Chapter 38 What kind of flower is a chrysanthemum?

Xuanwu system: [This Fifth Lady looks delicate and gentle, but she is really tough inside. Your Highness, marrying a woman like Fifth Lady is really unfair to Your Highness.]

Tan Tai Mo: [......When did this king say that he would marry Fifth Lady?]

When did this useless system arrange his lifelong event?

Xuanwu system: [Fifth Lady's mission is to capture Your Highness. Your Highness also needs Fifth Lady's lamp oil. Your Highness's marriage to Fifth Lady is a strong alliance. The deeper Your Highness's contact with Fifth Lady, the faster my lamp oil will be filled. Marrying Fifth Lady is the best strategy.]

[With Fifth Lady's family background and character, marrying Your Highness is a blessing from your ancestors.]

Tan Tai Mo: [......]

Fifth Lady might tear your balls off after hearing this.

Tan Tai Mo: [Let’s not talk about when your lamp oil will be full. The Fifth Lady’s mission is to conquer this king, which has yet to be confirmed.]

Xuanwu System: [My level is so high, Your Highness, please trust my expertise, I will never make a misjudgment?!]

Tan Tai Mo: [Then tell me, has the Fifth Lady ever tried to conquer this king so far?]

Not only has she not, she even thinks he is a paraplegic!

The matter of conquering is most likely nonsense made up by the garbage system.

Xuanwu System: [......The Fifth Lady has indeed never tried to conquer Your Highness, but that only shows that the Fifth Lady is a lazy person, not that I am wrong!]

Tan Tai Mo: [Shut up!]

Garbage!

As soon as Prince Rui appeared, Zhang Chenshi hurriedly asked his subordinates to separate Song and Cao Yushi, and immediately presented the gold, silver and jewelry they had found to Tan Tai Mo, "Prince Rui, how should this matter be handled?" "

Take Cao Yushi back to the Jinyi Guard, and I will make a decision after I go to the palace to report to my father." Tan Tai Mo swept his eyes and immediately found the hiding place of Jian Ruonan and her brother.

Jian Ruonan had a taro leaf on her head and two taro leaves in her hands to block her body. Below her, there was a head.

Teng Ge'er lay on the ground, willing to be a cushion for his sister.

The fifth lady really didn't wrong herself at all.

Jian Ruonan and Teng Ge'er finished eating the melon and prepared to come out after the people left.

Seeing the Imperial Guards bowing and nodding to Tan Tai Mo, Jian Ruonan was somewhat puzzled.

[The Imperial Guards are directly loyal to the Emperor, and do not even take the Imperial family into consideration. Why are they

so respectful to the Fourth Prince, reporting every detail to him? ] [Ah? So Emperor Deyuan dotes on the Fourth Prince so much that he gave him the power to command the Imperial Guards. ]

[Being able to command the Imperial Guards means that he is definitely the Emperor's confidant. If the Fourth Prince is not paralyzed, he must be a candidate for the Crown Prince. ]

[Alas, how could such a handsome man become paralyzed? ]

Tan Tai Mo: "..."

Enough, why do you always keep the word "paralysis" in your mind!

Teng Ge'er turned his head and glanced at his sister leisurely.

What paralysis? !

That is the Prince Rui who is both civil and military!

Teng Ge'er regards the Fourth Prince as his idol. When he saw the Fourth Prince appear, his eyes turned green. He struggled to get out and greet the Fourth Prince, and he didn't want to be a cushion for his sister.

Jian Ruonan glared at him and whispered, "If Daddy sees us cheating, you'd better be careful of your skin."

Teng Ge'er said righteously, "A man should take responsibility for his own actions. Teng Ge'er is not afraid."

As soon as the two of them talked, they were discovered by the Jinyi Guards beside them.

"Sir, there are two children hiding in the grass!"

Jian Zhang quickly brought them to him, "These are my daughter and son, Brother Teng, why don't you pay your respects to His Royal Highness Prince Rui."

Jian Huateng brushed off the grass debris on his body and bowed to the fourth prince, "Jian Huateng has met His Royal Highness Prince Rui. His Royal Highness is indeed as radiant as the legend says."

[This kid is destined to be a traitor, he is really good at flattering! ] Jian

Huateng: "..."

Jian Zhang: "???"

What, traitor? ?

Brother Teng will become a traitor in the future? !

Jian Zhang frowned, probably because he didn't beat her enough.

He pulled Jian Ruonan in front of him, don't let Brother Teng bring Nannan badly.

Jian Huateng: "..."

Daddy, I just turned six!

After listening to my sister's voice, shouldn't I worry that she will lead me astray?

After a while, Jinyiwei sent a message that there was indeed a woman surnamed Qin in Maoer Hutong. When they threatened her, the woman confessed everything and was Cao Yushi's mistress. The concubine's brother was also arrested and brought to justice, and a lot of stolen money was found in the concubine's brother's home.

After the case was handled, Zhang Chenshi invited Jian Zhang to his home for tea: "I have encountered a difficult case recently, and I would like to ask Minister Jian to help with the consultation."

I don't know what secret channels Minister Jian has. Minister Jian knows everything that they, Jinyiwei, can't find out.

"I can't talk about the position of counselor, but I can provide some ideas for the assistant." Jian Zhang called his personal servant: "Send the fourth young master back."

Teng Ge'er: "?? My son is going back alone? What about the fifth sister?" Jian Zhang

: "Your fifth sister is with me."

Teng Ge'er: "...Why?"

Jian Zhang: "...Children should not meddle in adults' affairs."

Teng Ge'er felt that it was useless to ask his father for help, so he turned to the fifth sister and offered his chubby little face, "Fifth sister, Teng Ge'er can't leave you."

Jian Ruonan: "..."

This little traitor!

~

In the end, Jian Zhang still took Teng Ge'er with him. Not only did Teng Ge'er go with him, but Prince Rui Tan Taimo also went with him.

Tan Taimo was in charge of the Jinyi Guards. He had heard a little about the case mentioned by Zhang Chenshi. The case had been pending for almost a month and there was still no clue.

The group arrived at Zhang Chenshi's residence.

Zhang, the assistant magistrate, was named Zhang Ying and styled Hanyu. He was the eldest son of the Earl of Ningyuan. The Earl of Ningyuan had made great contributions to the emperor and was deeply loved by the emperor. Zhang Ying was promoted to the fourth

-rank assistant magistrate when he was just in his early twenties. The Earl of Ningyuan's mansion was in Siheng Hutong, next to the Wucheng Bingmasi. It was a house with five entrances. Because the Earl's wife was from Jiangnan, the house was built with some Jiangnan garden charm.

Zhang Ying brought people to the hall and served them snacks, fruits and fragrant tea. Jian Ruonan had food, so she naturally had no complaints.

Sitting down and holding the teacup, Zhang Ying told the case again.

The case was actually very simple. In order to conceive an heir, the concubines in the palace secretly drugged Emperor Deyuan.

Emperor Deyuan was furious and ordered a thorough investigation. As a result, they searched almost the entire harem, but no one knew how the medicine was brought in, let alone who put it there. The most outrageous thing was that no one knew where it went.

Guards were added to the gate of the palace, and the palace maids who came in were strictly searched. During that period, the relatives of the concubines in the harem were forbidden to visit the palace.

The palace walls were also heavily guarded to ensure that not a single bird could fly in.

Guards were also added to the kitchen, and the chefs were watched while cooking.

Under a series of measures, within a few days, Emperor Deyuan was given Chinese medicine again. Emperor Deyuan worked hard for a day and a night before the effect of the medicine wore off.

Emperor Deyuan was so cautious when eating that he was afraid that he would be infected again one day.

Because it concerns the sexual happiness and health of Emperor Deyuan, this case is of the highest level and must be investigated within this month. It is almost the end of the month and the Imperial Guards still have no clue.

The kitchen searched thoroughly but found nothing. Every time the guards checked the palace maids and eunuchs who returned to the palace from outside, they were asked to take off all their clothes before being allowed to enter. No one knew how the illegal drugs were brought into the palace.

Jian Ruonan listened and complained.

[Is Emperor Deyuan not capable? The concubines have to use drugs secretly. Tsk tsk tsk tsk.]

[The person who drugged him is also cruel. He feeds the emperor some drugs every now and then. Are they training the emperor as a stud?]

[I don't know which is more effective, the medicine the emperor takes or my strong aphrodisiac? Jian Zhang

: “…”

Fortunately, no one else could hear such treasonous words. If the fourth prince heard them, it would be a serious crime of confiscating the property and destroying the clan!

It’s really not easy for concubines in the harem. In order to give birth to a son, they risk being beheaded… But the treatment of concubines without children and concubines with children is really too different. No wonder these concubines are willing to take risks.

After the emperor’s death, concubines with sons can follow their sons to the fiefdom to spend the rest of their lives. Those without children will all be sent to royal temples to spend the rest of their lives worshiping ancient Buddhas.

Women in the harem are not as glamorous as imagined. Those who are not doing well will be bullied by palace maids and eunuchs. No wonder everyone is trying to get close to the emperor.

Jian Ruonan thought that if she sold the "fertility pills" and "strong aphrodisiac" in her hand to the concubines, she would be able to make a fortune.

[Daddy, please don't send me to choose a concubine! Not even the prince's wife!]

Teng Ge'er thought, Fifth sister, you are so lazy and greedy, you sleep until 9 o'clock every day, and you have no talent. Don't worry, no prince will like you.

Jian Zhang also didn't consider marrying Nan Nan to the prince. The royal family's intrigue is not suitable for a simple and beautiful girl like Nan Nan.

He pretended to analyze the way the illegal drugs were brought into the palace, but he was actually paying attention to Nan Nan's voice.

[How was this drug brought in? Come, let me see.]

Well, the case is solved soon!

Jian Zhang half-closed his eyes and looked thoughtful.

If you solve this case and get your name in the Emperor's sight, you might become a big shot around the Emperor.

Teng Ge'er held the snack in his hands and ate it in small sips, his big dark eyes rolling around.

[Hey, this medicine wasn't given by the concubines...]

Tan Tai Mo glanced at Jian Ruonan nonchalantly.

The Jinyi Guard had focused on the concubines in the harem from the beginning, but it turns out that wasn't the case.

Jian Ruonan was eating pea yellow in her mouth, with snack residue all over the corners of her mouth. She didn't know what she saw, but she suddenly opened her mouth and pea yellow fell out.

[??? This medicine was given by the eunuch...]

Tan Tai Mo: ???

[How could this medicine be brought into the palace like this!!]

[No wonder it wasn't found even after the clothes were taken off, it turns out that the medicine was hidden in the chrysanthemums and brought into the palace! 】

Tan Tai Mo: ?

? Chrysanthemum

? ?

How can chrysanthemum hide medicine? It's only August now, and the case happened in July. It's not the flowering season for chrysanthemums yet. There are no chrysanthemums, so how can medicine be hidden?

Jian Zhang frowned.

[The emperor took medicine, and the medicine was stuffed in the chrysanthemum. Is it equivalent to the emperor eating shit? ]

[Puff——]