allonlinenovel Chapter 231 The same poison!
Chapter 231 The same poison!
The investigation into Lu Sinian's poisoning began with the servants who were in charge of his food.
"I am innocent. The meals for the young master are all taken care of by a special person. I just went to get them. I didn't meet anyone during the process, nor did I open the food. This is definitely not my fault!"
"Mammy, what do you mean by that? Could it be that someone from our kitchen poisoned Xiao Gongsi?"
After the incident, Shen Ruoyan gathered everyone together and confronted them face to face.
Everyone was crying out that they were innocent and everyone said that they didn't do it, but the doctor did find poison in Lu Sinian's bowl.
Originally, Shen Ruoyan didn't intend to take care of this matter personally.
It was just a small matter in the mansion, there was no need for her to put so much effort and waste time.
However, after Doctor Xu examined her again, he found her privately and said that the poison in Lu Sinian was exactly the same as the poison in Lu Yan that year!
It's just that Lu Yan used too much, and although he saved his life, he became mute. Lu Sinian used less, so he escaped.
Otherwise, even if his life was saved, his fate would probably be similar to Lu Yan's!
"Everything depends on the evidence. Just because you say you are wronged doesn't mean you can prove that you are really innocent." Shen Ruoyan looked at these people coldly. Before the truth was found out, everyone here was a suspect to her!
More importantly, she has to follow the clues and find out the truth about Lu Yan’s murder!
"Chun Xi, take all the people away and interrogate them separately. If there is any discrepancy, let them confront each other face to face!" Shen Ruoyan spoke sternly. In the mansion, she seldom got so angry that even Chun Xi was a little surprised.
"The slaves obey."
Shen Ruoyan's attitude was different from usual, which made everyone feel uneasy. Although the mistress was kind to others, she was also very lenient and had never shown mercy to the servants who had committed crimes!
"Miss Chunxi, I really didn't do this! My husband and children are both working in the Marquis' Mansion. Even if I had the guts to do something to the young master, I wouldn't dare to do anything to him!"
Aunt Liu was a kitchen helper, and her whole family were servants of the Marquis's mansion. Although she sometimes liked to take some money from the kitchen, she was not very courageous. Even when she had an argument with someone, she would keep it to herself behind their back and never dared to get angry in front of them.
So, when she was taken away alone, she felt nervous.
There was something wrong with the young master's meal, and their kitchen had an unshirkable responsibility.
But she was just a kitchen helper and had not done anything. Now that she was treated like this, she felt uneasy even though she knew she didn't do it.
Who knows if the truth can ever be uncovered?
What if the master gets angry and sells them all out? Who can she turn to for justice?
Chunxi understood what she meant. She also knew Aunt Liu well. She was greedy, but she didn't have any bad intentions.
So Chunxi didn't smile at her like she used to, but frowned and said seriously: "Aunt Liu, don't tell me these things. We are all servants. We have to do whatever the master says. Can I let you go privately?"
Although she was Shen Ruoyan's personal maid, she was not her master and did not have that much power.
Even if there is, Chunxi is not that kind of person.
She looked behind her and saw that there was no one around, so she lowered her voice and said, "Why don't you think about it carefully and see if there was anything unusual that day. Maybe you'll find a clue and make up for your mistake."
Something unusual?
Aunt Liu listened and thought that Chunxi was right. She was also a maid. How much help could she provide?
Now, if she wants to clear herself, she has to help the lady find clues. As long as the real murderer is found, the blame will never fall on her head!
Maybe I can make up for it and show off in front of my wife!
She was too nervous before, and her mind was actually blank. Now, following Chunxi's thoughts, the memories of that day seemed to come back to her mind again.
The young master is precious, so everything I make for him is a separate portion.
Even the stove had to be lit, for fear that it would be mixed with other food and the young master would not be able to digest it.
So when the nanny from Old Madam Lu's side came over, she smiled and joked, "Don't worry, the young master's food has been prepared long ago, there's no need to delay!"
Because the nanny came early, she chatted with her for a while.
But while they were talking, she always felt that someone was watching them, so she stood outside, and then she saw a child flash past from behind.
"Oh, it's the young master from that courtyard. He just brought it back from outside and said it's a distant relative's child."
The nanny on the old lady's side said in a light tone. Aunt Liu was also a smart person. From her tone, it could be heard that this young master was not as important as the young master in the old lady's heart, so she didn't take it to heart.
"I'm afraid the child followed me here because he wanted to play." Aunt Liu said with a smile.
But I thought to myself, there is nothing interesting in this kitchen. Maybe it is a greedy person who wants to steal something.
After all, he was brought back from outside. Who knows what kind of poor family that distant relative is...
She stayed in the kitchen all year round and didn't know the situation outside like other maids, so she was not very clear about Lu Ankang's identity.
However, she still knew that the old lady had brought a young man back from outside.
After all, the kitchen had to cook for one more master. They complained secretly at the time, but they forgot about it and didn't take it to heart.
Now that I think about it, after the nanny took the food out, she was suddenly stopped by someone, so she put the food back.
At that time, she was the only one in the kitchen watching her hand, but she was in a hurry to pee and couldn't hold it any longer. Thinking that no one would come, she went to the bathroom first.
When she came back, the lunch box had been taken away. As for whether anyone had come in the meantime, she actually had no idea...
Thinking of this, Aunt Liu broke out in a cold sweat and stammered, "Miss Chunxi, if I fail in my duty, will I be sold out as well?"
Her guilty conscience was almost written all over her face. Compared with those maids who were always calm in the face of emergencies, she was indeed a little inferior.
Chun Xi knew what she was thinking at a glance. She was afraid that she had remembered some clues, but there were also some areas where she had failed in her duty.
"How could that be?" Chun Xi suddenly smiled, as warm as the spring breeze in March. "You know that Madam is very clear about merits and demerits. Even if there are dereliction of duty, no one is perfect. As long as you make up for your mistakes, I believe Madam will definitely give you a lighter sentence."
Aunt Liu was about to let go of her worries, but she changed the subject and said, "However, if you know about it but don't report it, and it's discovered later, I'm afraid that making amends won't work..."