nashuaworldcup Chapter 134: Many Coincidences
Chapter 134: Many Coincidences
Chu Ci looked at the servant beside him and said, "Go call father and tell him that poison was found in my brother's medicine."
The servant looked at his young master, and only dared to leave when he saw the young master nod.
Lord Chu quickly ran over in a panic. He entered Chu Zhen's room and saw Chu Zhen still sitting well on the chair. He let out a long sigh.
He turned around and slapped the messenger, "How dare you! The young master is sitting here peacefully, and you dare to spread rumors? I think you don't want to talk anymore."
The servant quickly knelt down and looked at Chu Ci with hatred and pleading eyes, as if saying, Miss, aren't you trying to trick me?
Chu Ci pointed at the medicine still on the coffee table and said, "Find someone to test it. You won't believe anything we say now."
Lord Chu glanced at Chu Ci without saying anything, but his eyes were unusually cold.
When Chu Ci saw this look, he felt no emotion at all.
Lord Chu stood there, motionless, as if he didn't hear Chu Ci's words. Not long after, the court doctor arrived.
Lord Chu pointed to the medicine on the table and said, "Go and take a look at the medicine on the table. Is there anything wrong?"
The court physician frowned and looked at the medicine on the table. He was dumbfounded. Could it be that some big drama was going on again that he didn't know about?
The court doctor walked slowly towards the tea table, picked up the tea and put it under his nose to smell. Something was wrong.
He knelt down quickly and looked at Lord Chu Sheng to explain, "Lord, that's not right. This is not the prescription I prescribed. I added a few herbs here. Although I can't recognize them, I can feel that they are definitely not good things."
Chu Ci sneered, "Doctor, don't you think this medicine is familiar?" Chu Ci Chu Sheng reminded, wanting to see if the doctor could react. Anyway, it would be troublesome if they waited for him to discover it, and he stuttered.
The court physician took the medicine soup and sniffed it carefully, then looked at Lord Chu excitedly, "Master, the herbs added here are the same as those in Madam's chicken soup, and both of them have suffered mild poisoning."
Lord Chu didn't say anything, his face gloomy, "How could this happen? Who poisoned me?"
Chu Ci suddenly had an idea. "Father is trying to ruin your and the Chu family's future. I heard that father wants to make some moves recently. If anything happens to mother and brother, the emperor will definitely think you are not capable of managing the family. Without a stable family, how can the world be at peace? Your hope for promotion will be ruined."
"If something happens to our mother, our elder brother's future will be ruined, and the Chu family will have no future."
Lord Chu's face instantly darkened. Prince Rui knew about it just as he started the activity and told Chu Ci about it.
Who could have such a deep grudge against the Chu family? He prioritized peace in his official career, so who would go to such great lengths to harm him? No, could it be the Li or Zhao families? They hadn't been here recently, which only meant they had their people in the Chu family.
Lord Chu was just using his divergent thinking when he heard Chu Ci speak again, "Father, you can imagine the vicious heart of the person behind this. This poison is very harmful to the body. Taking it a few times will kill you. If this is used on you——"
Lord Chu's body stiffened and he shouted, "Check it quickly, we must check it."
"Father, I've asked everyone about my brother's medicine. No one was there the entire time. It's just that when I was boiling the medicine in the kitchen, I happened to meet the servant next to my second brother every day. Of course, we don't have any solid evidence."
"I checked on my mother as well. She and Zhilan eat and sleep together. I checked on Zhilan and found that she had much less poison. The difference between them was that Zhilan only secretly drank the little bit of chicken soup that my mother and my second brother sent her every day."
Lord Chu glanced at Chu Ci and thought for a moment. He felt that Chu Sheng was the right person to poison Li and Chu Zhen, and he was also very close to the Li family.
Although Lord Chu believed it a little in his heart, he remained calm on the surface and said, "Go call the second young master and ask him to explain."
Soon Chu Sheng was brought in by the servant of Lord Chu.
"My son pays his respects to my father. I wonder if there is anything I need from you?" Chu Sheng looked at these people very calmly, and then at the medicine on the table. He could probably guess what had happened.
But thinking that Chu Zhen was already disabled and he was the only son left in the Chu family, Lord Chu had to hold him whether he was willing or not. Besides, he might not be exposed.
Lord Chu pointed at the medicine in front of him and said, "Now your elder sister suspects that you poisoned Zhen'er with the same poison as your mother."
Queen Chu also repeated everything Chu Ci had just said and waited for Chu Sheng's explanation.
Chu Ci looked at her father speechlessly. She really wanted to beat him to death. He really said that. Only she doubted it, but he himself didn't doubt why he called Chu Sheng here.
Chu Sheng glanced at the three people and said, "It's not me, father. Big sister has no evidence at all for this matter."
Chu Ci glanced at Chu Sheng and knew that he wasn't easily annoyed. "Father, I forgot to tell you one thing. A few days ago, when I was out strolling, I happened to see two people seeking medical treatment at Huichun Hall. They were also poisoned."
"Coincidentally, the old lady's symptoms were the same as my mother's brother's. They also drank chicken soup during that time, which was brought back by the old lady's son."
"My daughter thought it was quite a coincidence. Later, she asked someone to investigate. What was even more coincidental was that the two people were the mother and wife of my second brother's personal servant. My daughter's people also brought back a large bag of medicinal herbs and several prescriptions. Coincidentally, several of the herbs in the prescriptions were all picked out, and they made up the poison that poisoned my mother."
Chu Ci glanced at Qiuyue beside him. Qiuyue quickly brought in a large bag of medicinal herbs and also brought a small bag.
"Master, the big bag contains the remaining medicinal herbs, and the small bag contains the few medicinal herbs for synthesizing poisons. I have found them as well."
Chu Ci clapped her hands, her little girl was really amazing.
Lord Chu looked at the court physician beside him, who quickly stepped forward to speak. Not long after, he nodded to Lord Chu, "Master, I can answer."
Lord Chu looked at Chu Sheng and slowly approached him, "Are you crazy? Li is your mother."
Chu Sheng fell to his knees with a plop. "Father, I didn't poison Mother. If anything happened to Mother, I would be affected too. I have an imperial examination coming up soon."
Chu Sheng glanced at the servant beside him, who looked cold all over.
Chu Ci snorted coldly, "I heard that the Li family just did something for Lord Liu and gave him a pretty good gift."
Lord Chu's expression changed immediately, and he slapped Chu Sheng in the face, "You unfilial son, how dare you do this."
Chu Sheng's servant knelt down in front of Lord Chu and said, "Lord, this is all done by this servant. Young Master knows nothing about it."
When the servant knelt down, everyone in the room knew that he was taking the blame.
"Come here, drag him out and beat him to death." Lord Chu's face looked very ugly.
Chu Sheng took a deep breath.
Chu Ci stepped forward and said, "Father, my second brother is not managing the business well. Should he be punished as well?"
Just as Lord Chu was about to leave, he paused, and after a long thought, he said, "Take Chu Sheng out and give him twenty lashes."
Chu Ci blinked and followed him out, passing by the place where Chu Sheng was being beaten.