Seeing that Concubine Zhang was insistent, Liu Rumei didn't say anything more.
Just then, a maid came over with a bowl of medicinal soup. A strong smell of medicine wafted over immediately. "Your Ladyship, this is..."
Concubine Zhang gave a helpless smile. "I asked the imperial physician to prescribe some tranquilizing medicine. I hope it will work!"
After saying that, she frowned, took the medicinal soup and gulped it down.
Seeing this, Liu Rumei also gave a helpless smile. "Your Ladyship is not feeling well. You'd better go and rest. I'll go and take a look in the room."
Concubine Zhang nodded with a smile. "In that case, I won't bother you. You, a young girl, don't seem to be afraid at all?"
Liu Rumei gave a faint smile. "You'll get used to it."
Moreover, forensic medicine was her favorite major. After working in this field for many years, she had long lost her sense of fear.
Seeing this, Mo Liandi couldn't help shaking his head. In the face of a corpse, she seemed especially energetic!
The two of them walked into the room one after the other. The scenery in the room remained unchanged.
Looking at the marks on the pillar, Liu Rumei's eyes were full of cold light. What on earth had made these marks?
Mo Liandi seemed to be deep in thought. He looked around and frowned slightly. "Liu Liu, someone has been here."
Liu Rumei's expression paused slightly. Her eyes were full of confusion. How did he know that someone had been here?
Mo Liandi gave a faint smile, which almost dazzled Liu Rumei. He gently took her hand and walked forward. "The things here have been moved."
Liu Rumei still didn't understand. Looking at her confused eyes, Mo Liandi's heart skipped a beat. He gently leaned over and planted a kiss on her cheek.
Just as Liu Rumei was about to explode, he pointed at a bottle placed in front of the bed and said indifferently, "This bottle has been moved."
The bottle was made of fine white jade, just like the jade vase in the hands of the Goddess of Mercy. There was also a double - flowered daisy inserted in it.
Liu Rumei examined it carefully for a while and finally found a trace. Due to being placed there for a long time, there were already some marks under the bottle. If the bottle had been left in its original position and not been moved, these marks would never have been revealed. But now...
Thinking of this, she immediately reached out and removed the bottle. Unexpectedly, the table under the bottle was broken. The cracked marks were all over the table. It was just the size of the bottle's base. If the bottle hadn't been removed, it would have been difficult to notice.
Mo Liandi seemed to understand something. A strange look flashed in his eyes.
Liu Rumei's heart sank slightly. The bottle had been placed here for a long time, but the marks under the bottle were obviously new!
Obviously, someone had sneaked into Zilanxuan last night without anyone knowing! But why did he damage this place?
After thinking for a long time, Liu Rumei still had no clue in her mind. She couldn't help looking up and seeing Mo Liandi beside her.
Mo Liandi's slightly cold voice made her feel extremely at ease. "This is a mechanism."
Liu Rumei's face was full of surprise. "A mechanism?"
Mo Liandi looked at the crack and there was a hint of mockery on his lips. "It's just that this mechanism has been destroyed!"
Liu Rumei couldn't help biting her lips. There were actually such things in the palace of Zilanxuan! It seemed that she still had to ask Concubine Zhang clearly about this matter.
Seeing Liu Rumei leave, Mo Liandi didn't stop her, nor did he follow. He stayed in the room, lost in thought.
Concubine Zhang was lying on the soft couch at this time, closing her eyes to rest. Her face was extremely haggard.
Seeing Liu Rumei's arrival, the maids beside her all bowed respectfully. "Your Ladyship, Miss Liu is here!"
Concubine Zhang slowly opened her eyes. Seeing Liu Rumei walking slowly towards her, a smile immediately appeared on her face. She got up lazily and said softly, "Everyone says that I am extremely beautiful, but I think Miss Liu is also no less charming."
If she was a peony, gorgeous and flamboyant, the nobility among flowers, then Liu Rumei was a begonia, gentle and pure, rising unsullied from the mud.
Liu Rumei was slightly stunned, then shook her head with a smile. "Your Ladyship is overpraising me."
She knew her own worth. If she were really compared with Concubine Zhang, she would only be a foil. "Just now in your Ladyship's room, I found that the jade bottle on your bedside had been moved. There is a mechanism under that jade bottle. Please tell me what that mechanism is for?"
Concubine Zhang was slightly stunned. Her eyes were full of shock. "There is actually a mechanism under that bottle?"
Seeing Concubine Zhang's shocked face, Liu Rumei couldn't help frowning slightly. "Your Ladyship doesn't know?"
Concubine Zhang shook her head. "That bottle was bestowed on me by His Majesty. I like it very much. Coincidentally, there was a mark on that wooden table, so I asked the maid to put it there to cover it up. What? Is that mark the location of the mechanism?"
Liu Rumei frowned and nodded. "That's right. It's just a pity that the mechanism has been destroyed. I don't know what it was for."
Hearing this, Concubine Zhang's face suddenly changed. "Was it destroyed by the intruder?"
Liu Rumei nodded. "Has anyone around your Ladyship been in?"
Concubine Zhang couldn't help shaking her head. Her eyes were full of anger. She said to the nanny beside her, "This matter must be thoroughly investigated!"
Seeing this, Liu Rumei couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. "Before your Ladyship moved into Zilanxuan, do you know who lived here?"
Concubine Zhang shook her head helplessly. "I've been here since I entered the palace. When I came in, Zilanxuan was extremely desolate. I didn't inquire either. If Miss Liu wants to know, I'll send someone to investigate right away!"
Liu Rumei immediately shook her head. "Don't trouble your Ladyship. I'm sorry to have disturbed you."
Concubine Zhang gave a faint smile and said softly, "What's there to be sorry about? I'm bored in this palace. For so long, you're the only one willing to be close to me. If you have any difficulties, just speak up. I can speak to His Majesty!"
Liu Rumei was full of gratitude for Concubine Zhang's kindness. A smile also appeared on her face. "Thank you, Your Ladyship. If I need anything, I will definitely speak up."
At the execution ground.
A disheveled man was kneeling in the center. There were ropes on each of his limbs and also around his neck.
The punishment of being torn apart by five horses hadn't been carried out for a long time. It was the first time today. The surrounding common people had gathered here early.
"Sure enough, a beautiful woman is a curse. Being torn apart by five horses... Tut - tut!"
"It's really not worth it for a woman!"
"He even dared to covet the Emperor's woman. He's simply audacious. He deserves to die!"
"You don't understand. Concubine Zhang is truly a national beauty, extremely gorgeous. I caught a glimpse of her from afar last time, and I still can't forget her!"
"To die under the peony flower, even as a ghost, one would be happy!"
"He's just unlucky. He happened to bump into the Emperor!"
"..."
Listening to the chattering of the crowd, the man still knelt there, his expression wooden, as if he didn't care about anything around him.