Ye Fan was moved and prepared to go to the palace.
Hao Ziming, Ling Qingshan and other seven or eight prison students shook their heads and sighed, and quickly left, returning to the Imperial College or their respective residences.
Ye Fan looked back at Qin Yu'er and apologized, "It seems I have to find another time to help you find Wuhun Dan. I'll go to the palace first to see what happened in the palace. I'll find you when I get back."
"Brother Ye Fan, the three of us will go back first and wait for your news later."
Qin Yuer knew that the palace affairs were very important and would affect whether the palace examination could be held as scheduled.
"Um!"
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Canglan Palace is located directly north of the royal city and occupies a huge area. There are countless imperial guards inside and outside the palace, and the security is tight. Especially after the accident occurred in the palace, several times more troops were deployed to guard the inside and outside.
Ye Fan came to the palace gate.
A general of the imperial army guarding the royal court saw Ye Fan wearing the silver robe of Marquis Wu of the Imperial Academy. He immediately raised his hands and said respectfully: "Master Wuhou, the monarch has been ill recently and has not seen foreign ministers. Please come back!" There were many courtiers and supervisors who asked to see the king, but they were all turned away by him.
"I'm not here to see the king, I'm here to see Princess Jiaojiao. Please tell me that Ye Fan, the student of the Imperial College, wants to see you!"
Ye Fan said immediately.
If he hadn't known that Princess Jiaojiao was in the royal city, he would never have planned to enter the palace. This sudden change in the Canglan Palace is extremely sinister, and it is unknown what forces are involved. It might be shattered into pieces.
If he wants to get involved, only Princess Jiaojiao can help him. Without Princess Jiaojiao, he would not be able to get involved in matters in the palace.
"Oh, looking for Princess Jiaojiao?"
The Forbidden Army general hesitated for a moment and sent soldiers to report.
Soon, the soldier reported back that Princess Jiaojiao was invited.
Several soldiers took Ye Fan into the palace and went to the Yangxin Hall of Canglan Palace. The king was recuperating in the Yangxin Hall, but foreign ministers could not see him. Princess Jiaojiao, the queen and others have been staying in the side hall of Yangxin Hall recently, just in case.
Inside the palace, the Forbidden Army can also be seen everywhere, with five steps and one post and three steps and one sentry.
Ye Fan, led by several Forbidden Army soldiers, came to the side hall of Yangxin Hall.
Ling Jiaojiao was already waiting at the door of the side hall. Her face was a little haggard. When she saw Ye Fan, she couldn't help but smile with surprise, "Ye Fan, are you back? I heard you said you went to practice in another place before, but there was no news after you left. ! I sent someone to inquire about it on the way, but there was no news about you. You are back!"
She has not known Mark for a long time, but she has surprising confidence in Mark. Whether it was the ten consecutive boat races in Donglai County or the expedition in the desert in Xiayang County, Ye Fan's incomparable knowledge impressed her.
This time when there was a big change in the palace, she immediately thought of Mark and wanted to ask him for help to find out what was going on. It's a pity that Ye Fan went to another place for training and was nowhere to be seen.
"I just came back from Yunchuan Kingdom. Not long after I returned to the royal city, I heard the news that the monarch was ill, so I hurriedly entered the palace to ask for an audience. Princess, is there anything I can do to help?"
Ye Fan said.
"I was just looking for your help with this matter!"
Ling Jiaojiao waved back and said seriously.
"Princess, please speak."
"After his birthday last year, not long after, my father suddenly aged for decades overnight. Then his illness became more and more serious, and now he often faints. But no imperial doctor can explain clearly what it is. The disease simply means that my father is getting old and is about to expire.
My mother and I realized something was wrong and immediately tracked down all the guests at that birthday banquet, including the birthday gifts they presented, to see if there was any hidden poison. But that day, at my father's birthday banquet, almost all the royal family members came, including hundreds of princes and princes alone. There are also many court ministers and ministers from various counties. There are so many guests that it is difficult to guess who will be unfavorable to my father. I sent people to check the birthday gifts they presented one by one, and no poison has been found so far.
However, my father suddenly became seriously ill after his birthday, so it was impossible for him to suddenly grow old for no reason. Moreover, all the courtiers, princes and grandsons inside and outside the palace are suspected. I don't even know who to look for to investigate the case. If a certain prince or grandson wants to kill his father and compete for the throne, then it is likely that many ministers will be involved. I asked them to check it, but they couldn't find anything, and I don't trust them.
But you are different. You have been practicing in Donglai County before and have nothing to do with the princes, grandsons and ministers of the royal city. You only stayed in the royal city for a month. Before my father's birthday, you went to another place to practice. You are definitely not suspicious... Another thing is that you have a very poisonous vision. If someone really wants to harm my father, I believe he will not be able to escape. out of your eyes. If you can't find it out, I don't know who else can! "
Ling Jiaojiao looked at Mark and said seriously.
"Thank you for your trust, princess! I am willing to work for the king, queen, and princess to thoroughly investigate this case!"
Ye Fan cupped his hands and said.
Ling Jiaojiao nodded with satisfaction, "After my father became critically ill, because he did not appoint a crown prince and was worried about the ministers, he ordered his mother to supervise the country. I will ask my mother to temporarily grant you the position of Tingwei Shaoqing to investigate this matter. Case! No matter who it is, the Ling family or the court ministers, as long as they are found to be involved in this case, they will be arrested and interrogated!"
There was a bit of cold iron-blooded color on her face.
After saying that, she took Ye Fan into the side hall of Yangxin Palace and met Queen Canglan.
The queen sat gracefully on the throne, her worried face was no better than Ling Jiaojiao's.
"Ye Fan, a student of the Imperial College, meets the Queen!"
Ye Fan glanced at the queen, then lowered his eyebrows and bowed to salute.
"Well, you are Ye Fan? Jiao'er has mentioned you several times, saying that you are extremely talented and a rare genius Wuhou in Donglai County. When I saw you today, it turned out that you are very promising at a young age. You have become a Wuhou in your late twenties. , it's really rare in the royal city!"
The queen nodded lightly, looked at Mark carefully, and smiled in appreciation.
"My mother, my son suggested that Ye Fanting should be given the post of Wei Shaoqing, so that he could have full authority to investigate the murder of his father."
Ling Jiaojiao said to the queen.
"This~ He is only in his early twenties. Although he has outstanding martial arts skills... he is afraid that he lacks experience in dealing with the situation. Those princes, grandsons and veterans of the court are all extremely slick, deep-minded, and extremely difficult to deal with! Moreover, the incident happened on the day of the birthday banquet. So far, not even a suspect has been found. Finding the murderer is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Can he find anything?"
The queen hesitated for a moment.
Her suspicion was not without reason. She had sent many court ministers to investigate, but no clues were found. Hundreds of experienced doctors in the palace were helpless about the monarch's condition. How could she believe that a 20-year-old Wuhou could find out something if he took action.
"Mom, my father is suddenly seriously ill. There must be a conspiracy between the king, grandson and court officials! I hope they will investigate, how can they find out the murderer. I believe that Mark can find out the case!"
Ling Jiaojiao said firmly.
"Forget it, since you insist, then I will appoint Ye Fan as Tingwei Shaoqing, who will be solely responsible for the murder of the monarch! Ye Fan, how long do you need to investigate the case?"
Seeing Ling Jiaojiao's insistence, the queen said no more, looked at Mark and asked.
"About half a month! If nothing can be found out in half a month, it will be of no use no matter how long you check."
Ye Fan thought for a moment and said.
It doesn't take long for him to investigate the case. At most, he only needs to let Shang take a few glances. If Shang can see it, he will naturally know the result. If he can't see it, it will be useless no matter how much he checks.
"Half a month?...Then go ahead and investigate! I am waiting for good news from you. If you can really find out anything, even if it is just a half-scale clue, I will definitely give you a generous reward!"
The queen was startled.
They have been investigating for almost a year, and so far they have not even a single useful clue and no direction to pursue. Ye Fan only said half a month, and the time for investigating the case was too short. There are hundreds of royal family members and many court ministers. It takes half a month to check them all.
"To find out this case, I first need to see the monarch's condition!"
Ye Fan said.
"Jiao'er, take him to Yangxin Hall to see the king. Keep your voice down so as not to disturb His Majesty."
The queen nodded.
Ling Jiaojiao took Ye Fan to the Yangxin Hall, which was separated by a wall.
On the dragon couch in the bedroom of Yangxin Hall, an old man with white hair was lying on his side, unconscious and sleeping. He had a dignified and majestic appearance. He was Ling Rui, the current king of Canglan Kingdom. Dozens of palace maids and eunuchs were waiting on her carefully.
There are also more than ten highly qualified imperial doctors who are always in the palace, ready to diagnose the monarch's illness at any time.
When the maids, eunuchs and imperial doctors saw Princess Jiaojiao coming in, they paid their respects one after another.
"No need to be polite! This is the new Tingwei Shaoqing. He is here to investigate the case. If you have any questions, you must cooperate fully!"
Ling Jiaojiao whispered to the imperial doctors.
"yes!"
All the imperial doctors said one after another, but they disagreed in their hearts.
These old imperial doctors couldn't find anything, so what could a mere Tingwei Shaoqing find out.
Ye Fan came to the monarch's bedside, looked at the aging look on the monarch's face, took a pulse, and took a drop of blood from the monarch's fingertip to check.
There is very little Yuanjing power contained in the Qi and blood!
He remained silent for a long time, stood up and walked out of the Hall of Cultivation of the Heart.
Ling Jiaojiao followed out in confusion, "Ye Fan, why don't you ask the imperial doctor for any clues?!"
"No need to ask, the qi and blood are normal, and there are no signs of poisoning or abnormal serious illness! The imperial doctors can't find any problems, that's because the monarch is indeed bedridden for these two reasons. The monarch's qi and blood have been extremely weak, and he has fainted. I don't know, I don't think he will live long. He will die in about a month."
Ye Fan shook his head and said.
"Is it true that my father just died of old age?"
Ling Jiaojiao couldn't help being shocked and couldn't believe it.
"Of course it's not as simple as dying of old age! Sudden end of life is also a disease, and it's a way to die without leaving any trace or being caught. It seems that among the descendants of the royal family, some people want the king to die early, so early Ascending the throne! The king only has one month left to live. According to my estimation, they will start fighting for the throne immediately after the death of the king!"
Ye Fan sneered, a cold light flashing in his eyes.
"What should we do? Can we find out who did it?"
Ling Jiaojiao said hurriedly.
"Now I only know how the monarch died, but there are too many suspects and I can't find them yet. But before that, I will help the monarch survive and disrupt the rhythm of those who secretly plot changes in the palace. , buy enough time."
Ye Fan said.
"Extended life?"
Ling Jiaojiao was shocked.
"Well, all diseases can be cured. A disease like old age and death can be cured if you want to extend your life. Although you can only live for half a year, it is enough to disrupt the plans of those who instigated changes in the palace. Catch them all in one go!"
Ye Fan said calmly.
He once resuscitated the life of the mammoth Da Hui's stone egg, allowing Da Hui to live to this day. This is an ancient secret technique that has long since disappeared. Except for Shang, almost no one knows how to use it.
Now that the monarch cannot die immediately, he can only take his own life first to help the monarch survive for the first half of the year and stabilize the situation in Canglan Kingdom.