As soon as the Queen Mother's order came out, someone immediately left the palace to investigate Xin Tao's family. And Bei Bei had caused such a big disaster in the palace, so naturally he had to inform Qian Jiujiu.
So Qian Jiujiu and Mu Yexiao got the news quickly and rushed straight to the palace. It was really worrying. They started making trouble as soon as they entered the palace in the morning.
On the way to the palace, someone had already told Qian Jiujiu everything. Qian Jiujiu didn't know what to say, so she could only sigh. It was impossible to blame Beibei this time. After all, Qian Jiujiu felt that Beibei already knew how to learn, so there was nothing wrong with skipping classes, even though it was a bit disrespectful to the teacher.
When I arrived at the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace, I saw the Empress Dowager talking to Beibei. The Empress was also trying to comfort them. It was obvious that the Empress Dowager was frightened. "Greetings to the Empress Dowager, Hello, Sister-in-law."
The Queen did not mind Qian Jiujiu's greeting mode, on the contrary, she quite liked it: "Hello Jiujiu, please persuade mother more, she is frightened."
Hearing that she was almost poisoned and her body was festering, what a blow it was for a person who loves beauty. Qian Jiujiu came to the Queen Mother and said, "Mother, it's okay. This kind of thing won't happen. Don't you still believe me?"
"On your birthday, I will check everything I need before I give it to you. Even if Beibei doesn't find out this time, I won't use it on you. Don't worry."
Qian Jiujiu's words seemed to have a soothing effect. After the Queen Mother heard them, she calmed down. "That's true. It looks like I'm still safe. But those who want to harm me must be caught."
"Before Xin Tao died, he said that the man had a mark on his left hand, which looked like a cross. This clue is useless."
Looking at the Queen Mother's mumbling, it was clear that she would not give up until she caught the person: "It's okay, mother, we can still start from the source of the poison. Bring the poison to me."
The imperial physician quickly brought up the poison and said, "Princess, this is a very strong poison, but it is extremely dangerous to use. After taking the poison, if it lasts more than 15 days, the poison will still be effective, but it is colorless and odorless."
During the first half month, the smell was very strong, which is why the other party chose to start with the Queen Mother's service, because they wanted to use the smell of the dye to cover up the smell of the poison.
Qian Jiujiu looked at the miasma and narrowed his eyes. Poisons can come from many sources. He glanced at Beibei who was standing aside and said, "Beibei, come here. What are you doing standing there? There are ready-made learning resources here."
Ready-made learning resources? The imperial physician beside him also began to get excited. The princess wanted to teach on the spot, so could he learn a little from her? The princess did not drive him away, which must have been her tacit consent.
In fact, Qian Jiujiu had completely forgotten about it. When she was teaching Beibei, there were people around her, so she completely forgot to pay attention to this issue.
"Can you tell me about the source of the miasma? I remember I told you a lot about it before, so please summarize it now."
When the Queen Mother heard Qian Jiujiu's words, her mouth twitched. What was going on? Beibei was still so young, how could she know so much
Beibei knew that she would not be able to escape once her mother came. Fortunately, this problem could not stop her: "I know that miasma usually appears in high mountains and deep forests, and miasma was originally called miasma. It is a gas, a mixture of various rotten corpses and leaves, etc., mother, am I right?"
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "You are right, so we need to analyze the miasma in front of us. What exactly is it made of? There are many things that can make up miasma, some are insect miasma, almost all of which are the corpses of poisonous insects. After being nourished by miasma for a long time, the miasma formed is very powerful. In addition to poisonous insects, there are other poisonous plants."
At this point, Qian Jiujiu paused and looked at Bei Bei: "The reason why these are called miasma is because these poisonous things, whether they are poisonous insects or plants, have lived in the miasma for a long time, so they can be called miasma. The others are called poisonous insects, poisonous plants, etc., there is a difference."
Beibei nodded: "I understand, mother. How do you tell the difference?"
It is still very dangerous for a novice to do this identification, and it is not so simple to identify medicines: "You can't rush the identification. You have identified so many kinds of medicinal materials before. There must be this miasma smell in it, otherwise you wouldn't have discovered it. Think about it carefully, what kind of smell does it have?"
Beibei really started to recall it carefully, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She looked at Qian Jiujiu and said, "Mother, I remember now, it was the stink of a scorpion, right?"
Scorpions are highly poisonous and have a unique stench. But after adding miasma, the smell will change a little bit, and it smells a little different. That's why Beibei hesitated at the beginning. After he finished speaking, Beibei looked at Qian Jiujiu, waiting for Qian Jiujiu's answer.
"Yes, these miasma contain poisonous scorpion ingredients and two other herbs. The smell is very light, so it's normal that you can't smell it."
The imperial physician was listening to the princess teaching her daughter, and suddenly he understood where the difference between people lies. That is why some people can smell the ingredients in the poison just by smelling it. This kind of ability is probably something that others will never be able to learn in their entire lives.
Beibei nodded and looked at Qian Jiujiu: "I understand, mother, I will study hard in the future. I will never be lazy again. Then is there an antidote for this miasma?"
Qian Jiujiu nodded: "Since we know what it is, of course there is a way to control it. I have also told you that everything is interdependent and mutually exclusive. If you know what it is, then find something that counteracts it. This is the simplest method."
"But don't underestimate the method because it seems simple. It takes a lot of experience to find the dosage from these things. You should learn this. Come with me to the pharmacy tomorrow."
Beibei said "oh", well, there is no need to attend classes in the palace, now it is the turn of her mother to teach her personally, the good days are over.
He took a deep breath and looked at Qian Jiujiu listlessly: "Got it."
After Qian Jiujiu taught Bei Bei how to identify the bodies, the guards who went to check on Xin Tao's family came back and looked at the Queen Mother: "Reporting to the Queen Mother, there is no one at Xin Tao's house, but seven bodies were dug out not far from Xin Tao's house. One of the male bodies was missing three fingers."
Xin Tao's family included his parents, his brother and his wife, and his brother and his wife's family had three children, which made a total of seven people. Adding the body with the missing fingers, it was confirmed that these seven people were Xin Tao's family.
Seven people were brutally murdered in the capital, right under the nose of the imperial court. This could be considered a major crime. The Queen Mother was angry because if she hadn't sent someone to investigate, the capital magistrate would not have known about this matter at all.
"Someone, go and invite the emperor over, and then go and call the governor of the capital. Look at the capital he governs, and someone was killed so innocently. This is simply outrageous."
The emperor came over soon. Qian Jiujiu was a little angry when he heard these things. After analyzing the poison, he suddenly found that there was a plant that was unique to Tianshan.
"The source of this miasma should be in the Tianshan area. Send someone to check if anyone has been poisoned by this drug recently. Also, send someone to check if there are any sects in the Tianshan area that are good at using poison."
As soon as Gu Xiangning followed the emperor into this place, he heard Qian Jiujiu's words: "For this problem, you can write a letter to Jiang Hu, or ask Jiang Hu to come back. He should know more about Tianshan."
Qian Jiujiu glanced at Gu Xiangning with some curiosity: "Why?"
Gu Xiangning explained, "He is temporarily acting as the acting chairman of the Jianghu Supervisory Committee, handling matters in the Jianghu. The source of the poison is probably from the Jianghu. And if we want to find someone, it will be easier to find him if both the court and the Jianghu work together."
Acting Chairman of the Jianghu Supervisory Committee? Qian Jiujiu remembered that when they went out to sea three years ago, Xiaoman went to the Jianghu and established the Jianghu Supervisory Committee. It seemed that it was successful.
"I see. Let him come back. I haven't seen this child for a long time."
The capital city commander came crawling over at this time, and knelt down as soon as he entered: "Your humble servant pays respect to the emperor, the queen mother..."
Before she finished addressing him, the Queen Mother spoke up, "That's enough. I didn't ask you to come here to pay your respects. Just tell me, when will you be able to solve the murder of seven people in that family?"
The governor of the capital city was still puzzled. He looked up at the emperor and others. He had no idea that seven people in a family were killed.
The emperor coughed twice and said, "Mother, what are you talking about? The governor of the capital probably doesn't know yet!"
The Queen Mother became even angrier when she heard this: "So what happened? We still don't know. What do you do as the governor of the capital? Can you tell me what happened?"
The guard looked at the capital city magistrate with some sympathy, and then told him everything. The capital city magistrate felt cold all over. A family of seven died inexplicably. He actually knew nothing, so it was no wonder that the Empress Dowager was angry.
The most important thing is that because of this incident, the Queen Mother was almost hurt. He knelt down directly in front of the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, it is my fault. I beg Your Majesty to punish me."
The emperor also felt a little sympathy for the capital order. The country was big, and such things would definitely not be rare. He could only watch the capital order.
"You are totally unaware of such a serious matter. That is really unreasonable. Well, I will give you three days. If you cannot find out the truth, you will be punished."