Doctor Zhang also nodded in agreement and said, "What the Empress said is true. If this Nether Grass can really detoxify snake venom, then the person who delivered the medicine must have good intentions and not be a murderer."
After the two people talked about it, Mo Chuan couldn't make up his mind.
"Xiao Si, let's see which minister's family sent this medicine box?"
"Back to the emperor, it's... He Shouzheng who is guarding the city gate." Xiaosi looked at the name tag on the medicine box and couldn't help being surprised.
Hearing this, Mo Chuan also looked surprised.
To put it bluntly, this He Shouzheng was just a minor official responsible for guarding the palace gates. He was a seventh-rank official and had no status in the court. It was very different from the prominent status of the real murderer that Shen Ning had expected in advance.
"It can't be him." Mo Chuan couldn't help but shook his head.
How could a small city gate official have such courage to harm the emperor and empress? Even if the harm is really successful, what good will it do to him
However, Shen Ning's eyes lit up and she said: "A small city gate official, if he was not sure that the thing he sent could cure my poison, he would never have rashly sent a plant containing... The poisonous grass has entered the palace. I think this person is very suspicious. He is not the real murderer, but he is a pawn used by the real murderer! "
"Ning'er, what do you mean?" Mo Chuan was a little confused about the meaning of her words: "Didn't the real murderer want to kill people? How come he wanted to save people instead? If He Shouzheng is not the real murderer, how could he be the real murderer? Someone else?"
Shen Ning sighed and said: "This murderer is very cunning and smarter than I thought. I wanted to scare the snake and lure it out of its hole. He had already expected this trick, so he took advantage of the situation and killed a little kid. The young city gate officer pushed forward to test our attitude. This Netherworld Grass seems to be the antidote to the snake venom I was poisoned with. He didn't want to save me, but wanted to do it perfectly. , he continues to hide behind the scenes so that we can’t find his fox tail.”
A cold light flashed in Mo Chuan's eyes, and he said bitterly: "If this is the case, wouldn't the plan we set up be in vain? This murderer is so cunning!"
"It's not in vain. Since He Shouzheng can be used by him, he can also be used by us. Why don't we just use the trick and play the long game to catch the big fish!"
Shen Ning said with a smile.
"Ning'er, how do you think you can pull this off?" As soon as Mo Chuan saw her narrowing her eyes, he knew her clever idea had popped up again, and he was both impressed and amused.
"You can send Zhui Feng to investigate this matter. He is the best secret guard around you. He comes and goes without a trace. Let him follow He Shouzheng. Let's see who Guard He has been interacting with recently. Is there anyone? If there is any unusual movement, you can definitely find the person hiding in the dark by following the clues.”
"Okay! Sure enough, you can pull off the trick with one move!" Mo Chuan couldn't help but smile and pinch the tip of her nose: "Did you turn into a fox in your last life? No matter how cunning this murderer is, he can't escape your plan!"
Shen Ning chuckled and said: "You also want to issue an imperial edict to reward He Shouzheng greatly and give him a big official. This way, it will not arouse the suspicion of the real murderer."
"Okay, then I will draw up the decree immediately, Xiaosi, grind the ink!"
Mo Chuan immediately picked up his pen and wrote an imperial edict.
Holy edict: He Shouzheng's gift of medicine was meritorious and cured the Queen's illness. He was given a special reward. The seventh-rank city gatekeeper was granted the title of deputy commander of the fifth-rank imperial forest army.