Chapter 309 Sangnan Country is Sangnan Country Again
"yes."
The guard in black turned and left.
The wheels rolled forward, making a sound as they pressed against the road.
The voice was dull, as if crushing people's hearts.
"What do you think of this Pingquan, Your Majesty?"
Just now, the guard reported back the conversation between Zhang Pingquan and Sun Zhou in the mourning hall of Jiang Mansion.
Xiao Mingxuan sat there upright with a calm expression.
"Pei Tingsong's men are smart and capable, and they know how to judge the situation."
"Well, I agree with this."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
"When I said I wanted to dissect Jiang Fengnian's body, he must have disagreed with it in his heart, but he did not immediately refute it, but chose to listen to the reasons I gave."
"Furthermore, he has a strong ability to accept new things. Although he is a co-worker, the autopsy method still only relies on looking at the external wounds. At most, it can only touch whether there are any fractures, or use a silver needle to test for poison."
"No one has ever performed such a bloody dissection method as today. This was unheard of for him."
"The prince didn't know that he almost fainted at that time."
"But he survived to the end just by relying on my words."
"If a person does not have an almost crazy enthusiasm and persistence for the things he likes, he will never be able to let go of his prejudices in the face of the shocking world. This is by no means an easy task."
Xiao Mingxuan listened to her talk about another man, and he did not hesitate to praise him, and looked at her with raised eyebrows.
"So, do you think his arrogance towards Sun Zhou just now is justified?"
Luo Jiuli shook his head.
"I don't understand the relationship and grudges between him and Sun Zhou, so I won't comment too much."
"That Sun Zhou, on the other hand, the good impression I had on him in the restaurant before I lost my mind was in vain."
Xiao Mingxuan was not the kind of person to be jealous. When he heard her change the topic to Sun Zhou, he no longer cared about the praise she had just given to Zhang Pingquan.
"Why, Sun Zhou is also from Jingzhao Mansion, and Zhou Shirui tried every possible means to prevent you from doing the autopsy, so Sun Zhou will naturally follow his master's lead."
"For this kind of person who doesn't have deep roots and falls with the wind, if you see his face clearly earlier, you don't have to waste time on him."
Xiao Mingxuan said, taking Luo Jiuli's hand.
"As for being in Jiangfu's mourning hall just now, you said that the poison Jiang Fengnian was poisoned by is rare. I guess that this poison is not only rare, but also carefully prepared."
"Carefully formulated?"
She would never think that Xiao Mingxuan said these four words casually.
"A master who can carefully prepare poisons? The only ones I know except Hua Lanzhou——"
"It's not Hua Lanzhou. If you think about it carefully, where could such a poison-making master be produced?"
Luo Jiuli thought for a while.
"Could it be that the prince is talking about Sangnan Country?"
Xiao Mingxuan nodded.
"Sangnan Country is located in the far south, with a hot and humid climate. Not only is it rich in all kinds of ferocious poisonous insects and beasts, but even some inconspicuous plants and trees are highly poisonous."
"The poison that Jiang Fengnian was poisoned by is probably hard to find anywhere except Sangnan Country."
When Luo Jiuli heard this, her eyes became serious. As soon as she heard about Sang Nan Country, she subconsciously became wary of this place.
But fortunately, if you have a goal and direction, things will be much easier to handle.
"The envoy of Sangnan Kingdom is still on the way and has not entered the capital, but at this time, poison unique to Sangnan Kingdom appears in the capital, which is unusual in itself."
"Your Majesty, I think it is necessary to check where the Sangnan people have been coming and going recently."
Xiao Mingxuan's eyes were cold and his lips pursed into a thin line.
"Well, I will make arrangements, but I'm afraid this is more unusual than that."
"Did the prince discover something else?"
Luo Jiuli looked at Xiao Mingxuan and saw that his expression became more serious.
"There are one or two of Jiang Fengnian's concubines, and they don't seem to be as simple as concubines."
"Your Majesty means--"
Luo Jiuli's tone paused.
"It seems that Jiang Fengnian has always been under the surveillance of others. Does that mean that the one who can get close to him naturally without being suspected is among the concubines in his yard?"
Xiao Mingxuan nodded.
"Although some of them may be the murderer, they are definitely not the ones behind the scenes."
Luo Jiuli: "Yes, things are back to the original point. It seems that we can only follow the clues."
"Well, I've sent people to keep an eye on Jiang Mansion's backyard."
Luo Jiuli nodded and said no more.
The two of them sang and harmonized, and in the blink of an eye they solved a complicated case very smoothly.
When they arrived at the gate of the Duke's Mansion, Xiao Mingxuan personally helped Luo Jiuli get out of the carriage.
When the housekeeper and Chun Rong who had been waiting at the door saw these two people, their eyes were as bright as stars.
"Nine Princes."
"Miss, you are finally back. The master and his wife are very worried."
One of them saluted Xiao Mingxuan, and the other stepped forward to help his young lady.
Behind him, Nan Zhu had quick eyes and quick hands and grabbed Chun Rong by the collar.
Before Chunrong's short arms even touched the corner of her young lady's clothes, she was picked up by Nan Zhu.
"Nan Zhu, what are you doing?"
Nanzhu brought the person in front of him, and Kong Wu's strong arm pressed on Chunrong's shoulders.
"Master just ordered me to boil more hot water and send it to Fuquyuan. I'm not familiar with the people in the mansion, so please help me to hurry up."
After saying that, she hugged Chunrong and entered the house.
This made everyone behind him laugh and feel helpless.
The group entered the mansion, and Xiao Mingxuan sent Luo Jiuli back to Fuquyuan.
"Your Majesty is going to the palace to meet the Holy Spirit."
When Luo Jiuli saw that he had not taken off his cloak, he knew that he was going to enter the palace.
"Well, this matter needs to be discussed with the Emperor, sooner rather than later."
"I understand, then please go quickly."
Luo Jiuli bit his lip.
"It's just that Jiang Fengnian's death caught everyone off guard. I'm afraid the prince will be very busy these days."
Xiao Mingxuan curled his lips and raised his hand to stroke her hair.
"Don't worry, it won't delay my visit to propose marriage. You can just wait at the house."
Luo Jiuli was startled, and his cheeks felt hot when he saw the maids in the room covering their mouths and laughing.
"Who said anything about this?"
Xiao Mingxuan's lowered eyes fell on her blushing cheeks, his lips curled up in a slight smile, and his eyes seemed to be filled with tiny pieces of light.
"This is the most important thing to me."
Outside the house, women have already brought hot water.
"You have been tired for a long time. Take a hot bath and recharge your batteries. Don't think wildly and don't let yourself be distracted."
"Ok, I know."
Luo Jiuli nodded.
The two looked at each other lovingly and tenderly, and then Xiao Mingxuan turned around and left the Duke's Mansion.
At the same time, in Da Sima's mansion.
Hu Jue sat behind the desk, listening to the report of the kneeling man, his face indifferent and ruthless, as if the person who reported the disembowelment was an unfamiliar stranger.