Chapter 22
Seeing Mu Qingxuan becoming the target of public criticism, Mu Qianqian's mouth was almost broken with smile.
She pretended to be surprised and covered her face to hide the smile on her lips, exclaiming: "I, I didn't expect that, sister, when did you become so vicious..."
Old Mrs. Huo was so angry that she slammed the table. "In my entire life, this is the first time I've met such a cruel person. I just asked you to cook a meal, but he poisoned the whole family. No wonder you didn't eat the food just now. It turns out... cough cough cough——"
As Mrs. Huo was talking, she became so angry that she choked on her own saliva and coughed for a long time.
The rapidly changing situation made Cui Lirong dizzy. She looked at Mu Qingxuan in confusion: "Is there any misunderstanding?"
Huo Jianye's dark eyes were fixed on Mu Qingxuan, as if if there was anything wrong with her reaction, he would immediately arrest her and hand her over to the police.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Mu Qingxuan still looked confused: "What is nitrite? I don't know. Grandma, Mom and Dad, you misunderstood."
"Qianqian, you gave me this jar of salt. I accidentally spilled the salt just now. It was you who said you had salt on you and poured it into the jar."
Mu Qianqian was stunned: "Sister, how can you put the blame on someone else?"
Mu Qingxuan blinked her eyes and said with an even more innocent expression than Mu Qianqian: "What I said is clearly the truth. If there is really something wrong with the salt, then why is it that only Wang Ma has an abnormal condition, while the rest of us are fine?"
"this……"
Mu Qianqian was speechless, her pupils shrank rapidly due to extreme shock, revealing large areas of whites of her eyes, looking extremely hideous.
Her nostrils flared rapidly, her breathing became rapid, and she guessed, "Maybe our toxins haven't been activated yet..."
“Cough cough cough!”
Mother Wang coughed heavily for a long time, picked up the cup of water on the table, and drank it down in one gulp.
After calming down her breathing, she was finally able to utter a complete sentence: "What's the matter with poisoning? I just accidentally ate a red pepper and it was so spicy that I couldn't speak."
Mother Wang is slightly allergic to chili peppers.
But it doesn't mean that all peppers are inedible. You may just be allergic to certain specific varieties of peppers.
Unfortunately, Wang's mother had been rough all her life and was too lazy to tell what was edible and what was not. In addition, the symptoms of the allergy were not serious. Her mouth would just be swollen for two days and she would be unable to speak.
So she just didn't bother to care and just put the food in her bowl and ate it.
At worst, the swelling will last for two days.
I never expected that I would have such bad luck today and eat something that I would be allergic to.
Such a big mistake happened.
Wang Ma moved her hand away, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, revealing her lips that had swollen like sausages. She squeezed out words with difficulty, "I'm not poisoned, and I don't have any symptoms of dizziness or vomiting. Qingxuan is right. If there was really something wrong with the salt and vegetables, everyone would have been in trouble a long time ago, and would not have waited until now."
After all, Mu Qingxuan’s cooking is delicious, and everyone kept using their chopsticks.
"Impossible! If you weren't poisoned, why didn't you speak just now?" Mu Qianqian was horrified and completely lost control of her expression.
Wang Ma couldn't help but roll her eyes. "I wanted to say something, but my mouth is swollen and I can't speak clearly. And Qian girl, you kept talking non-stop and didn't even give me a chance to speak."
Wang Ma’s dislike and malice were direct and obvious.
Mu Qianqian's face suddenly turned blue and then white.
Old Mrs. Huo still had some doubts: "But the nitrite in this jar is real. If Aunt Wang is not poisoned, then this salt..."
"What's going on with this salt?"
Huo Jianye's face was heavy, and the pressure from his high position for so many years was released without reservation, shocking Mu Qianqian to the point that she had difficulty breathing.
Mu Qingxuan looked innocent yet anxious: "Qianqian, you brought the salt. What's going on? Explain it to me."
"The Huo family has no grudge against you, why are you trying to murder us?"
Mu Qingxuan looked very embarrassed and scared.
Wang Ma's misunderstanding was resolved, and Mu Qingxuan's words became much more credible.
Cui Lirong had always trusted Mu Qingxuan, and now she stared directly at Mu Qianqian, her scrutinizing eyes moving up and down her body.
Suddenly, she squinted her eyes and discovered something.
Cui Lirong strode forward and reached into Mu Qianqian's shirt pocket and took out a small bag.
Her movements were so fast, so quick that Mu Qianqian didn't know if it was because she was too nervous. Her mind was confused and she didn't make any move to stop her.
By the time she reacted, Cui Lirong had already opened the bag, poured out the contents, and compared them with the nitrite on the table.
Cui Lirong's eyebrows were raised, and her originally kind and bright eyes were burning with rage. She stared at Mu Qianqian with a sharp gaze, as if she wished she could burn a hole in Mu Qianqian's body with her eyes.
"Do you have anything else to explain?"
Cui Lirong's voice was low, but it was filled with unbearable pressure and anger.
Mu Qianqian was completely stunned. She opened her lips but couldn't say anything.
Her stomach churned and she could barely control the urge to vomit.
Mrs. Huo also felt dizzy and took a deep breath: "Is there any misunderstanding...?"
Mu Qianqian seemed to have grasped the last straw and nodded like a chick pecking at rice: "There must be a misunderstanding here. Why would I want to poison everyone?"
Cui Lirong interrupted sternly, "The nitrite was found on you. When Aunt Wang covered her mouth just now, you were the one who excitedly shouted whether you were poisoned."
"If you didn't poison her, why did you immediately think that Wang Ma might have been poisoned?"
Cui Lirong's logic was very strong. With just two or three sentences, she blocked all the excuses that Mu Qianqian had thought of.
Mu Qianqian's face turned completely pale, her lips slightly parted, and she hesitated for a long time.
She lowered her eyes, a dark light flashed in her eyes, and she knew that she was completely doomed this time.
"Aunt, I didn't know it was nitrite. Before I came to the Huo family this morning, I wanted to show off my cooking skills, so I bought some salt. Who knew that the black-hearted and unscrupulous merchant would cheat me with toxic industrial salt? I am also a victim..."
Mu Qianqian cried bitterly and sobbed.
Her face was wrinkled into a ball, and suddenly, she tilted her head and vomited uncontrollably.
Her head was becoming more and more dizzy. Mu Qianqian supported herself on the table with her hands. She felt head-heavy, as if she was stepping on cotton.
The next second, her head tilted and she fell to the ground, foaming at the mouth, and she had lost consciousness.
Everyone was shocked.
Mu Qingxuan strode forward, felt Mu Qianqian's pulse, and thought: "She's been poisoned."
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