The maid took the hand warmer and handed it to Mingyue. Mingyue waved her hands and said, "No, no."

The maids who took care of her were older than her. They had taken care of her since she was a child. Mingyue had a close relationship with them. She looked up at the maid with a smile on her face. She started to act coquettishly without realizing it: "I'll just hide my hands in my sleeves and warm them up. The cloak is very warm."

Jiang Yuanyi also smiled unconsciously. She picked up the teacup and looked up. She saw Master Changling looking at Mingyue with a smile on his face. He noticed Jiang Yuanyi's gaze and nodded to her politely.

Jiang Yuanyi also nodded slightly to him. But suddenly she remembered that in her previous life, Princess Mingyue was sent to marry a foreign prince.

She frowned and whispered in Xiao Tuo's ear: "Does the emperor plan to send a princess to marry?"

"Why do you ask this suddenly?" Xiao Tuo looked at her in surprise, "Now Ning'an is strong and its borders are stable. Mingyue is the most favored princess. Why would the emperor send her to marry?"

All the details of her previous life, whether related to herself or others, became more and more vague, especially when she was living in seclusion in the inner chambers, spending her days in sorrow. The only news she had was from the maids' discussions or from Chu Huan.

Jiang Yuanyi was a little absent-minded, lowering her eyes to stare at the ripples in the tea.

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The place where hot water is boiled is on the right side of the teahouse. There is a white tent. The weather is cold and the water temperature drops quickly. Maids go in and out to serve tea.

Jinxiu hid far away and identified the person who brought tea to Jiang Yuanyi.

She clenched her fists tightly, waiting for the medicine she had just put in to take effect.

The tea for the princess was brought by the princess's personal maid herself. The maid who was responsible for serving tea and water to Jiang Yuanyi and Xiao Tuo was walking over there and entering the tent.

She had just put a small amount of laxative in the hot water that the maid who was responsible for pouring tea for Jiang Yuanyi drank.

It should have worked...

"Zhu'er, hurry up!" "Why aren't you

leaving yet?"

Zhu'er covered her stomach, her beautiful eyebrows furrowed into a deep eyebrow knife: "You go first, I'll be there soon." She had just added hot water to the two distinguished guests and was not in a hurry.

Her stomach felt like it was being cut by a knife. Zhu'er put the tray on the table beside her, turned around and ran to the toilet.

Jinxiu watched her run away, and couldn't help feeling a little happy in her heart. She looked around, and just as she was about to step out, she saw several people coming together. She quickly retracted her feet, hid behind the wooden board, and swallowed her saliva.

The maids added hot water and walked out together.

The water tent was divided into two parts. The left part was for boiling water, and the right part was narrower. There was a tent between the two parts, and Zhu'er's tray was placed on the table on the left.

Jinxiu carefully poked her head out, looked around carefully, and after making sure that there was no one, she opened the hairpin, held it in her hand, and walked around the wall.

Although she was reluctant to do so with such a master, she had done such things many times. The concubine of the Liu family in the prime minister's mansion was poisoned to death by her, and she didn't know who did it until she died. After all,

the concubine of the Liu family was of ordinary origin, and she lost Chu Huan's love. Even if she died, no one would investigate or care. But Jiang Yuanyi was different. Last time, Jiang Yuanyi was just a small merchant girl, but now she has become a phoenix and the second young lady of the Duke's Mansion. She is no longer the same. This was

the first time that Jinxiu took action against such a big shot. She was very scared in her heart, but if she didn't do it, she would still die...

She poured the powder into the tea, and was afraid that Zhu'er would change the water, so she wet her hands with water and deliberately wiped some on the edge of the tea spout and the edge of the teacup.

Cold sweat flowed from her forehead to her chin. Jinxiu wiped it, and her fingertips were shaking.

Suddenly, there were light footsteps outside. Jinxiu's hand trembled, and the ruby ​​piece covering the hairpin slipped from her fingertips and fell into the mud. She didn't know where it slipped into.

Jinxiu's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, vibrating so much that her eardrums were thumping. She lowered her head to look for it, but there was nothing to see except yellow mud and dead grass on the ground.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer. She stamped her feet and ran away in a hurry.

Zhuer ran over and touched the edge of the kettle. The water was not as hot as before. She hurriedly went in to replace it with freshly boiled hot water and walked over there with the tray.

Zhu'er walked respectfully to Xiao Tuo and Jiang Yuanyi, knelt gently, put the tray against the table, put the freshly brewed tea on the table, and then removed the two cups of tea.

Then she knelt aside and waited.

The tea sets and tea leaves used by Mingyue were all brought out from the palace. They personally took care of the boiling water. Mingyue found it very boring.

Her personal maid Yuhe replaced a new cup of tea for Mingyue, but Mingyue stared at the cup in front of Jiang Yuanyi.

She reached out and picked up the cup in front of Jiang Yuanyi.

Yuhe stopped her: "Princess."

Mingyue frowned unhappily: "Sister Yuanyi has drunk it so many times, what's the problem."

There was a rustling sound from the body.

He Huilan frowned in dissatisfaction and turned to look at Jinxiu: "Why are you shaking?"

Jinxiu's legs were weak and her lips were pale. She lowered her head and whispered in He Huilan's ear: "The princess took..."

He Huilan looked over there, and the blood on her face suddenly disappeared.

Yuhe knelt aside, ready to take the tea from Mingyue's hand and test the poison for the princess first.

Xiao Tuo picked up the teacup and blew it gently, and the fragrance of tea filled the air.

A fresh fragrance of tea slowly floated in, mixed with a hint of spicy and sweet taste that ordinary people could not easily detect.

Jiang Yuanyi paused and turned his head abruptly to look at the cup of tea in Xiao Tuo's hand.

...That taste.

Jiang Yuanyi was startled. She raised her hands and grabbed Xiao Tuo and Ming Yue's hands. Some tea spilled out, with a faint green color, onto Jiang Yuanyi's sleeves.

Xiao Tuo and Ming Yue looked up in surprise and saw Jiang Yuanyi's eyes widened and cold.

Ming Yue looked at her: "What's wrong, Sister Yuanyi?"

Jiang Yuanyi gently let go of their hands and looked straight at He Huilan in front of her. Her voice was terribly low, but it was clearly heard by several people: "It's poisonous." As soon as

these words came out, Xiao Tuo, Ming Yue, and Yu He all looked at Jiang Yuanyi in shock.

Unbelievable.

Who would poison in such a situation. There were many princes and nobles among the people present, and if the princess had drunk it just now... the consequences would be disastrous.

Yu He looked at Jiang Yuanyi: "Are you sure, Madam?"

Jiang Yuanyi nodded: "Sure."

Yu He stood up and said in a loud voice: "Seal off the tea party! No one can go out! Stay where you are and don't move a step!"

Everyone at the tea party was confused and talked about it: "What happened?"

"Why is the tea party suddenly closed?"

"What happened?"

Everyone looked at each other and asked each other, but couldn't figure out the reason.

Chu Huan came back to his senses and looked over there, and saw that the palace maids standing next to the princess all had solemn expressions.

Soon, a large number of imperial guards rushed in, nearly a hundred people came, and surrounded the tea party. Each one was tall and big, wearing black helmets and armor, holding spears and standing straight like guns.

The maids on the side had been called together and knelt together trembling.

He Huilan hid her shaking hands under her sleeves, and her expression had returned to normal.

Jinxiu knelt beside He Huilan, her face pale and panicked.

He Huilan grabbed her hand and whispered in her ear with a smile as if joking: "If you don't want to die, just hold it in."

Jinxiu nodded quickly and grabbed herself hard.

Chu Huan turned his head to look at her: "What are you talking about?"

He Huilan smiled: "It's okay."

He said "um", retracted his eyes lightly, and took a sip of tea.

The poison was a highly toxic drug that her mother brought back from Shiming Country when she was young. The fragrance was extremely faint and ordinary people could not detect it at all. Moreover, it could not be detected with a silver needle. The poison took effect on the seventh day, and there were no signs in the first few days.

This poison is best administered when there are many people around, taking advantage of the chaos, and then looking for evidence when the poison takes effect? ​​The evidence has been consumed long ago, and no one will notice it at all, and it is difficult for people to suspect it.

He Huilan thought silently, relieved, and drank tea calmly.

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All the tea sets in front of Xiao Tuo and Jiang Yuanyi were taken away. Mingyue looked at Jiang Yuanyi in surprise, and couldn't believe that someone really dared to poison .

"Sister Yuanyi, who wants to harm me..."

Usually Yuhe and the others asked her to be careful, but she didn't take it to heart. But just now, she almost drank the poison.

Mingyue was a little startled, and raised her eyes to look at Jiang Yuanyi.

Jiang Yuanyi took Mingyue's hand and patted it gently: "I'm not going to harm you."

Xiao Tuo raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Yuanyi.

Mingyue said in confusion, "Oh," "Who is that?"

Jiang Yuanyi turned and walked forward. A group of maids knelt on the ground trembling, especially Zhu'er.

Zhu'er knelt in the front, crying, "I didn't! I didn't poison!" The

people behind her immediately started to talk, all in disbelief.

"Poisoned?!"

"The princess almost drank that cup of tea..."

"Who is so brave?"

Chu Huan also frowned slightly.

Two imperial guards crossed their spears to block Jiang Yuanyi. Yuhe hurriedly said, "This is the second young lady of the Duke's Mansion, who just saved the princess. Let her in quickly."

"Yes!"

Zhu'er was the one who was responsible for pouring tea for Jiang Yuanyi, so she was naturally a major suspect. She was caught first and knelt in the front, shaking all over, like sieve chaff.

Jiang Yuanyi walked to Zhu'er, squatted slightly, and handed her a handkerchief: "Wipe it."

Zhu'er stared at Jiang Yuanyi in a daze, with big tears hanging in her eyes. After a few moments, she trembled and held Jiang Yuanyi's hand: "Madam, I really didn't poison, I didn't..."

Jiang Yuanyi looked straight into her panicked eyes: "I know it wasn't you."

Zhu'er was stunned, and then burst into tears.

The commander on the side was about to intervene, but was glared back by Xiao Tuo, and Yu He also stopped him.

When Zhu'er calmed down, Jiang Yuanyi patted her shoulder, and those clear eyes made people calm down.

"Think carefully, is there anything different today?"

Zhu'er lowered her head and thought about it, crying and shaking her head.

Jiang Yuanyi patiently guided her: "What you should think about is, was there any time in the middle when you left the tea you were serving? Why? Was there any time?"

Upon hearing what Jiang Yuanyi said, Zhu'er's eyes lit up, and she grabbed Jiang Yuanyi's hand and nodded vigorously: "Before the tea was served, I had a stomachache and went to the toilet. I was away during that period of time!"

Jiang Yuanyi helped Zhu'er stand up: "Take us to the place where you temporarily placed it at that time."

Zhu'er stood up and led a large group of people there.

Doctor Yu, who was in charge of the inspection, finally came out with the results after half an hour. He held up the box and said solemnly, "There is a small amount of poison in the tea, and a large amount of poison residues in the spout and the edge of the cup. The specific toxicity is still unknown, but it is poisonous."

Yu He's face was completely gloomy. Today's poison, whether it is aimed at the princess or not, the person who poisoned it deserves to die.

The author has something to say: I have a cold... People who are looking for death insist on eating eggs and spicy food... See. Everyone, take care of your health.