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Chapter 907 Death from Poison

Qingsong mustered up his courage and spoke: "The Ministry of Punishment said that this matter might...may be related to the person in the Imperial Ancestral Temple."

Now the only one living in the Taimiao is the Empress Dowager.

Xiao Xixi asked in astonishment, "The person who bribed Rouju to murder Concubine Chen was the Empress Dowager?"

Qingsong knelt down, almost crying out of fear: "My Lady Concubine, please be careful with what you say! This is just Rouju's one-sided statement, and no solid evidence has been found yet. My Lady Concubine, please don't speak nonsense. If someone with ulterior motives hears it, it will be very disadvantageous to you!"

Xiao Xixi ignored his advice.

She stood up and said, "Go to the Ministry of Punishment. I want to talk to Rouju in person."

No matter whether Rouju was tortured into confessing or was being used by someone, she would know the truth if she went to see it in person.

Qingsong didn't dare to dissuade him and could only hurry to prepare the carriage.

The imperial concubine's guard of honor slowly left the Yunxiu Palace and headed towards the Ministry of Punishment.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the Ministry of Punishment.

As soon as Xiao Xixi got out of the car, she saw Liu Si from the Ministry of Punishment running out in a hurry with a group of people.

They all bowed and greeted the imperial concubine.

Xiao Xixi was too lazy to talk nonsense with them and asked directly: "Where is Rouju? I want to see her."

As soon as she said this, Liu Sizheng's face turned pale.

Not only Liu Sizheng, but the group of people following behind him also had a changed expression and looked panic-stricken.

Xiao Xixi noticed something was wrong, frowned and asked, "Why aren't you talking? Did something happen to Rouju?"

Liu Sizheng said with sweat on his forehead, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty, Rouju couldn't bear the punishment and just bit her tongue to commit suicide."

Xiao Xixi: "Dead already?"

Liu Sizheng: "He just died."

Xiao Xixi remained silent for a long time.

As soon as she arrived at the Ministry of Punishment, Rouju died. It was such a coincidence.

It is obvious that there is someone behind this who is secretly controlling everything.

Xiao Xixi looked at Liu Sizheng who was looking uneasy in front of her and said coldly.

"Such an important witness died in your hands. You should know the consequences."

Liu Sizheng knelt down with a plop, crying and sobbing: "I beg the Imperial Concubine to have mercy on me and give me a chance to make amends!"

Xiao Xixi: "How else do you want to make amends?"

Liu Sizheng: "Although Rouju is dead, she still has a few good palace maids, and she also has a few relatives in her hometown. I can check them one by one, and I will definitely find some clues."

Xiao Xixi did not comment on this.

She ignored Liu Sizheng's pleading and turned around and got into the car.

The carriage started slowly and headed towards Ningxin Palace.

Rouju's death made Xiao Xixi more certain of her guess. She suspected that someone was using Rouju to create confusion and throw dirty water on the Empress Dowager.

Xiao Xixi put herself in the position of the real murderer behind the scenes.

Assuming that she is the real murderer behind the incident, after dealing with Rouju, the scapegoat, her next target will most likely be Concubine Chen.

As long as Concubine Chen is also dead, there will be no evidence at all.

Xiao Xixi said to the eunuch driving the carriage.

"Hurry up."

The eunuch responded with a yes.

The carriage sped up, and its wheels rolled over the palace road, making a series of noises.

The palace maids and eunuchs trotted behind the carriage, trying their best not to fall behind.

After arriving at Ningxin Palace, Xiao Xixi couldn't wait to jump out of the carriage without waiting for it to hear anything.

She ignored the shouts of the people behind her, lifted her skirt and ran quickly into the Ningxin Palace.

She had a very bad feeling in her heart.

This premonition urged her to run faster and faster.

When Xiao Xixi ran to the bedroom door, she suddenly heard a shrill cry coming from the bedroom.

Xiao Xixi's footsteps suddenly stopped.

She saw a little palace maid running out of the house crying and shouting as she ran.

"The Concubine is dead! The Concubine is dead!"

Xiao Xixi grabbed her arm and asked in a deep voice.

"What did you say? What happened to Concubine Chen?"

The young maid was startled when she saw the Imperial Concubine, and hurriedly saluted: "Your Highness, Concubine Chen suddenly fell ill just now. Before I could even go and fetch the imperial physician, Concubine Chen died."

Xiao Xixi looked at her face carefully, and seeing that she looked frightened and uneasy, but there was nothing unusual, she let her go.

Xiao Xixi quickly ran into the bedroom and saw two palace maids kneeling in the room.

The two palace maids were crying bitterly.

When they saw the imperial concubine suddenly rush in, they were frightened and hurriedly greeted her.

Xiao Xixi ignored them and walked straight to the bed. She saw Chen Jieyu lying quietly on the bed, motionless, with her eyes closed, her face gray and without a trace of blood.

Xiao Xixi stretched out her finger and pressed Chen Jieyu's carotid artery.

There is no more beating.

Concubine Chen is really dead.

Xiao Xixi stood there in a daze, unable to come back to her senses for a long time.

It was not until someone outside shouted that the emperor had arrived that she came to her senses and turned to look at the door.

Luo Qinghan strode in.

He was originally reviewing memorials in the imperial study. After hearing about Rouju's story, he realized that the matter was not simple. While he was thinking about it, he learned the news that Concubine Chen had died.

He rushed over immediately and called Fang Wujiu over as well.

Fang Wujiu went forward to examine Concubine Chen's body.

Luo Qinghan and Xiao Xixi sat down on the low couch next to them.

Xiao Xixi whispered, "Rou Ju should not be the one who murdered Concubine Chen. She was pushed out as a scapegoat."

Luo Qinghan: "I know."

Xiao Xixi: "I have a very bad feeling that Concubine Chen's death is likely to trigger a series of bad things."

Luo Qinghan held her hand, and the warmth flowed to her through his palm.

"Don't worry, I'm here, no matter how bad things are, they can be resolved in the end."

After Fang Wujiu finished the inspection, he turned around and happened to see Luo Qinghan and Xixi holding hands.

He coughed lightly to remind the other person that there was someone else in the room.

Luo Qinghan and Xixi looked at him at the same time, but there was no intention of loosening their hands.

Fang Wujiu could only pretend to be blind and stated with an expressionless face.

"Chen Jieyu died from a poison called Seven Day Drunk. This poison is colorless and tasteless. After being poisoned, there will be no abnormalities for the time being, but after seven days, the poison will take effect and the person will die."

Luo Qinghan: "You have been checking Concubine Chen's pulse every day recently. Didn't you see that she was poisoned?"

Fang Wujiu: "Seven Days of Drunkness is a poison that cannot be detected by pulse diagnosis. It must be tested with a special medicine. However, the preparation method of this medicine is very complicated and the Imperial Hospital does not have any in stock."

In other words, unless the imperial physician knew in advance that Concubine Chen might have been drunk for seven days, he would prepare the medicine to test her. Otherwise, no one would bother with this matter.

But the point is that the drug Seven Day Drunk is difficult to detect.

Therefore, anyone who is drunk for seven days is basically doomed to die.

Luo Qinghan wanted to have someone search the palace, but then he changed his mind and realized that the person who poisoned the food was not stupid. After he succeeded, he would definitely get rid of the remaining poison as soon as possible. Even if the palace was searched, they might not find anything.

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(End of this chapter)