The reborn girl always wants to escape, but the abstinent marquis hugs her and coaxes her!

Chapter 101 If anything happens to her, I will let all those with the surname Mu be buried with her

The main channel of Yuhe River flows in from the south of the city and runs across the entire Yuzhou City.

It eventually flows northward and merges into the Guangtong Canal, a canal with hundreds of years of history.

Because it is connected to the canal, the banks of the Yu River have been thriving for hundreds of years.

Whether it is a prosperous shop or an inn, they all use "riverside" as a gimmick to attract business.

Even the academy has a more elegant feel because it is located by the water.

The same is true for private houses. Those who can buy a house by the river are either rich or noble.

But now, this means that this convenient Yu River has been exploited by evil people and has become the source of poisoning the people of Yuzhou.

When Xu Rongrong first expressed her guess, Luo Xiao, who had grown up in Yuzhou, couldn't believe it at all!

But when Xu Rongrong marked the places where the epidemic broke out in the city on the map with a red pen, the dense red spots on both sides of the Yu River deeply hurt her eyes.

Luo Xiao finally believed with tears in her eyes that the county lord's inference was correct.

This belief made her collapse on the ground. Luo Yuqi threw herself into her arms and cried bitterly.

"Why would someone do this?" Big tears rolled down Luo Xiao's cheeks.

Her beloved husband, to whom she depended for everything, died, and she thought it was just an epidemic or natural disaster.

She resented the unfairness of God, asking why he took her husband away at this time.

But today, the county lady told her... her husband's death was not a natural disaster, but a deliberate murder. This was even harder for her to accept than a natural disaster.

Why? Why would someone do such a cruel thing?

To hurt one innocent person after another, like her husband.

She was tired of crying and hugged her daughter in her arms.

He raised his eyes and looked at Xu Rongrong: "Why would someone do such a thing?"

Xu Rongrong thought about what Mu Rong had done for the Eastern Palace, and her thoughts were gradually opened up.

She bent down and helped up the Luo Xiao mother and daughter. She looked at them and murmured, "It's because someone wants to cause a big mess in Jiangnan."

"If anything were to happen in Jiangnan, His Majesty would first hold Lord Chang Jing, the Jiangnan Governor, responsible. This would mean the Crown Prince would be deprived of a powerful position. But they didn't expect Lord Chang to react so quickly, preventing the flood from having a significant impact on the four Jiangnan states."

"So, they came up with an even more sinister idea: let the people of Jiangnan be infected with the disease. Only in this way, the emperor would blame it on Lord Chang's incompetence!"

This is probably how those people succeeded in their previous lives.

Xu Rongrong sighed in her heart: In this life, they are about to succeed again.

She continued, "But right now, almost all the patients in Yuzhou City have recovered, except for those with severe illness. Even among those with severe illness, no one has died in many days. Therefore, the person in the dark must be unwilling to give up. I think he will continue to poison people soon!"

"What should we do then?" Luo Yuqi was a little scared. She grabbed Xu Rongrong's hand and asked, "Will we still be killed?"

Xu Rongrong smiled and touched the small bun on her head, and said with a smile: "No, I will find him out!"

"Since the water of the Yu River is drawn from the south of the city and flows north into the Guangtong Canal, why don't we set up an ambush in the south of the city and wait for him to strike again, and catch him red-handed!"

"If we find the person who poisoned us, we can find the antidote." Xu Rongrong's voice was not loud, but it was enough to shock everyone.

Even Mu Ai, who had been standing outside the door, heard it clearly. As soon as Xu Rongrong finished speaking, he shouted loudly: "I'll go! I'll go and catch that evil guy!"

He spoke with confidence and assurance.

Because he had seen Chu He's performance in front of the eldest lady these days. If he didn't work harder, he was afraid that when the Marquis finished his business and came back, there would be no place for him by the eldest lady's side!

Xu Rongrong had originally intended for Chu He, but seeing Mu Ai taking the initiative and thinking of his impressive skills, she nodded and said, "In that case, I'll have to trouble Deputy General Ai."

"Miss, you are too polite. I am here to protect you on the orders of my Lord. I will certainly be ready to help you at any time." He also took the opportunity to win the favor of his Lord.

Xu Rongrong saw through his little trick at a glance.

At that moment, he smiled but said nothing, only asking Wen Yao to prepare some clothes for him to wear in case of staying up late.

After all, something like poisoning the entire city's population would certainly not be done openly in broad daylight.

Can……

Two days passed and Mu Ai still found nothing.

At this moment, he was standing in front of Xu Rongrong with a guilty look on his face: "It's my incompetence."

Xu Rongrong looked at his cheeks, which had become chapped from the cold, and said soothingly, "How can you be blamed for this? Those people who dared to do such a life-threatening thing would surely be extremely careful and not reveal the slightest clue."

Mu Ai lowered his head and said nothing.

Luo Xiao was puzzled and asked, "Could it be that the villain didn't poison Yuhe?"

"No! They're tampering with the river!" Luo Xiao was interrupted by Shu Qing, who had hurried back. He had just returned from outside, and beads of sweat were oozing from his hasty journey. "In the past two days, people in the city have suddenly developed high fevers again! And... the symptoms are even more severe than before. I think someone secretly increased the poison!"

Xu Rongrong was shocked when she heard this: "Where are these people from?"

Shu Qing raised his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead: "That's exactly what the young lady thought! The closer the people are to the entrance of Yu River, the more serious their symptoms are!"

After saying this, he said firmly: "Someone is indeed tampering with Yuhe!"

Mu Ai lowered his head even more: "It's my fault that I'm useless. I haven't found any clues in two days."

I originally wanted to save face for the Marquis, but I didn't expect...

"But, with Deputy General Ai's skills, it is impossible for him not to see any trace of the enemy." Luo Xiao asked doubtfully.

Xu Rongrong looked up at the towering mountains to the south: "That's because we always thought that person poisoned the city and ignored the true source of the Yu River."

Mu Ai heard this and asked, "What does the young lady mean?"

Xu Rongrong said firmly, "That person is on Yu Mountain! At the source of Yu River."

Everyone was shocked.

Luo Xiao quickly realized what was happening: "Indeed, the Yu River flows down from Yu Mountain, and its name also comes from Yu Mountain."

Mu Ai immediately perked up, the tiredness on his face swept away: "Then I will go to Yushan right away!"

After saying that, he turned to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Xu Rongrong stopped him, "I'll go with you."

"No!" Chu He, who had been standing nearby in silence, said, "It's too dangerous there! Just let him go by himself."

Mu Ai: "..." Xu Rongrong saw this and said with a smile: "But Deputy General Ai doesn't understand herbal medicine. At least I know a little bit about pharmacology. If I can find the trace of the poison, it will also help Doctor Shu to develop an antidote."

"But you're not well yet!"

"Doctor Shu has been checking my pulse every day, and I'm much better now. Besides, Yushan is very close to here, and we can be back in half a day."

Chu He still disagreed: "I'll go with you."

Mu Ai: "..." Do you look down on me?

Xu Rongrong advised again, "But if you go, what will happen to Doctor Shu? He's at the critical moment of developing the antidote, and he must have someone to protect him. The person who poisoned him must have known that someone in Yuzhou City is against them. If they come to find him, not only Doctor Shu, but everyone in this courtyard will suffer."

"I'm relieved to leave their safety to you."

Mu Ai: “…” You all look down on me!

Chu He looked at Xu Rongrong deeply, seeing through her pretense of being relaxed. However, the more he understood her, the more he couldn't bear to disobey her.

He turned to look at Mu Ai...

He was well aware of the deputy general's abilities.

Then, he walked up to Mu Ai and said, "Then you must protect her safety. If anything happens to her... I will make sure that everyone with the surname Mu is buried with her!"

His words made Mu Ai feel a chill in his heart.

He said... all people with the surname Mu...

He had the illusion that it was referring to the entire Mu family army.