Chapter 610 "Did you poison me?!"
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Throughout Jian'an, from the generals in the military camp to the ordinary soldiers and even the common people, Ma San had people investigate again and again, and everyone gave the same answer—Li Shiyue had not left the Zhenhai Army camp outside Jian'an City for nearly three months!
She drilled her soldiers day and night, preparing for the eastward expedition to deal with the Japanese pirates and to the Japanese mainland. She had no energy to do anything else.
Not to mention Ma San's wildly unrealistic ideas;
Ma San said that Li Shiyue used a golden eagle to carry people over a thousand miles from Jian'an to Jinzhou;
Then, Li Shiyue was able to poison Liu Tan, a seasoned warrior who was always protected by many soldiers, without anyone noticing!
Ma San's idea is simply wishful thinking!
Thousands of eyes in the Zhenhai Army camp were watching Li Shiyue!
Where did Li Shiyue get carried away by the golden eagle?
Even the spies Ma San sent out discovered that Li Shiyue would give a speech on the high platform in the training ground every half month. The specific records of each speech and the timeline were very clear, without any flaws.
For the past three months, Li Shiyue has been practicing horseback riding in the military camp every morning without fail, which is evident to all the soldiers in the army!
As for Sun Xiaoliu, Li Shiyue's personal guard, he appeared in the military camp every day.
Chen Yong, another of Li Shiyue's personal guards, was left by Li Shiyue in the government office in Jian'an City to handle daily affairs with Jian'an Sima and others.
The other personal guards were also in the military camp, facing each other day and night.
In other words, from Li Shiyue herself to her close confidants, not a single person left Jian'an during these three months!
Even Li Shiyue's family members were thoroughly investigated by Ma San.
Although Ma San discovered Jiang Huai's death, it was three years ago;
Li Shiyue's family members are even more innocent. Even those who moved from Lijiatun in Jinzhou to Jian'an back then, Ma San had someone investigate them.
The result was the same; these people never even left Jian'an City, let alone left Jian'an.
As for three months ago?
At that time, Li Shiyue left the military camp to lead troops to suppress bandits on the nearby Guaizi Mountain, and hundreds of eyes were watching her.
Therefore, given the irrefutable evidence, Ma San's speculation is naturally untenable.
Upon learning this news, Liu Tan, clutching his head which was throbbing again, muttered a curse under his breath in frustration.
The idea of a golden eagle carrying a person was already absurd, and now there is overwhelming evidence showing that Li Shiyue never left Jian'an at all.
Therefore, Liu Tan could only conclude that the poison in his body was most likely not inflicted by Li Shiyue.
Liu Tan leaned against the brocade quilt, forcing himself not to think about the pain in his head. He closed his eyes and pondered the matter in his mind...
Could it be... that it really isn't Li Shiyue?
If it wasn't Li Shiyue, then there must be a traitor among my own people!
Moreover, he was an inside man who had access to my living quarters and was able to obtain such a bizarre and strange poison!
Thinking of this, Liu Tan suddenly opened his eyes, turned his head, and his gaze involuntarily fell on the main courtyard, the courtyard where his legal wife, Jiang Huijun, lived.
A colder, more logical guess began to frantically grow in Liu Tan's mind—it was Jiang Huijun!
That vicious woman!
Her son, her eldest son Liu Hong, is about to turn twenty!
Liu Hong, he's about to come of age!
Liu Tan himself is in his prime and has always been in good health. Could it be that Jiang Huijun couldn't wait any longer?
Could it be that Jiang Huijun wanted to poison her husband so that her son could take over as soon as possible, and she could stand behind Liu Hong to control Andong?
The more Liu Tan thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and the more terrified he became!
All the suspicions seemed to point to the woman he never truly loved, yet who bore him children and endured hardship with him—Jiang Huijun!
"That wicked woman! It must be that wicked woman!"
Liu Tan suddenly sat up in bed, and the sudden movement made him dizzy again. He turned his head and roared at the door, "Someone! Someone!"
Zhao Da and another guard helped Liu Tan into the sedan chair, which was then carried by four guards to the main courtyard of the Prince of Zhenbei's mansion.
Upon arrival, the once flower-filled courtyard, though still tidy, exuded a sense of desolation, as if no one had truly taken care of it.
Even the birds under the covered walkway seemed to sense the oppression, shrinking their necks and not daring to make a sound.
The servants in the courtyard had long been rudely driven away by Liu Tan, and even Jiang Huijun's trusted old women and maids were all driven out of the house.
Now, inside the courtyard, only the tightly closed doors remain, where the distinguished couple Liu Tan and Jiang Huijun are engaged in a fierce standoff.
The long knife in Liu Tan's hand was cold and hard, and the tip of the knife trembled slightly. It was pressed against Jiang Huijun's well-maintained, slender and delicate neck.
If Liu Tan had exerted even the slightest force on his wrist, this Princess Zhenbei, the mother of his son Liu Hong, would have been splattered with blood.
Liu Tan's sallow face was contorted with anger and pain, and the ferocity in his eyes was almost overflowing.
At this moment, he stared intently at the woman in front of him, the woman with whom he had shared a bed for nearly twenty years.
Unlike ordinary women, Jiang Huijun did not panic when her son-in-law pointed a knife at her.
She was dressed in simple everyday clothes, without any makeup, her hair was simply tied up, and her face showed the marks of time.
But what she showed on her face was an almost numb calm, and beneath that calm, a turbulent undercurrent.
Jiang Huijun didn't even look at the long knife that could take her life at any moment. Instead, her gaze met Liu Tan's violent stare directly, and a mocking smile appeared on her lips.
“Liu Tan,” Jiang Huijun’s voice was cold and clear, without a trace of fear, “You barged into my dormitory today with a knife, are you finally going to make way for one of your precious darlings?”
"Or do you still feel that I, Jiang Huijun, as your princess consort, am ultimately an eyesore to you and your many women?"
Liu Tan was panting heavily, staring intently at Jiang Huijun, as if he wanted to skin her alive with his eyes!
"Jiang Huijun!"
You're still pretending to be confused with me!
Tell me! Was it you?
Did you poison me?!
Liu Tan roared, his breath becoming somewhat unsteady with excitement;
Meanwhile, due to the fluctuations in his emotions, another headache struck, which made Liu Tan even more irritable.
"I ask you, did you poison me?"
Jiang Huijun, is it so that your good son can inherit the throne as soon as possible and replace me?
"They can't wait to take my life!"
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