Chapter 272 This is to kill everyone in the imperial prison!
It was late at night and the entire palace seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
All the palace servants have returned to their respective residences and fallen asleep.
Only the Royal Guards patrolled every corner of the palace.
Wang Decai looked hurried, carrying a basin of water, and sneaked to a corner, asking in a low voice, "Is this the place?"
Xiao Luzi quietly emerged from the darkness behind him and nodded heavily, "Yes, godfather, it's here!"
Wang Decai picked up the sea salt water and splashed it on the ground.
A vague green mark gradually appeared on the ground, looming in the dim moonlight.
He handed the basin to Xiao Luzi and said, "You do it. I am too old to do such tiring work."
"Godfather, just leave it to me!" Xiao Luzi took the basin, his face full of seriousness, and carefully splashed water around.
Soon, a green mark appeared in one of the directions.
The two followed the mark and groped their way forward.
Suddenly, a figure of the Royal Guard appeared in front, "Someone is coming!"
Wang Decai and Xiao Luzi were shocked and hid themselves quickly, not daring to breathe.
After a while, a eunuch with a sneaky and shifty look came over, and he didn't look like he was doing anything serious.
After the man walked away, the two of them showed their heads.
The imperial guard had quietly followed the eunuch.
Ever since the Emperor issued a strict order to catch the thieves in the palace, the rules of conduct of the Imperial Guards have changed. Even if they find a suspicious person while patrolling in the middle of the night, they cannot arrest him directly. Instead, they have to follow the clues to see if they can find more clues.
Wang Decai and Xiao Luzi continued to follow the green marks and walked deeper into the palace.
Finally, they stopped in front of a palace gate.
Wang Decai's expression changed slightly, and he whispered, "Isn't this the palace of Concubine De? Could it be that this matter is related to Concubine De?"
He called a royal guard over, handed the salt water to him, and instructed, "When you go in, sprinkle some salt water on the ground and see if there is any green mark."
The royal guard was agile and nimble, jumping over the wall lightly and disappearing into the night.
Not long after, he reappeared, "Yes."
It seems that the palace maid I met before was really from Concubine De’s palace!
Wang Decai waved his hand and said, "Let's go back and report this to the emperor!"
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It was the fourth day since the source of the epidemic was brought into the palace.
It was time to deliver medicine to the imperial prison every day.
Zhang Chengyan's eyes swept over the young eunuchs and finally landed on Xiao Luzi. "You will be the one delivering the medicine today."
Xiao Luzi quickly agreed and then followed Wang Decai to the Imperial Hospital.
The basket and rope for the medicine were ready and placed aside.
Wang Decai ordered with a serious face, "You will take the medicine from the basket down in a moment. Remember, you can't take the basket and the rope anymore. Throw them all in the imperial prison. Do you understand?"
"Yes, I understand!" Xiao Luzi took the things and ran quickly towards the imperial prison without any delay.
When he was halfway there, the palace maid passed him by.
Xiao Luzi was sharp-eyed and noticed that there was one more thing in the basket.
He quickly glanced around, then calmly took out the contents and stuffed them into his sleeve.
He took out something from his other sleeve and put it in.
The thing was very small, and once it entered the basket, it quickly disappeared, as if it had never appeared.
The imperial prison is right before our eyes.
Xiao Luzi stood on the wall and shouted at the top of his voice, "Master Lin, the medicine has arrived."
"Well, put him down." Lord Lin's voice came from the imperial prison.
Xiao Luzi carefully put down the basket, threw the rope down, and then hurried back.
Wang Decai had been waiting for him halfway. When he saw him coming back, he asked hurriedly, "How is it?"
"Godfather, it was that maid who put the things in the basket. I have taken them out. Look."
Xiao Luzi said this and handed the thing to Wang Decai.
It was an object similar to stone, but it looked more crystal clear than ordinary stone, and it sparkled with a strange luster in the sun.
This thing doesn’t seem to be an ordinary item!
There are no markings on it, front, back, left or right. It is very mysterious.
But how could something that looked like a decoration be able to kill people if it was placed in a basket?
Xiao Luzi raised his hand, smelled the smell on it, and licked it. "Godfather, this thing seems to have a fragrance and tastes a little sweet."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt dizzy, his body swayed a few times, and he staggered back, "Godfather, why are there two of you in front of me?"
Wang Decai's face changed instantly. He raised his hand without hesitation and threw the stone into the pond next to him.
In just such a short while, he himself felt a little unwell.
"I understand. This... this is an attempt to kill everyone in the Imperial Prison!"
Half an hour later, several imperial doctors hurried to the pond.
At this time, a large number of dead fish were floating in the pond, with their pale bellies sticking out on the water. The scene was quite strange.
A royal physician carefully fished out the dead fish and examined its condition carefully.
After examining it for a long time, he frowned and said, "This... this seems to be a poison. Once ingested, it is very likely to be fatal. But I can't identify what kind of poison it is at the moment."
Several imperial doctors gathered together and discussed in low voices.
After an in-depth discussion based on Xiao Luzi's physical condition and the fragrance of the stone he mentioned, they finally concluded that the poison must have come from outside the Darong Kingdom.
According to the imperial doctors, once this poison comes into contact with the skin, it will cause poisonous effects after a period of time.
If ingested, the time it takes for the poison to take effect will be greatly shortened.
The stone must have been soaked in poison for a long time, which is why it is so toxic.
The reason why Xiao Luzi was temporarily fine before was because the stone was kept in his sleeve and did not directly touch his skin.
But then he touched the stone with his hand, and then his hand touched his lips, causing the poison to enter his mouth, which was why the poison took effect so quickly.
Wang Decai's skin only came into contact with the poison, but there is still a risk of poisoning.
The imperial doctors did not dare to delay and hurriedly prepared some antidote drugs for them to take.
But it will take some time to know whether these drugs are effective.
Zhang Chengyan's face turned cold instantly after hearing the report, and his eyes were filled with chill. "I understand. This stone soaked in poison is placed in a basket and will inevitably come into contact with the vessel containing the medicine. Everyone in the imperial prison, including the prisoner, will have to drink this soup, and the poison will inevitably come into contact with their skin. Although this method takes a long time for the poison to take effect, it is more concealed and safer!"
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