"Miss, come in here and take a look."
Wei Shuxuan, who was originally flipping through the medical books on the bookshelf, immediately responded to Wei Wei's voice. "Okay, I'll come in right away."
Lifting the curtain, Wei Shuxuan entered the inner room and saw Wei Wei standing in front of a square table. There were some nuts and some sliced, rotten apples on the table.
Wei Shuxuan quickly walked over, picked up the nuts on the table and looked at them. She asked Wei Wei behind her, "Wei Wei, these are almonds, right?"
Wei Wei didn't expect Wei Shuxuan to get so close to him. He was stunned for a moment, then quickly distanced himself from her before looking at the nuts in her hand.
"... Do you really need to keep such a big distance from me?" Wei Shuxuan looked at Wei Wei strangely.
"Your subordinate... didn't mean that..." Wei Wei quickly knelt down on one knee. "Men and women should avoid physical contact. Please pay attention, Miss. If the general finds out, your subordinate will be punished."
Wei Shuxuan couldn't help rolling her eyes. "Alright, alright. As long as you and I don't say anything, no one will know. Well, can you help me take a look now?"
"Reporting to Miss, these are indeed almonds. But since your subordinate is not very familiar with medicinal materials, I can't tell which kind of almonds these are."
Wei Wei quickly glanced at the flat nuts in Wei Shuxuan's hand.
"Alright then. I'll take them back and ask Xin Zizhao to help me take a look."
Putting the almonds in the small pocket of her clothes, Wei Shuxuan continued to look at the half - rotten apples. All the apple seeds had been dug out. Although Wei Shuxuan wasn't very knowledgeable about medicine, after dealing with so many cases over the years and seeing all kinds of homicides, she still knew a thing or two.
Apple seeds contain a small amount of cyanide. If one ingests too much, it can really cause poisoning and death. Wei Shuxuan looked around. The amount of apples used wasn't much, probably about ten.
And because there is a kind of bitter almond that contains amygdalin, which contains cyanide, excessive use of bitter almonds can also cause poisoning.
Wei Shuxuan took all the things she thought she should take. She came out of the inner room and then searched on the bed. She found a medical book on Pan Xintian's bed. She stuffed the book into her bosom and told Wei Wei to leave.
Finally back in her own room, Wei Shuxuan knew that Xin Zizhao had already fallen asleep. She decided to deal with the almond matter the next day. After washing up, she leaned on the bed and flipped through the medical book she had brought back from Pan Xintian's room.
The candlelight flickered gently. The white wax dripped along the edge of the wick and slowly burned until dawn...
Xin Zizhao got up early. When passing by Wei Shuxuan's room, he found that the candle was still lit inside. Did this person forget to blow out the candle before going to bed last night?
Just as Xin Zizhao was thinking about the reason, suddenly there was a loud noise from inside. Without hesitation, Xin Zizhao kicked the door in.
He saw Wei Shuxuan on the ground. Looking at the pillows and bedding that had been dragged to the ground, he knew that this person must have rolled off the bed. He sighed helplessly. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he noticed the almonds on the round table. He frowned slightly. How did this guy get this stuff?
Wei Shuxuan scratched her head and got up from the ground. Fortunately, there was a layer of velvet cushion in the rooms of the Pan Mansion. Otherwise, she would have been bruised and swollen. She looked up and met Xin Zizhao's eyes across the room.
"... Xin Zizhao, why are you here?" she asked him stupidly.
"The sound of you falling was too loud," Xin Zizhao averted his face unnaturally. "Hurry up and tidy up your appearance."
When Xin Zizhao walked out of Wei Shuxuan's room, he couldn't help letting out a sigh of relief. It was the first time he had seen Wei Shuxuan with her long hair loose. She seemed a little different from usual... a little prettier.
Wei Shuxuan remembered what she had to do today. She quickly got up from the ground, changed her clothes and ran to find Xin Zizhao for help.
"Quickly help me figure out which kind of almonds these are!" Wei Shuxuan had completely forgotten what had happened in the morning.
Xin Zizhao looked down. Weren't these the almonds he had seen on the table in the morning? He frowned. "What do you want these almonds for? If you don't pay attention to the dosage, these almonds can easily cause poisoning."
"Are these the poisonous kind of almonds then?" Wei Shuxuan asked Xin Zizhao for confirmation again.
He nodded. "Almonds are divided into sweet almonds and bitter almonds. Sweet almonds are non - toxic, so they are used more often. Bitter almonds contain a small amount of highly toxic substances. You have to pay attention to the amount, otherwise it's easy to get poisoned, and then there will be no cure."
"I found these in Pan Xintian's room. They match the poison that Pan Anping was poisoned with."
"Are you saying that the person who killed Pan Anping is Pan Xintian?" Xin Zizhao looked down at Wei Shuxuan.
"Yes, that's right. Didn't the will say that all of Pan Anping's property would be given to Pan Leping? Pan Xintian probably thought that the will was forged by Pan Leping. Pan Leping's goal was to get all of the Pan family's industries. So to avenge his father, Pan Xintian killed the fake 'Pan Leping' himself. Pan Xintian never expected that Pan Anping would be so cruel as to even kill his own brother."
"So, did you finally find the prime minister's daughter and Pan Xintian?"
"... No, but I think we'll find them soon."
"Where are you going next?"
"Hmm..." Wei Shuxuan lowered her head and thought. "Shall we go to Dan Xueyao's room and take a look? After all, she disappeared in the Pan Mansion."
Xin Zizhao nodded.
So, the two of them came to Dan Xueyao's room. There were still soldiers guarding outside. Wei Shuxuan politely told the two guarding soldiers, "Brother soldiers, I'd like to go in and take a look at Miss Dan's room to see if there are any clues to find Miss Dan."
The two soldiers looked at each other, then nodded and let Wei Shuxuan and Xin Zizhao in.
As soon as they entered the room, Wei Shuxuan saw a picture of the majestic mountains and rivers hanging on the opposite wall. There was also a rubbing of a treasure map on the table. She had carefully examined the treasure map before, so she recognized that the one on the table was the treasure map. The real one should be in the prime minister's hands.
Xin Zizhao was seeing this treasure map for the first time. He carefully examined the contents on it...