Chapter 69 Poisoning
Not only Su Wanwan, Pei Changfeng was also very careful about food, but he could never have imagined that someone would blatantly put such a strong drug at a banquet.
After he finished his meal, he immediately felt something was wrong. Mu Chen, who was sitting opposite him, saw it and laughed.
Mu Chen put a strong poison into Pei Changfeng's bowl. He estimated that it would not be long before Pei Changfeng would bleed from all seven orifices and die.
Time passes by little by little.
Mu Chen and Liao Cheng who was observing frowned at the same time, wondering why the medicine hadn't taken effect yet.
Pei Changfeng felt a little hot, so he moved closer to Bingjian. Bai Jitong next to him felt something was wrong with his body, "Changfeng, why do I feel the weather is so stuffy today?"
Pei Changfeng glanced at his face and asked, "Are you...sick?"
"What's the disease?" Bai Jitong felt strange. "No, no, I have to go out for some fresh air."
The men and women sat at separate seats, and when they saw a figure leaving, Liao Cheng thought it was Pei Changfeng, and hurriedly followed him out.
Bai Jitong ran into Liao Cheng just after he took a few steps out. He was frightened and thought he was being watched, so he quickly backed away.
The lights outside were dim, and Liao Cheng didn't see his face clearly. She thought it was Pei Changfeng, and excitedly hugged him, "Brother, why are you running away? Come and let your sister hug you. I promise to let you know what true happiness is."
Bai Jitong almost screamed. He hurriedly pushed Liao Cheng's hand away and ran forward. Liao Cheng chased him like crazy. It was really exciting to chase a man in someone else's house. Liao Cheng became more and more excited as he chased, "Stinky brother, don't run, stinky brother!"
At the banquet, Pei Changfeng waited for a long time but Bai Jitong didn't come back. He felt something was strange and was about to go out to look for him, but Fan Ling held him down.
"Someone bribed the maid to put drugs in the food in her bowl. I changed it for you."
"Drug?" Pei Changfeng lowered his voice and his eyes subconsciously fell on Mu Chen. "I do feel something is wrong. Did you see who gave it to me?"
"It could be... a woman?" Fan Ling thought. "After all, there is only one way to cure that kind of drug. Of course, it could also be a man who wants to embarrass you and ruin your reputation. You are fine now, but your colleague seems to have been affected, and some of it accidentally got on his dish."
Pei Changfeng was a little surprised, "No wonder he hasn't come back yet."
The two men whispered to each other. Mu Chen saw that Pei Changfeng was not poisoned and knew that he had failed to drug him. But who took away his stuff?
He was puzzled when he saw the third master of the Earl's Mansion above him suddenly twitched, and then blood gushed out of all seven orifices, and he died in a miserable way.
The guests panicked instantly, "What's wrong? What happened?"
"It was fine just now, how come it suddenly..."
"Someone poisoned it! Someone must have poisoned it!"
Pei Changfeng and others were surrounded, and the entire Earl's Mansion was blocked off, with no one able to get in or out. All this happened in just a moment.
Pei Changfeng was afraid that someone might be involved in this evil act, so he calmly checked his sleeves and collar, then looked at Fan Ling, as if realizing something, "Someone is using someone else's knife to kill someone!"
And the person who is using a knife to kill someone must be above what they know now and in control of the overall situation. It is very likely that he is someone in the Earl's Mansion.
They were invited into the side hall and were waiting for people from the Dali Temple to come and determine the cause of death.
Seeing that Fan Ling was still anxious, Pei Changfeng said, "Don't panic. If the murderer didn't want to make a big deal, he wouldn't have involved you changing the medicine. After all, this matter not only concerns you and me, but also the person who originally planned to drug you. Things are getting more and more complicated, which is not a good thing."
Fan Ling shook his head, "I'll listen to you."
They didn't know how long they waited before they heard a noise at the door, and it turned out to be Bai Jitong, who was soaking wet.
Bai Jitong was a little dazed. When he saw Pei Changfeng, he grabbed his arm and started crying, "You've hurt me so much!"
Everyone around looked over. Pei Changfeng quickly covered Bai Jitong's mouth and pulled him aside. "What's wrong?"
Bai Jitong's face turned pale. "You don't know, Liao Cheng wants to kill me!"
Pei Changfeng suddenly realized and looked at him with pity, "The princess is beautiful, Ji Tong, you... just bear with it."
"I'm not married yet, wuwu..." Bai Jitong felt scared when he thought of Liao Cheng's ferocious appearance. He knew that he had caught the wrong person, but this princess really accepted everyone who came to her!
"You just lost your innocence," Pei Changfeng comforted him, "The third master of the Earl's Mansion lost his life."
After hearing the whole story, Bai Jitong stopped crying. "You are right. The princess is beautiful. I am a man. There is no reason for me to cry here. As long as the princess does not let me marry her, it will be fine."
The people from the Dali Temple arrived very quickly, and the first people they interrogated were the maids and servants who served the dishes in the Earl's Mansion today and helped in the kitchen.
It took them a lot of time to screen the people. During this period, Pei Changfeng and others were well fed and well accommodated. After all, it was none of their business, so most people didn't care.
"It's a bit hot," Bai Jitong asked, "Changfeng, do you want to eat honeydew melon?"
Pei Changfeng shook his head, "No."
Xing Zhou, who was waiting outside, should have already informed Su Wanwan of the news, so she shouldn't be too worried.
Outside the house, the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery's residence was in chaos. The birthday party was supposed to be a festive day, but something like this happened. The old lady of the Earl of Loyalty and Bravery had fainted from crying, and she could only watch helplessly as she breathed more than she breathed in.
The third master's wife, Ruan, led her two children and cried miserably, "My husband, how are we going to live if you are gone?"
Rong Guozhen, the Junior Official of the Dali Temple, had experienced many cases and had seen many murders of this kind. He asked someone to interrogate Ruan. The Master of the Earl's Mansion was shocked. "You mean my sister-in-law murdered her husband?"
"It's just speculation, not a conclusion. Except for the Third Madam, everyone present must be examined. I am not targeting you on purpose."
"I am willing to accept the investigation," Ruan wiped her tears, "I only ask you to arrest the real murderer so that my husband can rest in peace."
Rong Guozhen nodded, "Thank you Madam for your cooperation."
He glanced at the people waiting for interrogation and asked the coroner, "Have you found out what the poison was?"
The coroner looked solemn, "It's not a poison, but a tonic. It's just that the properties of the two drugs conflict with each other, and the dosage is large. Over time, it has become a poison."
"Tonic?" The answer seemed to be obvious, and it could basically only be someone in the room.
Rong Guozhen asked someone to bring over the third master's concubines. At this time, he noticed a maid with a strange look on her face. "You, come out."
The maid panicked and burst into tears, "This servant, this servant really didn't mean it..."
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