Chapter 98 Thorough Investigation of the Marquisate

The news that Qiu Ling was drugged and was about to give birth prematurely spread throughout the Marquis' Mansion.

Everyone in the marquis's mansion was in a panic.

Lu Lingyun ordered a thorough investigation and called in all the people in the kitchen and those who handled food for questioning, checking them one by one.

"Madam, I cooked today's dishes. As God can see, I followed the recipe and bought them in the kitchen. I didn't add anything extra."

"Madam, we make all the soups and we keep the bottom. We don't find safflower in any of them."

"Madam, there is no safflower in our kitchen!"

"Madam, we didn't touch anything when it was brought out from the kitchen. There's no way they could have drugged it!"

Lu Lingyun asked everyone from those who washed the side dishes to those who cooked soups and the maids who served the meals, and searched the kitchen and everyone who handled the process, but found nothing.

"Madam, the kitchen is a crowded place, and it's dinner time. In addition to the people in the kitchen, there are also people from various courtyards who will go to get meals. It's possible that someone from other courtyards did something wrong." Nanny An, who is experienced in the backyard, spoke up.

That's it.

The backyard is so big, so if it wasn't someone from the kitchen who did it, then it could have been someone from any of the other courtyards in the mansion.

But if this is the case, Lu Lingyun will basically have no way of investigating.

At lunchtime, there were so many people that it was impossible to find out who had been to the kitchen. Anyone interested could sneak in when it was the busiest time and casually put something in Qiu Ling's food, and there would be no place to check.

But after following Li Wenxun as an official for more than ten years, Lu Lingyun already had a different way of thinking. If he couldn't find who the perpetrator was, he would find who had a grudge against the victim.

Everyone in the mansion has a grudge against Qiu Ling...

No!

She was extremely sensitive and thought of one thing, that is, she had once swapped the meals of Xing Dairong and Qiu Ling!

He was afraid that Xing Dairong would use another trick.

And today happens to be the day for partner swapping.

Therefore, the target of the attacker might not be Qiu Ling at all, but Xing Dairong!

But the other party had no idea that their meals would be swapped from time to time!

"Bah! It's most likely the guy from Yuerong Pavilion who did it again!" Chunhe cursed at this time.

Xiao Wei, Xiao Qin and the others were also indignant, "That's right, besides her, who else in the entire mansion can't stand seeing Aunt Qiu pregnant!"

Lu Lingyun listened to the servants' words and shook his head with a cold face, "Don't talk nonsense."

"Call Huang Yue over to me."

Lu Lingyun stopped the discussion of the people below, and everyone shut up. Xiaoqin went to call for help.

After a while, Huang Yue was called over.

When Huang Yue saw Lu Lingyun, her bright eyes were filled with fear and confusion. "What do you want to talk to me about, Madam?"

Lu Lingyun looked at the little girl in front of her, who was at the most innocent age of fourteen, with eyes sparkling brightly. Putting on a new maid's outfit, she looked like a pointed pink lotus that had just sprouted. Her big, sparkling, watery eyes were like two crystal dewdrops on the tip of the lotus.

Clean, refreshing, crispy and tender.

"What did you do today?"

"In reply to the young madam, I am cleaning the prince's study." Huang Yue said crisply.

"Have you been to the kitchen?"

Huang Yue bit her lower lip and said, "I went."

"What are you doing in the kitchen?"

"Get the food. Today it's my turn to get food from the yard." Huang Yue stared at Lu Lingyun harmlessly with her big watery eyes.

Lu Lingyun was closely watching her expression and some of her small movements. When Huang Yue became more and more nervous, she knelt down in front of Lu Lingyun with a thud.

"Young Madam, you are not doubting me!"

Huang Yue was like a frightened deer, trembling with fear. "I have no grudge against Aunt Qiu, how could I poison her!"

"What are you so scared of?" Lu Lingyun looked down at her.

"Young Madam, of course I am afraid. The one who is in trouble is my aunt and the baby in her belly. Xiaoyue is just a slave. How can she deserve such a serious crime? It's really not me, it's really not me."

Huang Yue was so frightened that her courage almost broke, and she kept crying and making excuses.

They say that if you didn't do it yourself, there's nothing to be afraid of.

But in reality, for a large number of people, being wronged will scare them so much that they will beg for mercy and defense.

Lu Lingyun felt this deeply during her field investigations.

This is because the vast majority of ordinary people are as honest as sheep. When they see the officials in the government office, they naturally feel extreme fear and awe. They simply cannot remain calm and frank in front of these people.

If they are burdened with lawsuits and are stigmatized, they would wish their entire body was filled with mouths shouting that they were innocent. Apart from these two words, they would not say anything else.

Huang Yue is like this now, she doesn't seem to be guilty and is very defensive.

Can......

"You wait here first." Lu Lingyun left the room without giving Huang Yue any explanation.

Huang Yue was the only one left in the room.

When Lu Lingyun left, he gave Shuanghong a look and said, "Everyone, stay away from the room. Watch the reactions of the people inside."

"yes."

Lu Lingyun went to the kitchen personally and checked the dishes and bowls for today's meal.

Doctor Liu diagnosed that the safflower was ground into powder and added to the soup.

The drug was administered with such skill that it is difficult to find evidence.

Lu Lingyun went to the Yaoguang Pavilion again and asked a few questions about everyone's meal and meal schedule.

It was confirmed that it was indeed Huang Yue's turn to fetch meals today, and her behavior was also reasonable.

Lu Lingyun searched for a long time and finally returned to his own yard.

"What happened to the people inside after I left?"

"She was very scared and just knelt there without moving."

After hearing this, Lu Lingyun could only shake her head in disappointment.

She had no more evidence or clues.

She pushed the door open.

Huang Yue, who was waiting inside, saw Lu Lingyun who had returned and immediately crawled to her side, "Young Madam! It really wasn't me. I have no grudge against Aunt Qiu, and I really wouldn't harm her!"

She looked as if she was afraid that Lu Lingyun would frame her with a crime and put the blame on her.

Lu Lingyun stared at her eyes for three seconds and said, "No one said you did it, why are you so nervous?"

"Xiaoyue has no father or mother. The prince saved Xiaoyue and they are Xiaoyue's adoptive parents. Xiaoyue doesn't want to be driven away." Huang Yue said with tears in her eyes.

Lu Lingyun looked at her like this and said nothing more, "You can go now."

When Huang Yue was released, she was still wiping away tears.

He looked like he had suffered a lot of injustice.

Xiaoqin, who brought her here, couldn't bear to see her like that. "Xiaoyue, why are you so afraid? Everyone in the mansion knows that our young lady is fair and kind, and she would never wrongly accuse a good person."

Her words made Huang Yue hold back her tears, "Yes, the young lady is a good person, I am too timid."

"You are indeed very timid, but you have just arrived at the Marquis' Mansion and are not familiar with it yet. You will find out in the future that our young lady is the best person in the whole mansion."