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The mansion of the Ruan Mansion is located in the back street of the county government office. It is reasonable to say that the previous county magistrates lived in the government office, but because the house is too old and the place is small, the magistrate Ruan bought an empty mansion in the back street after he took office. After coming down, after careful repairs, all the family of Ruan Mansion were taken in to live in. This is already the third year.

Hong Xier brought Lu Tangyi and Wang Qi to the gate of the Ruan Mansion, informed the concierge of her identity and asked to see Butler Zhao.The concierge Ding had been to the Huanxi Inn for dinner, and seeing that shopkeeper Hong had indeed come here in person, he asked them to wait a while while he went to report to Housekeeper Zhao.

A few people waited by the door, Lu Tang took a look at the style of the Ruan Mansion, stared at a pair of town houses Pixiu in front of the door and whispered to Hong Xier: "Is Master Ruan really clean?"

Hong Xi'er knew what she meant by hearing her tone, and also whispered back: "County Ruan is from a family of merchants, and the most important thing in the family is money, but his father hopes that the younger generations in the family can study and become officials. That’s why he devoted himself to learning and gained fame.”

Lu Tang raised his eyebrows when he heard it. It really is the ancient times where everything is inferior and only reading is high.After a while, the concierge came back and led them in, "this way please."

The three of them followed the servant all the way through, and gradually had a panoramic view of the inner courtyard of the Ruan Mansion. The pavilions and corridors were open, and there were many pavilions.Hong Xier quietly observed her from the side. It stands to reason that this is the first time Lu Tangyi has seen such a big mansion. She brought Wang Qi to come here yesterday. But he just glanced around lightly, as if he was very ordinary to the scene in front of him.

"Several, the house is busy these days, and Steward Zhao is still dealing with it. He asked you to sit here for a while, and he will come later."

"It's work."

The servant led them to a small hall and said goodbye. After they left, Lu Tang sat down beside Hong Xier and said softly, "Boss, just follow what we discussed at home.

Hong Xi'er looked at her, and the two looked at each other. Lu Tang smiled comfortingly at her, somehow, his worried mood just now really calmed down a lot.

"it is good."

Several people sat and waited for a long time before Steward Zhao came from the outside. Looking at his heavy gait and tired eyes, it could be seen that his condition was indeed not very good.

"Third Niang is here."

"Uncle Zhao."

Several people got up one after another, Zhao Butler waved his hand to signal them to sit down, and he himself sat down on the upper chair.

"San Niang is here for Cook Yu and her brother."

Steward Zhao got straight to the point, and Hong Xi'er didn't make any detours, "Uncle Zhao, to tell you the truth, the brothers and sisters of the Yu family were tricked by me. Naturally, I can't stand idly by when something like this happens. I happened to be at the scene yesterday, and I went back to think about it last night. I always feel that this matter is very strange, so I came here to visit today. I just don’t know, how is the military guard now?”

Butler Zhao lowered his head and stared at a certain place the whole time. He sighed deeply after hearing what she said, and turned to look at Hong Xier with bloodshot eyes. gone."

Hong Xi'er never expected this would be the result, she was stunned on the spot for a while, Wang Qi was even more shocked when she heard that, she stood up and asked urgently: "Then the murderer was caught?"

Steward Zhao hesitated for a moment, then shook his head: "Not yet."

"Then! Sister Yu and the others, when will they be released?"

Butler Zhao glanced at her, and said to Hong Xier just now: "San Niang, I was looking for you that day, but now something like this happened, alas. It's just that the murderer is unknown now, and everyone can't let him go easily. Check slowly."

"Uncle Zhao, no one expected such a thing to happen. I'm sorry for the good marriage between Miss Ruan and the military guard..." Hong Xier took out a silk handkerchief from her bosom and wiped it lightly. Wiping the corners of his eyes, he continued: "But I saw that it was the wine problem that night, not the dishes. This has nothing to do with my cook. Why can't I let people go?"

Steward Zhao sighed again when he heard the words, and said hesitantly: "But the doctor said that maybe it's not wine... Sigh! After all, life is at stake and it's my new son-in-law, so you must be more cautious, Sanniang, I still hope you Forgive me."

As soon as Lu Tang was quietly listening to them, she kept observing Butler Zhao, and after hearing him say this, she stepped forward and bowed her hands, "Butler Zhao, we are here not only because this matter has involved the inn for decades. The reputation of Miss Ruan is really sad because of such a tragedy when she was newly married. Human life is at stake, so my shopkeeper is worried, and I also want to do my part to help County Magistrate Ruan and Miss Ruan as soon as possible. Bring the murderer to justice."

Butler Zhao looked up at Lu Tangyi, he found that this little brother had a different demeanor when he was in the inn that day, he seemed to be literate and polite.After hearing what she said, Butler Zhao nodded, waiting for someone to continue.

"The junior wants to ask something. Since it was poisoned, why did the military guard not immediately poison him, but dragged his breath and stayed up for most of the night before he died? Is the poison too hard to cure or is there some other reason ?”

Steward Zhao's eyes sank after hearing her question, and he stopped talking.Lu Tang glanced at his expression, then cupped his hands again and said, "Excuse me, junior, but this murder case is different from others, and if you hesitate for a while, the real murderer might get away with it."

"The wine is poisonous, but fortunately the military guard didn't drink much, and it seems that he is not completely clueless, but the doctor said that the military guard ate the food on the table before drinking. I don't know which kind of food is related to the poison in the wine. Rong catalyzed and produced other poisons, which made the military guard completely unable to save him."

After a while, Steward Zhao finally opened his mouth. As soon as he finished speaking, Wang Qi slumped down on the chair with a chill in his heart. Lu Tang also frowned after hearing this. She had heard that food can be restrained, but as long as it is not too much, it will definitely not come to fruition. Damn, but she rarely hears that poison and food can catalyze each other. Could it be that because there were too few vegetables in her era, such miraculous vegetables disappeared?

"Steward Zhao, do you know what kind of poison is used in that poisonous wine? And what kind of food is it blended with?"

"This......"

Seeing Butler Zhao started to hesitate again, Lu Tang said anxiously: "Butler Zhao, this junior has some knowledge about the vegetation in the field, and my shopkeeper is also good at medicine, maybe he can help me a little bit."

Butler Zhao shook his head: "It's not that I didn't say it, it's that I don't know what kind of poison it is, and I didn't quite understand what the doctor said."

Lu Tang looked at Hong Xier, who understood, and said to Steward Zhao, "Uncle Zhao, please let us meet Master Ruan and Miss Ruan, maybe we can help us see something."

Butler Zhao stared at the two, was silent, then nodded, "This is the end of the matter, and the brothers and sisters of the Yu family are your buddies, so you can come with me."

Steward Zhao led the three of them to the north side for a while, and came to the main hall, and told them to wait here while he went in to report.The three of them stood in the hall and waited. Not long after, a few people walked out from the back of the inner hall. The young woman at the head, with light eyebrows and cold eyes, was dressed in plain clothes. After she came in, she sat directly at the head of the main hall, her eyes wandering over them before speaking. : "Sit down."

As soon as she was seated next to her, some servants came to serve tea to everyone one by one. Several people looked at each other and knew that this should be Miss Ruan's family. , you can tell the eldest lady what you want."

Hong Xi'er got up and gave a salute, "Miss, I am Hong Sanniang, the shopkeeper of the Huanxi Inn. I just heard the sad news today, and I wish you my condolences."

Ruan Shuyue nodded slightly, and said indifferently: "Thank you, shopkeeper Hong, butler Zhao has explained your purpose of coming just now, but I don't know what to do?"

Hong Xier glanced at Lu Tang, and then said: "Miss, we want to ask what kind of poison it is? How did it catalyze it?"

Ruan Shuyue looked behind after hearing the words, and the servant girl left with small steps knowingly. After a while, an old man followed her in from the outer hall and bowed to Ruan Shuyue.

"Miss."

"Doctor Hu, the murderer who poisoned the military guard has not been caught yet, please stay at the mansion for a few more days, and please help me if there is anything related to the case."

"Miss, please be polite, this is what an old man should do."

"Treasurer Hong, this is Dr. Hu who treats the military guard. Feel free to ask if you have any questions."

Hong Xi'er saluted the old doctor, Doctor Hu is an old doctor in the town, none of them had been seen by Doctor Hu when they were young.

"Doctor Hu, this junior wants to know in detail what kind of poison the military guard was poisoned and how did it happen?"

"It seems to be the poison of Chimpanzee Grass among the military guards. This kind of thing originally grew outside the Great Wall, and I have only seen records in folk miscellaneous records. Although this herb is poisonous, it must be catalyzed by warm wine to reveal it. It was colorless and tasteless after drinking it, but I couldn’t notice it, but there was mutton with amaranth flowers on the table at that time, and the military guard ate a few more mouthfuls, I think it should be the combination of the two, which catalyzed the poisonous hair.”

As soon as Lu Tang was listening, he thought it was some kind of medical routine that food was mutually reinforcing, but the old man said a bunch of terms, flowers and plants, which she had never heard of, and she was stunned on the spot.When she was thinking about how to deal with it, Hong Xi'er next to her said, "I also learned medical skills for a few years when I was young. Is the miscellaneous record you are talking about "Medical Workshop Records"?"

Dr. Hu was taken aback when he heard the words, he stroked his beard and nodded, "That's right, Sanniang also read it?"

Hong Xi'er nodded and continued: "This book is divided into two volumes. The first volume did record the reaction between the Chimpanzee grass and the amaranth flower, but the second volume was written by the author just two years ago. She visited various places, It records the strange poisons of herbs for miscellaneous diseases, and later the next book is changed to: Although the poison of chimpanzee grass needs to be catalyzed by warm wine, the amaranth flower is not the catalyst of the poison, but a test drug to detect the poison. If it is not for amaranth We are afraid that we still don't know the cause of the military guard's death at this time, after all, the chimpanzee grass is colorless and tasteless when mixed with warm wine, and the corpse does not look black and discolored like it was poisoned."

Doctor Hu's face changed a few times when she heard it, and when she finished speaking, he asked anxiously, "Is this true?"

"Really, I still have another copy of that book. If you want to see it, I can send it to you at any time."

"Oh! If that's the case, I'd like to thank Sanniang. It's a good thing you came here today, otherwise this old man would have almost killed someone!"

"Doctor Hu, you are too serious."

When Wang Qi heard that the poison had nothing to do with the dishes, he was overjoyed at the moment, and stepped forward and said, "Since this is the case, it proves that it has nothing to do with the cook."

Ruan Shuyue watched their questions and answers from above, and she already understood why Hong Xier came here, but it was a very important matter, so she had to be cautious.

"I didn't suspect that this matter has anything to do with the ingredients of the dishes cooked by the cook, but the real culprit of the poisoning has not been found yet, and everyone who can get close to the wine will be suspected. This is a serious matter, and shopkeeper Hong please forgive me. "

Having said this, Hong Xi'er couldn't say any more, she turned to look at Lu Tangyi, who understood, stepped forward and said: "Miss, I have something to say, I don't know if I should say it or not."