Chapter 158: Finding the Insider
It was a little chilly at night, and the evening breeze whistled past. Shen Jingxuan was actually shivering slightly.
Xie Lingxiao noticed that something was wrong with her, so he asked Ling Qiong to get his cloak and put it on Shen Jingxuan himself.
"Are you feeling better?" Xie Lingxiao asked with concern.
If it weren't for hundreds of thousands of soldiers, he would never let Shen Jingxuan suffer.
"Well, Axiao, do you remember those porcelain bottles?" Shen Jingxuan reminded.
Speaking of porcelain bottles, the one that Xie Lingxiao was most impressed with was the one that Shen Jingxuan refused to tell him.
Shen Jingxuan didn't know that after her reminder, the fruitless inquiry last night was once again remembered by Xie Lingxiao.
"Yeah." Xie Lingxiao responded.
Some things are not convenient to say in front of everyone, so Xie Lingxiao did not continue to mention it.
Marquis of Anguo? He actually set his sights on the military camp.
I guess he's been quiet for too long and now he's set his sights on me.
"Xuan'er, do you have any solution?" Xie Lingxiao asked.
The affairs of the military camp are more important. After he has dealt with the affairs of the military camp, he will deal with the Marquis of Anguo.
He wanted to see if he could get away with it safely with the ability of Marquis Anguo.
Shen Jingxuan nodded: "Okay, I'll write down the prescription and boil water for the soldiers to drink according to the prescription."
"As for the water source, just grind the medicine on the prescription into powder and pour it into the water source."
Xie Lingxiao asked someone to prepare paper and ink and handed them to Shen Jingxuan.
Shen Jingxuan thought for a moment, picked up the pen, wrote the prescription, and handed it back to Xie Lingxiao.
"Thank you for your hard work, Xuan'er." Xie Lingxiao said happily.
Thanks to Shen Jingxuan, things were resolved so smoothly.
But it was already so late at night, and Shen Jingxuan still had to worry about his affairs, which made him feel bad.
Xie Lingxiao hurriedly ordered the military doctor and the deputy general to quickly deal with the water source issue.
As for the person who poisoned the food, I don't think there will be any consequences in the short term.
Seeing what Xie Lingxiao was thinking, Shen Jingxuan couldn't bear it.
Xie Lingxiao didn't sleep a wink last night, and he had been busy all day today. It was so late today, and he still couldn't rest. Even a body of iron would not be able to bear it.
Shen Jingxuan leaned close to Xie Lingxiao's ear and whispered her thoughts.
The warm breath blowing towards him made Xie Lingxiao's heart itch slightly, wanting more.
If he wasn't in the military camp, with all the inconveniences and other things on his mind, Xie Lingxiao would have wanted to hug Shen Jingxuan in his arms immediately, without even waiting for a moment.
He resisted the urge to hug her and kiss her, and listened carefully to Shen Jingxuan's words.
After Shen Jingxuan finished speaking, Xie Lingxiao's dark eyes sparkled and he looked at her with excitement.
Xie Lingxiao finally couldn't hold back and kissed Shen Jingxuan's cherry lips lightly.
Shen Jingxuan was startled by his sudden action and hurriedly looked around.
When she saw that the soldiers hadn't noticed, her pretty face turned slightly red and she glared at Xie Lingxiao angrily.
If it was any other time it would be fine, after all, there were only the two of them.
But now that they were in the military camp, with hundreds of thousands of eyes staring at them, Xie Lingxiao didn't know how to restrain himself.
Xie Lingxiao covered his lips lightly and turned to give orders, as if he had not noticed Shen Jingxuan glaring at him.
How could he not know what she was thinking, but with his beloved right in front of him, he couldn't help himself.
The moon was hanging in the middle of the sky and a cold wind was blowing.
The guard who had just left came back, and behind him, many soldiers followed one after another, each holding a clean basin in his hand.
The soldiers behind them quickly arranged the benches and placed the clean basins on the benches one by one.
Xie Lingxiao looked around at the endless line of soldiers with an extremely serious expression.
"Are all the people gathered?" Xie Lingxiao asked coldly.
He wanted to see how many people in this team of hundreds of thousands had turned away from him.
Over the years, food, fodder, and military supplies were all provided by him. Sometimes, for the sake of the soldiers, he would rather be frugal in the expenses of the palace.
Unexpectedly, what did he get in return? Was it their betrayal?
The deputy general said solemnly: "Your Majesty, everyone is here."
He swept his cold eyes over everyone, and when their eyes met, everyone lowered their heads and did not look him in the eye.
Xie Lingxiao pursed his lips slightly and nodded, "Then let's get started."
The deputy general listened to the order and made arrangements quickly: "All soldiers listen to the order, put your hands into the clean basin one by one for testing. If you have been exposed to poison, the water will change color. If it has not changed color, leave in time and the next person will continue."
"Yes, sir." All the soldiers said in unison.
The sound was deafening, as if it stretched for miles and still echoed for a long time.
The soldiers stepped forward one by one to take the test, while Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao stood not far away and watched.
"Axiao, do you think it can be detected?" Shen Jingxuan asked worriedly.
It is easy to block an open spear, but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow.
If the person who poisoned the food is not caught in time and given the chance to do it again, things will not be so simple.
Fortunately, the poison they used was not highly toxic. If they had more vicious intentions, hundreds of thousands of soldiers might have died long ago.
Xie Lingxiao wasn't sure if it was feasible, but he had to give it a try. After all, they had no other choice now.
"Don't worry, we can definitely detect it." Xie Lingxiao comforted.
He also hoped that he could detect it. If not, this incident would have alerted the enemy, and it would be even more difficult to catch the person.
Time passed by little by little, the line in front of me was gradually shortening, but the person was still not found.
The sky gradually brightened and the mist slowly dissipated.
More than half of the team of hundreds of thousands of people have already left.
As the number of people dwindled, the deputy generals became anxious.
Xie Lingxiao noticed their impetuousness and reminded them: "Observe carefully and don't relax at all."
"Yes." The deputy general responded.
Shen Jingxuan looked around. Even those who had finished the test early refused to leave and waited by the side to see what was going on.
A figure came into Shen Jingxuan's sight, and she saw that he was not like the others, quietly waiting for the test.
Sometimes he looked around, sometimes he lowered his head and clenched his fists, as if he was a little nervous.
Shen Jingxuan gently pulled Xie Lingxiao's corner and raised her chin slightly towards that person.
Xie Lingxiao looked in that direction and saw people looking around.
He calmly walked past him and looked at the others.
It’s not the right time yet. Xie Lingxiao doesn’t believe that with so many water sources, he is the only one to do the work.
If that were the case, the patrolling soldiers would have definitely noticed his abnormality and what happened today would not have happened.
Shen Jingxuan and Xie Lingxiao seemed unaware and continued to stand there and watch.
At this time, the deputy general hurried over and said, "Your Majesty, look."
Xie Lingxiao followed his gaze and saw a soldier near the bench with his head lowered, rubbing his hands back and forth.
He didn't dare to look around, but just moved slowly following the pace of the person in front of him.
The person in front was slightly annoyed: "Wang Ning, what are you doing? You bumped into me."
"How many times have you bumped into me? Are you done yet?"
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry." The man called Wang Ning hurriedly apologized.
Shen Jingxuan raised her eyebrows slightly and came to the front of Wang Ning's team.
When the person in front of him left, Wang Ning slowly moved forward.
Xie Lingxiao came to her side and asked puzzledly: "Xuan'er?"
He saw Shen Jingxuan put something in the water just when the person who had just done the test left.
Shen Jingxuan said nothing, staring at the person in front of her without blinking.