Medical Brocade

Chapter 171 Trap
"This..." Mama Bi's eyes widened, she could not speak a word, and the questioning tone in her voice made Wei Lige and Qu Ruowen end the conversation.

Together, the two followed the direction that Bi's mother pointed, and happened to see the mouse in the box lying next to the teacup, twitching its limbs and making a slight sound. After a while, it had not moved at all, like a peony. It just looked like the mouse did not have nausea and vomiting. If you observe carefully, you will find water stains around the mouth of the mouse.

Mother Bi was taken aback: "What's going on, what's wrong with this handkerchief?"

Qu Ruowen showed a satisfied smile, this is the result she wants: "The person who poisoned is also considered smart, and he didn't directly poison the food and drink, because it is easy for people to find out, so he has other thoughts, And the person who poisoned it also estimated the time, the poisoning symptoms of the rhododendron will appear after three hours. poison."

"Other thoughts?" Bi's mother still didn't understand.

"Mother Bi, don't worry, just listen to Ruowen and finish the sentence." Wei Lige had seen through everything, and patiently persuaded Mother Bi.

"The person who poisoned it tampered with the handkerchief. I think the handkerchief was soaked in the juice of the rhododendron, so that it was contaminated with poison, so..."

"You said there was poison in this handkerchief?" Before Qu Ruowen could finish, Bi's mother interjected excitedly.

"Mother Bi, listen to Ruowen and finish speaking first." Wei Lige had to be patient again to persuade Mother Bi who interrupted.

Mother Bi glanced at the expressions of Wei Lige and Qu Ruowen, and had to keep her mouth shut.

"The death of the mouse is enough to prove that there is poison in the handkerchief. After Miss Peony wipes the corners of her mouth and purses her lips habitually, she will bring the poison into her mouth." Qu Ruowen walked up to Ling'er, "I don't know who this handkerchief is. It was for Miss Ling'er, but she didn't tell Miss Ling'er that you will be poisoned by direct contact like this, but the process is relatively slow. After a few days, when Miss Ling'er is unprepared, she will die without warning. There is really no cure.”

Ling'er has been uneasy since she was caught, but now that the mouse is dead, it has been confirmed that it is related to her, how could she still stand there without fear.

Wei Lige untied Ling'er's dumb acupoint, but did not undo other acupoints, Ling'er still stood still.

Ling'er was quite frightened, with a struggling expression on her face, eager to prove her innocence.

"I don't know, I really don't know, I really don't know that this handkerchief is poisonous, mom and girl, you have to trust me."

"Without reason and evidence, we absolutely don't want to doubt you, but the facts are right in front of us." Qu Ruowen looked helpless.

"If I knew that the handkerchief was really poisonous, how could I still carry it with me and not throw it away, mother and girl, you must believe me." Ling'er kept crying, and her reasons for refuting were not unreasonable.

"Because you have no chance, everyone is busy, especially you are the personal maid of the peony girl who is attracting everyone's attention. Naturally, you are even more busy, and you can't find any chance to destroy it. Moreover, since the peony was poisoned, if you do anything, the first You are the one who doubts, but everyone knows the relationship between Peony and you, so they naturally hold a wait-and-see attitude towards you." Qu Ruo asked.

"Mom, girl, it's not me, it's really not me." Ling'er wanted to struggle, but her figure was fixed in place, with a painful expression on her face, "I have no grievances with you, why did you frame me?"

It seems that what I said is too radical, it seems a bit aggressive to identify a person so straightforwardly, and Ling'er has no grievances or enmity with her, so it is too extreme to make such an identification, but since she bumped into it, she Can't pretend not to see.

"If Ling'er is innocent, can you tell me where this handkerchief came from?" Qu Ruo asked as he raised the teacup to Ling'er's lips, and the handkerchief in the teacup floated on it, "This material seems to be That’s right, it’s not something Miss Ling’er can afford.”

"This..." Ling'er seemed to be afraid of Qu Ruowen's approach, especially the teacup in her hand, "The hand... the handkerchief belongs to the girl, and I found it from the girl's cabinet."

"Really?" Qu Ruo asked and brought the teacup in front of Peony, "Is it yours?"

There is no special pattern on the handkerchief, only a simple one. As far as the style is concerned, it is very ordinary, except for the lip print, in fact, anyone can be its owner.

Sure enough, Peony looked embarrassed: "My things are usually organized by Ling'er, so I'm not sure if they are mine, why don't you look through them, if they are all in this style, maybe It's mine."

In fact, whether the handkerchief belonged to Peony is not important, what is important is how the poison was soaked in it, and whether Linger knew about it.

"Actually, I hope this handkerchief does not belong to Peony. It means that someone framed it. If it belongs to Peony, no matter what, it has nothing to do with Ling'er." Qu Ruowen did not rummage through the box, and Wei Lige was not in a hurry this time either. shot.

"I'll go and have a look." Seeing that neither of them was moving, Bi's mother had to look through it herself.

"Mama Bi, please be safe and don't be impatient." Wei Lige persuaded Mama Bi, "Come and sit down here first."

"Yes, we still believe in Ling'er. After all, Ling'er has served Peony for so many years. The two of them have a deep relationship and love each other as sisters. I believe that Ling'er will not do anything to hurt Mudan." Qu Ruowen also helped to settle down.

"Then this matter..." Mama Bi was shocked by the facts in front of her. She didn't expect this matter to be stuck there again. How could she let it go.

"After all, this matter has something to do with Ling'er. We can no longer let Ling'er take care of me personally. I wonder if Ling'er can stay in my room for a while, and let Ling'er come out when the truth comes to light. This will not only get rid of Ling'er's suspicion It also proves Linger's sisterhood towards Mudan, what do you think about Bi's mother and Ling'er?" Qu Ruowen said it tactfully, but the meaning in the words seemed to have been decided for others, and the two had no disagreement at all. room.

Wei Lige's fingertips tapped on the table, in the quiet house, one sound after another, making people a little uneasy and restless.

For the sake of Peony's safety, Mama Bi must agree, but Qu Ruowen was very sure and didn't urge anything, because Mama Bi must be seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages.

"Then let's do this first, Ling'er, I will let Long'er vacate the room, and you can stay in your own room for a few days." Mother Bi said, "As for Peony, I will let my personal maid take care of it for a few days first, I will guard it myself."

With that said, Wei Lige relieved Ling'er's acupuncture points, and Mama Bi asked someone to take her out, and the servant outside the door watched her every step of the way.

"Mother Bi, we may have to do something next, I hope you can cooperate." After Ling'er left, Qu Ruo asked.

"What else is there?" Bi's mother was very upset, why did this happen in her own territory, and she couldn't help but tremble when she heard Qu Ruo asked what happened next.

"Mother Bi, I'm a little hungry, can I have something to eat here?" Qu Ruo asked originally just to ease the tense atmosphere, but then she remembered the meal at Baiweixuan. She only took one bite of each dish , I haven't filled my stomach at all.

"You just talk about it, what am I supposed to do, I really scared my mother, isn't it just a meal, come here, prepare dinner for Mr. Wei and Miss Qu." When Bi's mother heard it, she felt relieved , If something happens again, it will be really exhausting. She still has a lot of things to do, so she can't always be tied to this matter. .”

"Thank you Mama Bi." Qu Ruowen stood up and sent Mama Bi off with a smile, then sat face to face with Wei Lige.

"Do you have other plans?" Wei Lige guessed that Qu Ruo's careful thinking, she can't just give up like this, the real poisoner can be caught as long as he goes further, it's impossible to stop here .

"Is there?" Qu Ruowen twirled the poisoned teacup in his hand, tilted his head and thought, "I guess so, I didn't expect you to be able to touch it quite clearly in such a short period of time."

Upon hearing Qu Ruowen's ridicule, Wei Lige suddenly returned to reality, the tacit understanding between the two disappeared, and there was only bitterness between them, at least what Wei Lige tasted was only bitterness. Bitter taste.

"Li Ge, if you ask, you..." Mudan was lying on the bed, and naturally listened to the conversation between the two of them verbatim, but the meaning in their words seemed to make people uneasy.

"Ms. Peony, you should rest well. We will leave Mantingfang after we finish our meal. There are still many places outside waiting for us to hang out. This is not a place I can play, it's just one of the plans." It’s just a place.” Qu Ruowen comforted Mudan, so far, she still can’t guess what is the relationship between Wei Lige and Mudan, and even a third person is involved.

"Eh... yes." The brothel is naturally not a place where women can come to play, and Peony lay down to rest in embarrassment.

Soon, the dishes were served in the Peony House, and a table was full, which was very rich.

"Sure enough, the name Second Cousin is really useful." Qu Ruowen stared at the dishes on the table, and said indifferently. What are you doing and what do you want.

"My name is worth a meal." Wei Lige could only offer Qu Ruowen as a god and Buddha, no matter what she said, it was right.

The two had a meal talking and laughing, and there was a tacit understanding that they didn't mention the poisoning. It wasn't until the two said goodbye to Mudan and left her room that Wei Lige cheered up.

"Can you talk now?"

Knowing that Wei Lige is not as easy to fool as Mudan, if she wants to catch the person behind the scenes, she must rely on Wei Lige's power. She is not only helping Wei Lige, but also helping herself.

(End of this chapter)