Facing her mother's sharp gaze, Han Ruoxue quivered and quickly replied, "Mu Liuyue said that Han Yunxi wasn't treating the Young General's illness, but detoxifying it!"
As soon as she said this, Madam Li's fists suddenly stiffened, but she didn't say anything.
"The Young General was ambushed by an assassin, and the sword was poisoned. Han Yunxi happened to know how to detoxify and saved the Young General. However, who knew that the Young General was also poisoned by a slow-acting poison, and Han Yunxi happened to discover it and detoxify it," Han Ruoxue said.
As soon as she finished speaking, Madam Li's fists suddenly loosened. She was dumbfounded, her eyes were wide open, and she was completely stunned.
Han Ruoxue was frightened and quickly went over to support her. "Mother, what's wrong? Are you not feeling well? "
Madam Li finally regained her senses, but her expression was still a little stiff. She shook her head. "No … nothing. Go and pour a cup of hot water for Mother."
Han Ruoxue quickly went to the side to pour some water. Madam Li let out a long sigh and calmed herself down. She looked at Han Ruoxue's back, and her eyes were dark and gloomy. After a while, she calmly said, "How did Han Yunxi discover that there was a slow-acting poison?"
"Mu Liuyue didn't say in detail, so I didn't ask," Han Ruoxue answered.
"How did the Young General get poisoned? This slow-acting poison has to be administered slowly, "Madam Li asked again.
Han Ruoxue turned around. "Mother, I thought so too. There must be someone in the General's residence who wants to harm the Young General. I didn't ask about this."
Madam Li nodded and slowly drank a few mouthfuls of water. She casually asked, "Xue 'er, did you deliver the spring tea I asked you to deliver to Miss Mu today?"
Han Ruoxue finally remembered and lowered her head. "I … I left in a hurry and forgot."
Madam Li relaxed and asked again, "Those tea leaves aren't cheap. Where did you put them?"
"I put them next to the tea table. Why don't I get someone to get them now and deliver them directly to the General's residence?" Han Ruoxue asked.
"No need." Madam Li immediately rejected. "Forget it, just treat it as a gift for the fated person."
Han Ruoxue was resentful, but she didn't dare to say anything even though she had made a mistake.
"I'm tired and want to sleep for a while. You can go down." Madam Li said indifferently as she lazily leaned against the high pillow.
"Mother, should I take your pulse?" Han Ruoxue was very concerned. However, Madam Li only waved her hand and asked her to leave.
Ever since she was young, her mother had always been strict and sometimes even cold. Han Ruoxue was already used to it.
"Then have a good rest." She poured another glass of water and put it aside before leaving.
As soon as Han Ruoxue left, Madam Li immediately sat up. Her originally silent face instantly changed. It was as gloomy as the dark clouds in the sky. Even her usually calm gaze became sharp.
"Men!" She said in a low voice.
As soon as he finished speaking, a female guard in black walked out from behind a screen.
"Immediately go to the Heavenly Fragrance Tea Garden and get that thing back. Also, get rid of all the snake venom in the cabin!" Madam Li instructed seriously.
"Yes! This subordinate understands! "The maid in black accepted the order and immediately left.
Madam Li sat for a long time and her sharp phoenix eyes slowly narrowed. "Han Yunxi, ah, Han Yunxi, this madam has really underestimated you. You actually dared to ruin this madam's good thing! You're so capable! This madam definitely won't let you stay! "
Time passed day by day. Unknowingly, another three days had passed. There were only fifteen days left until a month.
After handing over all the matters to Mu Qingwu, Han Yunxi didn't stay idle.
These past few days, she didn't leave the house and hid in the study of Leisurely Cloud Pavilion to research the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison.
She didn't have the ten snake venoms on hand, but when she took samples before, she put Mu Qingwu's blood sample that contained the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison into the detoxification system. The detoxification system would automatically copy the poison and replenish the poison library.
Han Yunxi had been pondering over the method of poisoning these past few days.
The method of poisoning would greatly limit the person who poisoned it. For example, some poisons could easily react with other things, weakening the toxicity, or changing the color or smell. Thus, they could only be put in clear water. On the other hand, there were also some poisons that couldn't be put in clear water, or else it would be easily discovered.
Han Yunxi pondered that it wouldn't be easy to put poison in the clear water that Mu Qingwu drank. Moreover, the water and kitchens, as well as the servants who served Mu Qingwu, had all been checked. There wasn't anything abnormal.
Could it be that she was mistaken and the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison wasn't put in clear water?
According to the records in the detoxification system, the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison could only be put in clear water. Moreover, once it was concocted, it had to be used within a day or else it would change the color and smell.
However, no matter how intelligent the detoxification system was, it was still something that humans had researched. In the modern era, there wasn't any Ten-Thousand Snake Poison. The records in the detoxification system were compiled from ancient books.
It had to be said that the detoxification system had very strong abilities in detecting poisons and concocting antidotes. No matter how strong the brain of a genius was, it couldn't replace it. However, the detoxification system was still very weak when it came to concocting poisons.
Perhaps there was a way to mix the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison in another solution without affecting its toxicity and without causing any changes in its color or smell?
Or perhaps the poisoner had done something while concocting the poison. Without changing the toxicity of the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison, they'd changed some of the properties of the poison, causing the method of poisoning to change as well?
Although this possibility was very low, because concocting Ten-Thousand Snake Poison wasn't an easy task in the first place. It was even more difficult to upgrade and improve the Ten-Thousand Snake Poison.
However, after investigating for so long without finding any clues, Han Yunxi had no choice but to seriously consider this possibility.
If it wasn't in clear water, then it should've been in Mu Qingwu's food. Besides the three meals a day, Han Yunxi quickly thought of something else: tea!
The people of Tianning Country were fond of drinking tea, especially those in the capital. Every household would prepare tea leaves and drink tea from morning to night.
"Could it be tea?" Han Yunxi muttered to herself. She was about to call little Chen Xiang over when she suddenly remembered that she'd left Chen Xiang at the Han Estate to protect Seventh Young Master.
She could only personally go out of the Hibiscus Courtyard and find a pageboy to help her gather all kinds of tea leaves.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned to the courtyard after instructing the pageboy, she saw a familiar figure in the distance walking through the long corridor.
That figure was so tall and proud, with an imposing aura. Yet his gait was so elegant and noble. From a distance, his figure made everything around him dim, making it impossible to ignore him even if one wanted to.
In the silent afternoon corridor, such a handsome, cold man walked elegantly alone. If the silent scenery was a painting, then this elegant, handsome man was the immortal in the painting.
It was him … Long Fei Ye.
Han Yunxi watched and watched until her mind unconsciously wandered.
Suddenly, the immortal in the painting disappeared. No … Long Fei Ye had suddenly disappeared!
Han Yunxi recovered her senses, flabbergasted. Where did he go?
She subconsciously took a few steps forward and looked around, but she still didn't see him.
Han Yunxi recovered her senses and only felt that she hadn't seen this guy for a long, long time. The last time they met should have been at the teahouse. She saw him, but he didn't see her.
She had been worried that he'd peeped at the dregs that she'd hidden in the detoxification system when treating the Crown Prince. However, that guy still hadn't come to ask about that matter, so he probably didn't see anything.
It was only the afternoon, but this guy came back so early.
Actually, Han Yunxi was very clear on which day he came back, when he came back, and which day he didn't come back. Who told her to stand at the attic window and see the lights in his sleeping quarters?
Where did this guy spend the night when he didn't come back? Why did he come back so early today? Why did he come back?
"Strange …"
She muttered to herself, but at the same time, she put away her curiosity. That guy had always been elusive, so it shouldn't be strange for him to suddenly disappear.
However, just as Han Yunxi was about to continue walking forward, a low and cold voice sounded from behind her. "Han Yunxi, are you looking for this prince for something?"
Han Yunxi jumped in fright and quickly turned around to look. She saw that the person who was clearly in front of her just now was now standing behind her. His tall and lofty figure was like a mountain blocking her back, causing her to feel an enormous pressure.
Han Yunxi subconsciously took a step back, distancing herself from him to ensure her own safety. Of course, she was a little baffled. "Your Highness, I wasn't looking for you."
"Then why are you standing here and looking around?" Long Fei Ye questioned.
When these words came out, Han Yunxi immediately felt awkward. She'd been discovered by him?
She couldn't help but raise her head to look. Who knew that the moment she raised her head, she would meet Long Fei Ye's extremely disdainful and impatient gaze. "What's the matter?"
This guy!
She gave him a little bit of attention, and he really thought that he was the center of attention?
Alright, even though he was indeed the center of attention, Han Yunxi refused to admit it right now.
Why did he always look at her with that kind of gaze? Could it be that she was still so unbearable in his eyes despite all her efforts?
Han Yunxi, who had always disdained to prove herself to others and didn't mind other people's gazes, didn't realize that she minded this man's gaze very much at this moment. She only felt that it was an insult.
The angrier she was, the brighter the smile on her face became.
She smiled proudly. "It's nothing. I think Your Highness has misunderstood. I was looking around here for someone else, not for Your Highness. "
When these words came out, Long Fei Ye's originally cold gaze suddenly turned frosty, causing the surrounding temperature to drop by several degrees.
Humph, let's see how arrogant you can be.
Han Yunxi ignored the coldness in his eyes and said, "If Your Highness doesn't have any other matters, this concubine will be leaving first."
As she spoke, she raised her chin and elegantly turned to leave. Unexpectedly, at this moment, Long Fei Ye spoke up. "Wait, this prince still has matters to attend to."
Han Yunxi abruptly stopped in her tracks and turned around, still smiling sweetly. "Does Your Highness still have matters to attend to?"
"Let's talk inside." Long Fei Ye didn't even spare her a glance as he turned to leave after saying these words.
Han Yunxi thought that he would go to the bedchamber, but who knew that this guy would actually head in the direction of Leisurely Cloud Pavilion.
"Is there really a matter?" Han Yunxi was suspicious and hurriedly followed after him.
Long Fei Ye caught a whiff of an unpleasant smell as soon as he entered the door. Even though he had never entered a woman's room before, he knew that a woman's room should be clean.
He unconsciously frowned and followed the smell inside. When he arrived at Han Yunxi's study, he saw several bowls of black smoky liquid on the large table. The foul smell was coming from these bowls.
Long Fei Ye looked around the study and saw that it was dirty, messy, and messy. As a clean freak, he hated this kind of mess. However, he didn't know why he didn't leave immediately.
Han Yunxi chased after him. She didn't expect this guy to come to the study.
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