Marrying a concubine and swallowing her dowry? The mistress turns around and marries a high-ranking

Chapter 93

Liu Manman thought to herself that if she sprinkled a handful of medicinal powder into this large pot of purifying porridge and it dissolved, it certainly wouldn't reach a lethal dose, but it would cause symptoms of poisoning.

She didn't want anyone to die; she just wanted to ruin Shen Lingjun's reputation.

Taking advantage of the opportunity when the servants of the Shen family were serving porridge, Liu Manman reached out and sprinkled a large handful of medicinal powder into the pot!

But before she could fully release it, she felt her wrist being gripped tightly by a hand!

What are you putting into the pot?

With a sharp shout, Liu Manman's hand was suddenly raised. She didn't even have time to put the powder back into the pharmacy space. The powder fell to the ground from her hand in full view of everyone!

Liu Manman was terrified!

She turned her head and saw that the person who had grabbed her was none other than Shen Lingjun!

Shen Lingjun and Madam Wen had just returned from the palace.

The emperor praised the mother and daughter highly in court and bestowed upon them very generous rewards.

For the Wen family, the most important thing was not the gold and silver bestowed as a reward, but the emperor's attitude towards the Shen family.

She was the only one left in the Shen family, a family in decline. But if the Shen family could gain favor with the emperor, they could maintain their status for a longer period.

Even in the future, Ms. Wen will still be able to maintain a place in the social circles of noblewomen in Kyoto.

Shen Lingjun escorted Wen Shi home. She left all the gold and silver bestowed by the emperor at the Shen residence, only keeping the imperial gifts that could not be moved, and took them back to the Yongning Marquis's residence.

Shen Lingjun had just come out of the Shen family mansion when she immediately spotted a very familiar figure in the crowd of people at the gate.

She stared at it for a long time before she recognized it as Liu Manman.

What is Liu Manman doing in this group?

Shen Lingjun then saw Liu Manman pull out a handful of medicinal powder from somewhere and sprinkle it into the pot of exorcising porridge!

Fortunately, Shen Lingjun was prepared and acted quickly, catching him red-handed.

Liu Manman instinctively struggled and tried to escape, but Red Dragonfly behind Shen Lingjun immediately came up, grabbed Liu Manman, and ripped off Liu Manman's mask and headscarf, exposing her face to the public.

Liu Manman was very famous some time ago, and many people in the surrounding area knew her. So when they saw her face now, they were all very surprised.

"Isn't this Lady Liu from the Yongning Marquis's residence?"

"How did she get here, mixed in with our group?"

Shen Lingjun's face was frosty, and her voice was icy: "Madam Liu, what kind of poison did you put into the pot?"

Red Dragonfly knew martial arts, and Liu Manman couldn't break free at all. She was both shocked and anxious, and extremely panicked.

She couldn't come up with a suitable explanation for a moment: "N-nothing...it's nothing..."

Shen Lingjun dipped a little of the powder in his mouth, smelled it, and tasted it. His expression grew increasingly cold and stern.

She had never seen this kind of medicine before and didn't know its name, but she could recognize its properties.

"This must have been made with datura, which is poisonous and can kill people!"

As soon as she said that, the surrounding people were in an uproar!

"......poisonous?!"

"Madam Liu actually poisoned our porridge?"

"Are they trying to poison us?!"

Liu Manman was startled!

Atropine is indeed a racemic hyoscyamine extracted from plants in the Solanaceae family, such as belladonna, datura, or scopolamine.

She assumed that people in ancient times would not recognize atropine, a Western medicine, so there was no need to worry; even if someone discovered it, nothing would happen.