He Zhiran had already analyzed it when he heard Mrs. Chen's report.
The two servants were poisoned by drinking water, and the porridge on their table was also poisonous. It was very likely that someone had poisoned the well.
"Mother, where does the water in the kitchen come from?"
"The well is right behind my yard."
Not wanting to think too much, He Zhiran quickly walked towards the well.
She just brought up a bucket of water, dipped it in with her finger, and then licked it with the tip of her tongue.
Everyone looked at He Zhiran's movements that were almost done in one breath, and they didn't dare to take a breath.
It wasn't until she put the barrel aside that Mrs. Mo asked, "Is this water poisonous?"
He Zhiran looked very serious: "The poison came from this well."
Hearing this, Mrs. Mo immediately turned cold.
Although the Duke's Mansion was about to encounter a disaster, her majesty as the mistress of the family remained.
"Come here, go check it out immediately. I want to see who poisoned you."
The maids and women in the courtyard immediately took action, and soon someone came to report.
"Old madam, Mrs. Liu hanged herself in the room."
The masters, headed by Mrs. Mo, walked towards the servants' room one after another.
I saw Mrs. Liu's body hanging from the beam, completely dead.
Mrs. Mo ordered that Mrs. Liu's body be brought down.
When He Zhiran looked at everything in front of him, his first reaction was that Mrs. Liu might have committed suicide out of fear of crime.
If this is the case, the person behind her must be an enemy of the Protectorate.
In historical records, apart from the fact that the Mohists were feared by the emperor, there was no mention of anyone else hating the Mohists.
However, the emperor had already planned to exile the entire Mo family, so he would not send anyone to poison him again.
So, who is the person behind this?
Just when she was confused, Mrs. Mo had already taken on the air of a mistress and ordered people to search Mrs. Liu's body and her residence.
Mrs. Liu had nothing on her body except a few copper coins.
However, a small paper package was found in the corner of her bed.
The servant delivered the small paper bag found to Mrs. Mo.
Mrs. Mo took the small paper bag and opened it carefully in front of everyone.
The small paper bag was empty, but from the little bit of white powder left on the paper, it could be concluded that the small paper bag was once filled with medicinal powder.
If it were in the past, Mrs. Mo would definitely ask the imperial doctor to come over and check it out.
However, this evening is different from the past. Mo Jiuye was beaten like that last night, but he was not able to call the imperial doctor. It must be useless to call him now.
Just when she was thinking about how to deal with it, He Zhiran took a step forward.
"Mom, I have learned some medical skills, why don't you let me take a look!"
Mrs. Mo looked at He Zhiran, hesitated for just a moment, and then handed the small paper bag to her.
"This is most likely poison, so be careful."
He Zhiran took the small paper bag, first put it under his nose and smelled it, then put a little bit on the tip of his tongue.
Immediately, He Zhiran raised his head and looked at Mrs. Mo: "Mother, this is the poison that was thrown into the well."
Hearing this, Mrs. Mo clenched her hands into fists: "Mrs. Liu has been by my side since she was young. I think I treat her well, why would she do this?"
"Mother, there must be someone behind Madam Liu."
Seeing that Mrs. Mo was angry, He Zhiran couldn't help but remind her.
"Who on earth would hate my Mo family so much?"
For a moment, Mrs. Mo couldn't guess who was behind this.
However, she knew one fact in her heart. At the moment, the Protector's Office had too much to take care of itself, so how could it have the energy to investigate these matters?
Mrs. Mo sighed: "Let this matter go for now, and we will make a decision after discussing it with Jiu Ye."
At the same time, everyone cast a grateful look at He Zhiran.
"Ninth brother and sister, thanks to you for discovering the poison in the porridge today, otherwise, our whole family would be dead." The sister-in-law was the first to express her gratitude to He Zhiran.
"Yes, thanks to the presence of our nine brothers and sisters, we were able to escape this disaster."
"Ninth brother and sister, fourth sister-in-law, thank you."
"Jiujie Jiu, you are really amazing."
"..."
He Zhiran did this out of his own heart and did not intend to ask for any gratitude.
Seeing her sisters-in-law sincerely thanking each other, she smiled and said, "We are all a family, sisters-in-law don't have to be so polite."
Mrs. Mo looked at a group of daughters-in-law who didn't know what it was like to be sad, and said in a deep voice:
"You nine brothers and sisters are right, we are all one family. If you are grateful, just prove it with your actions in the future."
Seeing the mother-in-law speaking seriously, the sisters-in-law quickly shut up.
Mrs. Mo glanced around and said, "Get rid of Mrs. Liu's body first, and then go to the wells in other courtyards to fetch some water and make breakfast again."
What she was thinking was that if she was exiled today, it would be difficult to have a full meal in the future, so everyone must eat this meal well.
The servants listened to the instructions and hurriedly went to work.
Mrs. Mo returned to the living room again with a group of female relatives.
"How are you preparing everything last night?" Mrs. Mo asked while the servants were preparing breakfast again.
"Mom, I have followed what my ninth brother and sister told me. I sewed a pocket on my inner coat, wrapped the banknotes in cotton and put them in."
"Mother, mine is ready too."
"I'm ready too."
The eight sisters-in-law said one after another that they were ready.
Mrs. Mo nodded: "That's good. If something happens, all of you should be smarter."
Mo Hanyue couldn't understand what her mother and sisters-in-law were talking about.
"Mother, sisters-in-law, what are you preparing for?"
Mrs. Mo glanced at her innocent daughter, but she still couldn't bear to tell the truth.
"Hanyue, you are a girl, you don't have to ask anything."
Mo Hanyue was a little unconvinced, but she could also tell that her mother was not in a very good mood today. In order not to make her mother angry, she could only keep her mouth shut.
Soon, the servants delivered the newly prepared breakfast.
After He Zhiran checked to make sure there was nothing wrong, everyone started to use chopsticks.
However, the anger at this meal was a little weird.
Everyone looked depressed, as if they were eating the last meal of their lives.
He Zhiran didn't say anything, quickly ate a bowl of porridge, and then stood up.
"Mom, I will bring some food back to my husband."
She was a little anxious to see Mo Jiuye now. After all, she didn't know who was behind the poisoning of Mrs. Liu.
Maybe, the answer can be found in Mo Jiuye.
Back at the wedding room, Mo Jiuye was already lying there in the original position.
When he saw He Zhiran coming back, he asked, "Is there anything going on outside?"
He Zhiran placed the food on the table not far from the bed.
"There wasn't much movement outside, but someone poisoned the well in my mother's yard. Fortunately, I discovered it in time. Otherwise, the lives of everyone in the house would have been at stake."