Happy pastoral event: a wonderful wife

Chapter 399 Temporarily Calm Down

"What's the truth? The truth is that your younger brother wants to kill you, and he doesn't have the guts to admit it." Princess Xiao said displeased.

Ye Cheng pointed at Maimang, and refused to give in at all, "I think you are afraid that my elder brother will really investigate, and then find out the truth about your own self-directed and self-acted."

"We've checked it back then, and the only person who has the chance to poison you is you, why don't you admit it." Princess Xiao blushed and her neck was thick with anger.

Seeing that the two of them were about to quarrel again, Xiao Lanfeng hurried over to persuade them to make peace, "Mother, Ye Cheng, you two should stop arguing. In fact, I have always felt that we should investigate this matter carefully. Ye Cheng has been found, then let's investigate this matter together, so that no one will be wronged, shall we?"

The reason why he came here with Princess Xiao was because he was afraid that such a situation would happen. He knew that the relationship between Princess Xiao and Ye Cheng was very bad, so he had to come and watch to avoid big troubles.

However, despite the solid evidence, Xiao Lanfeng never believed that Ye Cheng would poison him. Of course, he didn't think his mother would poison him. He felt that there might be another truth to this matter. Check it out carefully.

Under his persuasion, the smell of gunpowder between Princess Xiao and Ye Cheng finally ceased to be so strong.

Concubine Xiao sat back in her seat, and Ye Cheng gradually calmed down.

"Believe it or not, I did not poison anyway." Ye Cheng said to Xiao Lanfeng.

Concubine Xiao shook her head, "But at the dinner that day, apart from your eldest brother and second brother's personal maid, you were the only one who touched their soup. Besides you, who else could have the opportunity to poison them?"

The personal maids of the eldest son and the second son were raised by Princess Xiao since she was a child. Princess Xiao trusted her very much and believed that she would not tamper with the soup.

Ye Cheng also didn't think that Xiao Lanfeng's personal maid would tamper with the soup, but he still found it very strange.

"What you said is really funny. Could it be that I made the soup, or the maid?" Ye Cheng snorted, "You said that only the two of us have touched the soup, but what about the cook who made the soup?" , why didn't you count it in?"

Concubine Xiao replied irresolutely, "The people in the kitchen can be trusted. They have served in the palace for many years, and it is impossible for them to poison, so don't count them."

The kitchen of Prince Xiao’s Mansion can be regarded as the most rigorous and cautious place. The cooks and maids inside are the most trusted by Prince Xiao and Princess Xiao. Moreover, the kitchen has never made any mistakes for so many years, so don’t worry about it. Speaking of Concubine Xiao, even Prince Xiao believed in the servants in the kitchen.

Ye Cheng said angrily, "There are so many cooks and servants in the kitchen, and there are so many people with mixed eyes, how do you know that they will have no problems? Now that things are up to now, you are willing to believe even the servants, but you refuse to believe my words. It's so hilarious."

On the day of the dinner, Ye Cheng would never have touched the soup from the eldest son and the second son. If he hadn't been drunk and sat in the wrong seat that day, he would never have touched that big bowl of soup.

But by mistake, he sat in the wrong seat, which made him the only object of suspicion.

Concubine Xiao thought for a while, "If you really didn't inflict the poison, then why did you run away? You left the palace and never came back. Isn't it just to escape responsibility?"

"I didn't run away." Ye Cheng replied, "At that time, you all immediately believed that I had poisoned you. Rumors spread all over the house for a while, and many people said that you were going to kill me. Of course I have to run away, or stay and wait to be killed by you?"

Hearing this, Princess Xiao was also very upset: "Yecheng, who do you think I am? I never wanted to kill you. Only you, your mother, and the prince always think so. Just like a monster."

She wanted to catch Ye Cheng this time, but she just wanted to make Ye Cheng pay for what he had done, but she really didn't want to kill Ye Cheng.

Ye Cheng didn't believe Princess Xiao's words, showed disdain, and said nothing.

At this time, Xiao Lanfeng said, "Ye Cheng, you can go back with us, after we go back, we can investigate this matter thoroughly, and then we can clear your name."

"No, I won't go back. You guys won't be able to find out about this matter. In the end, you will only blame me for the crime and let me take the blame. Therefore, it is impossible for me to go back to the palace with you." Ye Cheng replied .

Xiao Lanfeng paused for a moment, "If you don't want to go back, how can we verify this matter and return your innocence."

It's not that Ye Cheng doesn't believe in Xiao Lanfeng, he just doesn't have any confidence in the truth of this matter.

"Brother, tell me, who else can you suspect besides me?" Ye Cheng asked, "You can't even name the second suspect, and now you don't even have a clue, and now How could it be possible to find out about this?"

Indeed, Xiao Lanfeng had to admit that so far, Ye Cheng was the only person who could be suspected. Apart from Ye Cheng, no one could name a second person who could be suspected.

So Xiao Lanfeng said, "Okay, then let's not go back home in a hurry, let's sort out the clues and think about the whole process of the whole thing. After we think everything through, we Come back, it’s all right.”

Although Ye Cheng didn't think he could be cleared of the suspicion, staying here temporarily was a way for him to delay the attack, so he agreed.

At this time, Xiao Lanfeng asked, "Yecheng, do you have anyone who is suspicious? Do you think there are other people who might frame you besides my mother?"

Ye Cheng was thoughtful, "In my opinion, the servants in the kitchen are most likely to directly poison you, but you all trust them very much, and I have no other choice. But there is one more thing that has always eluded me.”

"What's the matter?" Xiao Lanfeng asked hurriedly.

Ye Cheng replied, "I remember that on the day of the dinner party, I drank very dazedly, but my alcohol capacity has always been very good, you all know this, and I didn't drink much that day, but I was strangely drunk, It's hard to explain. Besides, I still remember that night, after I was drunk, someone came to help me and helped me to sit in your seat, so I came into contact with you and the second brother's soup, to be suspected by people."

Xiao Lanfeng immediately grasped the point, "You mean, you were strangely drunk that day, and someone deliberately lured you to approach our soup, right?"

(End of this chapter)