Chapter 165 No Need to Ask
By the time Ye Lanzhou stabilized Yan Su's condition, it was almost evening. The sky was foggy and the snow had not stopped. It was so cold in the palace that people were shivering.
But Yan Su had just bled horribly, looking as if she was about to lose the baby. Fortunately, Ye Lanzhou had some hemostatics at the palace's pharmacy, and they finally stabilized the fetus and stopped the bleeding. Ye Lanzhou washed his hands, rubbing away the blood from Yan Su, and as he applied soap, he pondered.
The spy acted too quickly. She had just told Xie Chengyan about the spy when Yan Su was killed. And the most difficult thing was that she didn't know who the spy was.
But she was not completely clueless. This was the first time she had seen Su Xinlan at Yan Su's door. With her personality, she didn't seem like the type who would spend time growing flowers and plants. The only people in the mansion who knew of her existence were Xie Chengyan, Hong Luo, and herself. Did that mean that the person who put Su Xinlan there was wrong?
Just as I was thinking with my head down, I suddenly heard footsteps behind me. It was Xie Chengyan.
She didn't turn around, still rubbing her hands, and said, "Someone has done something. Yan Su must have been poisoned."
Ye Lanzhou was the only one responsible for Yan Su's medicine. Now that Yan Su was poisoned, Xie Chengyan did not rush to question her, but waited silently for her to continue.
Ye Lanzhou rubbed her hands until the smell of blood faded, then she took a handkerchief and wiped them dry. She said, "Where did Su Xinlan at Yan Su's door come from? I don't think I've ever seen her before."
Xie Chengyan finally spoke, his voice clear and sharp: "What's wrong?"
She opened a small jar, and inside were two worms entangled together. They were not big in size and were much different from the golden silkworm Gu in her hand. The only thing that was the same was the weird feeling emanating from them.
Even someone like Xie Chengyan, who knew nothing about witchcraft, knew that this must also be a poisonous insect.
Ye Lanzhou said, "These are a pair of twin Gu. They live when they see each other, and sleep when they don't. One was found in Yan Su's body, and the other..." She paused, then continued, "It's in the flower stem of the Su Xin Orchid."
This was something Xie Chengyan had not expected. He had not expected that besides Ye Lanzhou, there was someone else in the capital who knew the art of witchcraft.
Ye Lanzhou weighed the small jar in his hand, his tone unclear as to whether it was worry or joy. "Your Highness, it seems I'm not the only one in the capital who knows this."
Xie Chengyan stared at the small jar for a while, then said, "Just keep checking it out, and tell me if you find anything."
Ye Lanzhou suggested: "Why don't you check the people in the greenhouse first..."
She was halfway through her words when Xie Chengyan raised his hand to stop her. He interrupted her and said, "I told you, I'll let you investigate this matter. You don't need to ask me."
She was stunned for a moment. How could she check? She had no status in the palace. If she really had one, it was at most her status as a concubine when she first entered the palace. A concubine couldn't be the head of the household, so who would listen to her?
She opened her mouth and was about to speak, but she forced herself to hold it back. Then she thought that this was a good thing. If she told Xie Chengyan everything, she would inevitably reveal her abilities in front of him. He had already suspected her position because of the witchcraft incident, so hiding her abilities was the best option now.
It's actually a good thing that he gave her the authority to investigate.
Although she still couldn't be sure what Xie Chengyan's position was, was he really saying that he could cooperate with Southern Xinjiang, or was he trying to trick Ye Lanzhou into believing his position?
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