It was getting dark, and Mu Rong finally returned to Mu's house.

For the past two days, he spent all his energy in the prince's residence.On the one hand, he felt that the prince was too fatuous to hold a big responsibility, and that if the prince were handed over to him, he would be in danger.But on the other hand, if he followed the path of his previous life and allowed the second and fourth princes to interact with the prince and bring disaster to the dynasty, he would also feel uneasy.

Only...the third prince.

But the third prince has no power, no influence, no wealth, no favor...

In addition, he himself had no intention of being Machiavellian. He only wanted to assist Zhengtong and was willing to be driven by the prince. It was really difficult to help him rise to power.

He returned to Mu's house with a tired look on his face.

As soon as they entered the mansion, Mu Ai came over with a gloomy expression and reported: "Sir, in the afternoon, the doctor from the palace went to the Xu Mansion. He went...from our Mu residence."

Mu Rong's heart trembled: "But is there something wrong with the county master?"

Mu Ai shook his head: "I heard that someone in the mansion was poisoned..."

Poisoned? !Mu Rong was so shocked that he disappeared from Mu Ai's eyes with just one leap. He didn't hear the second half of his subordinate's words, "Someone was poisoned... not the county master."

Mu Ai stood stunned on the spot.

Mu Yi looked at him and shook his head helplessly: "Next time you speak, let's talk about the key points first."

"But isn't the point that someone in the mansion was poisoned?" Mu Ai was puzzled.

Mu Yi smiled and said: "Here at the Marquis, the only important thing is the county master."

In just a moment, Mu Rong appeared in the Wutong Courtyard. No one noticed where he came from. He rushed into the room in a panic: "Rong Rong!"

Xu Rongrong, who was sitting and discussing with the palace doctor, stood up and asked, "Why is the Marquis here?"

Mu Rong didn't care to answer, and stepped forward quickly. After careful inspection, he found that her expression was as usual, and she didn't look like she was poisoned at all. Then he felt a little relieved and pulled her into his arms: "It really scared me."

Xu Rongrong was caught off guard and was wrapped in a strong embrace, and she subconsciously struggled.

But where is Kong Wu's powerful male opponent?

She poked her head out of Mu Rong's arms and found that both the royal doctor and Luo Shu were standing with their backs to them.

The goodwill of others alleviated the embarrassment in her heart.

Pressing against Mu Rong's chest, I felt his heart beating like a drum. Come to think of it... he was really scared?

So, he stopped struggling and let him go: "I'm fine, but Wen Yao and Luo Shu were both poisoned."

Mu Rong smelled the aroma of Xu Rongrong's hair, took a deep breath, and his heartbeat gradually slowed down.

After a long time, he finally let go of Xu Rongrong and looked at the royal doctor, with an aura of pressure from a superior: "How on earth could it be?"

The palace doctor's heart trembled when he saw him, so he had no choice but to step forward and reply:

"Judging from the pulse, the two girls have been poisoned for three days. Miss Wen Yao is weak and has obvious symptoms, while Miss Luoshu has no symptoms yet."

"I just asked two girls below. They have been in the same place for the past three days. It can be seen that the symptoms of this poison are different depending on the body's constitution."

"The poisoning took three days to develop, so it must be a chronic poison."

After hearing this, Mu Rong frowned: "Is there any way to detoxify it?"

The doctor in the palace lowered his hands and stood: "I am incompetent. If I can't find the poison, I can't prepare the antidote."

Mu Rong sneered: "What kind of person would have such a method! And, this method is only aimed at these two girls?"

While speaking, he and Xu Rongrong looked at each other.

Both of them felt that this matter was not simple.

Mu Rong asked: "Does Rong Rong have any other suspicions?"

Xu Rongrong looked at the dinner placed in the room and said warmly to the doctor of the palace: "Master Wang has just carefully inspected the things in our hospital...but please also inspect the things brought in from outside the hospital carefully." Ichiban.”

The doctor in the palace asked doubtfully: "Miss, are you suspicious that the poison is in the food?"

Xu Rongrong nodded and said: "Mr. Wang said that they were poisoned for only two or three days, but in the past few days, I have been walking, sitting and lying with them, except for eating... Because there have been guests at home these days, in order to accompany them to meals, I have been with them for these three days. She has almost never used the food in the mansion. After Luo Shu gets the food every day, she and she share the food. Therefore, if there is anything suspicious, this is the most likely place."

Seeing that what she said was reasonable, the palace doctor did not dare to neglect her.

He immediately took out the silver needle from the medicine bag and examined each dish carefully.

After a long time, the silver needle remained unchanged.

To make sure it was correct, the doctor from the palace took out another needle and checked it again, which was the same as before.

He wondered: "I think it's probably not in the meal."

Xu Rongrong didn't expect it to be like this. Now that she had found nothing, she felt a little upset.

Seeing her worried expression, Mu Rong walked to the window and pushed it open.

The evening breeze poured into the room, causing green smoke to curl up from the incense burner beside the window.

Mu Rong took a few breaths and felt instantly refreshed. He asked, "What kind of incense is burning here? It smells so good."

"It's just ordinary Xihe incense. I added some mint to it." After Xu Rongrong finished speaking, he warned, "The Marquis is not reliable because he is too close. There is a flavor in the medicine on your wound that is incompatible with mint. If you inhale too much It may not be conducive to wound recovery.”

She wanted to say more, but she paused as the words reached her lips.

Xu Rongrong returned to the table, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a chopstick and tasted it carefully.

"Miss, you can't eat this!" Luo Shu came up and tried to grab the chopsticks.

Xu Rongrong held her hand, smiled and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, the royal doctor has tested it to be non-toxic. Besides, I'm a little hungry after struggling for so long, so I'll just take a few bites."

After saying that, she picked up another chopstick from another plate.

Then she scooped up a spoonful of jasper custard. It seemed to taste good. She took another bite and asked, "This dish is quite good. It's sweet and not greasy. Is it available these days?"

Luo Shu nodded: "Miss likes to eat egg custard, so the kitchen has changed its cooking methods. In the past few days, all it makes is jade egg custard."

Xu Rongrong nodded and wanted to take another spoonful.

Mu Rong felt something was wrong, so he snatched the spoon away.

Xu Rongrong looked at him with a smile: "It doesn't matter, it won't hurt if you eat a little."

Mu Rong held her hand and said eagerly: "Spit it out!"

When he saw her asking questions just now, he knew something was wrong. When he saw that she wanted to taste it again, he snatched it away with his hands.

"Don't worry, I know what to do."

The royal doctor on the side also reacted at this time: "What the county lord means is..."

Xu Rongrong pulled the handkerchief and wiped the corners of her mouth: "Yes, I have found the place where the poison is hidden."

"But, didn't we just test that the food was non-toxic?" Luo Shu was about to cry.

Xu Rongrong replied:

"Because people who poison people use the principle that food supports and restrains each other."

"Sugar is commonly used in the kitchen to enhance the flavor. I have seen the purchase details. Brown sugar and white sugar are always available in the house, but today's jasper custard is mixed with saccharin. If eggs and saccharin are mixed together, it will be poisonous."

"What a vicious method!" The palace doctor said angrily, "Who could be so vicious? He actually knows how to use this method to harm people!"

Xu Rongrong smiled slightly: "Yes...who could it be?"

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