As Lu Qiqi stepped into the room, she saw a pool of dried blood on the ground, Xing Zhi sitting at the round table, and a maid kneeling on the ground answering her questions.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, the Madam returned to the manor last night and came directly to the North Garden."
The lady forbade the maids from following her and went into the room alone.
"It was because I hadn't seen Madam come out for so long that I feared something had happened, so I dared to go into the room to check."
"I never expected this... I never expected this... Waaaaah~"
As she spoke, the maid who had knelt on the ground began to weep bitterly.
She was filled with fear as she faced the interrogation of the man before her, but her grief overcame her fear and she couldn't help but cry out.
As Lu Qiqi entered the room, she heard the maid Che Gulu's voice and the sound of weeping.
She walked around the blood-stained ground, stood in front of Xing Zhi, and whispered, "Lord Xing."
Xing Zhi remained seated, not rising. His official rank was higher than Lu Qiqi's. He simply nodded and then asked, "May I ask what brings the Princess of Kangle Township here?"
Lu Qiqi didn't understand why Xing Zhi would specifically ask about something so obvious.
However, she quickly noticed that Xing Zhi's expression was off. She paused, about to speak, when Xing Zhi interrupted her with his voice, "Describe the face of that distinguished guest."
The maid thought for a moment, then said with tears in her eyes, "That distinguished guest knocked on the door at night, claiming he wanted to see my mistress."
She covered her face with a blue cloth. It was dark, and the maid couldn't see her features clearly, only that her figure suggested a young woman.
Lu Qiqi stood silently to the side, not interrupting Xing Zhi's questioning.
Xing Zhi then asked, "How can you tell she's a young woman?"
The maid recalled carefully, "That distinguished guest was dressed young and walked with a brisk pace, unlike the old woman who walked with a dragging gait."
After the maid answered Xing Zhi's question, Lu Qiqi already guessed who it was.
Xing Zhi said in a muffled voice, "You can go now. Be ready to be called upon at any time. I have more questions for you later."
Upon receiving the order, the maid hurriedly scrambled to her feet. She had been kneeling for quite some time, and her legs were sore when she stood up that she almost couldn't stand up.
Therefore, she limped out of the house.
After the maid left the room, Lu Qiqi looked at Xing Zhi again and said with certainty, "Lord Xing, you have been poisoned."
Upon hearing this, Xing Zhi covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief, coughed lightly twice, and said, "The Princess of Kang Le is indeed a skilled physician; she was able to tell that I was poisoned just by looking at me."
Lu Qiqi said, "Your eyes are bruised and your lips are turning purple. Why don't you go look in the mirror?"
As she spoke, Lu Qiqi pointed to the bronze mirror in front of the dressing table in the inner room, which was very friendly.
The punishment ended, “…”
The matter of poisoning can be serious or minor. After jokingly saying this, Lu Qiqi sat down to take Xing Zhi's pulse.
After taking Xing Zhi's pulse, she examined his tongue and eyes.
He then asked, "Lord Xing doesn't seem like someone who would fall for this poison so easily. Do you know how you were poisoned?"
Xing Zhi looked bewildered and said, "The poison was hidden in Madam Wan's abdomen. When the dagger was pulled out, it was stained with blood, so I guess that's how she was poisoned."
Lu Qiqi never expected it to be like this.
When Madam Wan was assassinated, the normal procedure would have been for Master Wan to report it to the authorities, and the government office would have sent a coroner to examine the body.
So the poison would naturally harm the coroner, but the person who poisoned him clearly did not intend to target the coroner.
She seemed to have anticipated that the person coming to investigate the case would not be a coroner, which is why she left this poison behind.
Thinking of this, Lu Qiqi said, "Your poison will not be life-threatening."
It won't kill you, but you'll still have to pay a price.
Lu Qiqi knew that Xing Zhi was a smart man, and naturally he understood as well.
He said, "Now that things have come to this, Lord Kang Le, please speak freely. However, let me guess, this poison should cause people to go blind."
Upon hearing this, Lu Qiqi immediately realized something and stood up to examine Xing Zhi's eyeballs.
Just as she expected, Xing Zhi hadn't stood up when he saw her earlier, perhaps because his eyes were blurry, but now it was probably pitch black before his eyes.
Lu Qiqi held his eyeballs still and took out a porcelain bottle containing spiritual spring water.
She treated the spring water like eye drops, dripping it directly into Xing Zhi's eyes.
When the eyeball comes into contact with a foreign object, it triggers a stress response. However, Xing Zhi quickly felt the stinging in his eyes subside and even felt a cool sensation.
He couldn't help but ask, "Lord, what medicine did you give me?"
It's amazing! The pain in my eyes has subsided considerably.
Lu Qiqi said, "This medicine only treats the symptoms, not the root cause. I have no way to find the medicinal materials to treat your eyes right now."
You can use this eye drop whenever you feel discomfort; it has no side effects.
You don't need to use it sparingly; just have the Shadow Guards come to the military camp to get more from me when you're done."
Previously, Xing Zhi respected Lu Qiqi only because Song Yanqing had chosen her, but at this moment, he truly respected her.
Xing Zhi opened his hands and took the porcelain bottle from Lu Qiqi's palms, saying softly, "Thank you, Township Head."
After giving the porcelain bottle to her, Lu Qiqi left the room and instructed the Shadow Guards to send Xing Zhi back to the Dark Prison.
He added, "It has been confirmed that Madam Wan of the Wan family died at the hands of Sudiya."
"Shadow Guards, listen to my command! Expand your search throughout the entire city, using the Wan residence as the central point, and search for Sudiya!"
The Shadow Guards stationed at the North Garden of the Wan Mansion bowed and clasped their fists in unison, looking at the token in Lu Qiqi's hand, and replied, "Yes!"
After offering incense to Madam Wan, Lu Qiqi returned to the military camp.
After dismounting, she had Nineteen lead the horse to the horse-feeding camp, and then hurried towards the commander's tent.
The guards lifted the tent flap, and as soon as Lu Qiqi stepped into the tent, she saw boxes that filled the entire tent.
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