The general's eldest daughter has a spatial ability

The two arrived at the reception room of Huakang Garden. The Duchess Chu was seated in the main seat, and the General's wife Zhou stood beside her with her hands at her sides. Kneeling in the hall was Liu'er, the maid who had served the old Duke after he fell ill. Mo Liuyun and Xiao Jinhua sat down on either side of the old lady. The group did not interrogate them at first, but waited until the two were seated.

The old lady spoke up: "Chu Jiu, let's begin. I want to see what kind of benefits this ungrateful wretch has gained to be so heartless and treacherous!"

Chu Jiu accepted the order and said, "Yes!" He took out the note in his hand and threw it in front of Liu'er, saying, "I advise you to think carefully and confess honestly to avoid physical punishment! Otherwise, you will definitely experience the methods the army uses to deal with spies today!"

Upon seeing the note in front of her, Liu'er collapsed to the ground, her mind filled with terror as she thought: It's over, everything is over! She then scrambled to her feet, kowtowing repeatedly and pleading, "Madam, please have mercy! I was bewitched for a moment. Please, Madam, remember how devoted I have been to you in the past and forgive me this time."

Madam Chu laughed angrily: "Past affection? Two years ago, when I went to Huguo Temple with the First Madam to offer incense, I saw you lying on the roadside covered in injuries. Feeling sorry for you, a young lady, I took you back to the manor, treated your injuries with all my heart, and then gave you some silver to leave."

You begged the steward to tell him that you were being forced by your stepmother to marry a tyrannical man, and that you had no choice but to escape from home. With nowhere to go, you offered to sell yourself and stay in the mansion as a slave. Little did you know that this was the story of the farmer and the snake!

"No one in this manor has ever mistreated you. Confess honestly today, when did you conspire with foreign enemies to harm the master?" Then, after a moment's thought, he added, "Or was rescuing you a deception?!"

"No...no, Madam. I was indeed desperate back then. I have been sincerely thinking of staying in the manor for the past two years. It was just that I ran into my cousin on the street during my day off half a month ago."

My cousin told me that after I escaped, my stepmother, in order to repay the dowry she had received, sold my younger brother to that tyrant to work as a servant for the tyrant's son. He was already being tortured to the point of near death. I only wanted to save my brother; I didn't mean to harm anyone.

They promised me I would only tell them about the medical treatment in the manor, that I didn't poison them! I didn't poison them! Waaah…”

Mo Liuyun and Xiao Jinhua were both surprised to hear this. They thought it was Liu'er who had poisoned them, but it turned out not to be! Mo Liuyun thought for a moment and whispered a few words to Xiao Jinhua, then notified all the maids, servants, guards and household servants in the mansion.

No one is allowed to leave the manor tonight. Tomorrow, the divine physician will bring the spirit snake to find the person who poisoned the mandalas. The spirit snake can recognize poisons and will bite anyone who has touched the mandala or any poison. This is to clear everyone's name.

Everyone must gather in the outer courtyard at 7:15 AM tomorrow for an on-the-spot test to find the person who poisoned the old Duke. After giving these instructions, he took Liu'er away.

After everyone left, only Mo Liuyun, Xiao Jinhua, Madam Chu, and General Zhou's wife remained in the hall. Madam Zhou asked in confusion, "Since there is a spirit snake to detect poison, why not interrogate them tonight? What if the murderer has lost the poison overnight, or has come up with another way to evade the lie detector test?"

Mo Liuyun smiled and said, "Aunt, isn't it meant to give the poisoner a chance? You'll find out tomorrow!"

The next day, at the hour of Chen (7-9 AM), a large group of people were seen standing in the outer courtyard. Everyone could see the old lady sitting on the steps, while the rest of the people were standing to the side.

Below the steps were three large earthenware jars, and next to them was a cage containing snakes. The snakes were not a common species; they were golden all over and looked extremely venomous, which terrified everyone.

Mo Liuyun scanned everyone's faces before speaking: "Everyone, I have invited you here today on behalf of the Duke's Mansion to find the person who poisoned us, and also to clear your names. If you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear!"

Now, let me introduce this snake to you. From a young age, it feeds on venomous creatures and poisons, making it quite familiar with them. It can recognize poisons from anyone it has come into contact with, even after washing its hands and changing clothes. Let me first demonstrate its effectiveness in detecting lies using this snake!

After saying that, he said to Xiao Jinhua, "I would like to trouble you, Third Young Master, to bring over one of the assassins from last night."

A short while later, Xiao Quan and another guard brought over a man in black whose head was completely covered. The man in black was covered in blood. Mo Liuyun first took out the golden snake and put it in an earthenware pot. Then he took out a bottle from his bosom, took a bowl, put some water in the bowl, poured some in, and then tested it with a silver needle to show everyone. The silver needle was jet black.

Mo Liuyun said, "This is arsenic." Upon hearing this, the servants had different expressions. Mo Liuyun then said, "Let's test it now."

Xiao Quan and his guards brought the assassin to the earthenware pot. Mo Liuyun told Xiao Quan to put the assassin's left hand into the pot first. The assassin struggled to back away, but was held down firmly.

Mo Liuyun said, "Don't be afraid. There's no poison on your hands. You'll be fine."

After saying this, Xiao Quan dragged the assassin forward and put his entire hand into the earthenware jar. There was no movement inside the jar, and the assassin did not struggle anymore. Xiao Quan took the assassin's hand out, and it was intact and had not been bitten.

Then, Mo Liuyun poured the bowl of arsenic-infused water onto the assassin's right hand, rinsed it with clean water, and gestured for Xiao Quan to put his right hand in. Ignoring the assassin's struggles, Xiao Quan used both hands to put the assassin's right hand into the earthenware jar.

Just as Xiao Quan and the guards released their grip, a scream rang out. The assassin collapsed to the ground, clutching his right hand with his left, convulsing uncontrollably. Moments later, black blood began to flow from under the cloth covering him. The assassin ceased struggling, clearly having died from poisoning!

Upon seeing the assassin die from poisoning, Mo Liuyun's lips twitched: "That death was truly professional!" Mo Liuyun gave Xiao Jinhua a thumbs-up. Xiao Jinhua looked puzzled, but guessed it was a compliment, so she smiled.

Seeing this, everyone was completely convinced of the serpent's lie detection ability. Mo Liuyun said, "Now it's your turn. Those who haven't done it before can rest assured!"

After that, someone else said, "I'll go first. I've been in the manor for three years and have never done anything to betray the family. I have nothing to fear!"

"I'm second." "I'm third." "Fourth..." Mo Liuyun nodded and let those people come forward one by one. They all tried and there was nothing unusual. Mo Liuyun asked those who had tried to stand aside. After half an hour, seeing that only three people had not yet tried, the old lady and the others couldn't help but worry. They glanced at Xiao Jinhua and Mo Liuyun and saw that the two looked confident, so they didn't say anything more.

With only one person left, and the two before them still unresponsive and unharmed, Mo Liuyun asked, "Who are you? Where in the manor do you work? And why are your hands injured?"

The man said, "I am a gardener! I was pruning dead branches yesterday and accidentally got scratched."

“Oh, that’s really unfortunate!” Mo Liuyun said.

"It's alright," the gardener said.

Mo Liuyun said, "Then go and try it!" After saying that, he bent down, picked up a pebble, and played with it in his hand.

The gardener walked to the earthenware pot and, under everyone's watchful eyes, slowly extended his left hand into the pot. After a moment, seeing no movement inside, he took his hand out, a look of surprise on his face, but secretly he breathed a sigh of relief: that method really worked!

Mo Liuyun roared, "Grab him!"

Xiao Quan darted forward, grabbed the man's left hand, kicked him in the back of the knee, and twisted him around, locking his hand behind his back.

The man cried out, "I'm innocent! I wasn't bitten by a snake, and I didn't poison it!"

Mo Liuyun said, "It's alright, I'll make sure you're completely convinced!" He turned around and gestured for everyone who had tested the poison to stand up and extend their hands. Then he beckoned Chu Jiu to come forward and check if there was anything unusual. After checking, Chu Jiu shook his head and said, "Nothing unusual!"

Mo Liuyun then asked, "Take another look at this person's left hand. Is there anything unusual?" Chu Jiu stepped forward to examine it and said, "There's red on this person's hand!"

"That's right! Now look at this." Mo Liuyun struck the earthenware pot with a pebble. The pot shattered with a crash, the golden snake fell to the ground, and red water spilled everywhere...