Chapter 202: Chaos in Xixia
“So we can only leave it to fate?” Zhao Xing felt a little unbelievable after listening to Yu Yanran’s story.
"Yes." Yu Yanran's eyes were red and swollen, and tears flowed out again as she spoke.
Zhao Xing looked a little distressed, stretched out his hand to wipe away her tears, and said softly: "Okay, Minglan must be fine. Dr. Wu is very skilled in medicine. She is already over seventy now. Look He looks like he is only in his forties, but he still had a child a few years ago. He is a fairy-like figure who can definitely heal Minglan."
"Really?" Yu Yanran looked at Zhao Xing. I don’t know if I’m asking whether Ming Lan can really cure her, or whether I’m asking whether Dr. Wu can still have children even when he’s sixty or seventy years old.
"Of course it's true." Zhao Xing stroked Yu Yanran's face and said, "Don't cry, haven't you eaten yet? I'll ask someone to make some for you."
Mr. Wu Yuyi The incident of Lai Dezi was true. If this happened to others, Zhao Xing would definitely feel that Dr. Wu might have been cheated on.
But Dr. Wu is different. He is in his seventies. Apart from his gray hair, he not only looks like he is in his forties, but also full of vitality.
It can be said that he maintains good health. Zhao Xing had thought of asking him for advice before.
Let’s not talk about how long we live, but the fact that we can still have children even when we are sixty or seventy years old is worth learning.
However, the news that he had a son in his sixties or seventies did not spread.
I don’t know if it’s because I’m older, but I feel a little embarrassed.
It is also because some people call him a living god, and they are afraid that if the news spreads, more people will believe that he is a god, which is a taboo.
"I have no appetite." Yu Yanran shook her head.
She stayed at the Sheng family for most of the day, watching her good sisters unconscious and hanging on by a thread. Her tears were all gone. She had no appetite at this time.
"I haven't eaten yet. Let's eat some with me." Zhao Xing said.
He is not in the mood to eat now.
When he first came to this world, he had different feelings for Zhang Guifen and Minglan due to the influence of watching dramas in his previous life.
But as time went by, Zhao Xing himself slowly realized that this kind of feeling was not true liking, or it could not be called love.
But now that they have crossed paths, Zhao Xing has always regarded them as his women in his heart.
Now that he learned that Minglan was dying, he naturally felt very sad.
However, he is not a doctor, does not know medical skills, and cannot do anything.
In comparison, Yu Yanran has been with him for almost a year. If Yu Yanran was compared with Minglan, he might care more about Yu Yanran at this time.
After all, his feelings for Minglan exist in illusion, and there is not much real contact with her.
Yu Yanran was at the Sheng family today and probably didn't eat much. If it wasn't too late in the evening, her body would collapse.
Yu Yanran had no appetite, but she heard that Zhao Xing didn't eat either, so she didn't refuse.
When the food was delivered, I ate a lot under Zhao Xing’s feeding.
In the evening, Zhao Xing did not go to Zhang Guifen, but rested in Yu Yanran's room.
With Yu Yanran in his arms, Zhao Xing did not do anything, but asked about the story of Minglan's poisoning.
Yu Yanran actually didn't know much. She spent most of the day at Sheng's house today.
But because Minglan hadn't woken up, the Sheng family was not in a high mood, and it was inconvenient for her to ask more questions.
I only know that Minglan’s poisoning was not caused by someone poisoning the food at home, but by snacks bought from outside.
Minglan’s usual meals are prepared and delivered by Shou’an Hall. They are all people from Old Mrs. Sheng who are loyal and no one would poison her.
Minglan likes to eat ice jade cakes from a dim sum shop in Bianjing. Every once in a while, she will ask people to buy some and bring them back to satisfy her craving.
This morning, I bought the ice jade cake. Minglan felt something was wrong with the taste after eating it, and she vomited and fell into a coma soon after.
When the doctor came, he checked and said it was poisoning, so he asked people to feed the animals some leftover snacks. As a result, the animals that ate the snacks were poisoned to death soon after.
But the maid who brought the snacks disappeared.
After listening to Yu Yanran's story, Zhao Xing sneered in his heart. From the time the snacks were delivered to the doctor saying they were poisoned, the Sheng family asked people to test whether the snacks were poisonous.
It only lasted half an hour at most, and the servant was either hiding or had already left the city.
It would be okay if he hid in the city, and the chance of being silenced was slim.
After all, transporting a corpse out of the city would be troublesome.
If you don’t transport them out of the city, the city is densely populated and you won’t be able to hide them for long.
But if you leave the city, it will be a bit troublesome. If you are killed by someone, it will be difficult to find it if you bury it in a deep mountain forest.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xing called a palace maid and gave some instructions.
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Yin Hanzhang was very troubled after receiving Zhao Xing's order.
This kind of poisoning at home was probably done by a female family member, and it was probably done by an insider of the Sheng family.
Zhao Xing also asked him to check more about the Sheng family’s mistress and a concubine named Lin.
But he can't take people to the Sheng family. He should arrest all the Sheng family members and investigate.
He has no official status. Even if he had one, it would be useless because he did not report to the official.
A headache was a headache, but His Highness the Crown Prince had issued a death order, so he still wanted to investigate.
We cannot check within the Sheng family for the time being, so we can only check the servants of the Sheng family who have been out in the past two days.
Soon Yin Hanzhang found out that the sixth girl of the Sheng family liked to eat ice jade cake from a pastry shop in Bianjing. And this morning, a maid went out to buy something.
Compared with poisoning food, Yin Hanzhang is actually more inclined to poison this kind of external food.
Although those wealthy families don't have their food tested for poison like the royal family, the food they eat is cooked by their personal maids.
Servants may not necessarily be loyal. They usually feel resentful after being punished. They may not dare to poison. When delivering food, they are still quick to spit or something.
Those wealthy families also know this, so the servants responsible for food are all very trustworthy people.
Such people are more loyal and will not betray easily.
So Yin Hanzhang felt that the maid was very suspicious.
According to the descriptions of others, Yin Hanzhang found a painter and drew a portrait.
Taking the portrait to some vendors near the front and back doors of Sheng’s house, I quickly made a discovery.
This maid came out of the street near the back door of Sheng's house in a panic in the morning, and then got into a bullock cart and left.
Judging from the direction, we should be leaving the city.
This maid is very suspicious, she may be the one who poisoned her.
If a servant murders his master, it will be a capital crime whether he succeeds or not. A servant is not that courageous.
There is a high probability that someone is behind this.
If this maid is silenced, it will be difficult to find out who is behind the scenes.
Yin Hanzhang quickly sent people to check the detailed information of the maid, and he personally took people out of the city to investigate.
Zhao Xing did not know that Yin Hanzhang had already found out this. After hearing the news from Yu Yanran, he sent someone to inform Yin Hanzhang.
However, the city gate was closed at this time. The people he sent did not find Yin Hanzhang and had no way to go out of the city to search. They could only go back and report to Zhao Xing.
Zhao Xing didn't care when he learned about it. Even if he went there if the city gate was closed, there was no way to open it unless there was an imperial edict.
But since Yin Hanzhang has found the maid, it doesn't matter whether he sends someone or not.
The next day, when Zhao Xing was reviewing Zazi in the study, Yin Hanzhang came back.
"I pay my respects to His Highness the Crown Prince." Yin Hanzhang saluted.
"No courtesy!"
Zhao Xing glanced at the man being held by the soldiers and waved his hand.
"Your Highness, this person is the servant next to Lin Xiaoniang, Sheng Shaoyin's concubine, and his name is Chi Wu. This person has already confessed that it was Lin Xiaoniang who poisoned Miss Sheng Liu. I found him When this person came, he had already killed the family of the maid who poisoned her." Yin Hanzhang bowed.
He went out to the city yesterday to investigate, but found no evidence for a while.
But there was some progress in checking the maid's information.
That maid was the daughter of a tenant family in a village of the Sheng family.
Zhuangzi was bought by the Sheng family after they came to Bianjing, and the maid sold herself to the Sheng family at that time.
Yin Hanzhang found the Zhuangzi, but learned that the family had disappeared for a while and was now missing.
All the existing cables were broken. Yin Hanzhang thought for a long time and could only try his luck.
The maid's family disappeared, probably to threaten the maid.
Now they have either been sent away or silenced.
Yin Hanzhang thinks the latter is more likely, after all, only the dead can keep secrets.
The person who was silenced will definitely return to the city.
Yin Hanzhang could only bet that he was still outside the city. He had been guarding outside the city gate last night. He entered the city as soon as the city gate opened in the morning, and then led people to monitor the streets near Sheng's house. stand up.
In the end he caught Chi Wu.
Chi Wu didn't say anything at first, but after he used some tricks, he explained everything.
Zhao Xing was not surprised after hearing this. He pondered for a while and said, "Send this person to the Sheng family and hand it over to Sheng Shaoyin. There is no need to say anything else."
"Yes!" Yin Hanzhang responded and led the people back out.
"Sheng Hong, you are a smart man, I hope you will not disappoint me." Zhao Xing murmured.
Before Zhao Xing could find out how Sheng Hong would deal with Lin Xiaoniang, he got shocking news.
The little emperor of Xixia has taken charge!
It is normal for an emperor to rule personally. The reason why I am shocked is because of the age of the little emperor of Xixia.
The little emperor of Xixia is not yet fifteen years old this year, and is much younger than Zhao Xingdu.
However, when he was still in his infancy, he had already ascended the throne and became the emperor of Xixia.
Over the years, the power of Xixia has been in the hands of the Queen Mother of Xixia and her younger brother, the uncle of the Emperor of Xixia.
Half a month ago, the little emperor of Xixia found an excuse to kill his uncle's family and officially took power.
(End of this chapter)