There was a gleam of mockery in Wen Xinya's eyes. The owner of Boya Xuan was really good at pretending. Xia Ruya wanted to use the Qianjin Banquet to harm her, and she didn't believe that she didn't know anything about it.
The truth of the matter is actually not difficult to guess.
Xia Ruya and Lin Yingxin plotted against her to attend the Qianjin Banquet. Xia Ruya took advantage of her familiarity with the owner of Boya Xuan and put Datura poison in her tea and snacks. People who are well versed in medical knowledge can infer the onset of the Datura poison based on the amount of the poison. So Xia Ruya's goal was to wait until she won the Qianjin Banquet and was at the height of her fame, and then have Lin Yingxin propose to her to exchange piano skills. By this time, the Datura poison would have already begun to take effect, which would affect her performance, and her defeat would be inevitable.
When Lin Yingxin defeats her, the poison of Mandragora will completely erupt, and she will be the one who becomes irritable, out of control, and emotionally insane. By then, her reputation will be ruined, and it will be natural for Xia Ruya to use this opportunity to clear her name.
This was Xia Ruya's other half's plan.
Only by using flower tea and stepping on her reputation to rise to the top can she be completely cleared of all charges.
This plan was indeed ingenious.
It’s a pity that Xia Ruya overlooked Du Ruoxin.
She didn't know how Du Ruoxin knew about the conspiracy between Xia Ruya and Lin Yingxin, but Du Ruoxin did help her. Before, when the maid was serving tea and pastries, Du Ruoxin deliberately bumped into the maid and spilled the tea. In the eyes of others, this was just a small episode, and even in her eyes at the time, it was the same.
Although she suspected that Du Ruoxin deliberately spilled the tea, she didn't think much about it.
However, at that moment, the maid placed the tray on the seat in front of Du Ruoxin. Du Ruoxin pushed the tray in front of her to make it easier for the maid to clean the wet table. In fact, there was no need to make any big movements. As long as the tray was turned over unnoticeably, the two servings of tea and pastries would be completely switched places.
The final result was that what she ate was actually the cakes and tea that originally belonged to Lin Yingxin, while what Lin Yingxin ate was her tea and cakes that had been poisoned with Datura.
So, this is how we have the current picture.
Therefore, Du Ruoxin said that Lin Yingxin reaped the fruits of her own actions. She failed to harm others and ended up being harmed. This is nothing more than reaping the fruits of her own actions.
Facing the questioning of the owner of Boyaxuan, Xia Ruya had regained her composure at this time: "Madam, please believe me, I did not poison anyone, and I don't know why Lin Yingxin framed me in public like this."
The owner of Boya Xuan looked at her without saying anything, obviously finding it hard to believe Xia Ruya's explanation.
Xia Ruya and the owner of Boya Xuan put on a show in public, and completely removed the owner of Boya Xuan from it, as if all this had nothing to do with the owner of Boya Xuan.
Wen Xinya was all too familiar with this trick.
At this time, Xia Ruya looked at Wen Xinya and said, "Wen Xinya, Lin Yingxin accused me of poisoning your tea and pastries. I want to ask you why you were not poisoned, but Lin Ying was poisoned instead. Logically speaking, if I really cooperated with Lin Yingxin to harm you, how could I put poison in Lin Yingxin's tea and pastries to harm Lin Yingxin?"
At this point, Xia Ruya figured out everything. Why was it Lin Yingxin who was poisoned instead of Xia Ruya? It was all because of Du Ruoxin.
Du Ruoxin took advantage of the opportunity when the tea was spilled to switch the two servings of tea and pastries.
At that time, she thought it was just a small insertion, so she didn't pay much attention to it. Now that things have developed to this point, and thinking deeply about everything that happened before, only this point can explain the problem.
Wen Xinya glanced at Xia Ruya nonchalantly and asked calmly, "What do you want to say?"
What Xia Ruya wanted to say was nothing more than to put the blame of poisoning on her. This was a method Xia Ruya always used. One had to admire her because no matter what time, Xia Ruya could always find ways to shirk responsibility for herself.
Xia Ruya felt a lump in her throat when she saw Wen Xinya's knowing look. She couldn't continue for a moment. "Lin Yingxin's accusation is totally illogical and she is clearly trying to frame me."
Xia Ruya said this with full confidence. Du Ruoxin replaced the tea and cakes. Even if she took the initiative to say it, so what? There was no witness or physical evidence. Who would believe her
Wen Xinya smiled, a chilling smile: "Lin Yingxin, the one who accused you, I was implicated by the two of you for no reason, why did you come to talk to me? In the eyes of others, it seems that you are making excuses out of a guilty conscience. You have a point, why don't you confront Lin Yingxin!"
Xia Ruya's argument at this time was quite far-fetched, but it must be said that her words did make some sense.
Wen Xinya's words made Xia Ruya's throat choke, and she suffered a loss in public. She also knew that although her words made some sense, they were hard to convince people.
After thinking it over, her tone softened and she explained, "I just don't understand why Lin Yingxin accused me of poisoning you in public. What evidence does she have to prove that what she said is true? Just like what you said, the toxicity of Datura usually stays in the body for 4-6 hours and then disappears. It is difficult for people to detect it. Now it has been more than six hours since the Qianjin Banquet. Who can prove that she was really poisoned by the Datura and not just pretending to be crazy to harm me?"
Lin Yingxin has gradually returned to normal, and the toxicity of Datura has gradually disappeared. Without evidence, no one can accuse her. Even if she makes specious arguments, takes advantage of loopholes, and arouses suspicion, she cannot establish her reputation of poisoning people.
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked. Xia Ruya's words hit the nail on the head. Without evidence, there is no judgment, and without a judgment, Lin Yingxin's statement cannot be proved.
Even Wen Xinya couldn't help but look up to Xia Ruya. Xia Ruya was really smart. She actually took advantage of the loopholes in the evidence. Xia Ruya used the characteristics of the Datura poison to harm her. As a result, Xia Ruya also had the ability to use the characteristics of the Datura poison to escape the blame for herself.
This is a very high level move.
Without evidence, even if people doubted her and didn't believe her, so what? Who could really pin such a crime on her
Xia Ruya's voice was sad, as if she had suffered a great injustice: "Everyone said that I poisoned people, I have no way to defend myself, I just want to ask everyone, who did I harm?"
Then, she covered her face and started sobbing. Her meaning was very clear: she was the real victim in this incident, while the protagonist Wen Xinya had not suffered any harm, so Lin Yingjin's accusation against her was completely false.