Chapter 324 Death Escape
A heavy snowfall at night almost covered the entire yard in white.
Xie Zhuoning complained of being cold and asked Lu Xu to bring her two more pots of charcoal fire.
The charcoal fire was burning fiercely, and when the chief of the guards fiddled with it casually, sparks appeared.
He reminded: "There are too many charcoal fires in the house, Miss Xie, please close the doors and windows tightly to avoid poisoning..."
Before he could finish his words, he saw Xie Zhuoning leaning against a pillar nearby, looking at him with a smile.
"Oh, I didn't realize that the chief guard cared so much about me."
Chief of the Guards: “…”
Forget it, I knew I shouldn't have said anything to her.
He closed the lid of the charcoal stove, bowed, and left.
Xie Zhuoning watched him walk away quickly, smiled softly, turned around and closed the door.
Everything is ready, only the east wind is missing.
After waiting for a while, I heard a few subtle and dull knocking sounds.
Xie Zhuoning opened the secret passage and saw Ling Xiao emerging from inside.
She quickly stepped aside to let him out, "What took you so long?"
"Something unexpected happened. Something happened in the East Palace. I heard that someone poisoned the emperor's grandson. In order to catch the murderer, the palace was sealed off."
It took him a lot of effort to successfully sneak into the palace.
As he spoke, he put the straw mat on his shoulder on the ground. The mat spread out, revealing a thin female corpse.
Xie Zhuoning took a look and nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, his height and build are similar to mine."
Ling Xiao raised his eyebrows, "Of course I am. With my sharp eyes, I spotted this one at first sight among hundreds of corpses."
Is this something he should brag about?
Xie Zhuoning was amused. He took off his clothes and put them on the female corpse while asking, "How is the emperor's grandson?"
"I heard that his life was hanging by a thread. All the doctors in the palace passed away. Oh, yes, even our master passed away."
I heard that they checked everything from food, clothing, housing and daily necessities, but couldn't find the source of the drugs.
As a result, the imperial physician still doesn't know what kind of poison the emperor's grandson was infected with, and has no idea where to start.
Therefore, Emperor Zhaowen had no choice but to summon their master and ask him to investigate the matter.
If they can find out, they can atone for their crime and let them go.
After Xie Zhuoning finished listening, he said, "Although the palace is under strict security now, it may still be an opportunity."
Now Emperor Zhaowen and his men are focusing on the safety of their little grandson, so they won't pay too much attention to her.
After changing the corpse's clothes, she asked Ling Xiao to move it to the bed, and then she took the candlestick and lit fires everywhere, "Light them all at once, in more places."
The fire must be big enough, so big that it cannot be put out, only then can the plan be considered real.
In this house, from the day she arrived, she asked Lu Xu to hang curtains everywhere to block out the dirt, for the sake of her woman's reputation.
The overturned brazier and the burning curtains were like sparks that set the prairie on fire, and blazing flames instantly appeared.
Seeing that it was almost time, Xie Zhuoning winked at Ling Xiao, "Retreat!"
The two men immediately retreated to the back and went into the tunnel.
At the last moment, Xie Zhuoning raised his eyebrows when he heard hurried footsteps outside the house and Xu's voice shouting for help.
"Goodbye, Captain of the Guard!"
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the other side.
Xiao Jinxuan was called to the East Palace to check the little emperor's food, clothing and housing one by one.
Emperor Zhaowen, who was standing by, was already extremely anxious. He asked impatiently, "How is it?"
Xiao Jinxuan shook his head, "No problem."
Hearing this answer, Emperor Zhaowen was slightly disappointed.
Xiao Bicheng grumbled in dissatisfaction: "Father, I told you long ago that it's useless to ask him to come!"
He only had this one son, so naturally he was very careful about everything and did not dare to slack off in the slightest.
All supplies sent into the Emperor's grandson's palace were inspected several times before being allowed to be used by the Emperor.
If there were any problems with these things, they would have been discovered before they were even delivered into the temple.
So even if we call Xiao Jinxuan over, what can he find out?
After Xiao Jinxuan pondered for a moment, he asked, "Where is the wet nurse who nursed the little emperor's grandson?"
Emperor Zhaowen waved his hand, and the palace maids immediately went to bring in several wet nurses.
Seeing that he suspected the wet nurse, Xiao Bicheng just found it funny, "The wet nurse fed the baby directly, how could she poison him? Seventeenth uncle, instead of wasting time here, you might as well search around, maybe the murderer hasn't gone far!"
Xiao Jinxuan raised his eyes calmly, "Who said breast milk can't be poisoned?"
He had investigated a case before where a man suspected his wife was having an affair and even his newborn child was the lover's.
So the man put a tiny amount of poison in his wife's food every day. That little bit of poison couldn't do anything to the lady, at most it would just make her a little drowsy.
But children are fragile and young, and even a tiny amount of toxins in breast milk can be fatal to them!
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
Emperor Zhaowen immediately sent someone to investigate and asked Doctor Yu to examine the wet nurse's condition.
It is exactly the same as what Xiao Jinxuan said!
This murderer is extremely vicious.
After all, who could have imagined that the other party would go to such great lengths to poison the wet nurse's food?
If Xiao Jinxuan hadn't seen the crux of the problem at a glance, they would have been slow to find the cause.
If the wet nurse continues to feed the little grandson, won't the poison in his body become more and more serious until he is beyond help?
Emperor Zhaowen couldn't help but sigh, "I am so sorry for my seventeenth brother today!"
As he said that, he glared at Xiao Bicheng and said, "You still don't thank your Seventeenth Uncle?"
Xiao Bicheng curled his lips reluctantly and nodded slightly, "Thank you, Uncle Seventeen."
"Your Highness, you don't have to be polite. This is what I should do."
Xiao Jinxuan spoke in a calm tone, neither humble nor arrogant.
That look made Xiao Bicheng angry.
His seventeenth uncle probably never took him seriously!
Now that the cause was found, the imperial doctors immediately began treating the little grandson.
But not long after, the imperial physician came running out in a panic.
"Your Majesty, Crown Prince, this is bad. The poison that the Emperor's grandson was poisoned by is the poison of the dwarf grass!"
The poison of dwarf grass has no effect on adults.
But if a young child eats it by mistake, he will turn into a dwarf and look like a child all his life.
The other party's poison is not life-threatening, but it is more vicious than taking human life!
Upon hearing the sad news, Emperor Zhaowen staggered and almost fell down.
Xiao Bicheng rushed over and grabbed the imperial physician by the collar, "Since you know what the poison is, go and treat it. Why are you being kept alive in the Imperial Hospital?"
The imperial physician said tremblingly: "But the antidote for this dwarf grass is only available to the Zhou royal family..."
Zhou Kingdom?
Hearing this, Xiao Bicheng was so angry that he almost swore, "The Zhou Kingdom has been destroyed for 10 or 20 years!"
The entire royal family of Zhou was executed. Where is the one left?
Could it be that the ones who attacked the little grandson of the emperor this time were the remnants of the Zhou Kingdom?
"Seventeenth brother, this matter can only be handed over to you." Emperor Zhaowen turned his head and looked at Xiao Jinxuan solemnly, "Find the murderer and get the antidote!"