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Chapter 172 The Antidote Is On Me

"Weilai, did I talk in my sleep last night?"

In the breakfast hall of Meiluyuan, in front of a messy Eight Immortals table, Ouyang Rong stood up and opened his hands after finishing his meal, letting Ye Weilai and other maids put on the water green official uniform for him.

During this period, he suddenly turned around and asked.

Ye Weilai kept moving her hands, fastened his belt for him, and said calmly:

"It seems that I said something."

Ouyang Rong said with a stern face: "Don't speak out. Especially...in front of my junior sister."

"Yes, Master."

Ye Weilai hurriedly nodded her head.

Dressed neatly, took the white sandalwood knife and set it up, Ouyang Rong patted his sleeves, thanked the maids with a smile, stepped out, and started a new day of fishing, no, it was law enforcement and duty.

But the back of the young county magistrate paused in front of the door, he turned his face, as if thinking of something, he held the skirt knife in his hand and said solemnly:

"Wei Lai, don't bring the skirt knife to bed next time, it feels weird, and I can't sleep well..."

Ye Weilai stood at the front of the group of maidservants, she was taken aback when she heard the words, she turned her eyes slightly, and nodded cautiously:

"Listen to Tan Lang...Tan Lang travels safely."

"Ah."

Ye Weilai held the threshold with her hands, silently watching the back of Tan Lang waving away and disappearing outside the door.

At a certain moment, out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of a familiar figure in Tsing Yi on the promenade not far away.

She is a thin and mute woman.

It seems that he is also silently watching Tan Lang leave early and return late.

It's just... Tan Lang didn't know that there was such a woman waiting for him at home.

Ye Weilai bit her lip.

She suddenly understood the complicated look in Xiuniang's eyes when she sometimes looked at her...

Saying goodbye to the personal servant girl at the door, Ouyang Rong met the honest Liu Ashan and went to the Longcheng Office on the same street.

On the way, Ouyang Rong rubbed his face, thought for a moment, and put his hand off the jade handle of the skirt knife.

The handle of this knife has been touched a lot, and the little junior sister seems to feel it... well, he has to get rid of the bad habit of subconsciously holding the skirt knife around his waist with his palm, otherwise he can't help touching this round jade handle even when he sleeps on the bed at night.

He had a strange dream last night, about the little junior sister, it seemed that he had said something in his sleep.

Ouyang Rong was a little embarrassed.

He didn't dare to recall the specific dream.

It's just that when he thought that his junior sister might sense him touching the skirt knife in the middle of the night... Ouyang Rong's face was a little embarrassed.

I don't know how to explain it if I ask...

Early in the morning, inside the carriage, a certain young county magistrate sighed, causing the dull man who was driving the carriage in front of him to look back.

But Liu Ashan only said that his master was thinking about the big problem of serving the country and the people.

But I don't know that someone is muttering in his heart:
"I've been sleeping a bit heavy these past few nights, maybe I've relaxed recently, but it's a good thing, I feel more and more energetic during the day, and there seems to be an inexhaustible force in my body...

"Just woke up early and shot the gun again. That little girl is getting more and more presumptuous. She dares to touch any knife handle, and let me cure any water... I really don't treat me as an outsider."

A person who was sitting in a serious position in the carriage was full of remorse, with a serious expression between his brows: "The righteousness is leaking, and I will make another big mistake."

"However, it may be that Liu Ziwen and the Liu family have collapsed. Subconsciously, I feel that there are not many challenges. However, Ouyang Lianghan, you must be prepared for danger in times of peace, and the flood control is still the last step..."

Ouyang Rong shook his head lightly, murmuring to analyze himself.

This is called self-examination three times a day.

his routine.

What is the self-cultivation of a gentleman, akimbo.

Ouyang Rong is an old gentleman.

……

"Brother, were you from the Liu family just now? Why are they here?"

In the lobby of Longcheng County Yamen, Xie Lingjiang who entered the door turned his head to look at the backs of the lame servants and others who had just passed her and saluted respectfully. When they left, Xie Lingjiang frowned slightly.

"Liu Fu, you know him, sent by Liu Zian."

Ouyang Rong nodded calmly, got up and left the case table, lowered his eyes and poured tea for his junior sister.

Xie Lingjiang asked curiously: "What is Liu Zi'an going to do?"

Ouyang Rong nodded and said:

"After the Liu family was separated, they are quite honest now. Liu Zian was replaced as the head of the family, and he is quite obedient. He is much more sensible than his brother. Not only did he take the initiative to cooperate with the county government, but he also reported everything to me, the parent officer.

"I also offered to propose that the Liu family take the lead in funding to help build the second phase of Zhayi Canal, with contributions...

"This is even more exemplary than the model citizens in Longcheng County, which makes me feel ashamed."

Ouyang Rong praised him, but there was no smile on his face.

After Xie Lingjiang heard this calm narration, he couldn't help asking sideways:
"Then senior brother has softened his heart and changed his view of the Liu family. He wants to be merciful and not pursue the matter of the ribbon-cutting ceremony that the fake senior brother assassinated the imperial court official?"

"Correct."

Ouyang Rong nodded with a normal face, and before the little junior sister stared, he said with a smile:

"That's weird."

"Brother, you...huh."

"Drink tea."

Ouyang Rong was skilled in making tea, and handed over a cup of hot steaming teacup, and said leisurely:

"Right and wrong are clear and cannot be offset. If an apology is useful, then what is the government going to do in this world.

"However, if you don't reach out and don't hit the smiling face, Liu Zian is so honest and sincere, as a parent officer, I naturally have to express my opinion.

"Although he is not a horse bone, I don't spend a thousand dollars.

"And the matter of the ribbon-cutting ceremony and the Jade Goddess is of course not over, so the junior sister will continue to investigate, if there is anything that needs help, feel free to ask.

"The reason why Liu Zian was not dealt with and the Liu family was completely wiped out was because someone above was protecting them... The new Jiangzhou Inspector Wang is really willing to vouch for his face, and I don't know how much the Liu family has sent him. Souvenirs, aren't you afraid of being dragged into the quagmire and getting dirty?"

Ouyang Rong looked out of the lobby and sneered. He turned around and sighed:
"However, Liu Zian and Liu's family only have a sword shop and an ancestral house left now, and they don't have the strength to interfere with the affairs of the Longcheng County Government anymore. They are not in a hurry to deal with them, and it is not impossible to keep them temporarily."

"Brother, as long as you think about it."

Xie Lingjiang showed some shame on his face:
"But it's also my fault, my junior sister. There has been no movement on my side of the case. I can't quickly solve the case and nail the final coffin board to the Liu family to share the worries of the elder brother. Otherwise, even if Wang Lengran wanted to intervene and offer the black hat of the governor of a state, he would not be able to keep it." Liu family, "

Ouyang Rong shook his head and comforted:
"Don't worry, take your time. It's also your first time leading a team to do things. You have already performed better than many people, and you have matured a lot."

There was a pause in the words, Ouyang Rong couldn't help but look at Xie Lingjiang's face a few more times.

I saw that under the pair of slender willow eyes on her pretty face, there were more obvious light purple eye bags.

I don't know if it's because of my insomnia last night, I didn't sleep well.

However, it is very rare for this kind of thing to happen to the junior sister. In the past, when Ouyang Rong saw the junior sister every day, she was full of energy. For the physique of a qi practitioner, it is difficult to experience insomnia and lack of rest. matter.

"Junior Sister, what's wrong with your face, did you not sleep well last night..."

"No."

Xie Lingjiang categorically denied it.

After going back last night, she didn't suffer from insomnia from tossing and turning...

Looking at the little junior sister who lowered her head and silently sipped tea, Ouyang Rong looked worried and hesitated to speak.

Xie Lingjiang rolled his eyes up and glanced at the face of the elder brother.

"Brother, don't worry."

She said with a tight face:

"It's just that something went wrong in the qi refining recently, it doesn't matter."

"Do you want to see a doctor?" Ouyang Rong suggested.

"This problem... the doctor can't cure it." Xie Lingjiang shook his head.

"Then who can cure it well?" Ouyang Rong blurted out.

Xie Lingjiang didn't answer, holding a hot teacup in his hand, his lacquered eyes like black pearls silently glanced at the white sandalwood target knife on Ouyang Rong's waist,

Ouyang Rong was stunned, and noticed the gaze of the little junior sister. His eyes followed the line of defense of her gaze and fell on the skirt knife at his waist.

Xie Lingjiang suddenly said: "Elder brother, just sleep honestly at night."

Ouyang Rong's complexion changed.

"Cough cough." He coughed twice, as if his throat was also thirsty, and he quickly pretended to bow his head and drink tea.

Ouyang Rong felt that his old face was hotter than the porcelain wall of the teacup in his hand.

He remembered what happened last night again.

The only reason is that I had a strange spring dream in the middle of the night, and touched the handle of the skirt knife. As a result, the little junior sister of Yilanxuan in the Su Mansion not far away was also affected, and suffered from insomnia all night...

"Humph."

Xie Lingjiang glanced at the elder brother who seemed guilty and embarrassed, and snorted softly.

However, with the senior brother's reaction like this, most of the original anger in her heart has dissipated now.

After another night of time wasted, I was not as embarrassed as yesterday.

It's just that the sorrow of the daughter's family seems to be like the marks left by stepping stones and the pictures left by geese passing by, faintly lingering in the depths of her heart, just like the cup of tea in her hand at the moment.

It seems that everything is silent.

The atmosphere between the brothers and sisters was a little awkward for a while.

No one spoke first.

Xie Lingjiang glanced at the big brother who was stiff and drinking hot tea repeatedly as if he was not afraid of the heat.

In fact, there is still a small annoying doubt entangled in her trembling heart.

Didn't the senior senior brother's personal maid last night say that the senior senior brother likes the maid to pretend to be his junior sister in his private bed and play that... that role-playing thing.

Later, when she was about to enter the house, she also heard the senior brother calling her name in her sleep, it seemed like some shameful dream.

Doesn't that mean that the senior brother has no feelings for her as a junior sister... There are indeed some "bad thoughts" that all men have and are human.

Not completely unfeminine.

When we got along with each other before, the occasional strangeness in his eyes fluttered around her chest, which also showed this point.

But that day in the main hall of Donglin Temple, why did the elder brother ruthlessly decline it?

Obviously as long as you coax the girl a little bit, you can get it at your fingertips and eat it up, but the elder brother still...

Is this the man who is not serious about small things but very serious about big things? He has decided to devote himself to the Tao and never marry, so he is steadfast.

After Xie Lingjiang thought about it, he could only come to this relatively reasonable conclusion.

Senior brother is indeed a gentleman, and he has the legacy of the ancient gentleman.

A certain woman held hot tea in her hand, her fingers shrunk as she chanted silently.

It's just that the elder brother probably likes her a little bit... Otherwise, why would he only like the role-playing of the brothers and sisters in the bed, and why would he call her name in his dream?

It is said that day and night have dreams, nothing more than this.

Xie Ling and Jiang Qiao's long eyelashes trembled as she lowered her head and sipped the rim of the cup, as if being blown by the hot air rising from the teacup.

It's just that she didn't know whether to be happy or annoyed when facing such an upright senior brother.

Xie Lingjiang suddenly put down the teacup, put it aside, and smiled: "Let's talk about the business, big brother."

"Yes, yes, business."

Ouyang Rong nodded, very welcome, and asked with a smile:
"Junior Sister, is this from the official house? How is Fairy Yucheng?"

"Eldest brother, did you smell the medicine on my body?"

Xie Lingjiang nodded, sighed and said:

"The situation is not optimistic. I have searched all the famous doctors in Jiangzhou, whether they are from the underworld or the white way. They have tried them, but they still can't cure the poison.

"It can only seal the meridians of the jade goddess to prevent the toxin from attacking the heart, but this is only a stopgap measure."

Ouyang Rong nodded, his face became more serious:
"I have to think of other ways to wake her up. Now it seems that this should be the only witness who can identify all the conspiracy of the Liu family. If the other witnesses are not involved as much as the sword shop craftsmen, they are only ignorant accomplices. It's not like Yuan Changli was killed and silenced.

"Liu Ziwen, oh Liu Ziwen, he didn't start out smart at all, but in the end he was clever but was mistaken by his cleverness, and became someone else's abandoned son."

Xie Lingjiang couldn't help but said: "Brother, who do you think is the one who ordered the dead man to kill Liu Ziwen?"

Ouyang Rong glanced at her, shook his head slightly and remained silent.

Xie Lingjiang didn't ask any more questions, and said directly:
"However, these days, my junior sister, I haven't found nothing. Although I can't solve the strange poison on Fairy Yucheng for the time being, I have found clues to this strange poison. It may be a strange poison that has been circulating for a long time."

"Oh?" Ouyang Rong tilted his ear.

With a handkerchief on his palm, Xie Lingjiang took out two small porcelain vases that were familiar to Ouyang Rong from his sleeves, one was wrapped in green cloth and the other was wrapped in red cloth.

She gestured to the two bottles in her palm and said:

"I found a Taoist doctor who is good at poison in Jiangzhou City, researched this thing, and found that it is a rare poison with one yin and one yang. This kind of strange poison will never be unknown in the rivers and lakes.

"Combining the theory of poison, I asked someone to inquire about it. Not surprisingly, this poison should be called Lovebird."

"Lovebirds?"

Ouyang Rong looked curious, and reached out to take a porcelain bottle to check, but was stopped by Xie Lingjiang.

"Brother, be careful, the yin and yang poisons cannot be contaminated at the same time..."

Xie Lingjiang explained patiently, and also explained the methods of poisoning Lovebird that he had learned about.

Words fall.

Ouyang Rong's face was a little serious, and he nodded:

"This is all on the right track. No wonder Liu Ziwen was confident in the court that day. It turned out that she had unknowingly poisoned the fairy Yucheng long ago. When it was time to silence her, she only needed to use this harmless weapon to kill people and animals." Yang bottle will do.”

Xie Lingjiang nodded and added:
"Not only that, didn't senior brother say last time that Liu Ziwen mistook you for a jade fairy at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, and that's why he gave you the poison of the vase...

"This is to let the fairy Yucheng poison me at the luncheon. In this way, when the ribbon is cut at the inner gate, the Yang bottle can be used to diffuse incense to deal with me, so that the fairy Yucheng who is disguised as you can Go ahead and assassinate Mr. Shen.

"This trick is poisonous enough, fortunately, it was seen through by the senior brother..."

Xie Lingjiang had lingering fears, the main reason was that this poisonous poison was colorless and tasteless, it would be undetectable if used alone, and it was many times more dangerous than the cartilage powder that the fairy Yucheng used at that time.

Because at the luncheon before the ribbon-cutting ceremony, although she had doubts about the fairy Yucheng, in order to gain trust, she might have accidentally fallen victim to this seemingly harmless insidiousness. He will end up with the Yuji female fairy who passed out at this time...

"Liu Ziwen committed a heinous crime. All the brothers of the Liu family were killed, and none of them were innocent!"

Xie Ling Jiang gritted her teeth, even if she didn't care about the bronze mask in her sleeve for the time being, the maliciousness of poisoning alone was enough for her to ransack Liu's house a hundred times.

Ouyang Rong suddenly said: "Wait, I'm sorry."

"What's wrong?" Xie Lingjiang was taken aback, and asked with loose teeth.

Ouyang Rong looked into her eyes and said calmly:
"Since the female fairy Yucheng has been poisoned by Liu Ziwen in advance and is ready to kill her at any time, then at the ribbon-cutting ceremony, in case Liu Ziwen succeeds in his plot and really poisoned you, then when he cuts the ribbon at the inner gate, once he uses Yang Wouldn't the bottle of poison that diffused the incense be poisoned even the female fairy Yucheng?
"After all, you and she are both present, so who will assassinate Mr. Shen in the end? Wouldn't it be stupid to do so?"

"Hey, it seems to be true, what the big brother meant..."

Ouyang Rong nodded calmly:
"At the ribbon-cutting ceremony luncheon, Liu Ziwen not only gave me the blue bottle containing the insidious poison to me who was pretending to be a jade fairy, but also fed me the antidote without anyone noticing when I was eating, so this lovebird's antidote... ...should be inside me."

Xie Ling Jiang suddenly fell silent.

(End of this chapter)