To an outsider, Mu Ting's words would sound like his lover was jealous.
But Qin Xiangxiang was in it, but it was not the case.
Mu Ting's words seemed to be questioning her deception. They were obviously allies, but he didn't know anything about what she did.
It turns out that Mu Ting is not that stupid.
Qin Xiangxiang felt a slight twirl in his wine: "You have seen that he is helping me. I am also helping him. The relationship between me and him is to help each other."
Mu Ting seemed to have caught a cold, and his voice seemed to be hoarse: "Why didn't you tell me?"
Qin Xiangxiang chuckled: "Mu Langjun, my father and your father are political enemies. My father impeached your father, but you don't hold any grudge at all? Of course I can't tell you anything."
Mu Ting looked deeply at Qin Xiangxiang and asked her, "Then why did you let me stay at the Qin family restaurant?"
"Of course it's because of guilt. My father did something wrong. As a daughter, I always have to make up for it for him." Qin Xiangxiang said.
Mu Ting curled his lips: "Madam Qin is kind."
Not knowing whether his words were sincere or sarcastic, Qin Xiangxiang did not dare to respond, but changed the topic: "By the way, I saw some Mu family troops returning to the capital today, but they took you back? Mu Langjun, there are many people in the capital. Dangerous, if nothing happens to you, just go back to Yanzhou."
"Ms. Qin, do you think that with Mu's brains, he won't be able to survive for more than a few days in the capital?"
It's not that serious, but if you have to compete with those people who have been fighting with each other since childhood, I'm afraid it will be very difficult.
Qin Xiangxiang thought carefully and organized his words: "Mu Langjun has a pure nature. It is best not to enter the muddy water in the capital."
Mu Ting said: "Thank you, Madam Qin, for reminding me."
He took a few steps back, and with the faint light of the angry wind lantern in the Qin family restaurant, Qin Xiangxiang could clearly see the expression on his face in an instant.
Mu Ting's expression was cold.
In just a moment, Mu Ting turned around and left. He walked very quickly and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
As soon as he left, Qin Xiangxiang felt that the spring breeze was like scissors, and the blades were extremely cold. Seeing that there was no one around, she walked quickly back to Qin's restaurant and opened the door.
The next morning, what woke everyone in the Qin family restaurant was Qin Xiangxiang's continuous sneezing sound.
Qin Xiangxiang's brain was so beaten that he felt dizzy.
But there was some cold wind and some rain last night, and this dilapidated body was no longer good.
Hong Xiu handed her the hot porridge and said, "Mother Wang is already making medicine."
Boiling two servings is still boiling, and boiling three servings is also boiling.
Early in the morning, there was a strong smell of medicine in the backyard of the restaurant.
Qin Xiangxiang said wiltedly: "Hongxiu, there are no more candies in my cupboard. You can bring me some from the kitchen later."
Hongxiu suppressed a smile: "My slave, don't worry. Madam, I'm going to prepare breakfast, so don't run around. Just rest and wait until you're well before you go out."
Qin Xiangxiang thought about it carefully and realized that he really didn't have much to do today, so he should take a good rest.
After drinking the medicine, it was already getting late. Qin Xiangxiang was leaning forward, lying weakly and bonelessly on the Taishi chair, when Mrs. Wang came in in a panic: "Madam, it's not good. There is a man wearing sackcloth and wearing filial piety outside." My little lady, you must have poisoned the food you went to her house to cook yesterday, causing her mother to vomit blood and she is still unconscious. There are also officials from Dali Temple following you outside, yes, that is Ma Sizhi, he is also here ”
Miss Fan? Mrs. Fan vomited blood?
Qin Xiangxiang had to get up and go to see Mrs. Fan.
Qin Xiangxiang couldn't help but be startled when he saw Miss Fan. Mrs. Fan, who was innocent and full of life yesterday, now looks like a flower wilted by frost. His round face seemed to have lost weight all of a sudden, and his eyes were red and swollen. When he saw her, he was immediately filled with anger and hatred: "Ms. Qin, why did you harm my grandma like this?"
Ma Sizhi stood behind Miss Fan and looked at Qin Xiangxiang with an indifferent expression.
Qin Xiangxiang said, "I didn't harm Mrs. Fan. By the way, the dishes I cooked yesterday were tested by others, but were they poisonous?" She looked at Ma Sizhi.
Miss Fan said bitterly: "It has been tested and it is not poisonous, but those dishes are missing a plate of fish ball soup! Yesterday, my house was in chaos and I was too distracted to take care of myself. I didn't say goodbye to Miss Qin, but the servants in the family testified that Madam Qin learned that something happened to my family yesterday, so she didn’t leave immediately, but stayed for a long time before leaving!”
Qin Xiangxiang was helpless: "Your father passed away suddenly yesterday. I heard that Mrs. Fan fainted and did not eat the dishes I cooked. And I also left in front of Ma Sizhi."
Hearing her explanation, Mrs. Fan became even more excited: "My grandma fainted, but Aunt Lan, a servant at home, was afraid that she would faint because she had not eaten for a long time and had lost her strength, so she filled her with a small bowl of fish ball soup. Eat with her! Not long after she finished eating, she vomited blood! Later, Aunt Lan discovered that a large bowl of fish ball soup was missing! Wasn't this the destruction of evidence? Madam Qin, I didn't save it until later Yesterday, you went to the Salt Solution Department to beg for salt. But although my father is the Salt Officer of the Salt Solution Department, how can he have any say in whether there is salt or not? You don’t need to record this account with my father. On grandma!"
Although Mrs. Fan is young, her words are actually reasonable and well-founded. It seemed that she, Qin Xiangxiang, really wanted to murder Fan Yanguan and his wife for the 130 yuan.
Qin Xiangxiang ignored her and looked at Ma Sizhi: "Ma Sizhi thinks so too?"
Ma Sizhi then spoke slowly: "Whether Mrs. Qin has poisoned her, we have to search the Qin family restaurant carefully to see if the poison is hidden."
By now, everyone in the Qin family restaurant understood that Ma Sizhi was here to search the restaurant today.
But how could he not trust the eldest lady so much? The foot shop opened that day, but the big gourd he gave me to attract wealth was still on the counter.
Qin Xiangxiang said with a smile: "If you are upright, you are not afraid of slanted shadows. Ma Sizhi just searches."
Ma Sizhi's eyes darkened and he told the officer: "Search more carefully."
Hong Xiu stood up and said angrily: "You are trolling people with blood! We ladies will never do such things!"
Qin Xiangxiang pulled Hongxiu back: "Hongxiu."
Tianxiang also looked at Ma Sizhi angrily. Fortunately, she thought Ma Sizhi was a good man and worthy of marriage. Now it seems that what is the difference between this Ma Sizhi and those gangsters?
Qin Xiangxiang looked at Mrs. Fan and saw that she was still looking at him with a sad and angry face, so he asked, "How is Mrs. Fan now?"
Mrs. Fan was stunned for a moment, but she didn't expect Qin Xiangxiang to have the nerve to ask about her condition. She replied reluctantly: "The medical workers have detoxified her." She was too lazy to deal with Qin Xiangxiang.
Qin Xiangxiang said: "Your Majesty is newly mourned, and you are recovering from poisoning. Mrs. Fan is not taking care of you at home, but she is busy here to accuse me. Should I say that Mrs. Fan is filial or unfilial? That's me. If a crime is really committed, Miss Fan can just identify me and let the officials handle it, so why does Miss Fan need to make this trip?"
Miss Fan was startled again. She wanted to refute what Qin Xiangxiang said, but Qin Xiangxiang seemed to be right. She was a little confused for a moment, as if someone was encouraging her in her ears. She was so angry that she just came regardless. Still wearing sackcloth and wearing filial piety. When she came, the people who saw her looked at her and started talking about her.
But Mrs. Fan quickly reacted and said angrily: "I am here to identify you personally, so that I can be filial to my grandma! I will never let the murderer go unpunished!"
Qin Xiangxiang said helplessly: "If I were really the murderer, how could I bring the poison back to the restaurant?"
yes. If she was really the murderer, how could she bring the poison back to the restaurant? Unless she's a fool.
"You, you, are so bold and different!" Miss Fan had no words to refute, so she finally said these words.
If he hadn't seen Miss Fan looking so pitiful, Qin would have laughed just thinking about it.
"I did not poison Mrs. Fan. Miss Fan, please go back."
Just after Qin Xiangxiang finished speaking, a servant grabbed the fortune gourd that had been sent directly from Ma Si, pulled out the stopper, turned the gourd upside down, and shook it vigorously, and several thin paper rolls came out from the belly of the gourd. .
