"This spice comes from the Western Regions," Xiao Yujue quickly found out the source of the ** spice and explained, "It can confuse people's minds and stimulate potential instincts. Over time, people will become dependent on it. If it is suddenly stopped, they will become very irritable and their emotions will be out of control."
Mu Jingrui looked at the small box in front of him and suddenly remembered the night he stole it back. If he hadn't tried his best to suppress it, something unspeakable would have happened.
"So Ning'er's guess is correct. Lord Shangguan's abnormality is caused by these spices." Mu Jingrui frowned, "But Aunt Zhao has no background, where did she get them from?"
Xiao Yujue and Mu Jingrui looked at each other, and they both understood each other tacitly.
"As far as I know, there are guests from the Western Regions in my second brother's house."
"It seems that the Second Prince found that he could not get the support of Lord Shangguan even after marrying Shangguan Xiaoxiao. He was worried that Lord Shangguan would stand on your side, so he took the initiative and used Ning'er and her daughter to divide the relationship between Lord Shangguan and the Yiyong Marquis's Mansion, so that they would kill each other."
"That should be it."
Thinking about it now, Xiao Yujue feels a little scared.
"Fortunately, Miss Shangguan is very observant and thoughtful, otherwise Xiao Zhenting would have succeeded."
"Your Highness, is there any way to resolve this?"
Xiao Yujue smiled slightly, picked up a leaf from the table, and said with a smile: "Just put the mint leaf under your tongue and you can stay awake. The problem now is how to let Lord Shangguan know."
"I think Ning'er will find a way."
Mu Jingrui had confidence in Shangguan Wanning. He knew that Aunt Zhao and her daughter had tried to murder Shangguan Wanning more than once, and she had let them off many times.
Now, it's time to root out the problem.
Mu Jingrui sent someone to secretly pass Xiao Yujue's investigation results to Shangguan Wanning.
After reading it, she let out a long sigh of relief.
Her father's attitude towards her mother suddenly changed. It wasn't that he really changed his heart, but that he was controlled by the spices. This made her feel very relieved.
"Lutong, come here." Shangguan Wanning waved her hand. After Lutong came over, she gave some instructions in Lutong's ear.
The next afternoon, all the gardens in the Prime Minister's Mansion were filled with mint.
Shangguan Wanning endured the pain in her body and stood in the yard fiddling with mint leaves, only to see Aunt Zhao and her servants rushing towards her aggressively.
"Move these things away. I don't want to see them in the yard anymore."
"My mother ordered people to retrieve these mints. Who dares to touch them... Try?"
Shangguan Wanning's voice was not loud, and her clear eyes swept around. Seeing this, the servants who were about to rush forward stopped and looked at each other, and no one dared to take action first.
After all, Shangguan Wanning's mother is the mistress of the house.
Even if she is not favored by the head of the family, her family background is there and she is not someone who can be bullied.
When Aunt Zhao saw that her words had no effect, she became so angry that her face turned blue. She rushed forward and overturned several flower pots to vent her anger.
"Miss, are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?"
"Aunt, I just put some mint in the garden, why are you so angry? Could it be that you have other intentions?"
Shangguan Wanning walked up to Aunt Zhao step by step, leaned close to her ear and whispered, "If I let my father go to your room with mint leaves in his mouth every day, guess... what will happen?"
Aunt Zhao was trembling all over, and there was a hint of panic in her eyes as she looked at Shangguan Wanning.
"You... I don't know what you are talking about..."
"You know whether I am talking nonsense or not. If you are willing to stop now, I can still give you a way out. Otherwise..."
Aunt Zhao took a few steps back guiltily. At this moment, the biting coldness emanating from Shangguan Wanning's body made her feel afraid.
Shangguan Wanning waved her hand to dismiss all the servants and maids, and picked a mint leaf to play with it in her hand.
"When you see these things, you should understand that I have exposed your tricks." Shangguan Wanning's eyes turned from gentle to sharp, and she shouted, "Tell me, who asked you to use Western spices to control my father?"
Aunt Zhao's face turned pale again in an instant, and she said tremblingly, "I... I didn't..."
"No?" Shangguan Wan Ning snorted coldly, "I can find the spices by just sending someone to search your room. Do you still want to deny it? Tell the truth before my father comes back. My mother is soft-hearted. If it were my father who would punish you..."
Aunt Zhao was not the kind of person with a tough attitude or a strong personality.
As she watched Shangguan Wanning press on step by step, the only thought in her mind was to escape.
"You damned girl, don't think I'll be afraid of you just because you've made up stories to accuse me. Wait until the master comes back... and then we can talk."
Aunt Zhao turned and ran. She returned to her room, drove away all the servants, and dug out the remaining spices from under the bed, ready to take them out and throw them away.
As soon as she opened the door, she was so frightened that she went limp all over and fell to the ground trembling.
Shangguan Yue walked up to her, took the small bundle from her arms, opened it and saw four boxes of spices that had not been opened yet.
"Is what Ning'er said true?" Shangguan Yue looked down at Aunt Zhao. His sharp eyes made Aunt Zhao feel cold all over.
Aunt Zhao straightened up tremblingly and knelt in front of Shangguan Yue.
"Master... I don't know what the young lady is talking about... I really don't know anything..."
Aunt Zhao's incoherent defense seemed so feeble and powerless.
"Don't know? Good!" Shangguan Yue threw the spices in front of Aunt Zhao, "Then explain what this is?"
"Master, I really don't know... I won't harm you... Master..." Aunt Zhao tried to gain sympathy with her tears.
She grabbed Shangguan Yue's clothes, but was kicked away fiercely by Shangguan Yue, and she felt a sharp pain in her heart.
It was this kick that made Aunt Zhao feel desolate.
She looked at Shangguan Wanning and her daughter on the other side, tears streaming down her face.
"Tell me, who instructed you to do this?" Shangguan Yue asked sternly.
Aunt Zhao slowly raised her head, stared into Shangguan Yue's angry eyes, and sneered sadly.
"No one told me to do this. I wanted to do this myself."
"So, you admit that you used spices to confuse my mind?" Shangguan Yue was so angry that he was shaking all over.
He never imagined that after being so smart all his life and always calculating others, he was actually calculated against by his concubine at home.
"Yes..." Aunt Zhao choked with tears and asked softly, "Master, do you still remember how long it has been since you married me?"
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