Doctor Du: "Your Highness, this is a rare poison introduced from the Western Regions. It can make a person, no matter how painful it is, show absolutely no pain on their face before death."
"Also, the most cruel thing about this poison is that even though the body is in extreme pain and collapses, the victim can't even scream. It's like their five senses are paralyzed, but they still clearly feel the pain."
"Because those infected with this poison always have a calm and compassionate smile on their faces, it is called Maitreya's poison."
Li Qingluo's heart skipped a beat.
"What a vicious poison."
"So, the twelfth girl was dismembered alive before she died?"
"Is it because of the poison that she didn't make any sound and has such a calm expression on her face?"
Doctor Du: "This girl is right. According to the coroner's inference, the twelfth girl was indeed dismembered and tortured to death before she died."
Li Qingluo took half a step back and was supported by Que'er and Nanny Deng, so that he would not lose his composure.
On the other side, Aunt Guan vomited blood when she learned the truth.
She wailed, "My Jia'er—Jia'er—who on earth would have to torture you like this, to let you die so horribly—!!"
After shouting this, she was almost exhausted after staying up all night. She closed her eyes and fainted.
“Auntie!!”
The maidservant supported the unconscious Aunt Guan and shouted, and Pei Yuan rushed forward and picked her up.
His face was filled with sorrow and pain, and it was obvious that the pain he felt inside was no less than that of the person in his arms.
But he couldn't fall down...
Pei Yuan stepped forward, holding Aunt Guan in his arms and kneeling before Prince Su.
"Your Highness Prince Su, if you can clear Jia'er's name and uncover the truth behind my only daughter's tragic death, my life, Pei Yuan, will be yours until the day we die!"
After saying that, he stood up, hugged his 'wife' and strode away.
The people in Pei Mansion made way one after another, and only after Pei Yuan had completely walked away did they start to talk.
"What's going on? How can there be such a strange poison?"
"This is news from the Western Regions. What's so strange about it? I heard that one of the ten poison kings in the Western Regions is the most vicious. This is nothing..."
"But who on earth would do such a cruel thing to this concubine's daughter? Could it really be someone from our house?"
A voice from the Peiguo Mansion roared angrily, "Absolutely impossible! Is there anyone in our family who could have obtained this poison? Moreover, who would hate a concubine's daughter so much?"
Duan Rongshi saw them arguing but did not stop them.
Instead, he stood up and walked into the main room, looking at Nan Jia's body in silence for a long time.
It was so long that Li Qingluo thought, could it be that he already knew the truth?
There was no expression on Duan Rongshi's face, but his eyes were extremely cold.
He suddenly sneered, "The poison of the Western Regions."
"I don't believe in coincidences."
"Kill Lei, Leng Dian, go check!"
"Investigate every single person in this mansion, from the Duke to the masters of each household, down to every servant, thoroughly!"
"Those who refuse to confess will be severely punished."
He is not a kind-hearted person.
Sha Lei and Leng Dian received the order and immediately took people to take Pei Guogong and others away.
There was naturally a lot of shouting outside. The servants had never suffered such humiliation, let alone these masters?
They were hustled away like criminals one after another. Duke Pei roared a few times, and Sha Lei personally approached him and said, "Duke, the one who died today was a girl from your house, not one of those slaves who were quietly disposed of in the past."
"If you want to clear your name and maintain peace in your home, you'd better cooperate with the investigation today. Otherwise, who knows who will be the next master to be poisoned by Maitreya and killed."
"Otherwise, if the whole Jinling City knows about this, it won't be a good thing for your Peiguo Mansion, which has always been low-key and secretive."
Every word that Pei Guogong said made his face darker.
But in the end, he didn't say another word, and just swallowed his anger and was taken away by Sha Lei.
Seeing this, the other masters also became obedient.
What's more, among the dozens of officials who came to Pei Mansion today, none of them were afraid of trouble under the command of Prince Su.
Duan Rongshi took Li Qingluo to the old Duke's courtyard alone.
Li Qingluo: "Your Highness wants to meet the old Duke in person? Do you think he is really a suspect as well?"
Duan Rongshi: "Duke Pei's Mansion may appear to be in decline, but do you really think so?"
He couldn't believe that she was such a stupid girl.
You will be deceived by the appearance of Peiguo Mansion.
Li Qingluo pulled the corners of his pale lips: "Of course not!"
The Peiguo Mansion is by no means as mediocre as it appears on the surface.
Since the war ended thirty years ago, three sons of Duke Pei have left and one has returned.
From then on, Duke Pei took the initiative to give up his military power. In recent years, Duke Pei has been crazy and irritable, and he almost never goes out.
The entire Peiguo Mansion declined rapidly because of this. The descendants of the Peiguo Mansion no longer took up military service. Even if there were young men who studied literature and participated in the imperial examinations, now, except for Pei Yuan, who had two wives and two courtyards, there was almost no one else who was outstanding.
The Duke Pei's Mansion was still one of the most prestigious and prestigious families in Jinling City, but it seemed to have become a mere facade, rapidly declining from the center of power in Jinling City...
But is this really the case?
The death of a girl can make them so indifferent.
Li Qingluo could not forget how they stood at the gate of the courtyard looking at the wreckage of Nanjia, pointing and talking in low voices, with numb expressions and no trace of compassion or pain.
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