Chapter 156: The Murderer
Wan Ning took Li Rui and Li Qi to her father's grave. Li Rui took out the white mushroom grass that the two of them had worked so hard to find, the leaves of the white mushroom grass were disc-shaped, with obvious white edges, and the shape of the whole grass resembled a kind of mushroom that the local people used to use, so it was named.
"Miss, it's this grass that can save the lives of adults, if only we could come back sooner."
Wan Ning stretched out her hand and wanted to take it.
Li Rui stopped: "Miss, be careful, the stems and leaves of this grass are highly poisonous. ”
"Isn't it an antidote? How can it be highly toxic? ”
"This is the way to fight poison with poison. The poison that killed the adults was a poison produced in the Western Regions, which was extracted from a poisonous herb called Zhu Si collected from abroad. Vermilion grass has long and narrow leaves, showing green, but that dark green contains a brownish red, which looks extremely terrifying and bloody. We also brought some of this vermilion grass back. Although this poison is produced in the Western Regions, there is no antidote in the Western Regions. If you want to get rid of the poison of the vermilion grass, you have to go abroad to find the white mushroom grass that grows next to it. It can be seen that those who poison adults are not prepared to leave a living mouth. ”
The words "people who poison adults" were heard clearly by Wanning. There is no doubt about it, it is the father who was poisoned. But who is this man?
It can be seen that in the past few months, the two have indeed gone through a lot of hardships. Wan Ning didn't ask them immediately, but said lightly: "You have worked hard. ”
"Miss, we don't dare to be greedy." Li Rui replied. He wrapped the white mushroom grass in a brocade and handed it to Wan Ning.
Wan Ning took it, leaned down, and burned the antidote mixed with paper money. "Father, your faithful men have found the antidote, and your daughter will burn it to you now. May you never fall for this poison again in your next life. ”
Wan Ning saw the burning ashes, and she wanted to figure everything out.
She asked, "Since you were sent by your father to find the antidote, you should return to Liangzhou from Liangzhou." How did you come back to the capital and return to the Li Mansion? Did you get any news? ”
"We've been to Liangzhou. But the people at the inn said that Master Li had already returned to the capital. ”
"Didn't they tell you that my father was dead?"
Li Rui shook his head: "No, they didn't mention anything." ”
"When such a big thing happened, the court ordered the officials to die in the inn, and they didn't even say a word. Prevarication, don't dare to face it, there must be something wrong with the people in the inn. ”
Li Ruiying said peacefully: "Yes, if this matter has nothing to do with them, they will tell the truth when they open their mouths." But, miss, are you too sensitive? They may just want to stay out of trouble. ”
"Humph! Away from evil, have they kept away from the evil that has been incurred? My father was poisoned in the inn, and if it had nothing to do with them, was it possible? ”
"That's right. I remember that Master Li said that someone had done something in the tea. Li Rui sighed again, "No matter how hard we go through, we can't save the lives of adults after all." ”
"You don't have to blame yourselves, and it should not be you who blame yourselves, but the one who is really guilty should be the one who harmed your father. You must know something about the person who poisoned my father, don't you? What did my father tell you at the time? Since he has told you how he was poisoned, he will tell you who poisoned you. ”
After that, Wan Ning only cast a sharp look at the two, waiting for their answers.
Both of them fell into deep thought, how to tell their master is a big problem. There can't be any deception about Wanning, not to mention that there is Li Zhenghang's grave in front of them, and they don't dare to be disrespectful.
Wan Ning waited for a long time, and Li Rui finally said slowly: "When I was in Liangzhou, the adults knew that they had been poisoned, so they gathered a few of our most trusted subordinates, and everyone worked together to study how to save the lives of the adults. Including who poisoned and when, he made reasonable inferences. After that, he sent the two of us to the Western Regions to find an antidote. However, miss, in order to protect you, your lord explained at the time that we were not allowed to tell you who poisoned you. ”
Wan Ning listened to his words, and immediately became angry: "When he confessed to you, he was still alive!" Now you say to your father's tombstone that he won't let you tell me who killed him! Say! ”
Li Qi seemed to be more afraid of Wanning being angry than Li Rui, so he said timidly: "Miss, don't be angry, just say it." When Lord Li ordered us to look for the white mushroom grass, it had already been concluded that it was poisoned by Lord Zuo Linghong. ”
Wan Ning, who learned the answer, thought for a long time. She knew that this Lord Zuo did have some holidays with her father, but it wouldn't hurt people's lives. His father's official position was several levels higher than his, how dare he? If the matter is revealed, he will surely die. killed his father, and can continue to pour dirty water on his father, can he do all this alone?
Someone above him has a plan.
It was the emperor who ordered the demotion of officials and the raiding of homes. Speaking of the confiscation of family property, she remembered that all the property of the Li family had become the private property of the Gao family.
"Just how dare he kill my father alone?" Wan Ning's eyes were a little glazed, "Does it have anything to do with the Gao family?" ”
"I also thought that other officials of the DPRK and China might be involved, but Master Li really didn't tell us about it. As for Lord Gao, our Gao family and the Li family are going to marry, and if they kill Lord Li, what good will it do him. It shouldn't be him, it doesn't make sense! ”
Li Rui suddenly remembered: "If you know a little bit about this Zuo Linghong's personality, it is best for him to sneak around and pat the horse, and he is good at tying up officials, at that time, he had already followed Master Gao." If Zuo Linghong wants to do such a big thing, will Master Gao not be able to hear the wind at all? ”
Wan Ning's eyes froze completely, and she only spit out a few words for a long time: "Property is the reason." ”
After thinking for a moment, she turned her head and asked, "What are your plans for the future?" ”
Li Rui replied decisively: "Miss, we will always be members of the Li family." Now that we have told you the truth, it is all the more important to protect you in the years to come. ”
"Thank you for your hard work. After returning to the Li Mansion in a while, you will rest for a while and make arrangements later. ”
"Yes."
Wan Ning, escorted by Li Rui and Li Qi, returned to the Li Mansion from the cemetery. As soon as he came back to his room, he ignored no one and just lay on the bed.
She told Xiao Feiyan beside her that her uncle might be the mastermind behind her father's death. Xiao Feiyan was very confused, she was speechless for a while, and after a while, she finally wanted to say something, but before she could open her mouth, she was kicked out by Wanning.
Looking at the master's performance, she knew that the young lady was extremely unhappy. She only babbled a few words, and then locked herself in the room without anyone disturbing her.
Yes, who has changed, who can be better? The father who loved the man the most was the mastermind who killed his own father. Xiao Feiyan changed her mind again, no, what Miss said was possible. Doesn't she have hard evidence either?
Miss Wan was also confused, how could this kind of thing be shouted loudly, fortunately, it was said to someone she trusted, and she didn't talk nonsense everywhere.
However, she didn't believe that Master Gao killed the master. Although she doesn't understand anything about the major affairs of the court, it is unlikely just by feeling. Miss Wan must have suffered from gains and losses because of the relationship between the young master of the Gao family, so she heard that the wind was rain.