Jian Zhaoxing

Chapter 6: Strange Vine Poison
Lin Zhiqing closed her eyes when it was just getting light, but she was not sleepy. She was just sorting out the information she had in her mind.

Not long after, she stepped out of the room.

Seeing her come out, Jiang Liuyun's eyes were full of concern: "Qing'er, how did you sleep last night?"

"Everything is fine." Lin Zhiqing nodded with a smile.

"I have some high-quality ginseng. Dad said you are weak and need to eat more tonic. I will send someone to deliver it to you later." Jiang Liuyun smiled naively when he saw Lin Zhiqing looking at him.

Lin Zhiqing sighed softly: "If I can survive these three days safely, I will definitely thank you very much."

When the three-day deadline was mentioned, everyone immediately remembered what Lin Zhiqing and Lin Congli had said in the lobby, and the atmosphere suddenly became cold.

Seeing the dull atmosphere, Lu Nanyue raised her hand and patted Lin Zhiqing on the shoulder: "Where should we start investigating? We will listen to your instructions today."

Lin Zhiqing's eyes moved. She had thought about it last night. The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.

In this whole incident, there were only two victims: the original owner and his cousin.

Of course, she couldn't find the original owner to verify what happened now, so she could only start with her cousin.

The clues she got were limited, and Biluo was very stubborn. She heard from Aunt Mu that the Lin family interrogated her all night long but still couldn't get any information out of her.

Now her first goal is to find her cousin's personal maid to understand the specific situation, and her second goal is to find out what kind of poison her cousin was infected with.

Lin Zhiqing expressed his thoughts, and everyone agreed.

After confirming their target, they headed towards Lin Yangyang's yard.

Lin Zhiqing brought Aunt Mu with him as well.

Although Aunt Mu had already given me a brief introduction to the Lin family, if I relied on myself alone, there was a high possibility that the name would not match the face.

Moreover, if it involves maids and guards, Lin Zhiqing can save a lot of trouble with Aunt Mu, an experienced person who has been in the Lin family for decades.

Jiang Liuyun, Lu Huai and Lin Shian quickly got into the state, constantly observing their surroundings and being very vigilant along the way.

They soon attracted the attention of the busy Lin family servants, but everyone turned a deaf ear to them.

Soon they arrived outside Lin Yangyang's yard.

There are several times more guards here than in other places. It is obvious that Lin Congli cares about his daughter very much.

As they reached the door, a little maid with a round face and almond eyes came out carrying a basin of water.

When he saw Lin Zhiqing and others coming, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then he glared at Lin Zhiqing angrily and turned back.

Lin Zhiqing's eyes met Aunt Mu's for a moment, then quickly looked away.

According to Aunt Mu's previous statement, this maid should be my cousin's personal maid Xiao Cui.

She knew that Xiao Cui was taking her out on Lin Yangyang's matter and had lost her manners, but she didn't take it to heart.

Instead, it was his cousin Lin Shian who frowned slightly and walked in first.

Soon everyone heard Xiao Cui's greeting. No one knew what Lin Shi'an said, but when Lin Zhiqing and Lu Nanyue walked in hand in hand, Xiao Cui's eyes were red and she bowed.

Lin Zhiqing raised his hand: "It's okay, Xiao Cui, how is my cousin now?"

Xiao Cui curled her lips downwards and said, "Miss Zhiqing, my young lady hasn't woken up yet."

"Take Nanyue and me over to have a look." Lin Zhiqing's voice was flat.

Xiao Cui first glanced at Lin Shian, and seeing that he didn't say anything, she walked into the inner room.

Lin Shian followed Xiao Cui first, and Lin Zhiqing and Lu Nanyue also walked in.

Jiang Liuyun and Lu Huai stood at the door, staring outside vigilantly.

At the same time, Lin Zhiqing walked and observed the surrounding environment calmly.

"Master Shi'an, the court doctor stayed here all night yesterday and checked the corn cake again..." Xiao Cui brought Lin Shi'an to the bedside and explained Lin Yangyang's condition to him: "The court doctor said that there is no poison in the golden corn cake, and the poison that the young lady was infected with is not in the golden corn cake.

When everyone heard this, they looked a little surprised.

Lin Zhiqing frowned deeply. Xiao Cui's words had made it very clear that the poison in his cousin did not come from the corn cake!
Lin Shian glanced at Lin Zhiqing, then looked at Xiao Cui again: "Besides that?"

"The source of the poison cannot be found, and the court doctor cannot prescribe the right medicine." Xiao Cui shook her head slightly.

"Let me take a look." Lu Nanyue took a step forward, squatted slightly, and was about to take Lin Yangyang's pulse. Xiao Cui stepped forward to stop him, but was stopped by Lin Shian.

Lu Nanyue is a doctor with superb medical skills.

Although Lin Zhiqing had heard Aunt Mu mention it a long time ago, he still felt a little curious about Lu Nanyue when he saw that everyone in the room was accustomed to the scene of Lu Nanyue taking people's pulses.

However, before Lin Zhiqing could think deeply about it, Lu Nanyue's action of leaning sideways to take Lin Yangyang's pulse allowed Lin Zhiqing to see Lin Yangyang's face clearly.

Lin Yangyang's facial features are very three-dimensional, and she has a pair of phoenix eyes. Coupled with her willow-shaped eyebrows, she looks like a sick beauty.

Her face was pale, but not weak. If you didn't know her condition, you might think she was just asleep.

After a while, Lu Nanyue withdrew his hand with a strange look on his face.

"How is it?" Lin Shian asked first.

Lu Nanyue shook her head: "Her pulse is beating very fast, as if she is poisoned, but I can't tell what the poison is."

After hearing this, Xiao Cui and Lin Shian's expressions were not very good.

"Where is the golden corn cake?" Lu Nanyue looked at Xiao Cui.

Xiao Cui looked at them with a hint of wariness in her eyes, but at Lin Shian's signal, she still went to the side room with a defensive look on her face.

Soon, a plate of square corn cakes was placed in front of them. Perhaps because it had been checked many times, only a few scattered pieces were left on it.

Lu Nanyue wrapped a small piece with a handkerchief and crushed it on the table.

Then he put the debris into a small medicine bottle.

Seeing that the liquid in the medicine bottle did not turn black, she shook her head at Lin Zhiqing.

Lin Zhiqing understood that there was indeed no poison in the corn cake.

After doing all this, she stepped forward and lifted up Lin Yangyang's body: "I need to see if she has any symptoms. Xiao Cui, come and support your young lady."

Lin Yangyang is a girl, so the court doctor will definitely not examine her body.

As a woman, Lu Nanyue does not have so many taboos.

Lin Shian turned his back. Although Xiao Cui was a little hesitant, she still cooperated with Lu Nanyue to lift up Lin Yangyang's sleeves.

The moment his eyes met Lin Yangyang's body, Lu Nanyue exclaimed.

Lin Zhiqing followed her gaze and saw a dense red rash spreading from Lin Yangyang's arm to her chest.

"Miss Nanyue, my lady's hands have shown signs of redness and swelling since the day she fell into a coma, but not as severe as today. Has the toxin in her body worsened?" Xiao Cui bit her lips tightly, her eyes red.

Lu Nanyue first observed it, and then touched the rash through her handkerchief.

She frowned and didn't say anything for a while.

This question really stumped her.

Strictly speaking, Lu Nanyue herself couldn't be sure whether the redness and swelling were caused by toxins.

"The skin is swollen and slightly hot, and the pulse is too rapid." Lu Nanyue frowned and thought for a moment: "Xiao Cui, I'll give you some cooling and swelling-reducing prescriptions. Send someone to the Lu family clinic to get some medicine and try applying it externally first."

Then Lu Nanyue picked up a pen and wrote a prescription and gave it to Xiao Cui.

Seeing this, Lin Zhiqing added, "Please prepare a copy of what my cousin has been eating for the past few days for me."

Xiao Cui agreed to all the requests and quickly sent someone to get the medicine.

After doing this, they left the inner room together.

Lu Huai and Jiang Liuyun at the door didn't expect them to come out so quickly, and gathered around the table.

While Lu Nanyue was describing Lin Yangyang's symptoms to a few men, Lin Zhiqing carefully looked at the furnishings in the room.

The doctor could not find the source of the poison in the golden corn cake, so Lin Zhiqing suspected that the poison was placed somewhere else.

For example, in incense and on utensils.

Or on people?
(End of this chapter)