Chapter 204 Sixth Senior Sister Enters the Palace as a Maid!
The next morning, Shen Yuanxin and several of his illegitimate sons went to find Shen Lanxi.
She glanced at the name tags lined up on the table and calmly asked, "Are you sure?"
Shen Yuanxin: "Big sister, I said before I started practicing martial arts that I would like to study and take the imperial examinations if I have the opportunity in the future!"
Shen Lanxi said with a half-smile, "Alright, I'll accept your waist tokens. From now on, you're no longer my soldiers. Stay home and study!"
"Thank you so much, big sister!"
After Shen Yuanxin and the others finished speaking, they hurriedly took their leave.
"Chunxue, take their waist tags. When you return to camp, have someone cross their names off the soldier roster!"
"yes!"
Not long after, a letter was delivered to the gatekeeper.
After reading the contents, Shen Lanxi called out.
"come out!"
Ban Sicao jumped down from the roof beam and caught the letter that Shen Lanxi threw to her.
After reading the above content carefully, I raised an eyebrow out of curiosity.
"Who brought this to you?"
Shen Lanxi: "He didn't say his name, so he must have disguised himself. The man gave the gatekeeper ten taels of silver to get him to deliver this letter to me."
Ban Sicao: "This note says that someone is trying to harm you at the welcome banquet, and it even specifies the medicine used, but it doesn't say who is trying to harm you. Could it be a lie?"
Shen Lanxi: "Do you know about the Aphrodisiac Powder?"
Ban Sicao froze, then stammered, "Of course I know. This was specially prepared by the previous emperor for his own pleasure. Its potency is several times that of ordinary aphrodisiacs. The previous emperor died from taking too much of this on women."
Saying this to a woman would be somewhat awkward.
Surprisingly, Shen Lanxi didn't even frown. As expected of her!
Shen Lanxi glanced at Ban Sicao: "I have no intention of inquiring about your Wan Du Sect, but you immediately concluded that the person who harmed you is in the palace. I guess your Wan Du Sect must have a very deep connection with the people in the palace!"
Ban Sicao hesitated for a moment, but still did not reveal the secrets of their Ten Thousand Poisons Sect to Shen Lanxi.
"I would never hurt you!"
Shen Lanxi: "Even if you want to harm me, you won't have the chance!"
Ban Sicao said irritably, "Then why did you call me out?"
Shen Lanxi: "Is something like Hehuan Powder easy to prepare?"
Ban Sicao was taken aback and immediately retorted, "How could that be? This is a secret imperial medicine, and it is extremely difficult to prepare."
Shen Lanxi's eyes flickered: "Then tell me, is it possible that the person who prepared the aphrodisiac was also the person who prepared the sickly beauty?"
Ban Si Cao was as if a fog had suddenly been lifted, and her eyes were suddenly filled with light!
He knew all the poison masters in the entire Great Zhou Dynasty. Those people who had relentlessly pursued him had remained undetected. Hidden so deeply, he couldn't imagine anyone other than someone from the imperial palace!
If someone in the palace really wanted to kill him, then who was it?
The entire lineage of the former empress has been wiped out, hasn't it?
"What are you thinking about?" Shen Lanxi suddenly asked, startling Ban Sicao so much that she almost blurted out what was on her mind.
"I think you make a lot of sense. I'll definitely stick close to you at the welcome banquet tomorrow!"
Shen Lanxi felt that her death in her previous life was becoming increasingly mysterious!
Other members of the Shen family were also invited to the welcoming banquet. In the past two days, the Shen family members have been constantly going in and out of jewelry stores and clothing stores, and many shops have also been delivering goods to their door.
Seeing that the Shen family is about to rise again, those who had previously kept their distance are now sending visiting cards and gifts in hopes of reconciling with them!
Before Madam Shen returned home, Shen Congwen disposed of all the gifts and returned them.
Now that Madam Shen has returned, she will be in charge of the household.
When someone brings a gift, most of them are selected and kept in a register. The remaining few are either not liked by the recipients or were from people who didn't get along with Old Madam Shen before!
"Mother, the jewelry store has sent some jewelry. Should we let Lanxi come out and pick some out too?" Liu asked.
Madam Shen was immediately displeased.
Miao said, "Second sister-in-law, Lanxi received so many rare treasures from His Majesty, but he didn't say he would share them with us!"
Tian said sarcastically, "They wouldn't even look at our stuff."
Madam Shen glared at Liu, thinking, "That spoils the fun!"
“Mother, I was just trying to give my sister-in-law face,” Liu muttered.
Old Madam Shen lowered her head, thought for a while, and then ordered people to summon Shen Lanxi in a grand manner.
Unexpectedly, the result was that Shen Lanxi was not in the manor.
Madam Shen was so angry that her heart ached. Who was she trying to impress with all that she had just done when she wasn't even in the manor?
What a troublesome thing! Instead of staying at home after returning to the capital, he actually went out and showed his face in public. If others see him, who knows what they will say about the Shen family!
...
After disguising herself, Shen Lanxi went to Xinghua Tower.
"Sixth Senior Sister!"
Liu Shao, dressed as a waiter, emerged from behind the screen with a smile.
"My third senior brother said your martial arts skills are very good now, but I didn't believe it. I didn't expect it to be true."
"I was hiding behind using the Turtle Breathing Technique, so ordinary people couldn't hear my breathing. How did you detect it?"
Shen Lanxi pointed to her nose: "You have Sixth Senior Sister's scent on you. I can smell it as soon as I take a sniff!"
Upon hearing this, Liu Shao twitched his lips and quickly sniffed himself.
"What's that smell? I can't smell it."
Shen Lanxi laughed and said, "Sixth Senior Sister, don't smell it. Only I can smell it, no one else can."
Liu Shao didn't believe it. "Do you think only your nose is sensitive and everyone else has a fake nose?"
"Sixth Senior Sister, have you found out the cause of the former Empress's death?"
Seeing that Shen Lanxi was asking questions seriously, Liu Shao quickly put down her sleeves and told Shen Lanxi what she had found out.
"The former empress died from the poison of the Green Silkworm, a poison unique to the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect. After the incident, the court used the pretext of 'viciousness' to try to wipe out the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect. Later, several key figures of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect fled to the Western Regions."
"In the past fifteen years, I haven't heard of any experts in poison in the capital. I've investigated everywhere in the countryside, but there's only one place I haven't checked!"
Shen Lanxi: "The Imperial Palace."
Liu Shao nodded: "It is the imperial palace. The harems of all dynasties have been places where filth and evil were hidden. Many insidious methods were spread to the common people through the harem. If you had come a few days later, I would have been able to sneak into the imperial palace."
Shen Lanxi: "Could it be that Senior Sister has infiltrated the palace as a maid?"
Liu Shao: "Palace maids are not easy targets to be noticed!" Information is easiest to glean from ordinary people!
"Senior sister, I received a letter like this today!" She explained how she received the letter and what its contents were.
Liu Shao: "Then I need to get to the palace even sooner. The palace isn't very big, but there are a lot of people inside. They're all as cunning as sieves. Without our own people, we'll easily get taken advantage of!"
That's what they say, but...
"Senior sister, please be careful!"
Liu Shao chuckled, "Look at my face, you wouldn't even notice me in a crowd. Even if I get in, I probably won't be assigned to a good spot. I'll try my best to get assigned to a more remote place, so it'll be easier to move around!"
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