Ni Yueshan went to check the tent of the person in the accident. There were guards guarding outside the tent, and the inside of the tent was intact. No one had destroyed any place and let the poisonous snake in.
Ni Yueshan frowned and inspected each one, then asked, "You are responsible for making your lady's bed, but you said you didn't find any snake on the bed?"
"yes!"
"You were the last person to enter this room, yet you claim you didn't see a snake on the bed, and the guards outside also claim they didn't see anyone sneak in. How did the snake get in? Did it crawl in on its own?"
The maid lowered her head, obviously not knowing how to answer, and remained silent.
Ni Yueshan looked at another person beside him and said, "The emperor sent people to investigate yesterday. The sulfur powder and other substances sprinkled outside are still on the ground. Because of the snow, they even deliberately added a layer..."
"yes."
"Since it didn't crawl in from outside, then someone must have brought it in on purpose... somehow got the snake into the house without anyone noticing?"
Ni Yueshan pondered for a moment and then looked at Qingdie. "If I remember correctly, you went outside to argue with someone at the hour of Xu. It was only after you had a conflict with them that they came up with a plan to release the snake to harm others and drag me into it?"
"The crime was committed after the hour of Xu, on a whim, to catch a snake? Everyone was busy hunting at that time, and the guards were on full alert, guarding the area?"
When Qingdie heard Ni Yueshan's guess, she could only express her confusion and said she didn't know.
"So many poisonous snakes of the same kind, have we disturbed the snake's nest?" Ni Yueshan crossed his arms and rubbed his chin, still not knowing whether his guess was right.
She walked out, and Qingdie immediately followed behind Ni Yueshan. Ni Yueshan prompted, "Go to the imperial physician."
At the imperial physician's office, the imperial physician who saw Ni Yueshan saluted her. Ni Yueshan then asked, "Has anyone else besides those five been bitten by a venomous snake since the hour of Xu yesterday?"
The imperial doctors all looked at each other and shook their heads in unison.
"What about before the hour of Xu? Any snake venom, report it to this Crown Princess!"
After discussing the situation for a while, the imperial physicians reported to Ni Yueshan, "Princess Consort, apart from yesterday, there have been no patients poisoned by snakes."
Ni Yueshan couldn't help but feel disappointed. If someone was poisoned by this snake, he would probably die before he could seek medical treatment.
Afterwards, Ni Yueshan went to inquire about the latest death list.
But he didn't find any clues and was still thinking about how to proceed next when Duan Gouqiong and Shao Lecheng appeared.
"Crown Princess." Duan Gouqiong bowed pretentiously. Ni Yueshan asked with a smile, "Why are you resting so soon?"
Duan Gouqiong looked at Ni Yueshan strangely: "Why are you still in the mood to laugh?"
"Or cry? Wouldn't that make those with ulterior motives proud?"
Duan Gouqiong agreed. She leaned closer to Ni Yueshan and suggested, "Since we already suspect the Duke, why not investigate him? If that doesn't work, we should just go all out and arrest him and torture him to extract a confession! I don't believe he would remain silent under torture. Will he not confess?"
"So what if he confessed? That was the result of torture, and no one would believe it! We only have clues! Evidence!"
Ni Yueshan's eyes were firm, and it was obvious that she was very confident. She even believed that if she didn't want others to know, she had better not do it herself. The person who committed the crime must have left clues that could be caught!
Duan Gouqiong sighed, "It's really troublesome. We two have been here for so long and no one has framed us, but you, Crown Princess, have only been here for one day. It seems that the position of Crown Princess is not easy to hold, or maybe others are too jealous of you."
Shao Lecheng frowned and couldn't help but say, "It's fine if you didn't help the Crown Princess, but why are you pouring cold water on others now?"
Duan Gouqiong pouted in frustration, "That's right, something happened on my first day!"
Ni Yueshan glanced at the two of them, then said, "Okay, now I need you to run errands for me!"
Duan Gouqiong looked at Ni Yueshan expectantly. Ni Yueshan said calmly, "Help me check if there's anyone in this town who's been poisoned by snakes, or if anyone's selling poisonous snakes, especially the ones those five people planted!"
Shao Lecheng said clearly: "Don't worry, we will set off now!"
Shao Lecheng reached out and grabbed Duan Gouqiong's hand, but Duan Gouqiong pulled her hand back: "Don't hold me, this princess has to save face!"
Then he walked forward with his chin raised high, and Shao Lecheng shook his head helplessly.
Whenever the two appeared, Duan Gouqiong walked in front and Shao Lecheng followed behind. Their family status was too obvious.
Ni Yueshan felt at ease handing things over to them. Although Shao Lecheng had been a bit of a playboy in the past, he was still reliable. Although Duan Gouqiong's temper was sometimes a bit unbearable, she also knew the importance and urgency of things.
Qingdie stood beside Ni Yueshan and asked, "What can this servant do?"
"Just follow me! Now follow me to see the body!"
When Ni Yueshan arrived, he found out that someone was going to transport the bodies of the two dead people back to the capital. One was a man and one was a woman, and the other three were still in a coma.
Seeing Ni Yueshan coming, the other party's expression immediately changed: "Crown Princess, what are you doing here now? To see a joke?"
Ni Yueshan glanced at him calmly, "Is there a joke for a dead person to watch? I'm just here to check for clues."
Ni Yueshan stepped forward, reaching out to remove the cloth covering the person, but was blocked by a woman. The woman looked at Ni Yueshan with resentment in her eyes: "Why, is the Crown Princess so narrow-minded? Would we use the life and death of our own child to deceive and frame the Crown Princess?"
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