Chu Yuncang looked at Lu Qian, who was in a state of confusion. A trace of disgust flashed in his eyes. He shouted sternly, "Come here, capture her and find the antidote!"

The guards rushed forward, and one of the younger guards took the lead and kicked Lu Qian to the ground. He didn't care about the rules of gender at all, and reached out to rummage through Lu Qian's body roughly.

Chu Yuncang narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling that the young guard looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he was. He turned to look at Xie Tingyu, his eyes full of confusion, as if silently asking: Who is this person?

Xie Tingyu looked at the brave little guard like a little leopard with great satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't you remember? This child is the little beggar you sent here."

Chu Yuncang's heart was slightly shaken. The group of little beggars who spread rumors were all pale and skinny. Even the biggest one looked like a wilted bean sprout. Unexpectedly, in less than a year, he was reborn and grew from a skinny child into a brave little warrior.

Xie Tingyu continued, "He said he was born without a father or mother, and without a name or surname, so he wanted a powerful name. So I named him Lei Ting, and now he has become my most capable subordinate."

Over there, Lei Ting found nothing. He frowned and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, thank you, sir. She doesn't have the antidote."

Lu Qian felt humiliated and angry at being searched in public by a man. She rolled to her feet, crawled to her knees beside Lu Xiuzhang, and tugged at his sleeve, sobbing, "Daddy, Daddy, you must do this for Qianqian. The prince's guards are bullying me. How can Qianqian even live like this..."

Lu Xiuzhan's eyes were almost spitting fire. At such a critical moment, Lu Qian not only failed to recognize the situation, but also tried to bite the guards of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. It was simply stupid!

He could no longer suppress the rage in his chest, and with force he pulled back his sleeve. With a "slap", he slapped Lu Qian hard and shouted, "Evil girl, why don't you hand over the antidote quickly?!"

Lu Qian's cheeks quickly became red and swollen, and the burning pain burned her heart. Her eyes were red and she said viciously: "Even if you beat me to death today, I will not hand over the antidote!"

Lu Xiuzhan was so angry that his temples were throbbing. He wanted to kill Lu Qian immediately, but if he couldn't find the antidote, if anything happened to General Jiang's granddaughter, he and Lu Li would be buried with her.

He took a deep breath and ordered sternly: "Come here, arrest Lu Qian." Immediately, a servant came forward and tied Lu Qian tightly.

Lu Xiu Zhang's eyes flashed with an intimidating coldness as he said to Jin Chan and Yu Zhu, "Tell me the two of you, if you don't tell the truth, I will beat you both to death today!"

Yuzhu's face turned pale, her body trembling uncontrollably. "Sir, I really don't know of any antidote! Today, Jin Chan found an axe and chopped open the Second Young Lady's window. She escaped through the window and went straight to the Madam's bedroom. She took out a medicine bag and this wine jug from a secret compartment in the bedroom floor."

"The second young lady told me that the medicine was just croton seeds. She told me to give it to the eldest young lady to drink. She said she just wanted to make the eldest young lady look bad at the banquet. I... I was afraid that the second young lady would harm my family, so I had no choice but to... give the glass of wine to the eldest young lady. I deserve to die, please forgive me!" After she finished speaking, she sobbed softly.

Lu Xiuzhang's neck flushed red, his eyebrows raised. He had never expected today's incident to involve Mao. When had Mao set up a secret compartment in her bedroom? His usually gentle wife and well-behaved daughter—it all turned out to be an illusion. He had lived these past ten years in vain!

He turned to look at Jin Chan and said through gritted teeth, "You come and explain!"

Jin Chan pursed her lips and said slowly, "I...I don't know what the antidote is. Although I am Madam's personal maid, when Madam and the Second Young Miss go out, they often send me to buy cakes while they take the carriage to do other things. So I don't know about the poison and the wine jug."

"However, just now in Madam's bedroom, I secretly saw the Second Miss hiding the remaining half packet of medicine in Madam's dressing box."

Lu Xiuzhang hurriedly ordered a search of Mao's room. Feeling anxious and dejected, he hesitated and said, "Your Highness... what should we do now? Do we need to force a confession..."

Xie Qingli saw that Lu Qian's guilt was set in stone. If he continued to act like this, Chu Yuncang might beat Lu Qian to death in anger, which would definitely leave him with a bad reputation and backfire.

She quietly reached out and pressed a few acupuncture points on her body, and her pale face gradually became red. She quietly pulled Xie Tingyu's sleeve and called out weakly, "Brother..."

Xie Tingyu's body trembled. He looked down at Xie Qingli and saw that she had slowly woken up. Her face had become much rosier. He said in surprise, "Sister Li'er, you're finally awake. That's great! How are you feeling? Are you feeling any worse?"

Xie Qingli shook his head slightly, a weak smile curling up at the corner of his mouth: "Brother Hu's detoxification pills are very effective, I'm fine now."

Xie Tingyu's face instantly broke into a huge smile. He patted Hu Er's shoulder and said loudly: "I didn't expect that your medical skills have been so advanced that you can even easily dissolve Lin Yuan's strange poison. Not bad, not bad!"

This scene made Hu Er recall the time when he was hailed as a miracle doctor by his neighbors. He was very proud at that time, but now he was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into. However, he could not refute it. He could only hold the hawthorn pill tightly in his arms and stammered, "Thank... thank you for your praise, sir. I... I..." His face had turned the color of liver.

"Li...Miss Li, are you okay? You were in such a serious condition just now, Brother Tingyu was very worried." Chu Yuncang turned around and saw Xie Qingli waking up. The haze in his heart disappeared in an instant, and the corners of his mouth rose unconsciously.

Xie Tingyu looked at Chu Yuncang in confusion, wondering why he suddenly addressed Li'er as "Miss Li" so unfamiliarly. He quickly lowered his voice and said, "Your Highness, we are like brothers and sisters. My sister is your sister. There is no need for you to be so formal!"

A hint of embarrassment flashed across Chu Yuncang's eyes. Brother Tingyu must have been so confident in him because of the oath he made. I wonder how Brother Tingyu will react when he knows the truth in the future!

Lu Xiu Zhang had already noticed the commotion. His eyes flickered as he shouted, "Come here, drag this evil girl and those two maids away. Give them twenty strokes of the cane each. Make sure they tell you the whereabouts of the antidote and ensure Miss Xie's safety."

This Lu Xiuzhang was truly a cunning scoundrel. Xie Qingli hurriedly shook his head at Chu Yuncang. With their tacit understanding, Chu Yuncang immediately understood. He said coldly, "Master Lu, there's no need to resort to lynching. Just deal with him according to the law!"

Lu Xiu Zhang hurriedly leaned forward and said, "Yes, Your Highness!" He turned and ordered, "Come here, lock up Lu Qian and the two maids in the prison. This case involves Mao, so Master Ji will handle both of their cases!"

With just a few words, Lu Xiu Zhang threw this hot potato into the hands of the co-governor, Lord Ji. Whether the sentence was severe or lenient, and whether it would satisfy His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, was no longer his concern...

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