The mother-in-law was still calm, but she knelt down as soon as she entered the room. Looking at her posture, she knew that there must be something wrong with her eating.
"Stand up and answer." Luo Tong called her up directly.
This mother-in-law is an old man from Shaoguang Pavilion, so her loyalty will not be a problem, so there should be a problem in some link.
The mother-in-law stood up as instructed, and Luo Tong said directly: "What happened after you bought the noodles? Is there anything suspicious? Please recall it carefully."
The mother-in-law took a closer look and found that nothing special happened, but...
She suddenly said: "After the old slave entered the house and before returning to Shaoguang Pavilion, he met Mrs. Liu on the road. She suddenly stopped the old slave and insisted on asking for advice on embroidery work."
"At that time, the old slave was anxious to deliver the food to the princess, so she kept trying to shirk it, but she insisted on holding the old slave and talked for a while, and finally saw that the old slave refused hard, so she left."
She frowned and added with doubt on her face: "Mrs. Liu is not like this on weekdays. Although she is talkative and likes to inquire about things, she does not insist on talking to others like today."
"Now that I think about it, Mrs. Liu's behavior today is really strange! Could it be that while she was talking to the old slave, she took advantage of the food and tampered with it?!"
The mother-in-law was shocked, but saw that Luo Tong was fine, and breathed a sigh of relief. However, she felt extremely guilty when she thought that her errand had gone wrong.
Luo Tong treated the servants in Shaoguang Pavilion very well, so the servants in Shaoguang Pavilion respected her, and her mother-in-law was no exception.
Hearing what his mother-in-law said, Luo Tong also felt suspicious. If he really wanted to take action against food, he would probably do it at that time.
As long as you attract the mother-in-law's attention, you can take the opportunity to add some ingredients to the pasta.
"Mother Liu?" Luo Tong continued to ask, "What's going on with Mother Liu?"
"She is a housekeeper in the East Courtyard, but she is not from our Shaoguang Pavilion. She is a foul-mouthed person and always likes to find people to chat with. She will also find the old slave from time to time on weekdays, but most of the time the old slave is just Just listen." The mother-in-law replied quickly.
At this time, she only felt that Mrs. Liu's face was full of suspicion, and she felt that she was sneaky!
The servants in Shaoguang Pavilion are very strict with their mouths, otherwise it would be impossible for Wu Zechen to stay by his side.
Moreover, the people in Shaoguang Pavilion knew very well that although the people inside and outside the pavilion were all servants of Prince An's Mansion, they were different. After all, there was a West Courtyard.
The mother-in-law specially emphasized that the mother-in-law Liu was not from Shaoguang Pavilion, and that was the reason.
Luo Tong also heard the meaning of the mother-in-law's words. Naturally, the mother-in-law Liu was probably not a reliable person.
At this time, Manager Zhang on the side gave the answer directly. He had been staying in Shaoguang Pavilion, so as soon as he noticed the movement on Luo Tong's side, he rushed over to wait.
"Then Mrs. Liu is the person who stayed behind after the previous cleaning. She is the spy from the west courtyard who is stationed in the east courtyard. I will send someone to find Mrs. Liu." Manager Zhang immediately replied and was about to walk out of the house.
Wu Zechen had previously carried out a major purge of the East Campus, cleaning up a large number of informants planted by various forces, but in the end some were left behind and were not completely removed.
The purpose of leaving these eyeliners is to save them for emergencies, such as using the eyeliners to deliver some false news, or even to reversely detect the next actions and intentions of the people behind them.
Obviously, Mrs. Liu was retained as an informant in the West Courtyard for this reason.
The woman exclaimed in shock: "It was the spy planted by the West Courtyard? Manager Zhang! After she finished talking to the old slave, she seemed to have left in the direction of the West Courtyard!"
Manager Zhang paused and immediately looked at Luo Tong, waiting for her to make a decision.
Went to the West Courtyard? Then it is very likely that he will answer the question!
Luo Tong's eyes narrowed and he immediately ordered: "Lin Dong! Manager Zhang! Send people to blockade the west courtyard and arrest Mrs. Liu directly! If the situation requires it, control Concubine Xu Side!"
She gave the order decisively, and her intuition told her that if she could directly catch Concubine Xu Bie's tail this time, she would probably gain a lot!
So she must not miss this rare opportunity!
Although doing this made a lot of noise, she was no longer the abandoned daughter of the Xia Mansion before!
So what if we fail to catch Princess Xu in the end? With Luo Tong's current identity and status, as long as she didn't really do anything to Concubine Xu Zong, there was nothing she could do to her!
Luo Tong suddenly understood what those people who were eager for power and status were doing.
Lindong and Manager Zhang immediately accepted the order without any hesitation, let alone Luo Tong's order, even though Luo Tong asked them to attack the West Courtyard!
Watching Lindong and Manager Zhang leave, Luo Tong frowned, and suddenly said: "Uncle Wu, please make a trip and go directly to the main house of Concubine Xu Bian in the west courtyard to see what's going on there."
"You are thoughtful and experienced. You can help me keep an eye on the scene and adapt to changes. I will feel more at ease."
Wu Yongyuan could see that Luo Tong was cautious about this matter, but he was more worried about Luo Tong's safety. After all, something like this had just happened: "Then Princess, on your side..."
"Uncle Wu, don't worry, I won't go out in Shaoguang Pavilion. As long as I don't go out, I will be safe in Shaoguang Pavilion."
Wu Yongyuan thought about it, and nodded immediately, telling Wu Manying to protect Luo Tong, then turned around and left, chasing Lindong and others to the west courtyard.
Watching everyone leave and start taking action, Luo Tong still sat at the table, his eyes falling on the bowl of noodles again.
Although the smell of sour bamboo shoots is strong, to Luo Tong, it cannot cover up the special smell in it.
It was because she smelled these smells that she judged that there were added ingredients, because she was very familiar with these smells. She was so familiar with them that she had been studying these medicines for a long time.
She didn't tell anyone else just now what ingredients were added to this bowl of noodles, because these "ingredients" involved Prince Lao An!
Because these materials were the poison that killed Prince Lao An back then!
It was precisely because she was aware of these poisons that Luo Tong decisively chose to take action. She wanted to take advantage of Concubine Xu Bian's reaction and before she had time to destroy the evidence, and get the stolen goods!
She didn't even have time to inform Wu Zechen that he was taking action because she needed to grab time!
The effect of this medicine is not very fast, but she is a pregnant woman after all, so she can't delay it for too long, so she must take advantage of the time difference to discover the poison as soon as possible and catch Princess Xu side by surprise!
At this time, the Shaoguang Pavilion was still peaceful, but in the west courtyard, the servants were secretly surrounded without anyone noticing.
The undercurrent is surging and is about to break out!
