Yan Shu woke up and learned about what happened in the court this morning.

Surprised and angry, she, like Yu Wenlan, immediately guessed that it was the White Crane Taoist who did it.

But she was still a little puzzled. Wasn't the evil Taoist in Minyue? A few days ago, she heard that he jumped off a cliff because he was chased by the Jinyiwei. How could

he suddenly come to the capital? But she heard the system pop up and say, "Because the one who jumped off the cliff was not him at all. He had found a substitute for himself. When the Jinyiwei was chasing the substitute, he took the opportunity to escape from Minyue and came to the capital."

Yan Shu's eyes widened when she heard it, "This evil Taoist can actually find a substitute?"

System, "Then someone built a Taoist temple for him. Don't underestimate his brainwashing skills."

Yan Shu, "...That's true." 】

So, this evil Taoist is indeed cunning and has done so many evils by himself! He accidentally caused so many lives in the capital city that were not born yet!

No, now that she knows it, how can she just stand by and watch?

So she immediately asked the system for the other party's location, walked to the table and wrote it on paper, and asked Rendong to send it to Qianming Palace.

After thinking about it, she felt uneasy again-she was so angry when she knew about this, the empress dowager would definitely be even angrier, right?

But her boss just finished the treatment yesterday, and she must not trigger the old illness again.

So she asked someone to prepare a sedan chair, and after breakfast, she put on thick clothes and went to Ci'an Palace.

When they arrived at the place,

the Queen Mother was a little surprised and asked, "Didn't I tell you not to come yesterday? Why did you come anyway?" Yan Shu said, "The snow last night has melted, and I saw that the ground was not slippery. I was worried that Your Majesty would feel bored alone, so I came to talk to you." The Queen Mother

nodded and said, "It's nice of you to do so, but I was just looking for someone to ask. I just heard that many pregnant women in the capital have had miscarriages. I wonder what happened?"

Yan Shu said, "That's right. It's probably the work of that White Crane Taoist. I heard that when he was in Minyue, he used the placenta to refine some kind of elixir. When His Majesty found out, he was furious and ordered the Jinyiwei to capture him, but The one who jumped off the cliff in Minyue a few days ago was actually a substitute he found. This person has recently fled to the capital."

As soon as the voice fell, the empress dowager frowned, "What? It's that evil Taoist again?"

Yan Shu nodded hurriedly, "This person appears to be a Taoist priest, but in fact he is a traitor. He has a very vicious heart and many cunning schemes. I heard that a minister mentioned it in the court this morning. He said that such a thing happened a few years ago. He should have been in the capital at that time, so there should be no one else except him."

As soon as these words came out, the empress dowager nodded and said nothing more. In her heart, she had already gritted her teeth and said, "That old thief is still doing such a conscienceless thing!

Why didn't I kill him at that time! You bastard, this is all your fault! 】

As soon as these words came out, Yan Shu frowned The

Queen Mother used the word "still doing it".

That is to say, the Queen Mother already knew what the old Taoist priest did.

Then, the late emperor should also know about it.

But I heard the system say, [What else do you think? If the late emperor didn't acquiesce, could he, a Taoist priest, do such a shameless thing in the capital? 】

Yan Shu was stunned and couldn't help but yelled, [The late emperor was the ruler of a country! How could he allow the old demon Taoist priest to harm his own people? 】

After saying this, a horrifying possibility immediately rose in her heart, [... Did the late emperor eat it too? 】

System, [That's right, he wanted to live forever, since he knew it was a "good" thing, how could he not eat it? 】

"Grr... "

Yan Shu felt sick subconsciously as she finished speaking. She couldn't help but almost vomited on the spot.

The Queen Mother was startled and asked hurriedly, "What's the matter?"

Yan Shu stroked her chest and said, "I don't know why, but I suddenly feel a little uncomfortable." The Queen Mother

hurriedly said, "Go back and rest quickly, and ask Doctor Jiang to check on you. You must be careful these days."

Yan Shu hurriedly agreed, and advised the Queen Mother, "Your Majesty, don't be too angry. It's not a bad thing that the evil Taoist priest is close. Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and the capital has enough manpower. We will definitely be able to catch this man and bring him to justice. "

It's not easy for the empress dowager to deal with such a ridiculous and unjust dog emperor. She is such a righteous person, so she must have been angry at first.

Fortunately, the dog emperor is dead, but her boss must not get sick again.

The empress dowager nodded and said, "Don't worry about me, you are the most important thing now. That evil Taoist priest has many cunning schemes. Even though he is in the palace, we must not take him lightly."

Yan Shu hurriedly responded, and then took her leave and returned to Ganlu Palace.

~~

When Yan Shu thought of what the late emperor had done with that evil Taoist priest, she felt extremely disgusted. She was so tired that she had no appetite for lunch. She simply ate some porridge and went to sleep.

When she woke up after a rest, it was already dark and it was almost time for dinner.

She was still thinking about important things, so she hurriedly asked the system, "Has the evil Taoist priest been caught?"

But she heard the system say, "No."

Yan Shu frowned, "What's going on? Didn't I tell Jinyiwei that it's a guest inn near Sajin Lane? I even told them the room number, why hasn't he been caught yet?" Caught the person?】

System,【I told you long ago that the evil Taoist priest was full of tricks. Before the Jinyiwei arrived, the evil Taoist priest had moved to another place.】

Yan Shu almost vomited blood when she heard that. There was no communication tool in this era. She couldn't command the Jinyiwei to catch people in real time. Now she was pregnant and couldn't go to the scene in person like she did last time to catch the trafficker. Time is life now. How can she catch the evil Taoist priest immediately?

At this moment, she heard the system say,【Maybe we can catch him now.】

Yan Shu was stunned, "What? "

But then I heard the system say, [But first check if your windows and doors are closed.]

Yan Shu, [???]

Before she could ask another question, she heard the hurried voice of Doctor Xun outside the door, "Please ask Concubine Yi to quickly order people to close the doors and windows, and don't let anyone in or out for the time being."

Yan Shu was stunned again. Why did someone ask her to close the windows again?

But the next second, she heard Doctor Xun say, "I smell the smell of medicine outside, I'm afraid it's not good for pregnant women."

What?

When these words came out, everyone in the hall was shocked.

Fortunately, the weather was cold and the doors and windows were originally closed. However, Ren Dong originally planned to go out to serve food to the master, but she did not dare to move for a while.

At this time, another voice was heard outside the door, and it was Yuwen Lan who asked, "What happened?"

Yan Shu did not dare to open the door. Fortunately, Doctor Xun replied outside, "Your Majesty, I just smelled a strong smell of smoke in the palace, which should contain medicine that is not good for pregnant women. I am afraid that something has happened to your majesty, so I hurried to report it."

In fact, Yuwen Lan had already smelled the smell of medicine in the air along the way, and only after hearing this did he realize that the matter was serious. He immediately told Yan Shu, "Don't go out and close the doors and windows."

Then he asked Doctor Xun, "Do you know where the smell of smoke comes from?"

Doctor Xun said, "I walked all the way from the duty room. The more I walked to the harem, the more obvious it was. It should be nearby."

Yuwen Lan immediately ordered Fu Hai, "Immediately ask the guards to follow Doctor Xun to search. No one is allowed to stop them."

Fu Hai agreed and quickly called a dozen guards to follow Doctor Xun to search in the palace.

After all, there were not many people in the harem now. It didn't take long for everyone to find the source of the smell of medicine.

It was Cuiwei Palace where Wang Zhaoyi was.

Hearing the report, Yuwen Lan was furious and immediately interrogated him personally.

However, Wang Zhaoyi flatly denied it, "Your Majesty, please understand, I was just ill and asked my family outside the palace to buy some moxa sticks to fumigate. I definitely didn't mean to harm Concubine Yi!"

She also thought in her heart, "This Concubine Yi really did it! She is so cruel and framed me like this!"

Hearing this, Yuwen Lan was not easily moved, but ordered the guards, "Take out what she just burned and show it to Doctor Xun."

The guards agreed and immediately took out the "moxa stick" that had just been seized in Cuiwei Palace and asked Doctor Xun to check it on the spot.

However, after Doctor Xun peeled off the moxa stick, the powder immediately fell to the ground.

After an examination, it didn't take long for Doctor Xun to make the final conclusion, "Your Majesty, these contain many blood-activating herbs such as red peony root, salvia miltiorrhiza, safflower, musk, turmeric, and tangerine peel. Even if you don't take them orally, just smelling them can cause miscarriage. Although it's cold now, it's dinner time, and people are coming in and out of the palace, so the smell will still enter the palace, which is definitely not good for Concubine Yi and the royal heir." As

soon as these words were spoken, When they saw the moxa stick coming out, everyone was shocked. Yuwen Lan immediately looked at Wang Zhaoyi and said in a cold voice, "Where did you get this? Who told you to do this?"

Wang Zhaoyi was stunned and immediately cried, "Your Majesty, I really didn't know there was such a thing in it. I was ill for a long time and had no other choice but to ask my family to buy some moxa sticks outside the palace. I really didn't know there were so many poisons in it..."

[What's going on, God? How could there be such a thing in the moxa stick? Could it be that Concubine Yi ordered the imperial physician to deliberately slander me? 】

Yuwen Lan lost his patience and ordered the guards in a cold voice, "Immediately control the Wang family and strictly prohibit anyone from entering or leaving. We must investigate the source of the poison!"

The guards immediately responded and rushed to Wang Zhaoyi's parents' home outside the palace.

~~

At this time, Yan Shu had also learned about the progress of the matter from the system.

She wondered, [Could it be that Wang Zhaoyi was also used by the demon?]

The system said, [Yes, the moxa stick actually came from the demon. Since coming to the capital, the demon has changed his identity to a doctor. A few days ago, he used his medical skills to cure Wang's father's stomach disease. Wang's father regarded him as a miracle doctor. I bought the moxa stick from him and asked someone to send it to the palace for the daughter. 】

Yan Shu nodded, but still a little confused, [But why didn't Wang Zhaoyi see the imperial physician when she was sick? Moxibustion alone won't work! 】

System, [Because she is very afraid of you now, and thinks that the imperial physician is in cahoots with you and wants her life, so she has never dared to see the imperial physician. 】

Yan Shu, [……]

Okay, in this case, she won't force it, and think about the problem of the evil Taoist.

[In this case, weren't those pregnant women who had miscarriages in the capital also harmed by the evil Taoist? 】

The system said, [That's not necessarily the case. After all, this method is expensive and still quite expensive. He just uses it specifically to deal with you. For other pregnant women, he usually inquired about them first, then waited for an opportunity to put the powder into the well water, and then bribed the nearby midwives in advance, and waited until the pregnant woman gave birth to obtain the fresh placenta. 】

Hearing this, Yan Shu couldn't help but vomit again.

Oh, this damn demon actually set his sights on her! This time, he must be caught!

But the system said, [This time it's easy, this guy is currently in the second room of the west wing of the Xingyuan Pharmacy in Yongding Bridge. He just dyed his hair black this afternoon. He is estimated to be around 40 or 50 years old. 】

Just dyed hair?

Yan Shu raised her eyebrows. As far as she knew, the current hair dyeing technique was to boil black beans with vinegar juice, and then apply it to the hair after boiling out the black paste. Of course, some reinforcement methods were needed afterwards, but this person's hair was dyed in the afternoon, so it must be too late to reinforce it...

She immediately came up with an idea, picked up the pen and wrote another letter, and asked someone to send it to Qianming Palace.

~~

Ci'an Palace.

As the sky gradually darkened, the Queen Mother was waiting for news.

It was not until she heard that Wang Zhaoyi, the source of the poison, had been caught and Yan Shu was not affected that she was relieved.

Danshuang hurried forward and advised, "Your Majesty has not had dinner yet. Since Concubine Yi is not affected, you should eat something too." But the Queen Mother

sighed, "I have no appetite. The Taoist Baihe has not been caught yet." After all

, as long as the evil Taoist has not been caught, it means that pregnant women in the city are still in danger.

Although they are unborn children, they are also human lives! How can she still eat with peace of mind?

In fact, this is also her fault.

If the Taoist priest could be eliminated when the man died, how could there be the current hidden danger?

Fortunately, not long after, the eunuch Qiao Fushun, who had gone out to inquire about the news, came in and reported, "Your Majesty, the Qianming Palace just received news that the Taoist Baihe has been captured!" The Queen Mother paused

and asked hurriedly, "Did he really catch him? Did they catch the right person?"

But Qiao Fushun nodded vigorously, "Don't worry, your Majesty, we have verified his identity. It is said that the evil Taoist dyed his hair black this afternoon and disguised himself as a doctor, hiding in the Yongding Bridge area. The Jinyi Guards followed the smell and found the vicinity of Yongding Bridge. They surrounded the houses and shops there and checked them one by one. They found a man wearing black clothes and a black hat, and smelled sour. They poured hot water on his head, and his black hair turned white. After confirmation, it was undoubtedly the evil Taoist."

What? The Queen Mother

was stunned when she heard this. Why is this method a bit... tricky?

But no matter what, it's good to catch this person.

The heavy stone in her heart finally fell to the ground. She clasped her hands together and chanted Amitabha.

Seeing this, everyone felt relieved. Danshuang stepped forward again and said, "Your Majesty, can you serve the meal now? You have just recovered from your illness and you cannot be hungry."

The Queen Mother said, "Just ask them to prepare a bowl of light porridge."

Danshuang agreed and hurried out to serve the meal. The Queen

Mother was about to sit on the warm couch for a while, but Qiao Fushun said, "Oh, my lady, when I returned just now, I met the guards guarding the palace gate coming to deliver a letter saying that Zhang Shengkang's wife Xu died today."

The Queen Mother's face turned cold, and she said, "She died, so what? Her husband and son did so many evil things, and Your Majesty did not let her drag her sick body to be tortured, which is already a mercy."

Qiao Fushun hurriedly agreed, and then said, "When Xu died, she sent a letter to the palace gate, asking you to take a look."

Then he presented a letter. The Queen Mother

paused, and finally reached out to take it, opened it and scanned it.

But she was surprised.

It turned out that this letter was not written by Xu, but by Zhang Shengkang.

——After all, Zhang Shengkang had written prescriptions for her for so many years, and she was very familiar with his handwriting.

At this time, she saw Zhang Shengkang wrote in the letter, "When the late emperor mixed moon □□ into the kelp soup, I had already informed Doctor Xun before my death. I hope your majesty will be careful." The queen mother

was stunned.

Oh, what a good Zhang Shengkang!

……

~~

After confirming the identity of the Taoist Baihe again and again, the Jinyiwei immediately took him to the Tianlao.

It was already late at night, and Yuwen Lan was relieved, so he planned to go to Ganlu Palace to rest.

——After catching that idiot Wang Zhaoyi, the crisis has been resolved, and Ganlu Palace can be entered and exited for a while.

But before he could get up, the Jinyiwei came to report, "Your Majesty, the evil Taoist said he has some secrets about the late emperor and wants to report them to you."

Yuwen Lan paused.

After a moment, he nodded and said, "I will meet him."

It just so happened that he had always wanted to see what the Taoist who harmed the late emperor looked like now .

After he finished speaking, he got up and went out.

Not long after, Yuwen Lan saw the man in the sky prison.

He saw that there were indeed not many wrinkles on the other person's face. Except for the slightly funny hair that faded, his face was indeed much younger than before.

But he just felt disgusted.

Why did the late emperor trust such a person?

At this time, before he could speak, the other party smiled and said, "Your Majesty is finally here. Since you are so kind, I will give you a secret."

Yuwen Lan had no expression on his face and just said, "What secret?"

But the Taoist Baihe smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't think that I killed the late emperor. At that time, I lived and ate the same food as the late emperor, except that the late emperor drank a bowl of kelp soup every day. Later, I was fine, but the late emperor was... He vomited blood and died, do you know why? The one who poisoned the late emperor was someone in the palace!"

After the voice fell, Yuwen Lan did not show any emotion, but asked in a cold voice, "You ate and lived with the late emperor, so the late emperor also ate the elixir you made with human placenta?"

Taoist Bai He was stunned, and then smiled, "Your Majesty is really smart. Yes, I was loyal to the late emperor, and such a precious thing should naturally be presented to the late emperor first."

Yuwen Lan narrowed his eyes.

But at this moment, he heard a voice from behind, "Shut up."

Everyone looked at the door and saw that it was the queen mother who appeared at the door.

Before the ceremony, the Queen Mother had already walked a few steps to Yuwen Lan, glanced at him, and said to the Taoist Baihe, "You had induced the late emperor to persecute civilians and did such a conscienceless thing. Now that you are about to die, you still want to slander others?" The

Taoist Baihe paused, and said to Yuwen Lan, "Your Majesty, can you bear to watch the late emperor die unclearly?"

"Shut up."

But Yuwen Lan said coldly, "He is still spreading lies to confuse the people when he is about to die. Come, cut off his tongue and cut off his tendons in his hands and feet. Announce to the world, he will be executed in public at noon tomorrow." Then

he bowed his head and said to the Queen Mother, "This place is bloody, please go back to the palace."

The Queen Mother paused, and had to agree first, and let him out of the prison.

In the middle of the winter night, the cold air was stinging people's hearts and lungs.

The Queen Mother did not get in the car, but said to Yuwen Lan, "I have something I want to tell Your Majesty."

Yuwen Lan said gently, "It's getting late, mother, go back and have a good rest. We can talk tomorrow if there is anything else."