Chapter 24 Uncle Poisoned? Youning Proves His Innocence
All this happened so suddenly that everyone's eyes widened in shock, and for a moment they didn't know how to react.
In the end, it was the Marquis's wife who reacted first. She exclaimed "Yu'er" in surprise, which brought the others back from their shock.
Yong'an Hou immediately stood up and shouted at the maid who was still standing there stupidly, "What are you still standing there for? Call the palace doctor over!"
The maid woke up as if from a dream and hurried out.
The Marquis' wife was already kneeling on the ground, looking at Lin Yu with tears in her eyes. She wanted to reach out and help Lin Yu up, but she didn't dare.
Marquis Yong'an called the servant over and lifted Lin Yu from the ground.
At this time, there was no way to send Lin Yu back to his own courtyard, so he could only be temporarily placed on the bed in the warm room and wait for the court doctor to come.
The atmosphere in the room was depressing, and only the sounds of Madam Hou and Lin Siqiong sobbing could be heard.
Marquis Yong'an had a dark face, he was angry, worried, and also very scared.
Lin Siqiong wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. Her eye circles were already red. She choked with sobs and looked puzzled. "What on earth is going on? Why is he vomiting blood for no reason? Yu'er has always been in good health. He even went hunting yesterday..."
"Even if you're in good health, you can't prevent someone from poisoning you!" Yong'an Hou said, his cold gaze falling on Yu Youning. "Tell me, did you poison the soup?"
The crying wife of the Marquis of Yong'an looked up in astonishment after hearing this, "My Lord, what are you talking about? How old is Youning? How could she possibly poison someone? Besides, she has never been to the kitchen and is not familiar with the mansion, so she has no chance to poison someone!"
Lin Siqiong secretly resented it, but nodded and followed Madam Hou's words, "Father, what mother said is true. Youning just touched the spoon and then refused to drink it. She never touched the soup again, so it couldn't be Youning."
Yong'an Hou sneered, "You said it yourself. She just touched the spoon and then refused to drink it. If she didn't poison it, why wouldn't she drink it?"
"this......"
Lin Siqiong opened her mouth, a look of distress on her face, as if she didn't know how to explain herself further. She could only look at Yu Youning anxiously, "Youning, say something! Explain to your grandfather quickly!"
"What do you want to explain?" Yu Youning blinked, her delicate face full of confusion. "The court doctor hasn't even arrived yet, and there's no treatment. How can my grandfather and aunt be so sure that my uncle has been poisoned?"
Yu Ting stepped forward, protecting Yu Youning. A resolute look filled her beautiful face. "Yes! Father, even when interrogating a criminal, you have to catch him red-handed. Father, the dignified Marquis of Yong'an, would you just indiscriminately accuse a five-year-old girl like that?"
A flash of embarrassment flashed across Yong'an Marquis's face, but it quickly vanished. He continued in a cold voice, "Only Yu Youning and Yu'er touched that soup bowl. Yu'er vomited blood and passed out after drinking the soup. What's wrong with me being so suspicious?"
"Grandpa, mother, stop arguing!" Yu Youning said loudly, turned around and ran out.
Seeing Yu Youning going out, Yu Tingwan immediately followed him, and Marquis Yong'an and his wife also followed him out.
Lin Siqiong and Lin Ruoli looked at each other, and the pride in the eyes of mother and daughter flashed away, and then they followed to the flower hall outside.
I saw Yu Youning had already walked to the table.
Yu Youning picked up the soup bowl that Lin Yu had taken a sip from before, "Since Grandfather suspects the soup is the problem, then Youning will drink it for you to watch!"
Without waiting for Marquis Yong'an to react, Yu Youning held the soup bowl with both hands and drank the soup in big gulps.
Although Lin Yu had just vomited blood, the blood sprayed far away and did not fall into the soup bowl.
Seeing Yu Youning's action, Lin Siqiong's eyes were full of shock and joy, while Lin Ruoli's eyes were full of anticipation, and her fingers were so excited that they clenched the handkerchief.
The Marquis's wife turned pale with fear, "Youning, no! Spit it out quickly!"
Marquis Yong'an did not expect Yu Youning to be like this. He was so shocked that he didn't know what to say. He just stared at Yu Youning with his eyes wide open.
Yu Youning finished the soup and turned the bowl upside down, "Look, it's all gone! Not a drop left!"
As she spoke, Yu Youning looked at Lin Siqiong with a smile on her face, "Aunt, you are right!"
Seeing Yu Youning finish a whole bowl of soup but still standing there, Lin Siqiong was horrified. Suddenly, she heard Yu Youning talking to her and subconsciously asked, "What is right?"
"Auntie said this soup is delicious, and she's right! This soup is indeed delicious, but it's a little cold. Youning wants to drink it hot next time, is that okay?"
"Yes...yes."
As Lin Siqiong spoke, she looked at Yu Youning with an extremely complicated look.
Marquis Yong'an finally calmed down at this time.
Yu Youning drank the same bowl of soup in one breath without any problem. It is impossible for Lin Yu to vomit blood after taking a sip. The problem should not be with the soup.
Just then, the court doctor arrived and the Marquis of Yong'an said to him, "First, check if there's any poison in the soup bowl in Youning's hand."
When Yu Tingwan heard this, her eyes dimmed even more.
Youning had finished her soup. She was really sad that she was still not believed even after proving her innocence.
The court doctor did not dare to hesitate at all. He walked quickly to Yu Youning, took the soup bowl from Yu Youning's hand, and put it upright.
There was still some residue on the wall of the cup, which slowly gathered at the bottom, forming another small drop.
The court doctor took out a silver needle and put it in. The needle was still shining silver, with no sign of turning black.
"My Lord, there is no poison in this."
Upon hearing this, Marquis Yong'an looked at Yu Youning with a slightly kinder look. It seemed that it was indeed not Yu Youning who poisoned him.
But he was a dignified marquis, how could he admit his mistake? It was even more impossible for him to apologize to a junior. He could only pretend that what had just happened had never happened.
Yong'an Hou looked at the table again and asked, "See if there is any poison on the food on the table."
The court doctor did not dare to hesitate and checked them one by one. The final result was naturally that none of the food was poisonous.
Only then did Marquis Yong'an feel completely relieved.
Just now, whenever he thought that the food might have been poisoned and that he might have almost been poisoned, he was extremely scared. Now he finally felt relieved.
"Yu'er is in the warm room inside. Go and check on Yu'er and find out what's going on with him."
The court doctor responded, carrying the medicine box on his back and walking quickly into the warm room.
Marquis Yong'an and his wife hurriedly followed, Lin Siqiong also pulled Lin Ruoli to follow, and the other servants also went into the warm room to wait for orders.
In a flash, Yu Youning and Yu Tingwan were the only ones left in the hall.
Just as Yu Tingwan was about to finish, Yu Youning blinked and said, "Mom, let's go see what happened to uncle!"
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