Qin Yan knew that as long as he gritted his teeth and carried it, Ning Zhao and Jin Yuan would definitely not let them suffer this catastrophe in vain.

The whips fell on Qin Xian's body one by one, Qin Xian's unbearable pain at the beginning, and then his numbness, in fact, it didn't take much time, and when his consciousness gradually sank, he took the time to think about it.

If he had gone out earlier today, and had gone to Shangshu Mansion earlier to inform Ning Zhao of this matter, perhaps Ning Zhao would have been able to save himself, and he would not have been caught halfway down the road, and he would have visited this ghost place that has not seen the light of day.

At the same time that these two people were tortured to extract confessions, Ning Zhao and Jin Yuan were not taken to prison, but went to the mansion of Liu Hongren, the court commander.

Liu Hongren glanced at the two of them, and then ordered the attendant to serve tea to the two, but he turned around and sat down on the main seat.

Previously, in Shangshu Mansion, although there was the support of the old emperor behind him, but after all, he was not in his own territory, Liu Hongren was still a little constrained, and now that he returned to his own mansion, Liu Hongren not only relaxed, but also changed his attitude from just now.

"Lord Jin is a second-grade scholar, and Mrs. is a second-grade edict from the emperor, this case is still under investigation, and it may be inappropriate to go to prison, so I can only ask the two of you to be wronged and come to the mansion to sit." Liu Hongren said.

"Lord Liu is really polite."

Jin Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Lord Liu has already asked in the mansion before, I don't know what else Lord Liu is not clear?" ”

Liu Hongren didn't answer immediately, but looked at Ning Zhao, was silent for a long time, and then opened his mouth, "Everyone in the world knows that Mrs. has excellent medical skills, can you take a look for this official today, is there something strange here?" ”

As he spoke, he raised his chin at the attendant, who understood, and stepped back after a moment, but in his hand there was an extra tray in which a round instrument carved in bronze was placed.

Ning Zhao recognized it at a glance, this thing was the copper pot where Liuliju cooked the Gudong pot.

"What does Lord Liu mean by this?" Ning Zhao asked unhappily.

"Huh."

Liu Hongren hurriedly raised his hand, as if to reassure him: "Madam, don't worry, let's take a look first." ”

Ning Zhao and Jin Yuan glanced at each other, Jin Yuan nodded, and then Ning Zhao got up and walked towards the attendant, looking at the copper pot in the tray.

After looking at it for a while, Ning Zhao didn't find anything wrong, turned his head and asked Liu Hongren, and said, "I don't know what Lord Liu wants me to see?" If I just look at this copper pot, I don't see anything. ”

"Naturally, I didn't let Mrs. see the copper pot."

Liu Hongren smiled, motioned to the attendant to open the lid around the edge of the copper pot, and said, "Madame might as well take a look at the food inside first, and tell the official if he has found it." ”

Ning Zhao retracted his gaze and fell on the copper pot again, at this time the attendant had already lifted the lid, and a smell of the pot came to his nose, and he could smell its aroma when there were leftovers at any time, which was really a delicacy.

Ning Zhao's attention was not on this, but first approached and sniffed, her face became more and more solemn, and then she picked up the soup spoon prepared next to her, scooped up a spoonful, approached the tip of her nose and asked carefully, her brows furrowed suddenly.

"Borneol?!" Ning Zhao was very surprised.

"What borneol?"

Jin Yuan didn't know when he arrived at Ning Zhao's side, and when he saw her frowning, he asked in a low voice, "Madame, what did you find?" ”

"yes."

Liu Hongren also stepped down from the main seat and said, "If the lady finds something, she has to tell the official directly, and she can't hide it at all." ”

Ning Zhao ignored Liu Hongren, but looked at Jin Yuan and said, "There are a lot of ice chips in this soup. ”

"Borneol?"

Liu Hongren naturally heard Ning Zhao's words and asked, "If the official is not mistaken, how can this borneol be a medicinal material that refreshes the mind and relieves pain, how can it appear in Mrs. Liuliju's Gudong pot?" ”

"I don't know that in addition to these pharmacological effects, borneol can also be used as a seasoning in dishes." Liu Hongren sighed.

Ning Zhao was very uncomfortable when he heard his yin and yang strange words, and immediately said: "I never said that ice chips can be used in dishes, Master Liu, don't misunderstand." ”

"Then why is this ice chip in the pot?" Liu Hongren followed closely and asked.

Ning Zhao looked at the soup spoon in his hand again, put it aside, and said, "I don't know." ”

"Madame doesn't know?"

Liu Hongren seemed to be shocked by Ning Zhao's words, and said in surprise: "This is the Gudong pot from Liuliju, and now ice chips have been found in this Gudong pot, but Mrs., as the boss, told the official that I don't know?" ”

"Ma'am."

Liu Hongren restrained his expression and said solemnly: "You will make it difficult for this official." ”

Jin Yuan didn't know how much of a hidden danger this ice chip would bring, but looking at Ning Zhao's appearance, he also knew that this ice chip must have nothing to do with this matter, so he said:

"Although there are borneol in this pot, but the time has passed overnight, if you say that there are borneol in this pot, it is natural to say that it is in the past, but if you say that someone took the opportunity to frame it, and then put it in, it can also be said."

"Lord Liu, this doesn't mean anything." Jin Yuan looked at Liu Hongren and said.

"Hmph."

Liu Hongren snorted coldly, the smile on his face disappeared, and he pointed to the Gudong pot and said: "This is the prince and concubine and Lord Chen who have been to Liuliju since the official checked, so they sent people to Liuliju to get the food that the four of them ate last night. ”

"This coodong pot was eaten by the four princes and concubines last night."

Saying that, Liu Hongren arched his hand in the direction of the palace and said: "Collect the evidence, and the official immediately reported it to the emperor, for the sake of justice, these evidence have been kept in the official mansion, and no one has ever approached it." ”

"Lord Jin now says that he suspects that someone has framed him afterwards, is it possible that he also suspects that this official is guarding and stealing himself?!" Liu Hongren looked at Jin Yuan and asked!

"How could this official misunderstand Lord Liu like this." Jin Yuan was unhurried, unaffected by Liu Hongren's words, and said, "This is just a reasonable guess by this official. ”

"Besides, now that the case is in the investigation stage, it is necessary to find out all the suspicious points one by one, and this must be done by Lord Lao Liu to enforce the law fairly, the emperor trusts Lord Liu so much, and the case is handed over to Lord Liu to deal with, how can this official question the emperor's sage."

Jin Yuan said, picked up Ning Zhao again and walked back to his seat to sit down, he looked at Ning Zhao and asked, "Mrs. Lao Jia is trying to solve her husband's doubts, this ice chip may cause people to vomit and diarrhea?" Or is it a sudden death? ”

Ning Zhao looked at Jin Yuan, a little hesitant.

She didn't speak immediately, her short hesitation was clearly captured by Jin Yuan, Jin Yuan's heart froze, his face was still calm, and he asked, "It's okay for Madam to say it directly." ”

"By common sense." Ning Zhao looked at Liu Hongren who was standing and said, "Just like Lord Liu said, this ice chip does have the effect of refreshing the mind and relieving pain, and it has a feeling of coldness, and there is no other perception when eating it. ”

"Hmph." Liu Hongren suddenly snorted coldly and interjected: "Madame also said that this is according to common sense, but Ju Benguan knows from the Tai Hospital that borneol is a medicine for bitter cold, and the dosage needs to be carefully considered, if the dosage is not appropriate, it will cause the user to vomit and diarrhea." ”