Be careful, there are fat girls

Chapter 53 Poisoning
At this moment, shopkeeper Zhuo stood up and said with a smile: "The concubine Shizi was very considerate. Not only did she do good deeds, but she also cleared out all the inventory that had accumulated in the clothing store for several years. I have settled the account. Although I added a few labor costs, but The business in the store is much better than before. Now Yuji Tailor has a very good reputation in Beijing!"

Shopkeeper Hu also smiled and said: "Yes, since the Jinyu Store has hosted this charity fair, the business is second to none, but the most rare thing is to be able to keep the latest jewelry styles. Refurbishment, I’m afraid it will take a while, and no one in the industry can compare with us.”

Shopkeeper Zhuo looked at Lu Sande, who had been smiling and silent all the time, "Actually, brother Lu is the most proud. Although there is no ranking or prize in this food competition, it has brought countless benefits to Deyilou. Chef Bai's name , now it is resounding throughout the capital, and Deyilou will be even more proud in the future, haha!"

Lu Sande narrowed his eyes with a smile: "It's all thanks to Shi Zifei's good management, otherwise, how could there be a proud building today."

Everyone chatted and laughed, and they set up a celebration banquet in the private room. Mrs. Bai made a table of everyone's favorite dishes, and brought two pots of jade pots of spring, and ate until the sun set.

Yuhuchun's alcohol content was slightly high, Mu Qingxi drank two more glasses, a little tipsy, and supported Mo Xiang's arm to get on the sedan chair.

Mother Feng was worried, and leaned forward to put her in a good place. She was about to call the bearer to get up, but she heard Xu Menglin calling her softly from behind.

She frowned slightly, turned around and asked, "Is there something else for Mr. Xu?"

It seemed that Xu Menglin's face was a little flushed because he also drank a few more glasses, and he was a little embarrassed when he saw her asking.

"Nothing else, just want to know, how are you doing these days?"

Mother Feng said lightly: "Is there anything wrong with being by Miss's side, please ask me."

Xu Menglin was a little sad: "Why are you and I so unfamiliar?"

Mother Feng didn't want to say any more, "Mr. Xu has nothing else to do, so I'll leave first. I've been out for too long, lest the concubine miss you."

Xu Menglin sighed slightly, seeing that she really turned around to leave, he quickly called her to stop again.Mother Feng's eyes revealed displeasure, and Xu Menglin could only say, "Are you planning to live like this?"

Mother Feng was puzzled: "What does Mr. Xu mean?"

Xu Menglin was silent for a while: "It's a pity that the young lady has such a mind and mind, and buried her whole life in the palace."

Mother Feng had a look of hesitation on her face: "At the beginning, the eldest princess said that she only hoped that the lady would live a safe life. Mr. Xu should stop worrying about it. Isn't it good to live a comfortable life now?"

Xu Menglin remained silent, Mother Feng ignored him and said to the bearer, "Get up the sedan chair and go back to the palace."

Along the way, Nanny Feng's complexion was not very good. Mu Qingxi lifted the car curtain and looked at her. Although she felt that there seemed to be some ambiguity between her and Xu Menglin, she still wisely did not ask.

Everyone has their own privacy and bottom line.

After returning to the palace, as soon as they stepped into the gate, they saw Mo Qi anxiously walking around inside the gate. When they saw them coming in, they hurriedly greeted them, with a flustered expression: "Shi Zifei, something happened."

Mu Qingxi paused: "What's the matter? Talk slowly."

"Aunt Liu has died."

Mu Qingxi's pupils froze: "What did you say?"

Mo Qi calmed down and briefly explained the matter.

Because of the pastry incident last time, Aunt Liu was careful in everything, no matter whether it was tea or pastries, she would never take a bite from others.

However, Xiyuan is remote, and there is no independent small kitchen, so the maids still go back to Xiyuan alone from the kitchen in the back house every day.

Apart from Liu's mother and son, Xiyuan has only one maid named A Luo, who has been serving Liu's mother and son for four or five years, and she is very sincere.Therefore, Mrs. Liu would only eat something that passed through her hands.

But today, Mrs. Liu died suddenly after eating the dinner brought back by A Luo.

Mu Qingxi immediately asked: "Where's Langer?"

Mo Qi said: "Young master Lang'er has not finished his homework in the academy today, so he said that he will not eat until he has finished his homework, so he escaped a catastrophe."

Mu Qingxi breathed a sigh of relief, and his mind quickly changed, could it be that there is something wrong with the small kitchen?

"Where is Xixiang?"

Mo Qi replied: "After the accident, sister Xixiang and everyone in the small kitchen were brought by the princess to Xin'an Pavilion for questioning, and they are still there now."

Mu Qingxi nodded, and said to Nanny Feng: "No way, I have to go there, I'm afraid this matter is very strange."

Mother Feng also had a worried expression on her face, and the two of them went to Xin'an Pavilion without stopping.

The Xin'an Pavilion was densely packed and kneeling on the ground, except for Princess Fanyang who was sitting at the top, and Chunyu Fengzhan who was sitting next to her, even Mu Qingsi and Lu Mou were standing behind him.

On the ground, Aunt Liu's personal maid, A Luo, and everyone in the small kitchen were kneeling heavily.

The concubine must have gone through a round of interrogation, and she is reclining on the soft chair with her eyes closed to refresh herself.Seeing Mu Qingxi coming in in a blink of an eye, she straightened up with a smile on her face: "Xi'er, you are back."

Mu Qingxi hurried forward to salute: "Mother-in-law."

Mu Qingsi and Lu Mou took a few steps forward, and bowed to her: "Shi Zifei."

Mu Qingxi's eyes jumped, she looked at Mu Qingsi's five-month-old belly, bent her lips and said with a smile: "Excuse me, Qingsi, you are not resting in the courtyard, you are so excited to walk around, be careful not to move your fetus. "

The corners of Mu Qingsi's lips were slightly stiff, and she smiled unnaturally: "The imperial doctor said that it is better to walk more."

Chunyu Fengzhan on the side sneered and said, "No matter how long she leaves, she can't compare to you. I don't see you in the mansion every day. Do you still look like a concubine? Do you know what people say about you?"

Princess Fanyang on Mu's side said displeasedly: "Xi'er went out to do something for me, who in the mansion dares to chew their tongues?"

Mu Qingxi said with a smile: "Mother-in-law, the son has a lot of things to do, so naturally he doesn't like the little thing we did. It's good for the daughter-in-law to explain it to him when it's free. As for the moment, it's better to find out the matter in front of me first." Better."

Chunyu Shizi raised his eyebrows: "How to check?"

Mu Qingxi ignored him, and asked A Luo who was kneeling on the ground: "A Luo, tell me what happened again."

A Luo is about 23 or [-] years old, and because she has served the Liu family for many years and has a deep relationship, she has already cried like a tearful person at this time.Hearing Mu Qingxi ask her, she twitched and said:

"In the evening, the servant girl went to the small kitchen to get dinner for the aunt and the young master. When she came back, it happened to be the time for the young master to finish class. The aunt called the young master to come to eat, but the young master said that today's homework has not been finished yet, so I have to do it first I was willing to eat after I finished. My aunt couldn't hold back the young master, so she went to eat first. Who knew that before half a bowl of rice was eaten, the seven orifices bleed and died."

A Luo covered her face and cried bitterly, Mu Qingxi frowned, and asked Xixiang again: "Were you in the kitchen at that time?"

Xixiang nodded, "Yes, I was in the small kitchen with Sister-in-Law Zhao and a few sisters who were helping the cook. They can all testify that all the meals are made from the same pot."

Mu Qingxi pondered, then asked A Luo: "Did anyone touch your food box along the way?"

A Luo thought for a while, then slowly shook her head.

Mu Qingxi asked again: "Then after you returned to Xiyuan, did the food box leave your sight?"

A Luo was startled, and began to think carefully.At this time, Chunyu Fengzhan interrupted and said, "You just believe that she was poisoned after she went back? Maybe the food was already poisoned when it reached her hands!"

Xi Xiang said firmly: "Your servant dares to swear poisonously, if your servant poisons Aunt Liu's food box, five thunders will strike her, and she will die!"

Several cooks nearby also said in unison that they dared to swear.

Mu Qingxi bent her lips and said with a smile: "My lord, the people in the small kitchen have no motive for committing the crime. They poisoned Aunt Liu to death, so what good is it for them? Poisoned by food, the first to be suspected Yes, the cooks in the kitchen, they will not be so stupid. If you want to kill someone, you need to have a motive, the son can think about it, who is good for Aunt Liu's death?"

The son said disdainfully: "Aunt Liu is just a trivial concubine, and she is not favored on weekdays. Why kill her?"

Mu Qingxi pretended to ask: "If the murderer's target is not her, then who else is it? Who else lives in Xiyuan?"

There are only three people in Xiyuan: Aunt Liu, Chunyu Lang, and A Luo.

In this way, everyone seemed to understand somewhat that the murderer's goal was not Aunt Liu, and naturally it couldn't be that maidservant, there was only one goal, and that was Chunyu Lang.

Mu Qingxi circled the faces of Mu Qingsi and Lu Mou a few times, and Lu Mou stood behind Chunyu Fengzhan, smiling lightly, as if the matter had nothing to do with her.

However, Mu Qingsi's face turned pale, and Mu Qingxi's sharp eyes noticed that her fingers twisted with silk were trembling slightly.

His eyes suddenly turned cold. There is no need to ask about this matter, it must have something to do with the two of them.Unexpectedly, these two people still did not give up, poor Liu finally failed to escape this catastrophe.

At this time, A Luo suddenly exclaimed: "My maidservant remembered, after the food box was brought back, my aunt was sewing summer shirts for the young master, because there was not enough silk thread, Aunt Liu asked my maidservant to go to the small warehouse to get some. have left."

She pondered for a while, then suddenly raised her head and said: "When the servant girl left, she seemed to see a figure flashing past in the yard. At that time, she was in a hurry to get the silk thread, so she didn't pay attention. Now that I think about it, I'm afraid that the death of my aunt will have nothing to do with that person. People can't get away from it."

Mu Qingsi next to her yelled angrily: "You naughty girl, you want to get rid of the suspicion yourself, so you just slander others at will. When the princess asked you, why didn't you say that there are others around Xiyuan?"

A Luo's face was pale, she lowered her head and said, "Your servant... I was so frightened at that time, I didn't remember it."

Mu Qingsi sneered and said: "I'm afraid that Aunt Liu scolded you a few days ago, and you held a grudge, so you poisoned her to death?"

(End of this chapter)