After that, Chen Pingping and Zhu Yipin split up. Zhu Yipin went to the place Liu Zhu said to dig up the chicken's corpse, while Chen Pingping secretly followed Liu Zhu.
Although the clothes of the Jinyiwei were too conspicuous, it was still easy for a Xiantian master to hide himself.
She followed Liu Zhu for a long time. She first followed Zhu Yipin quietly and watched as Zhu Yipin dug out a few chicken feathers at the place she mentioned. Then, she left with a cold smile on her face. It was not until night that Liu Zhu ran out alone with a hoe.
He was going to dig up the chicken's corpse. Actually, what Chen Pingping didn't understand was why she dug out the chicken at this time. Perhaps her actions during the day had already had the effect of shocking the tiger. Liu Zhu already had a guilty conscience. After Zhu Yipin's ruckus during the day, she was probably worried that someone would find her, so she prepared to dig her out and deal with it cleanly.
When she dug out the chicken carcass from under a big tree, Chen Pingping said,""It's late at night and the dew is heavy. Miss, why are you digging outside so late at night? You're not afraid of getting sick."
"Who is it?" Liu Zhu was shocked. She turned around and saw Chen Pingping, who was dressed in Jinyiwei clothes. Her face instantly turned pale. Who are you?" She knew that she was probably finished. Those who were targeted by the Embroidered Uniform Guards never had a good ending.
Of course, he did not know that the Embroidered Uniform Guard in front of him was fake. However, the difference wasn't big. Her ending was already destined.
Chen Pingping didn't answer. Instead, he looked at the two chickens.""These two chickens didn't die from the chicken plague, right? Young Lady caught them with her bare hands just now.”
"You're right." Zhu Yipin walked out from the shadow under the tree, holding a few chicken feathers in his hand." The chicken was only lost in the imperial kitchen for a few days. No matter how rotten it is, it won't be reduced to a few feathers in just a few days." Moreover, its fur was bright and smooth, and it did not look like it had died of illness at all. So, sister, you're lying!"
"Are you guys in cahoots? As expected, he's not a simple person." As a woman, Liu Zhu was very unyielding." However, don't waste your energy. In a few days, the world will know that our Boat Union will become the ruler of this world.”
After he finished speaking, a stream of dark blood flowed down from the corner of his mouth. It was obvious that he had committed suicide by taking poison.
Zhu Yipin went forward to check,"He's dead."”
"Alright, inform them to bring these two chickens back for inspection.”Chen Pingping carried two dead chickens." What else did you find out?”
"I also found poison hemlock in the royal study." We'll talk about this when we get back."
In the middle of the night, Zhu Yipin was acting as a coroner, cutting open the stomachs of two chickens. Chen Pingping was sitting beside him, holding a cup of tea in his hand.
At this moment, Eunuch Wang walked in silently. He first nodded at Chen Pingping and then said behind Zhu Yipin,"Doctor Zhu, although the emperor allows you to walk around the palace as you please, it's not very good for you to have dead people and dead chickens, right?”
Zhu Yipin turned around and saw Eunuch Wang who was like a ghost.""Ah ~~~ Aren't you dead?”
"Yes, but that was yesterday," Eunuch Wang said. Abandon me and go, yesterday's day can not stay, disturb my heart today's day is full of worries. People have to look forward."
"Then are you a human or a demon?"
"Alright." The Emperor walked in from outside." Doctor Zhu, Young Master Chen, have you found anything?"”
"Your Majesty, you're right. There's indeed something wrong with this chicken." I found traces of hemlock in the chicken carcass.”
"Poison hemlock?"
"That's right!" Zhu Yipin took out the poison hemlock and ordinary celery." Your Majesty, please take a look. My left hand is holding ordinary celery, and my right hand is holding poisonous hemlock.”
The Emperor looked at the two things that looked similar and sighed,""Indeed, there are all kinds of strange things in the world. If you didn't tell me, how would I know that it was poisonous?”
"Your Majesty, the skit and I have speculated that the celery that was lost in the imperial kitchen should be this poisonous hemlock." However, Liu Zhu was originally a palace maid in the imperial kitchen. It was easy to poison her. Why did she go through so much trouble to mix in the poison hemlock and even use chickens for experiments? I think there's a bigger conspiracy here.”
"Ice Bestowing Ceremony!" Chen Pingping, who had been silent all this while, suddenly spoke.
"Ice Bestowing Ceremony? What do you mean?" The Emperor asked.
Chen Pingping explained,"Your Majesty, Liu Zhu said the name of the Same Boat Club before she committed suicide. I think this matter definitely has something to do with the Same Boat Club." I have a guess that the person behind the scenes first used a fool as an assassin to attract the emperor's attention, and then used Liu Zhu to carry out the real plan. Emperor, can you let us take some ice for the ice bestowing ceremony? Old Zhu, you have to do another experiment.”
"Of course you can."
"What? You're still doing experiments?"
Zhu Yipin took the ice from the freezer and asked Eunuch Wang to prepare some experimental materials for him.
The results of the experiment came out very quickly. Zhu Yipin reported,""Emperor, the ice is indeed the juice of the hemlock, the same as the dead chicken. I think Liu Zhu should be a member of the Same Boat Association. She first used the imperial kitchen to bring the hemlock back to the palace. After experimenting with the chicken, she sprinkled the hemlock juice on the ice. Xiao Ping was right. Their goal was indeed the Ice Bestowing Ceremony.”
"The devil is ten feet higher than the Tao! Who would have thought that an idiot assassin would be closely related to the Ice-bestowing Ceremony? If Young Master Chen hadn't seen through it, I would have been kept in the dark forever.”At this moment, the Emperor felt his heart skip a beat. If it wasn't for Chen Pingping and Zhu Yipin, the ice bestowing ceremony in a few days would have become the grave of the entire court, including himself.
At the same time, he felt fear for the Boatmate Association. They were scheming step by step and were linked together. It was really terrifying. Poisoning his ice bestowing ceremony, this was to personally watch his great Ming foundation be destroyed.
"The person who poisoned him must be among the officials. In a few days, whoever doesn't raise their glass at the ice bestowing ceremony will definitely be the murderer!”
" It's just that…" Chen Pingping pondered for a while." The person behind the scenes hides very deeply. He's also so good at scheming and seeing through people's hearts. Even if he's really among the officials, I'm afraid he might not really jump out. Even if he did lure them out, they would only be insignificant characters.”
Zhu Yipin said,"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to cancel the ice ceremony in a few days to save the lives of the officials!"”
"If the Emperor wants to lure out the person behind the scenes, I have a way."”
"What is it?" The Emperor asked.
"Old Zhu, I remember that the poison of hemlock can be detoxified with strychnine, right?"”
"I understand!" Zhu Yipin clapped his hands." As long as we use strychnine to fight poison with poison and neutralize the medicinal properties, it will be fine!”
A few days later, the ceremony of bestowing ice arrived. A huge piece of ice was carved into a phoenix and placed on a tray. Not far away was a huge wine jar.
The Emperor sat at the top, and Cao Shaoqing sat on his left. As for Wang Zhi, he had not finished reflecting on his mistakes and could not appear in public.
Zhu Yipin hid behind the screen while Chen Pingping observed from the attic.
Looking at the plan that was going on as usual, Chen Pingping felt that something was wrong.
Finally, all the officials were poisoned and fell. The only official left wearing a red robe led his men and rushed towards the Emperor.
At this moment, Chen Pingping finally knew what was wrong.
That official!
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