"Let's carry him to the mass grave under the cover of night. Oh, and check if he has the blood phoenix totem of Qiaochuan on his right shoulder. If so, scrape it off first."
"yes."
Just as Gu Zhuang left, Yuan Que returned. Compared to his relaxed demeanor when Gu Zhuang reported on the household affairs earlier, Li Qingchen was noticeably more serious.
"how?"
Yuan Que naturally understood that the young prince was asking about Wei Shuwan, so he could only reply, "Miss Wei is fine for the time being, but..."
Li Qingchen narrowed his eyes: "What happened?"
"However, Wei Shuyao, the fourth daughter of the Wei family, who was imprisoned in the same cell as Miss Wei, was poisoned after eating the food brought by the jailer. When I returned, I heard that she had not yet woken up."
A dark cloud instantly settled over Li Qingchen's brow. "Who delivered the food? How much of the investigation have you uncovered?"
Yuan Que thought for a moment and decided to start from the beginning: "Your Highness, when I went to deliver dinner to Miss Wei tonight, I saw that Miss Wei not only did not seem happy, but also kept looking at me with resentment. I found it strange at the time, and when I left, I heard Miss Wei smashing plates and bowls."
"I felt something was amiss, so I interrogated the jailer and learned that someone had already delivered food to the fourth young lady of the Wei family before I did. She vomited blood and convulsed after eating only a few bites. The Dali Temple had no choice but to move her to a quiet room and call a doctor to examine her. The doctor confirmed that it was caused by the highly poisonous Gelsemium elegans."
"The person who delivered the food earlier had half his face covered by a straw hat, so the jailer never saw his face clearly. He was just doing his job after being paid."
After Yuan Que finished speaking, Li Qingchen remained silent for a long time. A dark cloud seemed to be swirling in his unfathomable eyes, as if a storm was brewing within them.
He did know of someone who was skilled in using the poison Gelsemium elegans.
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