When the prince is reborn, he will only hit me if he doesn't hit the wall!

Chapter 327 If you are poisoned and fall unconscious, don’t blame me.

He Yunyin looked at the scar on his wrist and hardened his heart, "Okay, I promise you. But you have to let me know who you are."

The light in the hall was dim. During the rest time, only a few candles were lit, so that people could barely see things.

Until that person's figure slowly emerged from the darkness, He Yunyin murmured in surprise: "... Is it you?"

*

The next morning, Xu Xinyue got dressed and prepared to go out with Xiao Chan, who was also dressed as a page boy.

"Yueyue."

Xu Xinyue turned around and saw Qin Yuechuan returning from the court meeting.

"Qin Yuechuan, I'm leaving now. I probably won't be back for lunch today."

"Wait a moment, I'll go with you, just like last time."

But before he could turn around and go back to the courtyard to change his clothes, Qingfeng suddenly came back from outside the palace and approached him directly and said, "Your Majesty, the envoy from Nanyuan has arrived in the suburbs, but has quietly stayed there for three days and has not entered the capital. It seems that he is waiting for something. I have noticed something wrong and have come to report it."

After listening to this, Qin Yuechuan thought about it for himself and realized that there was indeed something wrong.

According to subsequent discoveries in the previous life, when the palace was in turmoil, the Nanyuan army suddenly attacked the border, pinning him down in the northern border and making it impossible for him to return to the palace in time to stop it.

Such a coincidence, as if it was planned beforehand.

If it wasn't a coincidence, it must have been premeditated, and there must have been an alliance within Kyoto.

Therefore, he ordered Qingfeng and others to garrison near Kyoto in advance in order to observe in advance just in case.

If there is an insider, is it Qin Zhaolie, Qin Jizhao, or... Qin Liexing?

"Your Majesty? If you want to go and investigate, I can lead the way for you."

Qin Yuechuan was absorbed in his thoughts, and his thoughts came back to him when he heard Qingyang's question.

Xu Xinyue thought he was struggling to make a decision: "Qin Yuechuan, you go ahead. Xuanyi is by your side. The bookstore is full of scholars. They can't hurt me. Don't worry. Besides, they are still counting on me to give an explanation."

"If you encounter difficulties, Yueyue can report the name of Prince Rong's Mansion. They should not dare to do anything to you."

Xu Xinyue smiled and said, "I know. Go quickly. I'm leaving too."

Qin Yuechuan nodded, and the two parted at the door.

Xu Xinyue got on the carriage and headed to Yujin Academy.

When I hurried to the gate of the academy, I heard a noise.

"Why are you stopping me? Such a major event should be reported to the authorities. The black-hearted bookstore should be arrested and locked up by the government!"

"The matter has not been fully investigated yet. If you act impulsively like this and end up defaming someone's innocence, can you be at ease?"

"The evidence is right in front of us, how can we not investigate it?!"

Xu Xinyue got off the carriage and hurried over to greet them: "You two, I'm sorry I'm late."

The two students arguing at the door were from the academy. One was dark-skinned and slightly tall and strong, while the other was about the same height, with a fair and delicate face, but not as strong as the dark-skinned man.

It’s still an old acquaintance——Qi Mobai.

The dark-skinned student's voice was a little rough, and he asked sternly, "Who are you?"

Qi Mobai met Xu Xinyue and saw that she came alone, with no one following her. There was only a little "book boy" who subconsciously stood between her and the dark-skinned students.

He only stopped his classmate from rushing to report to the authorities. He wanted to buy some time for Xu Xinyue, but he didn't expect to meet her here.

There was no time to exchange pleasantries, only to hear Xu Xianyue say:

"I am the owner of Yangchun Bookstore. I heard about the changes in the academy and came to ask to see the dean."

The dark-skinned student was immediately furious when he heard this, and he shouted in a hoarse voice: "How dare you come here! It just so happens that I am going to report to the authorities. Since you have fallen into the trap, I don't have to catch you. Come with me to the authorities!"

As he said this, he was about to grab Xu Xinyue's arm. Qi Mobai was about to stop him, but Xuan Yi immediately dodged, and with a "swish", his sword crossed the neck of the dark-skinned student.

His eyes were sharp, no words needed, the threat was evident.

"You, you brought thugs with you, are you here to destroy the evidence? I'm telling you, among the hundreds of students in our academy, as long as one of them is still alive, we will never let your bookstore go!"

Xu Xinyue didn't want to talk to him any more: "I have nothing to say to you, and I don't want to hurt you. I came here today to solve the problem of books. Take me to see the dean. If there is any problem, we can solve it in person."

"It's useless to waste your breath here."

Seeing this, Qi Mobai said directly: "I'll take you to see the dean."

He looked back at the dark-skinned man with concern: "He——"

"Don't worry, Xuanyi knows his limits and won't hurt him in the slightest."

"Xuan Yi, deal with him quickly."

Xuan nodded and chopped the man's neck with a knife, knocking him unconscious and shutting him up.

Qi Mobai: "..."

It is indeed “appropriate”.

With Qi Mobai leading the way, the journey was much smoother. Most students did not recognize Xu Xinyue, which saved a lot of trouble.

As Xu Xinyue walked, she lowered her head and thought about how to prove to the dean later that everything that happened now was probably not caused by the ink, but perhaps there were other reasons.

The person in front of him suddenly said, "...How have you been lately?"

Xu Xinyue was slightly startled, raised her head and asked, "Hmm?"

Qi Mobai never looked back: "These are troubled times, you have to be careful. Being involved in the royal family, there must be dangers everywhere."

Xu Xianyue just regarded it as a friend's concern, and said gently: "Thank you for your reminder, I know my limits."

It seemed that there was no other topic to talk about, and the atmosphere between the two of them became quiet again.

Xu Xianyue suddenly thought of something and asked him, "Do you know how they were poisoned?"

"Did a student really die from poisoning?"

Qi Mobai turned around in surprise: "Dead?"

"Not really. He is just unconscious and has no sense or feeling. I have called a doctor, but he couldn't find out the cause of his unconsciousness."

Xu Xinyue couldn't help but stop and asked in confusion: "Then why, there seems to be a rumor here that there is a problem with the ink in my books?"

Before Qi Mobai could speak, another voice in front of him answered: "Because the paper and ink of your books smell different from others, it seems that something else has been mixed in."

The Dean came forward.

He looked unhappy, as if he was holding back a lot of anger, and answered Xu Xinyue's questions in a stiff manner.

Xu Xinyue suddenly realized.

The dean was not wrong. It was indeed true. When she was fighting against Qiulu Bookstore at the beginning, in order to prevent Qiulu Bookstore from impersonating and stealing her books, she commissioned the printing bureau to specially process the paper and ink. The smell was elegant and fresh, with a unique herbal aroma.

The same is true for this batch of books.

It was originally a means to protect his own bookstore, but he did not expect that it was deliberately used by others and became a suspect of poisoning.

"This situation has never happened before! Food, clothing, housing and transportation are all the same as usual. The only difference is that after the academy distributed and used your books, students were poisoned and fell into coma one after another, and they have not woken up yet!"

The dean's tone was still filled with indignation. He glared with his cloudy old eyes and angrily shouted, "I trusted you and cooperated with you out of kindness to help you out of your predicament, but you did this. Are you repaying kindness with enmity? If I hadn't discovered it in time, who knows how many students would have been harmed!!"

"I will return all those books to you! This accident was caused by you. You must pay me double the amount of money written in the contract. If you can cure my student, we will have no further dealings and this matter will be over. If you can't cure him, we will go to the government to investigate!"

The dean became more and more excited as he spoke. His face flushed, his chest trembled, and his fists were clenched tightly, as if the anger he was expressing at the moment had been suppressed with great effort.

Xu Xianyue's eyes were calm, and she did not interrupt. She listened quietly to the dean's angry roar. After he calmed down a little, she spoke: "This matter has not been concluded yet. I came here to investigate it carefully."

"Dean, can you take me to see the poisoned students and my books?"

Although she was sure that there was no problem with the original paper and ink, she was not sure whether someone else had tampered with it.

"Hmph! Well, I'll show you what's going on! Follow me!"

Xu Xinyue followed the dean to a house. Qi Mobai wanted to say something, but before he opened his mouth, Xu Xinyue pushed the door open and walked in without blinking.

Qi Mobai followed.

After entering the house, Xu Xinyue realized that this was a resting place for students.

The academy was filled with men, and usually four or five people shared a bunk bed.

I think the doctor had just performed acupuncture on these poisoned and unconscious students. In order to make it easier for the next acupuncture, he did not dress them but only covered them with quilts.

There is a floor heating in the house, so it is very warm, which is really convenient.

The dean didn't know that Xu Xinyue's true identity was a woman, so he didn't hesitate and directly lifted the quilt of one person, revealing most of the student's bare chest, and said bluntly: "Look, that's it, their chests..."

Qi Mobai knew Xu Xinyue's identity, and hurried forward to close the quilt again: "Dean, after all, you are all scholars. Even if you are unconscious, you still care about your face. It's better to be decent..."

These people were half naked, wearing only underwear on their lower body. As a woman, Xu Xinyue found it really unbearable to look at them.

But his worries seemed unnecessary.

Xu Xinyue walked to his side, pulled back the corner of the quilt with a calm look, and carefully examined the dark blue spots on the chests of those students.

In order to see more clearly, she even leaned over slightly, pressed lightly on the chest with her hand, put her ear against the man's chest, and listened carefully to the subtle sounds inside the body.

"Xu——"

It was only a moment later that Xu Xinyue stood up, covered the student with the quilt again, took the man's wrist, and carefully felt his pulse.

"Master Xu - can you also take a pulse?"

"Know a thing or two."

"That's how it is..."

The dean snorted, "You are just pretending. The doctors I hired couldn't tell. So what can you do even if you know a little bit?"

Xu Xinyue said nothing and tucked the man's wrist back into the quilt.

"Where are my books?"

She probably already knew what poison the students were currently infected with, but she didn't know whether her books had been tampered with and contaminated with the same poison.

The dean turned around, walked towards the door, and said unhappily, "Over here, all those books are next door."

"However, I must remind you that no matter whether you did it intentionally or unintentionally, if you are poisoned and pass out, do not blame me!"