Chapter 476 Two-pronged Approach
The weather is clear and cool in autumn, which is suitable for traveling.
Chu Liuzheng, who had recovered from the cold, regained his spirits. After taking his men for a stroll in the imperial garden, he set up a fishing rod by the lake to fish for turtles.
"Siyue, I want taro pastry and pickled plums." She held her chin and stared at the motionless fishing rod. "I want Chef Qiao to make the taro pastry."
"Okay." Mitsuki agreed, put away the red pills on the table, and ran to the imperial kitchen to give instructions.
The wind was strong by the lake, and seeing Chu Liuzheng sneezing, Chen Xing was worried that she would catch a cold again, so he hurried back to the Yangxin Palace to get a cloak.
Chu Liuzheng grabbed a handful of fish food and scattered it to feed the koi to prevent them from biting the rod.
She looked up at the sky. The refreshing lake breeze blew across her cheeks and neck, lifting a few strands of hair, which was quite comfortable.
Life is truly wasted. Who would go to work if they have money and free time?
She lifted up the motionless rod and saw that the bait was still there, so she threw it back into the lake, muttering, "Come on, turtle! Come on, come on, come on, come on..."
As he was muttering, a shrill voice suddenly came from behind him, "Hello, young lady."
Chu Liuzheng was startled and looked back, only to see a little eunuch standing behind him, with a long face, big eyes, thin lips and a smile on his face.
She didn't remember this person, so she asked, "Who are you?"
"My name is Xiao Xuanzi, I work in the imperial kitchen. I'd like to meet you, young lady." The eunuch who called himself Xiao Xuanzi had a food box slung over his arm. "Young lady Siyue sent me here to bring you some snacks."
"Oh." Chu Liuzheng raised his hand and pointed at the stone table not far away, "Put it there."
Xiao Xuanzi walked over and placed the food box on the stone table.
Chu Liuzheng sat still and asked, "What has Siyue been doing?"
"Just now, Eunuch An came to look for Miss Siyue. I don't know what they said, but Miss Siyue followed him." Xiao Xuanzi opened the food box while speaking, and took out the still steaming taro pastry and a small plate of pickled plums.
"Before Miss Miyue left, she asked me to bring the snacks in the food box to her."
"Is that so?" Chu Liuzheng smiled at him, "Thank you for making the trip."
"Miss, you are embarrassing me. These are my responsibilities." Xiao Xuanzi pursed his lips. Seeing Chu Liuzheng sitting still, he reminded him, "It's not good to eat cold food in autumn. The wind is strong by the lake. These taro paste cakes will get cold in a short time. It's better for you to eat them while they're hot."
Chu Liuzheng nodded, but said, "I like to eat cold taro paste cakes. The imperial kitchen is busy, so I won't send you off."
Xiao Xuanzi hurriedly said he didn't dare, bowed and left.
Chu Liuzheng glanced at his back, did not touch the snacks on the stone table, and continued to fish his turtle with his chin supported.
"Three-year-olds know not to eat food given by strangers. Do I look stupid?"
She dared to guarantee that 99% of the taro paste pastries were added with other ingredients.
[Let me see, the person behind Xiao Xuanzi is...]
Chu Liuzheng, who had just turned on the system, suddenly heard a "ding" sound, followed by a "bang".
She quickly looked back.
The first thing that caught my eye was a dagger with a blue blade.
Then came the secret guard in black.
Finally, it was the little eunuch who was kicked and lying on the ground, unable to get up.
【Oh my, this is exciting! 】
Chu Liuzheng patted his pounding heart. It turned out that this time it was not poisoning, but assassination.
In fact, it was poisoning.
Looking at the blackened silver needle in Siyue's hand, Chu Liuzheng fully realized how much the people behind Xiao Xuanzi wanted to kill her.
"Thank goodness Sister didn't eat it." Siyue wiped the silver needle clean and reminded again, "Sister, please remember, when Chenxing and I are not around, don't eat anything given by other palace servants."
"Yeah." Chu Liuzheng nodded repeatedly and stretched his neck to look at the corpse not far away.
After being kicked by the secret guard, Xiao Xuanzi committed suicide by taking poison.
To be precise, after Chen Xing's simple autopsy, Xiao Xuanzi first took the poison and then tried to assassinate Chu Liuzheng. Regardless of whether the assassination was successful or not, in the end, there would be no evidence.
Of course, there is no such thing as death without evidence in front of Chu Liuzheng.
With the system in hand, I have the truth.
Open the system and start flipping!
*
When the news of Chu Liuzheng's assassination reached Wenhua Palace, the emperor was shocked and angry and ordered a thorough investigation.
In less than half an hour, the news spread throughout the harem like wings. Some were surprised, some felt sorry, and some were worried.
In Changchun Palace, after listening to Gao Yongfu's report, Empress Zhong asked, "How is Chu?"
"I heard he was just a little frightened." Gao Yongfu said, "The Yangxin Palace summoned the imperial physician, who prescribed a prescription to calm the mind."
Empress Zhong paused as she wrote, ink dripping down the tip of her brush, blurring the beautiful words. She put the brush down and sighed softly, "What a pity."
Qiu Sui hurriedly ordered people to change the paper.
Queen Zhong waved to Gao Yongfu, who bowed and retreated.
"Your Majesty, Xiao Xuanzi committed suicide by poisoning himself, leaving no clues." Qiu Sui handed over a cup of tea and said softly, "Although His Majesty has ordered a thorough investigation, there is no evidence after death. I'm afraid... there will be no results."
Queen Zhong glanced at her with a cold look in her eyes, "Don't meddle in other people's business."
"I dare not." Qiu Sui lowered her eyes and looked at the two volumes of Buddhist scriptures copied beside the table.
A few days ago, the empress dowager suddenly ordered Zhao Ma to send a copy of "The Sutra of the Past Vows of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva" and asked the queen to copy three rolls of paper every day, and then send them to the small Buddhist temple in Wanshou Palace, without missing a single day.
It took two hours to copy one roll of paper, and six hours to copy three rolls of paper. Except for sleeping time, Queen Zhong spent almost all her time copying scriptures, and even her wrist bones were swollen from copying so much.
Qiu Sui felt distressed when she saw this, but Empress Zhong refused to allow the imperial physician to be summoned or to tell the emperor, so she just applied the medicine casually and continued copying the next day.
Qiu Sui felt that Chu Liuzheng must have slandered the Empress Dowager. Otherwise, why would the Empress Dowager, who had always been indifferent to things, think of using such a torturous method on her own master? It happened to be the day after Chu Liuzheng had dinner at the Wanshou Palace. Qiu Sui refused to believe that this was a coincidence.
With new and old grudges added together, Qiu Sui hated Chu Liuzheng so much that her teeth were itching to bite him. It was a pity that Xiao Xuanzi did not take her life.
"Send someone to keep an eye on it." Queen Zhong picked up her brush and dipped it in ink again, saying gently, "It's not time for the flowers to wither yet."
"yes."
*
Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Chu Liuzheng pinched his nose and stood three meters away from the bowl of so-called tranquilizing soup. In a muffled voice, he negotiated with the emperor, who was sitting behind his desk reading memorials, "Can I not drink it?"
"No." Xiao Jingfan didn't even raise his head. "Drink it while it's hot."
Chu Liuzheng: "I'm really not afraid, nor frightened."
"Hmm." Xiao Jingfan said as he wrote comments on the memorial, "Do you want to drink it yourself or do you want me to feed you?"
These words instantly reminded Chu Liuzheng of the brutal act of this man who choked a concubine by the neck and forced her to drink a bowl of medicine.
She, she, should just drink it herself.
Seeing that she drank it herself, His Majesty the Emperor felt a little regretful.
Siyue took the empty medicine bowl away. Chu Liuzheng leaned on the couch with candied fruit in his mouth and picked up a travelogue to read.
【Let me see where Eunuch Zhou has found out.】
[Hmm...did you find out that I have some subtle grudge against this Eunuch Xuan?]
(End of this chapter)
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