Everyone present, except for Wang Ruofu, knew that Su Yan had taken Bai Yunfei as her apprentice.
So only Wang Ruofu pointed at Bai Yunfei with a surprised look and asked Su Yan, "Is he your disciple?"
Su Yan nodded, "That's right!"
Upon hearing Su Yan's affirmative answer, Wang Ruofu's surprised expression faded.
She knew that Su Yan's ability in autopsy was far superior to her own, and that she was fully capable of taking on apprentices. It was just a bit of a surprise that she had taken on Bai Yunfei.
After all, Wang Ruofu also knew about Bai Yunfei's background.
Bai Yunfei suddenly interrupted the conversation, saying, "My benefactor sister, so you are Master's senior sister. It seems we are now even closer than family."
Bai Yunfei happily took Wang Ruofu's arm, acting very familiar with her.
Wang Ruofu found it hard to refuse Luo Yan's sudden enthusiasm. Perhaps because of Luo Yan, Wang Ruofu was somewhat afraid of contact with men.
Although Bai Yunfei was only a teenager, his physique was no different from that of an adult man.
However, out of consideration for Su Yan, Wang Ruofu suppressed his displeasure, looking quite helpless, and forced a smile as he wondered what Su Yan saw in Bai Yunfei.
“Little Yan’er, your disciple is quite similar to you in temperament…”
Upon hearing this, Su Yan immediately retorted, "Senior sister, I'm not that naughty!"
Wang Ruofu pursed her lips, "Indeed, you look much more mature than that silly boy now..."
Xie Yu, who was originally just watching the show, couldn't help but ask out of curiosity when he saw that Su Yan and Wang Ruofu seemed to have a very close relationship, "When did you two become senior and junior brothers and sisters?"
Xie Yu was, after all, a native of Chang'an. Although he had no close relationship with Wang Ruofu, he knew that she had only one junior sister and no other fellow disciples.
So when Su Yan actually called Wang Ruofu 'senior sister', Xie Yu was naturally very curious.
Fortunately, Su Yan and Wang Ruofu had already rehearsed their statements beforehand.
Su Yan explained, "I am Lu Shaoqing's disciple, whom he took in during his travels. After meeting my senior sister, I mentioned this matter to her."
Wang Ruofu echoed Su Yan's words, saying, "That's right, I have indeed heard Master mention taking on disciples."
After the two of them explained back and forth, the others didn't think much of it.
Su Yan quickly changed the subject, saying, "Let's go inside and talk!"
For the others, these words meant nothing.
Following behind Wang Ruofu, they entered the study.
Su Yan walked at the very back and noticed that Bai Yunfei was also following along.
Although Bai Yunfei was already his apprentice, his special status meant that he couldn't be present for the following content.
Su Yan stepped forward and called out to him, "Yunfei, wait..."
Bai Yunfei turned around with a blank look on his face. "Master, what's wrong?"
"Could you do me a favor?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Yunfei immediately patted his chest and said, "Of course, Master, please feel free to ask me for anything..."
“I have a son named Su Bao’er and an adopted daughter named Banxia. I don’t have time right now. Can you help me pick them up from Yuzhang School after school?”
"Of course... I'll go right now..."
After saying goodbye to Wang Ruofu, Bai Yunfei left the residence.
At this moment, only Su Yan, Shen Yao, Jing Ning, Xie Yu, and Wang Ruofu were in the study.
Xie Yu was very curious as to why Su Yan had mysteriously summoned him to Wang Ruofu's residence.
"Su Yan, what exactly happened? I'm still waiting to investigate the Empress Dowager's case."
In addition to Su Yan, Xie Yu was also involved in the case of the Empress Dowager's poisoning.
As Xie Yu finished speaking, Su Yan and Wang Ruofu exchanged a glance.
Then Wang Ruofu took out a glass container containing Gu worms and placed it in front of everyone.
From Xie Yu's perspective, all he could see was a transparent bottle filled with something that looked like water.
Xie Yu was completely bewildered, wondering what Su Yan was up to. "Su Yan, what is this?"
Su Yan's expression turned serious, and she said in a deep voice, "This is a Gu worm taken from the Empress Dowager."
"Gu worms!!!"
Su Yan's words instantly stunned everyone present. Even Shen Yao, who rarely showed great emotional fluctuations, became uneasy.
"This Gu worm is a Blood Gu larva, which Hua Hanyun refined."
After speaking, Su Yan looked at Shen Yao.
Besides her, only Shen Yao among those present had ever been in contact with Hua Hanyun.
So while Xie Yu and Jing Ning were wondering who Hua Hanyun was, Shen Yao remained calm.
In the following time, Su Yan told the group about the origin of the Blood Gu and the motives of the Dark Moon Pavilion, the mastermind behind it all.
After Xie Yu listened, a look of worry appeared in his eyes as he looked at Jing Ning beside him, "The Dark Moon Pavilion has already made a move against the Empress Dowager, will they target other members of the royal family...?"
Xie Yu had no interest in participating in the power struggle, but the thought of Jing Ning being a member of the royal family made him somewhat worried.
After all, the case of Ulem had already cast a shadow over Xie Yu's mind.
Before Xie Yu could finish speaking, Su Yan quickly refuted his guess.
"It shouldn't happen for the time being. Blood Gu is a kind of slow poison, and it's impossible for it to kill a person in a short time. Moreover, Blood Gu is hard to come by, and Hua Hanyun is already dead. I think even if the Dark Moon Pavilion wanted to harm the royal family, the target of the poison should be the emperor."
After listening, Shen Yao agreed with Su Yan's guess. "I think the reason why Dark Moon Pavilion chose the Empress Dowager is probably to sow discord between the Xiao and Xie families. It is very likely that it is for the sake of the struggle for the throne."
Now that the emperor is seriously ill, everyone in the court knows that the situation in Daliang will soon change.
The Empress Dowager is old and frail, making her a perfectly usable pawn.
“That’s right. I think we should split into two groups. Dean Xie, you and Shen Yao will go to the Ghost Market to investigate the Dark Moon Pavilion…”
Before Su Yan could finish speaking, Jing Ning looked at her expectantly, like a concubine in the palace waiting to be favored.
Having spent time together, Su Yan knew that Jing Ning was a stubborn mule who would never give up until he achieved his goal.
After thinking for a moment, he agreed to let Jing Ning accompany him. "Princess, you are more familiar with the palace than we are. I will trouble you to take me and Wang Shaoqing to investigate the origin of the blood curse."
Upon hearing this, Jing Ning's mouth practically split open with a smile. "Don't worry, the palace is with me and with you..."
"Don't let too many people know about this for now, lest we alert them..."
"good…………"
Everyone nodded in agreement with Su Yan's suggestion.
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After Xie Yu and Shen Yao left, Su Yan and Wang Ruofu boarded the carriage that carried Jingning back to the palace.
To avoid attracting the attention of the Dark Moon Pavilion, Su Yan and Wang Ruofu disguised themselves as Jing Ning's palace maids when they entered the palace.
First, this operation is to be carried out secretly, so it shouldn't be too publicized.
Secondly, there is a rule in the palace that men cannot stay in the inner palace for long. Su Yan and Wang Ruofu are women, so they can sneak in as women and completely avoid a lot of trouble.
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