As the most beautiful courtesan in Xiao Qin Palace, Yun Xiangyue naturally lived in the best room in Xiao Qin Palace, with its own door and courtyard, carved beams and painted buildings, and hot springs.

The accident happened in a room on the second floor, and Yun Xiangyue's body was placed on the bed.

Mu Zhuohua carefully examined the body. Due to the low temperature, the body did not rot, but only had some scars. Mu Zhuohua frowned and examined the body, and then checked the appliances in the entire room.

Liu Yan sat upright in a chair, watching Mu Zhuohua looking for clues back and forth.

Finally, Mu Zhuohua came to Liu Yan, bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, can I feel your pulse?"

Liu Yan did not speak, put down the teacup, and stretched out his wrist.

Mu Zhuohua placed his finger on Liu Yan's pulse, frowned and thought, then retracted his hand after a moment and said, "Your Majesty's pulse is very strange, there are two qi stuck in your body. If you want to know what poison your Majesty has been poisoned by, you must first understand your past medical history."

Liu Yan said, "It's okay to tell you, I was once poisoned by a Yuanluo flower from the Western Regions."

Mu Zhuohua was shocked: "Yuanluo flower!"

Liu Yan raised his eyebrows: "You know?"

"I've read about it in books but thought it was fake, but it turns out it really exists in the world." Mu Zhuohua recalled, "Yuanluo Flower grows under the abyss, where snakes and insects gather. It looks like a flower on the surface and is the size of a palm, but its rhizome can spread thirty meters. Yuanluo Flower is called a flower, but it is actually an animal. Its rhizome is actually like the octopus's octopus, which can shuttle through the soil, suck the essence and blood of animals, and absorb the rotten corpses and toxicity of poisonous animals. Its toxicity is concentrated in the stamens. When it reaches adulthood, it is killed, crushed, and mixed with a secret method to obtain the extremely poisonous Yuanluo Flower. This poison is not for killing people, but for torturing people. It is like the rhizome of Yuanluo Flower in the human body. It grows tentacles, pierces the blood vessels all over the body, devours the essence, blood and bone marrow, and makes people suffer from excruciating pain. Those who are poisoned by the Yuanluo flower cannot live or die. "

Liu Yan carefully looked at Mu Zhuohua and nodded, "What you said is absolutely correct."

Mu Zhuohua looked at Liu Yan in disbelief: "The prince was poisoned, but he survived? There is no antidote for the Yuanluo flower!"

Liu Yan said lightly: "The prince was poisoned by a poisonous arrow. After being hit, he immediately felt the toxicity, so he pulled out the arrowhead and scraped the toxin on the surface of the bone, reducing the toxicity by half."

Mu Zhuohua took a breath of cold air: "The prince is a real man... This is not better than the poison of the Yuanluo flower."

"After that, I took another kind of elixir, called Xuechen Pill."

Mu Zhuohua said blankly: "This... I haven't even heard of it."

Liu Yan said: "You naturally don't know that there are only two Xuechen Pills in the world. About fifty years ago, when my grandmother, Empress Chongguang, was in power, Fengjun Pei Zheng was also poisoned. The genius doctor Yan Li spent his entire life to make two Xuechen Pills. The Xuechen Pill can suppress all poisons in the world. Pei Fengjun relied on this pill to suppress the poison and lived for another twenty years. After that, there was only one Xuechen Pill left, which was a treasure of the Chen royal family. When I took the eldest prince to the war, the queen mother was worried about any accidents, so she asked the eldest prince to take the Xuechen Pill. When I was poisoned and unconscious, the eldest prince gave me the Xuechen Pill. After taking it, the poison was suppressed. "

Mu Zhuohua suddenly realized: "So that's it. The two stalemates in the prince's body are Yuanluo Flower and Xuechen Pill. In this way, the boiling blood and chaotic meridians in the prince's body last night were caused by the imbalance of the two forces. "

Liu Yan nodded: "Yes, but no poison was found in Yun Xiangyue. Although she died of poisoning, it has been found that it was just ordinary arsenic, and this poison cannot be transmitted to this king. "

Mu Zhuohua smiled and said: "I was a little confused at first, but now I really understand it. Please follow me, prince."

Mu Zhuohua turned and walked to Yun Xiangyue's body. Liu Yan stood by and watched Mu Zhuohua pull open Yun Xiangyue's collar and sleeves, tear off a piece of it with force, and put it to his nose to sniff.

"The smell has faded a lot, but it is still vaguely discernible." Mu Zhuohua said.

Liu Yan's eyes fell on the thin cloth.

"You mean, the poison is on the clothes?"

Mu Zhuohua shook his head: "It's not poison, it's a tonic. The prince has fallen into a misunderstanding, thinking that only poison can break the balance between toxicity and medicine. In fact, poison and medicine are one and the same. If used correctly, poison is medicine, and if used incorrectly, medicine is poison. What broke the balance in the prince's body is probably a tonic called Huanyang Powder."

Mu Zhuohua explained slowly: "The smell is very light, but I can still distinguish the smells of several main ingredients, including deer antler, snow ginseng, and ganoderma lucidum. The most important one is the Zhixian Fruit. The Zhixian Fruit matures in 30 years. The fruit can be used as medicine, and it has the miraculous effect of reviving the dead with flesh and bones. The most peculiar thing is that it does not need to be taken orally. Some dying people cannot swallow medicine. Huanyang Powder is taken through the nose, and it can be effective by breathing and applying. And this medicine is also fierce It is extremely powerful and can instantly strengthen the essence, qi and blood in the human body. Especially for martial artists, they will feel their blood boiling immediately after taking this medicine. The prince is a martial artist, and his qi and blood are already vigorous. After taking Huanyang Powder, he will instantly feel his blood boiling and his meridians burning. The balance between Xuechen Pill and Yuanluo Flower will also be instantly destroyed by the addition of this medicinal property. I gave the prince acupuncture yesterday to remove this excess essence and restore the balance between Xuechen Pill and Yuanluo Flower. "

After listening to Mu Zhuohua's narration, Liu Yan frowned and said, "Where do you think this Huanyang Powder came from?"

Mu Zhuohua said, "The medicinal materials needed to prepare Huanyang Powder are very precious and extremely difficult. It may not be successful once in ten times. I am afraid that the only one who can afford this loss is..."

Mu Zhuohua didn't dare to finish her words, but Liu Yan already understood what she meant.

"You mean the Imperial Hospital."

Mu Zhuohua said, "Forgive me for being blunt, but the person who poisoned the prince is someone who knows the prince's physical condition very well."

Liu Yan remained silent, turned around slowly, and walked out the door.

Mu Zhuohua followed quietly behind him, secretly glancing at Liu Yan's side.

The richer the family, the more complicated it is. As the concubine's daughter of the richest man in Jiangnan, she has a deep understanding of this.

That night, Liu Yan didn't say anything more and let Mu Zhuohua leave.

The person who took Mu Zhuohua away escorted Mu Zhuohua back home.

Mu Zhuohua looked at the young and silent swordsman and asked, "You must be Zhimo."

Zhimo hesitated for a moment and nodded.

Mu Zhuohua said again, "Since Prince Ding has come to see me, I believe you have already checked my background clearly."

"You are the illegitimate daughter of Mu Rong, the richest man in Jiangnan. You are the seventh child. Your mother died young. You are an ordinary person. You have never left Huaizhou in the past 18 years. You entered Beijing for the first time

on the fifth day of the first lunar month this year." Zhimo repeated the information he had found without emotion. Mu Zhuohua nodded with sudden realization: "So you think I can't have any connection with the mastermind behind the scenes. It's just that I was unlucky and accidentally involved in this incident. "

Zhimo was like an emotionless nodding tool.

"Then will you kill me?"

Zhimo didn't answer.

Mu Zhuohua said to himself: "I don't think so. I just helped Prince Ding find a way to drug me. Before the evidence is confirmed and the real murderer is found, I should be spared."

What Mu Zhuohua said was exactly what Zhimo was thinking.

Mu Zhuohua said again: "I am a timid person and I will never disclose what happened today. In this way, I am also a non-staff member under Prince Ding. Brother Zhimo, we are in the same boat. I have something to ask of you."

Zhimo didn't answer with a stern face.

Mu Zhuohua said, "Can you leave me your contact information?"

Finally reaching the door of her house, Zhimo stopped, turned to face Mu Zhuohua, and said seriously, "You are really thick-skinned, girl."

After that, his figure rose from the ground and disappeared into the night.

Mu Zhuohua did not let Guo Juli know about her meeting with Liu Yan. When she returned home, Guo Juli was still snoring, muttering something about chicken feet or gizzards. I guess he had a sweet dream.

Mu Zhuohua tiptoed into her pajamas, lay on the bed with her eyes closed, and reviewed her performance in front of Liu Yan. The moment she saw through Liu Yan's identity, countless ways of coping quickly went through her mind, and she finally chose to play dumb. There was no other way. At that time, she could only gamble, betting that King Ding Liu Yan still had some humanity. She tried her best to show her kindness and honesty. After all, she saved Liu Yan's life, and he would not abandon her. After returning home, she pretended to be tired and fell asleep, but she was actually awake the whole time, fearing that someone would assassinate her in her sleep. Fortunately, she spent a peaceful night. Unexpectedly, she encountered the murder of Yun Xiangyue the next day. She could not expose Liu Yan's existence, so she had to expose herself. In order not to be silenced, she turned from pretending to be stupid to showing off. A person must have some value, so that he will not be crushed to death like a bug. She tried her best to turn danger into opportunity, but every step in between was a gamble with her life.

Huh -

Mu Zhuohua breathed a sigh of relief. Now she was finally out of danger, and she also clung to the thigh of Prince Ding, and she would rise to prominence from then on. Unexpectedly, Prince Ding was also stingy and would throw away what he had used. After all, she not only saved his life, but also helped him a lot. After all, she was considered a non-staff member under his command, but he didn't even give her any benefits.

Mu Zhuohua supported her chin and sighed.

Liu Yan looked at a piece of information on the table - Jiangnan Mu Family, concubine Zhuohua.

Liu Yan thought of Mu Zhuohua's black and moist almond eyes. She was usually very innocent and honest when she looked at people. She was kind and harmless, which made people feel no defense and pity for her. It was not until tonight that she showed her true side.

No, this might not be her true face.

Liu Yan naturally knew about the Mu family in Jiangnan. Liu Yan was named King Ding, and his fiefdom was the richest place in Chen State - Jiangnan Prefecture. Huaizhou was the capital of Jiangnan Prefecture and the location of the King Ding's Mansion in Jiangnan.

Mu Rong had countless children, many wives and concubines, complicated family relationships, and illegitimate children fighting openly and secretly. It is not difficult to imagine the hardship of Mu Zhuohua, who lost her mother at a young age. In such an environment, she still passed the examination and became a juren, and no one in the Mu family knew about it.

The information said that Mu Zhuohua passed the provincial examination and ranked in the twenties. This ranking was not obvious. With the ability of the little girl, it might be better. I'm afraid it was for the sake of not showing off.

Mu Zhuohua came to Beijing this time with a maid named Guo Juli. Liu Yan felt familiar with this name at first glance. It was rare to see a girl named Juli. After a little thought, he thought of the conversation he saw on the paper on Wen Zheng's building that day. At that time, he didn't know the full names of the master and servant, but he saw that one of them called the other "Juli" on the paper.

I think the lady that Juli mentioned was Miss Mu Qi, Mu Zhuohua. Liu Yan stroked the word Zhuohua on the paper, and unexpectedly thought of the night when he fell ill and Mu Zhuohua treated him. The little girl took a lot of effort to help him to bed. He pressed half of his body on her shoulder and smelled a faint peach blossom scent. He knew that this was the smell of wine, called Taohuazui, a sweet wine loved by women in Dingjing. The maids in Dingwang Mansion would also secretly drink a pot during the New Year. He didn't know that this cheap sweet wine mixed with the fragrance of the girl had become such a sweet taste.

Liu Yan smiled and let go of his hand - it was just an interesting little girl.

Zhimo's voice was heard outside the study.

"Your Highness, Zhimo wants to see you."

Liu Yan put away the paper and said, "Come in."

Zhimo entered the study, closed the door, and half-knelt down: "Your Highness, I have traced the source of Huanyang Powder and asked all the folk doctors and court doctors, but no one has heard of the origin of this medicine."

Liu Yan frowned: "Have you checked the prescriptions of the Imperial Hospital over the years?"

Zhimo said, "I have checked, and there is indeed nothing."

Seeing that Liu Yan was silent, Zhimo could not help but say, "Your Highness, could it be that Mu Zhuohua made it up?"

"It's hard to make up about prescriptions." Liu Yan shook his head.

"Could it be that she is the only one in the world who knows this prescription?" Zhimo asked puzzledly.

Liu Yan smiled: "I didn't expect that the biggest clue would come to me on her own."