Traveling through time and space to become a lady of a noble family, but she only wants to escape

Chapter 118 Unjustly Accused

The poison that Chawacuo was poisoned with was really strange. Fang Zhiheng even flipped through the book and chased Baizhi to ask, and only then did he pick out a poison that was not completely similar - Suhe. This is a barbarian language, meaning a place of no return. However, Suhe is much more toxic. Once a person is poisoned, his internal organs will burn immediately. I have never heard of anyone who can quarrel with others after being poisoned.

Fang Zhiheng said: "There are many poison doctors in the barbarian land. If someone deliberately reduced the toxicity of Su He and then poisoned him, it is not impossible."

Chu Yunchuan frowned and two shallow lines appeared on his forehead: "Internal strife among the barbarians?"

"Tu Yingxu said that the barbarian wanted to learn how to raise chickens from her and take her back to the barbarian land." Bai Zhi thought, "If the barbarian really wanted to learn how to raise chickens, then maybe the other big chicken farmers in the village were jealous and wanted to kill her."

Chu Yunchuan followed Bai Zhi's train of thought and continued, "Let's say the barbarian has other intentions. Maybe he came with poison and wanted to poison the chicken coop. But why didn't he take action when he visited the chicken coop at night?"

"For such a serious matter as poisoning, it doesn't make sense for him to alert Tu Yingxu first. The chicken coop is remote but not difficult to find." Bai Zhi went over the idea several times in her mind, and she felt confused no matter how she thought about it. She sighed, "What's wrong with the barbarian's brain? What on earth is he trying to do?"

"No matter what, the poison has indeed flowed into the Thirteen States." Chu Yunchuan ordered, "Zhi Heng, prepare the antidote and conduct a strict investigation. We must not let this matter affect the imperial examination."

Fang Zhiheng bowed and said, "Yes, Your Highness."

At this time, Bai Zhi was still thinking about something, with sweat on her forehead. Chu Yunchuan saw that she looked unhappy and asked, "Bai Zhi, what's wrong?"

Bai Zhi suddenly asked Fang Zhiheng, "Doctor Fang, what would happen if Su He, such a strong poison, was put on chickens? Would the chickens be fine while the humans would be?"

"As a rule, if a person can't escape from a highly toxic poison, then neither can a chicken."

Chu Yunchuan: "Are you worried that the chicken might be poisonous?"

"No one from the diners in the past two days has come to our door, so Chawacuo probably didn't poison us. But if Ge Zhen is really involved in this, she will never let it go. She will do it again and again." Bai Zhi shook her head, her face turning pale. "No, once she's involved, everything will be in danger. Wenxianglou will have to close for a while."

"Okay, then we'll return immediately." Chu Yunchuan said, "Zhiheng, take good care of Captain Qiao, and send me a message if there's anything."

Fang Zhiheng: "Don't worry, Your Highness."

On the way back, Chu Yunchuan tried to slow down the speed of the horse, but this time Bai Zhi was a little anxious and would rather vomit after getting off the horse than not ride faster.

After a night of travel, they returned to Qing County at dawn.

Bai Zhi opened her bloodshot eyes and rushed into Wenxianglou to wake up Zhou Shensi who was sleeping soundly, and asked her to close the store from today. Zhou Shensi was still confused at first, but when he heard that the store was going to be closed, his eyes suddenly widened and he howled, "Why, Boss!"

Bai Zhi hastily picked a reason that Zhou Shensi could accept and promised to give her more dividends after reopening the store. Only then did Zhou Shensi calm down.

After settling in Qing County, Bai Zhi's life has been quite regular. She rarely stays up all night. Now she was so sleepy that she was staggering. Chu Yunchuan was more energetic than her and helped her all the way back home.

Before falling asleep on the bed, Bai Zhi forced her eyelids open and asked, "Why didn't you tell Doctor Fang that I didn't want you to be a prince?"

"It is my own choice to abdicate." Chu Yunchuan tucked the quilt into her and responded with a relaxed nasal voice after exhaustion, "I am willing to do so. There is no need to refuse."

A low, hoarse voice lingered in Bai Zhi's ears, and she held Chu Yunchuan's wrist tightly, just like Chu Yunchuan held her wrist every day.

It's hard to let go of this hand.

However, she did not sleep peacefully. Just at noon, Qiaoqiao rushed into Baizhi's bedroom in a hurry: "Sister...you are back! So good! Something happened, something happened to mother!"

Bai Zhi was awakened instantly, and all her sleepiness disappeared: "What happened?"

Qiaoqiao said anxiously, "That guy named Yang sued my mother for committing adultery with a married man, and he called a group of people to surround the entrance of the county government office!"

Chu Yunchuan woke up at some point and pulled Bai Zhi, who was about to jump out of bed, and said, "I'll go too."

"No, Yang Jinlang already had some complaints about our engagement, and this time he's biting people like a mad dog. He'll get even crazier once he sees you." Bai Zhi said firmly, "Don't go. Adultery is a false accusation. I'm enough to deal with such a scoundrel. You just stay at home to prevent him from sending people to our house to cause trouble."

Chu Yunchuan had no doubt about Bai Zhi's ability, but dealing with a scoundrel would require a lot of effort. Although he was worried, he could only listen to Bai Zhi's nod and said, "Okay, call me if anything happens."

Many young and strong men stood at the gate of the county government office. They were all called by Yang Jinlang to support the scene. Yang Jinlang was talking nonsense to the men and women watching: "... This is what happened. My friend Zheng Qing is so pitiful. He was deceived by Lord Lin whom he trusted so much. Folks, can we let such a bitch who does not observe women's virtues be the parent official of our Qing County?"

The protagonist of the incident, Zheng Qing, was standing in front of the county government office. With a look of grief and indignation on his face, he pointed at Lin Ruogui, who was standing behind a row of government officials blocking the people, and yelled, "You whore who seduced my father! How dare you stand here!"

The onlookers were whispering.

"Would Lord Lin do such a thing?" "Maybe. You can't judge a person by his appearance." "Who would want to publicize such a family scandal? Could it be fake?" "Yesterday I saw Zheng'er's mother crying on the bridge. She was crying so hard that her heart was broken." "I heard that many people saw a black shadow slip out of the Lin Mansion and ran straight into the back door of the Zheng family last night. That figure was clearly Lord Lin!"

Lin Ruogui, who was being criticized by everyone, stood sternly at the gate of the county government office. She was so angry that her eyelids trembled. She suppressed her anger and said coldly: "Mr. Zheng, you are here to accuse me with all your convictions, but you don't protest, write a petition, or present any evidence. How do you want me to judge the case for you?"

"I don't need an adulterous whore like you to judge the case!" Zheng Qing said angrily, "I came here today to expose your evil deeds to the world, so that everyone can see what kind of face you are!"

Yang Jinlang echoed in a hoarse voice: "That's it! Folks, this whore relies on her position as an official to oppress the people. Aunts, if this whore seduces your husbands one day, what will you do!"

The yamen runners were so angry that they could not help but draw their knives at Yang Jinlang and Zheng Qing: "Stop calling them whore!"

The people were in an uproar when the knife was shown, and Yang Jinlang added fuel to the fire, saying, "The bailiff is going to kill someone!"