Chapter 063 Jin丨Exclusive release by Jiang Wenxue

Gan Rong died without proof, and there is not enough evidence to prove that Wang Guifei poisoned him.

The truth has not yet been found out, and Zhuge Zhengwo did not report this matter.

However, when the case was investigated, the imperial guards who surrounded Shu Guifei's bedroom were all Zhao Ji's men, and it was impossible to hide it from him.

With the emperor's suspicion, after learning about this, he would definitely feel alienated and would no longer be able to pamper Wang Guifei and her children as before.

Wang Guifei's fall from power is inevitable, and the third prince's party will also be frustrated.

Zhu Gezheng and I checked several people who had contact with Gan Rong in detail, hoping to find out where he got the poison, and finally found out that it was from the fresh meat mooncakes purchased from Wo Yun Tower.

The number of mooncakes purchased from outside is limited, and each palace has a fixed number of them.

Concubine Shu Gui loved to eat mooncakes from Wo Yun Tower. When she saw them on the plate, she couldn't help but eat some. Sometimes she only ate one or two bites each time, and gave the rest to the palace maids around her, so she consumed them very quickly.

Logically speaking, she had already eaten her own share. Gan Rong contacted the eunuch who purchased mooncakes several times, and bought new mooncakes from him at a high price and sent them to Concubine Shu Gui.

Concubine Shu Gui also knew about this matter, and she praised him for caring about her and rewarded him with many things.

Gan Rong's identity was exposed, and the mooncakes in Wo Yun Tower looked even more suspicious.

Zhui Ming volunteered to go to Huzhou to investigate Wo Yun Tower. Pei Rui also wanted to know who was the man behind Wo Yun Tower, so he took the initiative to go with him.

Zhui Ming didn't want to take him with him.

The boy's martial arts were very high, but he would occasionally have childish actions, which made him uneasy and he didn't dare to take him with him on a long journey.

Moreover, Zhui Ming's own Qinggong was very good, and it was convenient for him to travel quickly. Pei Rui didn't know Qinggong at all, and taking him with him would delay time.

Zhui Ming was embarrassed to tell the truth directly, and said tactfully: "If you leave like this, will King Taiping agree?"

Pei Rui: "This is an important matter, he won't interfere."

Zhui Ming: "After I leave, the old building will be unattended. I originally wanted to ask you to look after the old building for me. If you insist on going, I can only find someone else."

Pei Rui hesitated: "Then I won't go. I'll stay and look after the old building for you."

The young man was easily coaxed. It was exactly what he wanted, but Zhui Ming felt uneasy.

He was about to say something to comfort Pei Rui when he saw Pei Rui lowering his head and continued, "Anyway, I already know about Wo Yun Tower. It doesn't matter whether you go or not."

Zhui Ming almost couldn't catch his breath: "What?"

Pei Rui: "I said, I know about Wo Yun Tower. It doesn't matter whether you go or not."

Zhui Ming: "I want to ask, what happened in Wo Yun Tower? Why do you know?"

Pei Rui thought for a while: "...I just know."

Zhui Ming: "So what do you know?"

Pei Rui: "The fat man in Wo Yun Lou is not the boss, the real boss was killed by the fat man. The fat man is not fat either, he stuck a lot of things on his body to pretend to be fat."

Zhui Ming was confused: "Xiaomi, explain it more clearly, I didn't quite understand."

Pei Rui: "Very clear."

System: [I also think I explained it very clearly, why didn't he understand? ]

Xue Chen: [Of course he can understand if he knows the result and infers the cause, but Zhui Ming knows nothing, he has no idea who the 'fat man' is, who the 'boss' is. He wants to investigate the mooncake poisoning case, and subconsciously he should be the mastermind behind it. He has the wrong perspective, so of course he doesn't understand what I say. ]

System: [So... did your brother really poison the mooncakes? 】

Xue Chen: 【They must have put some poison in the mooncakes, and used the scent of roses to activate it. After a few days, the roses will bloom, the scent will weaken, and the poison will dissipate. When the flowers wither, they will be taken away and thrown away by the palace servants, and destroyed without anyone noticing.】

System: 【Are roses not poisonous?】

Xue Chen: 【Do you think he is you, capable of poisoning someone with his real name?】

System: 【……】

Zhui Ming wanted to know the truth immediately, but Pei Rui was always cold and indifferent. He didn't speak clearly, and he wondered why others couldn't understand him.

Zhui Ming wanted to open Pei Rui's little head to see what he was thinking.

Thinking of the tragic death of Xiao Tou and the boy's silent waiting last night, Zhui Ming asked patiently: "Who is the boss? Who is the fat man?"

Pei Rui: "The boss is the boss of Wo Yun Lou, and the fat man is the chef.

" Zhui Ming: "The boss of Wo Yun Lou is very skilled. He is both the boss and the chef, but the business of that restaurant is very good. There is more than one boss and one chef. Who are you talking about as the chef?"

Pei Rui: "The boss."

Zhui Ming: "..."

If Zhui Ming didn't know that the boy had a serious personality and rarely joked, he would definitely think he was playing a trick on him.

Such a smart child, how come he can't even speak clearly!

System: [Why don't you tell him the truth directly?]

Xue Chen: [I want to go to Wo Yun Lou.]

System: [Is Wo Yun Lou your brother's territory? 】

Xue Chen: 【Before Shu Guifei died, there was a small chance that Woyun Tower might belong to my brother. After Shu Guifei died, I can conclude that it is absolutely impossible.】

System: 【Ah?】

Xue Chen: 【My brother is a decisive person. If he really made up his mind to kill Zhao Ji, Zhao Ji would not be alive. The reason why he took action must be because he found the right opportunity, there is a possibility of success, and he can retreat unscathed without leaving any clues pointing to himself.】

System: 【Who will these clues point to?】

Xue Chen: 【I also want to know, so I want to go and see it myself.】Zhui Ming

still did not give up. He was afraid that Pei Rui would be disgusted, so he made a preparation before asking questions.

"You should know that I adore Xiao Tou and can't let her go. You are Xiao Tou's younger brother, and I treat you as my own brother. There are some things I must ask you about, so I won't be polite with you. I hope you don't find me annoying."

Pei Rui shook his head slowly.

Zhui Ming: "How did you know this?"

Pei Rui: "I heard it."

Zhui Ming: "How can you hear so many things just by listening?"

Pei Rui: "Lu Xiaofeng asked a few questions, and Fatty admitted it himself."

Zhui Ming: "Lu Xiaofeng?"

Pei Rui: "Yes."

Zhui Ming remembered that when Prince Taiping was in Pingyang Prefecture, he did receive help from Lu Xiaofeng to find out that Fang Yingkan was colluding with the enemy, so he detained Fang Yingkan and brought him back to Beijing.

Pei Rui also came back with Prince Taiping at that time, so it's not surprising that he knew Lu Xiaofeng.

Zhui Ming: "What did Fatty admit?"

Pei Rui: "Fatty didn't say."

Zhui Ming: "..."

Do you want to listen to what you are saying!

Was Xiao Mian so difficult to communicate with before?

Zhui Ming suspected that he did it on purpose.

Thinking back to the past few days together, Zhui Ming found that Xiao Mian spoke very little.

He was very obedient, and he would do whatever he said. When he occasionally expressed his own thoughts, they were all very simple in meaning.

For example, what to eat for lunch and dinner, should I eat by myself, or he would help feed me...

Zhui Ming took a deep breath: "You originally wanted to go to Huzhou with me to meet Fatty?"

Pei Rui nodded.

Zhui Ming: "Don't you already know everything, why do you still want to see him?"

Pei Rui: "He almost admitted who was behind it, but Fang Yingkan interrupted him. Later, Fang Yingkan stuck to me, and Fatty talked to Lu Xiaofeng alone, but didn't tell me. I want to ask him."

Zhui Ming: "So Lu Xiaofeng also knows?"

Pei Rui: "Yeah."

Zhui Ming thought for a moment: "You follow Let's go to Huzhou together and find out the truth. If Fatty doesn't want to talk, we can go find Lu Xiaofeng... Lu Xiaofeng's whereabouts are uncertain, I hope things go smoothly, it's much easier to go to Wooyunlou than to find Lu Xiaofeng. "

Pei Rui: "Who will take care of the old building after I leave?"

Zhui Ming: "I will ask my fellow apprentices to help take care of it."

Pei Rui successfully persuaded Zhui Ming to go to Huzhou with him.

Zhui Ming didn't need to ride a horse originally, he could use Qinggong to hurry up and arrive in a few days.

Because of Pei Rui, this little burden, he could only bring two horses, galloping, and resting a little after encountering the post station. It took him one day longer than usual to arrive.

Wooyunlou was as lively as ever, and the guests inside were very full, with no empty seats at all.

Pei Rui and Zhui Ming had been on the road for several days and were already exhausted. Their clothes were covered in dust. When they came in, they were stopped by the waiter.

The waiter asked, "May I ask if you two have made a reservation in advance?" Zhui Ming

said, "I really don't."

The waiter was about to tell him that if he wanted to come to eat, he had to make a reservation in advance and asked them to come another day. Suddenly, he saw the black-clothed boy following the down-and-out man, and his heart almost stopped beating. Zhui

Ming smiled and said, "What's wrong?"

The waiter's face changed suddenly: "Please wait a moment, I'll go and ask the boss to come over!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

Pei Rui silently took his hand off the hilt of the knife, and his expression remained unchanged from beginning to end.

Zhui Ming turned around and looked at Pei Rui: "Who is the boss he mentioned?"

Pei Rui: "Fatty."

The boss appeared at the corner of the stairs, and his eyebrows jumped when he heard Pei Rui's call.

He hurried downstairs: "Mr. Pei, why are you here? I didn't even tell you in advance. I'm sorry for not welcoming you."

Pei Rui raised his head and nodded in his direction.

The boss glanced at Zhui Ming and found that he was a stranger, and his clothes were not bright and he looked rather shabby, so he stopped paying attention to him and focused his attention on Pei Rui.

He politely invited: "The guests downstairs are full, and the private rooms have been reserved by nobles. Mr. Pei, why don't you come to my place and sit for a while?"

Pei Rui said nothing.

Zhui Ming: "Then go."

Pei Rui: "Okay."

The boss then realized that Zhui Ming was the dominant one in the relationship between the two. He asked: "May I know what is this guy's

name?" Zhui Ming smiled and said: "My last name is Cui."

Pei Rui: "Accent? Cui Ming?"

Zhui Ming: "...Xiaomian, my full name is Cui Lueshang."

The boss froze for a moment, his facial expression could not be seen through the thick disguise: "So it is Mr. Cui San, I've heard of your name for a long time!"

Zhui Ming: "I've also heard of the name of Wo Yun Tower for a long time, so today I specially asked my brother to bring me here to broaden my horizons. I hope Mr. Jiang will not blame me for coming here in an intrusive way."

The boss: "I dare not, I dare not."

He led the way, taking Pei Rui and Zhui Ming to the previous compartment.

Pei Rui sat down next to the snacks naturally, picked up a piece of cake, put it to his nose and sniffed it: "It's not poisonous this time."

The boss laughed and said: "If you encounter problems every time, I won't be able to open this restaurant."

Pei Rui took a bite, chewed it carefully, and swallowed it before saying: "Your last name is also Cui."