Hearing the words of the people around her, Lin Mengya knew very well that if she continued to insist, she would appear to be shameless.
But why did she have to make herself suffer? Why did she have to bear this groundless accusation?
Mrs. Duan felt that she had won this round, but she did not mind to step on Lin Mengya's foot again.
She walked slowly to Lin Mengya, and her eyes were gentle. Indeed, she looked like a magnanimous elder.
"For this matter, you can just apologize to everyone and let it go. They are your elders, and they won't blame you. "
Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows.
In this case, she seemed to have no chance of winning.
Mrs. Duan and her supporters must have the same thought.
"Mrs. Duan, I think you seem to have made a mistake."
Seeing that she was still stubborn, Mrs. Duan sneered in her heart, thinking that she was extremely stupid.
Her tone became more gentle and helpless to highlight her aggressiveness and unreasonableness.
"Miss Ya, why do you do this? I know you didn't do it on purpose. "
"Of course I didn't do it on purpose. But all the elders were indeed poisoned, and the person who poisoned them is among us."
Her voice was loud enough for everyone present to hear clearly.
Mrs. Duan thought that she was speaking indiscriminately, and tried to steer the direction of this matter calmly. Unfortunately, this time, Lin Mengya did not give her a chance.
"The poison was so ingenious that even the person who poisoned them didn't know that they would be poisoned. However, it could not be said that it was an unintentional mistake. Because I've already told everyone about this matter. If someone didn't pretend to know, they wouldn't have been poisoned in this world of ice and snow. "
Her words directly made everyone confused.
Especially Mrs. Duan.
Her intuition told her that this girl was trying to get out of the crime, but she did not know what Lin Mengya was up to.
"Miss Ya, I think you'd better stop pestering us about this matter. If you continue, I'm afraid that even Old Master and I can't protect you. "
Mrs. Duan slightly lowered her voice and said with a threatening tone.
Lin Mengya did not avoid her eyes at all, but looked straight into them.
"Mrs. Duan, I haven't told you who this person is. Why are you so anxious? Or are you afraid that I'll find some evidence? "
The two of them exchanged a few moves.
Hearing this, Mrs. Duan just smiled indifferently.
"Looks like Miss Ya won't turn back until she hits a brick wall. Fine, if you want to turn the world upside down and make it irreparable, I really can't stop you. You're on your own. "
Lin Mengya was not nervous at all.
At this time, someone rushed in from outside and said that the doctor had arrived.
Hearing this, everyone hurriedly invited the doctor in.
Even Madam Duan flew around like a butterfly. She warmly greeted the guests and harvested a large number of favorability points.
At the side, Cai Ru was a little anxious.
She secretly tugged at her master's sleeve and asked in confusion, "Master, if you still can't overthrow that woman, you'll have to take the blame!"
"What's the hurry?" Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows. "Isn't this better? The more attentive she is now, the more those people will hate her later. "
She then walked up to Elder Zhao's side.
The latter was in good spirits, but he was also in poor health.
He was also puzzled.
"Lass, what's going on?"
He absolutely didn't believe that Lin Mengya would hurt him.
But Madam Duan was also telling the truth.
"Nothing. It's just an accident. Is your head still dizzy? "
She examined Elder Zhao for a while.
The latter shook his head to show that he was fine.
At this time, Mrs. Duan asked the old doctor with concern.
"Old mister, I wonder if these guests are alright?"
The old doctor had served the Zhao Family for many years, and his medical skills were very exquisite.
"It seems that they're fine. They must have eaten something that shouldn't be eaten. As long as they eat light food these days, they'll be fine."
Madam Duan secretly glanced at Lin Mengya, thinking that it would be better to send her on her way, so that she could die knowing.
"Then what do you think is the thing that shouldn't be eaten? It's better to avoid it when it comes to food in the future. "
The old doctor nodded and then looked around the tables.
Finally, his eyes stopped on the mutton pot that had already cooled down.
"This is …"
Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Zhao Zifei rushed to say, "I heard from the people in the kitchen that the things inside are all medicinal herbs. Presumably, it should be because of this that there is a problem!"
But the old doctor didn't come to a conclusion easily.
He picked up a pair of clean chopsticks, picked up the ingredients in the pot, looked at it carefully, and then put it in his mouth and took a bite.
"Sir, you must know what this is, right?" Lin Mengya said calmly.
The old doctor was shocked, as if he couldn't believe it. He chewed it carefully a few times and asked in surprise, "Why doesn't it smell fishy at all?"
"That's because I simmered it with mutton, ginger, star anise and other spices for a long time. Although it smells fishy, it can neutralize the smell of mutton and stimulate the fragrance of mutton. Moreover, it can also get rid of the fishy smell if mixed with these spices."
She told him the reason in detail.
The old doctor nodded repeatedly, as if he was very happy to get such a good idea.
"I'll try it later. Although it's good, it smells too fishy. If I can put it in the mutton, it will bring out the best. Good, good, good. Thank you for telling me this wonderful idea. "
Lin Mengya shook her head, "Sir, you're welcome. It's just a little wisdom in life."
Everyone around was stunned.
What the hell was with this harmonious and warm atmosphere of "cooking knowledge explanation"?
Zhao Zifei frowned and shouted impatiently, "Sir, don't be fooled by her! This thing was clearly harmful. These uncles all felt dizzy because they ate this thing. Sir, are you going to learn from her and harm people? "
Hearing this, the old doctor was also stunned.
"Oh, don't talk nonsense. Although this sea lantern has a strong fishy smell, it will not make people feel uncomfortable in such a small amount and as an auxiliary ingredient in a dish. Moreover, this thing is warm and it's good to drive away cold! "
Zhao Zifei didn't believe it. He even thought that the old man might have been bought over by Miss Ya.
"I think you're the one talking nonsense! Everyone was poisoned just now because they ate the food prepared by this woman. "
Hearing this, Lin Mengya couldn't help but feel a little ridiculous.
"Could it be that just now, esteemed guests, you only ate what I prepared?"
Zhao Zifei was about to nod, but Mrs. Duan beside him seemed to think of something. She said before Zhao Zifei could, "Since you've proved that there's no problem, there must be other reasons. In this case, why don't we let our servants check carefully, in case anyone is wrongly accused? "
"Mrs. Duan's words are very good. But I've figured it out."
She didn't give him any chance to delay.
She turned around and said to the old doctor in a pleasant manner, "Sir, do you know that in the cold winter, when people close the doors and windows in the room and use charcoal to keep warm, they may have symptoms similar to poisoning?"
The old doctor thought for a while and suddenly patted his head.
"Oh, I'm afraid that you're talking about smoke poisoning? Look at me, how could I forget such an important thing? "
He hurriedly ran to those guests and checked them one by one to confirm his guess.
"Yes, you must have been poisoned by smoke poisoning. This thing is very powerful. A little carelessness can kill you! In this winter, you can't close the doors and windows just because it's hot. Especially at night, you must take the charcoal stove outside, in case you're poisoned. "
Now there was no such thing as carbon monoxide poisoning, but the observant doctors had long discovered this symptom and named it smoke poisoning.
Lin Mengya knew this, but she didn't know how people here described this symptom. Therefore, she delayed a little time and let the old doctor pave the way for her.
Now was a good chance for her to fight back.
"Sir, you're right." She continued, "In order to drive out the cold, I added a lot of charcoal stoves in this hall. For everyone's safety, I also repeatedly ordered the servants to open the windows.
But I don't know why the doors and windows were closed when I first came in. I'm afraid that's why you're poisoned by smoke poisoning, right? "
The old doctor's words had supported her.
Hearing this, everyone immediately remembered that it was true.
At this time, Jiang Yishui, who hadn't spoken since he woke up, suddenly spoke.
"Yes, when we came in yesterday, I remember that the windows were open. When I first came in today, I even sat here for a while to enjoy the snow scenery. "
With Jiang Yishui's words, several people nodded one after another.
Lin Mengya's face suddenly darkened.
"Who was responsible for opening the windows today?"
Suddenly, a trembling figure rolled out from the crowd.
The man knelt on the ground and didn't even dare to raise his head.
"Let me ask you, why did you ignore my words and close the windows without permission? Do you know that because of your carelessness, you almost harmed everyone and uncle's husband. You deliberately poisoned the main family. Can you bear the responsibility for this crime? "
Obviously, the man couldn't bear her harsh questioning and quickly kowtowed.
"I dare not! It's really not my fault. It's, it's Madam and Master Zifei. They asked me to close the windows! "
Zhao Zifei immediately retorted, "Nonsense! It must be your negligence. "
But Madam Duan didn't panic.
She glanced at Lin Mengya coldly, and her attitude was still as calm as before.
"It's hard to say who was negligent in this kind of thing. Although Miss Ya is careful, sometimes the servants may not be able to fully understand. I think ordinary people don't know about the smoke poisoning. Maybe he just did something bad out of good intentions. I think we should be lenient and forget it. "
But Lin Mengya said, "Madam Duan is really kind, but he really knows about this."
Hearing this, the man kneeling on the ground trembled violently.
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