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Chapter 24 - Arsenic

Afternoon.

Steward Gu led two servants in gray robes and carried a large box into the Green Pine Academy.

When the three of them came in, Yun Qianliang was sitting in the courtyard painting some ink and paper, looking at the peony flower bed. The sunlight was shining on her from the side, shining on his white face, which was as clean as a jade plate.

"Greetings Madam." Steward Gu walked over, stood in front and bowed his head.

"Right." Yun Qianliang indifferently replied, she raised her eyes and looked at the peony, and continued to draw the peony that was just taking shape.

She was not someone who liked to enjoy watching flowers. Two days ago, she had casually heard the servants talk about the strange opening of the peonies in the Green Pine Academy. Only then did she know that the peonies would be thanked in the fall and she was able to see that the peonies were either specially cultivated or had survived due to the climate around them.

After making such a ruckus today, she wanted to have a serious personality, so she put on a show in the courtyard to practice her painting skills.

Steward Gu waited for a moment, ignoring the orders of the painter in front of him.

Steward Gu quietly raised his head and looked at the lady sitting upright and proper in front of her desk. Her eyes were serious and persistent, her brush strokes were slow and smooth, the key was that her hand holding the brush was steady and steady, without the slightest tremble.

Steward Gu had seen the Prime Minister paint a lot. His brush strokes were quick and clean, with a certain speed and ease, as though the Madam was so calm. The two of them had different painting habits and auras, but to his surprise, he felt that the Prime Minister's shadow appeared when the Madam was painting.

That calmness and calmness seemed to come from the depths of his bones, like he was the prime minister.

After waiting for the time it took for an incense to burn again, the tip of the brush finally came to an end.

"Madam, the doctor you want has arrived." Steward Gu warned him.

Yun Qianliang put down her pen, and turned to look at the two servants in gray robes behind Steward Gu. The clothes were the style of the servants in Yun Xiang Mansion, and there was a big wooden chest placed between the two of them, she nodded in satisfaction.

"Well done."

For the two of them to dress as servants of the Yun Xiang Mansion and to carry things to the Green Pine Academy, outsiders would only think that it was Yun Xiang Mansion apologizing for what happened last time and had someone bring her something good.

"Greetings Madam Gu." A doctor and an acolyte dressed as servants came forward and bowed.

"Rise." As Yun Qianliang said this, she took off the silk belt on her wrist that was tied around her sleeve and placed Guang Xiu down, "Follow me."

The two of them straightened up. The apprentice was still young, and was unable to identify her needs. Seeing her dress slowly walk to their side, they couldn't help but raise their heads to look at the person with the pleasant voice.

After staying in the capital for a long time, they had heard rumors of the direct daughter of the Yun family, saying that she was a fox spirit, but there were still not many commoners who had seen her.

She had a flawless profile, beautiful and sentimental peach blossom eyes, a straight jade nose, tender red lips, and a slender porcelain neck. She was unbelievably beautiful.

This wasn't a fox spirit, this was clearly the descent of a fox immortal.

The doctor gave his disciple a hard tug to prevent him from offending his benefactor.

The wife of the treacherous official Gu Xiang, the notorious evil woman in the capital.

"Life and appearance are things for people to see. What's the use of having good skin when no one else is looking at you?" Yun Qianliang opened her mouth and unconcernedly said with a voice that was clear and shallow with a hint of laughter, like the profound music of the ninth heaven;

went into the room and sat in the living room. Then, he took out the wrapped up black cat body and carefully placed it on the ground for the doctor to examine.

The thirty-year-old doctor opened the wooden box, took out the medicine box from within, and began to inspect it.

Qiu Yue carried the tea in, and after pouring Yun Qianliang a cup, she poured another cup for Steward Gu and the doctor and his disciple.

Not long after, the results of the inspection were revealed.

"Back to Madam Gu, this cat died from arsenic." The doctor gathered up his things and got up to answer.

"For humans, the dosage isn't too big, right?" Yun Qianliang slowly said.

"Madam is right. If a person takes it for a few days they will notice the poison. It's just that the cat has a weak body and can't withstand the poison. That's why it died at once." The doctor explained.

Yun Qianliang nodded, she thought that it should be so.

Xiao Cui was the only person who had entered the kitchen at that time. Once she died from the poison, Hibiscus Courtyard would be the most suspicious.

Arsenic was very common. It could be used in small doses, but one had to have the most solid evidence to firmly capture it.

"Chun Hua." Yun Qianliang called out.

Chun Hua took out a bag of silver and handed it over to the doctor, "This cat accidentally saved my wife, but now that it has died miserably, the lady cannot bear it having died without a burial ground. She wanted to find a place to bury the cat, but it is not good for the people of the House of Generals to talk about it, so I have to trouble doctor to take this cat away and bury it outside, this is a little kindness from my wife."

The doctor accepted the money, wrapped the black cat's body up, and placed it into a box. Then, he took it away as if he had just arrived.

After the Steward Gu sent the doctor away, he returned back to the Green Pine Academy, and asked Yun Qianliang, "Madam, do you want to tell this matter to the First Elder?"

"What's the use of telling him?" Yun Qianliang asked, "Tell him, will he expel those Singer Dancer s from the Gu Xiangfu for me, or will he find the criminals for me and take revenge for me?"

Yun Qianliang's two rhetorical questions rendered the Steward Gu speechless.

Some of the Singer Dancer s in the manor were brought back by the prime minister, while some were gifted by others.

Yun Qianliang's words was like a warning bell in Chun Hua's heart, making her realize that this mansion was not Master's paradise and had only jumped into the tiger's den from the den of the Yun Xiang Mansion. The grievances and sorrow that the young miss had suffered did not decrease, and it might even be worse than before.

"I will take care of my own matters. However, it is still the words of that day." Yun Qianliang restrained the sharpness in his questioning just now, and in an instant, his face once again revealed his usual indifference, "While I'm still being reasonable, if you have the ability, don't let me get hold of any evidence, if not, one day I'll be in a bad mood and kill someone without anyone noticing, I still have the ability to do so."

"This old servant will definitely warn everyone in the manor to be careful." Steward Gu bowed and replied.

"Go back to work." Yun Qianliang waved and stood up to walk back into the house. She then thought of the painting that was still outside and said: "When you leave, take the peony map outside to frame and send it to House of the Marquis of An."

Since she couldn't leave before the poison was detoxified, she had to plan for the future. With House of the Marquis of An's good intentions, it was extremely necessary to rope in strong people for their side.