Chapter 24: Conspiracy! Poisoning and Death (1)
"This is the salt used to cook in the room. Zhong Fu gave a conclusion after careful discernment, but he asked suspiciously, "Lord Shizi, the old slave has a sentence that I don't know whether to ask or not?"
Situ Lin glanced at the thing in his hand, understood a little in his heart, and heard Zhong Fu ask, and agreed, "Uncle Fu, but it's okay to hear it." ”
"Lord Shizi, Miss took out the letter in public and asked me to come to King Ling's Mansion with Nie's guards. There is not a word in the credibility, only this coarse salt and tea leaves. Although Nie Guard's suggestion not to let the people in the mansion thoroughly investigate last night's incident, Miss Yan also said that if there was no son last night, the Zhong Mansion didn't know what would happen today, but now in this letter...... I don't know what the intention is?" Zhong Fu knelt on the ground and said earnestly.
At this time, Nie Geng on the side also knelt down and said in a deep voice, "Lord Shizi, General Zhong took the left and right lieutenants to the barracks before dawn, since Miss Yan asked the villain and the old housekeeper to meet the prince together, I am afraid that there is still an internal response hidden in the mansion now, and Miss Yan must be in danger." ”
Situ Lin also guessed that the situation was not good, although Zhong Li was clever, and she reversed the situation with clever arguments in several crises, but after all, it was to solve the immediate crisis, and she did not go out at all.
Thinking of this, he immediately made a decision, "Qu Ming! you immediately put your people in disguise with weapons and guard around the Zhong Mansion." Nie guard, you should go back to the house immediately, and let your young lady be careful in everything, and don't act rashly. Uncle Fu, you stay for the time being, someone wants to see you. You should pay attention to your safety along the way, and you must pay attention to the movement behind you, Uncle Fu and I will come later. After quickly giving the order, Situ Lin took Uncle Fu out of the study and went to the flower hall in the backyard.
However, at this moment, something happened in the Zhong Mansion, and the girl who took care of Mrs. Gu came to report, "Miss Yan, Mrs. Gu...... She's not good, she's just a high ...... at first High fever, can also ...... It's not been a moment...... She...... She was breathless. And...... And the nose and mouth are ...... All oozing black ...... Black blood. It was Xiao Fei who came to report the news, only to see that her face was pale, her lips were purple, and her words were intermittent, not only too scared, but more like her breath was blocked, and her eyes were slightly bulging due to bloodshot.
"Sir, look at it, Mr. Lao, her condition seems to be wrong. Zhong Li saw that Xiaofei's expression was different, and immediately asked Bailixuan to check it out.
Bai Li Xuan was watching from the side, and he got up next to Xiao Fei and pulled her hand to take the pulse. After a while, he took out a silver needle and stabbed it at Xiao Fei's ring finger, and her fingertips immediately drenched in dark blood beads.
Bai Li Xuan picked out the blood beads with a silver needle, examined it carefully, took out a cotton cloth and wiped the silver needle, "Miss Yan, it seems that this girl has been poisoned, fortunately, there is no wound on her hand, so the poisoning is not deep." The old man needs to seal her big hole with a needle, so that the poison will flow into her heart along her meridians, and the Daluo Immortal will not be able to save her life for a long time. ”
"Cuckoo, take Mr. to the back hall, it's important to save people. ”
"The guards sealed Gu Pozi's residence first, and no one was allowed to enter. After Nie Geng returned to the house, he ordered him to go to the barracks as soon as possible and ask the general to return to the house. ”
"Others remain where they are and are not allowed to leave the main hall without permission. Miss Ben wants to see who is making the waves!"
Zhong Li quickly ordered a few orders, and his tone was no longer as delicate as before, but a little more majestic and irrefutable.
The people in the main hall also moved quickly, and Lin Yue and Zhong Qinghe looked unnatural on the side, staring at the plain white Zhong Li.
"Mother, will the death of this Gu mother-in-law, and the poison in that dead girl, ...... It's the poison on the face of the head...... Caused?" Zhong Qinghe asked Lin Yue beside him in a low voice.
When Lin Yue heard Qinghe say this, her heart twitched violently, and the teacup in her hand fell to the ground, making a crisp cracking sound. In the main hall, everyone looked over together, which made Zhong Qinghe even more uncomfortable.
"Look...... What to see...... Look, husband...... No, my aunt heard about Mrs. Gu...... She...... She died, and her heart grieved...... The hand is unsteady and drops the cup, and it is not ...... Don't come and clean it up yet. Zhong Qinghe was afraid that Zhong Li would see the clues, so he reprimanded the maid beside him, and said to Zhong Li, "This blue sky...... The sudden saying of this in the day really makes people panic, I don't know...... I don't know what this Gu Pozi is like...... How to die. ”
Zhong Li sat on the seat and bowed his head silently, his expression was calm and calm, but there was an indissoluble sadness between his eyebrows. God gave her a chance to be reborn again, but these days, it can be said that every step is frightening, everywhere is dangerous, although there is not much damage, but there are still some people who are swords and I am fish and meat.
"Miss Chang, the concubine has a reluctant request, can you let me and Miss Qinghe go to see Mrs. Gu, and it can be regarded as a gesture of affection. After all, Mrs. Gu is the mother-in-law of the concubine. Miss Qinghe is also her help...... Helping the concubine to bring up, although the master and servant are different, can ...... But the concubine saw Miss Yan as a ...... For the guards who died last night hung a flag in Xinxueyuan. All, please also ask Miss Yan for permission to let the concubine and the second lady meet Mrs. Gu......" Lin Yue saw that Zhong Li ignored Qinghe, and once again Qi Ai Ai cried, and her words were extremely affectionate.
Zhong Li, who was interrupted from his thoughts, looked at Lin Yue quietly for a long time before speaking, "Auntie has a heart, now I don't know who the murderer is, and it is not clear who the Gu mother-in-law is poisoned, you have to take a look at it from a distance outside the house, and after finding out the truth, the aunt will bury Mrs. Gu well." Then she stopped talking, gathered her hands in her wide sleeves, and closed her eyes.
Lin Yue originally wanted to say something, but it can be seen that Zhong Li had no choice but to give up. What Zhong Qinghe said in her ear made her even more frightened, once the matter was revealed, then the people involved in this matter must be dealt with unknowingly. The only thing he can do now is to ask his good daughter about the ins and outs of the matter.
"The concubine went to see the second lady first, and the concubine retired. Lin Yue blessed her body, lowered her eyebrows and said smoothly, took a few steps back, and was about to leave with Qinghe.
Zhong Li stopped the two of them again when they turned to go out. She raised her hand and stroked her forehead, sighed and said, "Auntie, wait, no matter what, Gu Pozi's hand was broken by me, and if it weren't for this, she wouldn't have died." I'll go with you to see it. With that, she got up and walked over, not allowing them to refute at all.
"This ...... , Sister Chang is really inappropriate like this, hasn't Sister Chang already let the guards guard over there? Nothing can happen, Sister Chang can rest assured. Qinghe didn't speak again, but he raised doubts at this time, and tried his best to persuade Zhong Li not to go with him.
Zhong Li looked at Zhong Qinghe, who had a rather ugly face, and asked softly, "What's the matter?" I just went with me to express my feelings, is this in the way of my sister's business?"
"You...... , really give you some color, and you opened a dyeing workshop. If you hadn't held the government order, it would have been up to you to see which of the people in the mansion obeyed you. Even if there were, it was just a few of them like cheap billets under the stubborn stones. Zhong Qinghe was furious when he heard this, and the words that were originally held in his heart rushed out, and he had no scruples between his words.
Zhong Li smiled faintly, walked out, and when he passed by Lin Yue's side, he said leisurely, "Auntie, I know that you have been arrogant to Qinghe since you were a child, but sometimes this arrogance may not be a good thing. Although I'm still young and can't handle any major things, it's still okay if I want to discipline my sister, do you say yes or no?"
"The concubine didn't understand what Miss Yan meant, so she asked Miss Yan to make it clear. Lin Yue naturally knew what Zhong Li meant in her heart, but now she decided to pretend to be stupid and cover up the matter.
Zhong Li didn't want to talk to them anymore, so she raised her hand and brushed the broken hair around her ears, revealing a rare playful attitude, "Aunt Lin is too careful, if you don't understand, you don't understand, it's okay." I just reminded my aunt that if Qinghe behaves like this, if she doesn't do it well*, I'm afraid that she will offend the nobles who should not be offended and cannot be offended in the future. Okay, let's take a look at Mrs. Gu. Before the words fell, I saw her slowly walk forward, no longer paying attention to the two mothers and daughters behind her.
The resentful mother and daughter had extremely ugly faces, but because of the current situation, they should not act rashly, so they deserve to follow. However, they deliberately distanced Yu Zhongli so that the two of them could communicate countermeasures in a whisper. What they don't know is that Zhong Li is also coping with it at this moment.
In the remote courtyard in the backyard of the main hall, a team of guards with swords in hand waited for fear of another incident. And the body of Gu Pozi in the room also gradually changed, and the color of her skin gradually changed from dead white to black.
"What exactly did you just say?" Lin Yue stared at Zhong Li not far in front of him, and asked cautiously.
Zhong Qinghe's face showed a hint of displeasure, "It's nothing, it's just that I put something on the head of the ice seed that I gave back to her that killed her, and the poison can make her die a terrifying death, and after half an hour, the poison will disappear unconsciously, and there is no way to find out." There was an age-inappropriate viciousness in her eyes.
"Are you crazy? Now that she is so in the limelight, if she dies for no reason, our mother and daughter will definitely be inseparable, why are you so confused!" Lin Yue was overjoyed when she heard this, but after thinking about it, it was too risky, and complained in a low voice, "Even if the poison is not traceable after half an hour, have you ever thought that there is a doctor in the mansion now, and judging from his actions, he is not a mediocre person." ”
Zhong Qinghe comforted Lin Yue, and a smug smile appeared on his face, "Mother, don't panic, even if he is not a mediocre person, it doesn't mean that he can recognize the poison that comes out of 'there'." ”
"What?' there! Why don't you ......" Lin Yue exclaimed, but she immediately covered her mouth, looked at Zhong Qinghe beside her in horror, and then turned her head to look at Zhong Li not far away, for fear that she would hear something and make her unpredictable moves.
Zhong Qinghe was so frightened by Lin Yue's exclamation that he stood in place, and suddenly became a little at a loss. When she saw Zhong Li stop and turn around, standing leisurely not far away, looking at her with a puzzled expression, her face instantly turned a little whiter, fine sweat slipped down her forehead, and people couldn't help but shiver.