Be a master through ancient times

Everyone was waiting for Chu Ci to explain the whole story, but Chu Ci seemed to hang everyone on purpose. He didn't speak, but took a few steps forward, came to Lamei, picked up the bowl of water and put it in front of his eyes. look.

"Since ancient times, people have often used the method of blood recognition to determine whether there is a blood relationship between the two. But this method is not reliable. Because just adding a little alum to the water can make the difference The blood dissolves, so that two people who are not related can also blend in blood."

Mr. Zhang sneered: "Nonsense! This method has been used in all dynasties. If you say so, wouldn't there be a lot of unjust, false and wrong cases?"

Chu Ci put down the bowl, bent down to pick up the dagger on the ground, smiled at Mr. Zhang, then pulled Mr. Zhang's hand with lightning speed, and slashed his finger.

"Zhu Zi'an dares to be rude?!" Mr. Zhang was squeezed a drop of blood by him, and immediately pulled it out after recovering, pointing at Chu Ci's nose and yelling.

"Master Zhang, don't be angry, I just want you to see if what I just said is true. You see——"

Everyone's eyes moved to the bowl along his hand, and they were shocked immediately.Mr. Zhang's blood has also merged into it, and mixed with the two drops just now, it's hard to tell whose it is.

Chu Ci smiled: "Congratulations, Mr. Zhang, it seems that you and the empress and eldest prince are related by blood." The others also covered their mouths and laughed.

Mr. Zhang's face turned into a pig's liver color, his chest rose and fell rapidly, and he suddenly swung his palm at Chu Ci.Halfway through the swing, he was blocked by a hand.

Chu Ci quickly came up behind the man, stretched out his head and said, "A gentleman speaks but doesn't move, I just made a joke according to what you said, why are you so angry?"

Master Zhang wanted to pull out his hand, but he couldn't move.He looked at the person coming, and said angrily: "Kou Jing, what do you mean, dare to do something to the old man?"

Kou Jing said neither humble nor overbearing: "As long as you promise not to make a move again, I will let you go immediately."

Master Zhang saw that his attitude was firm, so he nodded helplessly, and when Kou Jing relaxed, he withdrew his hand bitterly.He looked at the bowl where the blood was fused, turned his finger on the empress, and said, "Empress, please give me an explanation."

"I don't know what alum and red alum are. How can I add this to the water. As for why the blood can blend, I have to ask Master Chu what he did." After hearing Chu Ci's words, the queen felt relieved The tone, speaking at this moment, is particularly emboldened.

"You can tell if there is alum in the water. It tastes sour and has a slight numbness in the mouth. It shouldn't be in ordinary water, right? In order to prevent someone from concealing or deliberately framing, we can ask a temple People who don’t know anything from outside come over and try it.”

Mr. Zhang was skeptical, so he actually pulled a young eunuch from outside the hall and asked him to dip some water for a try.

The people present became nervous again, and Yu Zhi and Yu Ji were staring at his reaction intently.

"This water... has a fishy smell." The little eunuch didn't know what was going on in it. Seeing everyone staring at him, he couldn't help feeling a little nervous. He tasted it for a long time before he said these words.

"There is no sour feeling, and the tongue is not numb?" Mr. Zhang asked.

"No." The little eunuch shook his head resolutely. Mr. Zhang looked at Chu Ci and was about to explode, but he heard Chu Ci ask, how does the water taste?

The little eunuch didn't know what he wanted to hear, so he had to say all his feelings.

"Uh... the mouth is warm and cool, a little fishy, ​​and a little sweet."

"Okay, you go out." Chu Ci patted the bewildered little eunuch, indicating that he could leave.

"What the hell are you doing? Don't play tricks! You first said that alum would make blood blend, but now that there is no alum in the bowl, what do you say?" Mr. Zhang was very irritable.

Chu Ci smiled slightly: "Although there is no alum in it, it also confirmed another conjecture of mine."

"What is it?"

"There is indeed a problem with the water!" Chu Ci suddenly looked at the queen, not missing the panic that flashed in her eyes.

"The empress must have discovered it too? In fact, alum does not have the function of making different bloods blend together. Its function is to speed up the dissolution. Because, no matter whether human blood is related or not, as long as it is dropped into water, it will eventually dissolve. Fusion together. Master Zhang's blood was also fused in the bowl just now, which is the best proof!"

This remark has subverted everyone's long-standing thinking. How can blood without kinship be fused together for no reason?But what happened to that scene just now?

"Since this is the case, shouldn't it be enough to just wait quietly? Why do you need to add something to the water?" someone asked.

"Because the weather is very cold now, if it is cold water, if two drops of blood drip into it, the dissolution rate will be very slow, and it may even freeze due to the low temperature, and everyone will suspect that the two are actually not related by blood. So this winter plum Girl, only warm water will be served. Dropping blood into warm water will also have an effect similar to that of alum, accelerating the fusion of blood. If you don’t believe it, you can try it with the blood of the adults on the field.”

After listening to his husband's science popularization, Yu Qiu immediately regained his energy. They had done such a small experiment when they were in Zhangzhou Mansion before.

"Xiao Quanzi, go get warm water and try it out!"

Xiao Quanzi hurried out of the hall, and after a while, panting, he brought back a bowl of warm water and started the experiment.

As expected, in the warm water, the blood of the two unrelated courtiers quickly fused together.

Everyone looked at the queen unconsciously. The queen snorted coldly and said, "This only proves that the method of blood test is not reliable, but how can it prove that I am not the eldest prince's real mother?"

"This doesn't explain it, it's just that the lower officials think it's a little strange. There is water in the fire-proof tank outside the hall, why doesn't Lamei girl use the water in there? Besides, how long has Xiaoquanzi's father-in-law been there, everyone should pay attention I have an impression, but Miss Lamei came in almost as soon as she went out. Dare I ask where did the warm water come from? Could it be that she knew that blood test was needed and was prepared in advance?" Chu Ci looked at the queen with a playful smile. Lamei around.

"This... This is because the empress has been feeling unwell recently, so she went out with some water so that she can drink it immediately when she is thirsty." Lamei was quick to wit, and the more she edited, the more smooth she was, "It's all the slave's fault, the slave's fault." I was lazy for a while, and then I took water from their hands, causing the empress to be misunderstood, and the slaves deserve death!"

Saying that, Lamei knelt down and looked at the queen in fear.

The queen sighed, asked her to stand up, and said, "It's not your fault, you are loyal. It's just that some people are suspicious, so everything looks suspicious."

What the queen meant made Chuci laugh again.

"Miss Lamei is really smart, and she is really good at seeing tricks. It's just that the officials are even more puzzled. I have heard that the empress is a person with noble tastes, and all the utensils and furnishings in the palace are extraordinary. I just didn't expect it. Qi Shui is as heroic as ordinary people, did he do it with a big bowl? Or is there no set of cups in the queen's palace?" He glanced at the bowl on the tray, and the palace The noble people in the village don't know how to use such ordinary ones even when eating.

Lamei's face froze, and after a while, she said bravely, "Your Majesty is sympathetic to the servants, and she is afraid that we will knock over the precious cup when we go out and be punished, so we keep everything simple."

How far-fetched this reason is, which master would give up his own taste because he is sympathetic to his servants, and would rather be ridiculed and bring a bowl of water with him?

The ministers noticed something different, followed Chu Ci's train of thought, and immediately discovered the problem.

"And this dagger, is it possible that when the empress goes out, the servants have to carry a dagger for self-defense? It can't be said to be used for cutting tea, can it?" someone said.

"Yeah, I thought it was weird just now, but now that I think about it, her every move reveals doubts." After someone started doing things, Zhuge Liang became enlightened.

The Queen's complexion was getting worse and worse. In her imagination, the moment the blood merged, it was obvious that it was time to deal with Yu Ji!But this damned Chu Ci popped up again!It messed up all her layouts.

"So what if I made the preparations in advance? I just want to clarify the rumors outside. As for the warm water and cold water, it's just a coincidence."

Tears flashed in the queen's eyes, and her expression was sad: "I know that the reason why you all doubt me is because I have identified Ji'er's wrongdoing twice. But is there any parent in the world who doesn't love his children? It’s just that before I became a mother, I was the queen of Wei! You guys know better than me what kind of person Ji’er is! Even you, Lord Chu, have you ever been framed by him? There are countless such things, Ben Gong used to uphold a loving mother's heart, so she let her go."

Her face was full of regret: "But later, I found out that I was wrong. Letting him go will only make him worse, and even commit the act of murdering important officials in the court! What I did, I just don't want to watch It will destroy the country of my great Wei!"

Finally, she said as if her heart was dying: "You can doubt as much as you want, but this palace is indeed the biological mother of the eldest prince! Unless you can produce evidence. Lamei, drive back to the palace!"

The Queen, who seemed heartbroken, left the hall in a hurry. The second prince looked embarrassed. He came to the hall, as if he had only witnessed a ridiculous drama.Everyone's veiled scrutiny made him feel uncomfortable, and he also left after a while.

Yu Qiu is very at a loss now, he doesn't know what to do.

Although the elder brother's words sounded outrageous, the empress mother's behavior was even more strange.I'm afraid that unless Father Huang wakes up and tells what happened that night, the truth will come to light.It's hard to decide between the two now.

The same is true of the ministers below, even Mr. Zhang, who has been strongly demanding to kill Yu Ji, has become silent.He looked at Yu Ji from the corner of his eye, and was surprised to find that he could actually see traces of his sister on him.

wrong!He told himself that he must have been bewitched by the words just now, this can't be true!

However, when the prince asked how to solve this matter, he heard himself say: "Since the truth is confusing, let's make a decision after investigation."