The king was wrong

Seeing that the two imperial physicians all looked bewildered, and Wei Yanxi seemed to have no intention of explaining at all, Qi Yaoqing sighed helplessly, and could only assume the duty of asking for everyone.

He covered his mouth and coughed lightly, then raised his head and asked Wei Yanxi: "What does the lord mean, this heartbroken grass is not added to the tea leaves or the water for making tea, but exists on the tea set?"

Seeing Qi Yaoqing open his mouth, Wei Yanxi naturally wouldn't keep silent.He nodded, and finally explained kindly: "That's right, this king thought that the poison should have been wiped on the side of the cup, and it would dissolve once touched with water, so it can't be detected by simple tea and water tests. Well, maybe this set of cups has been contaminated with poison before it was sent to the princess' courtyard."

The more Wei Yanxi thought about it, the more gloomy his face became. This is the tea set he personally selected as the producer and prepared to give to Qi Yaoqing. This person dares to play tricks under his nose, how brave he is!

On the opposite side, when the two imperial physicians heard this, they immediately showed a look of sudden realization——yes!Why didn't they think of it, this is clearly smearing the poison on the wall of the cup!

So the two looked at the prince with even more admiration.

only……

"My lord, there are a total of eight matching cups. The servants are so bold, could it be that the person who poisoned them painted heartbroken grass on all eight cups?" Meng Qi suddenly questioned.

Everyone was stunned when they heard it, yes, it would be fine if there was only one cup, but there are eight cups, all of which look exactly the same, who can guess which one the princess will use today? Does the poisoner have to pick one by one? Can't you paint it all over again?This kind of time-consuming and labor-intensive thing should not be done by anyone...

So the hypothesis just raised by the prince suddenly became somewhat untenable.

Hearing Meng Qi's words, Wei Yanxi was also taken aback.I have to say that what she said is indeed correct. Qi Yaoqing must have taken the eight identical cups randomly, and there is no pattern at all. It is impossible for the poisoner to guess which one he will use in advance and then just smear the poison on it. .

Similarly, it is impossible to wipe the eight cups one by one. This work is time-consuming and labor-intensive. If it is not done well, it will be discovered and all previous efforts will be lost. He can think of any means, and he should not allow any flaws in his plan.

So where was the poison placed?

Things seem to be back to square one.

Just when everyone was at a loss, Meng Qi spoke again.

"My lord, after the tea set was delivered, I was afraid that there might be something left in it. Before using it, I washed it with clean water and soaked it in warm water. It stands to reason that even if it was smeared with medicine in advance, there should be no residue. So much."

Everyone was stunned when they heard that, yes, this set of tea set is newly delivered, and it is for the princess to use, so it is natural to clean it up carelessly.What's more, the end of the heartbroken rice is sticky to the touch and easily soluble in water. If it was really there before it was delivered, most of it must have been lost after Meng Qi's tossing. There is no reason why there is so much left over.

Wei Yanxi frowned, and her gaze wandered between the small jade cup and the jade teapot for a while, when her gaze slid over the curved spout on the teapot, she suddenly stopped without warning.

"Go, get another cup that is sure there is no problem, and pour the water in the teapot into it to try."

Hearing this, Menghan hurriedly went to the cupboard to get a cracked porcelain cup that Qi Yaoqing used to drink tea in the past, picked up the teapot and poured some water into it, and handed the cup to the imperial physician for examination.

Imperial Physician No. [-] was also unambiguous, took out a brand new silver needle and slowly inserted it in, took it out after a while, and saw that the needle was indeed stained with a light black-blue color.

He brought the discolored silver needle to Wei Yanxi as if offering a treasure, and said excitedly: "My lord, the tea in this cup is poisonous!"

"En." Wei Yanxi nodded, only glanced at the silver needle in his hand, then focused his eyes on the small teapot in Menghan's hand again, narrowing his eyes slightly.

"It seems that the problem is not the cup, but the teapot."

"My lord, could it be that the poisoned person wiped the heartbroken grass on the spout of the teapot?" Liang Wei, who had been standing quietly by the side, suddenly asked.

I thought this should be the final truth, but Wei Yanxi shook her head and said, "No, it should be more than that."

"what?"

Now Liang Wei was a little dizzy, what do you mean by "should be more than that", is there any other way besides smearing the poison on the spout?

Wei Yanxi was not in a hurry to explain this, but lightly embraced Qi Yaoqing in her arms to let him sit on the soft cushion, then got up and went to the side of the couch to get a thin quilt to put on his lap gently, this Only then walked towards the table and took the teapot from Menghan's hand.

"If you just put it on the spout, how much medicine can be used? You just took the silver needle test two or three times, plus the few cups that Yaoqing drank in the afternoon, it is reasonable to say that the amount of medicine is smeared. The heartbroken grass should have been diluted long ago. But the color change of the silver needle that the king just saw in the final test is still very obvious. It can be seen that even after so much watering, the toxicity in the tea is still not reduced. Why do you think this is? ?”

He raised his eyebrows slightly, and squinted at Liang Wei.Liang Wei scratched his head and subconsciously looked at Meng Qi.

Meng Qi spread her hands, expressing that she didn't understand, and turned to Meng Han.

Meng Han frowned, and finally shook his head, tentatively looking at the two old doctors, trying to ask for their opinions.

And the two old imperial doctors looked at each other, god damn it, they just took on such a domineering title as an imperial doctor, and they were just ordinary doctors. Investigate and solve the case...

So the two sighed in unison, looked at Wei Yanxi as if asking for help, and said in their hearts, my lord, please don't be fooled, tell me quickly!

Wei Yanxi looked around, and everyone's expressions were completely caught in their eyes.He gave a low laugh and didn't speak, but took a cup and poured out the tea in the teapot, and then squeezed hard with his palm, crushing the jade teapot spout.

Liang Wei: Oh, my good lord, this is a whole piece of Wada material!Why did you break it so suddenly...

Meng Qi: Oh my god, this is jade, jade!And Dongzhu, Dongzhu!How much is one worth!How could the young master have ruined it before he had even taken two sips!This prince is such a prodigal...

Menghan: ...

Although everyone present was thinking about different things in their minds at the moment, there was one thing that was the same—they all stared straight at the prince's hand, watching his five slender fingers exert internal force, and after some movements, Yu Shi The fragments turned into fine powder and fell down in a rustle, accumulating into a shallow pile at the prince's feet. In the end, what was left in the prince's hand was a small dark gray steel ball exuding metallic luster.

"What is this?" Meng Qi stared blankly at the steel ball lying quietly in Wei Yanxi's palm, and asked Meng Han in astonishment.

Menghan didn't say a word.

"Could it be that this thing... has been stuck in the spout of the teapot?" Liang Wei asked Wei Yanxi hesitantly, blinking his eyes.

"Ah."

Wei Yanxi responded, and focused her eyes on this little bead in her palm, as if she didn't quite understand its structure for a while.

But when he turned the small steel ball in the palm of his hand and looked a little closer, his pupils shrank suddenly and his expression turned cold.

I saw that the body of the bead was surrounded by dark gray metal, but a small circular area was exposed at both ends.Wei Yanxi touched it lightly with her fingertips, only to feel a sticky touch on her fingertips. When she took it off and took a look, her fingertips were actually covered with some black sticky substance. A sour and bitter smell.

This is the heartbroken grass that has been melted into water!

Wei Yanxi couldn't help clenching her fists. The person who attacked was thoughtful and planned meticulously, and he knew all of Qi Yaoqing's actions like the back of his hand.

This person did not directly smear the heartbroken grass on the mouth of the pot as Liang Wei said before, because she knew that the tea was not to be taken after the first pour, and it had to go through a round of washing before drinking.She was afraid that the heartbroken grass on the spout of the teapot would be consumed soon after washing the tea, and the toxicity would be greatly weakened, so she specially made such a bead and stuck it in the spout, purified and condensed the ingredients of the heartbroken grass, and embedded it in it. It will dissipate when it is exposed to water, and no matter how much it is soaked, the toxicity is still there.

In this way, it doesn't matter even if Qi Yaoqing doesn't have poisonous hair today, because the heartbroken grass in this bead is enough to last for a long time, as long as he continues to use this set of tea sets, the poison will definitely seep into his cup and be sent into his mouth .

Because this is the tea set that I specially made for him, that person is sure that Qi Yaoqing will keep using it.

"What a jerk!"

Wei Yanxi punched the cha table next to her, feeling her heart constricted.Obviously, I wanted to give Qi Yaoqing a set of Dongzhu warm jade tea set with good intentions, but who knew that it would actually hurt him in the end, how do I think about this matter, how useless it is!