Chapter 217
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The heavy rain continued to pour down, drenching the old woman. Her eyes were burning like a stubborn pheasant, welcoming death with its head held high.
Ning Shu looked at her with a complicated expression. Her heart was filled with sour emotions, causing her to turn her head away.
Tan Siwei's doubts were still not completely resolved. He frowned and asked, "If she did all these things, then how did Fourth Miss get burned to death just now? Even Lord Qi himself testified that Mother Hui was always by Fourth Miss's side and had no chance to do anything. Also, Concubine Qi clearly poured water, so how did Fourth Miss catch fire? I really don't understand this. "
Ning Shu said softly, "I said that she did do something, but she wasn't the only one. This seemingly mysterious and strange thing actually only required the cooperation of two people. Forsythia, bring the Golden Spirit with the holy water and let the officials smell it. "
Forsythia immediately did as she was told.
An official with a sensitive nose quickly smelled something strange. He frowned and asked curiously, "Why does this Golden Spirit smell like garlic?"
"It's not the smell of garlic, but the smell of phosphorite. It's a very difficult thing to preserve, so it usually needs to be placed in water. Once exposed to the air and exposed to direct sunlight or high temperatures, it will spontaneously ignite and create sparks. The green will-o '-the-wisps around the tomb on a summer night were caused by this thing. Moreover, this thing is white or slightly yellow. If it's placed in the Golden Spirit, it's hard to tell if it's in the water if you don't look carefully. At that time, the Taoist priests sprinkled a lot of cinnabar and black dog's blood around Fourth Miss's body. Thus, it was an excellent camouflage. "
Tan Siwei thought for a moment and asked, "But even if the phosphorite was sprinkled on Fourth Miss's body and caused sparks, wouldn't the sparks be extinguished by the water that was sprinkled on her body at the same time?"
"Then we have to mention the other arrangement that Mother Hui had carefully set up." Ning Shu brought over the copper plate that contained Qi Juanyu's charred flesh and clothes to His Majesty. "My daughter was born with a sensitive nose. Just now, when I was examining Fourth Miss's body, I suddenly smelled a little saltpeter on her body. After careful examination, I finally discovered the mystery. If my guess is correct, Fourth Young Miss' clothes actually have a compartment that contains several kinds of things, namely quicklime, saltpeter, sulfur powder, and charcoal. When the water from the Golden Sage sprinkled down, the quicklime in the interlayer of the clothes immediately absorbed the water and released a large amount of heat, which in turn helped the phosphor stone to burn even faster. When the phosphor stone sparked, it immediately ignited several other things in the interlayer. When those things were mixed together, they were equivalent to a powerful piece of gunpowder. From then on, it was out of control, and the Fourth Young Miss was completely set on fire. I have to say, Mother Hui, you're too smart. When I went to the storeroom to look through the brocade boxes, you used a similar trick, didn't you? It's just that you've already used the same trick once. You really shouldn't use it a second time. "
When Ning Shu's voice fell, everyone couldn't help but be stunned.
No one would have thought that such a vulgar and lowly looking old woman would actually painstakingly plan such an unimaginable trick just to avenge her adopted son who had no blood relations with her.
Lord Qi muttered, "It's her, it's her! No wonder when Juanyu got off the sedan chair, she deliberately put this piece of clothing on Juanyu. I thought she was worried that the altar would be too cold and cause Juanyu to catch a cold. So that's how it is, so that's how it is … I actually allowed her to murder my daughter right under my nose … "Lord Qi raised his hand and slapped himself hard on the face. He was sobbing uncontrollably as tears and snot flowed down his face.
Mother Hui's face revealed a cold sneer. She silently raised her head and looked at the sky, as if her obedient and cute little An was smiling and waving at her from the sky.
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