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"Since you said you didn't poison me, then tell me where you were five minutes ago. What are you doing?"
Pang Yu asked sternly.
"Fifteen minutes ago, I was preparing for today's competition in my room and never came out.”
Xi Lian was so anxious that her words were almost unclear.
"Who can prove it for you?"
Pang Yu shouted again.
"This, this…"
Xi Lian couldn't say anything. The only thing that could prove it to her was Xiao Cui, but she was dead. He had no alibi.
Pang Yu's eyes turned cold.
"Lord Marquis, Xi Lian couldn't have poisoned Xiao Cui. Xiao Cui was originally just a beggar girl on the street. After Xi Lian saw her kindness, he took her in. Xiao Cui and Xi Lian have always been like sisters, so there's no reason for Xi Lian to poison Xiao Cui to death ~"
At this moment, the Madame said.
"Is that so?"
Pang Yu frowned and asked.
"Lord Marquis, everyone in Wen Mo Xuan knows about this.”
The Madame said again.
"That's not right, Lord Marquis. An incense stick of time ago, Xi Lian came out. At that time, I saw her figure appear in the hall. She was wearing this dress. She seemed to be heading in the direction of the kitchen.”
At this moment, a guard suddenly remembered and said to Pang Yu.
"Hmm? Are you telling the truth?"
Pang Yu's gaze became stern.
"Lord Marquis, this lowly one doesn't dare to lie ~"
Xi Lian suddenly collapsed to the ground, her eyes revealing despair. She did not expect to find out so quickly.
"What nonsense are you spouting? Xiao Cui and Xi Lian were like sisters, how could Xi Lian poison her?”
The brothel madame looked at the guard and cursed loudly.
"Alright, don't talk ~"
Pang Yu shouted coldly. Everyone didn't dare to speak anymore. Pang Yu looked at Xi Lian with a complicated expression.
"You even wanted to poison your own maid to death. To outsiders, you treat her like a sister, but internally, you want to poison her. If you don't like her, why did you poison her? You're the courtesan of Wen Mo Xuan, just drive her away.”
Pang Yu was very complicated. Sometimes, it was really hard to tell what was in a person's heart. They seemed to be like sisters, but they actually poisoned her.
" I didn't! I didn't poison her!"
Xi Lian was still struggling.
"Hmph, this woman looks beautiful, but I didn't expect her to be so vicious. If you don't want to poison her, who else do you want to poison?”
Gao Baoshen said sinisterly.
Xi Lian collapsed on the ground and sobbed. Pang Yu shook his head and was about to say something when he suddenly turned his head. He quickly walked over to the stove and took a look. Then, he picked up the tray and looked at it carefully.
He turned to look at Xi Lian, his eyes filled with shock.
"Men, seal the flower boat. No one is allowed to enter or leave.”
After saying that, he looked at Xi Lian and said,"Follow me."
After saying that, he left the kitchen alone, ignoring her. Zhan Zhao also followed. He was afraid that this woman would harm Pang Yu. Xi Lian hesitated for two seconds before following.
Arriving at Xi Lian's boudoir, Pang Yu sat down and looked at Xi Lian, who had just walked in, and said coldly,"Qi Xi Lian, do you know your crimes?"
" Lord Marquis, please believe me. I really didn't poison Xiao Cui to death. I…"
"You didn't want to poison her, and you never wanted to kill her. But you want to kill Qinghe Prince Zhao Wenyun, am I right?”
Pang Yu said coldly.
"What is it? She wanted to kill Zhao Wenyun? Why?"
Zhan Zhao, who was beside Pang Yu, exclaimed in shock. Zhao Wenyun was a descendant of the imperial clan, the eldest son of Prince Gong of Chu, Zhao Deming. He would be the one to obtain the title of Prince Gong of Chu in the future. Why would Qi Xilian, a woman from a brothel, want to poison the Prince of Qinghe? What was going on?
Unexpectedly, Qi Xi Lian looked up in shock at Pang Yu's pair of soul-stirring eyes, then quickly lowered his head.
"Looks like I was right. Your goal is not to poison Xiao Cui, but to poison Qinghe Prince Zhao Wenyun.”
Pang Yu said indifferently.
"Lord Marquis, this isn't right! There were so many people who wanted the bird's nest. What if someone else drank the poisonous bird's nest?”
Zhan Zhao asked doubtfully.
"This is why she appeared in the hall. It was also the reason why I saw Xiao Cui sneaking into the kitchen outside the flower boat. In order to poison the Prince of Qinghe, Zhao Wenyun, Qi Xilian had hidden himself in the hall.
The maids would note down what each silkpants wanted. There was also a recorder at the bow of the boat who would record who wanted what so that they could settle the bill. At the same time, he would shout loudly so that the kitchen staff could hear him and prepare in advance.
Qi Xilian had appeared in the hall to wait for this shout. When she found out that the Prince of Qinghe, Zhao Wenyun, wanted a bowl of bird's nest, she should have been prepared to put poison into the bird's nest soup pot. When Zhao Wenyun died, she would shift the blame to the chef.
However, she didn't expect that just as she was about to poison us, the maid who bumped into us rushed in and Qi Xi Lian ran into the hall to hide. The maid did not send Zhao Wenyun's bird's nest over. Instead, she sent Young Master Qian's food.
Presumably, it was caused by Young Master Qian's urging, and it was not only Young Master Qian who urged him, but also Zhao Wenyun. Therefore, before the maid sent Young Master Qian's meal, in order to deliver the bird's nest to Zhao Wenyun faster, she had already scooped a bowl of bird's nest and placed it on the stove.
Qi Xilian saw that the maid had not sent Zhao Wenyun's bird's nest, so she hurriedly thought of putting the poison directly into Zhao Wenyun's bowl of bird's nest. At that time, there would be no evidence and no way to investigate. After poisoning her, Qi Xilian was afraid that another maid would come in and find her, so she hurriedly entered the hall from the kitchen and then returned to her boudoir. However, she did not know that she ran too much in a hurry, and her figure was reflected in the eyes of the guards.”
Pang Yu took a deep breath and said,""Qi Xilian did go back, but she didn't know because she couldn't tell Xiao Cui that she was going to poison him. Xiao Cui was previously a beggar, so she was greedy.
Seeing that Qi Xilian was not around, she wanted to sneak into the kitchen to eat something good like bird's nest. When Xiao Cui entered the kitchen, she saw the bowl of bird's nest on the stove. She thought that someone wanted to steal it, so she drank it directly. In order to prevent others from knowing that she had secretly drunk the bird's nest, she scooped another bowl and placed it on the stove. Then, she washed the bowl of bird's nest that she had drunk and placed it in the cupboard.
Just as she was about to sneak out of the kitchen, the poison took effect in her body. Her eyes blurred and her body was weak. She fell to the ground. This was why we found Xiao Cui's head facing the kitchen when we came to the kitchen. It was because she wanted to slip away through the window.”
After he finished speaking, Pang Yu exhaled.
"Is this why Lord Marquis helped that maid pick up the bowl but ended up with a wet hand?”
Zhan Zhao understood at this moment as he looked at Pang Yu.
"That's right. There was water at the bottom of the bowl. Although I found it strange, I didn't forget to think about it. However, when I thought about the bowl in the cupboard that was still full of water droplets, I thought of something, but I wasn't sure.
When the guard said that he saw Qi Xi Lian in the hall, I knew that the person who poisoned her was definitely her. Although I don't know her motive for killing, I can deduce it.
There was another suspicious point. Xiao Cui was Qi Xilian's personal maid, so she should be by Qi Xilian's side at all times, especially during the Courtesan Belle Competition. Qi Xilian said that he had to dress up in his boudoir to prepare for the competition.
Then why isn't Xiao Cui helping you in the boudoir? Instead, he sneaked out? There is only one explanation, and that is that you are not in the boudoir. If not in the boudoir, where is it? Just as the guard said, you are in the hall.”
Pang Yu looked at Qi Xi Lian and said: "Are you still not admitting your guilt? What else do you have to say? Attempting to poison a member of the imperial clan and finally poisoning your own maid. These two crimes are enough to chop off your head twice ~"
Qi Xilian stopped crying and lay on the ground, lowering her head and whispering,""Lord Marquis, do you want to hear a story from me?”
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