"Yuechan?" Mei Niang didn't expect that the person getting off the carriage would be Yuechan. She asked Jian Ning, "Why is Yuechan with Miss Ruyan? Could it be that he really..."
Jian Ning smiled and said, "Sister, you're mistaken. The Ruyan you mentioned is actually Yue'e. They are brother and sister. I believe that the poison that Brother Qin has been poisoned with can be cured by him and his sister."
"Poison?" Mei Niang didn't know that Qin Yifan and the people in the city had been poisoned, nor did she know that Yuechan was a member of the Ganao tribe.
She didn't know, but Qin Yifan knew.
Yuechan took a short breath on the way back and looked better. He came over, bowed to Mei Niang, and walked straight to the gate of the county government office.
Yue'e followed closely behind.
Jian Ning and Ding Youtian also quickly followed.
On the way back, neither of them mentioned the poison to the siblings. Jian Ning didn't mention it, and Ding Youtian also tacitly didn't mention it. They both knew each other, thinking the same thing: it was very likely that the siblings were not the ones who put the poison on them.
If that were the case, the two of them wouldn't have been taken to the village outside the city, and Yuechan wouldn't have been injured and acupunctured. But suspicion couldn't be completely ruled out, so neither of them said anything, only keeping a careful eye on themselves along the way.
The two followed behind his brother and sister, and just as they entered the back hall, Fan Zhaoxue came towards them. He was startled by the sudden sight of Yuechan, and just as he was about to force a smile and say hello, Yuechan strode over, grabbed him by the neck, and carried him into the back hall like a chicken. She pushed him down in front of Qin Yifan's bed and stepped on his back.
Qin Yifan's body was still poisoned, and although he no longer had diarrhea, he still felt listless. Hearing the noise, he opened his eyes, looked, and then closed them again.
He sighed secretly, and when he opened his eyes again, they were filled with disappointment.
He was no mediocre person. When Jian Ning asked them to taste the beans and heard about the poisonous insect from Doctor Gan, his first thought was Yuechan. He didn't doubt Yuechan, but he knew that Yuechan was a member of the Ganao tribe. He knew this when he accidentally saved Yuechan a few years ago, and Yuechan hadn't hidden it from him.
If someone knew how to cast a poison, they naturally knew how to remove it, but Yuechan had disappeared. He didn't suspect Yuechan had abandoned him. He carefully recalled the food he had eaten before being poisoned yesterday. He remembered that Fan Zhaoxue had given him a cup of tea, and it seemed that it was after drinking that tea that he started feeling unwell, so he had already suspected Fan Zhaoxue.
"Tell me what's going on. I'm listening." He didn't even look at Fan Zhaoxue, but leaned against the head of the bed with his eyes slightly closed.
Yuechan put a little force on her feet, and Fan Zhaoxue immediately let out a few screams, and then banged his head against Qin Yifan with a "dong dong" sound.
"Sir, please forgive me. I am a thief possessed by evil spirits, worse than pigs and dogs. Please forgive me..."
He burst into tears. Yuechan hadn't done anything to him yet, just broke a few of his ribs, but he was so scared that he confessed everything that had happened.
Fan Zhaoxue was not only greedy for money but also extremely lustful, and had long been captured by the grain merchant Jiang Maocai. Qin Yifan had previously adopted Ding Youtian's strategy, but to ensure it would go all the way, he hadn't mentioned it to him, leading to Jiang Maocai hoarding too much grain.
After Qin Yifan stopped buying grain at high prices, his granary was full of stored grain, so he had no choice but to pile it all up in the yard. Unfortunately, it rained for more than half a month, and the grain became moldy, so no one was interested in buying it even when he sold it at a reduced price.
A huge loss of money.
Fan Zhaoxue was scolded by Jiang Maocai for this matter. Jiang Maocai had evidence of his bribery in his hands, so he didn't dare to say a word in front of Jiang Maocai. He hated Qin Yifan in his heart.
The issue of disaster relief grain involved a complex and complex network of interests, from Prince Yong to local officials and grain merchants. Emperor Yongping knew that further investigation would lead to widespread repercussions, so he ultimately had to take drastic measures.
Although the matter was suppressed, Prince Yong could not help but investigate. This investigation revealed that the source was Qin Yifan, a small county magistrate. At his command, Feng Qingzi's eldest disciple Rizhao brought people to Zhuling County.
Feng Qingzi was a man the Prince of Yong relied on, and when one man prospered, everyone else prospered. Naturally, his three disciples also became favorites of the Prince. Jiang Maocai, having made his fortune by relying on the Prince of Yong, naturally did everything in his power to curry favor with Rizhao and his men.
Rizhao is a man obsessed with power and martial arts, with little interest in money and beauties. When Jiang Maocai first invited him to Huajianxiang, he showed little interest even when faced with the most popular courtesan, Ruyan. But he received a pleasant surprise when he met Yuechan.
"Could it be that Rizhao is a member of Yuechan's tribe?" Qin Yifan, who had been listening to his story silently, opened his eyes and turned to look at him when he heard this.
Fan Zhaoxue wiped away his tears, endured the pain of broken ribs, and continued: "I don't know anything about this, I just know that we are acquaintances, and I dare not hide anything from you, sir."
"Yes." Yuechan said in a hoarse voice.
Qin Yifan's eyes passed over Yuechan, and he nodded at Fan Zhaoxue, who was kneeling below him, still under his feet. "Go on."
"I heard him say that Yuechan had gone to Huajian Lane to look for Miss Ruyan that day. He accidentally saw them talking on the corridor and recognized Yuechan at a glance, saying that they were old acquaintances."
“After he recognized Yuechan, he realized that Miss Ruyan was Yuechan’s sister.”
"That day, he didn't acknowledge them. He just told me to keep an eye on them. Yesterday, he sent someone to summon me. He gave me a packet of medicinal powder and told me to mix it into my tea. He said it was colorless, odorless, and non-toxic. At most, it would make you feel down for a few days. If I had known that the powder contained a poisonous insect, I would never have dared to harm you, even if I were beaten to death!"
"I hope you can investigate this matter and spare my life!"
Qin Yifan waved his hand and said, "Take him away."
County Magistrate Cai Sibei just came in with the chief constable and several yamen runners. Seeing this, he made a gesture, and several yamen runners immediately rushed forward and dragged the legal advisor away like a dead dog.
Yuechan knelt on one knee, clasped her fists and said to Qin Yifan, "Sir, I have something to report."
"No hurry, tell me what's wrong with your arm first?" Qin Yifan had noticed that there was a bandage wrapped around his arm, and asked Ding Youtian with his eyes, but he shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.
Yuechan glanced at his arm. Yue'e had torn off the hem of her skirt in the carriage to bandage it for him. They both knew a little about witchcraft, and he and Yue'e had only known each other for a month or so.
"Sir, this is my biological sister, Yue'e." After he finished speaking, Yue'e stepped forward and bowed gracefully to Qin Yifan.
"In the middle of last month, my sister saw me and the adults on the street. She recognized me at a glance and then sent someone to give me a message. My sister and I have been separated for many years, and I thought my sister was no longer alive." Yuechan was worried that Qin Yifan would look down on his sister because his sister was living in a brothel, even though he was selling his art but not his body. He was afraid that Qin Yifan would look down on his sister, so he never told Qin Yifan that his sister was still alive.
"The knife wound on your hand was caused by Rizhao?" When Jian Ning heard Fan Zhaoxue mention the most trusted martial artist of King Yong, he thought of Feng Qingzi's eldest disciple.
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