Han Yunxi really didn't stop until her words shocked everyone to death.
Her words silenced the crowd, including Grand Concubine Yi and the rest. Everyone was caught off guard and gaped.
Han Yunxi really said it!
The real culprit was here? And she even had proof?
Heavens …
Was this for real?
Madame Li's reaction was the biggest. Her face was ashen white as her palms grew sweaty.
Tea leaves, did that tin of tea leaves really fall into Han Yunxi's hands? She found the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison? The real culprit … was she the culprit?
Madame Li couldn't even stand straight and fell back a few steps. At the same time, Han Yunxi looked over with a cold gaze.
Right now, everyone's attention was on Han Yunxi. Seeing her look at Madame Li, the crowd followed her gaze. Madame Li's face grew even paler as she leaned against the door with nowhere to run.
Han Ruoxue had no idea what was going on and quickly supported her mother. But Han Yunxi actually reached out and pointed at them. "The real culprit is this mother and daughter pair!"
Her words were like a clap of thunder that resounded through the crowd.
Too shocking!
The crowd fell silent, but the crowd quickly backed away in fright. No matter whether Han Yunxi was speaking the truth or not, no one dared to put themselves in danger. After all, the culprit wasn't easy to deal with!
Mu Qingwu and Chu Xifeng didn't expect Han Yunxi to identify Madame Li on the spot. Fortunately, they reacted quickly and stepped forward, one on the left and one on the right to block Madame Li's escape while protecting Han Yunxi at the same time.
Everyone was stunned except for Han Ruoxue, who was panting with rage. She didn't care about etiquette and pointed at Madame Li as well. "Han Yunxi, you're framing us! What right do you have to frame us without proof? "
When these words came out, Madam Li finally regained her senses. She calmed herself down and immediately refuted, "Esteemed Wangfei, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Without any evidence, how can you frame us like this? We've always known our place and never fought over the Han Family's things with you! Madam Xu and her son are already in jail. You won't even let us off? "
Madam Li had steeled her heart and refused to believe that Han Yunxi would be able to detect the poison in that can of tea leaves. It was impossible for her to have that kind of ability!
His Lord appreciated her and wanted to kidnap her for his own use. However, she and Hei Sha were not convinced.
Hei Sha's dissatisfaction was written all over her face, but her dissatisfaction with Han Yunxi was deep in her bones. She did not believe that Han Yunxi, a useless person, could suddenly become a genius overnight. She did not believe that the Han family, who was not proficient in poison, could produce a poison master. She also did not believe that her thirty years of hard work could not compare to a girl who was not even twenty years old!
This time, she was going all out!
Hearing Madam Li and her daughter's explanation, Mu Liuyue also regained her senses. She had to admit that Han Yunxi's words just now almost scared her silly. If Madam Li and her daughter were the real culprits, then wouldn't she be with the real culprit every day? Just thinking about it was scary!
This Han Yunxi must have been driven mad to say such things.
Coldly, she mocked, "Just pointing at a random person as the culprit? Isn't it too easy to find the culprit? Esteemed wangfei, since you said the tea leaves have proof, then take it out for us to see."
But Han Yunxi immediately ordered, "Chu Xifeng, go bring Bilü here and that can of tea leaves as well. This wangfei wants to test it for poison right here!"
This …
Chu Xifeng didn't know what to do.
Although he didn't understand poisons, he still had common sense. It was difficult to detect poisons in the human body, but not in the human body. It was much easier to find out if there was poison in the body. Even if the dosage was very small, as long as there was poison, it was usually easy to detect.
Moreover, if there was poison in that big can of tea leaves, then there would be a lot of it.
So many poison doctors had all come to the same conclusion: there was no poison!
If esteemed wangfei wanted to test for poison in front of everyone, wasn't she digging her own grave? It'd be even more humiliating if they found out there was no poison!
Chu Xifeng felt conflicted and still wanted to coax her, but Han Yunxi suddenly said sternly, "Why aren't you going yet?!"
Chu Xifeng gave a start at the sight of her sharp, knife-like gaze. He didn't dare to say a word, but braced himself and left.
By now, the skies had darkened and more and more spectators had gathered around. Even many influential officials had heard the news and rushed over to mingle with the crowd. Crown Prince Long Tianmo had also left the palace in plain clothes to hide in the crowd.
The news had long spread like wildfire throughout the city. Everyone inside and outside the palace knew about it.
While they waited, everyone kept quiet and didn't dare to speak. Mu Qingwu and a few guards surrounded Madame Li and her daughter in case anything unexpected happened.
When Chu Xifeng really did bring in the tea servant Bilü and the tea leaves, the crowd grew even quieter.
Unexpectedly, Han Yunxi's tea leaves really did exist. Everyone exchanged glances and didn't dare to talk.
It didn't seem like she was making things up, but that depended on whether the tea leaves were poisoned or not.
While everyone was waiting to see what would happen, two people were stunned.
Han Ruoxue and Mu Liuyue recognized Bilü as soon as they saw her. Then they saw the canister of tea leaves, which Han Ruoxue had planned to give to Mu Liuyue but forgot to do the same. Madame Li had personally handled the packaging and sealing of the canister, so Han Ruoxue was very familiar with it!
How did Han Yunxi find Bilü and the canister of tea leaves? Could it be that she … she was telling the truth?
Han Ruoxue looked uneasily towards Mu Liuyue, while Mu Liuyue looked back uneasily. In a flash, the two of them grew weaker.
Han Yunxi took in everyone's reactions. Although she was only relying on her stubbornness and willfulness to check the tea leaves, she wasn't sure whether they were poisoned or not. But since she'd chosen to fight to the end, she had to be calm and unruffled. Even if she lost, she couldn't lose her momentum.
She stepped forward naturally and gracefully, her cold gaze sweeping over the crowd. Even Grand Concubine Yi and the rest felt a strange sense of inferiority. She'd never felt this way before the empress dowager.
She pursed her lips and wanted to say something, but couldn't find the words.
Han Yunxi withdrew her gaze and spoke up. "Everyone, this is the tea servant Bilü from the Celestial Fragrance Teashop. She's a witness, while this canister of tea leaves is evidence of Ten-Thousand Snake Poison!"
What's going on?
Mu Liuyue immediately retorted, "Are these the witnesses and evidence you mentioned? On what basis? "
Han Yunxi didn't reply, but signaled for Bilü to step forward with a look.
"This commoner is the tea servant Bilü from the Celestial Fragrance Teashop, Miss Liuyue's personal tea servant. This canister of tea leaves was brought to the tea plantation by the Han Family's second young Miss Liuyue a month ago. She was going to give it to Miss Liuyue, but forgot to give it to her. This commoner got greedy and hid it away. After testing, it was found to be poisoned with the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison used on the young general. For the past three to four years, Miss Liuyue and second young Miss Han often came to the teashop to drink tea. Almost every time, second young Miss Han would give tea leaves to Miss Liuyue, saying that they were made by her own mother and couldn't be bought outside. "
Bilü's words made all the smart people understand. Everything was clear now.
If these tea leaves really were poisoned, then Mu Liuyue was an accomplice while Han Ruoxue was the true culprit. Through Mu Liuyue's hands, Han Ruoxue had poisoned Mu Qingwu! Madam Li, who made this canister of tea leaves, was the one who directly poisoned it.
Mu Liuyue finally panicked. She was the clearest about how many tea leaves she had received from Han Ruoxue and how many she had given to her brother.
Looking at the familiar canister of tea leaves, her heart almost stopped. It was as if her soul had been sucked out of her body. She kept retreating and couldn't say a word!
How could this be?
She was actually tricked by Han Ruoxue and became her brother's murderer!
Her brother was poisoned with a slow-acting poison that accumulated over a long period of time. All these years, she had been sending tea leaves to her brother every month.
No … she didn't want this to happen! No!
This must be a coincidence!
Suddenly, she rushed over like a madwoman and almost bumped into Han Yunxi. "I don't believe it! I don't believe it! What right do you have to say that these tea leaves are poisoned? What right do you have? "
"So, Miss Liuyue admits that these tea leaves were given by Han Ruoxue and that Bilü was right?" Han Yunxi questioned.
Mu Liuyue didn't think so much and angrily replied, "Yes! I recognize this canister of tea leaves. It's the tea leaves that Han Ruoxue often gave to me. I often gave them to my brother! But what does this prove? What right do you have to say that these tea leaves are poisonous? "
"That's right. What right do you have to say that it's poisonous? I don't believe it!" Han Ruoxue also anxiously said.
The two of them were like grasping at straws and refused to let go. If the tea leaves were poisonous, then Han Yunxi would win. If they weren't, then even if Han Yunxi's words were true, it would be useless.
The key was in this canister of tea leaves!
At this moment, Madam Li, who had been silent, finally opened her mouth. "Esteemed Wangfei, please speak with evidence. Otherwise, this commoner won't accept it! This commoner is innocent! Innocent! "
Madam Li still believed in her poison skills and that Han Yunxi wouldn't be able to find out. Now that so many people were gathered here, it was a good thing. Everyone was watching. As long as Han Yunxi couldn't prove that the tea leaves were poisonous, then Long Fei Ye wouldn't be able to catch her.
As she shouted, she prepared to rush towards Grand Concubine Yi, but Mu Qingwu stopped her in time. She actually took the chance to kneel down. "Esteemed Imperial Concubine, this commoner has been wrongly accused. The Duke of Qin's estate is making slanderous accusations without any proof. This commoner has been wrongly accused!"
Grand Concubine retreated far away. Although she was on guard, she was still speaking up for Madam Li. No matter the process, she only wanted results. As long as Han Yunxi lost the bet, her reputation would be ruined!
"Han Yunxi, didn't you say you wanted to test the poison on the spot? Madam Li won't accept it, so I'm sure many of the people here won't either. Why don't you try it for everyone to see? "Grand Concubine Yi said Coldly.
"In other words, Madam Li admits that she was the one who processed and packaged the tea leaves?" Han Yunxi had to make sure.
Madam Li didn't deny it, so she openly admitted it. "Yes."
"Very good!" Han Yunxi's voice was very loud.
However, no one knew that at this moment, she secretly took a deep breath.
Only she knew that her detox system hadn't given her any warnings when she received the tea leaves. There were two possibilities. First, there was simply too little tea leaves, making it impossible for a regular poison doctor to detect it. Then her detox system would have to do a deeper scan. The other possibility was that … there really wasn't any poison in the tea leaves.
Right now, thousands of eyes were staring at her. Madam Li and her daughter's attitudes were resolute. The item in her hands would determine her honor and disgrace, as well as her life and death!
It would be a lie to say that Han Yunxi wasn't nervous.
Her conviction had supported her to this point. The next step would be the end of the road. Whether it would be a glimmer of hope at the end of the tunnel, or a precipice, no one knew.
Her heart raced as Han Yunxi gritted her teeth and opened the tea leaves. Her clear eyes stared at the tea leaves as she began a deep scan …
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