"Because..." Situ Sheng looked conflicted.
Gu Qing asked in one breath: "Why?"
The answer seems to be right in front of us.
"Because there's poison in the cakes."
Gu Qing's expression changed slightly, and his pupils trembled slightly. The night wind came in through the window, blowing the candlelight, and the temperature in the whole room dropped a few degrees.
How dare he poison the shop?! But why was Situ Sheng willing to risk his own life to save Gou Zi?
Gu Qing had a lot of doubts in her heart. From the very beginning, she felt that there was something wrong with Situ Sheng.
"You have no relatives or friends with Gouzi, why did you save him?"
"Besides, how do you know the cakes are poisonous?"
Situ Sheng slowly recounted what he had seen during the day by the dim candlelight.
"I was hungry in the afternoon, so I sneaked into the kitchen to find some snacks."
"I just saw a greedy bird peck at a few bites of the glutinous rice cake. I was about to catch it when it fluttered a few times and fell to the ground dead."
Gu Qing clenched his fists tightly, his brows furrowed.
In this case, Situ Sheng happened to see this scene and was involved in it.
Before she could think about it, she heard the boy's aggrieved sneer from the other side.
"Who wants to fight with a little brat for food? If I wanted that plate of cakes, why would I use such a trick?"
At that time, he was mentally prepared before deciding to snatch it and eat it.
Gu Qing's expression softened slightly, and her whole body was filled with warmth. Situ Sheng's eyes turned slightly red, and he seemed to be greedy for this moment of tenderness.
"You could just say it directly."
Gu Qing's words brought Situ Sheng back to reality.
The latter lowered her head, her eyes hidden by her long eyelashes.
Gu Qing couldn't see his emotions clearly, she only felt his thin shoulders trembling slightly, and then a tear fell on the bed.
"Why are you crying?"
"It's for Madam. Doesn't Madam want to catch the person who poisoned her? She wants to poison Gouzi, but in fact she wants to poison Mr. Huang."
Situ Sheng understood how important Mr. Huang was to Gu Qing.
"I don't care whether the dog lives or dies. I just don't want to embarrass Madam. I don't want Madam to be criticized or used against her in the future."
"I don't want the pepper and orchid that Madam has worked so hard to build to go to waste!"
Situ Sheng became more and more excited as he spoke, and tears began to fall.
The boy was so stubborn and proud that he bit his jaw tightly but couldn't control his tears.
"I'm sorry, ma'am, I shouldn't have been so loud." Situ Sheng wiped his tears, feeling as fragile as a kite with a broken string.
Even though he still had doubts in his heart, Gu Qing couldn't bear to blame him at this moment.
Whether you are playing the victim or being sincere, the most important thing today is to catch the person who poisoned the people and rescue the spy behind it.
Gu Qing stood up, walked over to Situ Sheng and gently rubbed his head: "Got it."
"You should have a good rest first. I won't pursue you for what happened today."
Having said that, Gu Qing turned and left.
Situ Sheng's eyes followed her back until she disappeared at the door.
He turned around and reached out to rub his head in a dull manner, imitating Gu Qing.
It would be nice if it could always be like this.
After Gu Qing finished questioning, Chen Zhizhou also gained something.
Xuanfeng brought Hongxiao in and threw her in front of the two masters: "Masters, this girl wants to crawl out through the dog hole in the corner gate."
Gu Qing stared at her coldly, his memory of her not very clear.
I only remember that this was the maid I brought with me when I married into the Chen family.
She was originally from her mother's room.
Since he was someone in my mother's room, doing such a thing was unforgivable!
Gu Qing's eyes were filled with murderous intent. "Hong Xiao, were you the one who poisoned Gouzi's food?"
Hong Xiao raised her head slightly. Her facial features were plain, and she was the least noticeable one among the crowd.
It doesn't matter that I have no impression of her.
"No... No! I didn't! Madam, please understand! Madam, please understand!"
"I did make sweet-scented osmanthus cake for the dog, but I definitely didn't poison it!"
Hong Xiao crawled in front of Gu Qing, holding her calves with both hands, and resting her forehead on the back of her feet devoutly, "Miss! I came here with you as your dowry!"
"She was originally a maid in the mistress's room. How could she do such a treasonous act?!"
"You must believe me!"
Gu Qing sneered, he really knew how to exploit other people's weaknesses!
He actually used his mother to pressure him!
Chen Zhizhou was wearing a black robe and standing aside. When he didn't speak, he looked like the King of Hell.
Just one glance at it makes one's heart tremble.
He frowned almost inaudibly and turned his cold gaze towards Hong Xiao who was crawling on the ground.
The next second, Hong Xiao was kicked out like a stray dog, fell to the ground and spat out a mouthful of bright red blood.
"Get away from me! You're dirtying my lady's clothes."
Gu Qing was startled, then calmed down.
She deliberately gave him a glare, then looked at Hong Xiao: "Tell the truth, and I might spare your life."
Hong Xiao struggled to get up, gritting her teeth and denying, "I didn't."
"I...I really didn't!"
Chen Zhizhou stood up and brushed his skirt. "This girl is too stubborn. Why don't you leave the Madam to your husband?"
He deliberately emphasized the last two words, but Gu Qing was too lazy to pay attention to him. At this time, he was still thinking about some irrelevant things.
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Zhizhou waved to Xuanfeng.
The latter brought up a plate of snacks and said, "You said there's no poison. Here are the few left today. Eat them!"
Xuanfeng grabbed the back of Hongxiao's collar as if he was holding a stray dog, making her face turn red and her voice hoarse.
Hong Xiao looked at the dusty glutinous rice cake on the plate, her eyes rolling rapidly, tears streaming down her face. She shook her head desperately, "No... No!"
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