bayedsolid Chapter 199: The Expedition to the Palace of the Wufeng Nemesis
Chapter 199: The Expedition to the Palace of the Wufeng Nemesis
"Was the death of Manager Liu from the Sewing Room not simple?" Gong Yuanzheng tried to analyze it, but no matter how he thought about it, the embezzlement of a person in the Sewing Room who was responsible for the clothing allocated to the young masters and ladies of each palace did not meet the standard of murder to silence him.
"It's too coincidental. The night before, we brought back the people from Wanhua Tower, and the next night, Manager Liu, who had deducted your share, died unexpectedly. Now we have discovered that the Liu family and Wufeng are the most likely collusion suspects." Zhang Xueming threw a few hawthorns into the teapot and put some tangerine peel in it. If you don't want to go for a walk, drink digestive tea to avoid a night or two of bloating and insomnia.
"And, have you forgotten? You told me that the chief steward of the needlework room is the sister-in-law of the guard commander, and she married the nephew of Steward Liu, who is under the palace gate internal affairs steward. Jin Miao checked and found that the nephew is the guard Liu Xinping who was cleared out of our Zheng Palace earlier."
She couldn't help but complain: "The palace rules are really weird. The chief guard and the guards under the Jade Servant can go out of the palace once a year, and the servants can take turns going out of the palace during festivals, so it's okay if the intervals are long. The steward can take a day off every ten days, and can also go out of the palace to stay overnight. Isn't this giving people the opportunity to make mistakes?"
"Tsk, this is the ancestral rule, why do you come up with so many weird things?" Gong Shangjiao said to her helplessly, taking a long silver teaspoon and stirring slowly in the pot.
Zhang Xueming glanced up at him, and also made a "tsk" sound, retorting: "Now the ancestral rules have been exploited by traitors. Brother, go and ask the ancestors of the Gong family to come out and deal with it."
Gong Shangjiao choked and pursed his lips. He couldn't argue with her, so he put down the spoon, picked up a piece of milk cake that was molded into the shape of a rabbit using a new mold from the nine-grid snack box on the tea table, broke it in half, gave half to Gong Yuanzheng who was pretending to be mute and trying to hold back his laughter, glared at him, and ate the cake silently.
Zhang Xueming grabbed a handful of pine nuts, crushed the shells one by one with his inner strength, and put them into a clean small bowl, intending to save more for later consumption.
Seeing Gong Yuanzheng glancing at her while eating a milk cake, she returned to the previous topic: "There are too many eyes on the housekeeping manager at the palace gate, but it's different in the sewing room. The guard leader Jin Yingsheng is Lao Zhiren's confidant, and his sister-in-law is standing there, attracting the most attention. As for a second-class manager in the sewing room who goes home on time, who would pay too much attention to it?
The deceased Manager Liu might not be the person who had the most contact with the Liu family members in the palace, nor might she be the person who passed on the most information. However, because she had withheld your share for seven years and blatantly spread rumors about you in the sewing room, she is the easiest person for us to target and has the most reason to take her down.
Sacrifice the pawn to save the chariot, and cut off all clues... Haha, brother always thinks that no one understands you. Look how well the Liu family knows you. Without evidence, will brother touch them?
Even Liu Xinping, an ordinary guard, cannot be moved, otherwise it will implicate the guard commander, and then the problem will be raised to the issue of the transition between the old and the new. Will my brother be unable to tolerate someone who has worked hard for the old sword..."
This is too much of a grudge. He still remembers the same sentence. Gong Shangjiao curled his lips slightly, but he had to admit that Zhang Xueming was right. The other party grasped his psychology and cut off the clues immediately after learning that something happened in Wanhua Tower, making it impossible for him to investigate further, leaving him in a dilemma.
But Gong Shangjiao was educated like this, and his personality was like this. He always felt that being suspicious, scheming, and calculating was not a bad thing, but he should act in an upright manner and put it on the table without fear of anyone's questioning. If he used improper means, once he was exposed, the result would be overturned, and the gain would not outweigh the loss.
Zhang Xueming couldn't help laughing when he read his face. "Okay, okay, 'It's better to take the straight path than to seek the crooked path'... But isn't the most important thing now to quickly clean up the inside and tie the palace gates together to prevent Wufeng from going crazy? You've seen so much in the martial arts world, but you still insist on being a gentleman. This time you've been tricked by an unscrupulous villain. Let's see what you can do."
As he was speaking, Jin Miao came outside the door to announce that Doctor Luo and Doctor Wen from the clinic had arrived, so Zhang Xueming stopped talking.
When today's files were delivered, she flipped through them quickly, then handed them to Gong Yuanzheng and Gong Shangjiao for review.
Zhang Xueming had adjusted the dosage of the anthelmintic medicine, and those with poisonous insects in their bodies would have a reaction within a quarter of an hour at the latest. Those who came to collect the medicine had to take it on the spot and stay in the ward for a quarter of an hour before leaving if there were no abnormalities.
The registration information and pulse records marked in red belong to the person being confirmed.
Adding the number of people found yesterday and today together, Zhang Xueming's face became serious. "A total of 421 people who took anthelmintics yesterday and today have been diagnosed, including five managers, three chief guards, and 59 guards... On average, one in seven people has been to Wanhua Tower. This ratio is a bit shocking."
The two persons in charge of this work glanced at Gong Shangjiao and Gong Yuanzheng who were silent, and stood respectfully with their hands hanging down. They answered honestly whatever Zhang Xueming asked, not daring to show any negligence.
After praising them and sending them away, Zhang Xueming was about to ask Gong Shangjiao about his current plans when suddenly an idea flashed in his mind. The personnel registration information and the red-marked information of the past two days flowed through his mind like flowing water.
She was surprised to find that among the confirmed cases there were eight members of the Liu family, including two stewards and six guards. Basically, they were diagnosed as soon as they arrived.
what does this mean?
This means that it is very likely that all members of the Liu family inside and outside the palace have been poisoned!
Do we still have to work hard to find clues and evidence?
Just capture all the Liu family members in the palace gate and feed them anthelmintic one by one.
Even if there are one or two fish that slip through the net, it will be useless. Such evidence is enough for Gong Shangjiao to pack up the entire Liu family and throw them into hard labor.
Zhang Xueming couldn't help but look at Gong Yuanzheng with surprise.
Is the protagonist's halo so awesome?
It seems that Gong Yuanzheng is undoubtedly Wufeng's nemesis.
Zhang Xueming thought about the times when she and Gong Shangjiao were almost suffocated to death, and silently wiped away the bitter tears in her heart.
Fortunately, they now have Gong Yuanzheng, so they don’t have to watch the clues disappear and their hard work go to waste.
Gong Yuanzheng felt uneasy when she looked at him. He touched his cheeks and mouth, but found no food residue. He asked in confusion, "Why is Zhao Zhao looking at me like that?"
Zhang Xueming glanced at Gong Shangjiao. He had obviously noticed the problem in the red-marked file, but he had not looked at the registration information carefully, and he was missing yesterday's information, so he was not sure and was frowning and thinking hard.
Zhang Xueming was in a good mood. He smiled at Gong Yuanzheng and recited Su Dongpo's "Three Lost Titles" to him: "Young Master should only see the painting, but I alone know the essence of it. I have written to the end of the sky and water, so I am definitely not a mortal."
Wow, why is it so sudden! Gong Yuanzheng's handsome face flushed, and even the medicinal tea spilled.
He had felt sick when he read the love poem that Yue Gongzi wrote to Yun Que, but now, listening to his sweetheart reciting a poem praising him with such sincerity, he felt as if he were immersed in honey, and his heart was sweet.