Nongmen Shenjue

Mu Qingyan made up his mind and went to see Uncle Li.

Uncle Li is Jin Cheng's confidant. In the past, Uncle Li was sent to inspect the business of each branch outside, and he had more power than the children of Jin's family.Since Jin Cheng's illness, Uncle Li didn't go out much, and stayed by Jin Cheng's side to take care of him.Obviously, Jin Cheng had many wives and concubines, and had many children. In terms of trust, he was far inferior to Uncle Li.

Uncle Li is alone, has no children, and has no family.

Some people say that Jin Cheng saved Uncle Li's life, or that the disaster of Li's family was caused by Jin Cheng's help.No matter what the argument is, it is undoubtedly that Jin Cheng has a great kindness to Uncle Li, in exchange for Uncle Li to be loyal and follow him all his life.

When he arrived at the main courtyard, he met Uncle Li after a report from his servants.

"You want to see me?" Uncle Li asked him to take a seat in the side hall, and there were no servants around.

"The young master's matter, I think you must have checked it in private. Did you find anything about the way the poison was ingested?"

Uncle Li had already made preparations, and when he saw his question, he replied: "Indeed, since the old imperial doctor determined that the young master was poisoned by arsenic, the master ordered me to investigate in private. Every day the young master's entrance , I will check it myself, and finally found out that there is arsenic in the sugar steamed cheese that the young master eats. The content of arsenic is very small, but this sugar steamed cheese is the young master's favorite food, not to mention every day, at least three to five I want to eat it once a day, and for this, I specially invited a chef who is good at making pastry to come back."

Crispy cheese, which is something like yogurt, is not too troublesome to make.However, in ancient times, this food was expensive food, it was milk, sugar, it had to be filtered, and it had to be steamed. Ordinary rich people seldom made it at home even if they had money.

"At what step did the poison get mixed in?" Mu Qingyan asked.

"In the milk." Uncle Li frowned: "For convenience and cleanliness, the eldest and young master specially raised cows in Zhuangzi outside the city. Every time the milk was collected, someone sent it to him. The milk he sent was already mixed with milk. Poisonous. I checked the milkman, including everyone in the village, and said it was suspicious, but I couldn't find any conclusive evidence. The master didn't want to startle the snake, so he just watched secretly."

"Then, is the crispy cheese still being delivered?"

"Yes, once every three to five days, of course, the young master doesn't know how to eat."

"Does the young master know about this?"

"Master didn't tell him, he only said that his illness is difficult to cure." Uncle Li still frowned.

Mu Qingyan observed his expression, and after thinking about this sentence, he couldn't help but have a guess.

It is true that Jin Cheng did not tell the elder son the truth, but the elder son is so valued by him, he must be brought up as his heir, can there be no snacks in the city?Especially this weird illness, as long as anyone has the heart, it may not be difficult to find out the truth.

If this is the case, it will be troublesome.

"When did the young master get sick?"

"There were some symptoms in mid-March, but I didn't pay attention to it at the time. At the beginning of April, the young master felt nauseous, wanted to vomit, and was very uncomfortable. At that time, he thought he was suffering from heat stroke, so he cooked the heat-relieving soup as in previous years, and used it for a few days. Diet, he seemed much better. But two or three days later, the same symptoms reappeared, and we still used the old method. At the end of April, the symptoms of the young master became serious, and the vomit was bloodshot and yellow-green People began to lose weight rapidly, felt uncomfortable in their stomachs, couldn't eat, had diarrhea, and occasionally even had slight convulsions in their limbs...

At that time, we realized that it might not be a simple heat stroke. We asked the doctor to see it. The doctor was not sure, thinking it was a stomach problem, so he prescribed medicine.But it didn't have much effect, the young master became more and more miserable, and his temper began to get irritable.The doctors in the city were invited all over, but they were all at a loss, until the master was so anxious that he wrote a letter to go to the capital himself, and then he invited a friendly old imperial doctor. "

Mu Qingyan pondered for a while, then suddenly asked: "Did the young master manage the business of the head office at first?"

Uncle Li glanced at him and nodded: "Yes, the master fell ill two years ago. He was old and not as strong as when he was young. Although the disease was cured, his body could not fully recover. The master transferred the young master back to the The main bank building, and no one else has moved. Since the young master fell ill in April, the main bank building has been unable to take care of it. At the beginning, I took care of it. Half a month ago, the master talked to the young master and settled the matter. Give it to the third young master."

Mu Qingyan didn't ask why he passed the second young master, but entrusted the third young master instead.

He knew about the Jin family's relationships and interests, just to pinpoint suspects and find the right direction for investigation.He didn't want to get involved in the internal struggle of the Jin family.

In his opinion, none of the members of the Jin family are pure and good.

After that, I asked Zhuangzi's address, the time of each milk delivery, and the people who had access to the milk.

As for the source of the poison, he didn't ask. If there were clues in this regard, the Jin family would have found out.

He planned to go to Zhuangzi to check first.

His method is very simple, use the ability to find out the person who poisoned, and then follow the clues.

Before leaving, I thought of another thing: "So far, has the milk delivered been poisoned?"

Uncle Li was taken aback: "Well, since it was confirmed to be poisonous, the eldest and young master won't eat it, so we didn't check again. Is there any effect?"

Of course it has an impact!

If the poisoning is stopped later, either the other party realizes that the matter has been revealed, or the person responsible for the poisoning has been silenced.

He accepted the commission to find out who was behind the poisoning. He couldn't just tell who the other party was, but he also had to produce enough evidence!After all, this person is probably Jin Cheng's close relative. Without evidence, how can the other party believe it?The other party didn't spend money to listen to his nonsense.

Checking the time, Mu Qingyan talked to the servant who was assigned to serve, and then went out.

Along the way, he used his abilities to keep an eye on his surroundings, making sure no one was following him, and then went to the inn.

Wen Jixue sat alone in the room drinking tea, saying it was leisurely, it would be better to say it was boring.

"You actually came out alone?" Wen Jixue asked with a smile unexpectedly.

"I'm going to the outskirts of the city, do you want to go together?" Mu Qingyan was actually quite apologetic, and agreed to visit Fucheng together, but ended up meeting a commission.

"Let's go, let Gao Tian drive." Wen Jixue readily agreed.

Jin Liye's Zhuangzi is not far outside the city, at the foot of the mountain. There are many rich people's Zhuangzi in this area, and it is very lively every spring and autumn.

Mu Qingyan's invitation to Wen Jixue was not on a whim, but to make use of the other party's ability.

There are not many people in the village, only the old man who is responsible for raising cattle, the maid who fetches milk, and the old couple who clean the house and yard.Since the investigation cannot be made public, he naturally cannot come to the door directly, so it is very important for Wen Jixue to be able to do light work.

After hearing his words, Wen Jixue raised her brows, with a smile that was not a smile: "This is asking for me, if you don't need me, you won't come to me anymore?"

"Of course not." Mu Qingyan looked indifferent, and didn't feel that he would offend the other party: "Will you help?"

"How could I not help you." Wen Jixue smiled and said, "I will be yours this year, and I will be at your disposal."

"Don't worry, I won't be polite."

The carriage stopped on the side of the mountain, Gao Tian stayed to watch the carriage, while Mu Qingyan and Wen Jixue went to Jinjiazhuangzi.

With Wen Jixue around, it was easy for the two of them to cross the courtyard wall and enter.The cowshed is on the west side of Zhuangzi, and there are several buffaloes, two female buffaloes, and three heifers, which are carefully raised.

With Wen Jixue by his side, Mu Qingyan was very relaxed and activated his ability directly.

Time goes back to mid-March——

March is the season of spring, and the village is very lively. From time to time, young masters and girls of the Jin family bring people to stay in spring, or invite friends.Although Zhuangzi belonged to Jin Liye, other brothers and sisters asked him to borrow it, but he did not refuse.

Mu Qingyan didn't pay attention to the people who came and went in the village, his eyes were always fixed on the cowshed.

Strangely, the time went all the way to April, but no one who poisoned was found.People do come to the cowshed, but those who have access to the milk are very limited.Every time, the maid Shuixiu takes the milk by herself, fills a small wooden barrel, seals the lid, and immediately sends it to the carriage at the outer gate.

Could it be that the problem is on the way?

There are no people in the milk wagon, only the driver.

If the coachman really stopped and manipulated halfway, no one would know.

Anyway, the kitchen of the Jin family was checked by Uncle Li, and the poison must have been there when he entered the Jin family.Then, either the hands and feet were passive in the middle, or the poison was poisoned while fetching milk.

Shuixiu is a pretty girl of fifteen or sixteen years old, guessing that Jin Liye has this hobby, not only the people around him, but also the one who fetches the milk must be a juicy young girl.Probably this is the same as using virgin tea pickers.

During the retrospective time, Mu Qingyan observed Shuixiu for half a month.This girl works quickly and is very diligent. She is from a nearby village who comes here every morning to fetch milk.There was nothing unusual about her expression, he didn't think a young girl had such outstanding concentration and psychological quality, and he wasn't inclined to poison Shuixiu.

Could it be the coachman?

Or, a more covert method!

With a thought, Mu Qingyan went back to the middle of March again.This time he no longer stared at the cowshed, but turned his gaze to the kitchen. Shuixiu came to Zhuangzi every morning to get the wooden barrel from the kitchen.

Mu Qingyan suspected that the wooden barrel had been tampered with!

It's just that the wooden barrel needs to be filled with milk, so it should be cleaned and dried one day in advance.If there is white powder in it, even if it is very small, Shuixiu may find it.

"Ms. Sun, I'm making breakfast." Shuixiu greeted everyone as soon as she arrived.

The old couple in charge of Zhuangzi are surnamed Sun. Usually, if the masters don't come, they live their own lives.Although it is not as good as the servants in the Jin family who can often get rewards, but the work is leisurely, and it is also a good job for the elderly.

Aunt Sun had just steamed a basket of steamed buns, and when she saw Shuixiu, she greeted Shuixiu warmly: "Shuixiu, come and try the buns, stuffed with pork and shepherd's purse, it's delicious."

"No, I've eaten." Shuixiu quickly waved her hand, took a carved dark lacquered wooden barrel from the shelf, opened the lid and looked inside, and said, "I have to get milk, so as not to It's delayed. Aunt Sun, you are busy, and I will talk to you later. "

"Okay, get busy." Aunt Sun watched Shuixiu leave, unconsciously grabbed the apron around her waist with her hands, her lips were tightly pressed, her eyes also fell on the wooden barrel, her expression was stiff and dazed.