Chapter 40: Poisoning
Lu Chengting saw that Xiao Jinyue was treating the maid, and he couldn't watch it from the side, so he thought about it, and walked towards the horse whose neck was wiped off.
Seeing this, the commander Zheng Chengye raised his eyebrows in surprise and also walked behind the prince of Zhenguo.
But he couldn't help muttering in his heart, and he didn't know what the relationship between the prince of Zhenguo and that girl was, not only did he send his own guards to help others deal with the aftermath, but now he personally checked the horses that had the accident.
But he knew it wasn't for him to ask.
Zheng Chengye saw that the prince of Zhenguo ignored the dirt on the horse's body and checked it little by little, so he had to squat next to him to check.
Xiao Jinyue was relieved to see that fennel was not a big problem, and after settling her, she raised her feet and walked towards the two who were inspecting the horses.
She wanted to see what caused the alarm.
Xiao Jinyue walked to the two of them, endured the pain all over her body and squatted down, "What's the matter, can the prince of Zhenguo find out what is abnormal?" ”
Lu Chengting turned his head and glanced at her, his eyes touched the redness and swelling on her forehead, only to feel that it was very eye-catching, pursed his thin lips and said, "If I am not mistaken, this horse should be poisoned." ”
Zheng Chengye has been the commander of the Soldiers and Horses Division for many years, patrolling the streets all the year round, and has seen a lot of horse shocking incidents, but he has also accumulated some experience, "And according to the bottom of it, this poison was laid about two quarters of an hour ago." ”
Xiao Jinyue actually expected in his heart that this incident was man-made, almost all the horses in the house retreated from the battlefield with his father, if they were not artificially poisoned, it would be absolutely impossible for these well-trained horses to go crazy without a speech.
She checked it with the silver needle she carried with her, and judging from the symptoms on the horse, it was indeed as the prince of Zhenguo and the commander of Zheng said, "Judging from the residue in the horse's mouth, this horse should have been mixed with two other kinds of poison in the baked cake with the horse grass to induce it to eat it." The time of the poisoning, as the commander said, was about two quarters of an hour ago. ”
The commander made Zheng Chengye look curious, "Two quarters of an hour ago, where did the girl go?" But have a grudge against someone else? ”
Xiao Jinyue lowered her eyes to hide the coldness in her eyes, "Two quarters of an hour ago, I took someone to Jinyuanzheng Firm to discuss some business with the chief steward of the firm. Although the deal was not negotiated, there was no grudge. Seeing that the other party refused to supply me, I didn't pester the other party, and took the maid steward to leave, and on the way back, there was a startling horse. ”
As for the fact that Jin Yuanzheng was almost bumped into by a little girl, it was not that she deliberately concealed it, but she felt that the other party did not hit her, and she did not scold the girl. It's just a small episode, and the other party shouldn't have to poison her horse for such a small accident.
The commander did not suspect Xiao Jinyue of lying, he knew the truth of these things casually, and the other party had no need to lie at all.
Zheng Chengye touched his chin and twisted his eyebrows in thought, "So, since there was no conflict in Jinyuanzheng, for no reason, how could someone do this to you." ”
Xiao Jinyue sneered, "I also want to know who did it to me." ”
The prince of Zhenguo, who had been silent, suddenly spoke, "As far as I know, the owner behind Jin Yuanzheng is Zou Ping, the second master of the Zuo Shilang Mansion of the Household Department. ”
"Does Miss Xiao know him?" It's not that Zheng Chengye is curious and has to ask to the end, it's just that the incident happened in Dongcheng, which is under his jurisdiction, and he has to know as much as possible.
Otherwise, if he doesn't know anything about it, the boss may think that he doesn't have to be on duty.
Xiao Jinyue shook her head, "I don't know any of the people in the Zuo Shilang Mansion of the Household Department, even the chief steward of the Jin Yuanzheng firm, I have met it for the first time today. Moreover, as far as I know, there is no contact between the family and the Zuo Shilang Mansion of the Household Department. ”
Although it is not known who committed the poison, Xiao Jinyue believes that there is no grudge in the world for no reason.
Xiao Jinyue stretched out his hand and wiped the dead horse's eyes, "You can go with peace of mind, I will definitely find the person who killed you and avenge you." ”
Lu Chengting glanced at her unexpectedly, although this horse was poisoned, but in the end, she was injured in a collision with the maid, and she had to give a large amount of compensation silver, but she didn't expect that she didn't have the slightest resentment against this horse, which is rare.
Xiao Jinyue naturally didn't know what he was thinking, of course she wouldn't have any resentment against a horse, in the final analysis, there was a debtor and a master, this horse, like her, was just an innocent victim.
"Prince Zhenguo, I wonder if you can send a guard to help me send the maid back to the house? I'm going to see how the second steward handles things. "Don't worry about a lot of debts, since she was saved by the prince of Zhenguo today, Xiao Jinyue decided to ask for help again with a cheeky face, anyway, her father and mother will definitely come to thank the other party, and it is a big deal to let her father and mother prepare a thank you gift.
Lu Chengting was a little surprised when he heard her words, this person was eager to avoid him like a beast just now, how could he unceremoniously ask him to borrow someone.
Seeing her injuries, it was not good to scare her, "I'll ask the guards to send you and the maid back to the house to deal with the injuries on your body." ”
"No, just send my maid back."
Xiao Jinyue is not worried about the situation on the street, she is worried that there are many injured people, if the second steward can't deal with it in time, and then let the people behind the poison provoke public resentment, maybe her father will be impeached by the imperial history.
Seeing that she insisted on not going back, Lu Chengting didn't say much, so he beckoned a guard and asked him to find a carriage to send Miss Xiao's maid back.
Fennel heard that the girl was going to send her home, but she had to stay to deal with the aftermath, and in a hurry, despite her dizziness, she struggled to get up to help the girl.
Xiao Jinyue stretched out his hand to stop, "Don't go with you, you are injured, you can't help me if you go, I have to be distracted to take care of you." ”
"Besides, the wound on your head can't stand the toss, and if you don't take care of it well, it will leave sequelae. If you don't feel at ease, tell my mother about it when you return home, and if the eldest young master is in the house, let him bring someone to help me. ”
When such a big thing happened, Xiao Jinyue didn't think about hiding it from her family, and she couldn't hide it. It's just that at this hour, her father is estimated to be still on duty in the palace, so he can only ask her eldest brother to help.
Fennel heard her say this, and did not insist on going with her anymore, and reluctantly followed the guard back. But in her heart, she was frantically stabbing the villain of the poisoner, muttering and cursing non-stop.
The guard who provoked her to escort looked at her again and again, and listened to her scolding more and more fiercely, and he was furious, silently moving away from her.
She had heard that the horse she was driving had been poisoned by someone in the Jinyuan Zheng firm.
It's just that she doesn't understand, although the business hasn't been negotiated, but there is no conflict with the people in the business, how could she be poisoned for no reason?
Wait a minute...... She remembered.