Chapter 23 Killing the chicken to scare the monkey
General’s Mansion, Chixiao Courtyard.
After a whole night of not finishing the water and rice, Yinqiu looked even more haggard.
At this moment, she was kneeling in the middle of the courtyard of Chixiaoyuan.
Song Qingci was sitting on a chair, playing with a small sachet in his hand.
Yinping, Yinling and Yinxing stood behind Song Qingci, looking at Yinqiu kneeling in the yard with complicated expressions.
The other servants were all standing in the yard, all of them looking at their noses and their hearts, not daring to make a sound.
This depressing atmosphere lasted for a long time, so long that you could hear a pin drop in the entire Chixiao courtyard.
Suddenly, Yin Qiu spat out a mouthful of blood, could no longer kneel, and fell down.
The timid maid screamed, then covered her mouth with her hands, not daring to make another sound.
"Yinqiu, this is yours, right?" Song Qingci finally spoke. She threw the sachet in front of Yinqiu.
The light pink sachet was stained with red blood and was lying on the ground.
Yin Qiu half-propped herself up with all her strength. She looked at the sachet and nodded.
The effect of the truth serum pills had worn off long ago, and now her brain and body were damaged by the drugs, and her body was slowly starting to decay. But she had already regained basic consciousness.
This period of decline varies from person to person, but the longest one does not last more than 72 hours.
"Then tell me, where did you put the contents of the sachet?" "After all, the diamond powder was put for the original owner. She said she wanted to help the original owner get revenge, so she had to ask clearly.
Yin Qiu was not surprised at all that Song Qingci knew there was something in the sachet. She had felt something was wrong since she asked her what spices she used. But she didn't think much about it, thinking that with her temper, she wouldn't discover herself so quickly.
"It fell on the reunion cake." Yin Qiu felt that she would not live long, so there was no point in hiding it. So she answered very straightforwardly.
At Dachen's wedding, the bride will eat a soft and sticky pastry covered with icing sugar, which symbolizes a sweet and happy family reunion. In general, people only eat a little symbolically.
But Song Qingci was not allowed to eat since the day before the wedding, because they said they were afraid that if he ate too much, he would have to go to the toilet, which would be inconvenient. Song Qingci was so hungry that he felt dizzy. So, while waiting in the bridal chamber, he secretly ate all the remaining reunion cakes on the plate.
Song Qingci was a well-educated lady from a noble family. Even if she occasionally did something out of line, she would try her best to restrain herself. Therefore, she only ate the reunion cake and did not touch other things in the room.
Diamond powder was mixed into the reunion cake, which was made of flour, covered with icing sugar, and left for a long time. Add to that Song Qingci who was almost starving to death, and everything fell into place.
Diamond powder is a chronic poison, and it might not be a problem if you take it once. But Song Qingci ate it quickly and hastily, and the amount she took in at one time was too large, so her stomach would definitely feel uncomfortable. So she wanted to find some water to drink, but ended up drinking the tea that was laced with arsenic. Just like that, Song Qingci died, and Song Qingci came.
"Besides you, are there any other accomplices of yours in this courtyard?" "Yin Qiu planted the diamond powder, so it is unlikely that she planted the arsenic. Otherwise, she would have planted the arsenic directly. Why would she have gone through all this trouble?"
Song Qingci's words made everyone in the yard tremble unconsciously. They looked at each other, as if trying to find Yin Qiu's accomplices.
Yin Qiu shook his head with difficulty, "No. I'm the only one."
"Are there any other things left besides the ones in this sachet?" "This sachet was found in Yinqiu's room. Diamond powder was put in the sachet. Because the powder itself has no smell, Yinqiu took some spices from her dowry and mixed them in.
She was too clever for her own good. Although the spice she picked up had a light scent, it lasted a long time. Moreover, compared with some common spices, it was relatively rare and precious.
The person who added the arsenic didn't know if his hands were shaking, but the arsenic powder fell onto the plate that had held the reunion cake. The plate was then knocked over, and the mixture of the two poisons remained.
"There are some left, which I sewed into the pillow." The ones in the sachet were for her to take at any time, and the ones in the pillow were the extra ones. Aunt Feng told her that this kind of poison should be applied a little every day, and it would take a month or two to be effective.
Song Qingci nodded. She knew there wouldn’t be just this kind of thing.
"Now that we have finished talking about the poisoning, let's talk about your future~"
The future?! Yin Qiu laughed. How could she have any future? She was almost dead.
"I always like to give people a taste of their own medicine. The contents of this sachet were supposed to be fed into your mouth so that you could taste it yourself. However, your current body may not be able to take effect before you die. It doesn't make any difference whether you feed it or not."
Yes, what difference does it make, it's just a matter of dying earlier or later. This young lady. When I was in the Song Mansion before, I never saw that she was so swift and resolute and vindictive. She wanted her to go into that disgusting room, but she pushed herself in with her backhand.
Yinqiu grabbed his collar, as if he wanted to pull his heart out.
Not only was she going to die, but she was going to die in such a filthy and disgusting way. The memories of that room were making her brain explode.
"Would you like to tell me about your 'brother'? I can consider letting you die more peacefully."
This Yin Qiu grew up with Song Qingci since childhood, and the relationship between master and servant is extraordinary. What methods did Aunt Feng and Song Qinghan use to make her betray him? Song Qingci was very curious.
"I don't know what brother is." Yin Qiu denied hastily. She only had some fragmentary memories of what she said after taking the truth serum pills. Her mind was very confused. She didn't know what she said and what she didn't say.
"At this point, do you still need to hide it? Even if you don't tell me, if I must know, do you think I will have no other way?" Song Qingci tempted, "What do you think, when I find this brother, I will feed him a pill like you? ! "
Yin Qiu was scared, and her eyes were full of fear when she looked at Song Qingci. She knew that the young lady could do what she said.
She really does mean what she says.
You can't take this pill. If you take it, you will die. You will die in agony like she did.
"Okay, I said."
The shaking balance finally tilted towards Song Qingci's side.