Xue Peng temporarily shifted his gaze to the rat that was stalking Min Hao. In the corner of the room, a rat with eyes that were noticeably larger than those of an ordinary rat suddenly stood up and poked its head out of the hole.
At this moment, Min Hao was writing something on his desk in the room, and there was no one else in the house. Today was another fruitless day.
But since they were already there, Dao Chengyi, maintaining a simple focus, continued his boxing practice for the day, while Qing Teng continued clearing away the dishes.
"When you get back, keep an eye on the cook and see if she put anything in the food."
Upon hearing Dao Chengyi's words, Qing Teng's nimble hands and feet trembled slightly. Did this mean that today's food was poisoned? Without bothering to clean up, Qing Teng immediately knelt down to indicate that she knew nothing about it.
"It is my duty to die for feeding the young master food laced with medicine! Please punish me, young master!"
"It's all my fault! Please punish me, young master!"
A well-bred young lady from an official family, who used to be a free-spirited and self-assured child, has now turned out like this.
"Little Green Vine, what did you do wrong? After all, according to the rules, the food was delivered to you after you had eaten it."
Whether it was Xiao Qing Teng's fault or not, Dao Chengyi simply withdrew the sound-preserving Gu from his home. The reason he spoke was because Dao Chengyi felt it wasn't her fault.
Xiao Qing Teng lay on the ground, cold sweat pouring down her forehead. She hadn't eaten a single bite of the vegetables, not because she had poisoned them, but because she didn't want to take the risk; she didn't want to die.
"This servant...this servant naturally ate it. I suppose this poison is a slow-acting one. Young master is blessed by heaven and discovered it. It doesn't matter if my lowly life dies, but it is my dereliction of duty to let young master eat such food. Therefore, I am truly terrified and ashamed..."
After all, the young master is the best master I've ever met. Not only has he never scolded me or the other ladies, but he has also always taken good care of me..."
The script Wenxuan had instructed her to use came into play at this dangerous moment. Qing Teng spoke more and more naturally, and the expression on her face was so pitiful, as if she was about to cry.
Seeing her like this, Dao Chengyi couldn't see anything wrong. Perhaps it didn't matter if there was a problem or not. He would just give her a reminder today.
He waved her away, and she left quickly, sweating profusely, as if she had escaped death. However, she was grabbed again in a corner where there was no trace of her.
"Shh, don't yell, good boy. Tell me, did he notice anything unusual about the food in that room? If you tell the truth, I can set you free!"
The cold, yet deeply piercing words reached Qing Teng's ears.
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