Before Wang Baochai could even take the jade pendant, Yan Wang eagerly peered over. This jade pendant wasn't a gift from the Emperor, and as for any suspicious points, he couldn't see anything wrong with it.
However, when Master Gu interrogated Wang Baochai just now, he discovered something suspicious:
Since the Wang family refuses to stand up for Wang Baozhu and seek justice, why would they pay for the funeral? They must be using the funeral expenses as a pretext to find evidence.
Therefore, Yan Wang suspected that the murderer was either a member of the Wang family or Prince Lu, and that this Steward Liao was a scapegoat. He could only wait for Chen Yu to find evidence before he could close the net.
Shen Yu carefully placed the jade pendant in Wang Baochai's hand, staring intently at Wang Baochai's expression.
Wang Baochai examined the jade pendant hidden in the handkerchief, then choked up, unable to speak. "Five years ago... Steward Liao saved the Sixth Prince's life, so the Sixth Prince ordered two identical jade pendants to be made, giving one to Steward Liao and making him the steward of the Lu Prince's mansion. Who would have thought that he would... kill my sister..."
After Wang Baochai finished speaking, she burst into tears again.
Shen Yu couldn't help but roll her eyes and asked again, "Princess Lu sees Steward Liao every day, do you know if he wears this jade pendant every day?"
“He wore it every day for five years, but just three days ago, after Baozhu died, he was never seen wearing it again.”
Shen Yu nodded, held the jade pendant, and smelled it. Just as she had guessed, the jade pendant, like the jade beads, had a jasmine fragrance. Wang Baochai also had this fragrance.
Wang Baochai said the jade pendant belonged to Steward Liao, but nobody would believe that. How could a steward and his master wear the exact same jade pendant?
Shen Yu thus concluded that the two identical jade pendants must belong to the Sixth Prince and Wang Baochai. The Sixth Prince, worried that his wife had found the jade beads, first sent the old steward to investigate, and then sent Steward Liao to kill someone to silence them, using Wang Baochai's jade pendant as evidence.
Since Wang Baochai is faking it, let's first prove that the jade pendant doesn't belong to Steward Liao. Then we can produce the real evidence and expose the Sixth Prince's crimes.
Shen Yu handed the jade pendant to the bailiff, then took off her gloves and tucked them into her waistband. Just as she was about to instruct the bailiff to let everyone smell the jade pendant, the bailiff suddenly shouted, "Bullshit! Serious disease! Run!"
Shen Yu was shocked, watching as everyone hurriedly moved away from her as if they had seen a ghost.
She looked down and saw that her hands were covered in pustules? That couldn't be right! She had never touched the cripple's pustules, so how could she have gotten infected?
She quickly picked up her gloves to check them, and then smelled them. Someone had actually drugged her?
She suddenly looked at King Jing.
Prince Jing already had pustules on his face. The reason he drugged himself and Chen Yu was to avoid the cases of Wang Baozhu and Zhang Manguan.
The two cases not only implicated the royal family, but also created opportunities for the princes to engage in open and covert struggles. Whoever investigated the case would offend a prince and even risk their life.
The moment the Wang family accused Steward Liao of murdering Sixth Sister, he guessed that the Sixth Prince was using Steward Liao as a scapegoat. Just now, when Shen Yu asked about the incense, he concluded that the culprit was the Sixth Prince.
At this moment, everyone had already retreated into the hall. Master Gu shouted, "Chen Yu, Prince Jing, you have both contracted a serious illness. Leave the yamen immediately! By the way, what's next with this case?"
Just as Shen Yu was about to reply, a deafening voice rang in her ears, "Master Gu, there is a note in Liao Guan's shoe. You'll understand once you take a look."
As soon as King Jing finished speaking, he fainted.
Everyone was terrified. "Prince Jing has contracted a terrible disease, the lame man has disappeared, and Zhang Hongyu is dead. Could it be..."
"It's best not to go forward; saving your life is the most important thing."
"Someone, quickly go to Prince Jing's residence and call for people to carry Prince Jing away."
"..."
Ignoring him, Chen Yu gritted her teeth and helped Prince Jing up. Just as she was about to take a step, she lost her balance and fell to the ground with Prince Jing.
"I'll do it!"
Shen Yu looked up and saw the Seventh Prince walking quickly over, helping Prince Jing leave.
King Jing was unconscious. Chen Yu sat by his bedside and took his pulse. It turned out that he was poisoned too much.
Tears welled up in her eyes. To stop her from investigating the case, Prince Jing had gone so far as to poison himself, and was even severely poisoned!
No, she only gave this kind of powder that causes boils to Hongyu.
On the day Zhang Manguan wanted Hongyu to be his servant, the lame man came to help and intentionally made contact with Hongyu. Chenyu then gave Hongyu a bottle of medicinal powder. She was told to dip a little in the powder and apply it to her hands, or mix it with water and drink it. After a while, pustules would appear.
Although this abscess is not as difficult to cure as the lame man's abscess, she has no antidote! Even if it heals on its own, it will take one or two months.
Prince Jing's dosage is too high, which may endanger his life!
Seeing the unconscious Prince Jing, she was at her wits' end and burst into tears. "Bai Yejing, are you stupid? You dare to use so much of this poison? Aren't you afraid of losing your life?"
"He would risk his life for you."
Shen Yu turned her head and saw Cuiwei leading the Seventh Prince in.
Chen Yu wiped away her tears, stood up, and stepped forward to bow.
The Seventh Prince quickly supported her arms, stopping her from bowing. "There are no outsiders here, so there's no need for you to be so polite. I've just come to see Prince Jing. Last night, he said he wanted to stop you from investigating the case, but little did I know he would poison himself!"
"Does the Seventh Prince know where Prince Jing obtained the poison?"
The Seventh Prince shook his head, then asked in return, "Miss Chenyu should know this, after all, it was Miss Chenyu who orchestrated Zhang Hongyu's escape."
As the Seventh Prince spoke, he sat on the edge of the bed. Seeing that Prince Jing's face was ashen and his breath was weak, he got up in alarm and was about to leave. "I'll go and fetch the old imperial physician."
Shen Yu shook her head. "This poison is one I just refined. There's no antidote, and it will heal on its own in a month or two. Too much will cause unconsciousness at best, and death at worst. It's strange, though. Since Prince Jing gave me the exact dosage, why did he use too much?"
At this moment, Rong Momo came over with a look of panic. Prince Jing had been poisoned, and she was afraid of being punished, so she naturally had to tell the truth.
Rong Momo knelt down with a thud, took out a handkerchief, and handed it to Chen Yu.
When Chen Yu opened it, she was surprised to find that it was the same bottle of medicine powder she had given to Hong Yu.
She quickly asked, "Who gave it to you?"
“This morning, when I was brewing tea, Prince Jing gave it to me, saying that if I drank it, you could stay home from your illness and wouldn’t have to get involved in the murder case. Prince Jing also said that if you didn’t drink the tea to relieve the heat, he would find another way. That’s all I know, and I hope you will believe me…”
After listening to Rong Momo's words, Shen Yu guessed the general idea: it must be that Prince Jing was afraid that she would be picky about the gloves, so he sprinkled medicine powder in both pairs of gloves, which is why Prince Jing was so badly poisoned.
She still couldn't figure it out... where Prince Jing got the poison.
She hurried back to Prince Jing's villa and summoned Emerald into the room, asking, "Did you give Prince Jing that bottle of poison?"
Jade looked flustered and hurriedly knelt down. "Miss, even if I had a hundred lives, I would never dare to poison Prince Jing. Please investigate thoroughly, Miss."
"You're not to blame for Prince Jing's poisoning, but was it the powder Hongyu gave you?"
Jade shook her head firmly, "Miss Red Jade has never given me any medicine powder."
At this moment, Cuiwei reported from outside the door, "Miss, Prince Yan has found the evidence that Liu Niang hid and arrested Prince Lu and Princess Lu and brought them to Dali Temple."
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