Hearing the sound of slight footsteps in a daze, Lu'er suddenly opened his eyes and looked towards the door.

The candlelight gradually illuminated the door, and the shadow suddenly jumped on the door and window paper.

Someone is really coming.

Lu'er's eyes widened, ready to see clearly who had kidnapped her here.

With a "squeak" sound, the door was pushed open, and a man and a woman walked in.

This is Cui Hengyue.

Lu'er was shocked and looked at the man next to her again. He seemed familiar, but for a moment she couldn't remember where she had seen him before.

Song Zhuoxing lit the candle in the room, and then said to Cui Hengyue: "I'm just outside, call me if you need anything."

"good."

After Song Zhuoxing closed the door, Cui Hengyue came to Lu'er and first untied the ropes from her hands and feet.

"Are they your people?" Lu'er kept staring at Cui Hengyue.

She couldn't understand: She was originally in Cui Hengyue's hands, why did Cui Hengyue send someone to kidnap her?

Although Xie Yuan did not let her get off the carriage when they arrived at Duke Jing's Mansion, when they arrived at the teahouse later, Xie Yuan and Cui Hengyue went to the elegant room, and there were only Cui Hengyue's two maids with her.

If Cui Hengyue wanted to take her away, he would have just asked two maids to take her away at that time. Why would he send someone else to kidnap her?

Cui Hengyue threw the rope on the ground and called her: "Sit down."

After Lu'er sat down, she handed over a cup of hot tea: "Drink tea."

Lu'er didn't move: "You haven't answered my question yet."

"I rescued you not to answer your questions, but to answer your questions."

After saying that, Cui Hengyue pointed to the tea cup: "Drink it, it's not poisonous."

Lu'er picked up the tea cup, drank it in one gulp, and then looked at Cui Hengyue with a deathly gaze: "If you want to know anything, just ask."

Cui Hengyue picked up the teapot and poured her another cup of tea: "I want to know how Concubine Rong died back then."

Lu'er was silent.

Seeing this, Cui Hengyue's eyes turned cold: "Don't think about threatening me to do anything for you again. I'm not a good person, and I hate others threatening me the most.

"If you don't tell me the truth about that year, I will hand you over to the Queen Mother."

When she heard that she was going to be handed over to the Queen Mother, Lu'er panicked: "I'll say it, I'll say it."

Seeing Cui Hengyue's expression softening, Lu'er took a deep breath and said slowly: "Actually, when Concubine Rong passed away, I was still young and didn't know the inside story.

"But my mother-in-law was serving Concubine Rong back then, and before Concubine Rong died, my mother-in-law was by her side.

"I remember that after Concubine Rong passed away, I asked my mother-in-law, what disease did Concubine Rong have? Why was she fine one day but died the next day?

"My mother-in-law was very scared and angry at the time. She ordered me not to ask about this matter again from now on, and not to mention Concubine Rong to anyone.

"I was young at the time, so although I agreed to her request, if I had to ask the truth, my mother-in-law told me that Concubine Rong died due to the cold.

"Later, not long after Concubine Rong's funeral, my mother-in-law fell ill, and her condition became more and more serious. I was very scared.

"Before she died, my mother-in-law told me that Concubine Rong did not die of illness, but of poisoning."

Cui Hengyue stood up excitedly and leaned forward: "What kind of poison did you get?"

Lu'er shook her head: "I don't know, my mother-in-law didn't tell me."

"Who was the poisoner?" Cui Hengyue asked again.

Lu'er still shook her head: "I don't know. At that time, my mother-in-law told me that Concubine Rong died of poisoning and her health was not good..."

Thinking of the scene when her mother passed away, Lu'er's nose became sore and tears filled her eyes.

Cui Hengyue looked at her quietly, thoughtfully.

Concubine Rong is the daughter of the Wang family. If she dies, Wang Dingkun will definitely investigate her. He will definitely know whether she was poisoned.

Moreover, after King Chu learned the news, he immediately returned to Jinyang to personally investigate the cause of Concubine Rong Gui's death.

Even the King of Chu did not find out that Concubine Rong died of poisoning. This shows that the poison in Concubine Rong is difficult to detect, and it also shows that the people behind the scenes have a very strict layout.

"By the way, after Concubine Rong passed away, where were the people in her palace?"

Hearing Cui Hengyue's question, Lu'er raised her hand and wiped her tears with her sleeves: "At that time, Concubine Rong died of illness, and the late emperor was furious and killed everyone around Concubine Rong for not serving her well.

"Because my mother-in-law was a third-class palace maid, and because Concubine Shu at that time begged the late emperor for mercy, she said that we could not kill everyone in Concubine Rong's palace, otherwise it would cause criticism.

"So, my mother-in-law and those low-status palace servants survived.

"But not long after, my grandma fell ill, and the others were either sent to Yeting, or like my grandma, they couldn't afford to be ill.

"Now, there is no one like Concubine Rong in the palace."

Cui Hengyue frowned: "You mean those palace officials who were punished in Yeting are also dead?"

"yes."

"How do you know?"

"I..." Lu'er's eyes were red again and her voice was choked with sobs: "Although my mother-in-law died of a cold infection, I feel that my mother-in-law's illness came from something strange and must be related to the death of Concubine Rong Gui.

"So after my mother-in-law passed away, I secretly paid attention to Concubine Rong's people and looked for opportunities to enter Yeting. However, those palace officials were of low status and had no idea how Concubine Rong died.

"Later, more than a year later, when I went to Yeting again, all the palace residents had died of illness."

In other words, everyone in Concubine Rong's palace died.

Cui Hengyue's heart sank, and she suddenly felt that the clues had been broken again, and she didn't know where to start.

After a moment of silence, Cui Hengyue raised her head and asked again: "By the way, who was the imperial physician who diagnosed Concubine Rong's cold?"

"Forehead......"

Lu'er thought about it carefully: "It seems to be...the imperial physician's order from back then, yes, it was the imperial physician's order from back then.

"The late emperor loved Concubine Rong very much. If Concubine Rong was unwell, she would be diagnosed and treated by the imperial physician."

Cui Hengyue asked: "Who was the imperial physician back then?"

"I only know his surname is Zhen."

Your surname is Zhen?

Zhen Jiu's face suddenly flashed in Cui Hengyue's mind. I wonder if this imperial doctor named Zhen has anything to do with Zhen Jiu?

No, didn't King Chu say that when her mother didn't want to enter the palace, the late emperor was so angry that he took back the queen's position from Wang's daughter and only made her aunt a noble concubine?

If this was the case, then the late emperor would probably be angry with her aunt. If he didn't want to see her aunt, how could he dote on her so much?

Cui Hengyue felt something was wrong and asked Lu'er: "As soon as Concubine Rong entered the palace, His Majesty doted on her very much?"

"yes."

After receiving the affirmative answer, Cui Hengyue felt even more strange: "Tell me about what happened after Concubine Rong entered the palace."

"What happened after entering the palace..."

Lu'er frowned and tried to recall: "Actually, I was young at the time, and the palace was no better than other places. I couldn't walk around or talk nonsense." Cui Hengyue suddenly flashed Zhen Jiu's face in his mind. He didn't know that this person named Zhen

Does the Imperial Physician's Order have anything to do with Zhen Jiu?

No, didn't King Chu say that when her mother didn't want to enter the palace, the late emperor was so angry that he took back the queen's position from Wang's daughter and only made her aunt a noble concubine?

If this was the case, then the late emperor would probably be angry with her aunt. If he didn't want to see her aunt, how could he dote on her so much?

Cui Hengyue felt something was wrong and asked Lu'er: "As soon as Concubine Rong entered the palace, His Majesty doted on her very much?"

"yes."

After receiving the affirmative answer, Cui Hengyue felt even more strange: "Tell me about what happened after Concubine Rong entered the palace."

"What happened after entering the palace..."
Chapter completed!