you trust the most. I think his adopted sons can be put to good use."

The news that the imperial prison had once again brought in new prisoners spread quickly in the palace like wildfire and became a hot topic.

The truth is that the emperor has taken many actions for this matter, and it is very difficult to prevent the news from leaking out.

The nanny hurried back to Fengyi Palace with dinner in hand. As soon as she entered the palace, she couldn't wait to report the news to the queen, "Your Majesty, the emperor specially ordered the prison to be sealed tightly, for fear that the plague would be introduced into the palace. I heard that the person arrested this time is very likely the source of the plague! The person arrested before was only slightly related to the plague, but the person arrested this time really has the plague!"

"The source of the epidemic?" The Queen was immediately panicked when she heard this. "Tell me in detail what happened."

Mammy described in vivid detail what had happened that afternoon.

From the mobilization of the Imperial Guards, to the construction of a brick wall at the gate of the imperial prison, to the strict control within the prison, even the eunuchs who were responsible for delivering medicine and meals every day had to be selected by the emperor himself, completely cutting off any chance of contact between the prisoners and the outside world.

After listening to the nanny's story, the queen became even more panicked.

All these signs indicate that the person caught this time is most likely the source of the epidemic!

How does the family do things?

Why is such a person still alive!

Or did the emperor actually arrest the wrong person?

Or was it a false source released by the Zhou family just to confuse the emperor?

The queen was in a bad mood and had no appetite, so she went back to her inner room to rest early.

Midnight.

“Boom boom boom.”

There were three knocks at the bedside.

The queen woke up suddenly.

Then the nanny stood at the head of the bed and whispered, "Madam, there is news coming in, it's urgent!"