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Chapter 320 Surprised

"From what you're saying, this must be the kind of poison that's very difficult to extract, right? Ordinary people can't do it?" Zhu Yu asked.

“Ordinary people not only can’t do it, they can’t even gather all those kinds of poisons.” Yan Daoxin turned his head and shook his head. “Judging from how quickly and decisively those assassins bit through the medicine pouches and died, the person who made these medicine pouches really went all out!”

"So tricky!" Yan Shu was also somewhat surprised when she heard this.

"Looking across the world, the Lan Kingdom is not the only one so skilled at concocting and administering poisons."

Lu Qing's voice came from behind. Zhu Yu turned around and saw him striding over. He had obviously heard their previous conversation. Lu Zhang was also following behind him.

“Of course, the Lan Kingdom is good at growing flowers and plants, making dyes, and producing silk, but they would never use poison.” Yan Daoxin nodded without even glancing at Lu Zhang. “Such delicate things, even a slight difference in the preparation will result in drastically different effects, so it’s even less likely that the Jie people are good at it. With their clumsy and careless nature, they simply cannot do this kind of thing.”

Yan Shu pursed her lips, feeling that Yan Daoxin's words didn't sound like a compliment, but the words were rough but the reasoning was sound. The Jie people were indeed the kind of rough and straightforward people he described. If they had to rack their brains to concoct poison, they would rather kill someone with a single blow.

Since they can shoot someone through from a hundred paces away with a single arrow, the Jie people are too lazy to waste their energy figuring out poison.

So she quickly nodded vigorously to show her agreement.

"What Doctor Yan said is absolutely right!" Lu Zhang hurriedly chimed in, expressing his agreement.

For him, proving that none of this was the work of the Jie people, nor was it at the behest of the Jie king, was of paramount importance, as it determined the extent of his troubles. Upon hearing that the medicine pouch could, to some extent, help clear the Jie kingdom of suspicion, he immediately felt relieved.

Yan Daoxin acted as if he hadn't heard what he said and continued to say to Lu Qing: "In this world, who doesn't know that the country of Brahma is the most skilled in using poison!"
That godforsaken place, Brahma, has more of all sorts of strange and peculiar poisonous insects and medicinal herbs than anywhere else. They also have a particular fondness for tinkering with those things. I bet this place is probably connected to that place.

After all, the Brahma Kingdom and the Jie Kingdom are neighbors. If someone wanted to impersonate a Jie person and cause trouble everywhere, it would definitely be much easier than for someone from the Lan Kingdom, and the imitation would be more convincing.

“The Kingdom of Brahma…” Lu Qing pondered, his gaze glancing at Lu Zhang’s face, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Lu Zhang seemed a little uncomfortable.

Zhu Yu glanced at him a few times with some doubt, but seeing that Lu Qing didn't seem to notice anything, she remained silent.

As far as she knew, among all of Emperor Jin's children, only the seventh prince born to Consort Duan still retained some of the physical characteristics of a foreigner because his mother had half foreign blood.

Lu Zhang was the only child of Emperor Jin and Consort Zhao. Consort Zhao was the daughter of Duke Zhao Bi of Yan. In terms of bloodline, she was a true Jin citizen, without any foreign blood at all.

He really couldn't find any reason why Lu Qing would look embarrassed when he mentioned the Vatican.

unless……

Emerald Snowbird.

The person who sent Lu Qing the chicken soup was Consort Zhao, and the soup happened to contain the meat of the Jade Snowbird.

It seems that the Jade Snowbird may have originated from the Kingdom of Brahma, and that the Duke of Yan has some kind of private dealings with them.

Lu Zhang understood this perfectly, which explained his conflicted expression. He had just seen a glimmer of hope in clearing his wife's family of suspicion of rebellion, but suddenly the matter of the Brahma Kingdom, which was connected to his maternal family, came into the picture. No wonder he was so embarrassed.

"Then how can we catch the Brahma people who are behind this and help the Jie people clear their name?" Yan Shu asked Zhu Yu and Lu Qing anxiously when she heard this.

Lu Zhang's gaze fell on her face again at this moment, his previous doubts deepening.

Lu Qing glanced at Yan Shu, then looked around and said, "Let's talk inside the main tent."

Zhu Yu understood immediately and led Yan Shu to their main tent. Soon Lu Qing followed, with Lu Zhang behind him.

Yan Shu thought that they had come to the main tent to facilitate discussions about their Jie Kingdom, but when she saw that Lu Zhang had also come along, she was somewhat surprised and quickly looked at Zhu Yu.

Zhu Yu patted her hand, signaling her to calm down.

Lu Qing and Lu Zhang sat down next to the low table. Lu Zhang looked a little nervous, as if he was guessing what Lu Qing wanted to say to him.

“We originally intended to clarify this matter with you both at a more opportune time, but right now there are too many things involving the Jie Kingdom. Since you are both parties involved, it is naturally more beneficial for our continued investigation if we are frank and open with each other,” Lu Qing said calmly to the two of them.

Lu Zhang shifted uncomfortably, and Yan Shu's face showed even more confusion.

“Yan Shu,” Zhu Yu called her name, glancing at Lu Zhang, who was already terrified and almost jumped off the cushion, “This ‘General Yi’ is just like your ‘Yan Wei’, a pseudonym used for convenience when traveling.”

He is actually the second son of the current emperor, Prince Lu Zhang.

Your husband.

Upon hearing this, Yan Shu's expression changed drastically. She glared at Lu Zhang, looking him up and down. Seeing that he also looked astonished, a surge of anger welled up inside her. She slammed her hand on the low table, stood up, and strode out.

Lu Zhang was equally shocked, but he remained seated and did not jump up like Yan Shu.

Moreover, compared to the anger Yan Shu showed after learning his true identity, Lu Zhang seemed to feel more worried and afraid.

"You two talk, I'll go check on Yan Shu." Zhu Yu felt it was unwise to let Yan Shu leave in such a huff, so he said to Lu Qing, got up, and quickly followed her out.

"What...what exactly is going on...?" Lu Zhang asked Lu Qing after Zhu Yu left the main tent, his voice trembling slightly and his eyes filled with panic. "She is...the Princess of Jie? Then why is she here? Shouldn't she be in the capital, in my residence?"

Lu Qing looked at him and smiled: "We can't answer that question."

We only happened to encounter her falling off her horse and getting injured on the outskirts of Shuo Kingdom. We were afraid that something might happen to her, and we were also afraid that it would cause trouble for the Prince Yi's mansion, so we have been keeping her by our side.

I also want to ask you, what exactly did you do to drive your bride to the point of risking her life to leave alone?

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