The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 323 Deliberately Killing
Nian Shilan sat up straight in an instant, staring at Tie.

"Tell me, what's wrong?"

Tie recalled and said.

“I remember that two days before Liu fell ill, she suddenly smiled happily while holding a purse that she had gotten from nowhere.

I was curious, so I took the purse and looked at it. The purse should have been filled with silver and money, but it was empty when I took it in my hand.

I asked her where the purse came from, because the needlework on the purse was not Liu's. I remembered that
It was an emerald purse with lotus flowers embroidered on it with pink silk thread.

Liu just said that she got it by accident, and when asked again, she just smiled and said nothing more.

Because of this, I was angry with her.

The next day after holding the purse, Liu looked a little listless, and I thought she didn't sleep well.

But I was angry with her that day, so I didn't ask her.

Now that I think about it, she must have been infected with the disease the day after she took the purse.

I regret that I should have asked a few more questions at that time!

I have kept in mind the Majesty's instructions and dare not step out of Qingliang Palace.

Only that purse is something I have never seen before!"

Nian Shilan winked at Xiao Linzi, who shook his head, meaning that he had not seen the purse when he was packing up Liu's things.

Xiao Linzi immediately said to Tie.

"Do you remember where Liu kept it?!"

Tie was already weak from her illness, and after kneeling for so long, she was staggering and exhausted, and her lips began to turn pale.

Year of the Landau.

“If you are telling the truth, I will ask Doctor Wen to continue treating you.

If you tell even one lie, I will whip you and lock you up with your young son.

You don't want to see your two-year-old son being implicated by you, right?"

When Tie heard Nian Shilan mention her son, that cute little face instantly appeared in her mind.

Tie forced himself to stand up and said respectfully.

"I dare not hide anything. The purse must have been put into Liu's bag."

Xiao Linzi said sternly.

"Nonsense! I've seen all her things, and there's no purse embroidered with lotus flowers!"

Tie looked up in astonishment. She thought of what Nian Shilan said, about locking her up with her young son.

Tie said anxiously.

“In addition to a common bag, Liu also likes to hide some valuables behind a water tank at the back of the hall!
Please, Eunuch Lin, go look for it! I dare not lie!"

Nian Shilan asked Xiao Linzi.

"What water tank?"

Xiao Linzi replied.

"Master, there are several large water tanks in various palaces in the garden. There must be water in them all year round, and it must be changed frequently.

First, it is to prevent mosquitoes from growing in the summer, and second, in case of a flood, rescue can be carried out immediately.”

"Then let's send someone to look for it."

Xiao Linzi left after receiving the order and came back soon.

"My Lord, I found a small hole behind the second jar from left to right behind the hall. I dare not rashly dig it out with my hands.

He poked it with a bamboo pole, and used an iron hook to hook out a bundle. The servant used the iron hook to open it and saw that there was a purse.

The colors and patterns matched what Tie had described, but the purse was also empty, just as Tie had said."

Nian Shilan pondered for a while and asked Wen Xianqing who was standing beside him.

"Sir Wen, I know that a healthy person who uses a teacup used by a sick person can get sick. What about silk fabrics like purses? Do they have the same effect?"

Wen Xianqing had already suspected this matter when he heard about the purse. Now when he heard Nian Shilan's question, he bowed.

"Reporting to Madam Hua, according to my humble medical experience, if the silk fabric was used by a sick person,

It is even more contagious than a teacup.

Your Majesty suspected it was the purse, and said without hiding anything, "I also suspected it."

Nian Shilan nodded and said again.

"So now we just need to test whether it is the epidemic that was contracted by the purse to confirm it?"

After getting the affirmative answer from Wen Xianqing, Nian Shilan said.

"But how can we be sure that the purse was used by the sick person?"

Wen Xianqing hesitated for a moment and said.

"I'm afraid someone has to try."

Nian Shilan frowned when he heard this. Who would be willing to do such a thing?
Nian Shilan looked around at the servants in the courtyard, but was met with their eager eyes. Nian Shilan was stunned for a moment.

Xiao Linzi has already spoken.

"Master, I am willing to give it a try for the Fourth Prince!"

The other servants also rushed to speak.

"My servant is willing too!"

"My slave is willing!"

Nian Shilan couldn't help but think that in her previous life, all the servants in her palace were afraid of her and no one would interfere.

In this life, the people in my palace are so united. Why is that?
Nian Shilan spoke according to his heart and asked his own questions unconsciously.

It was also the first time that Wen Xianqing saw a servant serving his master like this, and he was curious.

A little palace maid named Xiuzhu, who was cleaning the room, walked out from the side and knelt in front of Nian Shilan.

"My lady, I am a humble servant, but I am not afraid. I am willing to do my best to verify whether the purse can make people sick!
Once, I made a mistake in my haste and broke the jade vase in the Queen's palace.

If Your Majesty had not refused to pursue the matter, I would have definitely been punished!
Moreover, the Queen always gives us many rewards during festivals. We are lucky.

Only then can I serve you. Now, with Doctor Wen here, I am not afraid of getting sick!"

Nian Shilan looked around and saw that all the servants had knelt down and said they were willing to try.

She was silent for a while and then said.

"Forget it, Liu is dead, and it's useless for me to torment a living person. But I want you to find out where the purse came from!"

Xiao Linzi was the first to take the lead and swear that he would relieve his master's worries.

So Xiao Linzi followed Wen Xianqing's instructions, boiled the purse in boiling water, and then brought it out for everyone to identify.

Tie was exhausted and collapsed to the ground. She said weakly.

"I remember one thing. Some time ago, Liu said that her husband wanted to buy a few acres of land.

Somehow, two days later she happily told me that the land had been prepared.

I know that Liu's family is in a similar situation to mine. I don't know where she got the money to buy the land.

Why don't you go to Dahu Village in the suburbs of Beijing and ask Liu's husband? "

Tie was exhausted and collapsed on the ground, barely able to survive.

Nian Shilan ordered people to carry her away, and then carried her back to the room, and then ordered people to feed her medicine.

However, when Xiao Linzi followed Tie's instructions and led people to Dahu Village in the suburbs of Beijing and found Liu's home, he discovered that Liu's husband and two children had died tragically.

Nian Shilan held the Fourth Prince in her arms and listened to Xiao Linzi's report with a cold expression on her face.

Originally, it was thought that the wet nurse's illness was accidental, but when Nian Shilan recalled the methods he used to deal with Shen Meizhuang in his previous life, he knew that the epidemic would not break out without reason.

In addition, the purse that Tie mentioned was also found. Nian Shilan thought that someone was deliberately trying to kill Hongli.