Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 389 - 321 - My Father-in-law (Two-in-One Update)_3

Chapter 389: Chapter 321 - My Father-in-law (Two-in-One Update)_3

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With the help of Zuo Daoxing and Yu Yunhuang, the medicinal ingredients Yue Qianqian needed were all delivered to them in less than a fourth of an hour.

The Imperial Physician named Liu Wentai was also invited here. He smelled a poisonous green bean cake from the Hanyuan Pavilion, tore it open, and very confidently stated, "There is indeed juice from the Ghost Vine Grass in it. Even though it becomes colorless and tasteless after being steamed and made into a cake, if you sniff it carefully, you can still distinguish the unique fragrance of the Ghost Vine Grass. A green bean cake made with it will also taste a bit astringent."

Li Xuan was thrilled. But when Qianqian prepared the medicine and applied it on the hands of the cook Li Jiudi and the two eunuchs, there was no change.

Yu Yunhuang was prepared for this outcome and said, "Just wait. I’ve already ordered the cooks detained by the Inner Jishi Bureau to be brought here. They should have been brought into the palace by this time."

Zuo Daoxing stood in the corridor outside the door, waiting with his arms folded. He trusted the men under his watch to keep an eye on the group of cooks from the Inner Jishi Bureau, so he wasn’t worried about Yu Yunhuang making any tricks.

Soon, a group of men in shackles arrived before the tearoom, escorted by more than a hundred Fanyi of Inner Chang and Xiuyiwei, braving the wind and snow.

At this point, Li Xuan didn’t need to do it by himself. Several Fanyi and Xiuyiwei took the medicine prepared by Yue Qianqian and applied it to these men’s hands.

But to everyone’s surprise, none of these cooks’ hands turned black.

Zuo Daoxing and Yu Yunhuang looked at each other in disbelief, all seeing a trace of surprise and doubt in each other’s eyes.

After pondering for a moment, Li Xuan said coldly, "Bring me everyone who was on duty near the kitchen at the time and had been in and out of it!"

The Xiuyiwei and Fanyi of Inner Chang present hesitated for a moment upon hearing his words, but then Yu Yunhuang snapped, "Well, aren’t you going? Go find the head eunuch of Renshou Palace and have him draft a list quickly!"

About three-quarters of an hour later, nearly fifty people were gathered in an open area near the kitchen.

By now, the medicinal liquid prepared by Yue Qianqian was no longer enough, and she had to prepare some more. As the Xiuyiwei and Fanyi of Inner Chang took the medicine and began to apply it to these people’s hands.

Li Xuan, however, had already noticed that at the end of the line, an old man with white hair and a clean-shaven face appeared to be frowning and looked different.

Both Yu Yunhuang and Zuo Daoxing were alert, and together they focused their attention on this man, keeping an eye on his actions. As expected, when a Xiuyiwei brushed the medicine on the back of the old man’s hand, his skin quickly turned black.

At this point, the old man’s face changed, and his cheeks bulged!

"Is it him?" Yu Yunhuang’s eyes opened slightly in surprise.

Zuo Daoxing scoffed coldly, "Wishful thinking! In front of me, do you think you have a chance to poison yourself to death?"

He stood still, but a powerful force, embodying a strong Sword Intent, was generated, and blasted the old man’s body, sending him flying several yards backwards.

That force hit the old man’s chest and stomach, forcing the old eunuch to hunch over and vomit a mouthful of blood on the snow. And in the snow, there was clearly a broken tooth that had been bitten off.

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At night, inside the Taihe Gate, Li Xuan was standing in front of the throne, bowing slightly.

"— I have found the true culprit of the poisoning of the cook and the two serving eunuchs, it is Li Weiyang, who works as a ’cleaner’ in the eastern courtyard of Renshou Palace. He used to work in the imperial kitchen, making pastries for many years, and he is the teacher of the cook Li Jiudi. Seven years ago, he offended a superior officer and was expelled from the imperial kitchen by the then Shanzheng Shang, on the pretext that he was too old to be of use.

On the day of the incident, early in the morning, Li Weiyang entered the tearoom of Renshou Palace under the pretext of helping his student, and added poison while making green bean cakes. At the fourth moment of the Hour of Chen, Li Weiyang re-entered the tearoom and used a bowl of Zinuo riceballs to poison and silence his apprentice, cook Li Jiudi. The other two eunuchs, who were sent by the Crown Prince to pick up the pastries, saw Li Weiyang in the tearoom and were silenced as well—"

Shang Hong, a scholar of the Zuochun House, frowned slightly upon hearing this, "Wasn’t there anyone nearby the kitchen who noticed the trace of this Li Weiyang?"

Li Xuan didn’t know this man, but he calmly replied, "It was snowing heavily that day, so there were very few people coming in and out near the kitchen, and the snow affected their vision. The eunuchs who were in charge of delivering meals, too, just rushed in and out. Besides, Li Weiyang is a Wu cultivator of the sixth house level. He is very agile and can move without making any noise."

Jing Shen Hall Scholar and Minister of Personnel Wang Wen inquired with a puzzled look, "Why was Li Weiyang trained in martial arts? The Xiuyiwei and the Inner Jishi Bureau didn’t notice that? Who instructed this man? It can’t be just because he was kicked out of the imperial kitchen and held a grudge, right? This happened many years ago. Who transferred him to Renshou Palace?"

Li Xuan laughed at his words and apologized to Wang Wen, "Gentleman, the Emperor’s command was only to have me find the murderer of the East Palace case."

Whatever happened next had nothing to do with him, it already exceeded the authority of the Liudao Division, and Li Xuan did not intend to get involved.

The rule of the Liudao Division has always been to remain as neutral as possible and not to get involved in the disputes between the royal family and the court. This time, his involvement was an exception.