Chapter 538 Sending a dozen beauties to the Zhou family
Little Mianmian shook her head. "Mommy, I didn't eat it. That pastry smelled wrong, I don't want to eat it."
Du Wanchun then asked, "Are you feeling unwell right now?"
Little Mianmian glanced at the large rat on the windowsill, which was now standing upright, and shook her head, saying, "I don't feel uncomfortable."
“Mianmian shouldn’t have eaten any of the poisoned pastries.” Zhou Ruiyuan looked at the plate of pastries. “There are six pastries in total, so only that one should be poisoned.”
Han Yan'er released her hand from her mouth and calmed down, saying, "That's good. If Xiao Mianmian is poisoned, then I will also be implicated."
Du Wanchun, holding Xiao Mianmian, stood up and comforted Han Yan'er, "Second sister-in-law, you don't need to blame yourself. It's obvious that someone wanted to poison us with these pastries. It has nothing to do with you."
Han Yan'er's eyes were red, and she felt even more guilty.
Zhou Feng gently patted her shoulder, comforting her.
"Second sister-in-law, where did you get these pastries?" Zhou Ruiyuan asked Han Yan'er, putting down the plate he was holding.
Han Yan'er thought for a moment and replied, "I personally bought these pastries from the most famous pastry shop in the capital. I carried them myself on the way, and no one else took them from me."
Zhou Ruiyuan seemed to be thinking, "It seems that this pastry was poisoned before you bought it."
Han Yan'er suddenly looked up. "Could it be that someone already knows our identities and is using this opportunity to poison us?"
Zhou Ruiyuan nodded. "There are no secrets that stay hidden forever. Since the emperor already knows, there must be a few servants around him who can't keep their mouths shut. It's not surprising that the news got out."
"Who could it be?" Zhou Feng asked. "You just finished attending the Lu family's birthday banquet not long ago, how come they've started making a move so quickly?"
Zhou Ruiyuan turned to look at Xiao Mianmian, his eyes filled with heartache, and his tone turned icy cold, "If I'm not mistaken, it must have been Lord Lu who did it."
"Lord Lu?" Everyone was astonished.
Zhou Ruiyuan nodded, "When the Emperor announced in public that he would take me back to the East Palace in three days, his eyes were always on me. Lord Lu was right next to him, so it wasn't hard to notice. With a little more investigation, we can naturally confirm our identities."
Zhou Feng and Han Yan'er suddenly realized.
The two then asked together, "If it really is Lord Lu, what should we do? If he can poison someone once, it means he can poison them a second time."
Zhou Ruiyuan raised the corners of his mouth slightly, held Du Wanchun's hand and said, "Don't worry, I won't give him a second chance."
Although he had been serving as the magistrate of Cheng'an County for many years, he was well aware of everything that was happening in the capital.
Lord Lu may appear to be a highly respected figure, but more than ten years ago he was a dissolute man with countless wives and concubines. However, for some unknown reason, the number of young women in his household gradually decreased until now only a few maids remain.
To the average person, it might seem that Lord Lu had truly reformed, but that's not the case; those young women were simply being used for something else.
Zhou Feng and Han Yan'er had a vague understanding of the situation, but they trusted their older brother implicitly.
at night.
Zhou Ruiyuan returned home with his wife and children. On the way, he held Xiao Mianmian and Du Wanchun's hands and said softly, "In the end, I still made you suffer."
Du Wanchun looked up at him and smiled, "I'm not aggrieved. It's a pipe dream that Lord Lu wants to kill us."
She gently hugged Xiao Mianmian as she spoke.
Little Mianmian studied medicine with Doctor Xu for a period of time and has a different sense of smell than ordinary children. She can smell medicines and poisons, even if they are colorless and odorless.
Du Wanchun had noticed this before, otherwise she wouldn't have taken Xiao Mianmian out so easily.
The entire mansion was filled with the emperor's spies, not only to keep an eye on them and prevent them from escaping, but also to protect them.
These filthy creatures from the ditch can't act openly, so they naturally prefer this rotten method of secretly poisoning people.
Her smile faded, and a hint of coldness flickered in her eyes.
Inside the Lu residence, five or six streets away from them.
Lord Lu, with his hands behind his back, asked the attendant behind him, "How is it? Has the poison been administered?"
The attendant, holding his sword, bowed and replied, "I'm off. However, it seems I haven't heard of any deaths in the Zhou family."
Lord Lu snorted coldly and said, "It seems they really have a lucky life."
The attendant asked, "Sir, should we continue to poison him?"
Lord Lu lowered his eyes. “Wait a minute, there’s no rush. This time they discovered that someone had poisoned him, so they will definitely be more careful. The Emperor values this Crown Prince who has been lost and found again. If he finds out, we will all be doomed.”
The attendant bowed and said, "Yes, sir."
Lord Lu thought for a moment and then said, "Send someone to find more than ten beauties and send them all to the Zhou family for me."
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