Ye Chutang pondered for a moment, then inspected the room once more.
Other than a few bloody scratches Xiao Lansi had clawed into the bedframe before her death, there was truly nothing else out of the ordinary.
The Imperial Guard members assigned to watch the area gave the same answer as the palace servant—they had heard nothing last night.
Xiao Lansi had even eaten her dinner as usual, no different from any other day.
After finishing her investigation, Ye Chutang ordered them to seal off Yaohua Palace and returned to Qiyuan Hall.
She reported everything she had seen and heard to Emperor Muwu.
Emperor Muwu's brow furrowed. "So you're saying she died from poison?"
Ye Chutang paused. "It looks like arsenic."
"Looks like?"
