Chapter 143: Poisoning
Because Xie Xiaoer was in a bad mood, Qu Youying accompanied him to drink more wine, but the two of them got drunk and fell on the stall, and in the end, Mu Jingzhu found the two and brought them back.
The next day, Qu Youying slept until three o'clock in the morning before waking up, with a terrible headache, covering her head with her hands, lying on the bed, not daring to move.
Mu Jingzhu opened the door and came in with a bowl of soup and medicine in his hand, and when he saw her appearance, he was amused and angry.
Holding the decoction, he walked to the bedside, looked at her condescendingly, and before he could speak, he saw Qu Youying pouting, and said very aggrievedly, "Quick, give me a drink, I have a headache." β
"Aren't you afraid it's poison?"
"You won't be willing to give up!"
This sentence was very coquettish, so delicate that Qu Youying was stunned, and then her ears were hot, and her face gradually became ruddy.
Mu Jingzhu didn't have any expression, scooped a spoonful and poured it into her open mouth.
"Ahem, ahemβ" Qu Youying choked and coughed incessantly, while complaining, "You can't be careful!" β
"Long-winded, drink."
Mu Jingzhu scolded, but the next action was much gentler, and she waited until she finished drinking, and wiped her mouth before putting down the empty bowl.
Then he sat on the edge of the bed and looked at her motionlessly.
The medicine was immediate, Qu Youying immediately felt much better, and when she opened her eyes, she saw Mu Jingzhu's scrutinizing look, so her little hand quietly grabbed the quilt, wanting to smack her face and pretend to be stupid.
But where would Mu Jingzhu let her succeed, every time she did something bad, it was this reaction, so she took the first step, leaned forward, and pressed her arms with both hands.
"Mu Jing Candle, what are you going to do? Let me go! β
"Say, what were you doing last night? Bi'an hasn't woken up until now. β
"It's just, it's just that he accidentally drank too much, you know how much he drinks, and he won't wake up at night."
"So before drinking, did you go to Shuifu to see Qianxi. Qian Xi must have said something that stimulated him. β
Qu Youying pursed his lips, he was clearly not there, but he guessed exactly right.
"You know everything, and you ask me what to do? Qianxi didn't want him to worry too much about her, so he said it more heavily. β
Then, she told Mu Jingzhu the news they had learned from Qianxi last night.
After hearing this, Mu Jingzhu didn't react much, but said after muttering for a long time, "But this morning, news came out from Shuifu that Shui Wuyue had been poisoned and had not yet passed the danger. β
"What? Shui Wuyue is poisoned? β
Qu Youying struggled to sit up, because the force was too strong, her forehead hit Mu Jingzhu's chin, and from the side, it was equivalent to him kissing her forehead.
The soft touch made Qu Youying stunned, and then fell on the bed again.
Deliberately avoiding his instantly hot eyes, she asked in a low voice, "Is this unlikely?" If Qianxi sees it well, it should be Shui Wuyue who murdered Shui Wuyue and Shui Qinyu, Ju'er is just her stand-in, as long as she goes to check whether Shui Wuyue can use puppetry, it will be clear. But how could she have been poisoned? β
"The exact reason is not clear."
Mu Jingzhu stretched out his hand to comb her slightly messy hair, his fingertips ran over her tender skin, a little unwilling to let go, seeing that Qu Youying did not dodge, he took advantage of the situation to hold a strand of her black hair, put it in his palm and played, and said.
"But the source of the toxin is in a bowl of white fungus soup, and the white fungus soup that night was supposed to be given to Qianxi, but because of the maidservant's mistake, it was given to Shui Wuyue."
"So someone was going to attack Qianxi? But Shui Wuyue was poisoned by mistake? Could it be that Shui Wuyue is also innocent? β
"Whether it's innocent or not, I don't know. But the war in Shuifu has begun, you better stay away, these days, if there is nothing important, you are not allowed to go to Shuifu. β
"But what should Qianxi do? She is alone in Shuifu, and no one around her is her own person, so it will not be convenient for her. Even if you stop me from going, what about Xie Xiaoer? If he knew that the thousand rhinos were in danger, how could he sit idly by? β
Qu Youying had been ignoring him playing with his hair, but because of the excitement of the words, he turned his head and faced him, but he kept leaning on her very closely, and when he turned like this, he almost hit his lips with his cheek.
Qu Youying's face was hot, and she moved inside, and at the same time pulled her hair back from his hand.
But vaguely, she seemed to hear Mu Jingzhu say "I almost kissed it", she thought she had heard it wrong, because Mu Jingzhu had straightened her waist and sat up straight.
"Then divert his attention."
Although Mu Jingzhu was no longer close to her, he did not settle down, raised her hand again, lightly clasped her fingers with five fingers, and held it slightly hard, in a gentle tone, not in a hurry or slow.
"When I went to look for Shui Linze today, I overheard him talking to the scholar about meeting Master last night. It seems that the two of them will still meet, and use the appearance of the master to distract Bi'an's attention, and on the other side of Qianxi, I will send someone to protect him. β
"Really?"
"Seriously."
Hearing that the master appeared, Qu Youying was surprised and delighted, but when she heard his words, she couldn't help but think of what Jiang Tong said to her in the courtyard where she was resting in Shuifu yesterday.
Qu Youying looked at him and wanted to ask him what kind of cooperation he had with Shui Linze, and why the relationship between the two had become so close.
Did he participate in some open and secret battles in Shuifu?
But when these words came to her lips, she didn't know how to ask, hesitated, and let her thoughts run farther and farther.
"Don't worry, there is no excessive intersection between me and Shui Linze, I just promised him to sit in the position of the heir of Shuifu, and then get the ancient scroll, which can be regarded as completing the task assigned to you by the master."
Although surprised by his sudden confession, Qu Youying still said, "But Master only asked me to check the location of the ancient scroll." β
"You think he doesn't want it? Otherwise, what is the whole thing so mysterious, how many people has he been harmed by a trace leak? Not only Qianxi, but also Shui Linze and even King Ji and King Yi are looking for him behind their backs! β
When Mu Jingzhu said this, he was full of unhappiness, exactly the same expression as every time the master was stupid and scolded by him before, Qu Youying looked at it, and somehow her heart became very warm.
"But you are just a catcher, at most the son of the prefect, compared to King Ji and King Yi, your status is insignificant, why would Shui Linze choose you?"
"Still don't understand?" Mu Jingzhu nodded her elm head and said with a smile, "At first, it was because of you, and then because of the master's relationship." Because I am Xi Fengyi's apprentice, and Shui Linze wants to get the master's skin painting technique, he is willing to use the ancient scroll in exchange. The shopkeeper and the owner we met in Anhe Village were pretended to be by Shui Linze and his subordinates. β
"No wonder!" Qu Youying sat up from the bed and said dissatisfiedly, "No wonder when I first saw him in Mist City, he had that tone, it turned out that he knew it was me." But when he pretended to be the shopkeeper at that time, I really didn't find out. β
"Shui Linze is obsessed with disguise technique, and after knowing that the master is the heir of the skin painting technique, he has always wanted to find him, and this time the master appeared, I am afraid that it is also because he is the young master of Shuifu."
"But he still likes men!" Qu Youying suddenly realized this situation, and looked at him with some concern, "You, did he do anything to you?" β
What answered her was a slap on the head by Mu Jingzhu.
"What's going on in your head! I'm going to go out later, if Xie Xiaoer wakes up, you take a good look at him, don't run around. β
"Where are you going? Waterhouse? β
Qu Youying grabbed his sleeve and looked at him with blank eyes, in fact, she wanted to ask if she knew where the master would be, but before she could say anything, she saw Mu Jingzhu looking at her dotingly, and at the same time turned back, lowered her head and kissed her cheek, touched her cheek with her big hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "I'll go see Qianxi, arrange it, I'll be back soon, you have a good rest, be good." β
Such a doting tone, coming out of his mouth, was as simple as breathing.
But Qu Youying blushed, pushed him away, turned around and lay down and covered his face with the quilt, "I'm tired, I want to sleep, remember to close the door when you go out." β
Mu Jingzhu looked at her reaction, smiled, and the smile went straight to the bottom of her eyes, after all, the depression of the past few days was scattered.
Not long after he went out, Qu Youying got up, and after she freshened up, she ate something, and went to find Xie Xiaoer.
Seeing that he was still asleep in bed, he kicked the man out of bed, stepped on his stomach with one foot, and shouted, "I have found Master." β
Xie Xiaoer, who was no different from a dead pig, got up from it in an instant, and asked with a bright light in his eyes, "You really found it?" Where is it? Tell me quickly? β
"It's not clear where it is, but as long as you follow Shui Linze, you can find it."
"What do you mean?"
"Master originally promised Shui Linze to meet him in Shuifu, Shui Linze's original intention was to get the skin painting technique, but Master's temperament will not be given easily, so Shui Linze will definitely meet him, so as long as we keep an eye on Shui Linze, we can find Master."
"Then go now."
Xie Xiaoer turned around and walked out the door, and was pulled by Qu Youying, "Where are you going now!" Shuifu is dead, and she is doing something! I have already asked Yun Shu to go to the vicinity of Shuifu to keep an eye on, as long as Shui Linze or the people around him appear, they will come back to tell us the news, you sort yourself out now, and give me a good guard! β
"Great!"
Xie Xiaoer immediately went to freshen up, and then the two of them stayed in the Supreme Curie, and they waited for two days, until the day of the funeral of the two daughters of Shuifu, Yun Shu came back and told them that Shui Linze went to the hospital by feeling unwell.
The two of them knew at a glance that this was an excuse, and immediately followed Yun Shu to the medical hall.
It was only with their front feet that they left the Supreme Residence, and someone on the back foot sneaked into the guest room of the Supreme Residence.
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