Beast Taming Mad Concubine: The Useless Young Lady is Back!

Ye Qing'an pursed her lips: "Because after my daughter was tested and found to be a Holy Spirit Body, all sorts of little accidents kept happening. I think it's probably because my being a Holy Spirit Body has touched the interests of some people, and some people can't tolerate me."

"That's why my daughter has been extra cautious lately. When she first got into the carriage, she saw the tea on the carriage and actually tested it for poison with a silver needle."

Ye Qinghao asked in surprise, "You tried it with silver needles? What was the result?"

"As it turned out, the tea was not poisonous." Ye Qingquan was tense all over, and his face was very serious, as if he was still a little scared. "Because the silver needle was tested and found to be non-poisonous, I was prepared to drink it. If I hadn't spilled the tea and wet my clothes, I probably would have drunk it too."

Ye Qinghao frowned: "Since you tested the tea with a silver needle and found it wasn't poisoned, why did Xu Yixiu find poison in the tea that you spilled in your carriage after Fei Ran was poisoned? Even if the poison was on the teacup and the tea had entered the cup, how could a silver needle not detect it?"

Ye Qing'an nodded: "On the way back, my daughter kept thinking about this problem, trying to figure out where things went wrong. After thinking about it all the way, she finally figured it out."

Ye Qing'an looked up at Ye Qinghao: "When my daughter got into the carriage, besides tea, there was also an ice bucket filled with ice. At the time, my daughter was a little curious and asked the maid why there was still ice in the carriage when it was already autumn."

"At that time, the maid told her daughter that Feiran was a little afraid of the heat. Even though it was autumn, the late summer heat was still fierce. So every time Feiran rode in a carriage, ice had to be prepared, otherwise Feiran would get angry. Moreover, Feiran not only liked to drink tea with ice, but even if she didn't drink tea, she liked to put a piece of ice in her mouth."

"If even my maid knows about this, then I'm afraid everyone else in the mansion knows about it too. I also felt a bit stuffy in the carriage at the time, so I put a few ice cubes in the tea."

Upon hearing Ye Qing'an's words, Ye Qinghao immediately understood: "The poison is in the ice?"

"Yes." Ye Qing'an nodded slightly: "The poison must have been put in the ice. When I used the silver needle to test for the poison, the ice had not yet melted, and all I could taste was the tea in the cup."

"At the time, I was bumped around, and the tea in my cup, along with some ice, spilled out. When Xu Yixiu went to check on me, the ice had melted and mixed with the tea, which is why it was poisonous."

Ye Qinghao's face grew increasingly grim: "I've never heard of such a poisoning method before. The person who poisoned me is truly cunning."

Ye Qing'an nodded: "If we want to put the poison in the ice, we must prepare in advance. First, we need to put the poison in the water and then put it in the ice cellar to freeze it into ice."

"If that's the case, then the person in charge of the carriages shouldn't be too suspicious."

Ye Qinghao seemed to be deep in thought. Soon, the butler arrived with a group of people.

"Master, the people in charge of managing the carriages and preparing tea and other refreshments for the carriages have all been brought here."

Ye Qinghao nodded and looked at the four people following behind the steward: "Who prepared the ice in the carriage?"

A man walked out with his head down, saying, "It's...it's me."

Ye Qinghao's gaze fell on the man's face: "Who gave you that ice?"

“Yes…” The man had probably never been questioned like this by Ye Qinghao before, and he looked very nervous, his voice trembling as he spoke: “It was given to me by the person in charge of managing the ice cellar. My wife… my wife instructed us that the Second Young Master and the Eldest Miss would be attending Prince An Ding’s small banquet today, and that they would be using a carriage. She told us to make preparations in advance…”

"So I went to the ice cellar yesterday and asked them to prepare two small buckets of ice. I went to pick them up this morning."

Ye Qinghao nodded. The ice had been prepared in advance at the ice cellar. This person had only taken the ice to the carriage, so this matter should have nothing to do with him.

"Take them away first, find a place to keep them under guard, and then call over the servants in charge of managing the ice cellar."

The person in charge of the ice cellar was then brought over.

"Did you prepare the ice in the Second Young Master and Eldest Miss's carriage this morning in advance?"

"Yes." The man who managed the ice cellar, who was about thirty years old, also looked somewhat apprehensive. "It was prepared by me."

"Do you know that the Second Young Master was poisoned after eating that ice today, and the poison was detected in the ice? Speak! Did you do it? Who instructed you?" Ye Qinghao spoke sharply, his eyes filled with anger.

The man was startled upon hearing this and hurriedly shook his head: "Master, I'm innocent! I didn't tamper with the ice. The water used to freeze the ice was taken from the well in the manor, and I put it directly into the ice cellar after taking it. I'm really not a villain... How could a servant dare to poison the second young master..."

Ye Qinghao sneered: "The ice was made by you, and no one else interfered. You say it wasn't you? Do you think I'm that easy to fool? I don't think a lowly servant like you could have any reason to target the Second Young Master and the Eldest Miss. As long as you reveal who's behind it all, I might spare your life!"

"Guards, take him away and interrogate him severely."

"Master, spare me! Master, spare me... I really don't know anything!"

As the cries faded into the distance, Ye Qing'an naturally knew that the man couldn't reveal anything. All she wanted was to plant a seed of doubt in Ye Qinghao's heart.

Ye Qing'an pursed her lips and lowered her eyes: "Doctor Xu said that Fei Ran would wake up in about half an hour, and it has been about half an hour now, so she should have woken up by now. I'm a little worried about Fei Ran and want to go back to check on her."

Ye Qinghao nodded: "Go ahead, just take good care of Feiran. I will give you an explanation for this matter no matter what."

With the imposing presence of the Prince of Anding there, Ye Qing'an didn't doubt Ye Qinghao's words. She simply nodded and said, "Alright, thank you, Father. I'll take my leave now."

Once outside the main courtyard, Ye Qing'an secretly curled the corners of her lips.

Upon returning to the courtyard, Ye Qing'an went directly to the side room, where Zi Xiao was serving him. Ye Feiran had indeed woken up, and Zi Xiao was wringing out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his face.

Ye Qing'an walked around the room for a while before her gaze fell on Ye Feiran: "Where is your servant?"

Ye Feiran's voice was still somewhat hoarse: "Who knew, I woke up and he was gone."

Ye Qing'an curled the corners of her lips and said casually, "Perhaps she went to deliver a message."

Upon hearing this, Ye Feiran paused slightly, then looked up at Ye Qing'an...