Chapter Eighty-Seven: Protection in Disguise
"Lord Qiqi, it's not good." A guard hurriedly came to Liang Shaoyang's study and said with a panicked expression.
"What's going on?" Liang Shaoyang only felt that his brain hurt, this is really a blessing and a curse, he has just solved a thorny problem, and there is a new situation.
The guard said: "The county lord has been poisoned, and his life is on the line." ”
Liang Shaoyang was taken aback, poisoned? How is it poisoning again? It seems that all of a sudden, everyone around me has an indissoluble bond with the poison.
"Lord Qiqi, the maid in the county lord's courtyard has come to report, the county lord is already old." Another guard stopped Liang Shaoyang, who was about to go out to visit the group leader.
"Old? How could it be so fast? Is the message correct? Liang Shaoyang couldn't believe his ears at all, that tender and gentle woman was gone?
The guard said, "The county lord didn't wait for the arrival of the imperial doctor, and he was already out of breath. The specific situation is still waiting for the prince to personally investigate. ”
Liang Shaoyang, under the leadership of the guards, staggered a little to Feng Siqin's courtyard, and heard a sad cry from a distance.
Although Feng Siqin did not agree with him, he raised his eyebrows, after all, he grew up behind him since he was a child. It is simply impossible to say that hearing the news of her death suddenly made Liang Shaoyang indifferent.
Liang Shaoyang's eyes were full of tears, saying that the man didn't flick if he had tears, but he didn't get to the sad place. His voice was a little choked: "Where is the Imperial Doctor?" ”
"The old minister is here." A white-haired imperial doctor walked out of the crowd, knelt in front of Liang Shaoyang and said.
"Imperial Doctor Wang, since you diagnosed, what kind of poison did the county lord have? How can it be so fast? I couldn't hold it for a moment. Liang Shaoyang held back his tears, regained his senses, traced back to the source, and inquired about the cause.
Wang Zhenbang, the imperial physician of the Tai Hospital, thought for a while before replying: "Lord Qiqi, the old minister is only a shallow scholar, and he can't distinguish this poison, so I ask the prince to forgive me." According to the old minister's humble opinion, this is a rare snake venom, which seals the throat with blood. ”
"Snake venom? Could it be ......?" muttered a little maid in a soft voice.
Although the little maid's voice was not very loud, with her profound internal strength, her keen hearing could still hear her words clearly.
"What did you say?" Liang Shaoyang asked sharply.
The little maid was so frightened by Liang Shaoyang's might that she fell to her knees and trembled uncontrollably.
Liang Shaoyang was even more upset when he saw her behaving like this, but he still suppressed his anger and said, "This king asked, why didn't he answer?" ”
The little maid licked her lips and bit her lower lip again before she said softly: "This afternoon, I saw a woman in a white shirt entering the county lord's room in the courtyard, and the figure looked like a princess. Besides, the slave maid heard that the princess had just attacked a man who had bullied her with a poisonous snake two days ago, so she ...... The slave and maid wondered if it was ......"
"You're thoughtful, so why can't you prevent trouble for the county lord? But at this moment, you suspect that the princess is poisoned just by imagining, do you know that it is not a light crime to sue the master as a servant? Liang Shaoyang scolded the servant girl's suspicion, but he also planted a seed called doubt in his heart.
The little maid strengthened her courage and said: "The slave maid is just a bold assumption, if the prince wants to block the mouth of the people, the slave and the maid will not say it, and I hope that the prince will forgive." ”
"Come on, go to the Jiaolan Palace and invite the princess to come over." Liang Shaoyang instructed the guards serving at the door.
One of the guards received the order and immediately left.
"The prince passed me? What is it? Ye Jia was holding a rabbit with a fiery red fur in her arms at the moment, and when she heard that Liang Shaoyang was looking for her, she immediately felt that it must not be a good thing.
The guard then told him what happened in the county lord's courtyard, and Ye Jia suddenly realized: Liang Shaoyang's childhood sweetheart died, and he died of poisoning, and it was snake venom that didn't want to die, why did it happen so coincidentally? It's as if all the evidence points to the murderer.
Probably he was suspicious again! After all, he never really trusted me. Oh, it's ridiculous, I can't let go of such a ruthless man. Ye Jia shook his head, hoping to get rid of the cluttered thoughts in his heart.
When she came to Feng Siqin's courtyard, people spontaneously made way for her, so that she could enter Feng Siqin's room smoothly.
"You go and see what poison she has." Liang Shaoyang pointed to Feng Siqin, who had become a corpse at this moment, and motioned for Ye Jia to come forward and check.
Ye Jia stepped forward and examined it carefully, Feng Siqin's face was pale, his tongue was black, his fists were clenched, and his limbs were curled up. By all indications, she must have been in agony when she died.
Ye Jia took out the dagger he was carrying with him and slashed at Feng Siqin's palm.
Without waiting for Ye Jia to take a closer look, he was pulled over by Liang Shaoyang and slapped her in the face, but the crisp sound made Ye Jia's head buzz like a thunderbolt.
Liang Shaoyang roared angrily: "You femme fatale-hearted woman, she is already dead, why don't you let her go?" Could it be that she is also a luxury to keep a whole corpse? ”
Ye Jia covered his face, but the hot stinging pain on his face was not as good as the taste in his heart. Compared to the pain in my heart, the pain in my face is simply insignificant.
Ye Jia looked up at Liang Shaoyang and said, "If you don't believe me, why did you let me come over to check?" ”
Liang Shaoyang suddenly couldn't tell why he asked her to come over in the first place, in order to confront her? Or is it to give her a chance to clear her name?
Since you have decided to give her a chance to prove her innocence, why can't you completely believe her? Liang Shaoyang felt that he was not like himself now, and the decisive self on the battlefield would always be unable to control his temper when facing the woman in front of him.
Ye Jia looked at Liang Shaoyang with a sad face, knowing that she still couldn't get his complete trust, or even an explanation from him.
Feng Siqin was poisoned for a short time, and the blood of the person who had just died had not yet coagulated, Ye Jia dipped a dagger in the blood of Feng Siqin's palm, put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it: the smell was fishy and sweet, and there was a faint smell. The color of the blood is a rare purple.
The smell was familiar, and the color of the blood...... Where have you ever seen such poison? Seeing the blood sealing the throat, one move kills.
Impossible, that kind of snake has long been extinct, how can there be such a poison? What the hell is going on? Ye Jia fell into deep contemplation.
Imperial Physician Wang walked over to Liang Shaoyang and wanted to say something, but Liang Shaoyang shook his head slightly at him and made a silent gesture, signaling Imperial Physician not to disturb Ye Jie's thinking.
The Imperial Doctor silently retreated and stood aside.
Time passed quietly, and the air seemed to be still, no one was moving, not even making a sound.
"Could it really be ......" Ye Jia still couldn't believe his judgment.
"Did you think of something?" Liang Shaoyang looked at the tangled Ye Jia and asked.
Ye Jia looked at him and said slowly: "Many years ago, there was a plant called Forget Worry Grass growing in the Netherworld, and the reason why this plant is called Forget Worry is because she is extremely poisonous and will die if you touch it. The death was peaceful, as if a person was asleep. Along with the Forgetfulness Grass is a kind of snake called Ecstasy. Although it is called ecstasy, it is a poison that makes people die quickly and violently in a state of extreme pain. ”
"Since you know that there is such a poisonous snake, why do you deny it many times and think that this matter is impossible?" Imperial Physician Wang wondered.
As a physician, he has a great interest in medicine and poison, as the saying goes: medicine is medicine when it is used well, and poison is poison when it is used wrong. Poison can also be medicine if it is used well, and poison if it is used wrong.
Everything in the world is like this, and there is no definition of God at all. Sometimes you feel like you're in a good position, but you're the target of public criticism. Sometimes you feel like you're in a dilemma, and maybe you're standing in the middle of the scales.
Ye Jia sighed and said, "That's because Sanssouci and Ecstasy hurt one person. That person is Du Feng's wife, Du Feng is a killer in the Netherworld Temple, and he is unmatched, and he is nicknamed Poison Bee. Du Feng's wife had a strange illness, and she had several attacks a day, and each time she was in pain. Some people say that if she is allowed to take a leaf of Sanssouci and a drop of saliva from ecstasy, she can be cured. But as a result, the woman died. For this reason, Du Feng uprooted the Forgetfulness Grass, and all the ecstasy snakes were killed under his sword. Since then, these two poisons have never appeared again, and they are not known to the world. ”
"Oh, I see." Doctor Wang expressed understanding.
Liang Shaoyang looked at Ye Jia, what had she experienced? How did she learn about these secrets? And who is planning to blame her? What kind of hatred is it that she is going to be put to death?
Ye Jia was stared at by Liang Shaoyang and his scalp was numb, and he was at a loss, so he could only keep dodging his searching gaze.
"Come, send the princess back to the room. No one was allowed to visit her without my orders, nor was she and the people in her courtyard allowed to take half a step out of the Jiaolan Palace. Liang Shaoyang gave an order, and the guards immediately came in and prepared to take Ye Jia away.
Ye Jia couldn't wait to roll his eyes, what was wrong with him, why did he restrict her freedom for no reason: "Liang Shaoyang, why are you holding me up?" ”
"Just because I am your husband, just because my husband is my wife, just because you are still the suspect in the county lord case, isn't this enough?" Liang Shaoyang gave Ye Jia a rare explanation.
It's just that his explanation came to Ye Jia's ears: I am your husband, you must listen to me, you have not yet gotten rid of the suspicion of killing Feng Siqin, so I want to detain you in disguise.
What Liang Shaoyang was thinking at the moment was that someone had set such a precise plan for her, which showed that it was not a whim, it must have been planned for a long time.
Shut her up in the Jiaolan Palace, no one inside can go out, and no one outside will enter. Coupled with the dispatch of people to guard day and night, it must be difficult for thieves to get their hands on it easily.