Ni Cangshu, the minister of Dali Temple, immediately took over this shocking case, and rushed to the scene with Zhimou Shi Mu.
The lamentations of the people could not save his life. Yu Xiang's misfortune was sympathized by many officials and friends, and everyone who saw him would express a few words of condolences.
Little did he know, this would only hurt his heart even more.
Yu Xiang's wife and concubine died of illness a few years ago, and he has not remarried since then. Now his two sons have died one after another, and he has become a completely lonely old man.
As the investigation unfolded, Ni Cangshu's brows furrowed deeper and deeper.
All the servants on duty in the Yu Mansion that day fell into a deep sleep at the same time, completely losing their perception of the outside world.
They came running in panic one after another after dawn, and then kept saying in horror: They didn't know anything.
They really didn't know anything. Ni Cangshu had been handling cases for so many years, so he couldn't tell the truth from lies among ordinary people.
Shi Mu frowned and said in a low voice: "Maybe the reason why they behave so uniformly is because they were drugged."
Ni Cangshu banged his head in distress: "Then, who can make such a powerful medicine?"
"It can cause people to inhale it without realizing it. If they are hit hard, they can sleep all night without knowing anything. With this kind of drug, it has no price and no market, and..."
"etc."
When he heard that there was a price but no market, Shi Mu's frown suddenly spread.
"Sir, I'm thinking of someone."
"who?"
"The Xingyue Pavilion has recently opened in the capital. It is said that the doctor Ling who runs this pavilion has a pair of holy hands and can cure all kinds of difficult and complicated diseases. Among them, powder can be used in thousands of ways for her."
"Sir, you have seen her."
"Ling Yutong!"
Ni Cangshu stood up suddenly and finally found some breakthrough. He was about to drag Shi Mu to find someone.
Shi Mu was helpless: "Sir, don't act like you're trying to catch a criminal. You should still be more polite when treating ordinary people."
When Ni Cangshu heard this, he stopped his hurried steps and raised his hand: "What you said is, then I would like to pay my respects to Mr. Xingyue first, and we can make an appointment before we go there."
Ling Yutong received a letter of thanks.
She raised her eyebrows: "This is not Mr. Ni's style."
Shopkeeper Liu didn't know why.
Ling Yutong raised her lips and ordered: "Take care of the pavilion and return to Mr. Ni. I'll meet him in the afternoon."
"yes."
After shopkeeper Liu went out, Song Yue came in with a bowl of porridge and whispered: "Girl, this is from the eldest lady. She said that after you return to the house in the evening, come to her room."
"Didn't you say anything?"
Ling Yutong raised his hand to take the porridge bowl. With just one look, he knew that it was made by his eldest sister.
There was a touch of warmth in the corners of her eyes, and she immediately took a spoonful and drank it.
The warm thick soup slides into the throat and warms the stomach. It is suitable for the weather of late summer and early autumn.
Songyue shook her head: "No."
Ling Yutong nodded slightly to express his understanding.
There was a worried look on Songyue's face, and she couldn't help but whisper: "Girl, Master Ni is coming over, isn't he..."
Ling Yutong shook his head and said firmly: "No."
She had interacted with him once before, and she had some understanding of Ni Cang Shu. If the other party had really mastered the evidence, he would not have this attitude.
And submitting the post first so politely seemed like the style of the resourceful person next to Ni Cangshu.
Thinking of this, Ling Yutong smiled.
She has a way to deal with it.
In the afternoon, Ni Cangshu came to the door with Shi Mu. After saluting, Ling Yutong had doubts in his eyes and asked, "Why did you come here all the time?"
Shi Mu narrowed his eyes and asked Ni Cangshu.
After hearing this, Ling Yutong's eyes became even more surprised.
"This...powder that can induce deep sleep?"
She shook her head: "I have indeed researched on medicinal powders for sleeping, but most of these medicines cannot be mixed. They are three-part poison. People who can't sleep just want to have a good night's sleep, not fall into a deep sleep without waking up."
"How many of these drugs are there in the cabinet? Can you show them to us?"
"Also, has anyone purchased such drugs in large quantities recently?"
Shi Mu asked.
Ling Yutong turned his head and ordered: "Ting Yue, go and get those medicinal powders, and then go find shopkeeper Liu and get the small medicine booklet."
Shi Mu raised his eyebrows, why didn't he take the account book?
Ling Yutong saw what he meant and quickly said: "I have the account book here. Shopkeeper Liu only handles daily transactions, and today's is not complete."
She pushed the ledger over.
"However, this doesn't mean anything. Because our medicinal powder is not for sale, it will only be given away as small gifts, and every gift will be recorded."
Ni Cangshu opened his eyes slightly, and he had already seen the medicinal powder brought by Ting Yue.
Three-color medicinal powder, three parts.
Ling Yutong glanced at it, pondered for a moment, and said: "If you want to achieve the level of falling into a deep sleep all night and losing all perception of the outside world, probably... you have to do a little of these three to..."
"But, I'm not sure."
She neatly mixed up a portion of the medicine and handed it to Ni Cangshu.
"Sir, if you want to verify it, you can only find test objects. Autumn has just begun, and you may be able to find small mice in some corners. This medicine is not poisonous, and they will be fine."
"Adults can also take the gift book and read it."
Her cooperation made Ni Cangshu's slight suspicion almost disappear. Shi Mu took these things with a perfect smile on his face.
"Miss Ling is so thoughtful."
Ling Yutong responded with a sincere smile.
"After all, Mr. Ni's integrity has brought innocence to our family."
Shi Mu's smile deepened. In just one round, he understood that nothing could be found in Ling Yutong.
"We took the gift book with us."
"However, if Miss Ling has any doubts about the candidate, she must inform us. After all, the impact of this incident in the Prime Minister's Mansion is too bad."
"The day before the new official took office, he was killed in a sea of fire at his own house. Even the house was burned down. This is the first time in the capital."
"What a hatred."
Ling Yutong raised his eyes indifferently and said without answering, "If there is anyone suspicious, I will take the initiative to inform you."
They left, taking the powder and record book with them.
Ling Yutong put away the account books on the table that they had just looked at for a moment, and smiled slightly.
She laid everything out to make them subconsciously believe her, and at the same time, she also put clues in the hands that they were most likely to ignore.
Commonly known as, dark under the lamp.
It was dark, and Ling Yutong knocked on the door of his eldest sister Qi Yun.
There was a "squeak" sound, and Qi Yan smiled at her, but he couldn't hide the blue and black eyes.
Ling Yutong was shocked: "Sister, you..."
Qi Yun shook her head and pressed her forehead: "I have nothing to do. It's just that I've been working very hard recently. Now there's a Hongmen Banquet. I have a headache and I'm too lazy to think."
"Come on, help me advise my staff on whether we should go and how we should go."
A gilded invitation was placed in the palm of Ling Yutong's hand by Qi Yun.
She was slightly startled and saw clearly the name of the inviter: Xiao Baozhu, the only daughter of Xiao Han, the Minister of Household Affairs.
In just a moment, she understood what caused her eldest sister's headache.
This invitation is too heavy.
Sure enough, she opened it and saw that the Xiao Mansion was the host and invited all the talented men and women from the capital to attend a poetry club, and the winner would be rewarded.
If it were just Xiao Baozhu, she wouldn't have such a big reputation, so she would just refuse the banquet of ladies.
But with the addition of the prefix, the weight of this banquet is completely different.
After thinking for a moment, Ling Yutong raised his eyebrows: "Go, why not go."
"They sent the post to my house, but they never thought about asking us to reject it."
"As for how to get there... Third brother, I, and you, eldest sister, will go together."
"We wear plain clothes."
After finishing her words, Qi Yun raised her eyes and smiled softly.
"Okay."
They are still in the period of mourning, so they should wear plain clothes. For such an occasion, the young ladies all dress up. They are dressed in plain clothes, which is really eye-catching.
However, since the Xiao family can borrow the title of Minister of Household Affairs and have to attend entertainment banquets, isn't it appropriate for them to wear plain clothes?
Can anyone tell me what a typo is?
In all things, filial piety comes first.
Ling Yutong poured a cup of hot water for Qi Yun and said distressedly: "Sister, please go to bed early. No matter what happens to them tomorrow, we will just accept their move."
The night was bright and clear, and early the next morning, Ling Yutong finished dressing up and went to Qi Yun's room.
Qi Yun tied the hairband on her head and turned to walk towards her: "Today, in addition to the three of us, there is also Mr. Wu, who is also going together."
As for Qi Yan, he didn't want to go anywhere.
Just stay at home.
The door is closed.
A look of surprise flashed across Ling Yutong's eyes, and the next moment, he heard Wu Liuguang's warm voice behind him.
"The carriages and horses are ready and ready to go at any time."