"Don't be afraid, your poison isn't serious. Your mother will prepare an antidote for you."
Su Ningjie came back to his senses and looked up at Su Xingyi. "Now that the poison in my body has been eliminated, can I eat hot and sour noodles and hot and sour fish?"
Su Xingyi smiled when he heard this. He was really a good eater. "Daddy doesn't know. You should ask your mother."
"Second brother, when you were dining with the eldest prince in Yongcheng, who was the person serving you?"
When Xiao Xier said this, everyone looked at him expectantly.
Su Ningjie scratched his head and tried to recall. "No one was around to serve. Li Yuanliang, Xu Mo, and the others were all guarding the courtyard, but the food was brought in by two maids."
Su Xingyi asked hurriedly: "Do you still remember what they look like?"
"I didn't pay much attention. I was staring at the food."
Xiao Tianci asked, "If we call all the maids from the eldest prince's mansion here, can you recognize those two maids?"
"It should be possible."
"Okay, let's have the people from the Grand Prince's Mansion investigate the person who poisoned us first. If there's no result, we can take Brother Jie to identify the person."
"Okay, maybe Brother Jie won't be needed. We've already identified five people. The princess is already interrogating them. If we're lucky, there will be a result today."
At this time, Nie Ying came in and said, "Your Highness, lunch has been delivered to the Grand Prince's Mansion."
"Let them bring it in."
When Su Xingyi helped Xiao Lingyu out, the food was already on the table.
"Prince Shun, Princess, Lord Xiao, please enjoy your meal."
After saying this, the personal guard Mo Feng led his men out with a bow.
As soon as Xiao Lingyu sat down, Xiao Tianci picked up the chopsticks and was about to pick up some food for Xiao Lingyu.
"Wait, don't eat it yet!" Su Ningjie said anxiously, "We need to test the poison with a silver needle first."
Xiao Lingyu raised his eyes, "You know."
"Daddy said that I still have poison in my body. We have to be careful when eating in the eldest prince's mansion, especially since mother is pregnant with Xiaowu."
Su Xingyi hurriedly got up and took out the silver needle from the medicine box.
"Yu'er, we can't stay in the eldest prince's mansion anymore. After lunch, let's hurry back to the Duke of Protector's Mansion." Xiao Tianci broke out in a cold sweat. Yu'er saved the eldest prince. Wouldn't the person behind the scenes want to attack Yu'er?
I suddenly felt that the eldest prince's mansion was full of dangers.
"Yes, mother, don't eat lunch. Let's go back to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion now."
"Calm down, the silver needles are here." Su Xingyi used the silver needles to test each dish. "...You can eat this lunch without worry."
Su Ningjie looked at the silver needle carefully and asked, "What if it is colorless and odorless, and the silver needle can't detect it?"
"Those suspects have been detained for questioning, so the criminals won't have a chance to strike. Furthermore, the Crown Prince's residence is under martial law, and the Empress Dowager is also here. It's the safest place, so feel free to eat."
"That's right, the most dangerous place is the safest place... Come, Yu'er." Xiao Tianci picked up a dish and placed it in Xiao Lingyu's bowl. "This is your favorite. Eat more."
"Thank you, Grandfather."
She can give her family spiritual spring water at any time without worrying that they will be poisoned by the colorless and odorless poison.
If it were someone else, and the food was laced with a colorless, odorless poison that couldn't be detected with a silver needle, how would they avoid it?
How could poison be bought and sold so freely in ancient times?
It seems that a drug circulation control system needed to be established in ancient times.
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"Sister Qinglian, are they mistaken? How could anyone among us poison the prince? We are the elders of the eldest prince's mansion."
Qinglian and Zhuyue were currently being held in their back room, eating porridge and pickles brought in by the guards.
Qinglian frowned slightly. "Zhuyue, calm down first. We didn't do it. The princess and the prince will clear our name. But how did this villain poison the prince's food? We were watching so closely, how did she do it?"
Zhu Yue thought for a moment, "Could it be that there was poison mixed in with the food that was delivered?"
Qinglian shook her head. "That's unlikely. The steward personally inspected it. There's no way poison could have gotten in."
"Could the butler have..." Zhu Yue's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the butler had poisoned her?
Qinglian curled her lip and said, "Don't make random guesses. When you are questioned, just tell the truth. As for who poisoned you, the princess will make the judgment."
"I understand." Zhu Yue became more and more anxious the more she thought about it. It was really possible that it was the butler, but it was unlikely that it was the butler!
With a 'bang', the door was pushed open and Xu Mo walked in, "It's your turn!"
"Princess, the ingredients supplied to the eldest prince's mansion are all exclusively for the royal prince's mansion, the princess' mansion, and several other princes' mansions. They are all freshly delivered that day and personally inspected by this old servant. The other ingredients are purchased outside, and all the seasonings are personally inspected by Doctor Li before being sent to the kitchen."
Xie Wanyi listened to what the butler Hu Yong said and pondered for a moment, "On the day the prince vomited blood, were the pheasant and fish delivered here, or were they purchased?"
"That pheasant was sent to Zhang Mama by the Niu family, neighbors in her village. They'd always send us good quality mountain produce in exchange for money. That fish was bought at the market..."
Xie Wanyi asked again, "Did you send a jar of salt to the small kitchen of Xiaoyun Pavilion that day?"
"Exactly. A full jar of refined salt. Li Yuanliang tested it before sending it to the kitchen."
Xie Wanyi nodded. "Take Butler Hu away first."
Two guards came in and took Hu Yong away for custody.
"Mo Feng."
"I'm here!"
"Call in and question the servants who usually accompany Butler Hu to inspect the ingredients. See if Butler Hu has any unusual behavior when inspecting the dishes. Don't rule out these servants. Search their rooms carefully."
"yes!"
"Also, investigate the Niu family from Zhangjia Village outside the city."
"It's the princess."
Shaoyao came in and reported: "Princess, Xu Mo brought Qinglian and Zhuyue here. Who should we let in first?"
"Call Qinglian in first."
Qinglian followed Shaoyao in, slightly supporting herself, and said, "Qinglian greets the princess."
"Look up and speak."
Qinglian stood up and saw Xie Wanyi sitting solemnly in the main seat, with Ziyu and Baizhi guarding her on both sides. There was also a palace maid standing in the hall, looking at her sharply. Qinglian was panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down.
"Tell me, what were you busy doing in the kitchen that day?"
Qinglian said truthfully, "Princess, I am helping Madam Wang. I am responsible for cutting vegetables, preparing the side dishes, and then adding various seasonings to the dishes when the pan is heated."
"Peony, Baizhi, you were there that day. Is what she said true?"
Bai Zhi: "She's telling the truth. Zhu Yue is responsible for adding firewood and water, Ah Hu is responsible for washing the vegetables and then handing them over to Qing Lian for chopping. Qing Lian is quite good with a knife, and then Chun Jiao is responsible for stirring the wok and cooking. After Mother Zhang opens the cupboard, she takes out all the seasonings and puts them in the pot."
Yun Gu glanced at her hands and said, "Stretch out your ten fingers."
Qinglian did as she was told and stretched out her ten fingers.
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