Chapter 156 Testing
At that moment, shouts came from the other room.
"Ah, it's the Crown Prince..."
"Yes, it's the Crown Prince's voice."
"Your Highness...we're here..."
Mu Xi listened intently and could vaguely guess that it was Tao'er and Zhe Lan.
"Who exactly are you people, and why are you locking us up here?" Knowing that her own people were nearby, Mu Xi felt a little relieved and turned to ask the two women in black.
The two women in black appeared to be around thirty years old. They were unadorned and without makeup, and their faces remained expressionless and silent.
"Are you mute?" Mu Xi struggled to sit up, but the two men held her down tightly, afraid she would run away again.
Mu Xi was exhausted and simply lay down: "I'm not running anymore, but you have to let me get up and have some water if I'm thirsty."
Upon hearing this, the two released each other, and one of the women in black even went to the table to pour a glass of water and brought it to Mu Xi.
"Looks like he's not deaf after all?" Mu Xi was about to get some water when she suddenly became alert.
But this woman in black was clearly not just there to look after her, otherwise she wouldn't have offered her tea and water.
So Mu Xi probed, "How do I know if there's poison in your water? I need my own personal maid and attendants, as well as a doctor, otherwise I can't test for poison."
The woman carrying the water glanced at her companion, who shook her head.
The woman carrying the water handed the bowl to Mu Xi again.
Mu Xi did not answer.
The woman remained composed, like a wooden figure.
To test her, Mu Xi waved her hand and sent the bowl of water flying.
The water bowl shattered with a "crack".
Mu Xun, who had been listening to the commotion from next door, asked in surprise, "Young Master? What's wrong? What happened on your end?"
"It's nothing..." Mu Xi replied, her eyes fixed on the two women in black, observing their reactions.
The two women in black remained expressionless when they saw the water bowl break. After exchanging a glance, they both retreated.
The woman carrying the water even squatted down and picked up the broken pieces of the water bowl.
Mu Xi sat on the bed watching. Their attitude was really not like that of a kidnapper, but it couldn't be said that this was not a kidnapping. She became more and more suspicious.
The two women in black retreated silently, and just as they were about to close the door, Mu Xi leaped off the bed, grabbed the teapot and teacups from the table, and threw them over: "I said I want my own people, and... I want the mastermind behind this to come see me..."
crackling sounds...
Apart from the sound of breaking cups and bowls, there was no other response.
Mu Xi was locked back in her room.
Mu Xun, who was next door, could guess from the sound: "Young Master... can you move your hands and feet? You weren't tied up by them?"
"No." Mu Xi had to raise her voice to catch her breath, but unfortunately the teapot was gone, so she couldn't even get a sip of water to soothe her throat.
And since Mu Xun asked this question, and despite the commotion earlier, Mu Xun didn't resist, Mu Xi guessed in the opposite direction: "Were you tied up? Who else is in your room?"
After another series of moving sounds, Mu Xun's voice seemed to come from close to the wall: "Yes, they tied me up, and I'm all alone in the room."
Mu Xi guessed that these people probably knew she had no martial arts skills and was not a threat, so they didn't tie her up. She went to the wall and told Mu Xun, "Tao'er and the others are on the other side of my room. I wonder where Doctor Luo and the guards are."
Mu Xun pondered for a moment through the wall: "We must have been brought here after we lost consciousness. These people... are all women, women who know martial arts. I don't know if they are mute, but they are probably pretending. They should be able to hear and speak, but they are under orders from someone."
Mu Xi agreed, adding, "I guess that's probably true. And from what I tested them just now, they're not your average kidnappers. At least they haven't done anything to me yet. I wonder if it's because they're worried about my identity, or something else?"
"Whatever the reason, I'm trying to find a solution. Don't anger them, lest you bring unnecessary trouble upon yourself." Mu Xun remained worried about Mu Xi's safety.
Mu Xi pressed herself against the wall, the image of Mu Xun's eyes reflecting the moon on a calm lake appearing before her eyes, and a warmth inexplicably welled up in her heart: "Yes, I know."
Although she said she knew, Mu Xi was far from idle.
For the next day and night, the woman in black delivered three meals a day.
Mu Xi resolutely refused to eat, repeatedly saying she was afraid of being poisoned, and demanded to see her servants and the person behind the scenes.
The woman in black remained expressionless, as if she hadn't heard a thing.
Mu Xi would simply open the door and throw the food out each time.
Although Mu Xun next door was also refusing to eat or drink, he was worried about Mu Xi's health, so every time Mu Xi threw away food, he would shout loudly in response.
Unfortunately, despite their tacit efforts, they received no response.
Mu Xi's efforts over a day and a night were not in vain.
In any case, she discovered that the woman in black possessed martial arts skills and did not usually appear to be a servant. After all, who would want a servant to wear all black on a daily basis?
Furthermore, these women in black, though obeying someone's orders, seemed stiff, unaccustomed to their surroundings, and not particularly clever. Every time Mu Xi spilled food, an even better meal was brought over for the next meal.
What does this signify?
Does this suggest that those behind the scenes have some reservations about her?
Therefore, it can be inferred that the food is most likely not poisonous.
So when a woman in black brought food early on the third day, Mu Xi was so hungry that she started eating.
I was indeed extremely hungry.
Mu Xi finished a bowl of chicken porridge, then suddenly gagged and groaned in pain, "Ugh...you...you're poisoned..."
Then he slid off the stool, clutching his throat tightly with one hand, making a "hoarse" sound.
The woman in black was startled by the sudden turn of events and instinctively came up to check on the situation.
Mu Xi kicked her legs and died instantly.
"Ah..." The woman in black could no longer pretend to be mute and instinctively exclaimed.
Two women in black guarding the door came in upon seeing this: "What's going on?"
Mu Xi remained motionless.
One of them said in a panic, "Quick...quickly go and fetch a doctor. The mistress said we can't let anything happen to him."
"Where is a doctor here?" another person asked, equally alarmed.
One of them immediately had a flash of inspiration: "Isn't there an old man among Prince Jin Fang's men?"
Mu Xi was betting on this, so she couldn't help but prick up her ears.
Without even thinking, the latter replied, "Yes, I'll go and ask the mistress right away."
As the three were talking, one of them ran out, while the other two lifted Mu Xi off the ground and carried her to the bed.
Mu Xi found it amusing; these three were really not very smart, not even bothering to check her first to see if she was truly dead or faking it.
From the other side of the wall came Mu Xun's anxious voice: "Young Master... what happened to the Young Master? What have you done to him?"
Mu Xi pretended to be dead and could not answer, but listened carefully to the sounds around her.
A moment later, footsteps approached, and finally, the familiar voice of Physician Luo was heard: "Who exactly are you people? What have you done to the young master?"
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