The fate of delivering snacks from the imperial kitchen to Qiluo Courtyard is very different from that of Zhanghan Palace: Although Zhanghan Palace accepted the snacks, the eunuch was ordered to be dumped by the imperial concubine Jingjia as soon as the eunuch left; Qiluo Courtyard not only accepted the snacks, but Yingcai studied them carefully for a while and made a plate of snacks for the eunuchs to bring them back.

Facing the plate of pastry placed in front of me with only three pieces, Concubine Du waved her hand and asked people to retreat. She picked out the piece in the middle and opened it. There was indeed a small note inside. When she rolled it open, she saw that there were only two words on it: Long Ku.

Concubine Du couldn't help but tremble. She stood up and came outside the palace. The harem was completely under the control of the imperial guards, and she had no way to leave Qingzhi Palace.

"Yun Qi, I hope you will return to Beijing and I am afraid that you will return to Beijing. This time I will return to Beijing is extremely dangerous. My mother can't help you anymore. You can only rely on yourself!"

The King of Yu who was galloping all the way would not hear Du Guifei's words. He was rushing fast in the past few days, but the closer he got to the capital, he slowed down, especially when he arrived near Yanshan, King of Yu stopped and rested for a night.

The estimated time of King Xiang finally deviated. King Yu did not appear within the established time. He was a little worried, but his worries were soon resolved by Shen Qianji.

"There are too many favors from King Yu here, so he will definitely come. But King Yu is not a fool. Your Highness makes some preparations while King Yu is late."

"I don't want to know about these things. After all, I am a prince and the future king of Daliang. The matter of being a wise man should not do what a generation of wise rulers should do!"

King Xiang stood in front of Linzhi Temple and looked at Qingxuan Gate. He left with great enthusiasm. Others didn't understand his meaning, but Shen Qianji could understand it thoroughly.

Yan Keran saw the scene of Shen Qianji standing on Linzhi Palace. According to the official rank, Shen Qianji was not qualified to enter Linzhi Palace at all, but Yan Keran was also unscrupulous. Anyone with discerning eyes knew that the person in power was King Xiang at this time. As long as the person King Xiang liked was unlimited, the future prospects of Yan Keran were included.

Yan Keran deliberately sent his subordinates away and came to the abandoned backyard of the imperial kitchen alone again. Du Shaoyin was already waiting.

"Is there any result?" Du Shaoyin couldn't wait to ask.

Yan Keran said to Du Shaoyin with a nervous expression: "I entrusted the spice you gave me to Wantong and asked her to help find the information. It was yesterday that she gave me the news she received and learned from a Xiliang drug dealer that the spice was called Longku."

"Long Ku? The name is a little ordinary."

"But the effect of this spice is unusual! According to Xiliang pharmaceutical merchants, this is not a spice in Xiliang, but a precious poison! Longku grows in the deepest valley in Xiliang. It can treat old diseases with a small amount, especially for rheumatism and headaches. However, the dosage must be accurately grasped. Once it is excessive, its toxicity will appear. This manifests itself as drowsiness, weakness, and no appetite. People will die of exhaustion after a long time!"

The thing Du Shaoyin was most worried about finally happened. He always felt that the spice was unusual, but now it was finally confirmed.

"So, how about it?"

"Xiliang drug dealers are not experts, they can only say that they should not exceed one small spoon per day, and they should be taken the next day."

A small spoon? The dragon scoop that is added to the snacks every day is more than a small spoon? A basket of dragon scoops will be used up in ten months!

When Du Shaoyin thought of this, his face turned pale and his whole body was cold. He began to realize the potential crisis behind this. Looking back on this period, a lot of Long Ku was added to the snacks he made for Emperor Liang every day. The imperial chef also deceived them that this was the favorite spice of Emperor Liang, but other chefs almost never added Long Ku when cooking. Thinking about this, the basket of Long Ku was used by himself and Fat Kui!

"Shaoyin, Shaoyin? How can there be such a herb in the imperial kitchen? You have been recognized by the imperial doctor before using it? Have you used it and Pangkui also used it?"

"That's right... Ke Ran, I feel like Fat Kui and I have been trapped!"

After working hard for an afternoon, Pangkui was so tired that he just wanted to lie down and rest. The number of desserts to be made every day is increasing. Today, he has reached the peak. He completed the production of twelve desserts in one afternoon, and his arms are almost unable to lift up.

"If this emperor's appetite gets better and better, it's a good thing. It's okay if I'm a little harder and tired, I just don't know when we can leave the palace!" Fat Kuidong looked around for a while and found that Du Shaoyin still did not appear. He remembered that Du Shaoyin said before leaving that he went to meet with Yan Ke Ran. Since he hadn't come back yet, Fat Kui planned to go back to his room to rest.

As soon as he walked into the yard of the imperial kitchen, he saw a group of imperial guards running in with their swords. Fat Kui was wondering, and the person in the lead shouted: "It's him, take it for me!"

Seeing the man pointing in his direction, Fat Kui always thought it was not pointing to him. He looked back and saw that there was someone behind him, but when he saw that there was no one else, could it really mean his own?

Fat Kui's slow reaction was finally confirmed. Several imperial guards stepped forward to tie Fat Kui's ropes. Fat Kui was really confused. He worked hard to make snacks every day, and he should have worked hard without any credit. It would be fine if the emperor didn't reward him. How could he send someone to capture him?

"I said, dear officials, are there any misunderstandings here? I am a chef, and the emperor summoned me to the palace to make snacks!"

"It's you who caught me! Go to the imperial kitchen to search and find physical evidence!"

Fat Kui was forced to press on the ground. He did not see how the imperial guards searched in the kitchen. He only knew that the two imperial guards came out with wooden barrels originally used to hold spices, and there were not many spices left inside.

The leader saw some spices stained with his hands and leaned close to his nose and smelled them, then said firmly: "That's right, it's this poison!"

Poison? Isn’t this a spice? Why has it become a poison? Pangkui became more and more confused. He saw the man in the leader and asked himself: “You have a fellow party member, where is he?”

A party? Isn’t that just talking about Du Shaoyin? Even if Fat Kui is simple, he is not stupid enough to tell Du Shaoyin’s whereabouts. As long as Du Shaoyin is not caught, he will have one day to clear his charges.

"I don't know this. He was called away by the eunuchs and father-in-law in the morning!"

"nonsense!"

The chief official of the imperial kitchen spoke. Before, he had always been very kind to Pangkui and Du Shaoyin, and he always laughed. He repeatedly emphasized that this spice was Emperor Liang's favorite and told Pangkui to remember to add more when making dim sum.

"There is no eunuch coming to Xuanzhao today. He is lying!" The chief official of Yuchang turned his head and said to the leader of the imperial guards: "Sir, the other person is named Du Shaoyin. He has been with him on weekdays. He has disappeared for some reason today. He must have found that the matter was defeated and ran away!"

"Escape? The imperial city is under the guard of the imperial guards. Where can he escape?" The imperial guards led by the imperial guards were obviously very confident in catching Du Shaoyin. "Escort this person first and bring all the physical evidence! I will report to Eunuch Chen, blocking the imperial city will definitely catch the fish that escapes the net!"

Pang Kui was escorted out of the imperial kitchen. Du Shaoyin, who happened to come back to inform Pang Kui, saw this scene. He was shocked and did not expect that someone would take action so soon.

"Shaoyin, you can't stay in the palace anymore!" Yan Keran said in a low voice: "Pangkui has been arrested, and you are the next one. Now you should hurry back to the abandoned yard of the imperial kitchen waiting for me. I'll find some imperial guards to change into you, and I'll take you out of the palace!"

"If I run away like this, I'm worried that Fat Kui will not survive!"

"Then at most it will only add you to your life! Since someone has used a trick to deal with the emperor, this person is highly powerful, let alone you, even the Master may not do anything. At present, you can only save one person. Remember that you still have evidence of Long Ku. If there is evidence, we still have the chance to rescue Fat Kui!"

Yan Keran hurried to the Imperial Guard Office located in the Imperial City, hoping to choose a set of official uniforms that match Du Shaoyin's body among his subordinates who were not good at hiding today, but there was only one set in the official uniform storage area.

"What's going on? As usual, five sets of official uniforms will be prepared for backup. Why are they gone today? Someone has worn them out? Who dares to use the backup official uniforms without my orders!"

"Captain Yan!"

It happened that the two imperial guards returned to the official office, and Yan Keran happened to catch them and ask about the situation.

"Secretary Yan, this is the case. We temporarily received a notice from His Highness Xiang, saying that all civil and military officials would enter the palace, and we need to cooperate with the imperial guards to guard the imperial city!"

"It's already in the future, how can we call the ministers at this time?"

"This... I don't know. Eunuch Chen has come to the lieutenant before. Because he didn't see you, he ordered us to search in the harem. You'll be fine now that you're back!"

"I understand, you guys go and do it first!"
Chapter completed!