The fragrance is not strong, but just a light and cold fragrance, and the smell is very uncommon. If it is not for someone with a sensitive nose who smells carefully, the smell can even be ignored.
However, this was the third time Su Liyue had smelled this smell.
The first time I smelled it was in the carriage on the street that day, when the carriage was hit by the old man.
But the smell was too light at that time, and it was on the street, so she didn't take it seriously.
The second time, she smelled it on Huijue.
To be precise, she smelled it on Huijue's corpse. At that time, she just thought it was a coincidence and thought that the fragrance was just a kind of incense that Huijue liked, so she didn't pay much attention to it.
Until today, I smelled the same smell in Nan Huai's house.
However, looking around Nan Huai's room, there was no trace of incense burner, and Su Liyue could be sure that there was no such smell in the room originally.
So, where does this fragrance come from?
Moreover, what is the connection between the three appearances of the same fragrance?
Su Liyue's expression became solemn, and she always felt that there might be something more behind this fragrance.
And this time, it may very well be the key for her to find the real murderer.
After one stick of incense——
When Su Liyue opened the door, her expression had calmed down.
After glancing at everyone in the yard, Su Liyue's gaze fell on Ye Cangming standing aside.
"Your Highness, please summon all those who have appeared in this courtyard today."
Although Ye Cangming didn't know what Su Liyue wanted to do, he still asked Linchuan to do it.
Soon, all the guards and servants who had appeared were summoned. Except for Ye Cangming and a few others, there were a total of thirteen people who had come to this yard. Except for Xiaowu and Xiaoliu, the rest of them came to see Nan Huai because they were concerned about his situation.
Su Liyue walked towards the thirteen people and stopped in front of each of them for a while. She didn't say anything, just stood there, leaving everyone looking confused.
Until Su Liyue stopped in front of Xiaowu and Xiaoliu.
There was confusion in Xiaowu and Xiaoliu's eyes, but they stood straight, which showed that they were well-trained.
Su Liyue looked at the two of them before asking, "Before Nan Huai got into trouble, was there anyone besides you who approached the room?"
Upon hearing this, Xiaoliu glanced at Xiaowu.
Su Liyue saw this and her expression tightened slightly. "I'm asking you questions, why are you looking at Xiaowu?"
She smelled everyone who had been to this yard, and except for Xiaowu and Xiaoliu who had a little bit of that smell on them, no one else had it.
But because the two of them were looking after Nan Huai, she couldn't be sure it was one of them.
But Xiaoliu's current actions made her suspicious.
Xiao Liu panicked when he heard this and said quickly, "I had a stomachache and left for a while."
Xiao Wu quickly added, "When Xiao Liu left, I was watching the whole time and didn't see anyone else coming."
"Are you sure?" Su Liyue looked at Xiaowu.
Xiao Wu: "I'm sure."
Su Liyue then asked Xiaoliu to stretch out his hand.
She took Xiaoliu's pulse and could tell that he had indeed had a stomach upset today.
Su Liyue withdrew her hand and walked up to Ye Cangming.
Ye Cangming had been paying attention to Su Liyue's actions and was very puzzled by her behavior.
Seeing Su Liyue coming over, he asked, "Have you found the murderer?"
Su Liyue shook her head, "No."
Ye Cangming frowned.
Su Liyue said at this time, "But I have a way to find the murderer."
Ye Cangming raised his eyebrows when he heard it, "Tell me about it."
Everyone also looked at Su Liyue with curiosity.
"If these are the only people who came to this yard today, then the murderer must be among them." As Su Liyue said this, her eyes swept over the crowd, and her gaze lingered for a moment on Xiaowu and Xiaoliu.
However, there was no change in the expressions of the two, which made Su Liyue a little uncertain.
Even so, she continued, "I have been in the nunnery for several years, and I want to stay in the palace safely, so I won't let anyone destroy the results of my rescue, so-"
Su Liyue raised the corners of her lips as she spoke, "When I left this morning, I placed a potion in Nan Huai's room. Whenever someone enters the room, their palms will turn red under the effect of the potion."
As she said this, Su Liyue pulled out a glass bottle of transparent potion from her sleeve.
Looking at Su Liyue's actions, Ye Cangming couldn't help but glance at Su Liyue's sleeves, then his gaze fell on the potion in Su Liyue's hand, his eyes slightly deep.
Lin Chuan, standing aside, looked incredulous. "Well, we just went in. Will our palms turn red too?"
Su Liyue shook her head, "No."
"Why?" Linchuan was puzzled.
Su Liyue looked at Linchuan with admiration. Linchuan was really awesome today.
"The medicine I gave has a time limit, and it will only be effective when it touches Nan Huai." The poison that Nan Huai was poisoned with was not inhaled, but entered the body through the mouth.
Therefore, it would be difficult to poison Nan Huai without touching him.
After saying that, Su Liyue handed the bottle in her hand to Linchuan.
Although her targets were Xiaowu and Xiaoliu, she asked Linchuan to drop a drop of potion on everyone's palm. Ye Cangming did not object to this and just watched quietly.
Next, it’s time to wait.
After half a cup of tea had passed, Su Liyue asked everyone to stretch out their hands for inspection.
When it was his turn to be inspected, Linchuan rushed out immediately.
However, after walking around, Lin Chuan's expression was not very good. After looking at Su Liyue with a complicated expression, he reported to Ye Cangming, "Your Highness, no one's palms have turned red."
Nan Jing saw this and looked at Su Liyue angrily, "What else do you have to say now?"
Ye Cangming glanced at Nan Jing dimly. Nan Jing couldn't help but shrink his neck when he saw this, but he still looked at Su Liyue with anger.
Su Liyue ignored Nan Jing, and there was no trace of failure or dejection in her eyes.
Instead, he walked straight up to Xiaowu and Xiaoliu.
Under the puzzled gazes of Xiaowu and Xiaoliu, Su Liyue raised her hand and scattered powder, which fell from her hand.
The two of them subconsciously held their breath and covered their mouths.
However, when they saw Su Liyue looking at them with a half-smile and a calm expression, the two men put down their hands.
"ah--"
At this moment, Xiaoliu exclaimed.
Because the palms of his hands turned red.
The next moment, Xiao Liu knelt on the ground with a look of horror on his face and looked at Ye Cangming, "Your Majesty, it's not your subordinate——"
Xiaoliu was about to cry. He had never poisoned anyone, so why did his palm turn red?
Su Liyue didn't look at Xiaoliu, but at Xiaowu.
At this time, Xiaowu's palms were clean and had no color.
Seeing this, Su Liyue walked to Ye Cangming's side and said, "Your Highness, I have found the murderer."
After hearing Su Liyue's words, everyone looked at Xiaoliu.
However, at this moment, Su Liyue raised her finger and pointed at Xiao Wu, "The murderer is Xiao Wu."
When Su Liyue said this, everyone present looked puzzled.
Xiaowu?
Why is Xiaowu?
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