Chapter 335: Tension from the hair to the soles of the feet
"The price of raising a Gu." Feng Jing put his hands into his sleeves, "Let everyone stay away from her. She is full of poison, even her breath is poisonous. Ordinary people can't withstand it."
If he had not been immune to all kinds of poisons since he was a child because of all kinds of medicines fed to him by his master, he would not have been able to bear to stay in the same room with Jiang Yao in this state for a long time.
Lu Fei asked worriedly, "Wouldn't it be dangerous for the young master to interrogate me personally?"
"It's just a little corpse poison. What are you afraid of with me here?" Feng Jing didn't care. He looked up at the white-haired Jiang Yao. "She's been able to stay in Longkou Town for so long, living in harmony with the people of the city and making them trust her. I think she can control the poison in her body. But she's not in the right state now. It's probably not her intention to hurt anyone. Don't worry too much. Just stay away from her."
Lu Fei immediately gave orders, telling everyone what Feng Jing had said, and asked them not to get close to Jiang Yao unless necessary.
Some people who loved the hustle and bustle immediately gave up the idea and sat down to rest, except for those who were on guard.
"Drink some water." Siyue handed the water bag to Jiang Yao's white lips and slowly fed her the water.
She was also a poisoner and was not afraid of the poison in Jiang Yao's body.
Of course, not being afraid does not mean you won’t get poisoned.
In reality, it would be much safer if Feng Jing, who was immune to all poisons, did this. But he was a man after all, and there were differences between men and women. With Si Yue around, he naturally wouldn't move forward. Otherwise, how would he explain this to Qin Shu if word got out?
Doctor Qin, who was inexplicably being nagged about, sneezed three times in a row, raised his head, touched his forehead, and took his own pulse for a while.
I don't have a cold.
Qin Shu has been sneezing too frequently recently. She pinched the bridge of her nose and decided to prescribe a dose of typhoid medicine for herself as a precaution.
Feng Jing, who thought of his sweetheart countless times in his mind every day, didn't realize that his thoughts were causing his sweetheart to take medicine for no reason. He was sitting next to Chu Liuzheng, listening to her report the news from the interrogation to Xiao Jingfan, while he skewered the cakes on tree branches and roasted them before eating.
Chen Xing was distributing beef jerky with everyone. After walking around, the originally bulging cloth bag had deflated.
Zhou Yuande ate snacks while massaging his waist and legs to loosen up the tension.
During these days of traveling, his big belly seemed to have shrunk, and with Feng Jing's help in taking care of him, he felt much lighter and even his clothes became looser.
This is truly cause for celebration.
"These are what I found out during the interrogation." Chu Liuzheng picked and chose, and after a lot of his own effort, he reported some key information to Xiao Jingfan.
She said, "Tong Niang should have confessed most of what she has, but Ping Yu is still hiding something. Young Master, you can ask Butler Zhou to interrogate him."
"Yes." Xiao Jingfan opened the water bag that Chen Xing had offered her and handed it to her. "Well done. I'll reward you when I get home."
【Hey, reward is in hand! 】
Chu Liuzheng took it with his eyes curved, took a sip, and found it was sweet.
Chen Xing, who was sitting opposite, said, "The young master specifically told me to add honey to the water to moisten my sister's throat."
[A tyrant truly doesn't mistreat those who work diligently. I'm in luck!]
Chu Liuzheng drank the sweet honey water and couldn't help but sigh.
[The tyrant's temper is so fickle. Luckily he's the emperor, or else he would have been put in a sack and beaten countless times.]
Xiao Jingfan: "..."
I am not angry, not angry, not angry.
He tried hard to pretend he didn't hear, briefly sorted out what Chu Liuzheng had said, waved to Siyue, and asked her to bring Jiang Yao over.
Feng Jing grabbed the branch and nudged Chu Liuzheng with his elbow: "Take out the medicine, and each of you take one."
Pills that delay the onset of poison can also prevent poisoning. Although it can detoxify, it is always a good idea to take one first.
Chu Liuzheng opened his purse and looked at him: "Why don't you take it?"
"It's all here." Feng Jing turned the pancake over. "I'll give it to you when it's done."
"That's what you said." Chu Liuzheng opened the porcelain bottle and gave one each to Xiao Jingfan, Lu Fei, Zhou Yuande and Chen Xing who were sitting around the fire.
The pill was bitter and hard to swallow. Chu Liuzheng was just about to make some honey water for the emperor who was forced to take the bitter medicine and looked unhappy, when he suddenly saw Chen Xing pick up the water bag she had just drunk and handed it to him.
Xiao Jingfan didn't even look at it. He took it and drank a few sips. The bitter and numb taste in his mouth gradually faded away.
He wiped the water from his lips and raised his eyes to find that Chu Liuzheng quickly averted his gaze as if it was on fire, his eyes darting around.
Xiao Jingfan:?
[What's wrong with Chen Xing for letting an emperor drink the water left over by a palace maid like me? Did he take the wrong thing?]
Chu Liuzheng secretly glanced at the water bag in his hand, and his whole body tensed up uncontrollably from the hair to the soles of his feet, with his heart buzzing.
"Aa ...
Xiao Jingfan's head was buzzing with noise because of her noise, and the subtle discomfort in his heart disappeared instantly. He just wanted to tell this whistle-blower to shut up immediately!
The best way to make Chu Liuzheng shut up was that Xiao Jingfan raised the water bag and took two sips, looking very natural, as if he didn't notice anything.
The panicked screams in my ears stopped abruptly.
[Amitabha! Thank God, the tyrant didn't notice. Thank you for the protection of all the gods and Buddhas!]
Chu Liuzheng, feeling that his life was saved, silently chanted the Buddha's name several times in his heart.
Xiao Jingfan resisted the urge to pick his ears, stuffed the water bag and placed it beside his legs. He looked at Jiang Yao who was sitting opposite him and asked, "Why did you stay in Longkou Town?"
To prevent Jiang Yao from suddenly hurting others, her acupoints were still being pressed. She was still sitting in the sack with her white hair loose.
At this moment, her eyes narrowed slightly, her gaze fixed on Xiao Jingfan's handsome face. After staring for a moment, her white lips parted slightly: "I have seen your portrait. You are the emperor."
Her tone was so firm that everyone was shocked.
Xiao Jingfan didn't expect Jiang Yao to see through his identity at first sight, but he didn't deny it and asked, "Where is the portrait?"
"Burned it." Jiang Yao's eyes flashed with a strange light, "You are more beautiful than the portrait."
If an ordinary woman said such words, people might think that she was in love with the person in the portrait, but when Jiang Yao said this, people felt that things were not that simple.
Xiao Jingfan's expression remained unchanged: "Who gave you the portrait?"
"Yin Lanci wants to kill you." Jiang Yao answered irrelevantly, "I can cooperate with you."
Xiao Jingfan stared at her and repeated his previous question: "Who gave you the portrait?"
Jiang Yao's eyebrows were knitted together, her snow-white eyelashes drooped, and she pursed her lips, not wanting to answer this question.
But Xiao Jingfan wouldn't let her not answer.
"If you don't answer, I will order you thrown into the Shuntian Prefecture prison." His eyes remained fixed, his cold voice carrying an invisible pressure. "You've spread rumors to confuse the public, dug up graves, and damaged corpses. You'll be punished for multiple crimes. You'll spend the rest of your life in prison."
Jiang Yao was forced to speak: "I can help you."
"I have many helpers." Xiao Jingfan said as he quickly glanced at Chu Liuzheng beside him and said coldly, "Answer truthfully and you will stay. If you lie, I don't need you as a helper."
Everyone looked at Jiang Yao and said, "You'd better answer quickly. His Majesty is really fierce."
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