NCCnovel Chapter 156 The pot comes from the sky
Chapter 156 The pot comes from the sky
"Poison? Why would someone be poisoned?"
"Could there be poison in the tea?"
"How could such a mishap happen to the dignified Duke Shun's mansion?"
During the meal, female guests kept exclaiming in surprise.
Some people who were drinking tea immediately dropped their teacups.
Some of them, who had already drunk tea, clutched their chests and turned pale.
A cacophony of sounds rose and fell.
"Quickly, go find the imperial physician!"
"What should we do? Could we have been poisoned too?"
Yu Wan and Princess Changning exchanged a glance. Princess Changning picked up the teapot on the table, her expression turned cold, and she smashed it on the ground.
"Clang-"
A loud bang seemed to press the pause button on the surrounding chaos.
Princess Changning's still somewhat childish voice was icy, "All of you shut up! Anyone who makes another sound is going against me!"
This one sentence successfully silenced the women around him for the time being.
They were terrified and panicked, but they all quickly covered their mouths. Although their eyes were filled with dissatisfaction with Princess Changning's actions, they suppressed it.
The scene was no longer as chaotic as before. Yu Wan nodded to Princess Changning and ran to the side of the Duchess of Shunguo.
She quickly examined the blood that the Duchess of Shun had vomited and whispered to the Duchess's maid, "I have the antidote. Give it to the lady first."
Fortunately, she was worried that she might be poisoned by some character in the book, so she always kept the antidote given to her by Elder Feng on her person.
The maid, Liusu, looked at her suspiciously, but considering the recent fondness that the Duchess of Shunguo had shown for Yu Wan, she hesitated and whispered, "Why do you have the antidote?"
The implication is that only the person who poisoned the poison knows the antidote.
Knowing her wariness, Yu Wan quickly whispered, "The antidote I have can cure all poisons. Although it's unclear what kind of medicine Madam has been given, even if it can't completely cure the poison after taking my medicine, it will certainly neutralize most of its effects."
"Don't worry, if Madam doesn't get better after taking the medicine, you can arrest me at any time."
Having said that, Liusu looked at the pale-faced Duchess of Shunguo, gritted her teeth, and nodded, "Alright, I'll believe you this time."
Using her sleeve as a cover, Yu Wan handed the antidote to Liu Su. Liu Su didn't understand why she was hiding it like this, but thinking of the Lady of Shunguo's affection for Yu Wan, she chose to trust her.
I did as she suggested.
Those around them only saw Yu Wan anxiously checking on the condition of the Duchess of Shunguo, and did not notice the subtle interaction between the two.
After the atmosphere calmed down, everyone's attention turned to the cups and food used by the Duchess of Shun.
Yu Wan's gaze swept across the surroundings without making a sound, finally settling on one spot.
Lady Anguo's face was also somewhat pale. She held Chen Wan in her arms, her face full of worry.
Chen Wan nestled obediently in her arms, her face full of fear, without making any suspicious moves.
Yu Wan stared at her for a few seconds before looking away.
The doctor invited by the Duke of Shun's mansion finally arrived late, along with the Duke of Shun and a group of male guests.
I suppose I heard that something has happened here.
As expected, Yu Wan saw Yun Shang.
From a distance, she looked at Yun Shang and gently shook her head at him.
He indicated that he was alright.
The Duke of Shun strode over, his brow furrowed with obvious worry, and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?!"
Liusu tearfully recounted the accident that had just occurred: "Everyone was having a banquet when, after drinking the tea offered by the ladies and young ladies, Madam suddenly vomited blood and fainted..."
At the previous banquet, everyone toasted Lady Shun with tea instead of wine.
Without exception.
The Duke of Shun's face darkened. He said nothing, but urged the doctor, "Quickly check on how the lady is."
The doctor is already examining the condition of the Duchess of Shun.
Everyone instinctively held their breath. The doctor's expression changed from solemn to relaxed. He was about to speak when Liu Su tugged at his sleeve.
Liusu gently shook her head at him.
A look of surprise flashed in the doctor's eyes.
The Duke of Shunguo, who was nearby, saw Liusu's actions but said nothing.
After a short while, the doctor shook his head and sighed, "Madam has indeed been poisoned, and her condition is not optimistic."
The Duke of Shun stared at him for a moment, then roared, "Investigate! Investigate thoroughly! I want to see who is so vicious and cruel as to poison my wife at her birthday banquet!"
The crowd was shocked and began to whisper among themselves again.
Some people also instructed the doctor to check all the tea and food on the table.
With the Duke of Shun's permission, the doctor examined everything at the banquet and finally found traces of poison only on the teacup used by the Duke of Shun's wife.
"What a vicious mind! To actually poison a teacup!"
"This shouldn't concern us, right? The teacups used at the banquet were all prepared by the people of the Duke of Shun's mansion, and we had no opportunity to come into contact with these things."
"Yes, perhaps there's a traitor within the Duke of Shun's mansion."
Yu Wan looked at the teacup, her smile completely gone.
As Yun Shang listened to the surrounding discussions, his eyes darkened.
If he remembered correctly, the birthday gift Yu Wan gave to the Duchess of Shunguo was a tea set...
Just then, a voice rang out from the crowd, "Hey, why does it look like the tea set that the Duchess of Shun is using is different from ours?"
Upon hearing this, everyone's gaze fell upon the teacup, comparing it to the one in front of them.
All the teacups on the tables of the women at the banquet were translucent white porcelain, except for the one used by the Duchess of Shun, which had delicate and beautiful blue patterns.
"What kind of porcelain is this?"
"It seems I've never seen it in Shengjing before."
Duke Shun glanced at the cups and frowned, saying, "I don't recall having such tea sets at home. Where did these tea sets come from?"
Liu Su's face paled slightly, and she subconsciously looked at Yu Wan.
"Yes, yes... Madam Yun sent it yesterday."
"This blue and white porcelain tea set was a birthday gift from Madam Yun to you, Madam."
After these words were spoken, everyone turned their suspicious gazes toward Yu Wan.
Yu Wan's heart sank slightly.
It wasn't that she couldn't refute it, but rather...
The imposter clearly drew everyone's attention to the blue and white porcelain teacup. Did she know all along that she was giving away a complete set of blue and white porcelain teacups?
As far as she knew, the imposter had not left the mansion since leaving the Ministry of Justice prison, and there were no maids keeping watch outside the Yun mansion.
So, how did she know?
"It turned out to be her?"
"How could it be her? Just now, the Duchess of Shunguo was so protective of her, how could she be so vicious as to plot against the Duchess!"
"You can know a person's face but not their heart. Who knows what kind of vicious thoughts are hidden under her innocent appearance?"
"I thought she was a kind and innocent person, but I never expected this..."
As the surrounding chatter grew, a few women who loved to kick someone when they were down couldn't wait to add fuel to the fire.
Seeing the situation gradually deteriorate, Yu Wan remained calm. She slowly stood up, her voice clear:
“As everyone knows, the Duchess of Shun has treated me well. I have no reason to harm her, much less to harm someone in front of everyone at her birthday banquet. However, since everyone has doubts, I am willing to cooperate with the Duke’s Mansion to investigate.”