Who would harm his mother?
Qingsong frowned, his hands clenched into fists, wishing he could immediately find the murderer and avenge his mother!
"Next, you should greet your uncles and elders. Be careful when eating, and test the water and food with silver items."
As Jiang Yue spoke, she handed the silver earring to her son, indicating that he should keep it safe for when needed.
Qingsong reached out and took the things from his mother, carefully putting them away at his waist.
Hearing this, he had a guess in his mind and asked in a low voice:
"Mother, do you think they'll try again if their first plan fails?"
"Yes, better safe than sorry. Poison can be detected with silver ornaments, but not with sleeping potion. To prevent them from harming us in secret, perhaps we should lure them out..."
Jiang Yue also whispered her plan to her son, reminding him that walls have ears and he should be careful.
Qingsong nodded, then dipped his finger in tea and applied it to his eyelids—or rather, the area under his eyelids!
Pretending to be in great pain and anxious, shout—
"Mother~"
"Mother, what's wrong?"
"He vomited blood!"
"Mother~"
"Help! My mother is dying! Someone please call a doctor!"
Perhaps it was because Qingsong had a natural talent for acting, but his panicked appearance was quite convincing.
And sure enough, the spy who was secretly observing actually fell into the trap!
Hearing the boy's exclamation, he was certain that the woman had already eaten the poisoned food!
Since he's not far from death anyway, he's done his job. Time to go back to the manor and collect his reward from Second Madam.
Sure enough, Qingsong, standing behind the window, spotted a furtive figure leaving the restaurant...
"Mother, she's gone."
"Don't pursue a desperate enemy."
Jiang Yue sat perfectly fine in the chair, while the shopkeeper and waiter who had rushed over were dumbfounded.
"Madam, do you have enemies in Jinling Prefecture?"
After a moment's thought, the shopkeeper guessed the reason. Being a man of wide experience, he was not surprised.
"To be honest, not long ago, I almost ate the food my son ordered the waiter to bring me. It was laced with deadly poison, so I had to put on this act to mislead the real culprit."
After Jiang Yue gave a brief explanation, the shopkeeper understood.
"I can swear on the century-old reputation of this family inn that I knew nothing about this matter. But please rest assured, madam, I will instruct the kitchen staff and waiters to be more careful."
Indeed, there's a reason why this inn has been able to stand strong for a century in the prosperous Jinling Prefecture!
Upon hearing the shopkeeper's assurance, Jiang Yue quickly replied:
"Thank you so much, shopkeeper!"
The waiter listened blankly, his mind a little foggy, but he immediately snapped out of it when he met the shopkeeper's gaze.
After the two left, Qingsong realized that his mother hadn't eaten enough, so he told her to stay in the house and not go anywhere, while he went to the kitchen to supervise the cooks.
After Qingsong left, Jiang Yue's face darkened.
They may have temporarily fooled their opponents, but as long as she is alive, their group's goal remains the same, and they will inevitably encounter the mastermind behind the scenes sooner or later!
She came to Jinling Prefecture to discuss cooperation on medicinal plants with the Ge family, and quite a few people knew about this.
Who would harm her?
Or perhaps, whose interests were threatened by her actions?
As I was thinking this, a sudden thought flashed through my mind!
Right, following this line of thought, we unravel the mystery step by step, and the target is locked—
Ge Mansion!
Since the Ge family has been practicing medicine for generations, they must have a cooperative relationship with large medicinal herb suppliers!
Her medicinal herbs are undoubtedly of very high quality, both in terms of efficacy and yield!
If the Ge family had relatives by marriage like that, wouldn't she have inadvertently offended them to death?
That makes sense!
In the evening, the other three burly men from the village who had been inquiring about the news returned to the inn.
They found Qingsong immediately and went to his house. Qingsong then invited his mother, and everyone began to report the information they had gathered that day…
Jinling Prefecture was located right under the emperor's nose and was extremely wealthy. When people went out, they were either officials or imperial relatives. The lowest-ranking people were naturally ordinary people like them.
In order to protect the common people, His Majesty has promulgated a law that officials and imperial relatives in Jinling Prefecture are not allowed to disturb the people, bully the people, or oppress the people!
Anyone who violates the law, regardless of who they are, must be handed over to the Three Judicial Offices and then to the Embroidered Uniform Guard for trial.
Therefore, the people of Jinling Prefecture lived in peace and prosperity, and the status of merchants was protected by the government.
In Jinling Prefecture, there are four great families: the Cao family, which is controlled by the emperor's relatives, including the Cao family, which is controlled by the Cao family, the brother of Empress Cao. The Cao family is responsible for the two major lifelines of Tianyao official salt and grain transport.
Consort Lin's father, Lin Chengfeng, was the head of the Lin family and was responsible for supplying medicines to the army, the Imperial Hospital, and various prefectures in Tianyao.
Duan Xin, the patriarch of the Duan family, has always loved money the most. He had an ambition since he was young to become the richest man in the world. In fact, he did achieve that and is now the richest man in the entire Tianyao!
The family ranked last is the newly emerging elite, the Shangguan family, which in recent years squeezed out the original last-ranked family and reshuffled the four major families of Jinling Prefecture!
He operated more than a dozen businesses, including Tianyao's largest brothel, gambling den, cosmetics shop, pastry shop, and tailor shop!
The sixth young lady of the Shangguan family, Shangguan Xian'er, was only about ten years old when she was able to compose a poem—
"Clinging firmly to the green hills, its roots firmly planted in the broken rocks."
Despite countless trials and tribulations, it remains steadfast, unmoved by winds from any direction.
Her poems about bamboo made her a household name as a talented woman!
Jiang Yue's eyelids twitched when she heard about the Shangguan family!
And then there's this ancient poem that she could recite backwards with her eyes closed in her past life—it set off alarm bells in her mind!
Shangguan Xian'er and Baili Youqin, aren't they the male and female protagonists of the original book?!
She's only ten years old now, which means that in just four or five years, Shangguan Xian'er will have a complicated and tragic love-hate relationship with the male lead, Baili Youqin, and her family's Qingyun?!
Wait a minute, he ran more than a dozen businesses, including Tianyao's largest brothel, gambling den, cosmetics shop, pastry shop, and tailor shop!
Listening to this, this reborn fellow villager has been planning everything since he was so young?
No wonder the male protagonist went from being an unpopular crown prince to ultimately winning the struggle for the throne!
Brothels and gambling dens—aren't they all rife with intelligence gathering?
Shangguan Xian'er seems to have been reborn from the womb, planning everything from a young age. If she doesn't have the last laugh, she'll have wasted her opportunity!
The original main villain, the second male lead Qingyun, lost because this girl loved power more, and loved that phoenix position!
"Everyone, go back to your rooms and get some rest. Tomorrow morning, we will go to the Ge family residence to pay our respects."
Jiang Yue smiled bitterly to herself; things were really complicated!
After arranging everything, I rubbed my temples, feeling tired, mentally exhausted.
Everyone agreed and dispersed from Qingsong's room...
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