Mu Liuyue had often invited Mu Qingwu to the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse for tea these past few years, but the frequency wasn't high, so it didn't match the frequency of poisoning.
However, most people who drank tea would buy tea from the teahouse, so the tea leaves they bought would naturally be brewed every day.
The focus was originally on the tea leaves, but hearing Mu Qingwu's words, Han Yunxi paid even more attention.
Mu Qingwu recalled for a moment, then seriously said, "Usually, they would bring back a lot of tea leaves. The tea leaves there are much better than other places, and there are many unique varieties."
Han Yunxi thoughtfully nodded. She had previously checked the tea leaves that Mu Qingwu had left at home and the military camp, but there was no poison.
"Last time, the tea leaves that I checked, were they also bought from the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse?" Han Yunxi asked again.
Han Yunxi had already asked this, so if Mu Qingwu still didn't realize that there was a problem with the tea leaves, then he would be an idiot.
"Esteemed wangfei, you suspect that they poisoned the tea leaves?" Mu Qingwu suspiciously asked.
"I can only say that the tea leaves cannot be ruled out. They are much more suspicious than other things." Han Yunxi truthfully said.
Mu Qingwu knitted his handsome brows and seriously pondered. After a while, he explained in detail, "I'm quite picky when it comes to tea leaves. The tea from the military camp was all brought by my family. The tea at home, some of it was given by friends, and some of it was given by Liuyue. "
Mu Qingwu said and smiled, "I didn't buy much myself."
Han Yunxi also smiled. Generally speaking, people who drank tea didn't buy tea, and people who bought tea didn't drink tea. Mu Qingwu was a noble young general, so how many people were lining up to give him good tea?
If this Ten-Thousand Snake Poison wasn't a slow-acting poison, it would take a long time for it to be administered slowly. She estimated that it wouldn't be easy for them to find clues among the tea leaves that were given by so many people. Fortunately, the poison had a frequency, and they could follow the frequency as a clue.
There was no need for Han Yunxi to ask. Mu Qingwu already knew. He added, "The tea given by an outsider is not fixed, so we can basically rule it out …"
When he said this, he was shocked. He looked at Han Yunxi abruptly and said in a louder voice, "Could it be Liuyue?"
Han Yunxi already had her suspicions, but she just couldn't say it out loud.
Since Mu Qingwu had said it himself, she didn't have to be polite. "If the problem really lies with the tea leaves, she's the biggest suspect."
Mu Qingwu's face turned pale when he heard this, but he didn't deny anything.
Han Yunxi understood his dilemma and said faintly, "Young General, it's just a speculation now. We have to confirm that the tea leaves are poisonous before we can make further speculations. Of course, I believe that your sister absolutely doesn't have the intention to harm you. I'm just afraid that … she's being used by someone. "
After all, she was his biological sister. No matter how straightforward and upright Mu Qingwu was, he still had feelings. When he heard Han Yunxi's words, he raised his head again. "Don't worry, Princess Consort. This one will do his best to cooperate with your investigation."
With these words, Han Yunxi was still relieved. She personally poured a cup of tea for Mu Qingwu and continued to ask, "Young General, think about it seriously. Do you still have tea leaves in your house that haven't been checked?"
Mu Qingwu didn't think about it. He was very sure. "No."
"Then, do you still have the jar of tea leaves that you drank before?" Han Yunxi asked again. Her delicate eyebrows were slightly knitted, just like her expression when she was detoxifying the poison, very serious.
Mu Qingwu still shook his head. He had high expectations for tea leaves. Most of the time, the tea leaves would be thrown away before he finished drinking them. This was because even if the tea leaves were well preserved, the taste would still change after a long time.
"Then, how long will Young General drink a jar of tea leaves?" Han Yunxi asked curiously.
"That's not certain. Different tea leaves have different ways of preservation and time. The longest is two months, and the shortest is more than ten days." Mu Qingwu answered truthfully.
Han Yunxi nodded and memorized it in her heart. Then she asked, "Then, does Young General remember what tea leaves your sister sent over? What kind of tea leaves were most of them? Where did they come from?"
Since they had confirmed this clue, they naturally had to investigate it closely and not let go of any possibility.
Mu Qingwu recalled as he answered, "She sent over a variety of tea leaves. As long as there was spring, summer, and autumn tea leaves, she would send them over. Occasionally, she would also send over some flower tea."
"Flower tea?" Han Yunxi didn't understand. Normally, only women would drink flower tea. Strictly speaking, flower tea wasn't tea.
Seeing Han Yunxi's suspicion, Mu Qingwu knew that she had misunderstood and hurriedly explained, "It should be floral green tea. She used the natural fragrance of flowers to smoke the tea leaves, so that the tea leaves would have a floral fragrance. When brewed, it would have a floral fragrance."
As soon as he said this, Han Yunxi became alert. There was no doubt that the fragrance of this kind of flower tea could hide the smell of many poisons.
"Does Young General remember what kinds of tea leaves he often drinks?" Han Yunxi asked.
Mu Qingwu thought for a moment, asked for a pen and paper, and wrote down all the tea leaves that Mu Liuyue had sent over. Once he wrote it down, it was clear at a glance.
Among the tea leaves that Mu Liuyue had sent over, the most was green tea, followed by floral green tea, and black tea was the least. White tea and black tea were only sent once or twice.
"How long can green tea and floral green tea be preserved generally?" Han Yunxi continued to ask.
"Green tea can be preserved for more than a month. If it's preserved well, it can be preserved for one and a half months. Floral green tea can be preserved for up to two months." Mu Qingwu replied.
From the looks of it, based on the frequency of poisoning, the target was green tea and floral green tea.
Han Yunxi's lips curled into a smile as she asked, "Did your sister buy all these tea leaves from the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse?"
Mu Qingwu nodded, "Most of them are from the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse. The tea cans all have the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse's logo. However, there are also some that don't have a logo. They should have been given to her by someone else. "
Given to her by someone else? This matter was a little more troublesome.
Han Yunxi wasn't in a hurry. She slowly looked through the clues one by one. She glanced outside and saw that it was already late. If she went out at this time, it would probably be dark by the time she reached the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse.
"Young General, how about we go to the Heavenly Fragrance Teahouse tomorrow morning?"
"I'll listen to esteemed wangfei's arrangements." Mu Qingwu was very easy to discuss. Even though there were many matters to attend to in the military, he didn't dare to delay this matter. First, it concerned his own life. Second, His Highness Duke of Qin was watching closely …
After arranging a departure time for the next day, Mu Qingwu took his leave. However, Han Yunxi wasn't idle.
"Green tea … floral green tea …"
She muttered to herself as she dove into the study. She didn't come out even when the sky was dark.
Zhao mama paced back and forth in front of the study several times, hesitating whether or not she should knock on the door. This mistress hadn't eaten breakfast, lunch, or even lunch!
The sky was already dark and it was almost time for dinner. Zhao mama couldn't help but bring the food to the door.
Zhao mama was about to knock on the door when Long Fei Ye came in unexpectedly.
Seeing this, Zhao mama put the food to the side and hurried over. She bowed respectfully, "Your Highness."
Long Fei Ye was travel-worn. He had probably been busy the whole day. He swept a glance around the room and said in a cold voice, "Where is she?"
Zhao mama clearly knew who he was asking about, but she deliberately played dumb, "Is Your Highness asking about … esteemed wangfei?"
Long Fei Ye's voice suddenly turned cold, but he still said the same two simple words, "Where is she?"
Zhao mama didn't dare to play dumb and hurriedly replied, "Esteemed wangfei is in the study."
Zhao mama thought he would go over and was about to talk about dinner when Long Fei Ye casually threw a package to her. His tone was very unfriendly, "Give it to her. Tell her to look after it well. It's not something that should be thrown around."
It was a small thing wrapped in a brocade cloth. Zhao mama held it in her hand and secretly touched it. She didn't know what was inside.
Of course, she didn't dare to ask too much. She replied, "Yes."
Long Fei Ye seemed to want to say something else, but he only pursed his lips and got up to leave without saying a word.
"Your Highness, please wait!" Zhao mama called him back.
Long Fei Ye looked over and didn't even open his golden mouth. He really was a man who cherished his words like gold!
Zhao mama had long gotten used to it. Her eyes flashed with a secret smile as she said, "Your Highness, it's getting late. Why don't you have dinner here?"
"No need." Long Fei Ye refused without a second thought. Aside from necessary banquets, he didn't have the habit of eating with others. Even when it came to Grand Concubine Yi, he'd tactfully declined.
But Zhao mama only sighed softly and said helplessly, "Your Highness, esteemed wangfei's been in the study all day. She hasn't eaten any of the three meals a day. This old woman can't persuade her otherwise, but perhaps esteemed wangfei will listen to the wangye's words. "
Long Fei Ye's deep eyes flashed with displeasure as he glanced at the study door.
Zhao mama had served His Highness for many years and knew his temper well. He had to have his own ideas, or else he'd have left long ago.
Zhao mama couldn't help but feel expectant, but Long Fei Ye stared for a while before saying Cold, "It's her business that she doesn't eat. It has nothing to do with your lordship. There's no need to report this in the future."
This …
Alright, Zhao mama wasn't surprised, but a little disappointed.
But Long Fei Ye had hardly finished speaking when there was a creak as the door to the study opened.
Han Yunxi's face was expressionless as she openly walked out.
Since when had she been in the study all day? She'd been sleeping for most of the day, all right?
Since when had she not eaten any of the three meals a day? She'd been so busy that she'd forgotten to eat, all right?
She'd never mistreated herself. As soon as she felt hungry, she'd immediately go out to look for food. Who knew that just as she was about to open the door, she'd hear Zhao mama's' complaint '. Then, she'd heard Long Fei Ye's heartless words.
What a heartless bastard!
Han Yunxi's sudden appearance surprised Zhao mama and Long Fei Ye. Zhao mama was extremely embarrassed, afraid that her words would be exposed.
However, Han Yunxi wasn't that bored. Her foot still hurt, so she limped over and bowed. "Your Highness."
"Mm."
Long Fei Ye squeezed out a word from the corner of his mouth. He didn't know why he was so uncomfortable.
Han Yunxi stood up and turned to ask, "Zhao mama, I'm hungry. Can you call for food?"
As she spoke, she walked towards the side hall without even looking at Long Fei Ye.
Long Fei Ye frowned again. Seeing this, Zhao mama couldn't help but swallow her saliva. She didn't dare to say anything and could only lower her head and slip away from the side to deliver the food.
Long Fei Ye was left hanging in the living room, with no one to serve him.
Zhao mama carried the fragrant food, but didn't dare to walk past him. She purposely took a detour to the side hall to deliver the food.
Han Yunxi was starving. Once the food was served, she began to eat heartily.
Who knew that she'd only eaten a few mouthfuls when something wrapped in brocade was thrown in from outside and landed in front of her.
She turned back and saw Long Feiye's icy face as he walked in.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
