As Bai Suyan ran, she disregarded the rules and used her Qing Gong, although she knew that it was too late. She was not familiar with Nanyuan, and a palace maid asked her which room Cui Mama lived in.
She pushed the door open and found that the room was in a mess. Green Waist also arrived and said regretfully, "Too late. I'll contact our people and ask. There may be some clues." Bai Suyan nodded, and Green Waist left without stopping.
At Nanny Cui's level, she was qualified to have a separate room, but the furnishings inside were very simple. All the packages in the wardrobe had been opened and rummaged through, and then thrown on the ground casually. Looking at the handprints left in the dust under the bed, it was obvious that even the bottom of the bed was not spared.
Among all the open boxes and cabinets, there was a mahogany cabinet that was tightly shut in the corner. Bai Suyan pulled out the long jasper hairpin on her head and threw it at the cabinet with all her strength. The jasper hairpin pierced through the cabinet.
Then, there was a muffled groan from inside, and the cabinet was kicked open. A masked man rushed out from inside and rushed to the door. The soft sword in his hand was aimed at Bai Suyan's face.
Bai Suyan rolled up her sleeves, her pair of white hands were like brushing away the clouds and mist as she kept the soft sword into her sleeves. The masked man shook his sleeves and the soft sword changed its direction, swinging towards her chest.
Bai Suyan was quick to follow. She twisted her slender waist and lowered her white hand, directly touching the wrist of the masked man holding the sword. The masked man only felt his wrist go numb, and his fingers loosened. The soft sword fell into Bai Suyan's hand.
The two of them exchanged several moves. In the end, the masked man was no match for her. He was hit in the chest by her palm, but the masked man was not a fool. He took the hit and fled through the window.
Bai Suyan threw off her coat and followed closely. The masked man was obviously very familiar with the layout of Nanyuan, but by the time she took off her coat, he was already gone. There was actually such a master of martial arts hidden in the palace.
Green Waist had already noticed the fight before, and used Qing Gong to directly jump over the wall. "Niangniang, did you catch him?"
Bai Suyan shook her head and said, "I was careless and let him escape. Green Waist, immediately take people to search. This person took my palm, he can't run far. Be careful."
"This servant understands. To be able to escape from Niangniang, this person is not simple. This servant will go immediately."
Bai Suyan picked up the soft sword that she snatched and carefully examined it. She said, "This pattern doesn't look like my Da Qing's casting..."
Putting away the soft sword, Bai Suyan returned to Cui Mama's room and began to search again. Since the masked man dared to take the risk to search in broad daylight, he must have found nothing last night. He didn't dare to use fire, so she could only hope that she came in time and that the masked man didn't find anything.
Cui Mama had experienced the disaster of Imperial Concubine Liu, and learned from her experience. She must have left a backup plan for Concubine Shun, but she didn't know where she hid it now.
Bai Suyan rummaged through the large and small boxes in the room. She fiddled under the bed for a long time, and climbed out with a dirty face. Looking at the messy room, she said to herself, "Do I really have to tear down the house?"
Green Waist came in at this time to report, "Niangniang, this servant is incompetent and couldn't catch the person." She knelt and asked for forgiveness.
Bai Suyan patted the dust off her body and stood up. She said, "Forget it. That person was hit by my palm, so he must find a way to get medicine to recuperate. Have the Department of Pharmacy and the Department of Registry keep an eye on the people coming in and out. Also, inform the Imperial Physician Of Qin so that the Imperial Physician Hospital can be prepared."
"Yes." Green Waist answered while picking up Bai Suyan's coat from the ground. "Niangniang, this coat …"
"It's fine. In any case, we'll go back in a sedan chair. Once the curtain is put down, no one can see." Bai Suyan sat down on the bed and began to recall the layout of the Nanyuan. The Sixth Bureau and the 24 Divisions were in the south of the Nanyuan. Many palace maids and eunuchs lived in the southwest. The masked man just now ran in the east direction.
"If he went east, then there's only one explanation. This person isn't a palace maid!" Bai Suyan thought of one person. This time, she completely disregarded the rules. She directly flew to the roof and hurriedly rushed in the direction of the Chungong.
"Niangniang, this is the Imperial Palace. It doesn't make sense!" Green Waist anxiously held the coat and chased down below.
The Chungong Green Hall.
The masked man stumbled in through the window and collapsed under the window. He coughed out a mouthful of vermilion red that stained his veil. He took off the veil and revealed a pleasing round face. His face was bloodless and filled with anger.
"Yao Shilin, you're back. Ben gong has been waiting for you for a long time." Yao Shilin nimbly turned around and was on guard. His left hand was placed in front of his chest and his right hand was touching his waist. Only then did he remember that his soft sword had been taken away by Bai Suyan.
Lady Wen Yu sat upright on the couch as she took over the role of the host and brewed tea to invite him. "I only found some jasmine tea here. Please don't mind."
Yao Shilin took a deep breath and mobilized his internal energy. He barely suppressed the pain in his heart and sneered, "You're not afraid that I'll kill you."
Lady Wen Yu pursed her lips and smiled. She scooped out a spoonful of flower tea and filled the teacup. With a wave of her hand, the teacup was steadily sent to Yao Shilin. The surface of the tea only rippled, but not a drop of water came out. "Yao Shilin, come and try."
Yao Shilin tensed his back and waited for an opportunity to move. "This imperial harem of Da Qing is really full of talents. I thought that other than Consort Yan and Concubine Zhao, no one else knew martial arts."
Lady Wen Yu fanned herself with her hand and smelled the fragrance of the jasmine tea. She said irrelevantly, "Although Ben gong doesn't like flower tea, the jasmine tea offered by Min City is quite fragrant."
Lin Qiang of the Sweet House took a deep breath and made his move first. His claw struck towards the top of Wen Yu Furen's head. Suddenly, a hand came out from the side to block this attack. It was Bai Suyan who rushed over.
Yao Shilin was already an arrow at the end of its flight. In less than thirty moves, he was captured by Bai Suyan. Just as his mouth moved, Bai Suyan dislocated his chin to prevent him from taking poison and committing suicide.
Lady Wen Yu threw down the jasmine tea that was already boiling. She stood up and straightened her clothes. She bent her knees and said, "Meimei, you came just in time. Ben gong thought that I was going to die in this Hall of Spring."
Bai Suyan returned the greeting and said, "Lady Wen Yu, are you alright? However, why did Lady Wen Yu come to the Hall of Spring?"
Lady Wen Yu said, "Ben gong has already reported for a while. I wanted to find meimei, but I didn't want meimei to go to Si Zheng Si. Ben gong wanted to see Yao Shilin. Who knew that Yao Shilin couldn't bear the loneliness and went out to play. Ben gong waited here."
Bai Suyan looked back at Yao Shilin who was on the ground with her acupuncture points sealed. She reached out and pried open her mouth. She pried out a poison pill from the back of her molar teeth. Lady Wen Yu frowned in disgust and said, "Meimei, you don't think it's dirty. You're so direct."
"Uh … I'm used to it. Meimei, please forgive me," Bai Suyan threw the poison aside and reconnected Yao Shilin's chin. "You're not from Da Qing. Who sent you here, Shun Ji?"
Yao Shilin had just had her chin reconnected. She subconsciously opened her mouth to ease the pain. Bai Suyan asked again, "You're one of Shun Ji's people?"
Yao Shilin opened her mouth and laughed wildly. She lifted her head and bit Bai Suyan's thumb that was pressing on her chin, causing blood to flow out. Then, more blood gushed out from Yao Shilin's mouth. When Bai Suyan was bitten, she instinctively pulled back her hand, but Yao Shilin was like a tortoise, biting on her thumb and not letting go.
Lady Wen Yu looked at the blood gushing out and exclaimed, "Bai Suyan, your finger was bitten off?!"
Bai Suyan squeezed out the word "no" from between her teeth. She had no choice but to grab Yao Shilin's chin with her left hand. She used her strength and dislocated her chin again. Only then did she save her bloody thumb. Heye hurriedly took out a handkerchief to bandage her wound. Yao Shilin's body twitched twice like a dead fish and then stopped breathing.
Lady Wen Yu asked, "Are you alright? Bengong has already sent someone to summon an imperial physician."
Bai Suyan shook her head and said, "I'm fine. It doesn't seem to hurt that much."
Green Waist finally arrived in a hurry. When he saw the situation, he knew that it was not good. He stepped forward to greet them one by one, "Reporting to Lady Wen Yu, Consort Yan, several palace officials and heads have confessed. They also dug up a lot of old accounts. We just need to investigate them one by one."
Bai Suyan straightened up and said, "Then go investigate one by one and do it according to the palace rules. Lady Wen Yu, what do you think?"
"Just as Consort Yan said," Lady Wen Yu turned and said, "That's right, that person called Zhao Zhao asked bengong to bring you a sentence, 'Jing Jing's death, do you still remember'. What is the meaning of this?"
Jing Jing, it was a name from a long time ago. Bai Suyan thought of that innocent and cute servant girl who only wanted a peaceful life. She couldn't help but sigh at the impermanence of the world. She wanted to live a good life but didn't survive. She was still jumping around causing trouble.
"I don't know. She probably wanted to fight for her life. It seems that she has already been locked up in Si Zhengsi. Bengong will go meet her later," Bai Suyan raised her hand and saw that her sleeve was also stained with someone's blood. She said helplessly, "Green Waist, go back and bring bengong a change of clothes."
Madam Wen Yu said, "The death of the imperial concubine is not a small matter. I am afraid it will alarm the Empress Dowager Yue, the Senior. We will also have to inform His Majesty. The origin of this Gentle Forest is probably not simple."
Si Zhengsi — —
Xia Zhi came forward and saw the blood on her sleeve. She exclaimed, "Niangniang, you are injured?"
Bai Suyan waved her hand and said, "It's nothing. I was bitten by someone. It's not a big deal. Has the cause of Cui mama's death been investigated?"
"Niangniang, Cui mama was stabbed in the back and died from blood loss. In addition, nubi has looked around. The door lock wasn't broken. Nubi also questioned the eunuchs who were on duty last night. There was no suspicious person. However, they took a nap in the middle of the night.
It is very likely that the murderer took advantage of that time to steal the key and enter the room to commit the crime. Also, this person is very likely someone that Cui mama knew. That's why she was so unguarded. "
Bai Suyan: "Then they fell asleep together? How long did they sleep for? "
Xia Zhi raised her hand to signal the trembling eunuchs to come over. The eunuchs knelt down in fear and kowtowed, saying, "Niangniang, please spare my life. I don't know how I fell asleep, but I remember that when I fell asleep, I heard the sound of the night watch. It was nine o 'clock in the morning. I just changed the candles before I fell asleep. When I woke up, the candles weren't burned much. I shouldn't have slept for long.
Niangniang, please spare my life. "Bai Suyan ignored them and uncovered the white cloth on Cui mama's body. She saw that the wound on her back wasn't big. It was obvious that she didn't die in one blow. Instead, she slowly bled to death. She should have the strength to call for help. However, from the scene, she had been leaning against the wall and didn't move at all. Why?
Lady Wen Yu covered her mouth and nose with her sleeve and stood at the door. She didn't want to go in, "Younger sister, the corpse is bad luck. Besides, aren't there Si Zhengsi's people? Why are you joining in the fun?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she heard an announcement from outside.
"His Majesty has arrived. The Empress Dowager has arrived."
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