Lan'er was stopped by Shen Qingge and she trembled with fear.

She quickly fell to her knees, her lips trembling as she spoke haltingly:

"General, it's all my fault. I didn't take good care of Madam Fifth!

Please...please punish me, General!"

She lowered her head, not daring to look up at Shen Qingge's face, her heart filled with fear and self-blame.

However, Shen Qingge did not lose his temper. Instead, he quickly walked over, gently helped her up, and said softly, "

"I don't mean to blame you. I just want to find out about your fifth sister-in-law's situation this afternoon."

As he said this, Shen Qingge stared at Lan'er, as if he wanted to see through everything through her eyes.

In fact, Shen Qingge really didn't know what kind of poison his fifth sister-in-law was infected with.

However, based on the fact that the child was not poisoned after birth, she could conclude that the fifth sister-in-law should have been poisoned for no more than three hours.

In this case, detailed information such as what the fifth sister-in-law ate this afternoon, the objects she touched, and the people she met, becomes particularly critical.

In order to avoid causing excessive worry to his family, Shen Qingge deliberately decided to leave Lan'er alone to inquire about the relevant situation.

Although her space contained various precious herbs that could detoxify, it would be even better if she could find the right medicine for the disease.

What's more, judging from various signs, Shen Qingge vaguely felt that there might be something hidden behind this matter, and it was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

So, no matter what, she couldn't miss any possible clue.

Perhaps, as long as she can successfully find out what caused the fifth sister-in-law to be poisoned, then by digging deeper along this clue, she will definitely be able to uncover the more complicated truth hidden behind it.

At this moment, when Lan'er learned that General Shen would not blame her, a blushing smile instantly appeared on the face of this kind-hearted and innocent girl.

She still responded cautiously:

"General, what do you want to know? I will tell you everything I know!"

After a brief thought, Shen Qingge said:

"That's great! Then calm down and think carefully about what Fifth Sister-in-law came into contact with this afternoon, especially those unusual objects or strange people!"

Lan'er obeyed the order, quickly stretched out her right hand, gently pinched her chin, closed her eyes and began to think seriously.

She racked her brains to recall the past, muttering to herself:

"Hmm...it seems there's really nothing special about it.

The fifth lady took a short nap in the afternoon and got out of bed around 3:00 p.m.

Not long after getting up, perhaps feeling hungry, she asked me to bring her a bowl of lily, lotus seed and snow fungus soup.

If you say there's something wrong with this bowl of lotus seed soup, I don't believe it. After all, the other ladies also tasted it at the time."

Having said that, Lan'er turned her gaze to the unconscious Fifth Sister-in-law on the bed. Her eyes could not help but turn red, tears welled up in them, and then she couldn't help sobbing, choking and saying:

"How could the Fifth Madam suddenly be poisoned?

Who on earth is responsible for this murder? Woo woo woo…"

Shen Qingge beside him quickly comforted him softly:

"Lan'er, don't be so anxious. Take a few deep breaths and calm down.

Don't worry, I'm here and will definitely not let anything happen to your fifth sister-in-law.

Now, think carefully and see if you can remember any other unusual details."

With Shen Qingge's patient persuasion, Lan'er gradually stopped sobbing. She frowned, closed her eyes, and tried hard to search for relevant information deep in her memory.

However, after a long time, Lan'er still couldn't explain it clearly.

This inevitably made Shen Qingge anxious. If he delayed any further, the poison would invade his heart meridians.

Just as she was about to lose her patience and prepare to use the herbs in the space to detoxify her fifth sister-in-law, suddenly, Lan'er slapped her thigh, with a look of sudden enlightenment on her face, as if she had finally thought of something.

"Oh, General! I remember now! Madam Wu went to your yard today!" Lan'er shouted excitedly.

Shen Qingge couldn't help but feel a little surprised when he heard this, and asked:

"Went to my yard?

She's so pregnant, it's already very inconvenient for her to move around, why did she run into my yard?"

Lan Er shook her head and continued:

“There’s nothing special about it actually.

But today, after the Fifth Madam had eaten the lotus seed soup, she asked the maid to accompany her to take a walk in the small garden to aid digestion.

As a result, just as we passed by your yard, Madam Wu saw an extremely beautiful butterfly.

Perhaps attracted by the butterfly, Fifth Madam suddenly became interested and took advantage of my inattention to walk towards your yard..."

When Shen Qingge heard this, he couldn't help but feel an indescribable strangeness in his heart.

She frowned slightly, a hint of vigilance in her tone, and asked:

"What kind of butterfly is it? Tell me in detail!"

Lan Er, who was being questioned, also frowned:

"General...I only caught a glimpse from afar at the time! I don't remember it clearly.

But...but the butterfly is indeed very beautiful. Its wings are very broad and shine like silk. If you count them carefully, there are as many as nine colors in total.

What was even more bizarre was that the butterfly seemed to know the Fifth Lady. As soon as it saw her, it flew straight towards her.

Then it landed steadily on her arm, and after a brief pause, it flapped its wings and flew away."

After hearing this, Shen Qingge had already guessed in his mind that this matter was most likely closely related to this mysterious and strange butterfly.

However, whether this is just a coincidence or someone is deliberately manipulating and arranging it behind the scenes requires further investigation to find out.

But fortunately, we finally have this important clue. As long as we can determine what species the butterfly is, we can prescribe the right medicine.

Thinking of this, Shen Qingge asked with a burning gaze:

"Lan'er, if I take out the image of that butterfly and put it in front of you right now, are you sure you can identify it accurately?"

After a brief thought, Lan'er nodded vigorously and responded:

“It should be possible!

Although we were far away and couldn't see it clearly, the butterfly was really unique and much larger than usual!

So even if I only have a vague impression, I think I should be able to recognize it."

"Okay! Then Lan'er, go check on Fifth Sister-in-law first."

After Lan'er was sent away, Shen Qingge immediately concentrated his mind, used his mind to enter the space, and accurately pulled out several books that specifically talked about strange insects and poisonous vermin.

After getting the book, she didn't dare to delay for a moment, opened the pages and began to read quickly.

She read quickly and soon came to the chapter about butterflies, then stopped abruptly.

It turns out that all the butterflies recorded in this book are of strange colors and huge sizes.

Fortunately, there are only a few butterflies with multiple colors, only two or three.

Shen Qingge was delighted and quickly handed these pages to Xiaolan beside him, and asked anxiously:

"Xiao Lan, can you please take a look here to see if there is the kind we are looking for?"

Xiaolan took the book and pondered for a while before finally seeing something. She pointed to one of the pictures and said with certainty:

"General, that's right!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingge hurriedly looked in the direction of her finger and muttered to himself:

"The Nine-Colored Poison Butterfly, also known as the Netherworld Poison Butterfly... I finally found it!"

After finding the target, she breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled at Lan'er and said:

"Lan'er, thank you for your hard work.

There's nothing else I need your help with here, so go out and take care of your own business. I'll take care of the rest."

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