Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 303: Assassinating the Eldest Princess

Because Jingshu heard that Duke Zhen had gone to the Hot Spring Villa for a short stay due to illness, on the day of Sister Qing's full moon party, the eldest princess's husband Luan Jia returned to the house.

The child's full-moon banquet is not a big banquet, so the guests invited are all close relatives in the house. After the guests dispersed, the family specially opened a celebration banquet for Sister Qing in the banquet hall.

The maids filed in, and plates of delicious delicacies were served on the table. The family sat around and talked and laughed. Pingyang gave Sister Qing to the old lady and the eldest princess. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at the little doll made of pink makeup and jade, and kept thinking. whispered softly, with festive smiles on their faces.

Today, the eldest princess went to the banquet, and Jingshu arranged all the food and drinks more carefully. Even so, before the family banquet started, she still went to the big kitchen in charge of making the banquet.

Jingshu and Ziyun walked halfway when they saw a white shadow flashing past in front of them. Jingshu pointed her eyes and said to the person: "Who is in front of you?"

The man heard the call but did not respond. Instead, he hurried away and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye under the cover of the night.

Ziyun chased for two steps, but failed to see the person clearly. When he came back, he looked at Jingshu doubtfully and said, "Maybe it's the boy in charge of purchasing."

Jingshu was speechless. Her eyes moved slightly, but she stepped up and walked towards the kitchen.

In the kitchen, it was the busiest time at the moment. Mrs. Wang, the person in charge of the banquet, saw Jingshu and hurriedly greeted her.

This Mrs. Wang is someone Jing Shu can trust. Jing Shu doesn’t beat around the bush and asks her directly: “Did any stranger come into the kitchen just now?”

Hearing this, Mrs. Wang replied truthfully: "The eldest princess is attending a banquet today, and the kitchen is more heavily guarded than usual. I have been watching here, and no one has entered."

Jingshu looked around the kitchen for a week and saw that all the dishes were cooked according to the procedures and were tested by the steward's silver needle before being brought to the banquet hall.

Seeing that the mistress was checking carefully, Madam Wang quickly stepped forward and said, "Everything served at this banquet today has been strictly inspected, so don't worry, mistress."

Although Jingshu saw with her own eyes that the process was rigorous and heard Mrs. Wang's repeated assurances, she didn't know why, but she still felt uneasy.

Jingshu looked around and found nothing wrong. She ordered someone to take the menu and looked at the dishes on it carefully.

She has read this recipe carefully several times before, and there is nothing wrong with it. She only added a new plate of fresh fruit.

Jingshu pointed at the newly added fruit and asked, "Who ordered this to be added?"

Mrs. Wang raised her eyes and looked at the menu and replied truthfully: "Aunt Ju specially ordered someone to come to our kitchen to prepare this. She said that the eldest princess had been taking medicine recently and could not eat too greasy food, so she ordered to add a seasonal fresh fruit. "

Jingshu asked: "Where do these fruits come from? Have you ever tested poison?"

Mrs. Wang hurriedly replied: "Mother Ju repeatedly told us that these fruits must be the freshest, so these fruits were just picked from the villa in Xiangwu. They are all the freshest fruits. How can there be any difference in this thing?"

Seeing that Wang Po's expression was not as calm as before, Jing Shu asked, "Tell me the truth, have these fruits been tested?"

Wang Po didn’t dare to hide it, so she could only reply truthfully: “These fruits have been washed carefully with salt water by the cooks. I feel that there is no way to manipulate these fruits. It is true that I have not tried poison. I am just careless.”

 “Confused!”

Jingshu's face changed slightly when she heard this. She dropped these words and hurried towards the banquet hall. The banquet has not started yet. If someone is really so bold and risking his life to do such a stupid thing that can wipe out the entire clan, there is still time to stop it.

Jingshu rushed to the banquet hall out of breath, and saw a plate of fresh and colorful fruits in front of the eldest princess. Because the banquet had not started yet, no one had used it.

The eldest princess and the old lady were sitting together, still laughing and teasing Sister Qing.

Jing Shu stepped forward slowly, with the same bright smile as before on her face. She looked at the plate of fresh fruit in front of the eldest princess, and ordered the maid at the banquet side very naturally: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess is taking medicine now. The pears on the plate are cold in nature, I'm afraid eating them will affect the efficacy of the medicine, so just take them down and cut a plate full of fresh fruits that are warm in nature."

The maid took the order, raised her hand and removed the plate of fruit, and was led out of the banquet hall by Ziyun.

It was just a trivial matter, and no one at the table paid it any attention. Only the eldest princess, who was teasing her granddaughter, frowned slightly.

The banquet passed quickly amidst the laughter and laughter of the whole family. After the banquet, Li Xiang personally escorted the eldest princess back to the princess mansion. The rest of the people also returned to their own courtyards.

When he returned to Qingfeng Garden, Li Ling glanced at his wife's face and asked, "What's wrong? I saw that you looked very worried during the banquet."

Jingshu looked at Li Ling and replied, "It's nothing, I just hope I'm overthinking it."

Jingshu has always been calm. If something hadn't happened, she would never be like this. Li Ling looked at his wife with a puzzled face and asked, "What happened?"

As soon as Li Ling finished speaking, Ziyun came in with Mrs. Wang who was in the kitchen. When Mrs. Wang saw Jingshu, she knelt down and cried bitterly: "Madam, I was careless and almost caused a catastrophe. I deserve to die for my sins."

Without waiting for Jing Shu's reply, Li Ling asked anxiously: "What on earth is going on?"

Ziyun stepped forward and replied: "Your Majesty, madam, the servants just peeled off the fresh fruits that were given to the eldest princess today and carefully tested them with a silver needle. The highly poisonous Heding was found in the core of the fresh lychees. red."

The poison of Crane's Crown Red is fatal if you touch it. Moreover, it is secretly hidden in the core of the lychee. Unless you are careful, you cannot detect it at all. But those who eat this lychee always hold the pulp and core in their mouths. If they eat the flesh and spit out the core, they will inevitably be contaminated with poison.

 What a vicious method this is.

Li Ling heard Ziyun's words and said angrily: "Who is so bold! How dare he use such a vicious method to poison at the banquet?"

People like Li Ling would naturally not tolerate using such a cruel method to deal with his mother. Because of his anger, his eyes were red and veins popped out on his forehead. All the servants in the room were so frightened that they did not dare to speak out.

Jingshu reached out to hold her husband's hand, comforted him, and sighed slightly: "Husband, please be patient and order someone to investigate carefully. This is most likely the case."

In front of everyone, Jing Shu did not declare it, but whispered in Li Ling's ear.

After hearing what his wife said, Li Ling's face turned pale. He frowned slightly, looked at his wife and asked, "Are you really right?"

Jingshu replied: "I'm not sure either, but the figure does look like him."

After hearing this, Li Ling clenched his hands into fists under his sleeves and said bitterly: "No matter who it is, once it is verified, it will be dealt with according to family law."

 (End of this chapter)