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Chapter 3: The Storm Has Subsided
Zhu Yu squatted down and carefully picked out the fragments of the jade pot. She actually found a larger piece. It can be seen that the side that had previously held wine was still wet.

She picked up the fragments, smelled them closely, and found that there was no fishy smell.

The tall and strong guard of Xiaoyao Palace watched from the side and couldn't help asking, "Do you want to try it?"

Zhu Yu glanced at him and said, "I don't dare. Why don't you try, brave man?"

The guard was stunned and waved his hands hurriedly.

"I wonder if there are any cats, dogs, or rats in the palace that we can borrow to try the remaining wine in the broken pieces of the wine jug?" Zhu Yu asked.

This time, Lu Qing didn't need to say anything, the servants in the palace had already run to look for him.

Not long after, the man came back with a puppy in his arms.

After the dog licked the jade piece, it ran away safely in front of everyone.

Zhu Yu bowed respectfully to Lu Qing and said, "Your Highness, the matter is now clear.

The guard was indeed poisoned, but the poison would not kill him directly. Instead, it would paralyze his entire body, making him unable to breathe, and eventually suffocate him to death.

We just used a dog to test it, and the poison wasn't in the wine jug. And although the wine cup was shattered and there's no way to confirm it, I just heard from the crowd that the jade cup had always been used by His Royal Highness Prince Yi... His Royal Highness seems fine, so I think there shouldn't be any problems with the jade cup either."

After she said this, Lu Qing raised the corners of his mouth. His expression still looked calm, but there was a hint of interest in his eyes.

The expression of King Yi Lu Zhang standing aside was somewhat awkward.

The people behind them all felt that what Zhu Yu said made perfect sense, but due to Duke Yan's extremely gloomy expression, no one dared to say a word.

As long as he doesn't give in, the matter will remain unresolved.

"Come here." Lu Qing thought for a moment and said to the servant beside him, "In any case, the patient has been rescued, but he hasn't woken up yet. Why don't you go to the Shang Pharmacy and ask for a doctor.

As long as we can rescue him completely and he wakes up, then we will know exactly what happened."

After he said this, the others finally realized that since the person was not dead, then everything was not a case of no evidence. The problem finally went from having no solution to having a solution.

Someone in the crowd immediately breathed a sigh of relief and responded.

At one time, there were quite a few supporters.

"It's already this late, there's no need to alarm the palace." Duke Yan quickly signaled the guards nearby to stop the man. "This man is a guard close to Prince Yi. Prince Yi will naturally find the best doctor to treat him. Prince Xiaoyao doesn't need to worry about it!"

Lu Zhang nodded quickly: "Of course!"

"I'm afraid that's inappropriate." Seeing that Duke Yan was about to give in, Lu Qing refused to give up. "Just now, Duke Yan insisted that I was going to poison the heir to the throne and vowed to report to His Majesty to execute the entire Xiaoyao Palace family.

Just now, this guard was almost judged by the coroner to have died of poison. He was finally rescued and barely saved his life. If I hadn't been here to wake him up in front of everyone and find out the whole story, if something went wrong after he was taken back, wouldn't I be unable to explain myself?

Although Lu Qing is not your Majesty's flesh and blood, I am grateful for your Majesty's protection and the blessing of the marriage. This is such a great favor. I don't know how I will explain to your Majesty after the incident on the wedding day. No matter what, I cannot let anything go wrong again."

Duke Yan frowned and glanced at the attendant beside him, still insisting: "The poison is not in the pot, nor in the jade cup, could it have fallen from the sky?!"

The attendant had a friendly face, but he was very clever. As soon as Duke Yan gave him a look, he understood what he meant. With a turn of his eyes, he immediately said to Duke Yan, "Old Duke, this poison might really have fallen from the sky! I heard when I was young that in the summer, when the heat is severe, there are often poisonous snakes coiled on the branches of trees.

Perhaps the aroma from Prince Xiaoyao's banquet attracted a snake from the tree, and its saliva happened to drip into the wine glass, causing such a disaster?"

Duke Yan waved his hand at the guards of the Duke's Mansion and said, "Go up and take a look!"

The three guards immediately obeyed the order and quickly climbed up the thick old tree next to them.

After some rustling, a guard jumped down from above, holding a small green snake with a round head, about half the thickness of his wrist.

"Duke, Your Highness, we've found it! This is the culprit!" The guard threw the snake on the ground. He had pinched the snake's tail off at seven inches and it didn't move at all.

Duke Yan drew his sword and cut the small snake on the ground into two pieces: "You evil creature, you have caused trouble for no reason!
Come, hurry up and send the poisoned guard back to His Royal Highness Prince Yi's residence for treatment!"

Several guards from the Duke's Mansion immediately stepped forward, lifted up their unconscious companion, followed Duke Yan, broke through the crowd, and left the Xiaoyao Palace.

Lu Zhang bowed to Lu Qing with a slightly awkward expression, "I lost my composure just now and caused you a lot of trouble. I almost ruined your good time. I feel really guilty.

I will definitely come to apologize to my brother and sister-in-law someday."

Lu Qing smiled nonchalantly and reached out to support him. "You and I are like brothers, there's no need to dwell on it. Your Highness has been frightened today, so it's best for you to go back and rest early."

It was obvious that Lu Zhang was waiting for this sentence. He hurriedly said goodbye and left following his grandfather.

Duke Yan and Prince Yi left in a hurry, and the other guests finally put their minds at ease, but they also had no appetite for drinking, and they also found Youzi to say goodbye early.

In less than a stick of incense, the yard became empty. The original hustle and bustle was gone, and the joy of a wedding banquet was gone. Only a few frightened servants who had just come to their senses were left cleaning up the leftovers from the tables.

When Lu Qing pushed open the door of the bridal chamber and strode in, Mother Zhao, who was serving in the room, was obviously relieved. Suddenly she remembered something and was about to go forward to report, but she saw Lu Qing waving at her. She swallowed the words that had not yet come out of her mouth, hurriedly left the bridal chamber, and gently closed the door from the outside.

Lu Qing walked around the screen and saw Zhu Yu, dressed as a man, sitting beside the bed. His eyes lit up with interest. "Thank you for your hard work, Madam."

When Zhu Yu saw him coming, she stood up and saluted, and finally saw the appearance of her husband clearly.

As a concubine's daughter of the Shuo Wang family of the vassal state, she had never set foot in the Jin State before her marriage. Before today's wedding, she didn't know what Lu Qing looked like. When she was performing the ceremony earlier, according to the etiquette of the Jin State, she needed to cover her face with a round fan. At the banquet, because of the bright lights and the tense atmosphere, she had no time to care about anything else.

It was not until this moment that I realized that my husband had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and was elegant and handsome.

Lu Qing sat down on a chair nearby and sized up his newlywed wife, who was behaving strangely. "It's been a while since you sneaked back in. Why don't you change out of this outfit?"

Zhu Yu shook her head. Before Lu Qing came in, Mother Zhao had been busy persuading her to change her clothes.

"Your Highness has a keen eye. I think he recognized me just now. If I were to change back into that cumbersome wedding dress in a hurry, it would be superfluous." Zhu Yu answered calmly.

"In the past, I only knew that the Shuo Kingdom's black iron and weapon forging were outstanding, but I didn't know that King Zhucheng of Shuo was such a good parent. Even the concubine's daughter in his family had the ability to bring the dead back to life." Lu Qing leaned sideways in his chair, playing with a jade pendant in his hand.

He looked at Zhu Yu with a playful smile on his face, but his black eyes, which clearly had the arc of a faint smile, were like a deep pool, making it impossible to see through and understand what he was thinking at the moment.

Before Lu Qing came over, Zhu Yu had already anticipated his questions, so he calmly replied, "Your Highness, I'm so flattered. I was just bored at home, so I borrowed a lot of books from my mistress to relieve my boredom. They're quite diverse, including some storybooks and travelogues. I've read so many that I've memorized them, and they just happened to come in handy today."

(End of this chapter)