Chapter 199 Find a way to contain Cao Liang

Cao Liang looked at Han Chong with an unhappy expression.

"Lord Han only said to force the Qi family to become fugitives, but there is no specific plan?"

"Time is running out. All I can think of is to capture the two elders of the Qi family and force Qi Yanzhou to break through the obstruction of the Dragon Guards and the prefectural government to rescue people."

"With Qi Yanzhou's intelligence, he must know it's a trap. Do you think he will fall into it?"

Han Chong smiled and shook his head, "Of course not, so I have to put out another bait."

Cao Liang asked with interest: "What bait?"

"Antidote for fire poison."

"Fire poison?"

Han Chong nodded slightly, his deep eyes full of calculation.

"Lord Cao may not know that Qi Yanzhou has been poisoned by fire and will not live long. He may not care about his parents' life or death, but he will definitely care about his own life or death."

Cao Liang felt that Han Chong's bait plan was good. If it could be combined with the "stand-in plan", it would be foolproof.

"Lord Han, go back and rest first. Let me think about it."

Han Chong left the court and prepared to return to the guest house, but he heard discussions about Ye Chutang.

"I just helped the prefect appreciate a few poems, and then I went to the kitchen to ask for mung bean soup. How shameless!"

"She was living a life worse than a dog, eating only coarse food during her exile. Of course she would not let go of the chance to eat good food."

"Did you never drink mung bean soup in your previous life? You want a bucket of it!"

Amid the ugly laughter, Han Chong quickly returned to the guest house.

He gathered his men who were not on duty in the main room.

"The mission assigned to us by the Emperor will be completed soon. Please keep your eyes open and cooperate with the actions of the prefectural government. Got it?"

As he spoke, he dipped his fingers in tea and wrote on the table.

"Find an opportunity to leave the house and hold Cao Liang's family hostage."

He didn't know Cao Liang's plan, so he could only try to restrain him.

"I obey your command!"

Han Chong wiped the words on the table and stood up.

"Rest first and recharge your energy!"

When Han Chong and his men were taking a nap, Ye Chutang had already returned to Qingyayuan with a bucket of mung bean soup.

She did not enter the yard immediately, but took out a bottle of medicine from her sleeve pocket in front of the guards of the prefectural government.

He pulled out the cork, poured the black pills into the mung bean soup, and stirred it with a spoon.

After the medicine dissolved, Ye Chutang scooped a spoonful and handed it to the guard.

"Would you like to try it?"

The guards were just following orders and had no idea of ​​Cao Liang's plan.

He stayed away from the mung bean soup that Ye Chutang handed to him.

"Need not."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Ting appeared with an empty bowl.

"Thank you, Madam Qi."

Ye Chutang turned his wrist and poured the mung bean soup from the spoon into the bowl.

She knew that Cao Liang didn't believe her, and this spoonful of poisonous mung bean soup was her sincerity.

"Master Yuan, drink slowly. Be careful not to burn your mouth."

After saying that, she carried the bucket into Qingya Courtyard.

"Everyone come out to drink mung bean soup!"

There was no ice in the yard to cool off, it was as hot as a steamer.

When they heard that there was mung bean soup to drink, they all came out of the room.

Aunt Su, in particular, was the first to run to the stone table in the yard and looked at the mung bean soup greedily.

"How can I drink without a bowl?"

Ye Chutang looked at Qi Yanzhou who came out of the side room and said, "Azhou, bring out all the tea cups."

When the guards from the prefecture delivered water, they brought ten cups, just enough for one person.

The cup is very small, and it is difficult to drink the mung bean soup.

Just as Aunt Su was about to complain, Ye Chutang blocked her mouth.

"If you don't want to drink, just leave. No one is begging you."

After saying that, she scooped some mung bean soup into the cup with a spoon and drank it in one gulp.

She seemed to drink the mung bean soup, but actually poured it into the trash can in the space.

Although there is an antidote, it is better for her not to take it since she is pregnant.

Aunt Gao originally thought that there must be something fishy going on and was worried that Ye Chutang was planning something bad by inviting her to drink mung bean soup.

When she saw that the two elders of the Qi family and Qi Yanzhou had all drunk the mung bean soup, she felt relieved.

"Yun'er, come and have a drink to cool off."

Before long, only half a bucket of mung bean soup was left.

Ye Chutang burped and said, "If you want to drink, continue drinking. I'll go back to my room to rest."

Qi Yanzhou called her.

"Ah Tang, I left some lunch for you, would you like to have some?"

"Wait a minute, I drank too much mung bean soup and I feel a little full."

After Ye Chutang returned to the side room, the Qi family members also returned to their own rooms.

Qi Yanzhou placed the wooden barrel at the gate of the yard.

He said to the guards of the prefectural government, "No one is drinking it, take it away."

The guard hurriedly left with the unfinished mung bean soup and handed it to Yuan Ting.

Yuan Ting scooped another small half bowl from the bucket and handed it to the Cao family's doctor.

"Doctor Zhu, please take a quick look to see if the poison in this mung bean soup is the same as the previous one."

As long as it is proven that Ye Chutang is not playing any tricks, the prefect can take action.

Although the court doctor did not know what kind of poison was in the mung bean soup, he already knew what the medicinal effect was.

He glanced at the medicine boy behind him and said, "Drink it."

Time is limited, and the quickest way to know the efficacy of a drug is to test it on yourself.

The medicine boy drank the mung bean soup without any hesitation.

After a cup of tea, Doctor Zhu took the medicine boy's pulse.

After confirming the pulse, he looked at Yuan Ting and nodded.

"The pulse is consistent. The effect of this medicine is similar to that of Softening Muscle Powder. The more you practice, the faster the onset will be."

However, if you take the antidote for Softening Muscle Powder, not only will it fail to detoxify, but it will make the poisoning worse.

Yuan Ting immediately went to the study to find Cao Liang.

"Sir, the prefect, Ye Chutang has successfully drugged the Qi family."

Cao Liang didn't believe Ye Chutang and said, "Find a reason to bring her here."

"Yes, sir."

Soon, Ye Chutang was brought to Cao Liang's study by Yuan Ting.

She extended her hand toward Cao Liang.

"I have already poisoned the Qi family as requested by Lord Cao. When will Lord Cao give me the antidote?"

"Miss Ye has found the wrong person. You should ask Lord Han."

Ye Chutang withdrew his hand and asked, "Since Lord Cao doesn't have an antidote, why did you ask me to come?"

Cao Liang raised the corners of his mouth and smiled like a cunning fox.

"I don't believe Miss Ye, but I feel more at ease keeping you under my watch."

After that, he said to Yuan Ting: "You stay here and watch Ye Chutang."

He had already thought of how to combine his plan with Han Chong's.

As long as the Chen family brings good news, we can take action!

Yuan Ting bowed and saluted, "I obey your command!"

Cao Liang got up and left the study.

Then, twenty masters came in.

Together with Yuan Ting, they stared at Ye Chutang without blinking.

Ye Chutang asked, "Can I sit down?"

Yuan Ting thought it would be more inconvenient to escape if he sat down, so he nodded.

"certainly."

"What about lying down?"

“That’s fine.”

After hearing this, Ye Chutang lay down on the floor, closed his eyes and took a nap.

Yuan Ting was speechless when he saw her heartless appearance.

But he did not let down his guard and ordered the master.

"You guys form a circle and protect Ye Chutang."

On the surface it was protection, but in reality it was all-round surveillance of her.

Ye Chutang was too lazy to pay attention to this group of people and changed to a more "comfortable" sleeping position.

The reason why she was lying on the ground was that with her ears pressed against the ground, she could hear the movement more easily.

Moreover, she could use her sleeves to cover herself, dig through the floor, touch the ground, and use her supernatural powers to explore the secret room in the prefectural government.

Empty it quietly!