I brought five birds to eat and drink with my girlfriends in ancient times

Cheng Rui couldn't figure out what the connection was. Someone wanted to kill Sister Lan'er and his wife. If he had offended someone in the officialdom, he should be the one to be poisoned.

Why not him but his wife?

"Brother Cheng Rui, I have to tell you that this poison is not easy to cure. The imperial doctors can only suppress it, and have not yet developed an antidote. The medicine you just drank can suppress it for half a year. If there is no antidote after half a year, you will have to take this medicine again to suppress it."

"What did you say!" Cheng Rui suddenly stood up and grabbed Chen Bianbian's hand.

Suddenly a cold wind blew and pushed Cheng Rui several meters away. Chen Bianbian fell into an embrace that exuded bursts of coolness, which was quite comfortable in this hot summer day.

"Who are you? If you want to talk, just say it. You're asking for death by touching my wife!"

Shangguan Yan raised his sword and was about to stab Cheng Rui. Chen Bianbian was so scared that she screamed and pulled down his sword hand.

"He is Brother Cheng Rui, how can you hurt him without knowing the truth!"

"Brother Cheng Rui? You call me that so intimately. You've never called me that before. Tell me! Who is he?"

Shangguan Yan's face was as dark as a storm. Although she did not stab Cheng Rui with the sword in her hand again, she kept pointing it at him.

"Brother Cheng Rui is my father's student. We have known each other since childhood."

"Heh! We're childhood sweethearts, why did you lie to me and ask me to come here...mmmm"

Chen Bianbian reached out and covered Shangguan Yan's mouth. If this guy continued talking, Cheng Rui would know the purpose of her coming to the city.

"Sir, may I ask who you are to Sister Lan'er?"

Shangguan Yan called her "Sister Lan'er" and veins popped out on her forehead. She suddenly pulled Chen Bianbian's hand down.

"Brother Cheng Rui, he is my husband. Shangguan Yan, you hurt me."

Chen Bianbian's delicate hand was a little hurt by Shangguan Yan's pulling, and her eyes were suddenly misty and filled with tears.

Seeing his wife crying, Shangguan Yan felt a pain in his heart. He threw away his sword and hugged Chen Bian Bian helplessly to protect her.

Chen Bianbian kept crying and blaming Shangguan Yan, hitting and twisting her from time to time.

Some people standing aside were used to it, but Cheng Rui had never seen it before. How could a handsome and heroic man treat Lan'er like a child?

It was unbelievable, and yet inexplicably a little envious. He and his wife had never had anything like this before. His wife never lost her temper, was chaste, and elegant, a model of a noble lady.

He seemed to have never seen his wife angry or sad.

Looking at Bian Bian and Shangguan Yan, Shangguan Yue smiled as she saw that they were really spoiled and had nothing to fear.

"Uncle Cheng, please spare me a moment to talk." Shangguan Yue said and walked towards the side hall.

Cheng Rui was stunned. Looking at this eight or nine-year-old child who looked like a fairy, he always felt that he could not understand him.

"Uncle Cheng, I won't beat around the bush. My mother and I came to the city today to look for Li Caiju's case."

After Shangguan Yue finished speaking, she looked carefully at the expression on Cheng Rui's face.

Cheng Rui paused, his eyes were paused and blurred for a moment, and then they became clear again.

"Li Caiju? Isn't that your aunt?"

"More than half a year ago, my father returned triumphantly and was named the Great General Protecting the Nation. Li Caiju has severed ties with her family for more than ten years and has not contacted my mother.

However, on the day of the welcoming banquet, he caused a big commotion in front of the general's mansion. Later, my mother was poisoned. The person who poisoned her was the concubine in the mansion, and the poison was given to the concubine by Li Caiju's nanny.

I want to ask you, Uncle Cheng, have you seen Li Caiju recently, or have you offended Li Caiju?"

Shangguan Yue looked at Cheng Rui without blinking. If Cheng Rui showed any favoritism towards Li Caiju, she would not dare to trust this person anymore.

People who fail to judge others and are indecisive are not partners for win-win cooperation and will only end up being a hindrance.

"What did you say? You and your mother came to Lincheng to look for Li Caiju, not to look for relatives? But to investigate a case? The Protector of the Nation General?

I didn't expect your mother to marry Shangguan Yan. My teacher has a good eye. I didn't expect her... to become unrecognizable because of money and power.

If she just did something minor, I could let her off, but poisoning and killing someone is a capital crime! Your aunt accidentally bumped into her while walking a few days ago.

It was just a small matter of saying sorry. Your aunt is a kind and polite person, but she... Li Caiju beat your aunt and refused to let her go.

I didn’t want your aunt to misunderstand me, so I pretended not to know her. Indeed, it was as if I had never seen her before. She was so strange and hideous.

Cheng Rui sighed and let the past go away like smoke!

"To be honest, Uncle Cheng, we arrested Li Caiju's nanny, and she confessed that not only was my mother poisoned, but Li Caiju's husband Zhou Cheng's first wife was also poisoned by her.

Now my aunt has also been poisoned. If I hadn’t found the elixir, my mother and aunt would have died like Zhou Cheng’s original wife.”

Shangguan Yue further revealed the inside story.

Cheng Rui was very surprised. An eight-year-old girl could explain the cause of the case so clearly. She was truly a genius.

"…Does your mother and father know all this?"

"Yes, I can make the decision in the General's Mansion. If we want to investigate further, we will catch a big fish. It depends on whether you are willing to investigate, Uncle Cheng, and whether you are willing to avenge your wife."

"Do you know who is behind the scenes? You..." Cheng Rui was a little bit unbelievable. Such a calm child said something that was impossible to refuse.

"Uncle Cheng, I heard that you passed the imperial examination at the age of ten. Don't underestimate a young man! You are truly a genius to pass the imperial examination at such a young age.

Maybe uncle doesn't believe me, but don't let age determine a person, people who are born stupid will never become smart when they get older.

I just don't want my family to be bullied, and I just want the bad guys who bullied my mother to be punished, regardless of how high their status is. If you are willing to accept the status quo, then just pretend that we have never been to Lincheng.

Whether you believe me or not, I will have someone send you the medicine to suppress the poison in half a year. If I can develop an antidote, I will let you know then.

If you don't believe me, you can go to your father-in-law's house and ask. This elixir is not easy to find. The imperial physician and I have a life-and-death relationship. You will definitely not be able to find it.

As for the criminal Mammy, I can leave it to you. As for how to investigate Uncle Cheng, he knows better. Uncle can think about it slowly, and we will contact each other then..."

Shangguan Yue used her eloquent tongue to shuttle back and forth between truth and falsehood.

"Okay, I believe in my mentor and sister Lan'er. I just had suspicions before this happened. If it is confirmed that she did it, I will handle it impartially."

My teacher is so envious of others for having such a talented granddaughter. His children are older than Xiaoyue, but they still act up all day long.

"Okay, I believe in Uncle Cheng's ability. I'll have someone send the nanny over in a couple of days."

Cheng Rui said that he believed in his mentor and sister Lan'er, but he didn't say that he believed in her. That means he didn't believe in her!

Civil officials are cunning, like a sieve. Who cares whether you believe it or not? Just get the job done.

I also had to explain to Bianbian how precious and rare the pill was, and how he got it only because of a life-or-death relationship with some imperial physician.

I can’t let the secret slip, so I’d better go back to find her as soon as possible.