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

Chapter 76: Mutual Growth and Mutual Restraint

It was dark when Mu Rong finally returned to the Mu residence.

He had spent the past two days in the Crown Prince's residence exhausting himself. On the one hand, he felt the Crown Prince was incompetent and unfit for the responsibility, and that if the Great Zhou were handed over to him, it would be in jeopardy. On the other hand, if he continued along the path of his previous life, allowing the Second and Fourth Princes to compete with the Crown Prince and bring chaos to the dynasty, he would also feel uneasy.

Only... the third prince.

But the Third Prince has no power, no influence, no wealth, no favor...

In addition, he himself had no interest in political schemes and only wanted to support the orthodoxy. He was willing to be at the beck and call of the prince. It was extremely difficult to help him ascend to the throne.

He returned to the Mu residence with a tired look on his face.

As soon as he entered the mansion, Mu Ai came over with a gloomy look and reported: "Master, in the afternoon, the palace doctor went to the Xu Mansion, and he came... from our Mu Mansion."

Mu Rong's heart trembled: "But is there something wrong with the county lady?"

Mu Ai shook his head: "I heard that someone in the mansion was poisoned..."

Poisoned?! Mu Rong was horrified. With a single leap, he disappeared from Mu Ai's sight, completely unaware of the second half of his subordinate's words, "Someone's been poisoned... and it's not the county lord."

Mu Ai stood there in a daze.

Mu Yi looked at him and shook his head helplessly: "Next time, get to the point first."

"But isn't the point that someone in the mansion was poisoned?" Mu Ai was puzzled.

Mu Yi smiled and said, "For the Marquis, the only focus is the County Lady."

In just a moment, Mu Rong appeared in Wutong Courtyard. No one noticed where he came from. He rushed into the room in a panic, "Rongrong!" Xu Rongrong, who was sitting opposite the palace doctor, stood up and asked, "Why is the Marquis here?"

Mu Rong didn't bother to answer. He quickly stepped forward and examined her carefully. He found that she looked normal and didn't look poisoned at all. He felt relieved and pulled her into his arms. "You really scared me."

Xu Rongrong was caught off guard and was wrapped in a strong embrace. She subconsciously struggled.

But she was no match for a strong man.

She poked her head out from Mu Rong's arms and found that both the palace doctor and Luo Shu were standing with their backs to them.

The other people's kindness eased her embarrassment.

Pressing against Mu Rong's chest, I could feel his heart beating like a drum. I guess... he was really scared?

So, she stopped struggling and let him go: "I'm fine, but Wen Yao and Luo Shu are both poisoned."

Mu Rong sniffed the fragrance of Xu Rongrong's hair, took a deep breath, and his heartbeat gradually slowed down.

After a long while, he finally let Xu Rongrong go and looked at the palace doctor with the pressure of a superior. "How could this happen?"

The palace doctor was trembling in his heart when he looked at him, so he had to bite the bullet and step forward to reply:

"Judging from their pulses, both girls have been poisoned for three days. Miss Wen Yao is weak, so her symptoms are obvious, while Miss Luo Shu currently has no symptoms."

"I just asked the two girls downstairs, and they've been together for the past three days. This shows that the symptoms of this poison vary depending on the person's constitution."

"And the poisoning took three days to manifest, so it must be a chronic poison."

Mu Rong frowned after hearing this and asked, "Is there any way to detoxify?"

The palace physician stood with his hands down, "I am incompetent. If I can't identify the poison, I can't prepare the antidote."

Mu Rong sneered, "What kind of person would have such a method! Moreover, this method is only directed at these two girls?"

As he spoke, he and Xu Rongrong looked at each other.

Both of them felt that this matter was not simple.

Mu Rong asked, "Rongrong, do you have any other doubts?"

Xu Rongrong looked at the dinner served in the room and said gently to the palace physician, "Master Wang has just carefully checked everything in our courtyard...but please also carefully check the things brought in from outside the courtyard."

The palace physician asked doubtfully, "Young lady, do you suspect the poison was put in the food?"

Xu Rongrong nodded and said, "Lord Wang said they were poisoned only two or three days ago, but I've been with them all these days, except for eating... because we've had guests over, and I've barely eaten anything from the mansion these past three days in order to keep them company. Luo Shu brought the food every day, and they shared it. So, if there's anything suspicious, this is the most likely place."

Seeing that what she said made sense, the palace doctor did not dare to neglect it. He immediately took out the silver needle from the medicine bag and carefully examined each dish.

After a long time, the silver needle showed no change.

To ensure correctness, the doctor took out another needle and examined again, and found that the result was exactly the same as before.

He wondered, "I guess it's not in the meal."

Xu Rongrong didn't expect it to be like this. Now that she had gained nothing, she felt a little depressed.

Seeing her unhappy expression, Mu Rong walked to the window and pushed it open.

The evening breeze rushed into the room, causing the smoke from the incense burner by the window to curl up.

Mu Rong sniffed a few times and instantly felt refreshed. He asked, "Rongrong, what kind of incense is burning here? It smells so good."

"It's just ordinary Xihe incense. I added some mint to it." Xu Rongrong said, and then reminded, "My lord, don't get too close. The medicine applied to your wound contains an ingredient that is incompatible with mint. Inhaling too much may be detrimental to the wound's recovery." She wanted to say more, but the words stopped at her lips.

Xu Rongrong returned to the table, picked up the chopsticks, picked up a piece of food and tasted it carefully.

"Miss, you can't eat this!" Luo Shu came up and tried to grab the chopsticks.

Xu Rongrong held her hand, smiled and said soothingly, "Don't worry, the palace doctor has confirmed it's non-toxic. Besides, I'm a little hungry after all this time, so just eat a few bites."

After saying that, she picked up another piece of food from another plate with chopsticks.

Then she scooped up a spoonful of Jade Egg Custard with a spoon. Perhaps it tasted good, she took another bite and asked, "This dish is quite good, sweet and not greasy. Is it available these days?"

Luo Shu nodded: "Young lady loves egg custard, so the kitchen has changed the recipe. These days, we've been making Jade Egg Custard."

Xu Rongrong nodded and wanted to scoop another spoonful.

Mu Rong felt something was wrong and snatched the spoon away. Xu Rongrong looked at him with a smile: "It's okay, it won't be a problem if you eat a little."

Mu Rong held her hand, his face full of anxiety: "Spit it out quickly!"

When he saw her asking questions just now, he knew something was wrong. Seeing that she wanted to taste it again, he snatched it away.

"Don't worry, I know what's going on."

The palace doctor beside him also reacted at this time: "The county lady means..."

Xu Rongrong wiped the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief: "Yes, I have found where the poison is hidden."

"But, didn't we just test the food to find out it's non-toxic?" Luo Shu was about to cry.

Xu Rongrong replied:

"Because the person who poisoned the food exploited the principle of food interactions." "Sugar is often used in the kitchen to enhance flavor. I've seen the purchase details. The mansion always has both brown and white sugar. But this Jade Egg Custard was mixed with saccharin. Mixing eggs and saccharin together will cause poisoning."

"What a vicious method!" The palace doctor was furious. "Who could be so vicious? How could they use such a method to harm others?"

Xu Rongrong smiled faintly: "Yeah... who could it be?"