diskusbooks Chapter 218 Lu Yifeng Helps
Chapter 218 Lu Yifeng Helps
Everyone turned around and saw a young man standing behind them, dressed in a white robe and wearing a light purple cloak.
The maid exclaimed in delight, "Young Master Yu!"
The Seventh Princess's eyes widened slightly, her gaze filled with a myriad of emotions.
The young master nodded slightly, a smile curving his lips as he looked the group over. His gaze lingered on Su Mowan for a moment before shifting away, and finally he strode out of Luohua Pavilion.
Su Mowan initially wanted to ask who this person was, but then thought it would be better to ask Lu Yifeng instead. After carefully recalling the person from before, Su Mowan thought: Strange people make strange friends.
The man said those words abruptly and then stopped talking. He gave her a thorough once more before leaving. Wasn't that a veiled reference to her?
Who did she provoke?
She's just a little good-looking.
The Seventh Princess, standing nearby, scoffed and made a face at the man's retreating figure, saying, "What's with the swagger? All that weird talk! Hey, sister-in-law, do you know him?"
Before Su Mowan could speak, the Seventh Princess continued, "As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together. The person you're looking for can't be much better, can he?"
That's absolutely right, but speaking ill of one's mistress in front of her maid—I doubt only the Seventh Princess would do something like that.
Su Mowan gave her a wink, signaling that the maid was still nearby and that she should watch her words. The Seventh Princess stuck out her tongue, looking completely unconcerned.
The maid was indeed embarrassed, but fortunately Su Mowan didn't let the Seventh Princess talk nonsense any further, and politely asked the maid to continue leading the way.
Yinshuang and Feng Yue, who were walking behind, exchanged a glance. Since the Seventh Princess in front didn't say anything, the two of them remained silent.
However, I still need to report to the Prince when I get back.
After passing through two small courtyards, we finally arrived at the innermost and largest courtyard of Luohua Pavilion, which was undoubtedly Lu Yifeng's residence.
It was past noon, the sun was already slanting, and a cool autumn breeze sent a chill down one's spine.
Lu Yifeng, however, was still dressed very lightly, comfortably nestled in the recliner. While he claimed it was to sunbathe, the cold wind was clearly blowing much stronger.
The maid called out "Young Master" from three zhang away, and then said that the Prince of Qin's concubine had come to see you.
Lu Yifeng, who was nestled in the recliner with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, sat up straight, turned his head, and stared in confusion when he saw who was walking towards him.
Su Mowan originally intended to come looking for someone under the guise of Young Master Mo, but she didn't have time to go back and change her equipment, so she had no choice but to come here as is.
Seeing Lu Yifeng's expression, she knew he was surprised. Indeed, as a concubine of the Prince of Qin, she and Lu Yifeng weren't exactly acquainted; his sudden visit was bound to surprise him.
"Young Master Lu, I apologize for the intrusion and disturbance."
Su Mowan said with a smile.
When Lu Yifeng saw that Feng Yue was following behind her, he frowned without any politeness.
"I won't disturb you. What business does Murong Jing have now?"
It's no wonder he thought that way. Usually, when Murong Jing calls him, it means he has something to discuss. The fact that Su Mo came late means that it was Murong Jing.
The Seventh Princess was completely ignored and was a little unhappy, but when she saw that Lu Yifeng wasn't very polite to Su Mowan, she felt relieved.
The maidservant invited the Seventh Princess and Su Mowan to sit down, then turned to make tea.
Feng Yue and Yin Shuang stood respectfully behind Su Mowan.
Su Mowan said, "I heard from Murong Jing that Young Master Lu is good at identifying poisons. There has been a murder case in Qingchengfang, and the victim was most likely poisoned. I would like to ask Young Master Lu to come over and help."
"The murder case in Qingchengfang?"
Lu Yifeng raised an eyebrow, saying indifferently, "Isn't the government the one who investigates murder cases? Why is it your business to worry about it?"
This attitude was completely different from when he was dealing with 'Young Master Mo'. Su Mowan thought that Lu Yifeng was easygoing with everyone, but she didn't expect him to be like this with people he had no relationship with.
But now that she needed his help, she couldn't reveal that she was Young Master Mo, so she could only say, "Originally, the government came to investigate, but it involved a friend of mine, and the government hastily made a decision without any evidence, so I came to investigate personally with Vice Minister Song of the Ministry of Justice."
"That's it."
Lu Yifeng frowned, the red dot at the tip of his eyebrow particularly noticeable. He smacked his lips twice, seemingly hesitating whether or not to help.
The Seventh Princess did not know Lu Yifeng.
Seeing that Su Mowan had come to ask for help in the name of her third brother, Lu Yifeng was still hesitant and reluctant. He immediately said to Feng Yue in a low voice that everyone could hear, "It seems that my sister-in-law doesn't have enough face. Go back and ask my third brother if he is free and ask him to come over in person!"
"..."
Only the Seventh Princess would dare to make such a blatant threat.
Su Mowan noticed that Lu Yifeng's expression became subtle as soon as the Seventh Princess finished speaking.
Anyone who can call Murong Jing "Third Brother" must be a princess. Although Lu Yifeng isn't afraid of a mere girl, she's still a member of the royal family.
He seemed quite unruly, and he guessed the Seventh Princess's identity.
Without much hesitation, Lu Yifeng said, "Let's go for Murong Jing's sake."
He may appear cool and aloof, but he is actually forced to compromise.
If you encounter Murong Jing, you can only accept it.
There was no other way; Murong Jing had provided him with a lot of help, especially since the sect leader's token had recently returned to his hands, which was partly due to Murong Jing's efforts.
He now recognized Su Mowan as the one who had been poisoned that night and had left Murong Jing speechless with a single sentence, and his expression softened.
He thought Su Mowan was interesting at the time.
In Lu Yifeng's eyes, Su Mowan was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen, but as the saying goes, one should not covet one's brother's wife. No matter how much he liked her, he would not say another word to Su Mowan.
We need to avoid suspicion.
Moreover, it's clear that Murong Jing values Su Mowan highly.
Leaving aside the time when Murong Jing made him run from the west side of the city to the east side in the middle of the night for a woman, the fact that Murong Jing actually revealed his secrets to Su Mowan shows that Murong Jing trusts the woman in front of him a lot.
So Su Mowan led her people back to the capital's government office first.
Seeing that the man had returned, Li Junmo trembled and served him cautiously. Su Mowan only glanced at him before taking Lu Yifeng and the two of them headed to the morgue.
The rest of the people stayed outside and waited.
Upon arriving at the morgue, the overwhelming gloom made Lu Yifeng frown with displeasure. Su Mowan lifted the white sheet covering the corpse, revealing a deathly pale face.
Lu Yifeng leaned over and took a quick look, then said with a regretful tone, "She's quite pretty, what a pity."
She was indeed beautiful. Although not as stunning as Qingcheng, her appearance was still exceptionally beautiful. Su Mowan agreed with Lu Yifeng's conclusion.
But that wasn't the conclusion she wanted right now, so she urged, "Young Master Lu, let's appreciate it slowly later. First, you should see what kind of poison it is."
This kind of sharp-tongued woman is both adorable and unlovable.
If this sharp tongue were directed at Murong Jing, he would certainly be happy to watch the show, but when it was used on him, he found it hard to bear.
Lu Yifeng immediately put on a serious face, first observing the corpse's complexion, then flipping its eyelids, and finally prying open its mouth to examine it closely.
In Su Mowan's eyes, these actions were very professional.
After taking a quick look, Lu Yifeng frowned and said with a puzzled expression, "This doesn't seem right. It looks like a remedy for worries, but it also looks like a remedy for soul-stealing."
Su Mowan's expression hardened.
Both the Sorrow-Relieving Powder and the Soul-Stealing Powder are unique poisons of the Hundred Flowers Sect.
Moreover, she was familiar with the Soul-Snatching Powder; she herself had been poisoned by it two months ago.
Su Mowan remembered the plum blossom needle wound on the side of the neck and told Lu Yifeng. Lu Yifeng pulled the corpse's head aside and looked at the side of the neck.
"how so?!"
Su Mowan was filled with astonishment.
The wounds, which showed no unusual signs of injury just half an hour ago, have changed. She frowned; could it be that Li Junmo had disturbed the corpse?
Looking at the bluish-purple needle marks, Lu Yifeng asked in confusion, "What happened?"
Su Mowan's shout just now startled him.
"About an hour ago, Vice Minister Song from the Ministry of Justice and I came to see it. The wound wasn't like this then; it wasn't bluish-purple."
As Su Mowan spoke, she moved closer, her expression turning serious as she looked at the wound that had changed so much in such a short time.
Is this to cover something up?
Su Mowan frowned.
But Lu Yifeng's eyes lit up. Hearing Su Mowan's words, he immediately confirmed, "Approximately when was this person murdered?"
"It was around midnight, after midnight."
"That's right!"
Lu Yifeng clapped his hands triumphantly.
"This must be a mixture of two poisons. If you only use Soul-Stealing Powder, you will die within an hour without the antidote, but you will bleed from all seven orifices. If you add Worry-Relieving Powder, you will not have the symptom of bleeding from all seven orifices, and you will not suffer before you die."
Indeed, there was no pain or ferocity on Yu Ge's face; it was calm and peaceful.
Lu Yifeng clicked his tongue as he spoke.
"The most important point is that the symptoms of poisoning will not be visible within three hours; they will only appear after three hours!"
Fortunately, the body was not buried in time.
Su Mowan breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Junmo hastily finalized the case almost effortlessly, but did not immediately allow Qingchengfang to take the body back for burial.
If Qingchengfang takes the body back, they will definitely arrange for a burial immediately for someone like Yuge who died a violent death.
After confirming the type of poison, Su Mowan said she could leave, and Li Junmo, once again acting as if he were seeing someone off to a Buddha, escorted her out of the yamen.
He thought he could get through this safely, but Su Mowan suddenly turned around and said in a deep voice, "Lord Li, when the truth of the case comes to light, that will be the time for you to give an explanation."
Lu Yifeng didn't know the reason behind those words, but seeing Li Junmo's pained and guilty expression, he understood what was going on.
Only after getting into the carriage did he ask what had happened.
The Seventh Princess angrily interrupted, "That corrupt official Li Junmo doesn't investigate cases, yet he dares to make arbitrary judgments! He almost wronged an innocent person, luckily we discovered it in time! He's simply a freeloader! He still receives so much salary every year, it's like feeding a dog!"