4601 listed the characteristics and growing environment of the Tuman Grass, along with pictures, but what it listed was clearly the world she lived in!
Zhong Muyu was agitated: "What's going on? 4601, aren't you my consciousness space manager? Why do you know so much about things in this world?"
But 4601 only gave her an ambiguous answer: "4601 is a collection of consciousnesses, and under permissible circumstances, it can connect with other collections of consciousnesses to acquire knowledge."
"You mean you can invade other people's consciousness?"
Zhong Muyu felt her hair stand on end. If 4601 was really that powerful, then it wasn't just her personal space; it was likely a robot monster that wanted to overthrow and control humanity.
She even imagined the destruction of humanity.
Fortunately, 4601 did not say "yes", but replied: "4601 belongs to your consciousness. It cannot invade the consciousness of others without your authorization, but it can connect with the consciousness signals sent by others."
"Wait! You mean, there are other consciousness robots like you here?"
"To date, no robot with a similar form to 4601 has been detected."
Zhong Muyu breathed a sigh of relief, but this was even stranger. It meant that someone could control their consciousness to detect 4601, and 4601 could also detect them.
It feels even more profound now.
Zhong Muyu then asked, "Then, won't our space be discovered by others?"
"The storage space has a self-protection mechanism and will not be detected unless you grant authorization."
"That's good."
Zhong Muyu was relieved. The existence of this space told Lu Ziyuan that it was a last resort and that no more people could be made aware of it.
Asking so many questions—4601 in total—felt like the trouble had increased even more. She didn't even dare fully trust this space anymore; sometimes, the convenience of technology was a danger.
But what she needed right now was to prepare the antidote as soon as possible, so she immediately arranged for 4601 to make the antidote to remove the poison.
After leaving the space, Zhong Muyu did not go to find the physicians who were still racking their brains, but went to find Lu Ziyuan.
Lu Ziyuan moved quickly, and by the time she arrived at Xinxiang Courtyard, someone was already checking things there.
Upon seeing that it was Zhong Muyu, Lu Ziyuan asked, "Is there any progress with the imperial physician?"
"They're all flipping through books, and there won't be any results for a while. But I found the toxin by analyzing their pus and blood, and I know what kind of toxin it is?"
"So fast? How did you do that?"
Zhong Muyu shook her wrist: "This one."
Lu Ziyuan looked at his watch: "This can do this kind of thing?"
"No, because I have some equipment, so I used the equipment to test it. Let's not talk about that now. Do you know about the Chinese tallow tree (Rosa rugosa)?"
"Never heard of it."
"Alright, based on my tests, they were indeed poisoned by the 'Datura' plant. This plant is very rare, growing in extremely hot swampy areas. A small amount of its poison is not fatal, but a large amount will cause the body to rot and die."
Is there an antidote?
"I don't know, but I'm also making preparations. Let's see how things go at Xinxiang Courtyard first."
Zhong Muyu looked at the busy people in Xinxiang Courtyard. She didn't think they could find anything out. After being concentrated and filtered, the poison of the Tuman grass could be made almost colorless and odorless, which was probably undetectable by the technology of this era.
Sure enough, when those people came out, they were all disappointed.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, we have not found the poison."
"How could it not be found? Have you checked everything?"
"I've checked everything."
Zhong Muyu patted Lu Ziyuan: "Don't make things difficult for them. This is not an ordinary poison, and it has been processed using special methods, so it will definitely be difficult to investigate. Let us handle it."
"us?"
"Yes, I need your help."
Zhong Muyu pulled him into the courtyard and then handed him a strange machine with a pointed head.
"This is a poison test. If something poisonous comes into contact with it, it will light up red. The more toxic the substance, the brighter the light. Plus, it's waterproof, so use it freely."
Lu Ziyuan asked with skepticism, "Will this thing really work?"
"Okay, but remember, this thing is very sensitive, so if the red light is very faint, don't worry about it."
Lu Ziyuan nodded as if he understood, and the two then went their separate ways.
They explored every corner, from the bedroom to the yard, until they reached the kitchen.
Zhong Muyu was the first to notice the problem in their breakfast, and she quickly called Lu Ziyuan over.
The two checked every breakfast, and there was something wrong with them all.
"The only problem was with breakfast. Luckily you left early this morning and didn't eat anything, otherwise you would have caught it."
Speaking of this, Zhong Muyu was also very fortunate: "Fortunately, apart from the people in our compound, no one else knows that I am going out today. At least this ensures that there is no traitor in our compound."
"If that's the case, then there must be something wrong with the ingredients."
Lu Ziyuan tried each of the ingredients one by one, but found no problems.
Just as she was wondering, Zhong Muyu had a flash of inspiration: "That's it! Water!"
She rushed to the water tank, and sure enough...
"Sprinkling poison in the water, what a brilliant plan! But when did they arrive?"
"Since it wasn't there yesterday, it must have been last night."
Lu Ziyuan had already made up his mind.
He ordered his men to seal off the palace and prepare to investigate one by one.
Meanwhile, at Tingzhiyuan.
All day long, Su Zhirou was extremely uneasy. In order to destroy the evidence, she gave Yin Chuan'er a sum of money to escape from the city and hide, but she never expected that this plan would not work on Zhong Muyu!
But worse was yet to come.
Lianye quietly entered: "Madam, the Prince just said that he wants to temporarily close the Prince's Mansion and thoroughly investigate this matter."
"It's alright, they won't be able to find us. Yin Chuan'er has already left. As long as you keep your mouths shut, there won't be any problems."
Just then, the steward's men arrived and ordered all the servants to be taken away for inspection.
Lianye was clearly flustered. Although she wasn't the main culprit, she was still an accomplice.
"lady……"
Su Zhirou whispered, "Don't be afraid, just pretend nothing happened. Anyway, you didn't do it."
The lotus leaf's behavior annoyed her; it was such a small thing that it scared her so much, she was utterly useless!
I was already in a bad mood, and now I'm in an even worse mood.
Having no other choice, Lianye pretended nothing was wrong and followed the others out for inspection.
After all the servants of the Prince's Mansion were gathered together, Lu Ziyuan and Zhong Muyu supervised the investigation, while Uncle Qiu and others personally searched for them. They quickly found the missing Yin Chuan'er.
"Silver beads..."
Zhong Muyu murmured the name: "What does she do? Where does she work?"
An old woman on the ground said, "She's a maid who cleans the courtyard. She always cleans the Tingzhi Courtyard area. I saw her yesterday."
In Tingzhi Courtyard, Zhong Muyu narrowed her eyes.
Lu Ziyuan asked, "From yesterday afternoon until now, has any of you seen the silver string?"
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