Chapter 307: A Capsized Boat
Ge Xubai asked, "Excuse me, Lord Chu, have you ever been poisoned by the poison called Tendon-Eroding Soft Jade Powder?"
Chu Yian's heart stagnated slightly when he heard this, and he subconsciously wanted to cover it up.
"No……"
But Gu Zhaolin directly refuted the story, "You are lying. You have clearly been poisoned by this kind of poison. The military doctors examined you at that time, and they can all testify to it."
Ge Xubai said bluntly, "The person who shot the arrow that day had smeared this poison on the arrow. He shot the arrow at me, and I caught it and threw it back, and he was also hit by the arrow. What a coincidence, Lord Chu was also poisoned by this poison."
The implication of Ge Xubai's words couldn't be clearer.
Chu Yian was the one who stabbed him in the back, so he was also poisoned.
Chu Yian argued, "I was injured by a barrage of arrows. How can you conclude that I was the one who shot me in the back? This is simply slander!"
Xiao Yanci looked at Chu Yian, his eyes as cold as frost.
"Send someone to search his residence. Anything he has done will leave behind evidence, no matter how small."
Chu Yian's heart tensed again.
Did he clear the evidence? He himself didn't remember.
He had been recovering from his injuries for some time and was immersed in the joy of having made a contribution, so he had not thought about this.
Later, he quarreled with Zhao Shuning again and didn't think about this matter.
Did he leave anything behind that he shouldn't have?
Even if he really cleaned up the matter, the people who were searching were sent by Xiao Yanci, so it would be easy for them to frame him.
This time, he was really a fish on the chopping board, and could only be slaughtered.
Chu Yian's heart sank, filled with despair.
When he saw Lu Zhiran beside Xiao Yanci, the despair in his heart turned into a surge of sourness that was difficult to suppress.
She actually came to Xiping.
Did she come here for Xiao Yanci?
When they stood together, they looked a perfect match.
Regret was like a maggot in his bones, tormenting him deeply.
He couldn't help but imagine, what would the outcome be now if he hadn't brought Zhao Shuning back, if they hadn't divorced?
Noticing Chu Yian's disgusting and sticky gaze, Lu Zhiran frowned deeply.
Xiao Yanci moved and stood in front of Lu Zhiran, blocking Chu Yian's gaze.
He looked at Chu Yian coldly, with a warning in his eyes.
Was it him who didn't know how to cherish her back then, and now he's regretting it? Haha.
Xiao Yanci's men came back soon, and they indeed found something in Chu Yian's room.
It's a bottle of tendon-eroding and jade-softening powder, and also an antidote.
The things were placed in front of Chu Yian, and his face became even paler.
"No, I, I don't know where this came from."
Xiao Yanci asked back, "Do you suspect that I am deliberately framing you?"
Chu Yian lowered his head. "I didn't mean that, but I was wronged! My wife is a doctor, and she often mixes medicines. I think this was also mixed by her, but she just put it aside temporarily. I haven't used it."
"This is a poison that can harm people. Zhao Shuning prepared such a poison without any hesitation. Who is he trying to harm?"
Chu Yian: "...She doesn't mean to harm anyone, she just has this hobby."
"So, raising Gu worms is just a personal preference for her? That's a strange thing to say."
Chu Yian was blocked and couldn't speak.
At this time, Biying was brought up.
She is Zhao Shuning's trusted maid and knows much more inside information than Gu Zhaolin and Chu Yian.
She was so frightened that she was trembling, but she clenched her teeth and refused to say anything.
"I'm just a little maid, I really don't know anything."
She refused to say it, not only because she was somewhat loyal to Zhao Shuning, but also because she didn't want to bring trouble upon herself.
She knows nothing, she is innocent, and perhaps she can still save her life.
Li Chengsheng was also brought in. When he saw this situation, his knees immediately went weak and he confessed everything.
In addition to hoarding, Li Chengsheng also revealed the problematic recipe.
"I'm in the medicinal herbs business, and I know a bit about medicine. I saw the prescription that Doctor Zhao wrote last time, and she used a pretty strong dosage. That way of taking the medicine can indeed produce an immediate effect and cure the patient, but it may also sow the seeds of disease."
"Sure enough, after more than half a year, the people of Xiping began to show symptoms one after another. This was clearly the sequelae of the prescription. After Doctor Zhao arrived in Xiping, she was busy quelling the epidemic to prevent the matter from being exposed and implicating herself."
"I'm just a businessman, and I'm keeping my mouth shut for fear of being implicated in this matter. I was foolish for a moment, and I truly deserve death. I'm willing to donate my wealth, and I only hope that you will spare my life!"
After saying that, he kowtowed repeatedly, his fat body shaking like a sieve, and his back was completely wet.
Zhao Shuning's expression finally changed.
Li Chengsheng, this coward, actually showed all his weakness. She will be punished even more severely!
What made her even more upset was that Li Chengsheng's confession also implicated Taicang Trading Company.
In this way, wouldn't Lu Zhiran be able to escape easily?
She is unwilling to accept it!
Xiao Yanci was very satisfied with his confession.
This is the most valuable confession in the whole audience.
Chu Yian was shocked again and looked at Zhao Shuning in disbelief.
How many things is this woman hiding from me?
No wonder she was so eager to run to Xiping. She had caused such a big disaster, and she was here to clean up the mess.
Just now, Chu Yian was still thinking that Zhao Shuning at least had the merit of treating the epidemic last time. Perhaps the emperor would give him a lighter sentence for this reason and save the Marquis' Mansion from blame.
But now, he just felt like he was hit on the head with a stick, and his whole body was dizzy.
Zhao Shuning refused to admit it, "You are slandering me!"
Li Chengsheng immediately said, "I have the prescription you wrote me. I can take it to another doctor for examination. He will know whether what I said is true or not."
"Does anyone know where the prescription you took out came from?"
Li Chengsheng: "That was written by you, there's no mistake. Also, many doctors were involved in the treatment of the epidemic back then, so they were able to piece together the specific ratios and dosages of the prescription."
Li Chengsheng was very smart and was afraid that there would be problems in his cooperation with Zhao Shuning, so he asked Zhao Shuning to draw up the prescription first.
Zhao Shuning didn't give him the prescription, but Li Chengsheng became greedy and wanted to steal it, so he did it and asked someone to steal the prescription.
But later, things changed and Li Chengsheng no longer dared to hope for credit, so he quickly withdrew.
Later, the people of Xiping began to show symptoms. Li Chengsheng took the prescription to seek verification and received an ambiguous answer, but the doubts in his heart had already been planted.
He was just a businessman. Although he was somewhat smart and clever, he had never seen the world. He was almost scared to death by today's situation. Naturally, he did not dare to hide anything and revealed everything.
Zhao Shuning never expected that his prescription would fall into the hands of Li Chengsheng.
This time, she really hit the ditch.
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