Poisonous Pet World: The War King's Heart-stealing Medical Concubine

At this moment, Chu Zixi's eyes, which had been wandering around carelessly, suddenly focused like a cold light on a maid in the last row. The maid's body was trembling slightly, her eyes flickered, and her face was full of tension that could not be concealed.

The corners of Chu Zixi's mouth curled up with a subtle and imperceptible chill. She opened her red lips slightly, and her voice was crisp and powerful: "You, yes, it's you, stand up!"

Seeing this, Xiao Wen, who was standing nearby, hurriedly lowered her voice to explain to Chu Zixi, "Cousin, this is the maid in charge of cleaning the outer courtyard. Her name is Xiao Huan. She is not qualified to enter your room on weekdays."

As Xiao Wen finished speaking, Xiao Huan's face turned pale as paper, and she stumbled out of the crowd. When she came to Chu Zixi, she was already shaky, like a candle in the wind, ready to fall at any time.

Xiao Huan's hands were twisting the corners of her clothes tightly, and her fingertips had turned white due to excessive force. She lowered her head and her voice was as thin as a mosquito, almost inaudible: "I... my servant Xiao Huan, the maid in charge of sweeping and cleaning the outer courtyard."

However, Chu Zixi seemed to have not heard Xiao Huan's words, and remained silent, just staring at Xiao Huan with a pair of icy eyes. That gaze seemed to be able to penetrate a person's body and reach the deepest part of the soul, leaving no place for people to hide.

Xiao Huan only felt a huge invisible pressure coming towards her like a tidal wave, making her almost unable to breathe.

Finally, she could no longer bear this suffocating pressure, her knees softened, and she fell to the ground with a plop. Tears immediately burst out of her eyes and slid down her cheeks. She sobbed and cried, "It's none of my fault. It's really not my fault. I didn't poison you. I'm just a maid sweeping the outer courtyard. I have no right to enter the young lady's room!"

Hearing Xiao Huan's words, Chu Zixi's expression slightly changed, and then a faint smile slowly appeared on the corner of her mouth. But strangely, there was no warmth in that smile, but a trace of bone-chilling coldness: "Oh? I didn't say that Lanhua was poisoned."

"However," Chu Zixi suddenly changed the subject, and the originally relaxed atmosphere instantly became solemn. Her crisp and firm voice broke the brief silence, "The powder is the extremely rare Youchang powder. Although the toxicity of this powder is not fatal, it has unique characteristics. Anyone who has come into contact with this powder will inevitably have it on their hands, and the color will show when put into clean water."

Yun Mengsi, who was standing nearby, heard this and a hint of surprise flashed across her pretty face. But she quickly calmed down and turned to her personal maid Xiao Wu without hesitation and said, "Go, quickly fetch a basin of clean water!"

After receiving the order, Xiaowen did not dare to delay for a moment and hurriedly turned around and left. Not long after, she was seen carefully carrying a basin of clear water, quickly walked back and gently placed the basin on the exquisite stone table.

At this time, Chu Zixi took a few steps forward with lotus steps. Her eyes, bright as stars, were shining with sharp light, as if they could see through all the secrets. She said slowly in an unquestionable tone: "Listen carefully, anyone who has touched the poison powder will have poison powder residue on their hands. Just put your hands in this clear water, and the water will immediately show a strange color. Now, come and try it one by one."

As Chu Zixi finished her words, the entire yard fell into silence.

Then, the maids and old women looked at each other, hesitated for a moment, and then walked forward one after another, and slowly immersed their hands into the clean water in order.

For a moment, the only sound in the yard besides the gurgling water was the increasingly rapid breathing of the crowd.

When the maids and old women dipped their hands into the water one after another, the clear water in the basin remained the same as before, without any change at all.

Chu Zixi stared at the scene in front of her closely, her eyes quickly sweeping across everyone's face like a hawk. Finally, her sight fixed on Xiao Huan again, revealing an elusive look in her eyes.

At this moment, Xiao Huan's body was shaking like a fallen leaf in the autumn wind, and her face was frighteningly pale, as if she would faint at any time.

"Xiao Huan, get up, it's your turn." Chu Zixi's voice was as calm as a lake in autumn, without a ripple, but it made people feel an inexplicable pressure.

When Xiao Huan heard this, her body trembled violently, as if she was struck by thunder. Her hands tightly grasped the corners of her clothes, and her fingers looked a little white because of excessive force.

She raised her head and looked at Yun Mengsi with horror, then suddenly kowtowed like a madman, begging for mercy while kowtowing: "Madam, please spare my life. This has nothing to do with me. It was Fu'er, the maidservant beside my cousin, who ordered me to do this."

Chu Zixi looked at Xiao Huan's miserable appearance and couldn't help but sneer in her heart. With such low mental quality, she actually dared to follow others to do bad things. She really didn't know what they were thinking.

Yun Mengsi, who was standing aside, was so angry that her face turned blue. Her originally beautiful face was distorted by anger and looked very ferocious. Her eyes were wide open, and there was a blazing fire in them, as if she wanted to burn everything in front of her to ashes.

"He Niannian? How dare she? This is my husband's biological daughter. She...how could she be so cruel!" Yun Mengsi's voice became sharp and piercing because of extreme anger, like a sharp sword cutting through the silent air, echoing for a long time in the empty courtyard.

The maids and old women in the yard were so frightened that their faces turned pale. They looked at each other and dared not even breathe, for fear that they would accidentally anger the angry young lady.

Just when the tense atmosphere was about to freeze, a burst of hurried footsteps came from far away, instantly breaking the suffocating silence in the courtyard. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound, only to see a figure rushing towards this side in a hurry...

Chen Run walked into the yard with big strides, as fast as the wind. His handsome face was now shrouded in a layer of gloom, and he was obviously a little unhappy. His eyes were like a cold wind, sweeping across everyone in the yard.

"Mengsi, why are you mobilizing so many people?" Chen Run's low and slightly questioning voice sounded, echoing throughout the yard.

Yun Mengsi, who was standing aside, slowly raised her head when she heard Chen Run's question. She managed to raise a bitter smile, which was full of endless helplessness and bitterness.

"My dear husband, don't you know? The rare orchid you gave me a few days ago was poisoned by the villain! What's more abominable is that this poison also caused our daughter Xiaoyue to be poisoned." At this point, Yun Mengsi's voice began to tremble, and her words were choked with sobs. Her beautiful eyes were slightly red at this moment, and crystal tears were rolling in her eyes. It was obvious that she was overwhelmed with emotion.