NOVGO.NET Chapter 1076 - Chapter 1076 Chapter 1076 Lay It Out - Part 1
Chapter 1076: Chapter 1076: Lay It Out – Part 1 Chapter 1076: Chapter 1076: Lay It Out – Part 1 Yang Wenxiao furrowed his brow upon hearing Emperor Yongan’s words and signaled with a wave of his hand for everyone in the great hall to exit.
When only he and Emperor Yongan remained in the hall, he asked, “Do you think it was Qiao Xiaomai who poisoned the food?”
Emperor Yongan hurriedly said, “I can’t be sure, we still need to call her over for questioning.”
Upon hearing this, Yang Wenxiao sat back down next to the dining table and asked, “Do you think the food made by Qiao Xiaomai tastes very bad?”
“This…”
“Don’t hem and haw, answer me honestly, do you think the food she makes tastes very bad?” Yang Wenxiao asked again.
Emperor Yongan took a deep breath and said, “Yes.”
“Her food tastes bad, but Father and Haohao enjoy it very much, so I think there’s something wrong with Qiao Xiaomai. I haven’t found the right opportunity before, but now that the Empress has been poisoned, I had to speak up.”
Hearing this, Yang Wenxiao knocked on the table and suddenly said, “So that’s what you’ve been thinking.”
“Is my son wrong in his thinking?” Emperor Yongan asked.
“Not wrong, someone is at fault, but it’s not me and Haohao.”
Emperor Yongan furrowed his brows even deeper upon hearing this and asked, “How can Father prove it?”
“Many people have tasted Qiao Xiaomai’s cooking, and none of them had any issues.”
“What if she only poisoned you and Haohao?” Emperor Yongan countered, pointing at the food on the table, “Our whole family is gathered at this table. If she poisoned us, none of us would escape, and if something happened to us all, Daqi could change hands.”
“She is a village girl, but her husband is not. Tong Sanlang is a descendant of Gu Yu.”
Hearing this, Yang Wenxiao slightly curled his lips and chuckled softly, “I didn’t expect you to be so wary of her.”
“Given such a strange situation, my son can’t help but overthink.”
“Then why is everyone else alright except for the Empress?” Yang Wenxiao asked.
“Because she only poisoned this pig’s trotter soup, and the Empress ate it and was poisoned first.”
Yang Wenxiao shook his head slightly upon hearing this, “Such a strong poison would react immediately after ingestion. What if someone didn’t eat it? She’s not stupid; she wouldn’t take such a risk.”
“Besides, I have bad teeth and don’t eat hard-to-chew food like pig’s trotters, which she knows. Moreover, Gao Lian personally tested for poison just now. Gao Lian was fine, which means there is no problem with the food on the table.”
“I think it’s the poison that the Empress had ingested before that’s taking effect now. Our hidden enemy is making a move.”
Emperor Yongan found this analysis very reasonable, and his previously firm conviction began to waver, “So… shall we wait until the Imperial Doctor has had a look?”
“You go and check on the Empress, I’ll have Ren Zhong bring the Imperial Guards into the Capital City,” said Yang Wenxiao as he stood up again.
“What about Qiao Xiaomai? Shouldn’t we first call her and her husband over? Tong Sanlang is known for his exceptional martial arts. If he harbors ill intentions, we could suffer heavy casualties before stopping him,” Emperor Yongan expressed his ongoing suspicion towards Qiao Xiaomai and reminded Yang Wenxiao, who hadn’t mentioned her.
Yang Wenxiao waved his hand dismissively upon hearing this, “You just said he’s highly skilled in martial arts. Let’s not alarm them and instead bring the Imperial Guards into the Capital City first.”
Clearly, Qiao Xiaomai also hadn’t noticed anything unusual; they could only prepare for the worst now.
The hidden enemy, where exactly are they lurking?
To poison so surreptitiously, using poison to counteract the Yang Family’s explosives, such tactics are truly clever.