Li Shu's four questions did not indicate who poisoned the food, but by linking these four questions together, combined with the answer of the girl who served the sweet soup, one can immediately infer that this bowl of poisoned sweet soup is in some way related to the Sixth Miss.
Silence is better than sound at this time!
Simple inference is naturally not difficult for Miss Six.
As a result, the Sixth Miss became more and more indignant and aggrieved. I am not a fool, so why would I poison the sweet soup that I sent someone to deliver? If I were to poison someone, I would not choose the time when it has something to do with me.
"Fifth sister, you are wrongly accusing me. I went with my sisters to watch my brother-in-law parade and boast about his position. Thinking of how tired my sisters were, I asked the servants to make a few portions of sweet soup and gave each of them a portion."
The Sixth Miss looked at Li Shu with an aggrieved expression and then turned to the Second Miss and the others for confirmation, "Excuse me, sisters, have you ever found that your sweet soup is poisonous?"
The second young lady and the others all shook their heads, indicating that the sweet soup was not poisonous.
Therefore, the Sixth Miss was full of confidence. Her round and cute face was full of grievance. She looked at Li Shu with tears in her eyes and said, "Fifth Sister, you have also seen that the sweet soups of the other sisters were all fine. Why did it happen to me? Why is it that everyone else's sweet soup is fine, but my sister's is poisonous?"
Yes, why are everyone else good but you are poisonous? Why are you so special
After Sixth Miss said this, everyone turned their attention to Li Shu.
"Yes, I also find it strange. Why is it that the sweet soups my sister gave to others were all good, but she gave me a bowl of poisonous soup?"
Li Shu seemed to have anticipated what Miss Six would say. She blinked and looked at Miss Six in confusion. Then she continued with Miss Six's words, and asked further, feeling hurt.
After asking, Li Shu seemed to have thought of something. She looked at the Sixth Miss with some fear and asked, "Sister, is there anything I did wrong on weekdays? If so, please tell me and I will correct it quickly."
Just now, Miss Six gave an example of someone else who was not malicious. She thought that this could prove that Li Shu was framing her, but now Li Shu used her words to fight back against her, completely using her own words to attack her own shield. Miss Six was a little caught off guard.
"You, who gave you the poison soup?" Miss Six was extremely anxious after hearing Li Shu's heart-piercing words.
"Oh, so this sweet soup is not poisonous. I am from the countryside and don't know much. Let me try it and see how it tastes. If it tastes good, I will apologize to you."
Li Shu opened her mouth and uttered a cry of sudden realization, then her inky black eyes turned cunningly, three parts playful and seven parts serious. At the same time, she diligently brought the bowl of sweet soup in her hand, which had turned the silver spoon black, to the Sixth Miss's mouth.
The sixth young lady saw the silver spoon that had turned half black at a glance. She dared not use it and kept backing away.
Even the Second Young Miss and the others were extremely nervous.
"Hehe... Sister, why are you hiding? Isn't it said to be non-toxic? Want to try it?" Li Shu smiled and brought the sweet soup to the Sixth Miss's mouth again.
"Shu'er, stop making trouble!" Lady Linhuai was also a little anxious.
However, Li Shu turned a deaf ear to her and diligently put the sweet soup towards Sixth Miss's mouth. At the moment when Lady Linhuai Marquis opened her mouth, the sweet soup was about to touch Sixth Miss's red lips.
Miss Six's face turned pale with fright. Death was so close to her that she was terrified. How could she remain calm? She reflexively waved her hand and knocked the sweet soup in Li Shu's hand to the ground.
Bang!
The sweet soup was broken into pieces all over the floor, and it corroded the floor. If someone drank this, they would have a stomachache.
The girls were all terrified when they saw this, especially the Sixth Miss. She had never seen such a scene in her pampered life in the Marquis' Mansion. When she saw the corroded floor, she was so scared that she burst into tears.
"No wonder my sister refused to drink it. It turns out that my sister knew that this sweet soup was poisonous." Li Shu sneered at the Sixth Miss with tears in her eyes.
"It wasn't me who poisoned you. That's why I didn't know it earlier." Miss Six couldn't stop her tears from flowing down her round face.
"Oh, it's not my sister, it must be this bitch?" Li Shu followed the words of the Sixth Miss and turned her gaze to the girl tied to the tree again.
"Shu'er, don't worry. Let your aunt investigate carefully. I think there are still many things that have not been clarified about the way the sweet soup was transported from Zhu'er's yard to your yard. Don't worry, your aunt will give you an explanation." The wife of Marquis Linhuai still favored the Sixth Miss. On the surface, she was comforting Li Shu, but in fact, she was helping the Sixth Miss.
"Aunt, my life is at stake. How can I not be anxious? This time it's sweet soup, but who can guarantee food or even water next time? How can I live without three meals a day? My body and hair are given by my parents. I dare not gamble with the life given by my parents."
Li Shu bowed to Lady Linhuai, then stood up and told the maidservant, "Hua'er, get me my whip."
The girls were puzzled, but soon they understood.
After the maidservant Baozi brought the horsewhip, Li Shu took it in her hand and swung it skillfully. After a crisp sound, the whip tip fell to the ground. Then Li Shu pulled the whip step by step towards the tied girl.
"Tell me, who poisoned her?" Li Shu lifted the girl's chin with the whip and asked softly.
The Sixth Miss became nervous, fearing that her personal maid would accuse her of a crime she did not commit under the intimidation of Li Shu.
"I don't know, no one poisoned me." The girl shook her head repeatedly.
Miss Liu breathed a sigh of relief. Sometimes, even if it was not something she did, she would still be afraid. It was just like when someone’s cell phone was stolen on a modern bus. It was obviously not you who stole it, but when the police came to check, she would still be afraid, fearing that the thief would put the phone somewhere on her body.
Before the Sixth Miss could even breathe a sigh of relief, she choked again the next second.
Snap
The crisp sound of a whip was heard, followed by a scream from the girl.
At this moment, Li Shu, wearing little riding boots, smiling, and waving a whip, left an indelible impression on the girls.
Li Shu, who usually smiles gently and looks like a girl next door, is so fierce at this moment, which makes them unforgettable.
Beating and scolding servants was common for these young ladies, but they only slapped them, pinched their flesh, or stabbed them with hairpins. But they had never seen anyone whipped like Li Shu did, it was too fierce.
"I'll give you another chance. Tell me who poisoned you?" Li Shu's face remained calm. She asked again with her red lips slightly opened. She was also considerate enough to use the whip to tuck the girl's messy hair behind her ears.
When the whip handle touched the girl's face, she was so scared that she kept dodging backwards, but there was a tree behind her and she couldn't hide, so she just shook her head and whimpered.
"I really don't know, wuwuwu..." the girl said, shaking her head and crying.
"You're still pretty stubborn. Let me change the question. Did you poison him?" Li Shu smiled slightly and asked again.
"It's not me, wuwu..." The girl was very confident this time.
"Oh, it's not you." Li Shu nodded, then walked towards the Sixth Miss and said seriously, "Sister, she said it wasn't her."
What do you mean
Is it either her or me
The Sixth Miss of the Marquis' Mansion watched Li Shu holding a horse whip, with the tip of the whip leaving a long trail on the ground as she walked towards her. She recalled the scene of Li Shu whipping someone just now, and was so scared that she couldn't stop crying.
Why are all the country people so rude? When my brother-in-law first came, he joked that he could beat me by himself. I thought it was a joke at the time, but now seeing the scene of Li Shu whipping people, I can't help but reconsider whether what my brother-in-law said was a joke.
Wuuwuwu, no more, it's too violent and too scary, I don't want the top scholar anymore, never again, I still prefer the gentle and elegant Master Wei... ...
The Sixth Miss was so frightened that her face turned pale and she cried bitterly. (To be continued.)