What's wrong, Empress?
Han Yunxi stopped her interrogation and looked towards the Empress, but the Empress immediately avoided her gaze.
Long Tianmo helped the Empress sit down at the side, very concerned. "Imperial Mother, are you alright? Are you too tired? "
"Someone, summon the imperial physician!" The Empress Dowager also spoke.
However, the Empress stopped him, her tone firm. "I'm fine, there's no need …"
Han Yunxi was even more confused and questioned Shuang Hong again. "Shuang Hong, think carefully. You can't leave anything out."
Shuang Hong didn't know why Han Yunxi asked this question. Actually, she didn't need to think too much. That day, when Princess Changping sent her out to get something, she also asked her to take something with her. It was just one thing, and it was a very special thing. She remembered it very clearly.
The Empress sat at the side, staring fixedly at Shuang Hong. Perhaps because her gaze was too intense, Shuang Hong actually sensed the Empress's gaze.
She timidly glanced over and was suddenly frightened, immediately retracting her gaze.
At this time, Shuang Hong felt uneasy. Why was the Empress looking at her like this? Could it be that thing …
She was hesitating when Han Yunxi coldly said, "Shuang Hong, this is a serious matter. Think carefully! If you're lying, once it's discovered … "
This was a reminder and also a warning. Han Yunxi didn't finish her sentence.
Shuang Hong lowered her head, her heart pounding. She secretly glanced at the Empress, hesitating.
However, at this time, the silent Long Fei Ye spoke. "It's only been a few days. Do you need to think for so long?"
When these words came out, Shuang Hong abruptly raised her head and met Long Fei Ye's icy gaze. She was almost scared out of her wits!
Heavens, the Duke of Qin was looking at her and even personally interrogating her! Too frightening!
Shuang Hong didn't dare to hesitate and hurriedly replied, "This servant remembers, remembers! That day, Princess Changping had this servant take away a wooden Buddha statue. That belongs to the Empress. This servant left it in the front room and hasn't returned it yet! "
When these words came out, the Empress seemed to have her soul sucked out of her body and collapsed.
It belonged to the Empress?
Han Yunxi was shocked. Looking at the Empress's reaction, she seemed to realize something. A complicated look flashed across her eyes. She did not hesitate and said, "Where did you put it? Take me to see it immediately."
"It's in the small room next to the door on the right. I haven't touched it since I put it there." Shuang Hong answered truthfully.
Han Yunxi didn't say anything and strode away. Long Fei Ye was the second to follow. The Empress Dowager and Long Tianmo became more and more suspicious. What was going on? Han Yunxi is so quiet. What did she find?
However, just as the grandmother and granddaughter were puzzled, the Empress, who was sitting on the side, suddenly stood up and quickly chased after them.
"Mother!" Long Tianmo shouted. He finally realized that something was wrong with his mother.
Although she had been emotionally unstable for the past five or six days, today was too …
"What's wrong with her?" The Empress Dowager became worried.
Long Tianmo didn't know what to say for a while. He supported the Empress Dowager and chased after them. However, at this time, Han Yunxi couldn't find anything in the room Shuang Hong pointed out.
"I clearly put it here. I never touched it again."
"After the incident that day, I fell ill. I never came here again!"
"No one dares to touch the Empress' things! That's the Buddha statue that the Empress recently invited! "
… …
Shuang Hong was very excited. She was afraid that she would get into trouble.
Han Yunxi and Long Fei Ye walked out of the room and saw the Empress standing at the door, staring at them in a daze.
"Empress, do you know where that Buddha statue went?" Han Yunxi asked seriously.
"I don't know." The Empress immediately replied.
"So you're saying that it's lost?" Han Yunxi asked again.
"The things here won't be lost. Moreover, it's Mother's things. Shuang Hong, think about it carefully!" Long Tianmo walked over.
Shuang Hong immediately knelt down, "Your Highness Crown Prince, this servant didn't remember incorrectly. It was placed in that room. Princess Changping wanted to personally carve a stone Buddha statue for the Empress Dowager as a New Year's gift, but time was short. It was already New Year's Eve and the lotus seat hadn't been carved yet. On New Year's Eve, Princess had this servant borrow a wooden Buddha statue from the Empress to imitate. Afterwards, Princess had this servant go get some gold powder and put the wooden Buddha statue away. This servant put the wooden Buddha statue in this room! "
Speaking to here, Shuang Hong immediately added, "That's right! This servant remembered. That night, this servant told Xiao Yue in the West Wing Palace. She also knew that it was here! "
"Someone, Xuan Xiao Yue, come here!" Long Fei Ye immediately ordered.
Xiao Yue?
The Empress' face was ashen as she remained silent.
However, Xiao Yue didn't come. Instead, it was Qian momo who came. "Reporting to the masters, palace maid Xiao Yue contracted a terrible disease two days ago and is gone …"
Before she could finish speaking, Han Yunxi suddenly narrowed her eyes. With such a coincidence, if she still couldn't figure out what was going on, then she would have lived in vain!
"Where's the corpse?" Han Yunxi coldly asked.
Qian momo secretly glanced at the Empress and was still calm. "The corpse was cremated that day."
Han Yunxi sneered and sternly asked, "Where's that thing? Qian momo, you're in charge of the West Wing Palace, right? Where's the Empress' wooden Buddha statue? Who under you has the guts to steal the Empress' Buddha statue? Are they looking to die? "
"This … this … this old servant isn't clear." Qian momo was also scared. She couldn't understand how Qin Wangfei knew to look for that thing.
"Not clear, not clear. How do you manage things?" Han Yunxi pressed.
Qian momo was so scared that her face turned ashen. She didn't know how to answer.
Han Yunxi looked at the silent Empress and Coldly asked, "Your Highness the Empress, don't you know how to look for something that you lost?"
Hearing Han Yunxi's tone, Long Tianmo immediately asked in displeasure, "How would Muhou be in the mood to look for something? Imperial Qin Aunt, why are you looking for that thing? "
"Han Yunxi, you're here to investigate the poison. What does it have to do with you that something is missing?" The Empress Dowager was also unhappy.
The Empress Dowager and Long Tianmo naturally saw that there was something fishy about this. However, they couldn't figure out how these two matters were related.
Perhaps it wasn't that they couldn't figure it out, but that they were afraid that if they continued to investigate, they would discover something terrifying.
After all, at this point, this matter was related to the Empress no matter how they looked at it.
Han Yunxi ignored them and Coldly stared at the Empress. The Empress tightly gritted her teeth and held onto her last bit of rationality as she met her gaze.
However, who knew that Han Yunxi suddenly announced without warning, "That wooden Buddha statue is the source of the poison …"
When this was said, there was an uproar. Even Long Fei Ye was shocked. He knew that Han Yunxi looking for the missing Buddha statue must have something to do with the source of the poison. However, he didn't expect the Buddha statue to be the source of the poison!
"No … no … it's not …"
In the silence, the Empress muttered to herself and started to shake her head.
However, Han Yunxi continued, "Changping had a wound on her hand. The poison she was poisoned with was a natural source. She died because she accidentally touched the source of the poison. There's no such coincidence in the world. The person who purposely hid the Buddha statue must know the truth! In other words, the person who hid the wooden Buddha statue is Changping's murderer! "
These few words were like a blow to the Empress's head. Finally, the Empress who was on the verge of collapse couldn't hold it in anymore and suddenly roared, "I'm not the murderer! I'm not! "
What?!
In a split second, everyone was stunned. Why … why did the Empress say that?
Wasn't this just revealing the three hundred taels hidden here? So, the Empress was the one who hid the Buddha statue?
Just when everyone had yet to regain their senses, the Empress suddenly pounced towards Han Yunxi and screamed loudly, "No! It's not like that! You're the murderer! You're the murderer! You didn't save Changping. You're the murderer! "
Long Fei Ye reacted quickly and grabbed the Empress's hand and pushed her towards Long Tianmo.
Who knew that the Empress seemed to have gone crazy. She struggled with all her might and pounced towards Han Yunxi while scolding angrily, "Why didn't you save her! Why? "
"Han Yunxi, aren't you very powerful? Why didn't you save her! "
"Why didn't you go earlier? Why didn't you save her! If you had gone earlier, she wouldn't have died. Wu wu … "
"Han Yunxi, you must have purposely not saved Changping. You're the one who harmed Changping. It's not me … it's not me …"
…
The Empress's reaction was too unexpected. No one expected such a thing to happen. Long Tianmo was stunned on the spot.
How could this be!
It was actually the Empress!
"Impossible. Even a vicious tiger wouldn't eat its cubs. How could the Empress do such a thing!"
"Han Yunxi, don't slander me!"
The Empress Dowager was furious. Who would believe this?
Although Han Yunxi had her suspicions after asking about the wooden Buddha statue, she was still very shocked when she saw the Empress's reaction. For a moment, she didn't know what to say.
Only Long Fei Ye was calm. He angrily said, "Qian mama, where's the thing? Take it out! "
Qian mama didn't know that the thing she bought was related to Changping's death. Seeing the Empress's reaction, she was scared out of her wits. Her lips and teeth trembled, "Bury … bury … bury it in the back courtyard! This servant doesn't know anything. The Empress, she … she let this servant bury it in the back courtyard! "
Qian mama's words were undoubtedly condemning the Empress's crime. The Empress Dowager retreated several steps until she bumped into the door. She looked at the Empress in disbelief. The Empress was paralyzed at Long Tianmo's feet, crying non-stop like a lunatic.
Long Fei Ye brought Qian mama and personally dug up the wooden Buddha statue buried in the back courtyard. He didn't touch it directly. The wooden Buddha statue was wrapped tightly with a piece of cloth.
Once he took it, Han Yunxi's detoxification system alerted her. This thing was poisonous!
Han Yunxi personally undid the cloth carefully. When she saw the wooden Buddha statue, Han Yunxi suddenly felt like she was going to collapse!
Heavens!
This thing was poison arrow wood!
This was a Buddha statue carved from poison arrow wood. The poison arrow wood's roots and bark were all useful, but they had to be soaked for several days to get rid of the poison.
The wooden Buddha statue in front of her wasn't cleaned at all. There was still a small amount of sap hidden in the wood. If one looked carefully, they would see that the bottom of the Buddha statue was slightly moist.
This kind of poison had to enter the blood to cause poisoning. Therefore, not everyone would be poisoned if they touched it. However, once there was a wound on their hand, it would definitely be infected and they would die without a doubt!
Of course, those who didn't know poison arrow wood were still unable to believe it. Long Tianmo couldn't control his own situation and angrily questioned, "What proof do you have that this is the source of the poison?"
Han Yunxi didn't answer. Instead, she got someone to bring a live chicken over.
When the big rooster was brought over, Han Yunxi personally grabbed it. She cut a small wound on the chicken claw and then brought it close to the base of the Buddha statue. Then, Han Yunxi let go of the rooster.
In that moment, everyone looked over. They saw the big rooster walk a few steps and then crash to the ground!
Dead!
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