Except for the first day of the Lunar New Year, when no business came to the door, it gradually became lively from the second day of the Lunar New Year.
Those who came for nursing care when summoned by the empress of the palace had all made appointments years ago.
When it comes to the Queen and the Fourth Concubine, Ye Fuxun will go to accompany them for nursing care whenever he has free time.
Therefore, her presence in the palace will not make people feel out of place.
In addition to the queen and the fourth concubine, there were three remaining concubines who were also favored by the emperor. Ye Fuxun went to accompany her on the grounds of a return visit to experience nursing.
The visit to the harem's concubines went smoothly, but still nothing was found.
"Except for the Qianyuan Palace, the Yangxin Palace and other palaces, the emperor does not visit a few concubines on a daily basis," Eunuch De explained to Ye Fuxun in a low voice, "occasionally he goes to the Imperial Garden to enjoy the scenery, and in the Guanxin Pavilion
Play chess..."
The emperor's whereabouts were originally confidential. If it weren't for the purpose of uncovering the poisoner and with the emperor's permission, Eunuch De would not have dared to tell Ye Fuxun even if he had a hundred courages.
Ye Fuxun listened carefully and suddenly interrupted Eunuch De: "Eunuch De, did you just say that the emperor would stay in Qin'an Hall for half a day every first day of the Lunar New Year?"
Eunuch De was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "That's true."
"Can you take me to Qin'an Palace to have a look?"
The several places mentioned by Eunuch De were all open spaces or places where people visited on weekdays. Ye Fuxun felt that such places were not suitable for poisoning.
On the contrary, this Qin'an Palace sounds somewhat possible.
However, Eunuch De disagreed with her: "Concubine, the Qin'an Palace is a place where emperors have practiced Taoism throughout the ages. Except for the emperor's visit on the first day of the Lunar New Year, it can only be opened to the public on relevant Daqing days. Thieves should not be able to do so.
Opportunity to enter the palace and poison."
"No one is allowed to enter except when the emperor is going there?" Ye Fuxun asked for confirmation.
"That's right." Mr. De replied.
"Are there no people cleaning or cleaning?"
Eunuch De paused: "That's not true. Someone goes to clean it every day."
"Eunuch De, please lead the way."
Seeing Ye Fuxun's insistence, Eunuch De decided not to refuse after some thought.
It is only said that if they want to go to Qin'an Palace, they must put on the clothes of the sweeper, so that they will not be easily discovered by interested people.
Ye Fuxun naturally had no objection.
Half an hour later, Ye Fuxun followed Eunuch De to Qin'an Hall.
The Qin'an Hall is dedicated to Emperor Zhenwu and is quiet and solemn.
"Every time the emperor comes back," Eunuch De whispered in her ear, "in addition to burning incense and saluting, he will also sit in meditation for half a day. Occasionally he will read scriptures and occasionally copy scriptures."
Ye Fuxun glanced around and landed on the futon and table on one side.
There were several volumes on the desk, a purple jade paperweight, a pen holder and an inkstone, but nothing else.
She knelt down, picked up the futon, looked at it, and then reached out to flip through the books.
It seemed that Mr. De was very nervous.
Those are objects that only the emperor can touch. Why did Concubine Ye pat and touch them so carelessly?
In the past few days, he had been accompanying Concubine Ye to check for poison. He really didn't know how to describe Concubine Ye in words.
If it were anyone else, when it comes to matters involving the emperor, everyone would do things cautiously and fearfully, for fear that if someone does something wrong, the Holy wrath will be offended, which is a major matter that affects one's family and life.
However, Concubine Ye seemed to have no sense at all.
When he listened to him talk about the emperor's life and behavior, he looked calm.
When looking through the things used by the emperor, he looked calm.
When asking about the emperor's habits and preferences, he looked calm.
How come Concubine Ye's courage seems to have no boundaries!
He wanted to remind me many times, but he didn't know how to say it.
"That's the emperor's most beloved purple jade paperweight, be careful not to drop it! Ouch, my ancestor!"
Mr. De was scolding Ye Fuxun with a frown on his face. Suddenly he saw her picking up the purple jade paperweight and tapping it with her fingers. He was so frightened that his heart went to his throat, "Concubine, please be careful."
where!"
Ye Fuxun glanced at him and was amused by Eunuch De's wrinkled face like a bitter melon. She said in a good mood: "Eunuch De, the source of the poison has been found."
"The source of the poison lies in this purple jade paperweight." Ye Fuxun said.
Once she found the source of the poison, she wouldn't have to run to the palace all day long.
"Concubine Ye, you said this purple jade paperweight is the source of the poison, but where is the poison?"
Ye Fuxun said: "Eunuch De, let's get a basin of water and try it and we will know."
After a while, Eunuch De personally brought a basin of water.
She put the purple jade paperweight into the water and added a few drops of the ink she had just prepared into the water.
Within a moment, the ink was seen dizzy in the water and dyed in the direction of the purple jade paperweight.
What's strange is that when the ink comes into contact with the purple jade paperweight, it instantly turns blood red and even emits a slight fishy smell.
"What...why?" Eunuch De was so shocked that he gasped.
Ye Fuxun said: "This purple jade paperweight has been tampered with, and it should have been soaked in poison. Once the emperor touches ink to write, the ink will draw out the poison from the purple jade paperweight."
"This kind of poison is very mild. At most, only a tiny bit invades the emperor's body every time. Therefore, he has not noticed it for many years."
"It turns out that this is the case!"
Eunuch De looked at the purple jade paperweight in his hand with a complicated expression, and sighed deeply for a long time. He looked at Ye Fuxun with a grateful face, and said with relief: "Thank you Concubine Ye for finding the source of the poison, old slave, old slave
Slave... go back and report to the emperor!"
As the most powerful grand duke around the emperor, it was more uncomfortable for him that the emperor was poisoned than having his flesh cut off.
This is all his responsibility!
If he hadn't been determined to take care of the emperor until the end, he would have wanted to kill him headlong.
Now that the source of the poison has been found, we can follow the clues and find out the real culprit!
Even if he died, he would strangle the murderer to death with his own hands before going to hell!
The two quietly left the Qin'an Palace. Eunuch De went to the Yangxin Palace to report back to the emperor, while Ye Fuxun went to the Cining Palace to see the Queen Mother.
When the Queen Mother learned that the source of the poison had been found, she breathed a sigh of relief with joy: "Having found the source of the poison, the Ai family will feel more at ease. The Emperor will make arrangements for finding the real murderer, and you don't need to intervene."
Ye Fuxun nodded obediently.
Finding the source of the poison may be easy for her, but solving the case is not an easy task for her.
She handed the silver note that she had been holding in her arms for a long time to the Queen Mother: "My Lady, this is the profit share of the Siba Pavilion last year."
The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows and smiled, then opened the banknote and looked at it: "The Ai family only participated in 20% of the shares, but they received one hundred thousand taels of silver so quickly?"
Ye Fuxun smiled and said: "The Siba Pavilion has fixed customers. Except for the ladies in the palace, it only serves a hundred customers every year. After excluding the expenses here and there, the net profit is one hundred thousand taels."