Chapter Twenty-Three: Soapberry
"Please, both of you. Zheng Qichang turned his head and smiled at the two.
The three of them walked in the direction of the prison.
When the three of them arrived, Xiaohe had already been lifted out and the person was tied to a shelf.
She was subjected to several large boards, but she was not healed, and after one night, she only felt that the pain was more unbearable, her face was pale, her breathing began to be hot, and she hung her head and did not look energetic.
There were various torture instruments around her, and three stools in front of her.
A few people walked over and sat down.
"Bai Gongzi, please first?" Zheng Qichang said politely.
Bai Yujin smiled lazily, walked to the side of the stool and sat down, leaving the chair in the middle to Zheng Qichang.
"Don't blame Lord Zheng, this is Lord Zheng's place, naturally Lord Zheng is the main one. Mu Youning said with a smile.
Zheng Qichang was originally thrown off face and was a little embarrassed, so he followed her words when he heard the words: "In this case, the official will not shirk." ”
"Master Zheng, have you interrogated her in the past two days?" asked Mu Youning after sitting down.
"Not yet. Zheng Qichang replied.
"Has anyone seen her?" Mu Youning nodded and continued to ask.
Zheng Qichang shook his head: "No." ”
Mu Youning bowed his head: "Please let me ask her a few questions." ”
Zheng Qichang nodded: "General Mu, please." ”
Mu Youning stood up, walked to Xiaohe, and raised his hand to hook her chin.
Xiao He Fang only half-opened his eyes and saw the person in front of him, and his eyes that were originally half-squinted widened suddenly.
"What do you want to do, do you want to kill people!" she said excitedly.
Mu Youning's face remained unchanged, shook her head, and turned her face forward: "Don't worry, I'm not the only one who will judge you today, what's more, why should I kill you, what good is it for me if you die, I can find out the truth only if you live." ”
Xiao He calmed down and returned to his half-dead appearance, as if he had only returned to the light before.
Mu Youning's eyes flashed, she hooked her lips and smiled, and asked, "Let me ask you, do you remember when and where I gave you the Sun and Moon Pot?"
"Naturally, I remember that in the rockery next to the Imperial Garden, just before the banquet last night, you gave me the Sun and Moon Pot while everyone was enjoying the flowers, and the mother didn't arrive. Xiaohe said softly, his tone was weak, but he was not flustered.
Mu Youning bowed: "Very good, let me ask you again, there are so many maids in the palace, how did I find you, and why did I ask you for help?"
Xiaohe's eyes were flustered, and he said quickly: "You know that I am the servant girl who is in charge of serving the wine, so you just found me." ”
Mu Youning was noncommittal: "Then I asked you to help, did I give you anything?"
Seeing that she didn't refute, Xiaohe secretly calmed down again: "Naturally, you gave me silver." ”
Mu Youning nodded, and then asked, "How many taels?"
Xiaohe didn't hesitate, and said directly: "One hundred taels." ”
Mu Youning raised his eyebrows: "Is one hundred taels a silver ticket or a silver tael?"
"Silver taels. Xiaohe gradually let down his vigilance and answered like a stream.
"What kind of poison is in the Sun Moon Pot?" Mu Youning continued to ask.
"Crane top red!" replied Xiaohe.
"Oh, how do you know that it is Heding Red? Miss Wu Family's poison is Heding Red, only me, Bai Gongzi, Imperial Doctor and Concubine Dong Niangniang know, how do you know?" Mu Youning was not excited, but asked lightly: "You said that I gave you the Sun Moon Pot and did not tell you that the wine is poisonous, so how did you know that the poison is Heding Red?"
Xiao He's eyes widened when she heard this, and she suddenly reacted, the question in front of her was just to let her relax her vigilance again, so that she could hit it with one blow.
Her eyes began to panic: "Because...... Because...... I heard it later, and I forgot who I heard it exactly. ”
"That's right. Mu Youning chuckled: "Okay." ”
After she finished speaking, she clapped her hands, and soon a catcher brought over what she wanted.
"Do you know this thing?" asked Mu Youning holding the thing.
Xiaohe looked at her vigilantly, took a closer look and said, "Yes, this is the sun and moon pot you gave me." ”
Mu Youning nodded: "Then do you know that in the entire Xuanyuan Continent, only the Western Regions can produce this kind of pot, and there are even fewer imported to the Qilin." ”
"And there is only one merchant who has the strength to sell the Sun and Moon Pot, and there is only one Qilin, which is the Gu family money village. ”
"Every Sun and Moon Pot sold by Gujia Qianzhuang will have its own production mark. ”
"I only need to take this pot to the Gu family money village and ask, and I will know who its owner is. ”
"Why, the person behind you didn't tell you that as long as you use this pot, it is absolutely impossible to frame me. ”
"Tell me, who is the person behind you so far?"
Xiaohe shook his head, his eyes were slightly red, and he still said: "No, I don't know, General Mu, it's my own idea, it's me who wants to slander you." ”
Mu Youning frowned, "You don't have to worry, I have already let the people of the General's Mansion keep an eye on your relatives." ”
When Xiaohe heard this, she was stunned, she bit her lip, and her eyes were full of entanglement.
At this moment, Xiaohe's eyes suddenly widened, the corners of his mouth twitched, his head tilted, and he was silent.
Mu Youning hurriedly raised her head and was about to put his hand on the tip of her nose.
Bai Yujin, who had never made a sound, suddenly said, "Don't move." ”
He stood up and looked at Xiao He with a frown, "She was hit by Gu, her blood is very likely to contain Gu worms, if you touch it, it is likely to be transferred to your body." ”
Zheng Qichang also hurriedly walked over, and was shocked when he heard this: "Then what should this corpse do?"
"If it is placed in the criminal department, will it infect other prisoners?"
Bai Yujin shook his head: "No, after twelve hours, the Gu worms in her body will automatically die." ”
"Lord Zheng, you have heard all of today's inquiry, and I hope you will truthfully tell His Majesty Qilin. ”
Zheng Qichang nodded, "This is natural, General Mu's blue and white can be regarded as clear." ”
"There's Lord Law. Mu Youning said politely.
Her face was not good, although her suspicion was cleared, but the clue was broken again.
Now that the person is dead, Mu Youning and Bai Yujin also said goodbye and left.
Seeing her like this, Bai Yujin smiled and said, "General Mu is worried?"
Bai Gongzi was not worried at all, and he looked like he was winning. Mu Youning raised his eyebrows.
"General Mu, have you forgotten what you got from Miss Wu?" Bai Yujin reminded.
Mu Youning was stunned for a moment, hurriedly took out the handkerchief in the cuff, took out the leaves inside and handed it to Bai Yujin: "Bai Gongzi, let's see, what kind of tree is this, it doesn't seem to be a Kyoto tree." ”
Bai Yujin glanced at it and said, "This tree is called Soapberry, and it is a unique tree in Shiwan City. ”
When Mu Youning heard this, he continued: "The Wu family and Wancheng County Ling Liu Cheng are in-laws. ”
The two glanced at each other, and Bai Yujin smiled: "General Mu, it seems that you and I are going to go to Wancheng." ”