In the evening, Ling Yun returned to his residence, Lin'an Pavilion, and frowned in front of the candlelight, thinking about what had happened in the past few days.
At this time, the door opened, and the maid Xiaoyan came in respectfully to serve tea.
Ling Yun said casually, "Put it there first."
Xiaoyan lowered her eyebrows and responded: "Yes", put down the tray, turned around and went out.
Ling Yun picked up the tea cup and put it to his lips and was about to drink it, when he suddenly frowned because he noticed something was wrong with the tea.
He had served in the Shangshu Mansion of the Ministry of Justice for more than ten years, and he had never seen any poisoning cases. In his opinion, such a trick was just a piece of cake.
At this time, he was sensitively aware that someone had tampered with the tea he was drinking. Suspicions arose in his heart, and he thought to himself: "Who in the entire Marquis' house hates himself so much and wants to poison himself?" Where is the place of death?”
Ling Yun here frowned slightly, holding a tea cup and was thinking deeply, when he suddenly heard a woman's crisp voice saying: "Young Master, please don't drink!..."
Ling Yun couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
He gently put the tea cup back on the table, turned around and saw Biyun, Princess Changqing's personal maid, walking in anxiously, with a look of panic on her face.
Ling Yun was a little confused, but said calmly: "What's wrong?"
Biyun said: "The tea is poisonous!"
Ling Yun's deep eyes flashed and he said "Oh" but said nothing.
Biyun stepped forward, took off a silver hairpin from her head, and carefully put it into the tea. Sure enough, the part immersed in the water slowly turned black.
Ling Yun nodded slightly, and he deliberately asked Bi Yun: "How do you know there is poison in it?"
Biyun sighed softly and said: "Actually, I have noticed that there is something wrong with her actions these days, but I didn't expect that she would have such vicious thoughts..."
Ling Yun was a little confused and said, "Who are you talking about?"
Biyun said: "Aunt Yu."
Ling Yun was stunned for a moment, "Her?...Why?..."
The bright blue eyes turned like water, and she sighed softly: "Why is such a smart person like the eldest young master, so confused now? Since the death of the second young master, she has been grudges and venting her anger on the eldest young master. What did she say in private? The eldest young master had an ulterior motive. When the second young master’s life was in danger, he deliberately refused to save him..."
After hearing this, Ling Yun was speechless for a while, and then said after a long time: "By the way, how did you find out about what happened today?"
Biyun said: "Today she went to the mourning hall, and when she came back, I noticed that she looked a little strange. Just now, I came here on the princess's order to see what the eldest son's orders were, and I saw her sneaking around in the eldest son's room. Wandering nearby, he became suspicious.
"At this time, Xiaoyan came over to serve tea to the eldest young master, and she walked up to talk to Xiaoyan, as if she said she had something urgently needed that she forgot to pick up, and asked Xiaoyan to help her get it--she pushed Xiaoyan away for an excuse, Then I saw her put a packet of powdery substance into your tea cup..."
Ling Yun said silently: "I didn't expect that she hates me so much."
Biyun said angrily: "This woman has evil intentions and a vicious heart. She must not be tolerated or tolerated. I will report it to the princess and the Marquis right now!"
Saying that, he turned around and left regardless of Ling Yun's obstruction.
Princess Chang Qing, He Yuting, Huan Yu, He Luwei and others came in a hurry after hearing the news.
Knowing the whole story, Princess Changqing immediately became furious.
She turned her face, looked at He Yuting with a pair of sad eyes, and sneered: "Consort, this is your good concubine, and she has such vicious thoughts! See for yourself what to do?"
He Yuting's face instantly became extremely ugly, and he turned around and ordered the steward He Luwei: "Steward, go find me that bitch of the Yu family immediately!"
He Luwei answered vaguely "Yes", then turned around and went out in panic.
However, He Luwei said that as he walked forward, he secretly complained in his heart: "I really didn't expect that someone would see through it so quickly... I originally thought that Ling Yun was the only one who was difficult to deal with, but I didn't expect that a stinky girl could be so difficult to deal with... "
Thousands of thoughts were tumbling in his mind, and his heart seemed to be tightly grasped by something. He broke out in a cold sweat involuntarily, and his furrowed eyebrows were twisted into a tight knot.
It's just that the matter has come to this, and it's too late to complain or regret. The most important thing now is how to find a way to avoid the disaster in front of us...
He Lu was in a nervous mood, thinking about it all the way, and finally came to Yu's residence and told her what happened in the Dongchuang incident.
Yu's face turned pale with fright, and she slumped down on the chair. Her eyes were straight, her lips were trembling, and she was speechless for a long time.
It took her a long time to calm down, and she kept crying and asking He Luwei what to do.
He Lu rolled his eyes with deep eyes and whispered in Yu Shi's ear: "A small impatience will ruin a big plan. You must obey me in everything..."
Yu Shi followed He Luwei to Lin'an Pavilion tremblingly.
Standing in front of everyone in fear, facing the identification of Biyun, Xiaoyan and others, she lowered her head in frustration and cried bitterly: "Master Marquis, princess, I was wrong... Qi'er died, I feel sad in my heart, Don't know where to go...
"And today I saw the eldest young master and the princess together in the mourning hall again. I was also temporarily obsessed and impulsively did such a stupid thing. Now that I think about it, I really regret it..."
Huanyu raised her eyebrows, her face changed color and said: "What, you dare to spy on us, you are so brave!..."
She turned her face to He Yuting and Princess Chang Qing, and said in a voice as cold as ice: "Father and mother, this kind of woman has evil intentions and brings trouble to the family, and she also frantically thinks about harming our eldest son, the Marquis Mansion. She is really committing a heinous crime. No mercy, why are you keeping her?"
Looking at Princess Huanyu's stern words, Mrs. Yu felt nervous all over, and fell to her knees with a plop, crying and begging: "Princess, although I did something wrong, it's not what you said." That's it!...
"Cheng Qi is dead. I am devastated by grief and despair. When I encounter some unsatisfactory things, I lose my mind, so I do stupid things in a moment of confusion. Please give me a chance, Princess and Lord Marquis!" "
Princess Chang Qing's clear eyes flashed with cold light, she raised her plain face and said nothing.
He Yuting tugged at the corner of his lips and sneered: "Opportunity? What else do you want? When you poisoned Zhichao's cup, did you ever think of giving him a chance?
"If it hadn't been discovered in time, I'm afraid it would have caused an irreversible disaster! Huh, a woman like you has a vicious mind and is simply a snake-hearted woman. Staying in the house will sooner or later be a disaster. How can I tolerate you?"
As he spoke, he glanced sideways, his cold eyes already falling on the poisonous cup of tea on the table, "Treat the other person in his own way - butler."
He signaled He Luwei with his eyes.
He Lu was suffering from inner suffering at this time and was secretly thinking about how to deal with it; but his face was calm and nonchalant.
He hesitated for a moment, then cautiously smiled and said: "Master Hou, actually my aunt has her own difficulties. Please forgive her this time for the sake of her many years of service to you..."
He Yuting said sternly: "No, I will never tolerate and condone her this time! He Luwei, what did I arrange for you just now, and you don't do it right away!"
He Luwei agreed vaguely, and secretly glanced at He Yuting's angry face, and then looked back at Yu's miserable and confused eyes. He felt torn between two things and was at a loss for the moment.
Mrs. Yu smiled miserably and said: "Steward, you don't have to be embarrassed anymore. This is a gift given to me by the Marquis himself. How can I not drink it?..."
Her voice trembled slightly, like broken feathers floating in the air, about to be scattered by the wind at any moment.
After saying that, she staggered up from the ground and walked to the cases step by step, her feet looking a little empty.
She picked up the cup of tea with trembling hands, slowly raised it to her lips, turned around and looked at He Yuting desperately, and said sadly:
"Master Marquis, what can I say? I have worked so hard to serve you for so many years. I have toiled hard without any merit. But in the end, you didn't show any kindness at all. You are so cruel! Qi'er, wait. Stay with me, my mother is here to accompany you!..."
He Yuting's pale face was frozen for a moment, his lips moved, but he stopped talking. But then his eyes became cold, and there was no warmth in them, as if they were as cold as burning ashes.
Mrs. Yu gave a long sigh, raised her glass and drank.
At this time, someone suddenly said: "Wait a minute."
Although the voice was not loud and the tone was gentle, there was unquestionable decisiveness and determination in the frosty texture of cold jade.
Everyone couldn't help but be surprised, because the person who said this was actually Ling Yun, who had been watching with cold eyes and remaining silent.
At this time, he suddenly stood up, stepped forward, and with a lightning strike, he snatched the cup from Yu's hand and threw it on the ground.
The movements are clean and neat, done in one go, without any sloppiness.
The tea cup fell to the ground, shattering into powder, water splashing everywhere, and a faint puff of green smoke rising.
When everyone saw it, they couldn't help but turn pale with horror.
Princess Chang Qing looked at him in confusion and said, "Zhichao, you... what are you doing?"
Ling Yun sighed: "No one is a sage, how can he make mistakes? No one will be confused sometimes in this life. Besides, she is Qi'er's mother, and Qi'er asked me to take good care of her before she died.
"Now that Qi'er has passed away, under such circumstances, I think we should also sympathize with her mood and understand the pain in her heart as a mother who lost her son.
"Besides, I have nothing to do now. Father and mother, just give me some face and forgive my aunt this time!"
As he spoke, he turned around and gave a deep salute to He Yuting and Princess Chang Qing.
Princess Chang Qing looked indifferent and did not seem to be moved at all.
He Yuting's originally tense expression softened slightly; he breathed a sigh of relief and said nothing.
Seeing this, He Lu quickly borrowed the donkey down the slope and struck the railway while it was hot: "Yes, the eldest son is absolutely right. Lord Marquis, princess, please forgive my aunt for this time for the sake of my aunt's hard work in the house for so many years." Bar!"……
