Gu Qiang still felt that Shen Qianshan's current reaction was a bit unusual, but he did not continue to ask. Shen Qianshan's situation was already troublesome enough. As long as Gu Huaian checked his body and there was nothing wrong, there was no need for him. Making a fuss out of a molehill.
Gu Huaian had just woken up and felt refreshed. He got up and stretched. When he walked out the door, he saw a bunch of people gathered outside and felt something was wrong.
"Did something happen again? Why do you seem so confused?"
Gu Huaian didn't know if he should use this word to describe them, but the current situation didn't look like everything was solved. Instead, it seemed like they had encountered a bigger trouble that was difficult to solve.
Shen Qianshan shook his head, but Gu Qiang grabbed Shen Qianshan and pulled him in front of Gu Huaian.
"Brother, please take a look at him first. He has been having a headache just now."
Shen Qianshan didn't have time to react before he was pulled in front of Gu Huaian. Gu Huaian didn't hesitate at all, he sat down and started taking his pulse.
Seeing Shen Qianshan's confused expression, Gu Qiang opened his mouth to explain.
"You can't go out now. After the inspection is completed, you can go back to the palace."
Gu Qiang didn't want to relax on this kind of thing. If something happened, it would be too late to regret it.
Gu Huaian also understood his sister's mood, but after checking, he found nothing wrong.
"It's really nothing. Believe me, I'm one of the best doctors in the capital. It's impossible for me to misdiagnose." Gu Huaian's words not only reassured Gu Qiang, but also made Shen Qianshan relax a little. He was originally I really thought that there was something wrong with my body, but now it seems that I may have been overthinking it.
Now that nothing happened, Shen Qianshan decided to go to the palace again to check the situation. If this matter was not resolved for a day, he would be weighed down by all the pressure of this matter.
Before, all Shen Qianshan's energy was focused on the identity of these two guards, but he never thought about whether they were just the people involved in this matter, or whether the murderer behind the scenes wanted to use the death of the two of them to frame others. It is also possible for people.
How much could two ordinary guards offend? They would rather risk breaking into the palace than come to kill people
Shen Qianshan originally wanted to pack up and then go into the palace. Unexpectedly, he had just reached the entrance of the palace and found that martial law was in place inside and outside.
The person standing at the door was Zhou Ziyuan, a guard in the imperial city. This was not the first time Shen Qianshan and Zhou Ziyuan had dealt with each other. Zhou Ziyuan also knew that Shen Qianshan was here to investigate the case, so he did not feel embarrassed and just searched. After getting over and making sure there was nothing unusual, he let him in.
But Shen Qianshan felt something was wrong, so he grabbed Zhou Ziyuan and asked him carefully.
"Not long after I left, did something happen inside the palace?"
Judging from their posture, this incident must have happened just now, but it was obvious that Lin Jiuyue was already firmly in Lingyin Pavilion. At this time, there should be no way to escape and do other things.
When Zhou Ziyuan heard Shen Qianshan ask this, he could only helplessly shake his head.
"Your Majesty, you don't know. Something big happened in the palace."
After all, Zhou Ziyuan is also the commander of the guards in the palace. Logically speaking, nothing should happen to make him show such an expression. However, in this situation, even he is in such a difficult situation. I am afraid that something serious has really happened.
"Tongchao Zhou said it's okay. Maybe I can still be of help."
Shen Qianshan was not so enthusiastic, but wanted to know if there was any other situation happening in the palace so that he could refer to it, which might be helpful to the current case in his hands.
"There is indeed something that may require your help. Your Majesty has many connections in the capital. Do you know of any place in the capital where you can secretly manufacture gunpowder?"
When Zhou Ziyuan asked this question, he was actually quite embarrassed, because he knew that the person in front of him would not reply to him no matter what, whether he knew it or not.
If the prince knew who could secretly secretly use gunpowder, the matter would definitely have something to do with him. Therefore, it was impossible for Shen Qianshan to show any indication of his knowledge until he figured out the matter.
Shen Qianshan really couldn't tell, and he really didn't know.
At most, he only knew that Gu Qiang once had a batch of such gunpowder in his hands, but in this capital, the person who made the gunpowder himself really didn't know.
"I don't know about this, but Zhou Tongling, why do you suddenly ask about this? Is there something going on in the palace?"
Zhou Ziyuan also knew that he was wrong to ask this question. He checked everything inside and out and made no progress, so he probably had to rely on the people in front of him.
"Has there been any progress in the case that the prince investigated before? There have been too many things going on in the palace recently. I'm just afraid that there might be some connection between them."
"What happened? Why are you in such trouble?"
"The lotus pond in the palace exploded three times in a row yesterday evening."
Zhou Ziyuan's voice was much lower when he said this, because there were indeed many people around who didn't know what was going on.
There were many people patrolling around at that time. In the evening, not only the emperor, but also the concubines of various palaces were in the lotus pond of the palace. Several deafening noises were heard nearby, and even Shen Zhongbai was frightened. .
So after what happened yesterday, Shen Zhongbai hurriedly found Zhou Ziyuan and asked him to investigate these matters as soon as possible.
The situation at that time cannot be described clearly in words. In short, although the power of the gunpowder is not great, if it really hurts anyone, it will definitely have a great impact.
"Is there gunpowder that can ignite underwater? How is this possible?" Shen Qianshan thinks that he has read a lot. He has also studied books similar to gunpowder, but he has never seen anything that can ignite underwater. The gunpowder exploded in the lotus pond, wouldn't it splash out all the water
"Not only that, it was not just the water that was ignited, but the trees around the lotus pond were also ignited. If it weren't for someone patrolling nearby at that time, I'm afraid the emperor and the concubines in the harem would also be affected. It’s a disaster.”
As the guard commander of the harem, Zhou Ziyuan was naturally the first to bear the brunt. After Shen Zhongbai finally calmed down the emotions of the people around him, he was the first to punish Zhou Ziyuan and gave him three days to find out the matter. However, I still have the task of investigating the murder case within the previous ten days.
Although this matter was ultimately handed over to the prince, it still had something to do with him.
"Did anyone get hurt?"
If you know who was injured that day, you can know who was intended to target and who wanted to target these people, and the investigation will be much clearer.
After hearing this, Zhou Ziyuan could only shake his head.
"I originally thought so, but no one was injured that day. Even those who went to put out the fire from behind were not injured. There was no way to investigate."
The gunpowder exploded in the water, and apart from a little splash and sparks, there was really no harm done.
Even the experienced Zhou Ziyuan didn't know where to start the investigation now. He could only check the people coming in and out one by one at the entrance of the palace. After all, gunpowder was impossible to appear in the palace. Once it appeared, The only possibility is that it was brought in by someone from outside. If that's the case, people who check in and out by themselves might be able to make some discoveries.
Shen Qianshan shook his head, "I don't think you should be guarding the palace gate at this time. If this person is really so capable and can bring gunpowder into the palace, the most dangerous person in the palace should be the most dangerous one now." Someone worth protecting, right?”
Shen Qianshan had known this Zhou Ziyuan before, and he could indeed achieve this position based on his wealth and martial arts alone. However, he was very trusted by Shen Zhongbai before this, all because he had a sister who was a concubine in the harem. In fact, their Zhou family is not a big family, they are just ordinary merchants who started their business by selling medicinal materials.
Perhaps it was because Zhou Ziyuan was in a confusing situation and couldn't see clearly, but he was outside and could see clearly.
In the final analysis, there is no one targeted in this matter. It can only mean that this matter is actually for indirect revenge on someone, or the person who wants to take action behind the scenes has not yet found the opportunity.
However, Zhou Ziyuan was right about one thing. This incident is very likely to have a certain relationship with the previous murder case, but he is now putting aside the root cause. If he just continues to investigate the source of the gunpowder instead of protecting the people he should protect, he will probably wait for a while. More people will be hurt soon.
Although he and Shen Zhongbai don't deal with each other, it doesn't mean that he can just watch other people get into trouble.
After hearing what Shen Qianshan said, Zhou Ziyuan seemed to understand. He quickly collected his belongings and left a few of his men behind to continue investigating at the entrance of the palace. He took the remaining people to to the Imperial Garden where a banquet is being held today.
The place where yesterday's incident happened was in the lotus pond, and today's banquet was held in the garden. Shen Zhongbai didn't feel that yesterday's incident had a big impact, but in order to appease the emotions of the concubines, he still chose to hold it in the imperial garden. A banquet was held in honor of the concubines.
Zhou Ziyuan understood that Shen Qianshan's words just now were already hinting at him, which meant that if the target of the person yesterday was really that broad, the person who was likely to attack today would still be among this group of people.