Chapter 268 Idiot

As soon as Xiao Zhen finished speaking, Ning Chuyi glanced at Ling Chu with a worried look.

Ever since Princess Pingyang saw Ning Chuyi, she had been secretly watching him with her peripheral vision.

When she saw him looking at Ling Chu, she was furious. That bitch was indeed a foxy woman.

Concubine An glared at Ling Chu, "Did Miss Ling really poison my niece?"

Facing the concubine's anger, Ling Chu was calm, "If I say that I didn't poison Miss Cao, I'm afraid the concubine won't believe it. In this case, why don't you let someone investigate it clearly?"

"Your Majesty, why don't you hand this matter over to the Dali Temple."

The emperor glanced at Ning Chuyi, and was quite satisfied to see him speak.

The Dali Temple official glanced at Ning Chuyi, but didn't dare to say anything. He only complained in his heart that he rarely attended a banquet, but he didn't expect to have to investigate a case.

The Dali Temple was well prepared, but the emperor did not look for him. Instead, he said to the Minister of Justice, "Lord Di, this matter is in your hands."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The emperor personally ordered, so Minister Di naturally would not refute and respectfully responded.

Soon, the ladies who had previously surrounded the koi pond were questioned.

Under the watchful eyes of the public, with the emperor, empress, and concubines present, the ladies were nervous and quickly explained what happened.

But those girls did not know how the koi in the pond were poisoned.

As for Miss Cao's death, no one knew.

They only said that she accidentally slipped into the pond while watching the koi, and guessed that she choked on the water and was poisoned.

Princess Pingyang secretly gave Xiao Zhen a look.

Xiao Zhen did not expect that the emperor would ask the Minister of Justice to investigate, and she was nervous. Although she was reluctant to speak again, she thought of Princess Pingyang's words, and she made up her mind.

"Minister Di, those koi must have been poisoned by Miss Ling. When we came, we saw her feeding the koi."

Ling Chu frowned. This was the first time she had seen this girl today. She had no grudges against her, and she didn't know why she insisted that she was the one who poisoned them.

After hearing Xiao Zhen's accusation again, Concubine An and Earl Kang An both glared at Ling Chu with anger. It was just that the emperor was present, so they couldn't get angry.

Ling Chu didn't quibble, but said to the Minister of Justice calmly, "Lord Di, it's true that I did feed the koi. The remaining fish food is placed by the pavilion. You can ask the imperial physician to check if it's poisonous."

Before the Minister of Justice spoke, the emperor glanced at the imperial physician.

The imperial physician immediately went to check the fish food.

The results came out soon.

The fish food was not poisonous.

Ling Chu was not surprised by this, and said calmly, "Lord Di, I'm not the only one who fed the koi, you see..."

Although she didn't finish her words, Minister Di had understood.

The ladies who were by the koi pond earlier were also suspects and all had to be questioned.

The ladies were nervous at first, but they were not afraid anymore when they knew the fish food was not poisonous.

None of those who had fed the koi denied it.

Although they already knew who had fed the koi, they could not determine who had poisoned them.

It seemed that they could only search the body.

The minister had a headache because they were all ladies and it was difficult for him to do anything.

He was planning to borrow some maids and nannies from the queen to search the lady.

Ling Chu smiled and said, "No need to search, just wait a quarter of an hour, the murderer will be caught."

The Minister of Justice frowned, "What do you mean, Miss Ling?"

"The murderer threw poison into the koi pond, even if the poison was originally wrapped in paper. But the poison is too toxic, even with the paper, the person who poisoned it cannot avoid being poisoned.

It's just that the time of onset will be slower.

But as long as we wait another quarter of an hour, when the poison takes effect, we will naturally know who the murderer is."

As soon as Ling Chu finished speaking, Xiao Zhen's face changed.

The Minister of Justice was secretly staring at the ladies, and he could see her abnormality at a glance.

"Did Miss Xiao poison you?"

Everyone's eyes followed the Minister of Justice and stared at Xiao Zhen.

Xiao Zhen waved her hands in fear and denied, "No, it's not me..."

Ling Chu interrupted her coldly, "Miss Xiao, you don't have much time left. If you waste time denying it, you will only die."

This Miss Xiao kept biting her, and Ling Chu had long been suspicious of her.

But she had no hatred against her. If she was the one who poisoned him, she must have been used as a pawn by someone else.

Originally, Xiao Zhen did not believe that she would be poisoned, but when she saw Cao Fang bleeding from all seven orifices, she could not help but feel fear in her heart.

What if.

Thinking of the fear of death, Xiao Zhen's eyes went dark.

She subconsciously looked at the crowd.

There were many people present, but she didn't know who to ask for help.

Her mother died early.

Her father, Shoushan Bo, was lustful, but he knew that the ladies who came to the banquet were not those he could casually attack, so he never attended these banquets.

Naturally, he was not present today, and it was unknown which brothel he was having fun in at the moment.

Perhaps the fear of death was too great, Xiao Zhen was overjoyed when she saw the imperial physician, and subconsciously rushed over, "Imperial physician, save me quickly..."

Princess Pingyang was so angry at her actions that she fell backwards.

She cursed him as a fool in her heart.

Although she wanted to stop him, she was helpless in the public eye and couldn't speak.

The imperial physician glanced at the emperor and pulled his arm out of Xiao Zhen's hand with great effort. "The poison is too strong. I am powerless. You poisoned me yourself. Don't you have an antidote?"

Xiao Zhen looked desperate. She had never thought that she would be poisoned, so how could she think of an antidote?

Subconsciously, she glanced at Princess Pingyang.

But she only glared at him fiercely and glanced in the direction of Ling Chu.

Xiao Zhen was full of anger, but she had no choice but to let go of the doctor's hand and rush to Ling Chu.

She knelt down in front of Ling Chu with a plop, "Miss Ling, I have already thrown the poison into the koi pond as you said. I have done everything you asked, give me the antidote quickly."

Ning Chuyi's face turned cold and he was about to speak.

But Ling Chu said coldly, "Miss Xiao, at this point, do you still insist on framing me? Don't blame me for not reminding you that if you take the antidote now, you can still save your life.

But if you insist on dragging it on, even if the Daluo Jinxian descends to the earth, it will be useless."

Xiao Zhen paused in her begging for help and looked up at Ling Chu.

She thought that if she begged her, she would always be soft-hearted.

However, from Ling Chu's eyes, she only saw a coldness.

There was no sympathy.

Xiao Zhen was immediately furious, and soon turned into sadness, anger, and despair...

Ling Chu still looked at her coldly, and even said ruthlessly, "Miss Xiao, have a safe journey. You poisoned Miss Cao, and I hope that after you die, you can withstand the torture of the eighteen levels of hell in the underworld."

Xiao Zhen's pupils shrank.

She was still so young, she couldn't die, she hadn't enjoyed the prosperity of this world.

Xiao Zhen couldn't bear the fear in her heart any longer, turned around and rushed towards Princess Pingyang, grabbing her clothes, "Princess, give me the antidote quickly."

Princess Pingyang was almost mad at this idiot.

Without thinking, he slapped her in the face, "What nonsense are you talking about? How can I have an antidote?"

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