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Chapter 54. Post-mortem planting

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    Duan Xiangfu.

    It's only a few days. The night before was still red candles, fragrant clothes, singing and dancing, and now it's full of criticism, solemn and heavy.

    Xiao Jing and Chuyao were led by the servants to the front hall. Duan Xiang was already sitting in the hall with a dignified expression. He was dressed in court clothes, his face was haggard, and he looked a few years older.

    Seeing Xiao Jing coming in, he stood up to greet him, cupped his hands and said, "Prince Ning, please sit down."

    "I heard that something happened in Duan Xiang's residence, have you caught the murderer?" Xiao Jing sat down and asked.

    Chu Yao was taken aback for a moment, she didn't expect that he would take the initiative to ask about this matter.

    Duan Xiang obviously didn't expect that Xiao Jing would bring it up before he asked his teacher to inquire about the crime.  He stroked his beard, frowned and said in his heart: "At this time, inviting King Ning to visit the mansion is related to this matter. I wonder if King Ning knows about Soul Eater Grass?"

    "It's a kind of herbal medicine from Baihua Mountain in Yan State. If it's used well, it can be used to save people. If it's not used well, it's equivalent to the poison of Hedinghong." Xiao Jing said truthfully: "And the Soul Eater is only swallowed."  It exists in the country, and the quantity is extremely small, so it is not easy to obtain."

    "As far as I know, Baihua Mountain belongs to Fangzhou, and two years ago, Emperor Huai granted it to King Ning in Fangzhou." Duan Xiang said quietly.

    "Indeed, Binzhou is under the jurisdiction of this king." Xiao Jing admitted, and asked: "Is Duan Xiang suspicious of this king?"

    Prime Minister Duan looked directly at Xiao Jing with his cloudy eyes, "Of course I don't want to suspect that King Ning did it, but it's strange that he was poisoned by the soul-eating herb and died. I'll ask you as usual."

    "Baihua Mountain is under the jurisdiction of this king, and the Soul Eater Grass is indeed produced by Baihua Mountain. It is human nature for Duan Xiangruo to doubt my king because of the poison that the young master died of." Xiao Jing said frankly, "  What's more, Mr. Duan is the captain of the Wen Kingdom, so this kind of thing needs to be investigated more carefully."

    Standing behind him, Chuyao listened to every sentence Xiao Jing said to Duan Xiang after he entered the room. It seemed that he didn't want to admit this matter as Duan Heye said, but instead made it clear that this matter had nothing to do with him. What is the intention of this?

    A young servant came in and reported Duan Heye's visit to Prime Minister Duan.

    "Please come in, Mr. Duan He." Prime Minister Duan stroked his beard and said.

    Chuyao frowned, it seems that Duan Heye is going to watch a play, is he worried that Xiao Jing will do what he said?

    "This junior has met Prime Minister Duan." Duan Heye entered the door and bowed his hands to Xiang Duan, and Xiang Duan politely gave him a hand.

    The silver mask on Duan Heye's face looked a bit colder today. He was seated on the left side of Xiao Jing, and he glanced at Xiao Jing with a half-smile.

    "Why did the Second Young Master come here this time?"

    "The younger generation heard that something happened in the mansion, and I wish Prime Minister Duan my condolences." Duan Heye stood up and cupped his hands again.

    "I heard that Duan He's family is very poisonous. I wonder if I can ask Second Young Master for a favor?"

    "Duan Xiang wants to"

    "Second son, please help Duan Duwei Shi to conduct an autopsy." Duan Xiang bowed to him, and said: "This matter is of great importance, it involves the unique soul-eating grass of Yan Kingdom, and it is produced in the area under the jurisdiction of King Ning.  People from Yongwen Kingdom seem to be impenetrable, so please ask Second Young Master to check again."

    Listening to them going back and forth like this, Chuyao finally understands that Prime Minister Duan is now going to push the boat along the way, and wants to make the judgment of this matter on the shoulders of Meng Guo.  poison, then it will not be a matter of Wen Guo alone, and Duan Heye will become a witness against Xiao Jing.  If it wasn't for the poison of the Soul Eater Grass, then the previous plan would have been in vain.

    Now the best way for Duan Heye is to evade this matter, but Duan Xiang's words seem to be difficult for him to evade.

    "The younger generation is willing to do a drug test for Mr. Duan." Duan Heye gave Xiao Jing a meaningful look.

    Chuyao secretly sighed in her heart, it seems that she overestimated Duan Heye, with her intelligence, how could she push this matter away, she was afraid that she would be a witness, so she quickly blamed Xiao Jing.

    Duan Xiang ordered someone to carry Duan Qizhi's body in, Duan Heye squatted down, and lifted the white cloth away, Duan Qizhi's complexion was rosy, even better than that of a living person, except that he was not breathing, and he could not see the slightest sign of death.  How wrong.

    Duan Heye pulled down the white cloth a little more, and lifted his arm out, only to see that his fingernails were black, and there was a blood-red line on his wrist.

    Duan Heye took out the silver needle and poked it on Duan Qizhi's fingertips. Black blood jumped out from the fingertips. Duan Heye put it under his nose and sniffed it. He frowned deeply and stood up and said to Prime Minister Duan: "Duan Heye  Young Master was indeed hit by the Soul Eater Grass and died."

    Xiao Jing smiled mockingly, and said to Prime Minister Duan: "Although the Soul Eater Grass belongs to the Yan Kingdom, it is not impossible for other countries to obtain it."

    "That's natural." Duan Xiang stroked his beard and nodded.

      Duan Heye squinted his eyes at Duan Qizhi's body, squatted down again, and raised his hand, only to see that he was holding a jasper wrench in his left hand. Duan Heye took it off, handed it to Duan Xiang, and asked  Said: "Does this thing belong to Mr. Duan?"

    "This is not something for a puppy," Duan Xiang took it, frowning more and more tightly, after thinking for a while, said: "It does look familiar."

    After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes wide and looked at Xiao Jing.

    Duan Heye smiled sinisterly, took the wrench from Duan Xiang's hand, frowned and looked carefully, and said, "It seems to belong to Prince Ning."

    Duan Xiang was a little excited, and put the wrench in front of Xiao Jing, saying: "The old man's eyes are dazzled, he seems to have seen King Ning wearing a wrench like this at the night banquet, I wonder if"

    "That's right, it's mine." Xiao Jing glanced at his fingers and nodded.

    "Does King Ning have something to say now?" Duan Xiangdi's fingers trembled uncontrollably.

    Duan Heye said hypocritically: "There may be some misunderstanding, Duan Xiang, don't get angry."

    "This king has nothing to say." Xiao Jing got up and said.

    "King Ning acquiesced?" Duan Xiang restrained his excitement and said calmly.

    Xiao Jing remained silent, which was neither an acknowledgment nor an acquiescence in front of Duan Heye, and kept his promise.  If there is any chance in the future, it can still be overturned.

    Chu Yao saw that the smile on the corner of Duan Heye's mouth grew bigger and bigger. Obviously, he didn't think about it that much. Now that Xiao Jing has set aside a way out, it seems that he has a way to solve this matter.

    "King Ning won't answer the old man, he can only wait for the court tomorrow morning, the old man will report to Emperor Feng and ask Emperor Feng to make a decision." Prime Minister Duan's face was ashen, his tone was not very good, and he said bluntly: "Please go back, King Ning."

    Xiao Jing turned around and left the hall without saying a word, and Duan Heye also got up to leave.

    After leaving the Duan mansion, Duan Heye said to Xiao Jing with a smile: "It's really not what I want. The poison in Mr. Duan's heart is indeed the poison of the Soul Eater Grass. King Ning won't blame me?"

    Xiao Jing glanced at Duan Heye and got into the carriage.

    When Chuyao passed Duan Heye, he looked her up and down with irony in his eyes, maybe he was thinking how a person like Xiao Jing would fall on a woman like her.

    Chuyao sneered in his heart, if Duan Hekang hadn't come back from death, I wonder if he would still be able to laugh.  (Remember the site URL: www.hlnovel.com
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