The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family-Chapter 626: The Crime of Annihilation (1)_1

Mo Heng had received the letter last night.

"Speak!" Pei Qin saw Shuang Xi’s appearance, obviously having rushed over at top speed and urgently. She told someone to pour tea for him and then to get him a bowl of soup.

After gulping down a large bowl of tea, Shuang Xi felt somewhat revived and said anxiously, "There’s been a problem with the soy sauce in the palace! Consort Yu, who has always favored dishes made with soy sauce, has been growing increasingly ill. While paying respects to the Empress Dowager, she suddenly fainted in Cihe Palace. The Imperial Physician said it was poisoning, and after a thorough investigation, the daily consumed soy sauce was found to be the suspect. Everyone in the palace, from the Emperor to the palace maids and eunuchs, had been poisoned with a slow-acting toxin. The Emperor was furious, has already had the Ministry of Justice open a case, and sent people to arrest you, Ms. Pei! The young master didn’t trust anyone else, so he sent this servant to travel overnight and warn you first!"

"I understand! You, go rest and have some food!" Pei Qin nodded with a dark glint in her eyes.

Lv Chun brought over a large bowl of beef soup and a plate of hot steamed buns.

Shuang Xi, anxious and worried, said, "The soy sauce that was sent into the palace underwent strict inspections; it shouldn’t have had any problems. I don’t know who tampered with the soy sauce, and now everyone in the palace has been poisoned with a slow-acting toxin. If we are not careful, Ms. Pei, it could mean the extermination of the entire household! The young master is extremely worried and nearly inflamed with anger!"

"Worrying now is of no use! Go eat something!" Pei Qin waved her hand dismissively.

Wiping away tears, Shuang Xi was also burning with anxiety. He did not know who was behind the plot to harm Ms. Pei. Right now, the young master must be in a state of extreme agitation.

Hong Xia told him to go down and eat.

Outside, Huang Qiu came in, "...Li Baoxiang has come over with some things."

"No matter what he’s here for, tell him to get lost!" Pei Qin said angrily. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com

"Yes!" Huang Qiu quickly agreed and hurried out to send Li Baoxiang away.

Having faintly heard Pei Qin’s angry shout, Li Baoxiang asked Huang Qiu, upon seeing his expression, "Wasn’t that Young Master Shen’s attendant who rushed over here in such a hurry? Has something happened?"

"I don’t know," Huang Qiu responded indifferently, looking at him as he invited him to leave and was about to shut the door.

Li Baoxiang frowned and pondered. Given the attendant’s behavior, there must have been a serious issue. Was it Fang Liuming who had gone to Capital Jingcheng that ran into trouble, or was it something that happened to Young Master Shen?

In the town, many had seen Shuang Xi galloping furiously to arrive; he’d even nearly run someone over in the streets. They were all wondering, what could be so urgent?

Pei Qian, with eyes red from worry and a tone of desperate confusion, exclaimed, "Elder sister... could it be... could it be that someone is trying to harm us?" Their soy sauce could absolutely not have had any issues. The tribute food provided to the Emperor and the consorts in the palace—if anyone dared to poison that, such a crime would lead to the extermination of their household, which was something they would absolutely never do. So there was only one possibility: someone was attempting to harm them! This time, the one targeting them couldn’t be Old Pei’s House or the Qian family. Who could dare to poison the consort within the palace?

Pei Qin looked at her younger sister with a pale face, devoid of color, gripping her own hands so tightly that veins were showing. She squeezed her sister’s hands tighter, "If someone is trying to harm us, should we just wash our necks and wait for them to be cut? Forget who your elder sister is!"

"But... if someone was able to poison people in the palace, even poisoning the Emperor, can we still seek justice this time?" The Emperor was angry, and the Ministry of Justice had been ordered to arrest them. It seemed they might just have to accept their fate of being wronged.

"Since it’s someone’s deliberate poisoning, we will definitely be able to find out who it is!" Mo Heng said coldly. He already had an idea in mind, just waiting to see if Prince Yong’an could uncover the evidence.

By noon, Pei Wendong, Chang Yonglin, and Xiao Yong returned to see that something was wrong at home. Sensing an impending disaster, they quickly made their way to the back courtyard.

Seeing the three arrived, Pei Qin directly informed them of the problem with the palace soy sauce, "...The Ministry of Justice will probably arrive by tomorrow, Yonglin, you take your men and go back to your home first!"