We have to start from the beginning. Princess Mingyue was well taught by the Supreme Emperor. As the crown prince, she cares about the people and wants to make them live a good life.
However, there were many problems in the Chu court. The aristocratic families were running rampant and there were many corrupt officials. Princess Mingyue vowed to change it. With the Queen's silent permission and support, she got rid of many corrupt officials.
This move won a lot of people's hearts, and people would always think of her when they were bullied. Her selfless and selfless attitude established her prestige, but she also indirectly offended many people.
However, Princess Mingyue cannot do anything just to avoid offending others. She is meticulous and decisive in her actions and usually does not make any mistakes.
But it can't always go smoothly, and I don't know how it leaked out, indicating that Princess Yue was secretly searching the Mu family of the then Minister of Household Affairs.
The Mu family is in the household department, has made a lot of money, and has done a lot of evil things behind the scenes, but it is good at being a good person, and it has also sent the most handsome member of the Mu family into the harem. Not to mention much pampering, it is also somewhat pampered by the queen.
The Mu family is a big family. After receiving the news, they thought of Princess Mingyue's past behavior and were naturally panicked. Finally, they took the risk and decided to kill Princess Mingyue to avoid disaster.
"So it was the Mu family who took action to remove Princess Mingyue, but what does this have to do with Zhong Shengwan?"
Zhou Buyan sighed, "The Mu family's methods of killing people were learned from the late ringing of the bell."
The brothel is a mixed bag, with everyone there, and there are many women inside, and there is a story behind each one.
The same was true for one of the women. She was the only girl in the family, and she was pampered and loved growing up. After she got married, her husband became addicted to drugs, and her life began to fail. He even wanted to rent her out.
Although it is strictly prohibited to rent a wife, the people still prohibit it repeatedly. The woman is unwilling and plans to remarry with Li, but she is still knocked unconscious and rented out by Li Qian.
The family that rented her from had seven brothers, and they started torturing her in the first month before she got pregnant.
With no way to ask for help, the woman obeyed at first, but later she used some scheming to get the seven brothers into conflict, and they killed each other.
The eldest brother was killed by their brothers, but this was just the beginning. The remaining people suddenly became weak and died of illness for some unknown reason. Everyone said that it was their retribution for their mistakes.
No one ended up well in the end, only the woman was finally free.
She returned to her husband's house without mentioning the divorce, but not long after, her husband also became weak and died.
When men died one after another, it was suspected that she was poisoned, but no evidence could be found. Afterwards, many things happened, and she ended up in a brothel.
After she came to the brothel, she didn't seek life and death. She just picked up customers that she liked, otherwise she would act like a monster. She was good at sowing discord and making the guests quarrel and fight.
But even so, she was dealt with a lot and almost starved to death. Zhong Shengwan helped her a little by chance.
At that time, the bell was ringing late and no guests had actually been received, but there was a young man who liked her very much and said he would redeem her body.
After the woman heard about it, she gave her a sachet before she died, saying that it was to celebrate that she was about to escape from the sea of suffering. If her life was not good, she could open the sachet and see if it could help her.
I just hope that Zhong Shengwan can bury her properly after her death and not let her body be exposed in the wilderness.
Women in brothels have a rough life. They are beautiful and valuable when they are young, but they are nothing after death. They are basically thrown into graves.
The woman died. Zhong Shengwan curiously opened the sachet and found out that the woman's method of murder was silent and no one could find out.
Zhong Sheng was busy at night and put away the sachet. She was young and couldn't hide things. After burying the sister and seeing her off, she drank some wine and threatened the young man, "Treat me well, or I will let you die."
Don’t even know.”
The young master didn't say much when he heard this, he just coaxed Zhong Sheng to take a rest when he was tired at night.
Zhong Shengwan also said that he was considerate, but when she turned around, she found him peeking at the sachet. She didn't dare to say anything, and the young man didn't say anything.
Later, the young master never came, and he died without a cure.
Later, I heard that Princess Mingyue had died.
The commotion in the court had little to do with the brothel, and Zhong Shengwan never paid it any attention. I only vaguely heard that the former young master's family seemed to have moved back to his hometown.
Unexpectedly, several years later, Zhong Shengwan was suddenly assassinated and her sachet was destroyed.
Zhong Shengwan felt something was wrong and found the hidden sachet.
She vaguely felt that it might be related to the killing method in the sachet. The sachet might be used as evidence, and the life-saving talisman was also a life-saving talisman. Later, she suffered another assassination. Fortunately, Zhou Buyan was there at that time.
After Zhou Buyan pressed him, he told Zhou Buyan the matter.
Zhou Buyan opened the sachet and saw the murder method inside.
"What is the solution?" Chu Xingchen asked.
Zhou Guanya paused for a moment, "It's a method of killing people by combining trees and incense. When I saw the painted leaves, I thought they looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where I had seen them before."
"It wasn't until I returned to Feng'an City and entered the palace that I realized why it looked familiar."
"That tree is still in the Mingyue Concubine."
Chu Xingchen's expression changed slightly. After Princess Mingyue's death, the Supreme Emperor could not accept it or let it go, so the East Palace where she lived was completely sealed off.
For this reason, the palace where Chu Xingchen lived before was even renamed the East Palace, just to prevent others from destroying the old East Palace where Princess Mingyue lived.
No one has dared to move there so far, only the former confidants of Lady Mingyue are left to clean it and keep it as it is.
When Zhou Buyan saw the tree in Concubine Mingyue's courtyard, he was shocked to realize that something was wrong. Zhong Shengwan was being hunted down and might be involved in the death of his former concubine.
Chu Xingchen frowned and recalled the tree in Princess Mingyue's courtyard, "Which tree is it?"
"The round-leaf tree, because the leaves are round, is called a round-leaf tree. It does not bear fruit or bloom, but it is evergreen all year round and is drought-tolerant. Some people like it and think it is good."
"But this kind of round-leaf tree is rare, and few people know that it emits a toxin, which usually has no effect, but if lilac incense is burned and the two are combined together, it will produce a highly toxic substance."
"People are poisoned silently, and the doctor can't detect it. They will only find that the body gradually becomes weak and cannot sleep well."
Princess Mingyue died from the combination of these two.
Clove incense is very common because it has a refreshing fragrance and a refreshing and calming effect. Princess Mingyue likes to use it every day.
Who would have thought that someone would use this incense to kill people silently.
"I have been investigating this matter recently. I have a clue and found some evidence."
"The Supreme Emperor has investigated many people over the years, but he missed the Mu family who left Feng'an City for funerals. It was only recently that the Mu family was suspected."
"The Mu family wanted to stay out of the limelight, but they didn't expect that the Supreme Emperor would not let go and investigate all these years, and finally found them."
"They became anxious and deliberately released clues to lead to Zhong Shengwan. They also made up a story. For this reason, the Supreme Emperor went crazy to find Zhong Shengwan and hunt her down."
Chu Xingchen frowned, "That's why you concealed Zhong Shengwan's identity for her safety."
"This is a reason. She will die if she is found, but this matter also involves you, Your Majesty... The Mu family may frame you next."
"Me? Are they framed on me? Are they so brave?"
"When they took action, in order to exonerate themselves and reduce suspicion, they involved His Majesty. You bought a lot of lilac at that time."