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Chapter 617: Chapter 617: The Grand Finale (2): Solid Evidence_1

Facing Chu Lan’s questioning, Wei Ruo wasn’t flustered and slowly began explaining, “I can prove that the late Daxing Emperor’s death was unusual without damaging his body. The poison that the Daxing Emperor was exposed to was the perfume of Drunken Love. This poison is a mixture of two non-toxic substances. One is Wind Ring Fragrance, which you mixed in with the ambergris tribute from Fujian, and the other is Extinct Frost Shadow, which you’ve mixed into the tribute tea leaves.”

“As both of them are non-toxic individually, they were not discovered by the testers for the Emperor. But if we investigate a little, we can ascertain whether King Jing intervened in transporting these two items to the Daxing Emperor.”

“The person poisoned by the Drunken Love perfume ordinarily would not show any symptoms, but if their body comes in contact with Daisy Flower juice, it will turn black. An ordinary person’s body would not react this way, thus we can verify whether the Daxing Emperor was poisoned without hurting his imperial body.”

In front of the entire court, Wei Ruo proposed her solution.

The reason she knew all of this was because she had investigated all the suspicious items related to the Emperor before rushing over.

These suspicious items had been investigated and collected by Wei Yichen before their return to the Capital City, waiting for Wei Ruo, a person with outstanding medical skills, to investigate them.

Wei Yichen knew that since this poison could evade the investigation by the palace professionals, Chu Lan must have administered the poison very stealthily.

It wouldn’t be surprising if ordinary people failed to detect such concealed poison, but Wei Ruo might have a chance to discover it.

As expected, after investigating, Wei Ruo identified the problem.

Almost immediately upon identifying the Wind Ring Fragrance, Wei Ruo confirmed the real cause of the Daxing Emperor’s death.

At this moment, Wei Yichen also stepped forward, submitting a list of the daily items used by the Emperor. The source of each item on the list was clearly marked.

There was also an investigation into the background of the incense and tea leaves used by the Emperor, detailing Chu Lan’s involvement and complete with the signatures of relevant personnel.

Such a detailed account left no room for Chu Lan’s defense.

The one commanding Wei Yichen to do all this was Wei Jinyi. Before arriving in the Capital City, Wei Jinyi inferred from the information transmitted from the Capital City that Chu Lan had most likely poisoned the Emperor and therefore focused on this aspect for his investigation.

And Wei Yichen did not disappoint, conducting thorough investigations over these few days and acquiring evidence enough to charge Chu Lan.

Wei Yichen said, “Your Highness King Jing, the signatures of those involved in this matter are present here. If you still deny it, we can also bring them to the main hall for a confrontation.”

The hall was silent. All eyes fell on Chu Lan, waiting for his explanation.

Chu Lan’s eyes were firmly locked on Wei Ruo.

He had sensed from the moment Wei Ruo appeared in the hall that things were not that simple.

She managed to escape from Kunning Palace, which means she had their people inside the palace.

And just now, she stated precisely the poison that the Daxing Emperor had been exposed to.

This showed that the preparations made by the King Rui and his wife were more extensive than he had anticipated.

Chu Lan’s gaze at Wei Ruo was complicated. The method of poisoning that he had discovered through consulting renowned doctors and researching ancient books had been easily seen through by her.

Of course, she was Xu Heyou, the one who pulled him back from Ghost Gate while he was on the brink of death. So her competence should not be surprising to him.

But this time, her exceptional medical skills were used to destroy him instead of saving him.

Facing Chu Lan’s gaze, Wei Ruo fearlessly met his eyes.