Nongmen doctor girl: flirt with a sick and charming first child

Chapter 55 Poisoning
The yamen was busier than she had imagined. Not only shopkeeper Feng and the diners from the restaurant were here, but shopkeeper Xu and Lao Li from Fengxiju were also here.

Qiao Muyao's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that something happened to the bamboo shoots in Fengxi Juli?
But in the past twenty days, the ingredients have not been changed, and I personally guarded it while cooking. Logically speaking, there is no problem at all.

Qiao Mu Yao was wondering when Master Chen slapped the gavel tree and said, "How dare you, Mr. An Qiao, add mahuang grass to the hand-peeled bamboo shoots at the expense of human life in order to make more money!"

It was a bolt from the blue!

Looking at the silent shopkeeper Xu in front of him, Qiao Muyao's heart sank to the bottom of her heart. Could it be that the two of them deliberately teamed up to frame her?

Qiao Muyao quickly defended: "Sir, mahuang grass is poisonous. How could a common girl add it to her food at will? Please be aware of it."

"Show us the evidence!"

As soon as County Magistrate Chen finished speaking, a Yamen servant brought up a pot of hand-peeled bamboo shoots.

"Did you make these hand-peeled bamboo shoots?" Mr. Chen said sharply.

The hand-peeled bamboo shoots looked like they were made by herself, but she couldn't admit it.

If someone tampered with it inside, wouldn't it be like shooting oneself in the foot?

Qiao Muyao was stunned, "I'm not sure!"

"Are you not sure?" The county magistrate sneered, "But besides you, who else would be able to peel bamboo shoots by hand?"

Qiao Muchao said: "I did provide them with hand-peeled bamboo shoots, but I don't know if anyone tampered with them!"

Feng Ji immediately became unhappy, "This hand-peeled bamboo shoot was clearly delivered by Lao Li this morning. What Mrs. Qiao meant was that I added mahuang powder to it myself, and then let the diners eat it up and smash it into my room full of guests." Shop sign?"

Even a fool knows that as an inn owner, he would not do such a thing to destroy his reputation.

"Since you don't admit it, where does the mahuang grass in the hand-peeled bamboo shoots come from?"

The diner who was holding his stomach and looking in pain said: "Shopkeeper Feng kept saying that I was deliberately blackmailing you, but the boss has already found the mahuang grass in the jar. I can't deliberately sneak into the kitchen for blackmail. Poisoning?"

"Oh my god, mahuang grass was actually found in the jar!"

"No wonder the more I eat these hand-peeled bamboo shoots, the more I want to eat them. I didn't expect that mahuang grass is added to it. I heard that mahuang grass is addictive!"

"In order to make more money, they actually colluded and added poison to the peeled bamboo shoots. They were going to be struck by lightning!"

……

Listening to everyone's indignant accusations, Qiao Muchao's heart sank to the bottom.

In order to enhance the fragrance of hand-peeled bamboo shoots, she did add some medicinal and edible condiments such as Amomum villosum, Angelica dahuricae, and cardamom.

That day at Jimin Pharmacy, she prescribed mahuang grass because she wanted to confuse the public and because she thought it would still be useful in the future due to cold weather. As for adding it to food, she never dreamed of it.

The man said that Wu Zuo had found mahuang grass in the jar. What was going on?

This person insisted that since he had eaten hand-peeled bamboo shoots once, he had been eating them all day long. Could it be that shopkeeper Feng deliberately did something to retain diners?

Qiao Mu Yao said: "Sir, mahuangcao is indeed addictive. Even if you lend me a hundred courages, you will definitely not be able to do such a shameful thing. The brine you cooked earlier is still at home. If you don't believe it, You can send someone to your home to check. As for this jar, there are too many people who can come into contact with it, so I can’t guarantee whether anyone has tampered with it.”

Shopkeeper Xu, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke, "I believe in Mrs. Qiao's character. If she said that if she didn't add it, she would definitely not add it. My Fengxi Residence has never been short of diners, and I absolutely can't do anything to keep diners. It’s about adding poison to it. And since I got this hand-peeled bamboo shoots, my mother has to eat a plate of appetizers every meal. She has eaten for so long, and her body has never had any abnormalities.”

Shopkeeper Xu is a well-known filial son. If he dares to feed it to his mother, even if the bamboo shoots he peels are poisonous, he may not know about it.

From this point of view, the theory of collusion does not exist.

If it is really poisonous, it can only be added by this little lady to make more money.

Looking at the silk and satin on this young lady's body, everyone immediately became convinced of this idea.

A woman from a farmer's family actually wore silk and satin. It looked like she must have made a lot of money peeling bamboo shoots.

Everyone immediately started talking, saying that she was responsible for the poison.

Shopkeeper Xu once again came to the rescue, "Sir, Madam Qiao gave me the hand-peeled bamboo shoots in addition to the guest house, Fengxiju. The amount of Fengxiju is as much as two in the guest house, but I, Fengxiju, have never been out. It's a matter. If you want to firmly confirm that this mahuang grass was planted by Mrs. Qiao, I'm afraid you have to go to my Fengxi residence to have it tested."

"I have sent someone to pick it up from Fengxi Residence a long time ago." Mr. Li waved his hand, and the cook from Fengxi Residence immediately came in with a urn in his arms.

Wu Zuo immediately took the tools and examined them in front of everyone.

There was no reaction when the silver needle was pierced into the brine, so he pierced the bamboo shoots one by one, but after working for a long time, there was no reaction at all.

Reluctantly, he picked up other tools and examined them, but there was still no sign of poison.

He dipped some brine in it and tasted it, but there was still no smell of mahuang grass. He picked up another one and ate it in public.

After confirming that it did not contain mahuang grass, he put away the tools and walked down to the hall, cupping his fists and saluting, "Sir, no mahuang grass has been detected in this urn."

Master Li seemed satisfied and waved his hand to Shopkeeper Xu, "Since everything is fine in Fengxi Residence, you can leave."

Xu Yinian's eyes flashed across Qiao Muyao's face. Just as he was hesitating whether to leave, Feng Ji stopped him.

"Although your Excellency has a close relationship with Shopkeeper Xu, due to state laws, I ask Your Excellency to decide the case impartially!"

"You are so bold and unruly! When have I never judged a case impartially?" The county magistrate snapped in anger and slapped the gavel again.

"The house is packed with people peeling bamboo shoots by hand, but it's always been brought here by Fengxiju's carriage. How dare you say that there is nothing wrong with Fengxiju?"

Feng Ji clasped his fists and said: "We, Kemanlou, and Fengxiju have never dealt with each other. Anyone who can poison the bamboo shoots peeled off by Fengxiju, except Madam Qiao, is Fengxiju. This matter has not been clarified yet, sir, please let me know." If they leave, this is obviously a cover-up!"

"Yes, yes, everyone knows that Mrs. Chen and Shopkeeper Xu are sisters from the same mother!"

"The ones at Fengxiju are not poisonous, so how come the ones delivered to the full house are poisonous? There must be something fishy in this!"

……

Listening to everyone's discussion, Qiao Muyao finally understood that the Mrs. Chen she was treating was actually the county magistrate's wife!

Xu Yinian glanced at him sideways and said with disdain: "To be honest, I have never taken your small house full of guests seriously. As for not dealing with it, that is just your wishful thinking."

Xu Yinian snorted coldly, and then said: "I, Xu, have always behaved upright. If you say that I poisoned your bamboo shoots, you think too highly of yourself!"

(End of this chapter)