Envoy Shen shook his head and expressed his ignorance, "Afuris is extremely harmful. As early as 50 years ago, the cultivation of asphalt was expressly prohibited in various countries, and wild asphalt should be eradicated. No one in our northern Yan country would dare to grow aphrodisiacs. .”
Murong Ci and Shen Zhiyan asked a few more questions before bidding farewell to Shen Yuanshi and leaving the Imperial Hospital.
Qin Ruo also sensed the seriousness of the situation, "Your Highness, you suspect that Mr. Zhuang died of poisoning from an overdose of drug ointment."
Shen Zhiyan nodded solemnly, "Based on my many years of autopsy experience, I can confirm that Mr. Zhuang died of poisoning from taking drug ointment."
"Transfer this case to Dali Temple, don't let the Jingzhao Mansion intervene." Murong Ci made a decision.
"Okay. I will explain the reason to Mr. Gu." He looked at the sky, the sun was setting, "Your Highness, I want to go to the Ministry of Industry."
"Bengong will go with you." She said firmly.
He knew that His Highness was obsessed with investigating cases, so Qin Ruo followed to the Ministry of Industry.
The six yamen are in the palace, near the gate of the palace. When they arrived at the Ministry of Industry, most of the officials in the Yamen did not leave.
Seeing His Highness the Crown Prince and Mr. Shen, the outstanding hero of the case, came to the Ministry of Industry, the officials of the Ministry of Industry were a little confused: This is for the case of Zhuang Qin
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry was not there, so Zhang Zhong, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, hurriedly invited them in and made tea to serve them.
Shen Zhiyan frowned elegantly, "My lords, today Shen is here for a routine inquiry."
"Master Shen, please tell me, we know everything we know." Zhang Zhongbei, the Minister of Industry, smiled and said, "We have worked with Master Zhuang for many years, and he suddenly died of a sudden illness. We are also very sad."
"Recently, do you think Mr. Zhuang is unusual?" Shen Zhiyan asked.
"I discovered it a long time ago. I have worked with Mr. Zhuang for many years. He has always been diligent, hardworking, rigorous and careful. I don't know what happened in the past six months, and he always made mistakes. I told him several times. He said he would pay attention and change it, but Still making mistakes." The doctor of the Ministry of Industry sighed, "He is getting thinner and thinner, skinny, a bit scary, I don't know if he is suffering from a serious disease."
"Master Zhuang's response has been very slow recently, he only responded to three calls. He yawned like he couldn't wake up all day. We all guessed that he must have had too many beautiful girls serving him at night, and he was drained. . " A small official said narrowly.
"In front of His Royal Highness, be careful." Zhang Zhong gave him a stern look.
"Other than that, is there anything unusual about Mr. Zhuang?" Murong Ci secretly observed Zhang Zhong.
"I just remembered that once when I went to the latrine, I heard a strange sound, so I searched for it at the back." Another little official said, "When I walked to the back of the latrine, I saw Master Zhuang squatting in the corner and twitching non-stop. , that face was frighteningly white, like a ghost. The official called him, and he seemed to see the official, but he didn't seem to see it, his gaze was floating in the air, it was scary."
"Does he have any hobbies?" Shen Zhiyan asked again.
"Master Zhuang likes to drink tea, and he would make a cup of hot tea every day when he came here. But for some reason, he doesn't drink tea much, and he is listless when doing anything." A small official replied.
"His Royal Highness, Mr. Shen, did Mr. Zhuang really die suddenly?" Zhang Zhong asked cautiously.
"Dali Temple is currently investigating, and the details of the case cannot be disclosed for the time being, please forgive me." Shen Zhiyan said coldly.
"Apart from going back to the government and the Ministry of Industry, where else does Lord Zhuang like to go or what hobbies do you have?" Murong Ci asked again.
"Although I have worked with Mr. Zhuang for many years, my colleagues rarely mention private matters. I really don't know where Mr. Zhuang likes to drink tea and wine." Zhang Zhong replied cautiously, then looked at the other officials with wide eyes. Slightly, "You know what?"
"I don't know." The others said in unison.
It's so obvious, how could Shen Zhiyan and Murong Ci not see it
Perhaps Zhang Zhong was worried that Zhuang Qin's death would be involved, and they were worried about being implicated, so they gave the subordinate officials a wink and asked them not to say more.
Coming out of the Ministry of Industry, Qin Ruo snorted angrily, "Those people in the Ministry of Industry are too much, they dare not even answer His Highness's questions."
Shen Zhiyan smiled, "It's understandable. Many people want to be wise and protect themselves, say less and make less mistakes, and say more and make more mistakes."
Murong Ci frowned slightly, "Judging from what Mrs. Zhuang and the officials from the Ministry of Industry said, Mr. Zhuang's temperament should have changed drastically in the past six months. It seems that he has been taking Aphrodisiac ointment for half a year."
"Besides, he never smokes in the Ministry of Industry, and he also smokes in the Nuange of the study in the mansion. It is very hidden and does not let his family know." He continued to analyze, "Because once it is known that he smoked drug cream, not only will he be convicted , the dealer will also suffer.”
"He usually takes the drug ointment in the dead of night, so he often doesn't go back to the dormitory to go to bed. Last night he was lying on the bamboo couch and smoking as usual, but he sucked too much."
"He seemed to have seen many beautiful visions. He lay in the warm pavilion for a long time and had many sweet dreams. Later, he woke up and went to the outside room to sit at the desk and wanted to write something. Suddenly, he felt out of breath. The ink dripped on the white paper, he was very uncomfortable, he wanted to call out, but he couldn’t.”
"He didn't want to die yet. He tried to stand up and wanted to go out to call someone, but he accidentally threw a book on the case to the ground, but he was so weak that it was hard and uncomfortable to even take a breath. He walked for two days. I fell to the ground as soon as I took a step, and it became more and more difficult to breathe.”
Murong Ci and Shen Zhiyan looked at each other, frowned and remained silent.
Qin Ruo held her hands and said: "Your Highness, Mr. Shen, you are so powerful. According to what you said, this slave seems to have seen the whole process of Mr. Zhuang's poisoning and death."
Shen Zhiyan's complexion was a little heavy, "The most important thing now is where the lotion comes from."
Murong Ci nodded, "Someone took the risk and secretly bought and sold drug ointment, harming the common people."
Qin Ruo suddenly said: "Master Zhuang, will you buy the drug cream by yourself? Will you ask your cronies to buy it, such as the housekeeper?"
Murong Ci's eyes lit up, and he said pleasantly, "Yes, we're going to ask the butler of the dealer."
But Shen Zhiyan said: "Your Highness, it's getting late, let's go to the dealer tomorrow."
Qin Ruo also advised to go back tomorrow, so Murong Ci had no choice but to give up and go back to the East Palace.
At night, Murong Ci was about to go to bed after taking a bath, and planned to get up early tomorrow, when Qin Ruo came in with two pieces of paper and said, "Your Highness, a letter from Young Master Rong."
Murong Ci unfolded the letter that had been folded into small pieces, and it turned out that it was about Linglongxuan.
Linglongxuan was founded five years ago, specializing in high-quality jade, but Linglongxuan is not that simple. Linglongxuan's facade is not big, there are not many jades inside, and there are very few customers who come to the door. Isn't it strange that it can still be in business for five years
Rong Zhan had his eye on Linglongxuan four years ago. After four years of staring, he still hasn't seen the boss. The only people who receive customers in the shop are the shopkeeper and a clerk. No one even knows the name of the boss behind the scenes. The shopkeeper handles all matters. .
Rong Zhan also said that Linglongxuan's business of jade wares was just a facade, but in fact it was secretly engaged in other activities. As for the activities, further investigation is required.
Murong Ci frowned slightly, "President Xu said that Wan Fang and Wang Tao like to go to Linglongxuan to see jade, so it must not be to see jade."
Suddenly, something seemed to flash by, and her eyes lit up, "Wan Fang and Wang Tao went to Linglongxuan to discuss business, weapons business"
"If Linglongxuan is really engaged in other activities, it is really possible that he secretly purchased the weapons of the military inspector." Qin Ruo pondered, "The boss behind Linglongxuan must not be simple."
"It seems that Linglongxuan must go." Murong Ci's bright eyes froze coldly.
The next morning, as soon as Murong Ci and Qin Ruo arrived at Dali Temple, they saw Shen Zhiyan leading two yamen servants out.
Murong Ci asked him from the small window: "Zhiyan, where are you going?"
Seeing that it was His Highness, he immediately drove his horse over, and said with a low body: "Just now, the servants of Gan's family, the head of the household department, went to Jingzhao Mansion to report the case, saying that Mr. Gan is dead. Jingzhao Mansion sent someone to report, and I am going to Gan Let's take a look at home."
"I will go with you. You will lead the way." Her heart sank, and another court official died.
"The head of the household department died." Qin Ruo thought deeply, "I don't know how he died."
Shen Zhiyan led the way, the speed was not fast, the carriage just caught up.
The door of the Gan family is similar to that of the dealer, and it is also in the same alley. The news has not been spread yet, so there are no people watching at the entrance of the alley.
Murong Ci hurriedly got out of the carriage and followed him into Gan's house.
Just like yesterday, all the arresters and yamen servants from Jingzhao Mansion are here, and they are interrogating the servants and masters of the Gan family.
The catcher came over and saw the two handsome young men yesterday, nodded to them, and then said: "Master Shen, according to the butler of the Gan family, Mrs. Gan felt strange and went to the study together. Take a look. The study is locked, no matter how much they knock on the door, there is no movement inside. Mrs. Gan and the butler are worried that something will happen to Mr. Gan, so they call a few guards to break open the door. After they entered, they saw Mr. Gan lying on the couch in the middle , the man is dead."
Shen Zhiyan asked: "Is the corpse still in the study?"
"Still in the study. Mrs. Gan found out that Mr. Gan was dead, so she quickly sent someone to invite a doctor and report the case to Jingzhao Mansion." The head catcher replied.
"Did you keep your first love in the study room?" Murong Ci felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart.
"Master Gan's son and daughter have all entered the study room, but the first love at the scene should not be damaged too much." The headhunter said, "Just now, Wu Zuo conducted a preliminary inspection on Mr. Gan, and Wu Zuo said that it should be poisoned just like Mr. Zhuang yesterday. died."
Her heart sank suddenly, and she followed Shen Zhiyan inside.
In front of the study, Mrs. Gan cried and fell into the arms of the nanny, distraught. The young men and women standing beside him were the children of Mrs. Gan. He frowned sadly, his eyes flickering.
When the daughter of the Gan family saw Shen Zhiyan, she immediately ran over with the support of her maid, crying sadly, "Master Shen, my father died strangely, you must find out the cause of my father's death."