Chapter 310 The Cause of the Accident

After Song Jin drank the medicine to protect her pregnancy, she asked Qin Qi to invite Old Man Hong over. "Uncle Hong, tell me in detail about my husband's situation."

Old Man Hong was relieved to see Song Jin calm down so quickly. As long as he could handle it, it would be good. "This news came from the spy in Suzhou Prefecture. I am sending someone to contact the young master. Madam, please wait patiently. The unborn baby should be the most important thing in everything."

Now Old Man Hong is afraid that Song Jin will act on impulse, and is also worried that she will die, so she insists on going to the Taihu disaster area to find Qin Chi.

You have to know that the journey is not short, and it would take at least twenty days by horse carriage. When the people in the capital received the news, the "time is running out" as the letter said, and by the time they got there, the flowers would have been cold.

Song Jin had a question in his mind, "Shouldn't there be someone watching Uncle Hong?"

"Did Madam misunderstand me?"

Old Man Hong suddenly asked back.

Song Jin looked at Old Man Hong in confusion.

Seeing that she really didn't understand and wasn't pretending to be ignorant, Old Man Hong patiently explained, "As a subordinate, you must first recognize your position. It is taboo to spy on the whereabouts and secrets of your master, let alone put spies next to your master. What I knew before was what my master told me to know or needed me to do. It was all my job, and I never overstepped my bounds."

At this moment, Song Jin hoped that he would overstep his authority so that she could know the specific situation on Qin Chi's side.

The news the two received was what was rumored by the outside world.

This gave Song Jin hope.

The rumors that Qin Chi was dying and had not much time left had happened to him more than once or twice.

Song Jin, who was worried, didn't know.

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The affected areas of Taihu Lake.

In a simple courtyard.

There are Jinyiwei guarding in front of the courtyard gate.

A strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine wafts through the hospital every day. Qin Chi has been ill for about ten days, and the hospital has almost closed its doors to visitors except for the doctors invited. However, his condition has concerned many people.

Just like the people affected by the Taihu Lake disaster.

People outside only knew that Lord Qin was seriously ill due to exhaustion, and some people spontaneously went to the temple to pray for him.

There is a reason why the people love Qin Chi.

Taihu Lake was hit by disasters not once or twice, but every now and then. The only difference is the size of the disaster.

This year's is particularly severe.

The death toll is the lowest ever.

A big reason for this is that the disaster relief officials are different. Some come here to do real work, while others just do it to get by.

Qin Chi not only brought a large amount of supplies, but also specially assigned personnel to keep an eye on the supplies when distributing them, to avoid corruption and ensure that all the relief supplies were truly delivered to the hands of the affected people.

The most important thing is that Qin Chi solved the problem of food shortage and avoided unrest caused by the people's inability to survive. At present, the people have safely passed the winter, their lives are gradually returning to normal, and they have received rice seeds distributed by the government and started spring ploughing.

Originally this was a good thing.

Qin Chi suddenly fell ill.

The illness came on very badly, and because there were rumors that it was caused by months of overwork, Qin Chi's reputation and prestige in the area increased a lot.

"Have you found out?"

Qin Chi asked while lying in bed.

Qin Ba, who was standing by, reported back, "Sir, the person who poisoned us has been caught, and we have already contacted County Magistrate Yang. When County Magistrate Yang heard that there was a reward for his contribution, he was very happy and agreed."

"Finally, I took a step forward."

Qin Chi guessed that the mastermind behind the poisoning was most likely Minister Yuan. "Proceed as planned. Let Qin Yi and the others act covertly so that the Jinyiwei won't find out."

"yes."

Qin Ba took the order and hurried out.

He went out not to do this matter, but to inform Qin Yi and others who were hiding outside.

Due to the appearance of the Jinyiwei, Qin Chi could only let the secret guards withdraw, otherwise no one would be able to find a loophole.

The cause was still winter fatigue. It was true that Qin Chi was ill, but it was not as serious as the outside world said. He just had a cold. During this period, Doctor Xiao Jing took care of him personally, and he had almost recovered.

A few days ago, someone tampered with his medicine and added some raw arisaema.

Raw arisaema is poisonous. Poisoned people will experience numbness of the lips and tongue, a burning sensation in the throat, loss of taste, dizziness, palpitations, numbness of the limbs, and in severe cases, coma and convulsions.

The amount placed by the other party is not large.

Some people just want to create the illusion that Qin Chi died of illness.

There is no wrong version in the 1619 book forum!

Fortunately, Doctor Xiao Jing checked Qin Chi before he took the medicine, so a disaster was avoided.

Qin Chi simply took advantage of the situation and deliberately told others that he was critically ill.

Order people to find out who poisoned him.

Later, it was found that there were many connections with the Yuan family. Qin Chi did not expose it directly, but instead approached a county magistrate named Yang to take all the credit. The reason was that the county magistrate was a descendant of a branch of the Yang family.

Qin Chi took great pains to guide the government to catch the person who poisoned the food.

The reason is that this person is too stupid.

The clues were handed to him, but it still took him more than ten days to catch the poisoner. One cannot help but wonder if he got the job of county magistrate through the back door of the Yang family.

Qin Chi had received a message earlier that the Yuan family was secretly investigating evidence of Yang Lingyu's crimes during his tenure as prefect of Huizhou. He was not idle in the disaster relief here in Taihu Lake. For example, they arranged for someone to secretly send out evidence of Yang Lingyu's collusion with Zeng's family to frame the Song family.

Calculating the time, by the time he returns to the capital, Minister Yuan should have obtained the evidence of Yang Lingyu's guilt.

At this time, a sound of footsteps was heard.

"Oh, Lord Qin, are you feeling better?" The man who came was none other than County Magistrate Yang, who had a big belly and a flattering look on his face.

Qin Chi said weakly but politely, "You are too polite, County Magistrate Yang. The person who poisoned us has been caught. Have you found out who is behind this?"

"It's under investigation. Sir Qin, please rest assured that I will have someone investigate this matter thoroughly. The person who poisoned the drug is a minor official in the government office. His family was captured. They used this as a threat to poison your medicine."

"Then I'll have to trouble County Magistrate Yang to take care of it."

"No, no, this is my job."

County Magistrate Yang sat for a while before leaving with satisfaction. He hurried to the yamen to urge the chief constable to handle the case.

Qin Yi asked someone to pretend to be a passerby and lead the head of the police to the place where the petty official's family was trapped. He also captured several accomplices. After another two days, the person who was behind the poisoning was finally arrested.

This person is Yuan Shangshu's confidant.

When he was captured, he wanted to commit suicide, but Qin Yideng stopped him in time, and then took his portrait and began to investigate his whereabouts in Taihu Lake.

Qin Chi used some tricks.

The medicine Song Jin gave him will cause hallucinations when taken. Using this method to interrogate someone may not be 100% accurate and effective, but it may be possible to uncover the real culprit.

So, Yuan Shangshu was exposed! Plus, County Magistrate Yang was a young and inexperienced person.

After Qin Chi fooled him for a few words, he wrote a memorial to the Yuan family, accusing Minister Yuan of sending people to poison the disaster relief officials.